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Alien Love Secrets
Rock · 1995 · 7 tracks

Alien Love Secrets

Steve Vai

A stripped-down power trio record where the guitar replaces the human voice. Raw, expressive, and technically staggering without the usual symphonic clutter.

March 21, 1995 · Megastar

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A high-octane blend of technical bravado and soulful, vocal-like intimacy.

Tracklist · 7 Tracks
01
Bad Horsie
5:51
02
Juice
3:45
03
Die to Live
3:53
04
The Boy From Seattle
5:04
05
Ya‐Yo Gakk
2:52
06
Kill the Guy With the Ball / The God Eaters
7:02
07
Tender Surrender
5:01
Moments Worth Listening For
The guttural, mechanical whinny of a horse achieved through extreme whammy bar manipulation on track 1.
The uncanny call-and-response between a child's babbling and a perfectly synchronized guitar mimicry on Ya-Yo Gakk.
The slow-burn transition from a clean, soulful ballad into a screaming, high-gain climax during Tender Surrender.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Alien Love Secrets sound next to the rest of Steve Vai's catalogue?

Late Night+4.0σ

Late Night saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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