Passion and Warfare

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This purchase was inspired by seeing the pocket-sized guitar wizard(ess), Chantel McGregor (she's 21 from Bradford and plas like Jimi Hendrix, I kid you not) play 'For The Love Of God' by Steve Vai. Now I like virtuoso guitar playing but have no albums of this guy, so I bought his 1990 album, 'Passion And Warfare'. Basically this album is fourteen guitar instrumental tracks with a bit of chat/lyri... read more

Description: The second solo album from Steve Vai shows the guitarist coming into his own as a composer, matching his prodigious talent as a performer. The result is an entertaining mix. The hilarious "Audience is Listening" complements more reflective pieces such as "For the Love of God." The high-powered "Animal" and "Greasy Kid's Stuff" are balanced by "Blue Powder" and "Alien Water Kiss." Unlike most guitar-god solo recordings, Passion & Warfare avoids the sort of technical noodling that is uninteresting to everyone except other guitarists, opting instead for a collection of The second solo album from Steve Vai shows the guitarist coming into his own as a composer, matching his prodigious talent as a performer. The result is an entertaining mix. The hilarious "Audience is Listening" complements more reflective pieces such as "For the Love of God." The high-powered "Animal" and "Greasy Kid's Stuff" are balanced by "Blue Powder" and "Alien Water Kiss." Unlike most guitar-god solo recordings, Passion & Warfare avoids the sort of technical noodling that is uninteresting to everyone except other guitarists, opting instead for a collection of high-quality music that is full of compositional experimentation without ever getting out of control. --Genevieve Williams ... (more) (less)