Voici une note de Vai lui-même sur son site
http://www.vai.com/News/index.html
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Hey Folks,
Well, you may not like this but I pushed the release of the new record 'til Feb 2005.
Many reasons for this. All this touring has left me no time to properly set up the marketing necessary for a release such as this. Frankly, I would prefer if it was just you and I in this marketing relationship right here from the web page but in order to do it correctly and put our best foot forward, I need time to do the many many (did I say many?) interviews, TV, radio, bla bla bla, that it takes.
Eh, I can hold my breath 'til Feb.
Vai Piano Reductions Vol I:
Ah, another box set installment. Several years ago, while putting the concept together for the box set, I wanted to include some unique CD's. I adore solo piano music when performed with sincerity and passion so I thought it might be nice to include a CD of solo piano arrangements of 10 or so songs from the catalog.
Hmmm, where to find a specially gifted piano player that possesses the ears and imagination to construct arrangements out of some of these challenging little fantasies, and the fingers to make them sound extraordinary. Ah yes, Mike Keneally! Mike knocked himself out on this stuff folks.
He arranged and performed the following songs for solo piano. Some of it is truly breathtaking.
All About Eve
Salamanders in the Sun
Touching Tongues
Ballerina 12/24
Die To Live
Bledsoe Bluvd
Junkie
Dying Day
Pig
Sisters
Kill the Guy with the Ball
The CD is finally complete and we are hoping to make it available exclusively at vai.com by the end of this year.
et en gros, ça dit que la sortie du prochain album est repoussée à février 2005 pour des raisons de marketing...
mais que en attendant, à la fin de l'année, il va falloir s'arrendre à la sortie d'un cd comprenant les chansons de Vai suivantes
All About Eve
Salamanders in the Sun
Touching Tongues
Ballerina 12/24
Die To Live
Bledsoe Bluvd
Junkie
Dying Day
Pig
Sisters
Kill the Guy with the Ball
jouées et arrangées exclusivement au piano par Mike Keneally qui a longtemps accompagné Steve sur ses tournées...
voilà, bruterie pianistique pure à venir donc, ...
on va tous en prendre pour notre grade je suis sur, tant au niveau virtuosité qu'au niveau de l'arrangement...
et pour le prochain Vai, en attendant, pour ceux qui ne l'ont pas encore, voici un lien vers le trailer de l'album qui portera s'il n'y a pas de changements, le nom de "Real Illusions"
http://www.vai.com/SightsSound(...).html
et ici 2 bouts des séances d'enregistrement de l'album... on se rend vite compte que ce sera du lourd
http://www.vai.com/updates/vid(...)2.mpg
http://www.vai.com/updates/vid(...)2.mpg