I got this in CD in 1990. Playing it heavily for over 20 years.. This is VAIs Dark side of the moon. The impact on the guitar players was stellar. How there isn't a VH1 documentary is beyond me.

@MusicissuperiorEVHROX316

4 ай бұрын

It’s definitely Vai’s Dark Side of The Moon, a truly incredible piece of work, and since then his records have never disappointed.

One of the greatest instrumental albums of all time (period).

@SDA7337

5 жыл бұрын

it is... have you checked out Modern Primitive?? Super rad. I dig it. "No Pockets" is such a great groove, and "pink and blows over", is odd and amazingly beautiful.. Those are my current favs on that one.

@SuperBoomshack

5 жыл бұрын

This and Alien Love Secrets

@ooferrell

5 жыл бұрын

Other than me at the skin flute!!!!

@ErdemKaramanyus

5 жыл бұрын

not one of...the greatest.

@sashingopaul3111

5 жыл бұрын

I put this up there with Liquid Tension 1

This is what you get when you make music for love not for money. A timeless masterpiece.

It’s too bad there hasn’t been a documentary released of the making of this album. That album will remain a treasure for years and years to come. That album was my guiding light when I was a teenager.

@ryangunwitch-black

2 жыл бұрын

Same.

@studioheathco

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Hearing this record for the first time is a definite spot in my memory where I see there being a clear before:after in terms of my thinking, focus, and perception of “possible.” Where music is concerned, at least. I’d kill to watch a feature doc on P&W. Clearly, I’m not the only one.

that's steve vai....what a nice little boy!

@supersierra70

6 жыл бұрын

I hope he finds some friends this year

@syazwanshukor

5 жыл бұрын

You’re getting too loud!!!!!

@JoeBoult

5 жыл бұрын

WOWOWOWOWWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOOWOWWOWOWOWOWOW Eh.. Shattap

@jjankosky

4 жыл бұрын

...He used to cut the grass.

@monkeyrevolution1964

4 жыл бұрын

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I was about 11 or 12 when I bought this album and it just flew over my head. I couldn't grasp the complexity and eclectic nature of this brilliant work. Coming off the more conventional satriani, vai was unlike anyone I'd ever heard. Of course, over the years, my appreciation for this has grown in leaps and bounds. Still my fav vai album ever.

I remember when I bought this on cassette. I was 20. I'm 45 now. it is still one of my favorite albums ever.

@StevEvil666

4 жыл бұрын

I'm 53 and remember getting it on cassette and meeting him on Long Island at the listening party. I still break it out sometime and the record is timeless.

@gemmap8474

9 ай бұрын

I remember picking this up out of a box of tapes my uncle had in a shed. I picked it out based on the cover. I was 13 then and it changed me. 43 now and still listening.

The thing I love about Steve is that he is so unique, not just in his playing but in his mastery of tone and effects. The complete rock guitarist.

I can spend entire days watching this stuff. Please Mr Vai I need more!!

@ArtGuitarLTX

8 жыл бұрын

yes more footage!

@RolanTHUNDER

8 жыл бұрын

Took the words right out of my mouth friend, thanks! We NEED more Vai-ness

@scottmcclure4855

8 жыл бұрын

Exactly! He needs to release a full length video of this entire recording session :) or better yet...every recording session he has done on video! lol

@RolanTHUNDER

8 жыл бұрын

Scott McClure Hey Scott, by the way, Mr. Vai signed my 1990 Universe ;)

@ItalyNerf

7 жыл бұрын

Electric Sitar

His greatest album and one of the best rock instrumental albums ever created.

Still remember the feeling of hearing this album for the first time ! It sounded like magic then and still sounds like magic🎸🌟.

I still think this is one of the best electric guitar albums ever made.

I borrowed this album on cassette (young people, ask your parents about them) from my Sgt during Desert Storm so often that when it was over, he gave it to me. Thank you Kalen and thank you Steve Vai. This album started a love affair with the guitar that has lasted all of these years. A truly gifted and spiritual man who I had the honor to see in Salt Lake City some years ago. Simply Brilliant.

When I first listened to Passion and Warfare it scared and amazed me, i couldn’t believe how creative and interesting it was with things played on guitar that where unconceivable.. I’ll die a fan of this album...

