Alive in an Ultra World

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{{Infobox album

| name = Alive in an Ultra World

| type = Live album

| artist = Steve Vai

| cover = Vai_AliveinanUltraWorld.jpg

| alt =

| released = June 19, 2001

| recorded = January 27, 2000 – April 21, 2000

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Instrumental rock

| length = 93:20

| label = Epic Records

| producer =

| prev_title = G3: Live in Concert

| prev_year = 1997

| next_title = G3: Rockin' in the Free World

| next_year = 2004

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r537860}}

| rev2 = Kerrang!

| rev2score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Shiels |first=Liam |date=July 14, 2001 |title=Albums |magazine=Kerrang! |location=UK |publisher=EMAP |issue=861 |page=49}}

}}

Alive in an Ultra World is a live album by Steve Vai, recorded during The Ultra Zone world tour in 2000, and released in 2001. The songs compiled on this album were written specifically for the countries that Vai and his band were visiting. All of the songs were first released on this album, with the exception of "Devil's Food", which was originally released on Vai's 1996 album Fire Garden. Due to logistical complications, some songs could not be recorded in the nation they were written for.{{cite web |url=http://www.vai.com/alive-in-an-ultra-world-notes/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-09-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920121912/http://www.vai.com/alive-in-an-ultra-world-notes/ |archivedate=2013-09-20 }}

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Vai.

=Disc 1=

  1. "Giant Balls of Gold" – 4:45
  2. *Song for Poland
  3. "Burning Rain" – 4:50
  4. *Song for Japan
  5. "The Black Forest" – 6:38
  6. *Song for Germany
  7. "Alive in an Ultra World" – 3:53
  8. *Song for Slovenia
  9. "Devil's Food" – 10:09
  10. *Song for The Netherlands
  11. "Blood and Glory" – 4:53
  12. *Song for the United Kingdom
  13. "Whispering a Prayer" – 8:45
  14. *Song for Ireland
  15. "Iberian Jewel" – 4:38
  16. *Song for Spain

=Disc 2=

  1. "The Power of Bombos" – 5:04
  2. *Song for Greece
  3. "Incantation" – 8:53
  4. *Song for Bulgaria
  5. "Light of the Moon" – 5:47
  6. *Song for Australia
  7. "Babushka" – 6:42
  8. *Song for Romania
  9. "Being with You (In Paris)" – 6:24
  10. *Song for France
  11. "Principessa" – 5:51
  12. *Song for Italy
  13. "Brandos Costumes (Gentle Ways)" – 6:04
  14. *Song for Portugal
  15. "Maple Leafs (Japan Bonus Track)" – 2:28
  16. *Song for Canada

References