Metal Music 666

19.02.2007., ponedjeljak

HammerFall, Krokus, Poodles - Budimpešta - 16.2.2007

Što reći, išlo nas je 4 iz zg-a i 4 iz Čakovca sveukupno 8 sa kombijem od Urban Travela kojeg je vozio Mladen! Krenuli smo sa autobusnog u 9 ujutro i vozili smo se do Budimpešte do nekih 16h i što raditi do 19h kada počinje koncert - otišli smo u jedan kafić (preporuka Mladena) koji je bio napravljen od vagona vlaka i tamo smo popili jeftinu a dobru kriglu pive, a netko i po dvije ! Nakon pive išli smo se malo prošetati po tom dijelu Budima gdje se nalazila Petofi Halla, susreli smo još neku ekipu iz Hrvatske i tako... Jedini je problem bio taj što se u Mađarskoj ne može plaćati Eurima nego samo Forintima tako da smo morali zadnji ćas prije koncerta mijenjati lovu u forinte! I tako smo cekali do nekih 19.10 dok su nas počeli puštati unutra. Petofi Halla - odlicno izgleda, ogromna je, stane nekih 3000 ljudi, imaju dva šanka, ogroman (naspram Boogaloo i Močvare) WC, odlične zvučnike obiješen za strop (ne zuji od njih u ušima poslije koncerta!), odlično priređeno to da ima više ulaza u dio gdje se odvijao koncert (dvoranu), tako da odmah možeš biti u prvom redu! A sada pustimo Hallu - na koncertu je bilo odlično, nakon The Poodles-a i Krokus je počeo legendarni i meni najdraži bend Hammerfall - pjevali su sve najbolje i očekvivane pijesme, pjevali smo svi na sav glas dok nas nisu glasnice zabolile od bola a i onda smo nastavili pijevati jer jednostavno ne možeš stati pijevati uz najdraži bend kada znaš svaku pijesmu! Istina tu je bilo i hrpe "fejkera", klinaca, starih baba koje su došle samo zbog Oscara i Joacima, ali to nas nije ometalo uz odličan koncert od Hammerfalla koji je trajao do nekih 23.40, nakon koncerta su se pokupili i svimo smo otišli sretni i zadovoljni van sa širom otvorenim ustima zbog stvarno najboljeg koncerta ove i prošle godine na kojem sam bio! Krenuli smo odmah nakon koncertau ZG i došli smo oko 4.30 ujutro. I danas sam se sjetio pisati o koncertu jer sam doma ostao jer sam prehlađen naravno od Budimpešte hihi ali se isplatilo biti i sada bolestan i prehlađen za odličan bend HammerFall koji će nam ostati u pamćenju za uvijek!!! Neka bude žao onima koji nisu bili na ovoj turneji, a bili su prošle godine !!!! A slike koje baš i nisu dobre možete vidjeti ovdje: http://picasaweb.google.com/vedran.slike Hammerfall - Budapest 16.02.2007 a ako želite vidjeti kako je to bilo pogledajte ovu snimku sa koncerta (zvuk nije baš ok ali se isplati pogledati!)

24.01.2007., srijeda

Evergrey 23.01.2007. Mochvara

Koncert od Evergreya sa predgrupom Stonegard je bio odličan!!! Odlična muzika, odličan power-progg metal iz Švedske, odlično pjevanje i sviranje gitare Toma, pa sviranje druge gitare Henrika, pa sviranje bassa kojeg je dobro izveo zamjena za bassista Michaela, pa tek sviranje Korgovih klavijatura za kojima je naravno Rikard i odlično, brzo i točno sviranje bubnjeva svim curama "zgodnog" plavokosog Jonasa je napravilo ovaj koncert jednim od onih koji se pamti zauvijek! Slike sa koncerta koje sam ja slikao možete skinuti ovdje komprimirane u ZIP file: http://www.sharebigfile.com/file/67485/Evergrey-23-1-07Mochvara-zip.html - ima ih negdje oko 60 komada, ako vas stvarno zanima ili ste bili na koncertu i niste slikali onda slobodno skinite slike, barem za "gušt"! Evergrey Stonegard Evergrey - Blinded

03.01.2007., srijeda

Moj novi bend HammeringFetus!

