it is... have you checked out Modern Primitive?? Super rad. I dig it. "No Pockets" is such a great groove, and "pink and blows over", is odd and amazingly beautiful.. Those are my current favs on that one.
I got this in CD in 1990. Playing it heavily for over 20 years.. This is VAIs Dark side of the moon. The impact on the guitar players was stellar. How there isn't a VH1 documentary is beyond me.
I was about 11 or 12 when I bought this album and it just flew over my head. I couldn't grasp the complexity and eclectic nature of this brilliant work. Coming off the more conventional satriani, vai was unlike anyone I'd ever heard. Of course, over the years, my appreciation for this has grown in leaps and bounds. Still my fav vai album ever.
I'm 53 and remember getting it on cassette and meeting him on Long Island at the listening party. I still break it out sometime and the record is timeless.
I remember picking this up out of a box of tapes my uncle had in a shed. I picked it out based on the cover. I was 13 then and it changed me. 43 now and still listening.
When I first listened to Passion and Warfare it scared and amazed me, i couldn’t believe how creative and interesting it was with things played on guitar that where unconceivable.. I’ll die a fan of this album...
OMG ...had this on tape walkman on holiday...played it for hours everyday , looking out on landscapes and dreaming from a car window. Couldn't believe where this album took me. And here you see the graft , the hard, frustrating hours and weeks behind that bliss. We are so grateful you stuck at it Steve. Thank you.
It’s too bad there hasn’t been a documentary released of the making of this album. That album will remain a treasure for years and years to come. That album was my guiding light when I was a teenager.
Absolutely. Hearing this record for the first time is a definite spot in my memory where I see there being a clear before:after in terms of my thinking, focus, and perception of “possible.” Where music is concerned, at least. I’d kill to watch a feature doc on P&W. Clearly, I’m not the only one.
When 'Passion and Warfare' finally dropped in Apartheid South Africa I was an isolated teenage guitarist trying to figure shit out. You could just as well had me be kidnapped by an alien...it was life changing. I could not wrap my head around the mastery of Steve's work and it felt impossible. The most valuable lesson I got from that album was that I needed to sound like me and become a great composer. This album will remain one of the most influential albums in rock instrumental history.
My dad hated when I listened to this album. He said the music made him paranoid. I would crank when the guitar started in Audience is Listening. I could hear him come running up the steps and he'd be yelling for me to turn it down. My dad said the guitar didn't sound unnatural. I would say it sounded cool. My dad was horrified when I bought a half stack after learning on an acoustic guitar. After I got an Ibanez with a Floyd Rose he really lost his mind. My mom didn't seemed bothered by it.
Passion and Warfare was the first CD I ever got, aged 17, and I remember waiting weeks for it to arrive at the small music/bookshop in my small country town in the UK, and when it did, wow, every track was so awesome in its own way...thanks so much for being part of my musical education!
Just loved the song writing on Crystal Planet. House Full of Bullets is blues rock though bro. You cant get a much bluesier riff than that. And I don't think Flying in a Blue Dream has a ballad on it that quite matches the passion of Love Thing. Love Thing is a stunning song. Plus I'm not slating him for trying but I'm not a fan of his singing so I prefer his Instrumental stuff, Flying is still a class album though but for me it's no better that The Extremist and it's no Crystal Planet JMO.
God that's incredible to know he made this album without and outside incentive to do so. No record label, no money and it's one of the best guitar albums of all time in my eyes! It was an album I grew up listening to and know every note of. What an inspiration, when I myself am about to record a new album without a record label either! Just make the music and things will happen.
This album somehow allows access to pure emotion, it essentially enters via a back door in perception and connects with you and allows emotions to exit. So deep and intuitive, and mysterious, even to this day.
I used to play this full volume in my bedroom to drown out my annoying neighbors that made too much noise, so I could get my sleep. I used to love sleeping in till whenever! Worked like a charm.
