{"product_id":"steve-vai-passion-and-warfare-25th-anniversary-edition","title":"Steve Vai - Passion And Warfare (25th Anniversary Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOften cited as one of the greatest and most influential instrumental rock guitar albums ever recorded, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSteve Vai\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s second studio album. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePassion And Warfare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was originally released through Relativity\/Epic Records in September 1990 and has been certified Gold by the RIAA for surpassing 500,000 units sold.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspired by a series of dreams Vai had experienced as a young man, he describes the album as “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJimi Hendrix\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e meets Jesus Christ at a party that Ben Hur threw for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMel Blanc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e”. Sketches and concepts for the record started as early as 1982 but were shelved after Vai joined \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavid Lee Roth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's band. When they parted ways, Vai was determined to finish it and ended up recording it in his home studio The Mothership while also working on the guitar parts for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhitesnake\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's 1989 album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSlip of the Tongue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album includes the classic track “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor the Love of God\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\", cited as one of the best solos of all time in a Guitar World magazine reader’s poll. This edition, originally released in 2016, also includes four bonus tracks from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePassion And Warfare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e sessions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo boot, it has been remastered from the original analogue master tapes by the legendary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBernie Grundman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, one of the best studio engineers in the business.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePassion And Warfare (25th Anniversary Edition)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is available as a limited edition of 3000 individually numbered copies on 180g yellow, red and black marbled vinyl 2LP.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MUSIC ON VINYL","offers":[{"title":"180g Yellow, Red and Black Marbled 2LP","offer_id":60482947055961,"sku":"SDZ-56768","price":42.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/6b1777f2b6b80896a5f92a9921b2a7ff66bf7c1cfec03bc38660bc0cf139df56.jpg?v=1794585215","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/steve-vai-passion-and-warfare-25th-anniversary-edition","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}