God that's incredible to know he made this album without and outside incentive to do so. No record label, no money and it's one of the best guitar albums of all time in my eyes! It was an album I grew up listening to and know every note of. What an inspiration, when I myself am about to record a new album without a record label either! Just make the music and things will happen.

OMG ...had this on tape walkman on holiday...played it for hours everyday , looking out on landscapes and dreaming from a car window. Couldn't believe where this album took me. And here you see the graft , the hard, frustrating hours and weeks behind that bliss. We are so grateful you stuck at it Steve. Thank you.

When 'Passion and Warfare' finally dropped in Apartheid South Africa I was an isolated teenage guitarist trying to figure shit out. You could just as well had me be kidnapped by an alien...it was life changing. I could not wrap my head around the mastery of Steve's work and it felt impossible. The most valuable lesson I got from that album was that I needed to sound like me and become a great composer. This album will remain one of the most influential albums in rock instrumental history.

I heard it Steve, and I liked it. My son had a white Ibanez bass; he introduced me to your's, Satriani's, and Malmsteen's music. His name was Steve.

I used to play this full volume in my bedroom to drown out my annoying neighbors that made too much noise, so I could get my sleep. I used to love sleeping in till whenever! Worked like a charm.

Steve Vai one of THE most creative and still relevant guitar players today!

this album is "the dark side of the moon" of the guitars. so creative.

@MusicissuperiorEVHROX316

4 ай бұрын

Many would say that “Dark Side Of The Moon” is the Dark Side of The Moon of guitar, but I agree.

Still one of my all time favorite albums! Timeless music. Thank you 🙏 Mr. Vai.

This CD is still a pearl in my collection. What a masterpiece!

A spiritual record unmatched

thank you for this awesome footage!

@senseigit7015

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/oaSiqrqvg5nNZrg.html FANTASTIC STEVE!!!

A life changing album, just perfect. Thank you for that Mr. Steve Vai

This album somehow allows access to pure emotion, it essentially enters via a back door in perception and connects with you and allows emotions to exit. So deep and intuitive, and mysterious, even to this day.

Passion and Warfare was the first CD I ever got, aged 17, and I remember waiting weeks for it to arrive at the small music/bookshop in my small country town in the UK, and when it did, wow, every track was so awesome in its own way...thanks so much for being part of my musical education!

This album will still be played in 2981

@sashingopaul3111

5 жыл бұрын

absoluttchamp even better: 2990

@serendipititieshq1748

4 жыл бұрын

Even better 1036597

I don’t make this kind of music but Steve is such a huge inspiration to me. The way he speaks about music and approaches it, without ego and just free, trying to get the sounds in his head down on to tape, even if no one ever hears it. How can you not be inspired by that?!

Unbelievable Album....took “The Guitar” to a whole new world/level....

Passion and warfare and Surfing With the Alien in my mind are the best two guitar albums ever!!!

I have read many comments: ..."changed my life"...(of course mine too) Changed life of many people, professionals and guitar fans. Changed the history and concept of guitar, of jazz and rock and roll. Changed the history of music ...for better. God bless Steve Vai!

Passion and Warfare was Steve’s lifetime masterpiece! I remember how blown away I was the day I bought it! It was like Frank Zappa on steroids! Incredible solo Album that will never be surpassed. Even Steve himself hasn’t out done it!

Steve Vai was the first concert that I ever saw. That is a feeling and a memory that will stay with you forever. He was with DLR in the Skyscraper tour and they came to Shreveport LA. I was 13 and I can still remember it like it was yesterday. I was on the floor about 10 feet from the stage and it was fucking awesome. I vividly remember the triple neck heart guitar. He is an amazing individual and of course when Passion and Warfare came out it solidified him in the status of guitar god whether he wanted that or not. Genius cant stay hidden for long. Thanks Steve for that amazing memory and of course a big hats off to the 25th anniversary of PaW. Damn I feel old....... :D

This album is a major part of our Bible. It's a must have and everyone I know or have known that plays knows it. You are the only guitarist that has the ability to actually surprise me. Thanks for all you have shared with us!!!!!❤

Man, I’ll never forget VAI teaching me that the guitar doesn’t have to sound like a guitar. 💯

Passion and warfare and flying in a blue dream . There best work imo !

@James-hh1lq

8 жыл бұрын

+Ibanezguitars also love vinnie Moore . 80's were great

@TheRockstarnumber1

7 жыл бұрын

Passion and Warfare 100% but for Satch it's Crystal Planet for me.

