The unreleased album’s worth of material covers those mystery years between his first two albums when he scrapped solo albums in order to work with David Lee Roth and Alcatraz.Ī double album indeed as the double CD release contains two cardboard sleeves attached and in yin yang fashion with each side acting as an independent album albeit in Siamese twin fashion. While VAI has always been generous in the addition of bonus tracks when he re-releases an older album, this one was the greatest gift of all as it came out as basically a double album called MODERN PRIMITIVE / PASSION AND WARFARE (25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION). This evolution makes more sense with the release of the 25th Anniversary Edition of Passion And Warfare which hit the market in 2016.
Thanks to RetroMetalMan for the addition Buy STEVE VAI - MODERN PRIMITIVE musicįor true STEVE VAI fans who have kept up with his output since the beginning, one of the most amazing transmogrifications in music history occurred between his debut album “Flex-Able” and his second “Passion And Warfare.” So much so that for much of the time both albums seem to have been recorded by completely different artists, however that’s somewhat of an exaggeration since both albums contain more than enough of the trademark VAI-isms that transcend compositional style as well as exhibiting his Zappa roots however the debut was more experimental whereas the sophomore release showcased a much more developed technical shredding style. Released on Jby Sony Legacy, produced by Steve Vai.
Greg Wurth / 6th finger for impossible chords on "Upanishadsīased on song sketches and works-in-progress penned and recorded by Vai following the release of Flex-Able, his debut album, in January 1984, the music on Modern Primitive has been completed by Vai for release as a full album disc and the 2nd CD is the bonus remastering of the Passion and Warfare 25th Anniversary Edition. *Cassiopeia is Steve Vai's Pembroke Welsh Corgi Nayanna Holley, Mandy Vejar, Fletcher Sheridan, Alvin Chea, Antonio Sol, Sue Mathis-Brantmeyer / backing vocals Jazz James / lead vocals on "Pink and Blows Over, Pt. Devin Townsend / lead vocals on "The Lost Chord" Tommy Mars / keyboards on "Pink and Blows Over (Parts 1-3)" Mike Keneally / keyboards on "Never Forever" Chris Frazier / drums on "Might Messengers", "The Lost Chord","Upanishads", "Fast Note People", "Lights Are On", "No Pockets", "Pink and Blows Over (Pts. Mike Mangini / drums on "Never Forever"
Jeremy Colson / drums on "Dark Matter", "And We Are One" Philip Bynoe / bass on "And We Are One", "Never Forever" Stu Hamm / bass on "Mighty Messengers", "The Lost Chord", "Upanishads", "Fast Note People", "Lights Are On", "No Pockets", "Pink and Blows Over (Pts. Steve Vai / guitars, percussion, keyboards, vocals