31.12.2006., nedjelja

Happy New 2007 Year to ALL Headbangers!!!

11.12.2006., ponedjeljak

Sastavljam neki Metal bend i tražim ljude za bend!

10.12.2006., nedjelja

Lord Bishop ROCKS 9.12.2006. Boogaloo club - 40kn upad

Što reći, od 21h do 2.40h, prvo čekanje od 21h do nekih 22.30, onda se počinju natjecati dva stvarno dobra demo benda, onaj koji pobijedi ide sa Bishopom na turneju u ENGLESKU, to natjecanje je trajalo do nekih pola jedan, i onda je oko 1h sat došao Bishop na pozornicu i razvalio po gitaru. Bishop je skakao kao lud, pio svoj Jack Daniels whiskey kojeg je odma ispio sa publikom, izašao je sa stagea u publiku sa svojom gitarom, gdje je nastavio svirati i plesati sa curama i "dečkima", i na kraju je odsvirao od Hendrixa: Wild Thing, kojeg rulja baš i nije znala pjevati (je jesam) i kada je sve završilo Bishop je na uobičajeni "Hendrixov" način uzeo bas bubanj i bacio ga na pod te je "zavitlao" svoj predivni Stratocaster u zid, kojemu po koji već put valjda nije bilo ništa! I moram se pohvaliti da sam jedini dobio njegovu trzalicu i bubnjarsku palicu!!! Više o samom Bishopu na: www.lordbishop.org A eto i slika sa koncerta!!!: Neda mi se stavljati sve slike pa tako downloadajte ZIP file sa: http://d.turboupload.com/de/1321222/sy8phs2py6.html

13.11.2006., ponedjeljak

Damir Šimiš - Šime, 10.11.2006., Boogaloo, 50kn

Koncert od Shime je bio genijalan, odlični metal, rock, žestoki i brzi riffovi, solaže i ostalo što se tiče gitare!!! I PUNOOO TRZALICA (uskoro i slika trzalice i autogram) Pa mislim da ne moram previše govoriti o njemu ali eto stavit ću slike, spot i biografiju od Damira Šimića - Shime!!!! Web stranica: Damir Šimić - Shime SLIKE!!!:

07.11.2006., utorak

Ovaj post ću posvetiti genijalnom gitaristu & mom učitelju gitare!!!

