Instrumental Rock Guitar - concept album by guitar virtuoso Luay Rifai - New Album Pulsates on... 03 . 06 . 09 + "Vital" is a concept album in the style of instrumental hard rock guitar, the album includes the track "Vital"; 36 min long concept instrumental piece split into 7 tracks, in addition to 5 stand-alone tracks. Track Listing: 1-7. Vital : I. Nucleus II. Circulation III. Pulse IV. Intelligence V. Breath VI. Sentiment VII. Essence 8. Faithful Spirits 9. Prelude for Glenn Gould 10. Voodoo Frenzy 11. BloodShed 12. Of Cold Dreams & A Mirror Total Run Time : 62:20 Produced by Luay Rifai Mixing and Mastering Engineer - Kent Clemmons All songs mixed and mastered at Venue Studios, Warwick, RI (USA) + The "Vital" Concept : The concept revolves around the miracle of being alive. A truly pulsating and dynamic, vibrant entity that is full of life, breathing, beating, with vivacious energy. The dialogue is on how merely having organic material as it is will not be sufficient to manifest life, it requires something very "Vital" which is the non-organic "essence" or soul that runs through to connect all the different portions essential for the persistence of life. It's the search between body & soul. The musical counterpart to the concept is interpreted as the song being divided into several movements, each representing a fundamental element of a living entity. In addition to the “essence of living" which is signified by the main theme; a melodic run played in different modes,