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 allads 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.
Something of an obvious choice as best guitar album of the 90's, at least among those in the know, it's amazing how few people are familiar with the importance of this album in shaping the rock fusion scene as a whole and the future career of many a solo instrumentalist over the ensuing decades since it's release, not least that of Steve himself.PAW launched Vai's solo career after years of him...
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Every year on the Fourth of July we remember our founding fathers and the precious inheritance of freedom that they secured for us. Every year it seems we get further and further away from that birthright, but we still have much to celebrate. This country was founded on principles of freedom from overbearing rulers, onerous taxation, and the right to live our lives as we see fit. Our indepe...
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Something of an obvious choice as best guitar album of the 90's, at least among those in the know, it's amazing how few people are familiar with the importance of this album in shaping the rock fusion scene as a whole and the future career of many a solo instrumentalist over the ensuing decades since it's release, not least that of Steve himself.PAW launched Vai's solo career after years of him...
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| Title | Lyrics | Buy |
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| 1 Liberty |
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| 2 Erotic Nightmares |
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| 3 The Animal |
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| 4 Answers |
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| 5 The Riddle |
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| 6 Ballerina 12/24 |
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| 7 For the Love of God |
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| 8 The Audience Is Listening |
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| 9 I Would Love To |
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| 10 Blue Powder |
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| 11 Greasy Kid's Stuff |
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| 12 Alien Water Kiss |
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| 13 Sisters |
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| 14 Love Secrets |
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