04.07.2006., utorak

Joe Satriani

JOE SATRIANI - BIOGRAFIJA Joe Satriani Otkad se prije gotovo deset godina Joe Satriani pojavio na glazbenoj sceni, postao je poznat kao arhetipski postmodernistički heroj. Od njegovog prvog nastupa 1986., s albumom prvijencem, kojeg je sam izdao i koji je nosio njegovo ime, Joe je postao najprepoznatljiviji gitarist svojeg vremena. Zasluženo mu pripada mjesto uz velike majstore rock gitare. Kao instrumentalni umjetnik na polju kojim dominira pop, Satrianijeva dostignuća još su značajnija. On je vjerojatno jedan od najuspješnijih rock instrumentalista u recentnoj povijesti, prodaje milijune albuma i rasprodaje koncertne dvorane. Unatoč tome, uvijek uspijeva očuvati jaku glazbenu viziju, kao i poštovanje za kolege glazbenike i napredne glazbene obožavatelje diljem svijeta. Satrianijev talent je stvaranje visokoevoluirane instrumentalne glazbe, u kojoj koristi strukturu popularnih standardnih pjesama. To omogućuje slušateljima da se uhvate za neku od melodičnih tema prije nego ih očara njegova poznata virtuoznost. Njegovi zaštitni znakovi su topli zvuk bluesa i nježni naglasci kombinirani s eksplozijama nadljudske lakoće izvođenja kojima znatno podiže standarde koje su postavile generacije velikih rock glazbenika prije njega. Joe Satriani rodio se u Westburyu, država New York, i počeo je svirati gitaru s četrnaest godina. Do 1971. već je poučavao druge. Jedan od njegovih učenika bio je i Steve Vai. 1974. Joe je studirao s dvojicom majstora modernog jazza, gitaristom Billyem Bauerom i pijanistom i skladateljem Lennijem Tristanom; četiri godine kasnije preselio se na Berkeley u Kaliforniji, gdje je započeo desetogodišnju karijeru poučavanja gitare studentima poput Davida Brysona (Counting Crows), Kirka Hammeta (Metallica), Larrya LaLondea (Primus), Charliea Huntera i drugih. 1984. Joe je za vlastitu izdavačku kuću Rubina izdao album koji je nosio njegovo ime, a na kojem se nalazilo pet pjesama. U godini koja slijedi dovršio je svoj prvi kompletni album „Not Of This Earth“. Financirao ga je kreditnom karticom, a izašao je 1986. za Relativity Records. U listopadu 1987. izdavačka kuća Relativity Records izdala je Satrianijev drugi album, „Surfing With The Alien“. Album je postao svjetski fenomen – postao je platinast, s prodajom od preko milijun primjeraka samo u Americi. Doveo je Satrianija na naslovnice časopisa poput Guitar Player, Musician, Guitar World, te na desetke drugih međunarodnih publikacija. „Surfing With The Alien“ bio je ključan trenutak, u kojem se vidio njegov fantastičan raspon talenta za komponiranje, sviranje i produkciju. Kasnije je, zasluženo, taj album postao najuspješniji instrumentalni rock album od albuma „Wired“ Jeffa Becka. Svaki od albuma koji su slijedili – uključujući „Flying In A Blue Dream“, „The Extremist“, „Time Machine“ i „Joe Satriani“- producirao je legendarni Glyn Johns, i postigli su velik komercijalan uspjeh i privukli pozornost kritike. Nisu samo Joeovi obožavatelji dirnuti njegovim jedinstvenim zvukom i osjećajem; Satrianijem rad privlači i glazbenike iz svih glazbenih slojeva. Nakon susreta s Joeovim bendom u njujorškom Bottom Lineu, Mick Jagger ga je angažirao kao glavnog gitarista u svojoj prvoj solo turneji. Satrianijeva vještina privukla je i Deep Purple, pa je postao glavni gitarist benda na turnejama po Europi i Japanu 1994. godine. 1996. godine, u sklopu G3 turneje na kojoj su nastupali Joe Satriani, Steve Vai i Eric Johnson, održana su 24 koncerta za 90 000 obožavatelja diljem Sjeverne Amerike. Ta turneja zabilježena je na „G3 Live In Concert“ albumu i video zapisu (izdavač Epic). 1997. Joe se udružio s velikim jazz gitaristom Patom Martinom i snimio dvije skladbe: „Ellipsis“ i „Never and After“. One su izašle na Martinovoj hvaljenoj zvjezdanoj kolekciji „All Sides Now“ (Blue Note) te su uključene u drugu G3 ljetnu turneju na kojoj su nastupali Steve Vai, Kenny Wayne Shepherd i Robert Fripp. Nakon desetljeća inovativnog rada, ovaj glazbenik još ima volje za podizanjem kriterija konvencionalnog rocka. www.joesatriani.com KRONOLOGIJA VAŽNIJIH DATUMA - JOE SATRIANI - 15. srpanj 1956. Rodio se u Westburyu, New York. - 1970. Prvi puta uzima gitaru. - 1971. Poučava gitaru sljedeće tri godine kod kuće u Westburyu, Long Island (NY). Jedan od njegovih prvih učenika je Steve Vai. - Rujan 1972. Srednjoškolski učitelj glazbe Bill Wescott upoznaje ga s teorijom zvuka. - 1974. Samouk posljednje četiri godine, Joe tri tjedna pohađa satove sviranja s Billyem Bauerom u Glen Coveu, NY. Te iste godine dva mjeseca