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Steve Vai recorded his debut album, Flex-able, at home on an eight-track studio and released it himself in 1984. Even though Vai is one of rock's most renowned guitar virtuosos, Flex-able isn't really a typical "shred" album; playing with Frank Zappa for several years rubbed off on Vai, and many of his compositions reflect both Zappa's musical influence and a skewed sense of humor that makes for some whimsically entertaining moments (i.e., "Little Green Men"). Make no mistake, there's still plenty of Joe Satriani-esque technical virtuosity on display, but since Vai has a few other tricks in his bag, Flex-able turns out to be much more enjoyable (and accessible to listeners other than guitar-technique fetishists) than the average '80s guitar shred-fest.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
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Steve Vai, Composer, Author, Producer, MainArtist - Mark Pinske, MasteringSecondEngineer - John Matousek, MasteringEngineer - Sy Vy Music (ASCAP) Administered by Round Hill Songs II (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2021 Light Without Heat (P) 2020 Light Without Heat
Steve Vai, Composer, Author, Producer, MainArtist - Mark Pinske, MasteringSecondEngineer - John Matousek, MasteringEngineer - Sy Vy Music (ASCAP) Administered by Round Hill Songs II (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2021 Light Without Heat (P) 2020 Light Without Heat
Steve Vai, Composer, Author, Producer, MainArtist - Mark Pinske, MasteringSecondEngineer - John Matousek, MasteringEngineer - Sy Vy Music (ASCAP) Administered by Round Hill Songs II (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2021 Light Without Heat (P) 2020 Light Without Heat
Steve Vai, Composer, Author, Producer, MainArtist - Mark Pinske, MasteringSecondEngineer - John Matousek, MasteringEngineer - Sy Vy Music (ASCAP) Administered by Round Hill Songs II (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2021 Light Without Heat (P) 2020 Light Without Heat
Steve Vai, Composer, Author, Producer, MainArtist - Mark Pinske, MasteringSecondEngineer - John Matousek, MasteringEngineer - Sy Vy Music (ASCAP) Administered by Round Hill Songs II (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2021 Light Without Heat (P) 2020 Light Without Heat
Steve Vai, Composer, Author, Producer, MainArtist - Mark Pinske, MasteringSecondEngineer - John Matousek, MasteringEngineer - Sy Vy Music (ASCAP) Administered by Round Hill Songs II (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2021 Light Without Heat (P) 2020 Light Without Heat
Steve Vai, Composer, Author, Producer, MainArtist - Mark Pinske, MasteringSecondEngineer - John Matousek, MasteringEngineer - Sy Vy Music (ASCAP) Administered by Round Hill Songs II (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2021 Light Without Heat (P) 2020 Light Without Heat
Steve Vai, Composer, Author, Producer, MainArtist - Mark Pinske, MasteringSecondEngineer - John Matousek, MasteringEngineer - Sy Vy Music (ASCAP) Administered by Round Hill Songs II (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2021 Light Without Heat (P) 2020 Light Without Heat
Steve Vai, Composer, Author, Producer, MainArtist - Mark Pinske, MasteringSecondEngineer - John Matousek, MasteringEngineer - Sy Vy Music (ASCAP) Administered by Round Hill Songs II (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2021 Light Without Heat (P) 2020 Light Without Heat
Steve Vai, Composer, Author, Producer, MainArtist - Mark Pinske, MasteringSecondEngineer - John Matousek, MasteringEngineer - Sy Vy Music (ASCAP) Administered by Round Hill Songs II (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2021 Light Without Heat (P) 2020 Light Without Heat
Steve Vai, Composer, Author, Producer, MainArtist - Mark Pinske, MasteringSecondEngineer - John Matousek, MasteringEngineer - Sy Vy Music (ASCAP) Administered by Round Hill Songs II (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2021 Light Without Heat (P) 2020 Light Without Heat
Album review
Steve Vai recorded his debut album, Flex-able, at home on an eight-track studio and released it himself in 1984. Even though Vai is one of rock's most renowned guitar virtuosos, Flex-able isn't really a typical "shred" album; playing with Frank Zappa for several years rubbed off on Vai, and many of his compositions reflect both Zappa's musical influence and a skewed sense of humor that makes for some whimsically entertaining moments (i.e., "Little Green Men"). Make no mistake, there's still plenty of Joe Satriani-esque technical virtuosity on display, but since Vai has a few other tricks in his bag, Flex-able turns out to be much more enjoyable (and accessible to listeners other than guitar-technique fetishists) than the average '80s guitar shred-fest.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:30
- Main artists: Steve Vai
- Composer: Steve Vai
- Label: Light Without Heat
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
(C) 2021 Light Without Heat (P) 2020 Light Without Heat
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