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42:Steve Vai
1396:As An Am
1132:Vai/Gash
952:Archived
887:AllMusic
862:AllMusic
660:keyboard
323:AllMusic
282:AllMusic
252:Ozzmosis
247:Ozzmosis
201:Overview
122:Producer
49:Released
39: by
1558:Related
1093:(album)
167:(1998)
158:(1996)
149:(1995)
54: (
1368:Guitar
1263:Videos
636:guitar
504:Length
356:Length
276:Rating
273:Source
93:Length
64:Studio
1512:Album
689:drums
613:74:05
501:Title
353:Title
325:gave
209:is a
110:Label
73:Genre
1077:(EP)
1055:(EP)
826:106
780:Peak
670:bass
603:4:06
592:4:11
581:1:18
570:4:31
559:5:04
548:4:45
537:4:38
526:6:12
515:0:47
482:9:56
448:2:46
437:5:25
426:1:02
415:4:03
404:0:36
393:4:29
378:4:50
367:5:26
115:Epic
1565:Evo
822:200
817:US
812:85
802:30
792:22
597:18.
586:17.
575:16.
564:15.
553:14.
542:13.
531:12.
520:11.
509:10.
497:No.
349:No.
321:at
195:200
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841:^
761:–
718:–
687:–
668:–
646:,
642:,
634:,
630:–
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372:2.
361:1.
235:CD
102:05
98:74
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1009:v
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