studira s Lennijem Tristanom u Queensu, NY. - 1978. Započinje desetogodišnju karijeru učitelja pri Second Hand Guitars na Berkeleyu, Kalifornija. Među studentima su i David Bryson (Counting Crows), Kirk Hammet, Charlie Hunter, Larry LaLonde, Alex Skolnick i drugi. - 1979. S bubnjarom Jeffom Campitellijem i basistom Andyem Miltonim oformljuje pop grupu The Squares u San Franciscu. - 1984. Izdaje album s pet skladbi pod nazivom „Joe Satriani“ za vlastitu nezavisnu izdavačku kuću koju je nazvao po svojoj supruzi, Rubina. Na albumu se pojavljuju isključivo gitare. - 1985. Završava skladbe za album „Not Of This Earth“, a koji financira kreditnom karticom. Steve Vai predstavlja ga izdavačkoj kući Relativity Records. - Rujan 1986. Ide na turneju s pop-rockerom Gregom Kihnom kako bi nešto zaradio dok od Relativity Recordsa očekuje odluku o ugovoru. - Studeni 1986. Petnaest mjeseci nakon što je snimljen, album „Not Of This Earth“ ugledao je svjetlo dana pod etiketom Relativity Recordsa. - Prosinac 1986. Potpisao je za Relativity Records i već prikuplja materijal za pjesme koje će se pojaviti na sljedećem albumu, „Surfing With The Alien“. - Listopad 1987. Album „Surfing With The Alien“ pušten je u prodaju (ubrzo postiže zlatnu i platinastu nakladu). - Veljača 1988. Zbog odličnog odaziva na „Surfing With The Alien“, u Relativity Recordsu odlučuju ponovo izdati album „Not of This Earth“ (prvo izdanje se rasprodalo); originalni omot albuma je izgubljen pa novo izdanje izlazi s novim omotom. - Veljača – Ožujak, Rujan – Listopad 1988. Dvaput prekida vlastitu turneju kako bi sudjelovao na turneji Micka Jaggera. -Lipanj 1988. Za vrijeme „Surfing“ turneje, snima tri skladbe uživo za album „Dreaming #11“ (studijski obrađena „The Crush Of Love“, originalno snimljena za kompilaciju Guitar Player, dopunila je to izdanje). - Studeni 1988. Album „Dreaming #11“ pušten je u prodaju (postiže zlatnu nakladu i donosi Joeu drugu nominaciju za nagradu Grammy) - Listopad 1989. U prodaji je album „Flying In A Blue Dream“, a na kojem se u šest od osamnaest pjesama nalazi i Joeov vokal (Joe je treći puta nominiran za Grammya; album se prodaje u više od 750 000 primjeraka). - Srpanj 1992. Nakon dvije godine intenzivnog skladanja i snimanja, u prodaji se našao album „The Extremist“ (odmah postiže zlatnu nakladu, zauzima 24. mjesto Billboardove ljestvice i donosi još jednu nominaciju za Grammy); hit je postala pjesma „Summer Song“, koju je kasnije koristio Sony u reklami za Walkman - Listopad 1993. Izlazi dvostruki CD po nazivom „Time Machine“; jedan disk sadrži studijske snimke i skladbe koje su Joea proslavile u inozemstvu, četiri od pet skladbi s prvog Joeovog albuma, te tri nove skladbe. Na drugom CD-u nalazi se 14 skladbi snimljenih na koncertima. - Listopad 1994. „Time Machine“ postigao je zlatnu nakladu, a Joe započinje rad na svom sedmom albumu. - 11. listopad 1995. U prodaju izlazi sedmi album, nazvan jednostavno „Joe Satriani“, kojeg je producirao Glyn Johns. Skladba „(You're) My World“ nominirana je za nagradu Grammy. - Listopad 1996. Joe Satriani, Steve Vai i Eric Johnson na turneji nazvanoj G3 održali su 24 koncerta za 90 000 obožavatelja u Sjevernoj Americi. - Ožujak 1997. G3 turneja s Joeom Satrianijem, Steveom Vaijem i Adrianom Leggom seli se u Europu. - Lipanj 1997. U prodaju se puštaju „G3 Live in Concert“ CD i video. - 15 lipanj 1997. U Americi započinje G3 turneja na kojoj nastupaju Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Kenny Wayne Shepherd i Robert Fripp. - Studeni 1997. Završava američka turneja Satrianija, Vaija, Shepherda i Frippa. - Studeni 1997. Izlazi Joeova verzija pjesme „Silent Night“ – „Merry Axemas“ - Veljača 1998. U Americi izlazi prvi singl s albuma „Crystal Planet“, skladba „Ceremony“ - Ožujak 1998. Izlazi Joeov osmi album, „Crystal Planet“. Producirao ga je Mike Fraser (G3, Metallica, AC/DC). - Ožujak 1998. Skladba „Summer Song“ s „G3 LIVE“ albuma nominirana je za Grammya. - Ožujak 1998. Započinje američka „Crystal Planet“ turneja. Nizovi rasprodanih nastupa nude jednosatnu svirku pjesama s albuma „Crystal Planet“, nakon čega slijedi još jedan sat klasičnih Satrianijevih hitova. Četiri ta koncerta prenosila su se preko interneta; i to iz San Francisca, Los Angelesa, Atlante i Chicaga. - Svibanj 1998. Započinje europski dio G3 turneje na kojem nastupaju Joe, Jeff i Stu, Michael Schenker i Ule Jon Roth, uz posebno pojavljivanje Briana Maya u Londonu i Patricka Rondata u Francuskoj. - Srpanj 1998. Joe, Jeff i Stu započinju treći dio američke „Crystal Planet“ turneje.

