Vital Tech Tone 1

Steve Smith, Scott Henderson, Victor Wooten, Vital Tech Tones | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 9, 1998)
• Original Release Date: June 9, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Tone Center
• ASIN: B000007N46
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #152,291 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #31 in Music > Indie Music > Rock > Funk Rock
  • #54 in Music > Rock > Jam Bands > Funk Jam Bands
  • #91 in Music > Jazz > Jazz Jam Bands

Track Listings

1. Crash Course

2. Snake Soda

3. Dr. Hee

4. Everglades

5. Two for One

6. King Twang

7. The Captors

8. Giant Steps

9. Lie Detector

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hard rock fusion at its best., June 7, 1999

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Gregory Edwards (Fremont, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vital Tech Tone 1 (Audio CD)

If you like Steve Vai and Joe Satriani, you'll love this album. If you're looking for the fusion of the 70's (Mahavishnu Orchestry, Eleventh House) this may not be your cup of tea.

Steve Smith produced three top notch fusion albums in 1998: "Show Me What You Can Do" (Gambale/Hamm/Smith), "Cause and Effect" (Coryell/Coster/Smith, and this album "Vital Tech Tones". Each is different, but all share a down and dirty fusion sound. "Show me .." is more techno, while "Cause and Effect", is more jazz and funk. "Vital Tech Tones" is hard rock and blues fusion at its best.

Scott Henderson's playing sounds like Stevie Ray Vaughn at one moment and Allan Holdsworth the next. With great rock chops, Henderson screams and screaches his way through a number of originals. Backed by the extrordinary drumming of Steve Smith and the always exciting bass playing of Victor Wooten, this album is well worth the listen.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A WHAT fest?, January 30, 2001

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RichieBlue (San Francisco Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vital Tech Tone 1 (Audio CD)

Victor Wooten needs to learn technique? Are you out of your mind? Yes, Jaco was an amazing player, a pioneer, blah blah blah. Yeah, I dig him, too. But Vic is in a class by himself, and in my mind, proves it without a doubt again in a setting totally unlike the Flecktones, and with tunes that are a definite departure from his two outstanding solo efforts.

Oh, but I'm supposed to be reviewing the Vital Tech Tones Vol. 1. Let me just say this: On my first listen earlier today, I was literally screaming in ecstasy in my car. I've just listened to it again here at home, and I'm almost exhausted. Chops? Of course. Cohesiveness? Absolutely. Taste? You betcha. Monster grooves? Oh yeah. Rippin' fusion, nasty blues, mind-bending solos by all three players? Damn right. This was a most pleasant introduction to Scott Henderson, since I've never heard of him or Tribal Tech before picking up this CD. Steve Smith continues to surprise.

I'm very happy I bought this one. So THERE!

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars this one cooks!, October 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Vital Tech Tone 1 (Audio CD)

I need to restore a little balance here!! The last couple of reviews clearly are misguided!! This is awesome jazz-rock fusion - way heavy on the rock part and a long way from fuzak! All the players are outstanding and the sound is awesome as well! Smith is a true drummers' drummer and the drum sound on this CD is incredible - serious power!!!! And Scott Henderson just rips it up. Some reviewers would rather see Gary Willis on this, but the whole idea was to bring three diverse backgrounds together!! Hence Vital (Information) (Tribal)Tech (Bela Fleck and the Fleck-)Tones - get it?