• Artist: Steve Vai
• Flags: Lyrics are included with the album
• Rating:
• Styles: Heavy Metal, Instrumental Rock, Guitar Virtuoso
• Track Picks: "Alien Water Kiss," "I Would Love To," "The Audience Is Listening"
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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, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	iTunes	Composers	Performers	Time
Liberty		Steve Vai	Steve Vai	(2:02)
Erotic Nightmares		Steve Vai	Steve Vai	(4:13)
The Animal		Steve Vai	Steve Vai	(3:55)
Answers		Steve Vai	Steve Vai	(2:41)
The Riddle		Steve Vai	Steve Vai	(6:22)
Ballerina 12/24		Steve Vai	Steve Vai	(1:45)
For the Love of God		Steve Vai	Steve Vai	(6:02)
The Audience Is Listening		Steve Vai	Steve Vai	(5:30)
I Would Love To		Steve Vai	Steve Vai	(3:40)
Blue Powder		Steve Vai	Steve Vai	(4:44)
Greasy Kid's Stuff	...	Steve Vai	Steve Vai	(2:57)
Alien Water Kiss		Steve Vai	Steve Vai	(1:10)
Sisters		Steve Vai	Steve Vai	(4:07)
Love Secrets		Steve Vai	Steve Vai	(3:35)

Credits

Stuart Hamm (Bass), Steve Vai (Bass), Steve Vai (Guitar), Steve Vai (Arranger), Steve Vai (Keyboards), Steve Vai (Multi Instruments), Steve Vai (Producer), Steve Vai (Engineer), Steve Vai (Main Performer), Steve Vai (Art Direction), Chris Frazier (Drums), Bernie Grundman (Mastering), Bob Harris (Keyboards), Tris Imboden (Drums), PIA (Producer), David Rosenthal (Keyboards), David Bett, David Bett (Art Direction), Nancy Fagan (Vocals), Pascal Fillet (Engineer), Pascal Fillet (Mixing), Pascal Fillet (Second Engineer), Jamie Firlotte (Vocals), Jim Hagopian (Photography), Pia Vai (Keyboards), Eventide (Synthesizer), Aaron Brown (Artwork), Aaron Brown (Illustrations), Bill Reim (Artwork), Bill Reim (Art Direction), Bill Reim (Cover Design)

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