{"product_id":"1373683","title":"Steve Vai - Inviolate [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteve Vai has continually challenged notions of traditional guitar playing and composition \\u2013 and on more than one occasion even reimagined the very instrument itself.\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e'I don't sit around and say, 'Okay, what can I do now that pushes the boundaries?,' Vai explains about his approach to the guitar. 'What I do say to myself is, 'Okay, Vai \\u2013 what are you going to do now that's going to interest you, that's going to fascinate you, and that's different than anything you've done before?'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eThe answer to that question comes in the form of Vai's newest and 10th solo album, 'Inviolate', a nine-song opus that does indeed push the boundaries of instrumental guitar music \\u2013 this time out, Vai quite literally invented not just a new guitar, but also a new guitar-playing technique. The Hydra, the elaborate three-necked steampunk-inspired guitar that Steve holds on the album cover, is actually played on the song 'Teeth of the Hydra'. On the other hand (no pun intended), Steve recorded and played the song 'Knappsack' with just his left hand, after his right arm was in a sling following shoulder surgery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eAt the same time, 'Inviolate' presents his most focused, streamlined and perhaps invigorating music in years. The album features a host of esteemed musicians, including \u003cb\u003eBilly Sheehan, Vinnie Colaiuta and Terry Bozzio.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeeth of the Hydra\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZeus in Chains\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittle Pretty\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCandlepower\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApollo In Color\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvalancha\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreenish Blues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnappsack\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSandman Cloud Mist\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55499052056961,"sku":"1373683","price":12.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/51jCwqgp7pL._SL1500.jpg?v=1775301477","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/1373683","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}