Steve Vai

Vaiography (2003) While many musicians fit easily into a single category, Steve Vai's unique musical vision remains unclassifiable. After more than 20 years, Vai continues to use unbridled guitar virtuosity and soulful artistry to explore the spectrum of human emotion. From his self-released solo debut "Flex-Able" (1984) to his most recent "Alive In An Ultra World" (2001, Epic), Vai creates a sound all his own by striking a balance between technical ability and poetic phrasing. "I make music to push my own buttons," explains Vai. "I've always been driven by an addiction to create sounds that are unique – not better than what other people do, just different." That obsession with running down the voodoo in his head remains the guiding force behind Vai's ongoing musical evolution and what he loves most about being a musician. "For me, the real gravy is when I hear a strange or beautiful sound in my head and then make it real in the world using the devices I have as a musician," says Vai. "The things that have never been done before are what interest me most." His desire to break new ground led Vai to a special performance with the 100-piece Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra this summer in Japan. Together they performed a concerto for electric guitar called "Fire Strings" composed by distinguished Japanese composer and concert pianist Ichiro Nodaira. Learning the 20 minutes of raging, atonal electric guitar was the most demanding challenge of Vai's career. "It's almost impossible to play, and that's why I did it," says Vai. "I think a few other guitar players could play it, but I don't know any who would because of the tremendous time and dedication the music required. It was certainly an honor to be a part of it." FANTASY & REALITY Growing up on Led Zeppelin and progressive rock, Vai has always had a penchant for the conceptual side of rock. While many of his albums revolve around a specific thematic axis, Vai considers "Alive in an Ultra World" (2001, Epic) the high point of his conceptual efforts. A contender for one of the most ambitious live albums ever recorded, Vai wrote, rehearsed and recorded the music for the two-disc set during a 32-country world tour. Each song is dedicated to a different country – Bulgaria, Spain and Romania to name a few – and reflects the flavor of each country's indigenous music. Creating the album was equally exhausting and rewarding. "On paper the project looks insurmountable," says Vai. "I wrote songs in the morning, rehearsed the new music at sound check with the band in the afternoon, played a two and a half hour show at night and then download the show from my mobile studio later that night. Somewhere in all that craziness, I found time to immerse myself in music from different countries. "It was hell on me and the band making that record, but when I listen to the music now there are no words that can describe the joy I feel for having made that fantasy a reality." "Alive in an Ultra World" includes "Whispering a Prayer (Song for Ireland)," which earned Vai his sixth Grammy nomination to go along with his 1991 Grammy win for best rock instrumental performance for his version of Frank Zappa's "Sofa" on the live Zappa tribute album, "Zappa's Universe." "Whispering a Prayer is probably the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever played in my life," says Vai. "Every time I play it, I'm overcome by feelings of freedom and happiness." In contrast, Vai needed 20 years of patience to realize his idea for "The Seventh Song: Enchanting Guitar Melodies - Archives Vol. 1" (2000, Epic). The album features the seventh song from every Vai solo album before 2000. "The seventh song on my records has always been the wistful, screaming guitar ballad. Those songs sounded a bit out of place on the original records, but when I put them all together it creates a beautiful, flowing musical experience." Without a doubt his biggest achievement in terms of sheer girth is "The Secret Jewel Box" (2001-Ongoing, Light Without Heat) – a 10-CD compilation documenting Vai's career through a mix of rarities, outtakes and oddities. Each disc explores a different facet of Vai's career including his soundtrack contributions, work with Frank Zappa, live and studio recordings with Alcatrazz, Japanese-only releases and an eclectic art piece that includes music interspersed with dialogue. The collection of hard-to-find gems and unreleased music is a gold rush for fans. "The Secret Jewel Box is a way for me to gather in one place a lot of the hard to find things I've done in the past," explains Vai. "I think hardcore fans will really enjoy the CD that features a band I was in before I recorded 'Passion and