European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. worldradiohistory.com: VIII. 9 June 1990 . Retrieved 13 May 2021. Guitar World Staff (2008-10-28). "100 Greatest Guitar Solos: No. 29 "For the Love of God" (Steve Vai). Guitar World. NewBay Media. Retrieved 2013-12-17. Meditation, in many circles, is the exercise of bringing the mind and body to that very still place. Then the inner worlds open up. It’s easy to become a famous guitar player but it’s virtually impossible to still and control the mind (I did say virtually). By the way, it’s really quite amusing how people are always moving from one company to the another so swiftly in the record industry. Coming and going, going and coming, fired and hired and always expected to do a better job than the previous person.

Not really, because we were having fun. The Classified didn’t have any commercial expectations. We knew that the music wasn’t very accessible, but when you are compelled to do something, the enthusiasm eclipses the desire to be famous. I just thought, Maybe a couple of people will hear it and like it and that’s good enough. That was my secret weapon, really. for "Love Secrets" leads to one very wild ride that veers into the more eclectic and proggy side of Later we got a call from Business Affairs who said not only do they want to change the deal and give me only half of what the contract advance should have been, but they were just going to put this record out and not promote it. Steve Vai's Nielsen SoundScan Gold Award – Steve Vai – Passion and Warfare". Nielsen SoundScan. Equipboard, Inc. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015 . Retrieved 8 May 2021. Well, that’s a very interesting observation, and it’s true. Musically, I knew what I wanted to bring into the world, but on a personal level there was intense psychological drama going on in my head. In my early twenties I went through a very difficult period mentally. I was dealing with anxiety, confusion and depression.

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Fanelli, Damian. "Steve Vai Announces 'Passion and Warfare' 25th Anniversary World Tour". Guitar World. Probably not. Vai is playing for the masses here, with most of the songs being easy to consume (assuming you love guitar Playing with Zappa probably gave you confidence to pursue your vision, no matter how skewed it was. Notes: “Passion And Warfare”This album was summed up pretty well in Guitar Player magazine as “the mother load.” It took many years to make, considering that I started before even joining David Lee Roth. I didn’t give myself achance to go too mad. But even within the parameters of the pentatonic scale, there are many things you can do. Within limits is the infinite! Sure, you have to be extra-creative with the five orsix notes you’ve got, but it helps you realise anything is always possible!”

Yeah, I was very interested in composition, hard things to play and quirkiness. A lot of that quirkiness followed me through my career, which I love. Maybe this record is suffering now of what made it's success in the late 80's: trying hard to be hip.

By 1990, Vai was a household name, and he wasn’t about to let the moment slip through his nimble fingers. Using his fame and his dazzling chops, he set out to make nothing less than the ultimate guitar album. So I knew Cliff would do his best with this piece of my heart and we signed a deal and they sold close to a million and a half units. Steve Vai owns 'Favored Nations', a recording and publishing business which specialises in looking after both newly discovered and already high profile recording artists from around the world. The Riddle" (6:22) brings the music slower with tight bass lines and howling guitar in high register notes. It's really