Inspired by a series of dreams Vai had experienced as a young man, Passion and Warfare has been described by the artist as “Jimi Hendrix meets Jesus Christ at a party that Ben Hur threw for Mel Blanc.” Recorded at The Mothership, Vai’s home studio in the Hollywood Hills, Passion and Warfare includes the classic track, “For the Love of God,” cited as one of the best solos of all time in a Guitar World magazine reader’s poll. Often cited as one of the greatest and most influential instrumental rock guitar albums ever recorded, Vai’s Passion and Warfare was originally released through Relativity/Epic Records in September 1990 and has been certified Gold by the RIAA. “There are songs here I’ve never performed before, and I’m delighted that 25 years after its release, I feel as though my guitar chops are as much up to the task as ever before.” “Performing this record from top to bottom (with some very special surprises in the works) is something I’ve always dreamed of doing,” Vai said. For the first time Vai will be performing the entire Passion And. Passion And Warfare is highly regarded as one of the greatest instrumental rock guitar recordings of all time. In addition to the first-time release of his “lost” Modern Primitive music, composer/producer and electric guitar virtuoso Steve Vai will celebrate the 25th anniversary of his landmark album, Passion and Warfare, with a world tour starting on May 28th featuring-for the first time ever in concert-full performances of his groundbreaking instrumental rock masterpiece in its entirety. In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of his landmark album, Passion And Warfare, guitar legend Steve Vai has announced he will be embarking on a very special world tour celebrating the groundbreaking recording. The 2 CD Modern Primitive/Passion and Warfare 25th Anniversary Edition will be housed in a four panel soft-pack with a 20-page Modern Primitive booklet and a 24-panel Passion and Warfare poster fold. Modern Primitive/Passion and Warfare 25th Anniversary Edition is being released as a 2 CD physical collection while each disc will be available as a separate title on all digital platforms. Newly remastered from the original analog tapes, the Passion and Warfare 25th Anniversary Edition disc includes, as bonus tracks, four previously unreleased recordings from the Passion and Warfare sessions.
“ Modern Primitive is the missing link between these two records.
“The music on Flex-Able is so vastly different from Passion and Warfare, one could wonder if the same guy actually made both records,” Vai writes in his liner notes for the collection.
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