@James-hh1lq

7 жыл бұрын

+TheRockstarnumber1 crystal planet was rock but flying was more versatile blues rock funk it had had everything

@TheRockstarnumber1

7 жыл бұрын

Just loved the song writing on Crystal Planet. House Full of Bullets is blues rock though bro. You cant get a much bluesier riff than that. And I don't think Flying in a Blue Dream has a ballad on it that quite matches the passion of Love Thing. Love Thing is a stunning song. Plus I'm not slating him for trying but I'm not a fan of his singing so I prefer his Instrumental stuff, Flying is still a class album though but for me it's no better that The Extremist and it's no Crystal Planet JMO.

@colbs237

7 жыл бұрын

Flying In A Blue Dream. Wow, I remember it like it was yesterday :)

Never seen Vai with a bit of beard before.

@anouman9883

7 жыл бұрын

Check out the videoclip for "For The Love of God". He sports some stubble there as well.

@RidvanDuzey

7 жыл бұрын

I will, cheers!

@dressedtosmellgood

7 жыл бұрын

its a good look

@stephenbartlett6402

6 жыл бұрын

chocolate milk stains

@godgodgodzilla

6 жыл бұрын

and so damn exhausted!!

What a genius. This album changed my life.

I remember when Passion and Warfare came out. I bought it just before my highschool graduation. Having already owned Flex-able and all the David Lee Roth albums too. Passion and Warfare was epic, the first BIG release from Steve Vai. Hence more time, effort and budget to showcase the real artist. Completely on a OMG level. Thank you Mr. Vai.😀

An absolute masterpiece of an album.

This album is the biggest single influence on me as a musician. Thank you Steve.

Thanks for sharing that Steve.....I'll never forget hearing that album for the first time, was blown away!

It's an Honor to share My Birthday with you . Happy Birthday Mr.Vai 06/06/60.

One of the most inspiring musicians ive ever listened to. So glad to be alive while we are graced with his creations. Hope to see him one day

Thanks so much for posting. This footage is gold. This album was on such high rotation in my young teenage life... Great to be a fly on the wall watching its conception....feels so surreal.

3:11 very true, very honest. You inspired me a lot, when i was a kid i used to sleep listening to this album. Still today, i'm an electro artist, i play less guitar. But what you feel, what you are, is universal as an inspiration for every kind of musicians, hell, make it every kind of humans. Great man, great artist. Thank you Mr Vai.

Thanks Steve. I'm grateful you got this all on tape. And on video. It's gold.

This record changed my life - and still does ! So moving to watch this ! Thanks a lot !

I absolutely devoured this album when it came out, must have listened to it a hundred times. Absolutely incredible

The only time this album isn't playing in my car is when I give Alien Love Secrets a turn!

an incredible album, I remember when it came out & it was a a big influence.

My favorite instrumental recordings. I listen to this album frequently. I'm a bass player and who went out and got me a Jem! It took me a minute but I love my guitar. Thanks for sharing yourself with us. Much love Bro

In 1991 I won a raffle and the prize was an Ibanez UV7 and a lesson with Steve Vai. It wasn't until 1992 that the lesson actually happened but I remember thinking, "I need to buy and familiarize myself with his most recent album just in case it comes up in concert at ion or whatever". So I went out and bought Passion and Warfare and listened to it virtually non stop for weeks. I remember being overwhelmed by the music because there was just SO many things in each song to listen to and take in. Passion and Warfare became (and still is) my all-time favorite instrumental guitar album. Even today, when I listen to it with headphones, I still hear things that I either never heard before or had forgotten about. I like to close my eyes as I listen and I can almost "see" the music in three dimensions. Amazing!

I can't describe the first time I heard this album, all those years ago. I don't even remember how I knew the name Steve Vai. I was a sophomore in high school and I LOVED the bands of the day. Metallica, Anthrax, G n R, White Snake, White Lion, Motley Crüe. I played all their songs on guitar.

Huge inspiration, thanks for following through on your love Steve!

Fantastic jewel and thank you very much for sharing it!

thank you for this gift forged with great wisdom, dedication and emotion, I listen to this album to this day, all your sacrifice to plan this album was worth it, the Eternal bless you a lot.

I got this album when it was released and it still sounds like nothing else.A true original.Thank you Steve

Please please please more footage, this album changed my entire life and watching how it was made is truly awesome!!

