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Steve Vai: Inviolate

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On January 28, 2022, “Favored Nations” label released “Inviolate”, the tenth Steve Vai studio album.It was recorded in 2021, at “Harmony Hut” in Encino, California, “Studio 666” in Northridge, California, and was produced by Steve Vai.

Personnel:

  • Steve Vai – guitars, left – handed guitar parts, bass, programming
  • Bryan Beller – bass
  • Henrik Linder – bass
  • Billy Sheehan – bass
  • Philip Bynoe – bass
  • Jeremy Colson – drums
  • Terry Bozzio – drums
  • Vinnie Colaiuta – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Vai.

  1. Teeth of the Hydra
  2. Zeus in Chains
  3. Little Pretty
  4. Candlepower
  5. Apollo in Color
  6. Avalancha
  7. Greenish Blues
  8. Knappsack
  9. Sandman Cloud Mist

CAB: 4

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On September 23, 2003, “Favored Nations” label released “CAB 4”, the third CAB studio album. It was recorded in 2003, at “Gigi Studios” in Laguna Hills, California; “T-Mac Studios” in Pasadena,“623 Sound Studios” in Venice; “Track Star Studios” in San Diego, and was produced by Bunny Brunel and Tony MacAlpine.

Personnel:

  • Bunny Brunel – keyboard,  percussion programming,  bass,  engineer, mixing
  • Tony MacAlpine – guitar, keyboard
  • Patrice Rushen – clavinet, Rhodes piano, piano
  • Brian Auger– keyboard, Hammond organ
  • Dennis Chambers – drums
  • Bernard Torelli – percussion programming, engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Karma Auger – engineer
  • Lance Jacobson – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Bunny Brunel, except where noted.

  1. Hold On
  2. One for the Road – Tony MacAlpine
  3. Shizuka – Tony MacAlpine
  4. Tony Mac
  5. Raymond
  6. BB’s Rhumba
  7. Bass Ackward
  8. Cloud 10 – Tony MacAlpine
  9. Alphonse
  10. Jam & Toast
  11. Dede

The Yardbirds: Birdland

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On April 22, 2003, “Favored Nations” label released “Birdland”, the sixth Yardbirds (The) studio album. Band’s first album in over 35 years was recorded 2002 – 2003, and was produced by Ken Allardyce.

Personnel:

  • Jim McCarty– vocals, drums, percussion
  • Chris Dreja– rhythm guitar
  • Alan Glen– harmonica, percussion
  • John Idan– lead vocals, bass guitar
  • Gypie Mayo– lead guitar
  • Jeff Baxter– guitar
  • Jeff Beck– guitar
  • Steve Lukather– guitar
  • Brian May– guitar
  • Joe Satriani– guitar
  • Slash– guitar
  • Steve Vai– guitar

Track listing:

  1. I’m Not Talking – Mose Allison
  2. Crying Out for Love – Jim McCarty
  3. The Nazz Are Blue – Chris Dreja, Jeff Beck, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith
  4. For Your Love – Graham Gouldman
  5. Please Don’t Tell Me ‘Bout the News – Jim McCarty
  6. Train Kept A-Rollin’ – Howie Kay, Lois Mann, Tiny Bradshaw
  7. Saboteur – Jim McCarty
  8. Shapes of Things – Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith
  9. My Blind Life – Chris Dreja
  10. Over Under Sideways Down – Chris Dreja, Jeff Beck, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith
  11. You’re a Better Man Than I – Brian Hugg, Mike Hugg
  12. Mystery of Being – Jim McCarty
  13. Dream Within a Dream – Jim McCarty
  14. Happenings Ten Years Time Ago – Jeff Beck, Jim McCarty, Jimmy Page, Keith Relf
  15. An Original Man (A Song for Keith) – Chris Dreja, Gypie Mayo, Jim McCarty, John Idan

Eric Johnson: Bloom

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On June 14, 2005, “Favored Nations” label released “Bloom”, the fifth Eric Johnson studio album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Saucer Sound”, “Surfland”, “One Good Ear”, “Studio B”, “No Favors”, and was produced by Eric Johnson and Richard Mullen.

Personnel:

  • Eric Johnson – vocals, acoustic, classical and electric guitar,piano, pedal steel, electric sitar, bass, synth, Rhodes electric piano
  • Adrian Legg- guitar
  • Rich Harvey – acoustic piano
  • Steve Barber – vocals, acoustic piano, Moog synth
  • Chris Maresh, Roscoe Beck- bass
  • Tal Bergman, Barry “Frosty” Smith, Tom Brechtlein – drums
  • Tony Phillips – drums, bass, synth
  • Tommy Taylor – percussion, drums
  • Bill Maddox – percussion, drums
  • James Fenner – percussion
  • Tom Burrit – percussion
  • Brad Evilsizer – percussion
  • Salvatore Banzai La Rocca – harmonica
  • Shawn Colvin, Lisa Tingle, Jody Lazo – vocals
  • Richard Mullen – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Eric Johnson, except where noted.

  • Prelude
  1. Bloom
  2. Summer Jam
  3. My Back Pages – Bob Dylan
  4. Good to Me
  5. Columbia
  6. 12 to 12 Vibe
  • Courante
  1. Sea Secret
  2. Sad Legacy
  3. From My Heart
  4. Cruise the Nile
  5. Tribute to Jerry Reed
  6. Your Sweet Eyes
  • Allemande
  1. Hesitant
  2. Sunnaround You
  3. Magnetized
  4. Ciel