Warfare' called The Classified. That music truly is the missing link between my first and second albums." SUCCESS & INFLUENCE Vai first stepped into the spotlight in 1980 as a guitarist in Frank Zappa's band. But Vai's indelible contribution to music came during his solo career, which includes combined sales of nearly six million albums. His debut - "Flex-Able" (1984, self-released) – set the stage for Vai's most influential and best-selling album – "Passion and Warfare" (1990, Relativity). The album expanded the lexicon of rock guitar and ushered in an era of guitar virtuosos in the early '90s. Ironically, two record labels dropped Vai while he recorded the breakthrough album. "I didn't know what people were going to think of that record, I just knew that I had to make it," recalls Vai. "I locked myself in the studio, and the music that had been building up in my imagination for years all came rushing out. Honestly, I thought the record was going to sell about 10 copies. Instead it went gold in a week." Despite the album's unqualified commercial and artistic success, it set Vai up for an inevitable backlash in the mid-'90s. "Guitar players in the '80s were trying to outplay our influences – people like Jimmy Page, Brian May and Ritchie Blackmore. Some of us were good at it and some of us were just wankers; I've been accused of being both," laughs Vai. "Eventually, that style of guitar playing hit a wall and that's when grunge took over." Although his music was replaced on the charts by the Seattle sound, Vai became a major influence on the post-grunge era. Current guitar idols like James "Munky" Shaffer of Korn, Mike Eizinger of Incubus and Tom Morello of Audioslave all cite Vai as a major inspiration. Not only did Vai's music have a huge on influence contemporary hard rock, so did his guitar. In 1987, Vai helped guitar-maker Ibanez design the JEM, and then in 1989, the Universe 7-String guitar, which provided the low-end rumble many guitarists were craving. Vai continues to work with Ibanez, and literally put himself into a recent collaboration dubbed the JEM VAI2K DNA guitar - a limited-edition release of the JEM. "Ibanez used my blood – a lot of my blood – in the guitar's swirling paint job," explains Vai. "Maybe a hundred years from now, when someone decides to clone me from the blood in the paint, my clone will finally figure out how get his music on the radio." In addition to his influence on musical inspiration and innovation, Vai began branching out into the business of music last year by launching his own record label – Favored Nations. The label struck Grammy gold in 2002 for best pop instrumental album for "No Substitutions" by Larry Carlton and Steve Lukather. SPIRIT & CHARITY Throughout his career, Vai's creative impulses have been inspired by a deeply-held spiritual commitment to improving the world through his music and actions. "The most important thing in my life is trying to achieve some sort of spiritual balance because everything flows from that," explains Vai. "When I'm looking back on my life when I'm 70, I want to be proud of the contributions I've made to society, not just in terms of music, but socially too. That's what drives me these days." One of Vai's earliest philanthropic endeavors was the Make a Noise Foundation, which he founded with Richard Pike in 1988. The organization continues to provide musical instruments and music education to young musicians who cannot afford them. To fund the project, Vai regularly auctions off his music gear. "I set out to cultivate a rich musical awareness among young people because of the experience I had at the Berklee College of Music," explains Vai. "The best music education I got was at the school's listening library where they had every kind of music available. Being exposed to different kinds of music was a big contributor to my musical awakening. I started Make A Noise, in part, to help others have the same experience I had." Helping young musicians is a cause that hits close to home for Vai, who grew up in Carle Place, New York. When Vai was accepted to Berklee his father sold his life insurance policy to pay for the tuition. Vai graduated from Berklee in 1979 and in 2000 was awarded an honorary Doctor of Music degree from the esteemed college. "I was really lucky to have a family that was supportive of me going off to college to pursue music," says Vai. "My dad especially was there for me—paying for guitar lessons and then driving me there no matter where or when. I owe my family a debt of gratitude for all they did." His most unlikely charity effort began a few years ago when Vai turned his beekeeping hobby into a way to raise money for Make a Noise. "I got into beekeeping by