The Ultra Zone

The Ultra Zone is a 1999 album from guitarist Steve Vai. This is his fifth full-length album, as Alien Love Secrets is an EP.

Related Topics:
1999 - Album - Guitar - Steve Vai - Alien Love Secrets - EP

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The Ultra Zone is structurally similar to Vai's previous album, Fire Garden, in that the first half of the album consists mainly of instrumentals, and the second half mainly of vocal songs; however, unlike Fire Garden, The Ultra Zone is not formally divided into two "phases".

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The Ultra Zone is notable for its tributes to two legendary guitarists: Frank Zappa (on the track "Frank"), and Stevie Ray Vaughan (on the track "Jibboom").

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Also notable is the fact that this was Vai's last studio album of original material until 2005's '; in the years in between, he released several compilations of his material, as well as a live album.

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