Moving into “Giant Balls of Gold” which was off the Alive in an Ultra World album from 2001 (this was the song for Poland for all you trivia nuts), a very heavy brooding riff kicks this one off, very reminiscent of Satriani’s Hordes of Locusts, very much again in soaring melody territory until the first break with the dissonant sliding up section before we head into the solo, and the notoriously hard tapping section coming out of the solo and into a long held note courtesy of his sustainer pickup, then back into the melody, and again a bit more sustainer and trem based action to close this one! Just like that Steve finally walks onto the stage and after a little improv with the band they immediately launch into a track called “Avalancha” from the new album, this is an upbeat number to kick off the show, lots of double bass drumming in this one with Jeremy attacking his Tama set, this is a very melody driven song despite the rhythm shifts, it reminds me of Racing the World from the last album, a very easy to digest track, great interplay with Dave Weiner on this one with Steve coming over to stage right to play the harmony parts with Dave, typical Vai soaring melody on this one! The venue was at capacity by the time the lights dimmed down at 8pm, with a little call and response section while Steve was standing off to the side of the stage getting the crowd to howl and sing along to the noises he was making with his trusty Ibanez Jems, much like the start of the Dave Lee Roth classic Yankee Rose with the talking guitar or like his mentor Joe Satriani’s Crowd Chant! The band behind Steve Vai hasn’t changed at all within the last 9 years since his last appearance in Belfast, Jeremy Colson on Drums, Dave Weiner on second guitar/sitar/acoustic and now added Keys to his arsenal on the side of the stage, and rounded up by Philip Bynoe on 6 String bass guitar. Tonight’s appearance is in support of the 2022 Inviolate album The venue for tonight is the Belfast Limelight, with Steve Vai playing these shores for the first time since he played at the Mandela Hall in 2013 in support of the “Story of Light” album. 2 days ago Gig Review : Robert Jon and The Wreck – February 2023 UK Tour With Special Guests Meghan Parnell & Dave Barnes of Bywater Call Gloucester Guildhall.2 days ago The Used release new Single, Announce new Album ‘Toxic Positivity’ out May 19.2 days ago Glenn Hughes Performs Classic Deep Purple Live Celebrating The 50th Anniversary of “Burn” UK Tour.2 days ago PETER DOHERTY ANNOUNCES BELFAST LIMELIGHT SHOW ON APRIL 13TH 2023 | ON SALE FRIDAY AT 10AM.2 days ago Gideon release visualiser for new single ‘Take Off’.2 days ago BLOODSTOCK reveal Lorna Shore Full Set YouTube Premiere & New Plush Toy.1 day ago Gig Review : Dream Theater The Armadillo, Glasgow.20 hours ago Bowling For Soup Cover Miley Cyrus’ Mega Hit Flowers – Video Out Now!.19 hours ago Proud North-eastern rockers Twister have undergone a couple of lineup changes since MPM last caught them in action at Gloucester’s AmpliYuletide festival back in December.16 hours ago Avatar ‘Dance Devil Dance’ UK Tour 2023 Rock City, Nottingham.
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