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I'm inspired.ĮAC extraction logfile from 25. A blending of young and old Steve Vai that takes us on a magical little ride. And what would a Vai album be without the "What the f were you thinking about lyrically bro?!?!" on "Mighty Messenger"!!! I could go on and on but ultimately you need to listen yourself….I mean it's freakin Steve Vai!!!!Īlbum is two thumbs up. "Lights are On" and "No Pockets" have those big driving riffs guitar fans love. Going in another direction, Steve pens his ultimate pop song in "And We Are One" sharing a call and response duet with some beautiful female voiced artists. Devin Townsend adds his voice and some extra writing contributions on "The Lost Chord", making this a striking song. But the other singers that take off here take those "Vai vocals" to another level. Total wacky tobaccy chants and moans and whatever Steve loves and does. The album opener "Bop" starts off and you would agree with that comment. Some reviews mention too many "Vai vocals" and we all chuckle if you have followed Mr Vai long enough. Put on your favorite headphones and let the "Modern Primitive" experience began. It's dipped in a 80's time warp yet up to date. This was a nice surprise and inspiring as a guy who enjoys playing music, but loves listening to music. A new album by the former mentioned "instrumental artists" can be a tired exercise sometimes, even at the level of those phenomenal musicians. But if you know Vai's stuff, he amazingly adds a little bit of real wacky tobaccy from "Flex-Able Leftovers" and some truly amazing pop song styling he used on songs in "Alien Love Secrets". Cliched as it's sold as, it does truly sound in between "Flex-Able" and "Passion and Warfare". It should sound great and the extra tracks will be cool but I'm here for new music. It's Satriani's "Surfing with the Alien". And what he put together is what we all expected from our Vai guy. Yet Vai puts it together to feel as it's one cohesive thing put together in the same 3 month recording session. Players from Steve's old bands I didn't even know about like The Classified(which includes one of the best bass players here on planet earth Mr Stu Hamm!), and Vai regulars we all love like guitarist Dave Weiner, drummer Jeremy Colson, and multi talented Mike Kineally all add flair style to this already eccentric in concept album. Many songs have a mix of both, some all old and some all new using the same orchestration Steve and his fellow musical cohorts came up with back in the day. The way it's done from a musicians standpoint is so cool as the whole album is parts that were recently recorded, and many parts kept from original recordings from the early 80's. The album being reviewed here "Modern Primitive" is not just a out of the vault and off the shelf, remastered and here you go bs album. Which brings up my first and greatest point to which has been unspoken so far.