@************ like that Eat 'Em and Smile , but Skyscraper not so much. Heres a Vai recommendation -
I'm slowly coming to the conclusion that generally, Steve Vai just isn't for me. It's just that on those two DLR albums, he's actually playing some stuff I like. It is more to do with his rhythm work, and how his playing is complementing the songs, his punctuation of the vocal lines. It's the bits that aren't dominating, not necessarily the solos, that grab me. The only other Steve Vai I've got is the ubiquitous "Passion and Warfare", and it just doesn't really hit the spot for me. I think I prefer Satriani for 'virtuoso' playing.