Passion and Warfare
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| Studio album by Steve Vai | ||
| Released | September, 1990 | |
| Recorded | 1989 & 1990 | |
| Genre | Experimental Rock Instrumental Rock | |
| Length | 52:43 | |
| Label | Relativity/Epic | |
| Producer(s) | Steve Vai | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Steve Vai chronology | ||
| Flex-Able (1984) |
Passion and Warfare (1990) |
Sex and Religion (1993) |
Passion and Warfare is a 1990 instrumental album from guitarist Steve Vai. It has been certified 2 times Platinum. It was written based on a series of dream sequences that Vai had when he was younger, and in the guitar music book of the album, Vai sums it up as 'Jimi Hendrix meets Jesus Christ at a party that Ben Hur threw for Mel Blanc'. It was all recorded in 'The Mothership' studio at his home in the Hollywood Hills, a 1600 square foot building where his guitar parts for Whitesnake's album Slip of the Tongue were also recorded. Vai has many strange recording techniques, and for one of Passion and Warfare's tracks, "For The Love Of God", he fasted for 10 days to create the correct mindset he felt would give feeling to his playing in the song.
[edit] Track listing
- "Liberty" – 2:02
- "Erotic Nightmares" – 4:13
- "The Animal" – 3:55
- "Answers" – 2:41
- "The Riddle" – 6:22
- "Ballerina 12/24" – 1:45
- "For The Love Of God" – 6:02
- "The Audience Is Listening" – 5:30
- "I Would Love To" – 3:40
- "Blue Powder" – 4:44
- "Greasy Kid's Stuff" – 2:57
- "Alien Water Kiss" – 1:10
- "Sisters" – 4:07
- "Love Secrets" – 3:35
