Steve Vai - Real Illusions: Reflections (2005)

Steve Vai - Real Illusions: Reflections (2005)

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Steve Vai - Real Illusions: Reflections

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1. "Building the Church"   4:58

2. "Dying for Your Love"   4:50

3. "Glorious"   4:35

4. "K'm-Pee-Du-Wee"   4:00

5. "Firewall"   4:19

6. "Freak Show Excess"   6:51

7. "Lotus Feet" (live)   6:45

8. "Yai Yai"   2:37

9. "Midway Creatures"   3:42

10. "I'm Your Secrets"   4:26

11. "Under it All"   8:07

Total length:   55:10

Steve Vai Band Members / Musicians

Steve Vai – lead vocals, guitar, all instrumentation (except where noted), engineering, mixing, production

Jeremy Colson – drums, percussion (track 5), additional percussion (tracks 4, 6, 10)

Gregg Bissonette – percussion (track 5), additional percussion (tracks 4, 6, 10)

Billy Sheehan – bass

Bryan Beller – bass (track 7)

Jerry Hey – trumpet (track 5)

Gary Grant – trumpet (track 5)

Dan Higgins – saxophone (track 5)

Larry Williams – saxophone (track 5)

Bill Reichenbach, Jr. – trombone (track 5)

Charlie Loper – trombone (track 5)

Stacy Ellis – background vocals (track 5)

Metropole Orkest – orchestra (track 7)

Chris Opperman – piano (track 7)

Pia Vai – harp (track 11)

Fire Vai – spoken vocals (track 11)

Laurel Fishman – spoken vocals (track 11)

Ruby Birman – spoken vocals (track 11)

Len Birman – spoken vocals (track 11)

Jeff Mallard – spoken vocals (track 11)

Michael Mesker – spoken vocals (track 11)

Thomas Nordegg – spoken vocals (track 11)

David Kole – orchestration (track 7)

Dick Bakker – conducting (track 7)

Neil Citron – engineering assistance

Paul Bliven – engineering assistance

Bernie Grundman – mastering

Real Illusions: Reflections is the 7th studio album by guitarist Steve Vai, released on February 22, 2005 through Epic Records. The album reached No. 147 on the U.S. Billboard 200, as well as No. 88 on the Dutch albums chart and No. 110 on the French albums chart.

Described by Vai as "rock fable", Real Illusions: Reflections is the first part of a three-part concept album about a town visited by the godsent Pamposh and his construction of the Church. "Lotus Feet", purposely designated as track seven (see The Seventh Song) and recorded live during three separate concerts in the Netherlands during Vai's 2004 "Aching Hunger Tour", was nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 2006 Grammy Awards. Vai cites Bulgarian wedding music as having inspired "Freak Show Excess".