Vai's Passion and Warfare, what do you think of it

[tylershelburne]

In my opinion passion and warfare is Vai's best album. The things he does on that album is just amazing

 

[Leon]

i dig it. but, i think my favorite might be Flexable Leftovers.

 

[Shawn]

My favorite album by Vai. It's the first one I ever heard and i've always liked it. I also like Alien Love Secrets, I wish it was longer....

 

[WayneCustom7]

i dig it. but, i think my favorite might be Flexable Leftovers.

You're kidding right? I purchsed F-L for 9.99 at Best Buy one day, and that was about a year ago, and I must have listened to that CD ONCE (I believe I couldn't even finish), I did not like it at all...but hey I'll give it another listen, but I must agree, P&W is by far a more superior masterpiece, perhaps his greatest!

 

[GH0STrider]

passion and warfare is perhaps the greatest instrumental guitar record of all time. it set the bar for all that was to come.

 

[Digital Black]

His best work ever. It's one of the few "must own's" for aspireing rock/metal gutarists

 

[playstopause]

P & W is a HUGE milestone in rock guitar history imho.
It kind of had the same impact on rock guitar players as Van Halen I and Hendrix "Electric Ladyland" did (in really different ways, of course).

After it came out, it's one of the few records out there that guitar players said: "ok, i got to sit down and work my ass off way harder now".

It just revealed much much more sonic possibilities of the instrument.

 

[Kevan]

Is this a trick question?

 

[Durero]

Yup I agree with y'all - a fantastic album.
the start through to For the Love of God is pure perfection.
Masterpiece indeed

 

[Metal Ken]

the only downside to the album is 'I Would love to', imo. It sounds like the intro to an 80s workout video.

 

[Roundhouse_Kick]

passion and warfare is perhaps the greatest instrumental guitar record of all time. it set the bar for all that was to come.

What he said. This was the first album I heard that really insired me to start practising my guitar properly.

 

[jim777]

I like it just fine. I like "Eat 'em and Smile" as well. Those two are Vai's best in my opinion.

 

[Drew]

Definitely a "must own" for guitarists, but not something I listen to a lot. I prefer "Alien Love Secrets" for listenability, though I will say PAW is head and shoulders above most of his recent work, in my ears...

 

[distressed_romeo]

This album is undoutedly an absolute classic, although IMHO 'Real Illusions: Reflections' comes close...

 

[Shawn]

the only downside to the album is 'I Would love to', imo. It sounds like the intro to an 80s workout video.

I still like that song though. What I really like is The Animal, I love that groove.

 

[darren]

I think i might have listened to P&W all the way through... maybe twice. I listened to FTLOG a bit more, but i couldn't listen to the rest of it, really. I just didn't like it. I think i sold it at a garage sale for $2 a couple of years ago. And that's the only Vai album i've ever bought.

 

[Shawn]

I still like The Ultra Zone, it's a little weird but his playing is superb.

 

[BigM555]

Wow, I can't believe no one has braught up Fire Garden yet!

Yes, I would consider P&W to be probably his best work. But I've always thought that Fire Garden was his best composing/producing effort.

Honestly I've used P&W as a benchmark lately telling people that Guthrie Govan's Erotic Cakes is the best instrumental guitar album since.

BigM555

 

[jacksonplayer]

I'm a big Ultra Zone fan, also. P&W is a magnificent album, but I sorta ODed on it when it came out and don't listen to it much anymore.

 

[Shawn]

Wow, I can't believe no one has braught up Fire Garden yet!

Yes, I would consider P&W to be probably his best work. But I've always thought that Fire Garden was his best composing/producing effort.

Honestly I've used P&W as a benchmark lately telling people that Guthrie Govan's Erotic Cakes is the best instrumental guitar album since.

BigM555

Fire Garden is good too.