3:11 very true, very honest. You inspired me a lot, when i was a kid i used to sleep listening to this album. Still today, i'm an electro artist, i play less guitar. But what you feel, what you are, is universal as an inspiration for every kind of musicians, hell, make it every kind of humans. Great man, great artist. Thank you Mr Vai.
Steve Vai was the first concert that I ever saw. That is a feeling and a memory that will stay with you forever. He was with DLR in the Skyscraper tour and they came to Shreveport LA. I was 13 and I can still remember it like it was yesterday. I was on the floor about 10 feet from the stage and it was fucking awesome. I vividly remember the triple neck heart guitar. He is an amazing individual and of course when Passion and Warfare came out it solidified him in the status of guitar god whether he wanted that or not. Genius cant stay hidden for long. Thanks Steve for that amazing memory and of course a big hats off to the 25th anniversary of PaW. Damn I feel old....... :D
This video is wonderful. It's amazing to see the moments when this album came together, but at the same time it's inspirational. Not to mention Steve's studio beard. :-) Thanks for sharing this.
This album is a major part of our Bible. It's a must have and everyone I know or have known that plays knows it. You are the only guitarist that has the ability to actually surprise me. Thanks for all you have shared with us!!!!!❤
My favorite instrumental recordings. I listen to this album frequently. I'm a bass player and who went out and got me a Jem! It took me a minute but I love my guitar. Thanks for sharing yourself with us. Much love Bro
lol cassette here too. The plastic for the tape cover completely covered in scratches, the tape hiss ridiculously noticeable. That's how you knew it was a great album - you wore it out! :)
I don’t make this kind of music but Steve is such a huge inspiration to me. The way he speaks about music and approaches it, without ego and just free, trying to get the sounds in his head down on to tape, even if no one ever hears it. How can you not be inspired by that?!
I remember buying this CD and wearing it out. I truly heard this amazing work of art as an eye opening experience and I absolutely loved it. Would love to meet Steve. He seems like such a down to earth man. Amazing Amazing Amazing
Thanks so much for posting. This footage is gold. This album was on such high rotation in my young teenage life... Great to be a fly on the wall watching its conception....feels so surreal.
1989 i was 14 years and this album was not released.When i saw this video for the first time ( there 4 or 5 years i was 41 years, and i realized how you had influence me as being. i was sitting in my own studio…Thank's for all ,and show us a way to work good things! grea
I still remember buying Passion and Warfare on cassette and being blown away, listening to that thing until I wore it out. Was happy to hear a short time later you were playing for Whitesnake, so made sure to see you guys play while in Baltimore.
Mr Vai, I hope you read this. I think I now finally understand. The album is really the epitome of human spirit, honesty, creativity and peace. When a human can intellectually challenge themselves for their own development and pleasure and it has the above elements you achieve greatness. Very inspiring.
In 1991 I won a raffle and the prize was an Ibanez UV7 and a lesson with Steve Vai. It wasn't until 1992 that the lesson actually happened but I remember thinking, "I need to buy and familiarize myself with his most recent album just in case it comes up in concert at ion or whatever". So I went out and bought Passion and Warfare and listened to it virtually non stop for weeks. I remember being overwhelmed by the music because there was just SO many things in each song to listen to and take in. Passion and Warfare became (and still is) my all-time favorite instrumental guitar album. Even today, when I listen to it with headphones, I still hear things that I either never heard before or had forgotten about. I like to close my eyes as I listen and I can almost "see" the music in three dimensions. Amazing!
I remember when Passion and Warfare came out. I bought it just before my highschool graduation. Having already owned Flex-able and all the David Lee Roth albums too. Passion and Warfare was epic, the first BIG release from Steve Vai. Hence more time, effort and budget to showcase the real artist. Completely on a OMG level. Thank you Mr. Vai.😀
I have read many comments: ..."changed my life"...(of course mine too) Changed life of many people, professionals and guitar fans. Changed the history and concept of guitar, of jazz and rock and roll. Changed the history of music ...for better. God bless Steve Vai!
thank you for this gift forged with great wisdom, dedication and emotion, I listen to this album to this day, all your sacrifice to plan this album was worth it, the Eternal bless you a lot.
Day of release. I remember being 15 and bunking school after lunch break to go to the local HMV and use their own headphones for this moment in history. Priceless.
There is still a part of your voice in mine. And that album was a serious foundation block. And low and behold, after having several custom guitars made, I ended up with a Jem. Talk about full circle. I love you man. You alien, you.
@Ryannewen _ I own one. They are really amazing guitars. I will never part with mine and it is in near perfect condition. 'Oh the sound of these things...!
Such an extraordinary album. This album reminds me of my brother, who passed away in 2015. He introduced me to the guitar and this album, in the early 90s. So I got a vai symbol tattoo in memory of my brother! I did a meet&greet with Steve in Wellington, a very cool,funny guy. Got to hold, and even have a little play on flo. Looking forward to your next trip to New Zealand, will definitely go
That album is a true masterpiece, it reignited my love for guitar. I have spent many hours over the years trying to learn some of songs but have come to the conclusion that i will probably never be able to play those lines, Steve is truly gifted, I know he put in the work but is gifted. Having said that my playing has. still improved from trying to learn this music and it also introduced me to using modes. Thank you Steve Vai.
I can't begin to tell you how much Passion and Warfare means to me. It's one of the reasons (alongside my father, my brother, "Ah Via Musicom" and "The Extremist") I started playing guitar. I'm so very grateful for this most amazing masterpiece and I'm glad we all get to enjoy the remaster. WELL DONE, SIR!!!
Oh Yeah, this WOWED me, just like the first Montrose album and the1st Van Halen and The 1st Yngwie Malmsteen. I love Alien love Secrets, The Ultra Zone too.
Passion and Warfare was Steve’s lifetime masterpiece! I remember how blown away I was the day I bought it! It was like Frank Zappa on steroids! Incredible solo Album that will never be surpassed. Even Steve himself hasn’t out done it!
Mr. Vai, my band ( a couple of kids in high school) and I are very inspired by your creativity and inventiveness ( if that is a word). Thank you, Mr Vai, you have inspired the next generation of kids (including myself) and we are all very appreciative of the music you given us, again, Thank you Mr. Steve Vai
Thank you for giving us this music and letting us take a look inside your mind. This album is as special as looking up to the sky and realizing how beautiful the world is and how much we should feel amazed about what we know about life, and also amazed about what we don’t know. A true treasure
I am going on Saturday !!! ;) Me and my brother used to cruise around in the car cranking Passion and Warfare when everyone was playing BonJovi or Def Leppard.... hehe
I can spend entire days watching this stuff. Please Mr Vai I need more!!
yes more footage!
Took the words right out of my mouth friend, thanks! We NEED more Vai-ness
Exactly! He needs to release a full length video of this entire recording session :) or better yet...every recording session he has done on video! lol
Scott McClure Hey Scott, by the way, Mr. Vai signed my 1990 Universe ;)
Electric Sitar
One of the greatest instrumental albums of all time (period).
it is... have you checked out Modern Primitive?? Super rad. I dig it. "No Pockets" is such a great groove, and "pink and blows over", is odd and amazingly beautiful.. Those are my current favs on that one.
This and Alien Love Secrets
Other than me at the skin flute!!!!
not one of...the greatest.
I put this up there with Liquid Tension 1
I got this in CD in 1990. Playing it heavily for over 20 years.. This is VAIs Dark side of the moon. The impact on the guitar players was stellar. How there isn't a VH1 documentary is beyond me.
It’s definitely Vai’s Dark Side of The Moon, a truly incredible piece of work, and since then his records have never disappointed.
that's steve vai....what a nice little boy!
I hope he finds some friends this year
You’re getting too loud!!!!!
WOWOWOWOWWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOOWOWWOWOWOWOWOW
Eh.. Shattap
...He used to cut the grass.
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thank you for this awesome footage!
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FANTASTIC STEVE!!!
I was about 11 or 12 when I bought this album and it just flew over my head. I couldn't grasp the complexity and eclectic nature of this brilliant work. Coming off the more conventional satriani, vai was unlike anyone I'd ever heard. Of course, over the years, my appreciation for this has grown in leaps and bounds. Still my fav vai album ever.
The thing I love about Steve is that he is so unique, not just in his playing but in his mastery of tone and effects. The complete rock guitarist.
I remember when I bought this on cassette. I was 20. I'm 45 now. it is still one of my favorite albums ever.
I'm 53 and remember getting it on cassette and meeting him on Long Island at the listening party. I still break it out sometime and the record is timeless.
I remember picking this up out of a box of tapes my uncle had in a shed. I picked it out based on the cover. I was 13 then and it changed me. 43 now and still listening.
When I first listened to Passion and Warfare it scared and amazed me, i couldn’t believe how creative and interesting it was with things played on guitar that where unconceivable.. I’ll die a fan of this album...
This is what you get when you make music for love not for money. A timeless masterpiece.
OMG ...had this on tape walkman on holiday...played it for hours everyday , looking out on landscapes and dreaming from a car window. Couldn't believe where this album took me. And here you see the graft , the hard, frustrating hours and weeks behind that bliss. We are so grateful you stuck at it Steve. Thank you.
His greatest album and one of the best rock instrumental albums ever created.
Still remember the feeling of hearing this album for the first time ! It sounded like magic then and still sounds like magic🎸🌟.
It’s too bad there hasn’t been a documentary released of the making of this album. That album will remain a treasure for years and years to come.
That album was my guiding light when I was a teenager.
Same.
Absolutely. Hearing this record for the first time is a definite spot in my memory where I see there being a clear before:after in terms of my thinking, focus, and perception of “possible.” Where music is concerned, at least.
I’d kill to watch a feature doc on P&W. Clearly, I’m not the only one.
When 'Passion and Warfare' finally dropped in Apartheid South Africa I was an isolated teenage guitarist trying to figure shit out. You could just as well had me be kidnapped by an alien...it was life changing. I could not wrap my head around the mastery of Steve's work and it felt impossible. The most valuable lesson I got from that album was that I needed to sound like me and become a great composer. This album will remain one of the most influential albums in rock instrumental history.
A spiritual record unmatched
This CD is still a pearl in my collection. What a masterpiece!
I still think this is one of the best electric guitar albums ever made.
Still one of my all time favorite albums! Timeless music. Thank you 🙏 Mr. Vai.
I heard it Steve, and I liked it.
My son had a white Ibanez bass; he introduced me to your's, Satriani's, and Malmsteen's music. His name was Steve.
This album will still be played in 2981
absoluttchamp even better: 2990
Even better 1036597
A life changing album, just perfect. Thank you for that Mr. Steve Vai
My dad hated when I listened to this album. He said the music made him paranoid. I would crank when the guitar started in Audience is Listening. I could hear him come running up the steps and he'd be yelling for me to turn it down. My dad said the guitar didn't sound unnatural. I would say it sounded cool. My dad was horrified when I bought a half stack after learning on an acoustic guitar. After I got an Ibanez with a Floyd Rose he really lost his mind. My mom didn't seemed bothered by it.
Hey are you that kid from the Black or White music video?
@@MyGroo I'm the guy from that thing, you know.
I got my first Floyd rose at about this time only to find my Latin jazz and funk background.. I didn’t really need one
This video could be 54548949446446 hours long and i'd still rewatch it over and over...
Thanks for sharing that Steve.....I'll never forget hearing that album for the first time, was blown away!
A piece of history of one of the most influencial guitar albums ever made... right in front of your eyes. Priceless.
Never seen Vai with a bit of beard before.
Check out the videoclip for "For The Love of God". He sports some stubble there as well.
I will, cheers!
its a good look
chocolate milk stains
and so damn exhausted!!
this album is "the dark side of the moon" of the guitars. so creative.
Many would say that “Dark Side Of The Moon” is the Dark Side of The Moon of guitar, but I agree.
Passion and Warfare was the first CD I ever got, aged 17, and I remember waiting weeks for it to arrive at the small music/bookshop in my small country town in the UK, and when it did, wow, every track was so awesome in its own way...thanks so much for being part of my musical education!
Steve Vai one of THE most creative and still relevant guitar players today!
Passion and warfare and flying in a blue dream . There best work imo !
+Ibanezguitars also love vinnie Moore . 80's were great
Passion and Warfare 100% but for Satch it's Crystal Planet for me.
+TheRockstarnumber1 crystal planet was rock but flying was more versatile blues rock funk it had had everything
Just loved the song writing on Crystal Planet. House Full of Bullets is blues rock though bro. You cant get a much bluesier riff than that. And I don't think Flying in a Blue Dream has a ballad on it that quite matches the passion of Love Thing. Love Thing is a stunning song. Plus I'm not slating him for trying but I'm not a fan of his singing so I prefer his Instrumental stuff, Flying is still a class album though but for me it's no better that The Extremist and it's no Crystal Planet JMO.
Flying In A Blue Dream. Wow, I remember it like it was yesterday :)
I was in my early twenties when this album came out. I've never been the same since. Thank you Mr. Vai :) This footage is amazing!
God that's incredible to know he made this album without and outside incentive to do so. No record label, no money and it's one of the best guitar albums of all time in my eyes! It was an album I grew up listening to and know every note of. What an inspiration, when I myself am about to record a new album without a record label either! Just make the music and things will happen.
This album somehow allows access to pure emotion, it essentially enters via a back door in perception and connects with you and allows emotions to exit. So deep and intuitive, and mysterious, even to this day.
I used to play this full volume in my bedroom to drown out my annoying neighbors that made too much noise, so I could get my sleep. I used to love sleeping in till whenever! Worked like a charm.
I got this album when it was released and it still sounds like nothing else.A true original.Thank you Steve
One of the most inspiring musicians ive ever listened to. So glad to be alive while we are graced with his creations. Hope to see him one day
3:11 very true, very honest. You inspired me a lot, when i was a kid i used to sleep listening to this album. Still today, i'm an electro artist, i play less guitar. But what you feel, what you are, is universal as an inspiration for every kind of musicians, hell, make it every kind of humans. Great man, great artist. Thank you Mr Vai.
This album is the biggest single influence on me as a musician. Thank you Steve.
Steve Vai was the first concert that I ever saw. That is a feeling and a memory that will stay with you forever. He was with DLR in the Skyscraper tour and they came to Shreveport LA. I was 13 and I can still remember it like it was yesterday. I was on the floor about 10 feet from the stage and it was fucking awesome. I vividly remember the triple neck heart guitar. He is an amazing individual and of course when Passion and Warfare came out it solidified him in the status of guitar god whether he wanted that or not. Genius cant stay hidden for long. Thanks Steve for that amazing memory and of course a big hats off to the 25th anniversary of PaW. Damn I feel old....... :D
This video is wonderful. It's amazing to see the moments when this album came together, but at the same time it's inspirational. Not to mention Steve's studio beard. :-) Thanks for sharing this.
an incredible album, I remember when it came out & it was a a big influence.
This album is a major part of our Bible. It's a must have and everyone I know or have known that plays knows it. You are the only guitarist that has the ability to actually surprise me. Thanks for all you have shared with us!!!!!❤
this album changed my life, thank you Steve
Thanks Steve. I'm grateful you got this all on tape. And on video. It's gold.
Thank you thank you thank you Steve!! 25 years of pure joy!! Blessings
Please please please more footage, this album changed my entire life and watching how it was made is truly awesome!!
