---
title: "The Essential Steve Vai by Steve Vai"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/53fd6ab6-0d61-4d42-a15a-429d60fb5b02"
artist: "Steve Vai"
year: 2011
label: "Epic"
---

# The Essential Steve Vai

**The Essential Steve Vai** is a compilation by Steve Vai, released in 2011 on Epic.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | The Essential Steve Vai |
| Artist | Steve Vai |
| Type | Compilation |
| Year | 2011 |
| Label | Epic |
| Catalog number | 88697 78674 2 |
| Tracks | 32 |
| Place in discography | 26 of 37 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Liberty | 2:05 |
| 2 | Die to Live | 3:54 |
| 3 | The Attitude Song | 3:23 |
| 4 | Salamanders in the Sun | 2:26 |
| 5 | The Animal | 4:03 |
| 6 | The Riddle | 6:26 |
| 7 | For the Love of God | 6:04 |
| 8 | Bangkok | 2:46 |
| 9 | Fire Garden Suite | 9:57 |
| 10 | Ya‐Yo Gakk | 2:55 |
| 11 | Blue Powder | 4:45 |
| 12 | Bad Horsie | 5:53 |
| 13 | Tender Surrender | 5:05 |
| 14 | All About Eve | 4:39 |
| 15 | Dyin’ Day | 4:30 |
| 16 | The Blood & Tears | 4:26 |
| 17 | The Silent Within | 5:00 |
| 18 | Feathers | 5:11 |
| 19 | Frank | 5:08 |
| 20 | Boston Rain Melody | 4:39 |
| 21 | Kittens Got Claws | 4:59 |
| 22 | Lighters Shade of Green | 0:47 |
| 23 | Giant Balls of Gold | 4:45 |
| 24 | Whispering a Prayer | 8:45 |
| 25 | Jibboom | 3:45 |
| 26 | Windows to the Soul | 6:26 |
| 27 | Brandos Costumes (Gentle Ways) | 6:05 |
| 28 | The Reaper | 3:25 |
| 29 | Christmas Time Is Here | 4:20 |
| 30 | Essence | 5:50 |
| 31 | Rescue Me or Bury Me | 8:24 |
| 32 | Burnin’ Down the Mountain | 4:21 |

## Genres

[More Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/other-metal)

## Release tags

Heavy Metal

## In the discography

- Previous release: [Where the Other Wild Things Are (2010)](https://themetalnet.com/album/3f83a978-c68b-4138-85d4-466d6c16ae8a)
- Next release: [The Story of Light (2012)](https://themetalnet.com/album/7c93e86a-1a7d-4881-9dc1-e1c0f9beec62)

## Artist

- [Steve Vai](https://themetalnet.com/band/steve-vai)

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/album/53fd6ab6-0d61-4d42-a15a-429d60fb5b02](https://themetalnet.com/album/53fd6ab6-0d61-4d42-a15a-429d60fb5b02). Catalog compiled from open music-metadata sources. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt