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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LibertySteve Vai | Steve Vai | Play | 02:03 | 4 MB | 15 MB |
| 2 | Erotic NightmaresSteve Vai | Steve Vai | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 3 | For the Love of GodSteve Vai | Steve Vai | Play | 06:04 | 13 MB | 44 MB |
| 4 | The Audience Is ListeningSteve Vai | Steve Vai | Play | 05:30 | 12 MB | 40 MB |
| 5 | I Would Love ToSteve Vai | Steve Vai | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 6 | Blue PowderSteve Vai | Steve Vai | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 7 | Greasy Kid's StuffSteve Vai | Steve Vai | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | Alien Water KissSteve Vai | Steve Vai | Play | 01:10 | 2 MB | 9 MB |
| 9 | SistersSteve Vai | Steve Vai | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 10 | Love SecretsSteve Vai | Steve Vai | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 38 mins | 87 MB | |||||
| 38 mins | 273 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Bett | Art Direction |
| 2 | Aaron Brown | Artwork, Illustrations |
| 3 | Eventide | Synthesizer |
| 4 | Nancy Fagan | Vocals |
| 5 | Pascal Fillet | Engineer, Mixing, Second Engineer |
| 6 | Jamie Firlotte | Vocals |
| 7 | Chris Frazier | Drums |
| 8 | Bernie Grundman | Mastering |
| 9 | Jim Hagopian | Photography |
| 10 | Stuart Hamm | Bass, Guest Artist |
| 11 | Bob Harris | Keyboards |
| 12 | Tris Imboden | Drums |
| 13 | PIA | Producer |
| 14 | Bill Reim | Art Direction, Artwork, Cover Design |
| 15 | David Rosenthal | Keyboards |
| 16 | Pia Vai | Keyboards |
| 17 | Steve Vai | Arranger, Art Direction, Bass, Composer, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Multi Instruments, Primary Artist, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |