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Steve Vai is one of the most phenominal guitarists ever,I think, the best in "Rock" history.
I feel, and sense his feelings in his virtuosity.

On the track 4, I have sat with them on the roof of his house,watching the fantasitic fire and harvest moon.

And on the track 6, when he couldn't stop laughing in the end, I don't know why ,but I was laughing, too,

Every single tune in this album brings me in some memory.
It might be of "Havona" in Urantia.

Nowadays,you can find a lot of ballad compilation albums.Most of them are boring and predictable,containing almost the same songs.
Is a Vai ballad compilation album worth listening?The answer is a rotund YES.
Why?First of all,Vai has this curious tendence of putting a ballad in the place number 7 in his releases.Vai fans found out this so long ago, but never imagined that a record could be done with all those songs.It's like a gift to the hardcore fans who found out.
Second (and most of all),Vai ballads are SOOOOO beautiful,folks.He cares a lot about his most sentimental songs,and you can notice it listening again and again to this record.You can stop charging and programing your cd-players; now they are all together.
The mixture is great, and Steve arranged it using a non-chronological system,which is great because that way is better.I explain.If he had put all the 7th songs starting from Flex-able to Ultra zone, some really sad and moody songs where put in a row and songs more "positive" (as "Burning down the mountain")where at the beginning.So the blend would be unbalanced.
Had started with "For the love of God" is a hit,because it's Vai's most loved and praised composition.Almost everyone "have planned" to make love with this song in the background.Is it true,friends? ;o) "touching tongues" is a song from a proud father who have witnessed a new birth.It breathes passion and epic resonances.It is one of my fav songs of his.
But,unlike the previous good review by Ian (I gave you one positive vote,tough ;o) I find "Windows to the soul" uninspired and so long. It came from his weakest effort so far IMHO: "Ultra zone".
"Tender surrender" and the hidden song "Warm regards" are better, but far from being his best ballads.Some fans claim they are awesome songs, but I'd rather listen to "Hand on heart",from his second best album "Fire garden" (being the first P&W,of course).It reminds me a beautiful summer I spent listening to that record.Thanks,Steve!
"Call it sleep" is interesting,because is an embryo of the "Vai sound",developed in the 6 following years of experience with DLR and Whitesnake.I love "Flex-able"!
I saved the best for the last, the reason why this album is so worth buying.If you have the whole Vai catalogue (as myself),it is incomplete without "Melissa's garden", one of the most beautiful Vai songs of all time.I love acoustic guitar,and finally Steve decided to develope a new song with it (altough there is a bonus track in "Ultra zone" that is a great acoustic too).I don't know who Melissa is, but sure she is so proud of this song.I would be!
I listened to "Boston rain melody" precisely on a rainy day,and I thought that if rain could have melody,scales and tones,would sound like that song.I cry almost every time I listen to it.
"Wall of light" is interesting because is an outtake from the P&W sessions, it sounds like a twisted "Alien water kiss".And I like it a lot too!
Well,if you can't live without Vai's guitar sound floating around you, this is a must.For ballad lovers,try to open your mind a bit and start to hearing love songs without a word on it.Vai says already too much with his music.Words are sometimes not necessary when feelings speak.

Even though this is essentially a compilation cd of his more mellow material, I think this is also a representation of his most emotional playing. The material dates back to his first realease and pulls material from the 7th song on each album.
I would recommend it to someone first becoming accustomed to Vai's guitar work.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Steve Vai=real music
I found this disc to be absolutly mind blowing. I was a huge fan of Vai before i bought this and it just raised the bar past the sky. Read more

Published on Dec 30 2002 by Ian

3.0 out of 5 stars Read The Full Title!
I have all of Steve's cd's from the Roth days on...this cd is for the long time fans. If you've never heard Steve Vai, this cd misrepresents him as a whole. Read more

Published on July 15 2002 by Jay Squier

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing guitar work
I bought this as an intro to Steve Vai. I am impressed. Very cool cover of "Christmas time is here". Read more

Published on Feb 26 2002 by axeman2081

5.0 out of 5 stars Enchanting Guitar Melodies Archive
"The 7th Song" stands as a collection of Vai's most beautiful and touching ballads.Focusing more on passion rather than technical wizardry (which is still... Read more

Published on Aug 31 2001 by Fernando Manuel Rodrigues Maga...

5.0 out of 5 stars The 7th Song: a Review
Who else but Vai would think up such a concept, a collection of the 7th song off each of his albums. Read more

Published on July 14 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Of souls, poor and otherwise
Warning, do not buy this disc unless your taste is in an advanced stage of development. Not that taste has to develop. Read more

Published on April 17 2001 by David Baird

4.0 out of 5 stars Steve Vai - Represents true Rock in true Rock-n-Roll fashion
Steve Vai... one of the great rock guitarist. Rockin' guitar is what he does. And Oooooooh, he does it so well. Read more

Published on April 7 2001 by Monty

3.0 out of 5 stars a reviewer from canton,ma.
they should have called this cd the flavor of vai.this cd is a good sampler of first time listeners to steve vai of his various styles of music,but for long time listeners it's... Read more

Published on April 2 2001

1.0 out of 5 stars Tough sell...
A collection of 7th tracks from various albums? Goofy. Album cover? Freud would have a field day.

If you have heard of this guy and want to buy some of his music, save your... Read more

Published on Feb 14 2001 by Shawn Chittle

5.0 out of 5 stars Melodic Madness!
"The 7th Song" is a fantastic collection of Steve Vai's guitar ballads (the 7th track on his CD's). Read more

Published on Dec 15 2000 by MusicFan

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