Flexable

Steve Vai | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 8, 2011)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Epic/Legacy
• ASIN: B000002BWU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #103,771 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #36 in Music > Rock > Rock Guitarists > Shred

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Flexable by Steve Vai

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth a listen all you new fans!, January 9, 2002

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J. Ruberto (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flexable (Audio CD)

I recall getting this record after Passion & Warfare and initially being very disappointed in it. It comes off more like a Zappa record than a Vai record for sure, and I was not hip to Zappa at all at that time. It took me a while, but I grew into it, and now I like this one more than the later shredding records.

From a compositional standpoint, this is one of the more inventive records in Steve's catalog, although P&W is very strong in that regard as well.

This is, in fact, the record that sparked my interest in Zappa after being told that it is more like a Zappa record than anything else.

It contains (mostly) everything you expect from a Vai record, the heavy stuff, the goofy stuff, a ballad or two, the heady stuff.. except there is much more restraint, much less shredding, and the composition is king here. An interesting look at the beginning of it all, and the "leftovers" make it all the more worthwile!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Guitar God, September 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Flexable (Audio CD)

Fun with with whammy bars, wierd green aliens and lots of cool studio tricks. Making his guitar speak in ways we never imagined, big Steve Vai milks his whammy bar for all its worth and demonstrates that hes both the resident mad genius and sly prankster of the shred scene.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Bit Obtuse - But In A Good Way, November 11, 2002

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Mad Dog "maddog6969" (TimbuckThree, Tennessee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flexable (Audio CD)

Those of us that were fans back in the day knew that Steve's tenure with Frank Zappa would be limited. He possessed too much talent to be hamstrung by the rigid taskmaster Zappa for too long. This offering seemed fresh at the time. It does have some Zappa influence with regards to the orchestration, but Vai's creativity is what carries the disc. It's easy to look past many of the tunes and just lock onto the two or three most accessible ones, but I recommend an occasional re-visit. The moods of the music are diverse and once you've listened while in a variety of mindsets, you'll hear it more clearly.