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. -
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Licensed From – Combat
Recorded At – The Mothership
Published By – SyVy Music, Inc.
Art Direction – Steve Vai
Art Direction [Album] – Dave Bett*
Art Direction [Cover] – Bill Reim
Artwork – Aaron Brown (6)
Bass – Steve* (tracks: B1, B2, B4), Stu Hamm* (tracks: A2), Stu* (tracks: A3 to A5, A7, B3, B6)
Drums – Chris Frazier (tracks: A1, A2), Chris* (tracks: A3 to A5, B1, B3, B4, B6), Tris Imboden (tracks: A7, B2)
Effects [H3000 Harmonizer] – Eventide (6) (tracks: A6, B5)
Engineer [Mixing 2nd] – Pascal Fillet
Guitar – Steve* (tracks: A3 to B6)
Guitar [All] – Steve Vai (tracks: A2)
Instruments [Everything Else] – Steve Vai (tracks: A1)
Keyboards – Bob Harris (tracks: B3), Dave Rosenthal (tracks: A2), David Rosenthal* (tracks: B2, B6), Steve* (tracks: A3 to A5, A7, B4)
Keyboards [On One Chord] – Pia Vai (tracks: A4)
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman Himself*
Performer [Whatever] – Steve* (tracks: B7)
Photography By [Back Cover] – Jim Hagopian
Photography By [Sleeve] – Ross Halfin
Producer, Written-By, Arranged By, Engineer – Steve Vai
Vocals [Additional] – Adrian Vandenberg, Bob Harris, Corky Tanassy, Corrine Larue, Darla Albright, David Coverdale, Jamie Kornberg, Joel Kaith, Julian Angel Vai*, Laura Gross, Laurel Fishman, Lauren Kornberg, Lillian Vai, Pam Vai, Pascal Fillet, Pia Vai, Rudy Sarzo, Rupert Henry, Suzanna Harris*
Vocals [Boy Vocals] – Jamie Firlotte (tracks: B1)
Vocals, Other [Hysteria] – Nancy Fagan (tracks: B1)
There are no drum machines used on this album with the exception of the song 'Love Secrets'.
Recorded at The Mothership.
Published by SyVy Music / ASCAP.
?© 1990 Relativity Records, Inc.
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Matrix / Runout (A Side): GRUB-17-A1 * TY1 MAX.
Matrix / Runout (B Side): GRUB-17-B1 * TY1 MAX. -
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