Steve Vai - Flex-Able Leftovers

Artist:

Vai, Steve

UPC:

074646970324

See Also:

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Description:

Originally issued as a 10" EP in 1984, this 1998 reissue contains five bonus tracks not included on the original release. Original tracks recorded from
1982-1984.
Personnel: Steve Vai (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, coral sitar, synthesizer, electric piano, bass, background vocals); Tommy Mars (vocals, violin, keyboards); Stu Hamm (vocals, bass); Rantin & Rayven, Bob Harris, Laurel Fishman, Larry Kutcher, Joe Kearney (vocals); Larry Crane (piccolo xylophone, bell lyre, vibes); Robin DiMaggio, Chad Wackerman, Chris Frazier, Deen Castronovo (drums); Pete Zeldman (percussion); Suzannah Harris, Lill Vai, Joe Despagni (background vocals).
Vai came to prominence through his position as Frank Zappa`s "stunt guitarist" in the `80s. Despite a brief bill-paying stint with pop-metal giants Whitesnake, Vai went on to become a respected solo artist. His impossibly fleet-fingered guitar work and irreverent sense of humor endeared him to "shred" guitar aficionados worldwide. FLEX-ABLE LEFTOVERS was originally issued as a limited edition EP in 1984, some of which later appeared on FLEX-ABLE. This package contains all the tracks from the original EP plus several intriguing bonus cuts. Vai is clearly indebted to Zappa, both conceptually (the explicit, iconoclastic "#?@! Yourself") and musically (the rock-classical fusion of "Bledsoe Bluvd"), but ultimately he`s his own man, a unique voice in the cliche-ridden world of modern rock guitar. Vai lovers will welcome this opportunity to hear some previously unreleased selections from what many regard as the guitarist`s salad days.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. #?@! Yourself
2. So Happy
3. Bledsoe Bluvd
4. Natural Born Boy
5. Details at 10
6. Massacre
7. Burnin` Down the Mountain
8. Little Pieces of Seaweed
9. San Sebastian
10. Beast of Love, The
11. You Didn`t Break It
12. X-Equilibrium Dance, The
13. Chronic Insomnia

Album Information

Release Date:

11/10/1998

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Hard Rock

Label:

Epic (USA)

Producer:

Steve Vai

Catalog Number:

69703

Original Release Year:

1998

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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