Guitar god Steve Vai is gearing up for a big 25 year anniversary re-release of his highly praised and celebrated solo album Passion and Warfare. This re-release will not only feature the album itself, but a second CD titled Modern Primitive - an album of material he wrote between his 1984 solo debut Flex-able and Passion and Warfare. To promote it, Vai has already released a rather funky yet very much Steve Vai sounding tune Dark Matter (which can be listened to below).
In a recent interview with Classic Rock Magazine, Vai talks a bit about how he feels about Modern Primitive, saying:
"Performing this record from top to bottom, with some very special surprises in the works, is something I've always dreamed of doing. There are songs here I've never performed before, and I'm delighted that 25 years after its release, I feel as though my guitar chops are as much up to the task as ever before."
Like I said earlier, Dark Matter has a lot of a funky vibe to it - in a rather Jimi Hendrix flavor. However, it isn't too long into the song where you hear the kinds of runs, bends, and harmonies that are trademark 80's/90's Steve Vai sound. However, the modern recording of the song makes it sound less dated. It could easily fit on anything he would put out in this day and age.
Passion and Warfare + Modern Primitive will be released on June 24th.
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