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Passion and Warfare
Rock · 1990 · 14 tracks

Passion and Warfare

Steve Vai

A maximalist masterwork of technicolor shred. Seven-string guitars mimic human speech across a landscape of spiritual soaring and playful, Zappa-esque absurdity.

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It's like a religious experience, but with a whammy bar and way more neon.

A high-energy blend of spiritual yearning and playful technical audacity.

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Stargazing+1.6σ

Stargazing saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
Liberty
2:03
02
Erotic Nightmares
4:15
03
The Animal
4:01
04
Answers
2:56
05
The Riddle
6:25
06
Ballerina 12/24
1:43
07
For the Love of God
6:05
08
The Audience Is Listening
5:30
09
I Would Love To
3:41
10
Blue Powder
4:44
11
Greasy Kid’s Stuff
2:58
12
Alien Water Kiss
1:11
13
Sisters
4:08
14
Love Secrets
3:41
Moments Worth Waiting For
The weeping, vocal-like sustain of the lead guitar on For the Love of God which sounds more like a prayer than a solo
The chaotic classroom skit in The Audience Is Listening where the teacher's frustration dissolves into a blistering blues-metal riff
The backwards-masked textures and alien chirps of Alien Water Kiss that push the limits of analog studio trickery
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