Thank you for giving us this music and letting us take a look inside your mind. This album is as special as looking up to the sky and realizing how beautiful the world is and how much we should feel amazed about what we know about life, and also amazed about what we don’t know. A true treasure

Thank you thank you thank you Steve!! 25 years of pure joy!! Blessings

a true classic that endure the test of time! and for many years to come.

This is so great. Please post more!

Thank you for your music Mr. Vai

That album is a true masterpiece, it reignited my love for guitar. I have spent many hours over the years trying to learn some of songs but have come to the conclusion that i will probably never be able to play those lines, Steve is truly gifted, I know he put in the work but is gifted. Having said that my playing has. still improved from trying to learn this music and it also introduced me to using modes. Thank you Steve Vai.

One of the best albums ever ❤️

wow that was so amazing...thank you for sharing Steve!

Nice to see some bits of Ballerina played live! Damn Steve, this album is mythical.

This is really one of the cooler videos I've personally seen regarding the making of this album. So awesome

Best video I have seen on youtube for a long time! love it!

That was wonderful. Sublime. Thank you for sharing Steve!

So blessed to be alive at the same time he is…….. 😊

I would love to see more of this footage!Amazing!!

Steve is the best to ever pick it up. My absolute hero

Day of release. I remember being 15 and bunking school after lunch break to go to the local HMV and use their own headphones for this moment in history. Priceless.

Just fascinating. Thank you so much for the decades of inspiring music Steve

February 2019 and I'm still digging it. Oh man.... What an awesome album Mr Vai!

Thank you, Mr. Vai, for this amazing album!!!

Amazing. I wouldn't mind paying to see more of this footage. Magical album and era.

Amazing to see that!!! Thank you. The creation of a pure masterpiece... Pure genius!!

So happy to have been able to see you on this tour and front row...

beautiful insight... thanks for this

Congratulations on the best album in the picking world

Still blows my mind today.

1989 i was 14 years and this album was not released.When i saw this video for the first time ( there 4 or 5 years i was 41 years, and i realized how you had influence me as being. i was sitting in my own studio…Thank's for all ,and show us a way to work good things! grea

Thanks for producing the best album in the century!

I was in my early twenties when this album came out. I've never been the same since. Thank you Mr. Vai :) This footage is amazing!

I remember buying this CD and wearing it out. I truly heard this amazing work of art as an eye opening experience and I absolutely loved it. Would love to meet Steve. He seems like such a down to earth man. Amazing Amazing Amazing

Love the old footage Vai creating his iconic album, right here is why Steve was a real hero to me.

probably one of the most inspirational and pinnacle albums in my guitar journey..you along with greg howe taught me more about feeling and texture and how to make every note shine and how to make my music say something buy inspiring me with your music..that is probably the greatest gift that music has when we share our inner songs with the world,,the creativity that comes from inspiration how one song or melody can inspire hundreds or even thousands more, much respect for sharing with us all..but doing so you have in essence transcended your own enlightenment buy sharing and touching the souls of so many.music like you always say..brings us all together..no matter who you are or musical tastes or creed or color..your music is for everybody..no genre required.. and i truly thank you for being a most gracious musical ambassador and wish you many more years of musical creativity.

So beautiful

This cassette tape changed my life !

@devilaverage6718

7 жыл бұрын

I still have this on cassette, but nothing to play it on. :)

@michalgt7203

7 жыл бұрын

+Devil Average We have a few tape players still working here along with VHS players

@OmniscientVirtuosity

7 жыл бұрын

It did for all of us lol. The perfect lead sound. Imagination splattered to Tape. Perfection

@toranarama1

7 жыл бұрын

thomas g . mine to.

@MoCatt

7 жыл бұрын

lol cassette here too. The plastic for the tape cover completely covered in scratches, the tape hiss ridiculously noticeable. That's how you knew it was a great album - you wore it out! :)

Beautiful vidéo. Thx Steve 😌

One of my all time favorite albums of all time ever!! Haha Thanks Steve✌

God bless you, sir. Amazing album.

Thank you Steve Vai! God bless you, much love and respect.

great old footage, brings back memories from that early years, thanks

If my cousin would've never showed me this back in 92 i would've never picked up a guitar.. Thank you so much ..i still listen to P&W till this day and passing it down to my 5 yr old