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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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:12
- Main artists: Steve Vai
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Progressive Rock
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. WARNING: All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
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