Released September 1990 ( 1990-09) Recorded The Mothership Length 53: 15 / Steve Vai chronology (1984) Passion and Warfare (1990) (1993) Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Passion and Warfare is the second studio album by guitarist, released in September 1990 through. It has been certified by the. It was written based on a series of dream sequences that Vai had when he was younger, and in the guitar music book of the album, Vai sums it up as ' meets at a party that threw for '. It was all recorded in The Mothership studio at his home in the Hollywood Hills, a 1,600-square-foot (150 m 2) building in which his guitar parts for 's 1989 album were also recorded. As such, Whitesnake frontman has small spoken parts on Passion and Warfare. Vai states that planning the album started as early as 1982, but was shelved after joining the David Lee Roth band and not picked up again until parting ways with Roth in 1989.

Vai utilized many unusual recording techniques on the album. For what would come to be one of his most popular songs to date, ', he for ten days and recorded the song on the fourth day of the fast. 'Blue Powder' was originally recorded in 1986 as a showcase track for, using their X-100B amplifier, and given away with magazine in format. Vai was introduced to Carvin by his mentor, who had also used the X-100B. The drums were subsequently re-recorded for the album.

The equipment used to record Passion and Warfare was: and guitars; Green Meanie guitar; JCM900 and Carvin X-100B amplifiers; ADA MP-1; distortion pedal; harmonizer; Lexicon 480L. The song 'For the Love of God' is available for download for the 2007 video game, and was voted the 29th best of all time by a readers' poll in magazine. In 2016, Vai embarked on the Passion and Warfare 25th Anniversary World Tour, where he played the album in its entirety for the first time. Contents • • • • • • Track listing [ ] All tracks written by Steve Vai. Title Length 1.

'Liberty' 2:03 2. 'Erotic Nightmares' 4:15 3. 'The Animal' 4:01 4.

The Official Steve Vai website, with news of the Grammy Award-winning musician. PASSION AND WARFARE Various countries had different color printing on the discs, some with symbols and some without. STEVE TALKS ABOUT THE ALBUM. Notes: “Passion And Warfare”.

'Answers' 2:56 5. 'The Riddle' 6:24 6. 'Ballerina 12/24' 1:43 7. 'The Audience Is Listening' 5:30 9. 'I Would Love To' 3:41 10. 'Blue Powder' 4:44 11.

'Greasy Kid's Stuff' 2:58 12. 'Alien Water Kiss' 1:10 13. 'Sisters' 4:07 14. • ^ Huey, Steve.. Retrieved 2013-12-17. Novomatic gaminator download.