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Steve Vai|Passion And Warfare

Passion And Warfare

Steve Vai

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Widely acclaimed as his best album, Passion and Warfare finds Steve Vai coming into his own as a composer, as well as bypassing vocals almost entirely. His style isn't quite as derivative of influences Frank Zappa and Joe Satriani as it was six years earlier on Flex-able; while some of Vai's sense of humor is still evident on tracks like the cock rock strut of "The Audience Is Listening," it is mostly replaced by a spiritual reflectiveness on ballads like "For the Love of God" and "Blue Powder" and dignified, committed rockers like "I Would Love To" and "Liberty." Vai is a more distinguished composer than most of his guitar-shredder contemporaries, and rather than simply showing off his technique, he isn't afraid to experiment or take chances in his playing. Thus, Passion and Warfare is arguably the richest and best hard rock guitar-virtuoso album of the '80s.

© Steve Huey /TiVo

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1
Liberty (Album Version)
00:02:03

Steve Vai, Performer - Steve Vai, Producer - Steve Vai, Composer - Steve Vai, Engineer - Steve Vai, Lyricist - Steve Vai, Arranger

(P) 1990 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

2
Erotic Nightmares (Album version)
00:04:15

Steve Vai, Performer - Steve Vai, Producer - Steve Vai, Composer - Steve Vai, Engineer - Steve Vai, Lyricist - Steve Vai, Arranger

(P) 1990 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

3
The Animal (Album Version)
00:04:01

Steve Vai, Performer - Steve Vai, Producer - Steve Vai, Composer - Steve Vai, Engineer - Steve Vai, Lyricist - Steve Vai, Arranger

(P) 1990 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

4
Answers (Album version)
00:02:56

Steve Vai, Performer - Steve Vai, Producer - Steve Vai, Engineer - Steve Vai, Arranger - S. Vai, Composer - S. Vai, Lyricist

(P) 1990 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

5
The Riddle (Album Version)
00:06:25

Steve Vai, Performer - Steve Vai, Producer - Steve Vai, Engineer - Steve Vai, Arranger - S. Vai, Composer - S. Vai, Lyricist

(P) 1990 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

6
Ballerina 12/24 (Album version)
00:01:42

Steve Vai, Performer - Steve Vai, Producer - Steve Vai, Engineer - Steve Vai, Arranger - S. Vai, Composer - S. Vai, Lyricist

(P) 1990 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

7
For the Love of God (Album Version)
00:06:03

Neil Citron, Mastering Engineer - Steve Vai, Composer - Steve Vai, Producer - Steve Vai, Guitar - Steve Vai, Lyricist - Steve Vai, Engineer - Steve Vai, Keyboards - Steve Vai, Performer - Steve Vai, Arranger - Tris Imboden, Drums - Pascal Fillet, Engineer - Stu Hamm, Bass

(P) 1990 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

8
The Audience Is Listening (Album version)
00:05:29

Steve Vai, Performer - Steve Vai, Producer - Steve Vai, Engineer - Steve Vai, Arranger - S. Vai, Composer - S. Vai, Lyricist

(P) 1990 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

9
I Would Love To (Album version)
00:03:40

Steve Vai, Performer - Steve Vai, Producer - Steve Vai, Engineer - Steve Vai, Arranger - S. Vai, Composer - S. Vai, Lyricist

(P) 1990 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

10
Blue Powder (Album version)
00:04:44

Steve Vai, Performer - Steve Vai, Producer - Steve Vai, Composer - Steve Vai, Engineer - Steve Vai, Lyricist - Steve Vai, Arranger

(P) 1990 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

11
Greasy Kid's Stuff(Mixed Twelve) (Album version)
00:02:58

Steve Vai, Performer - Steve Vai, Producer - Steve Vai, Engineer - Steve Vai, Arranger - S. Vai, Composer - S. Vai, Lyricist

(P) 1990 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

12
Alien Water Kiss (Album version)
00:01:10

Steve Vai, Performer - Steve Vai, Producer - Steve Vai, Engineer - Steve Vai, Arranger - S. Vai, Composer - S. Vai, Lyricist

(P) 1990 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

13
Sisters (Album version)
00:04:08

Chris Frazier, Drums - Steve Vai, Producer - Steve Vai, Guitar - Steve Vai, Engineer - Steve Vai, Arranger - Steve Vai, Performer - S. Vai, Composer - S. Vai, Lyricist - David Rosenthal, Keyboards - Stu Hamm, Bass

(P) 1990 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

14
Love Secrets (Album version)
00:03:38

Steve Vai, Performer - Steve Vai, Producer - Steve Vai, Engineer - Steve Vai, Arranger - S. Vai, Composer - S. Vai, Lyricist

(P) 1990 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

Album review

Widely acclaimed as his best album, Passion and Warfare finds Steve Vai coming into his own as a composer, as well as bypassing vocals almost entirely. His style isn't quite as derivative of influences Frank Zappa and Joe Satriani as it was six years earlier on Flex-able; while some of Vai's sense of humor is still evident on tracks like the cock rock strut of "The Audience Is Listening," it is mostly replaced by a spiritual reflectiveness on ballads like "For the Love of God" and "Blue Powder" and dignified, committed rockers like "I Would Love To" and "Liberty." Vai is a more distinguished composer than most of his guitar-shredder contemporaries, and rather than simply showing off his technique, he isn't afraid to experiment or take chances in his playing. Thus, Passion and Warfare is arguably the richest and best hard rock guitar-virtuoso album of the '80s.

© Steve Huey /TiVo

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