chance," recalls Vai. "For some reason, a bunch of bees decided to live in the wall of my neighbor's house. My neighbor wasn't happy, but as a result my wife's garden looked fantastic. When my family moved, I decided to plant fruit trees and found out honeybees were the best way to pollinate them so I got my first swarm. My family harvests the honey each year and we give some of it away at Christmas and auction the rest for charity." Playing the role of King Bee has become an unexpected source of relaxation for Vai. "Bees are fascinating creatures and taking care of them can be a Zen like experience if you let it be," says Vai. "It's one of the few times of the day that I really do something that's entirely for me. I can forget about all the contractual obligations and just hang out with the bees." But it is Vai's work with the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) – the Grammy organization – that excites him the most. He served on the board of governors with NARAS for almost three years and was recently promoted to trustee. The new position gives Vai an opportunity to expand his charity work and help more people. "For 25 years, I dedicated all my creativity to finding different ways to get from one note to the next using a whammy bar," says Vai. "Now that I'm working with the academy, I've found a forum where I can channel some of my creativity into finding ways to give back." FUTURE & CHANGE Discovering new challenges isn't hard for Vai; it's finding the time to do them that is the tricky part. One major aspiration high on his list is to record the quintessential solo guitar record while he still has the dexterity to pull it off. "I don't feel like I've made a record that expresses my full potential on guitar," explains Vai. "I'm fighting time on this project because I'm getting older and at some point I'm going to hit a wall physically. While I still have the chops to do it, I want to make my definitive guitar statement." Perhaps that album, Vai says, would signal the end to one chapter in his career and the start of a new one. While he has no plans to put down the guitar, Vai would like to pursue his childhood dream of becoming a composer. "I love the way music looks on paper. It looks like art to me," says Vai. "When I first understood what music was, I wanted to be a composer. I've got stacks and stacks of scores that I've written that have never been recorded or performed. I'm really looking forward to exploring new territory." SOLO DISCOGRAPHY FLEX-ABLE (1984, self-released): I love this record because the music is very Zappa-esque. It also reminds me of when my life was simple and all about music. PASSION & WARFARE (1990, Relativity Records): Creating this record was a complete liberation for me. It's a reflection of music that was tormenting my psyche for a long time to get out. It was a thrilling vindication to be acknowledged for something I felt so strongly about. SEX & RELIGION (1993, Relativity Records): This was my attempt to start a band. At the time of the recording, I was doing a great deal of soul-searching and that's why the music is so intensely personal. ALIEN LOVE SECRETS (1995, Relativity Records): After the big productions of my two previous albums, it was a blessed release to make an album that was stripped down to just guitar, bass and drums. It was a pure pleasure making this EP. FIRE GARDEN (1996, Epic): Maybe my favorite; this record is mature and substantial in terms of musical content. I don't know if one record best represents what I do musically, but this album comes close. ULTRA ZONE (1999, Epic): Elements from all my other records pop up here. It's a return to the innocence of FLEX-ABLE, has the compositional elements of PASSION AND WARFARE and has a lot of substance like FIRE GARDEN. SEVENTH SONG (2000, Epic): That whole record represents a certain frame of mind as opposed the vast mood swings of my full-on records. Those sweet melodies are a musical representation of my desire to become closer with my own spiritual nature. ALIVE IN AN ULTRA WORLD (2001, Epic): This album holds so many memories, feelings, smells and tastes for me. When I think of recording the other records, I think of four studio walls. When I think of recording this record, I'm standing on a bridge in Paris with my wife; I'm at a truck stop in Poland creating mischief with my band; I'm in my hotel room in Greece looking out at the water and writing a song.

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Zovem se: †Vedran†
Izvađen iz maternice: 19.03.1990.
Živim: u Zagrebu, Črnomerec
Volim: Metal, †Ribnjak†, blood, svoj blog, vas
Mrzim: školu, rap, hip hop, pop, trance
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