For his first studio album in five years, Steve Vai came up with a "rock fable" described as follows: "Real Illusions: Reflections is the first part of a multilayered menagerie of vignettes based on the amplified mental exaggerations of a truth-seeking madman who sees the world... Oh, never mind." Sound advice there. Each tune has a description of the "story line" and further track-by-track description is available on Vai's website, but the reality is that the concept doesn't get in the way of the music on this largely instrumental offering.
01 Building the Church 02 Dying for Your Love 03 Glorious 04 K'm-Pee-Du-Wee 05 Firewall 06 Freak Show Excess 07 Lotus Feet [live] 08 Yai Yai 09 Midway Creatures 10 I'm Your Secrets 11 Under It All