Some songs seem to have been written purely for the fun of playing them, such as 'Greasy Kid's Stuff,' an up tempoed song build around a nice melody and a sweet guitar tone.

From the nearly orchestral and highly patriotic tune 'Liberty' to Steve's signature song 'For The Love Of God' this album is full of every emotion one can express. Steve Vai's 'Passion And Warfare' is a true show of technical brilliance, deep levels of compositional skills, and true musical inspiration. As Vai once said, 'Kill the guy with the ball, ice pick in the forehead, rip off your head and shit in the hole but all with a smile.' Pa Simply an amazing album by possibly the best guitarist alive.Review Summary: From sweep picking to two-hand tapping bass fills this album has just about everything you could want and then some. You have gotta experience this for yourself. The only lyrics in the whole song ('This issn't just a dream!!') are haunting and truly speak to you.

Filled with strange sounds (it's hard to distinguish the guitar at all), This is the grand finale to the album. Love Secrets- This seems to be a bit of an unpopular choice for the best song on the album, but I really think it is. Showing his songwriting and technical skills, this is one of Steve Vai's best songs.ġ. Liberty- What can I say? Amazing song, truly uplifting. This is basically the comic relief track from all the serious-ness in For the Love of God right before.Ģ. Steve does some awesome stuff with his guitar (especially at around 3:10), and the little 'story' told in the backround is pretty amusing. The Audience is Listening- Opening with a minute long vocal track, you now from the beggining this is not going to be a normal song. The acoustic solo through it stands out from the rest of the album and is very refreshing.ģ. Sisters- This is an amzingly relaxing peice. The lead part is extremely emotionally played and heard, and you can tell how much thought is put into absolutely every note and slide.Ĥ. Immediately set up by an awesome sitar line, Steve begins solo-ing over it.

For the Love of God- This song has some absolutely beautiful sounds. The 5 Stand-Out Tracks on Passion and Warfare:ĥ. The album was released and was a huge success (for a virtuoso album). Released after Flex-Able Leftovers, this album, despite being by a highly talented artist, wasn't expected to do very well (Steve Vai himself said he expected it to sell 10 copies). What more do I have to say? As in all of his other records, he has found a new and original way to do his trademark virtuoso thing.

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