Unbelievable Album....took “The Guitar” to a whole new world/level....
God bless you, sir. Amazing album.
This record changed my life - and still does ! So moving to watch this ! Thanks a lot !
What a genius. This album changed my life.
Steve is the best to ever pick it up. My absolute hero
My favorite instrumental recordings. I listen to this album frequently. I'm a bass player and who went out and got me a Jem! It took me a minute but I love my guitar. Thanks for sharing yourself with us. Much love Bro
I absolutely devoured this album when it came out, must have listened to it a hundred times. Absolutely incredible
Nice to see some bits of Ballerina played live! Damn Steve, this album is mythical.
An absolute masterpiece of an album.
This cassette tape changed my life !
I still have this on cassette, but nothing to play it on. :)
+Devil Average We have a few tape players still working here along with VHS players
It did for all of us lol. The perfect lead sound. Imagination splattered to Tape. Perfection
thomas g . mine to.
lol cassette here too. The plastic for the tape cover completely covered in scratches, the tape hiss ridiculously noticeable. That's how you knew it was a great album - you wore it out! :)
I don’t make this kind of music but Steve is such a huge inspiration to me. The way he speaks about music and approaches it, without ego and just free, trying to get the sounds in his head down on to tape, even if no one ever hears it. How can you not be inspired by that?!
I remember buying this CD and wearing it out. I truly heard this amazing work of art as an eye opening experience and I absolutely loved it. Would love to meet Steve. He seems like such a down to earth man. Amazing Amazing Amazing
I would love to see more of this footage!Amazing!!
So happy to have been able to see you on this tour and front row...
You could actually tell that Steve was so into his music and recording... that he didn´t even eat... What an incredible human being...
Thanks so much for posting. This footage is gold. This album was on such high rotation in my young teenage life... Great to be a fly on the wall watching its conception....feels so surreal.
1989 i was 14 years and this album was not released.When i saw this video for the first time ( there 4 or 5 years i was 41 years, and i realized how you had influence me as being. i was sitting in my own studio…Thank's for all ,and show us a way to work good things! grea
I still remember buying Passion and Warfare on cassette and being blown away, listening to that thing until I wore it out. Was happy to hear a short time later you were playing for Whitesnake, so made sure to see you guys play while in Baltimore.
Huge inspiration, thanks for following through on your love Steve!
Still blows my mind today.
Thank you Steve Vai! God bless you, much love and respect.
Amazing. I wouldn't mind paying to see more of this footage. Magical album and era.
Had passion and warfare since its release one of the greatest albums of all time so underrated it gets a weekly listen to this day
Underrated ?? Really ?
Mr Vai, I hope you read this. I think I now finally understand. The album is really the epitome of human spirit, honesty, creativity and peace. When a human can intellectually challenge themselves for their own development and pleasure and it has the above elements you achieve greatness. Very inspiring.
a true classic that endure the test of time!
and for many years to come.
Thank you for your music Mr. Vai
In 1991 I won a raffle and the prize was an Ibanez UV7 and a lesson with Steve Vai. It wasn't until 1992 that the lesson actually happened but I remember thinking, "I need to buy and familiarize myself with his most recent album just in case it comes up in concert at ion or whatever". So I went out and bought Passion and Warfare and listened to it virtually non stop for weeks. I remember being overwhelmed by the music because there was just SO many things in each song to listen to and take in. Passion and Warfare became (and still is) my all-time favorite instrumental guitar album. Even today, when I listen to it with headphones, I still hear things that I either never heard before or had forgotten about. I like to close my eyes as I listen and I can almost "see" the music in three dimensions. Amazing!
I remember when Passion and Warfare came out. I bought it just before my highschool graduation. Having already owned Flex-able and all the David Lee Roth albums too.
Passion and Warfare was epic, the first BIG release from Steve Vai. Hence more time, effort and budget to showcase the real artist. Completely on a OMG level. Thank you Mr. Vai.😀
I have read many comments: ..."changed my life"...(of course mine too)
Changed life of many people, professionals and guitar fans.
Changed the history and concept of guitar, of jazz and rock and roll. Changed the history of music ...for better.
God bless Steve Vai!
The only "shredder" I fully like from start to finish, and it still sounds just as fresh today
thank you for this gift forged with great wisdom, dedication and emotion, I listen to this album to this day, all your sacrifice to plan this album was worth it, the Eternal bless you a lot.
Give us more music please!
Never stop!
Day of release. I remember being 15 and bunking school after lunch break to go to the local HMV and use their own headphones for this moment in history. Priceless.
There is still a part of your voice in mine. And that album was a serious foundation block. And low and behold, after having several custom guitars made, I ended up with a Jem. Talk about full circle. I love you man. You alien, you.
@Ryannewen _ I own one. They are really amazing guitars. I will never part with mine and it is in near perfect condition. 'Oh the sound of these things...!
Such an extraordinary album.
This album reminds me of my brother, who passed away in 2015. He introduced me to the guitar and this album, in the early 90s. So I got a vai symbol tattoo in memory of my brother!
I did a meet&greet with Steve in Wellington, a very cool,funny guy. Got to hold, and even have a little play on flo. Looking forward to your next trip to New Zealand, will definitely go
That album is a true masterpiece, it reignited my love for guitar. I have spent many hours over the years trying to learn some of songs but have come to the conclusion that i will probably never be able to play those lines, Steve is truly gifted, I know he put in the work but is gifted. Having said that my playing has. still improved from trying to learn this music and it also introduced me to using modes. Thank you Steve Vai.
This is really one of the cooler videos I've personally seen regarding the making of this album. So awesome
I can't begin to tell you how much Passion and Warfare means to me. It's one of the reasons (alongside my father, my brother, "Ah Via Musicom" and "The Extremist") I started playing guitar. I'm so very grateful for this most amazing masterpiece and I'm glad we all get to enjoy the remaster. WELL DONE, SIR!!!
Oh Yeah, this WOWED me, just like the first Montrose album and the1st Van Halen and The 1st Yngwie Malmsteen. I love Alien love Secrets, The Ultra Zone too.
His song "Lucky Charms always makes me laugh!
Passion and warfare and Surfing With the Alien in my mind are the best two guitar albums ever!!!
Passion and Warfare was Steve’s lifetime masterpiece! I remember how blown away I was the day I bought it! It was like Frank Zappa on steroids! Incredible solo Album that will never be surpassed. Even Steve himself hasn’t out done it!
Oh. Those days.... I still a fan only because of those glorious days.
Mr. Vai, my band ( a couple of kids in high school) and I are very inspired by your creativity and inventiveness ( if that is a word). Thank you, Mr Vai, you have inspired the next generation of kids (including myself) and we are all very appreciative of the music you given us, again, Thank you Mr. Steve Vai
One of my all-time favourite albums :) Beyond wonderous and endlessly inspiring (:
he seems so down to earth. he has a good attitude about everything
February 2019 and I'm still digging it. Oh man.... What an awesome album Mr Vai!
I remember the first time I listened to this album. It was like wooooooow.
Thank you for giving us this music and letting us take a look inside your mind. This album is as special as looking up to the sky and realizing how beautiful the world is and how much we should feel amazed about what we know about life, and also amazed about what we don’t know. A true treasure
Love the old footage Vai creating his iconic album, right here is why Steve was a real hero to me.
I am going on Saturday !!! ;) Me and my brother used to cruise around in the car cranking Passion and Warfare when everyone was playing BonJovi or Def Leppard.... hehe
Steve is so dedicated he did this video with a cold / allergies / stuffy nose. Nothing stops this man.
Man, I’ll never forget VAI teaching me that the guitar doesn’t have to sound like a guitar. 💯
MOAR, Steve. Please.
We need more footage of that era.
Steve you are the great composer in the sky!