Steve Vai : The Story of Light

The Story of Light or as written on booklet is, The Story of Light "Real Illusions: ...of a..." and it is the eighth studio album by Steve Vai, released on August 14, 2012 on Favored Nations. This is Vai's first full-length studio album since 2005's "Real Illusions: Reflections".

On May 23, 2012, the album was made available for pre-order through Vai's official website. It is also available with an instant download of, "Gravity Storm". The track, "John the Revelator" contains a sample of Blind Willie Johnson's "John the Revelator".[3] "The Moon and I" was initially released as a VaiTunes digital only single in 2010. However, due to the personal nature of the song, Steve decided to remix the song and include it on the album. The album debuted on Billboard 200 at No. 78.


Track listing
01. The Story of Light - 6:15
02. Velorum - 6:09
03. John The Revelator - 3:40
04. Book of the Seven Seals - 3:56
05. Creamsicle Sunset - 3:30
06. Gravity Storm - 5:33
07. Mullach A'tSi - 3:56
08. The Moon and I - 7:18
09. Weeping China Doll - 6:11
10. Racing the World - 3:45
11. No More Amsterdam - 4:15
12. Sunshine Electric Raindrops - 4:15
13. People of the World [Japan Bonus Track]

Happy Birthday - Steve Vai

Every generation pick someone as favorite. That someone is talented and could be a war hero, actor, artist or anything, even a guitarist. Steven Siro Vai, notably Steve Vai, having a deep technical knowledge about music and instruments his guitar playing is described as lyrical. The playing style is considered as quirky and angular. He uses odd rhythmic groupings and often uses Lydian mode for the melodies. Steve Vai uses his signature Ibanez JEM, Ibanez Edge and lo-Pro Edge double-locking tremolo. He also uses many of his guitars with an Ibanez Backstop, tremolo stabilizer. Nowadays he uses True Temperament fretboards for the guitars to make his chords sound more in tune. He is one of the very few who uses 7-strings model designed by him branded as Ibanez Universe.

He mastered the guitar from another one of a kind guitarist Joe Satriani and started his career with local bands. Soon he attracts Frank Zappa and became one of the band members. After leaving Frank Zappa he moved to California. He played with Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth and Whitesnake. The G3 consert tour features Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and a third guitarist, such as Eric Johnson, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Yngwie Malmsteen, John Petrucci, Robert Fripp, Paul Gilbert, Steve Morse, Steve Lukather, Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker, Adrian Legg.

Vai has 10 Grammy Award nomination and 3 Grammy Awards.

Steve Vai's Studio albums

1984	LP	Flex-Able
1984	EP	Flex-Able Leftovers
1990	CD	Passion and Warfare
1993	CD	Sex & Religion
1995	EP	Alien Love Secrets
1996	CD	Fire Garden
1998	CD	Flex-Able Leftovers
1999	CD	The Ultra Zone
2005	CD	Real Illusions: Reflections
2012	CD	The Story of Light

Today 6th June is his birthday. Steve Vai - We wish you all the best and many many many many and many more happy returns.

I tried being reasonable, I didn't like it - Clint Eastwood

The man was born today in 1930, to Clinton Eastwood, Sr. and Margaret Ruth. The hospital nurse named him Samson. He was raised with his sister, Jean and he traveled a lot because of the nature of his father’s job. His family settled in California later. IN 1950, He started as a lifeguard for the United States army. In 1954 he started working at Universal Studio for $100 per week. At first, he was criticized for hissing his lines through his teeth – which became his renowned trademark. Although he smoked in the movies, he is a non-smoker in real life for 82 years.

This man has been cited as serial womanizer and repeatedly having affairs with several actresses, script analyst, dancer and a swimming champion. But he is married – for now – the second time!!! Besides women, he likes music, he can play piano and also a composer. He plays golf and invested in Pebble Beach Golf Link. He is the owner of an English-inspired pub Hog’s Breath Inn BUT he sold it and bought the Mission Ranch Hotel and Restaurant, it is in Carmel-by-the-sea. Did I mention he owns the Tehama Golf Club. According to a secret source, he also owns a lot of money which he cannot finish counting. We can believe the source because he flies to the studio – he owns a helicopter and the license to fly it. Finally, he has 10 Academy Award nominations and 4 Academy Awards.

Happy Birthday - Clinton Eastwood, Jr. AKA Clint Eastwood. We, your later generations, always look up to you, try to be the gun slinger (without the guns of course) and try to say the lines like you do. We appreciate your talent and cordially thank you for reveling that to us.

South Pacific - Should Have Been There

is a nature documentary series from the BBC Natural History Unit, which began airing on BBC Two on 10 May 2009. The six-part series surveys the natural history of the islands of the South Pacific region, including many of the coral atolls and New Zealand. It was filmed entirely in high-definition. South Pacific was co-produced by the Discovery Channel and the series producer was Huw Cordey. South Pacific is narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch.

Filming took place over 18 months in a variety of remote locations around the Pacific including: Anuta (Solomon Islands), Banks Islands, French Frigate Shoals, Papua New Guinea, Palmyra, Kingman Reef, Tuvalu, Palau, Caroline Islands, Tuamotus and Tanna Island in Vanuatu.

On 6 May 2009, BBC Worldwide released a short clip of big wave surfer Dylan Longbottom surfing in slow motion, high-definition footage as a preview of the series, attracting extremely positive reactions on the video sharing website YouTube. The series was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on 15 June 2009. At the end of each fifty-minute episode, a ten-minute featurette takes a behind the-scenes look at the challenges of filming the series.

The series was released by Discovery International in the USA under the title Wild Pacific, with narration provided by Mike Rowe.

Bee Gees - Three Brothers

Three brothers more than four decades, Bee Gees rocked the listeners with two distinct style of music, pop and disco. The trio is described as ‘three harmonizing brothers’. The Bee Gees hall of fame citation says

“Only Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Garth Brooks and Paul McCartney have outsold the Bee Gees”

From late 60s, each decade, till present time, Bee Gees made their mark in the music history with songs like,

Spicks and Specks

How deep is your love

Jive talkin’

Stayin’ Alive

How can you mend a broken heart

Night fever

Holiday

The woman in you

Alone

He’s a liar

Still waters (run deep)

You win again

This is where I come in

And many many more.

On January 12, 2003 Bee Gees lost Maurice Gibb, the musical director for Bee Gees, one of the “three brothers’ and ‘the harmonizing brothers’. After that Berry and Robin Gibb decided to give up the name Bee Gees, because they wanted the name to represent ‘three brothers’ - always.

On May 20, 2012 Robin Gibb passed away fighting cancer leaving the last of the harmonizing brothers and many fans, listeners all over the world.

This is the 2^nd disco performer we lost this month fighting cancer, Donna Summer died 3 days ago. It does not matter how much we don’t want to miss our loved one – when the time comes we do. We only can say

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHIG YOU DID FOR US.