Each percussive strum, every microsecond he waits between notes to add that tension, suspense just delivers. but im greatful that this is one example were that old cliché is unbelievably true. Sometimes it isn't what he's playing, ("but how he's playing it", duh!). Steve Vai is known famously for his slow, tender music, however Dyin' Day really encompasses the passion in Steve's playing. To put it 'shortly' because I could talk about it for hours, I think songs like "Dyin' Day" are really a dying breed. As usual, it was a track I was not so fond of when I first heard it, however like all great music it grew on me and suddenly I was hooked. Track three "Dyin' Day" is probably my most enjoyed track on the whole album. It's a great start to the album because it opens up the ears and prepares you for the rest of the music, each song revealing more pieces of the "Steve" puzzle. But in all seriousness, the album opens with the track "There's a Fire in the House", a fast paced, quasi-upbeat exposition of forgotten rock, sounding like something that the artist might have been written while still in the 80s, perhaps during his David Lee Roth touring days? Perhaps I'm wrong, but the motion of the song implies more of a "Passion and Warfare" (an earlier Steve Vai album) style of song. I always laugh at myself when I put on this album, because I am constantly reminded of the cliché that it "starts with a bang!" Anyone who listens to the album on the basis of this review will know exactly what I mean. But this is all part of the riddle and beauty.
What I mean by that is its a style not often experimented with, guitar work that defies the most musically trained ears, and experimental tracks so stupid that only a "Steve" artist would sign them to a disc. The songs are different to what we normally hear, which is essentially the beauty of progressive music, though this goes even further than progressive, this goes as far as "Steve". Part of its carnival like appearance and sound is also its child-like "mommy I wanna ride again" addictiveness. I say this because from the first moment you start listening to it, it will hold a spot inside your CD player for a long time. I'll start by saying that if you have enough discs in your regular rotation that cannot be sacrificed for any others - kind of like when you tell someone you already have enough friends - then I suggest you stay away from this album. The album cover is reminiscent of carnival artwork on those famous 'haunted house' exhibits we loved as kids, so couple that with 18 obscurely named tracks and a very modest price and you're touching on my slight confusion. The way I first understood this album was like a really confusing riddle, simple in appearance but with a lot of codes to break through.
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