Steve Vai recorded his debut album, Flex-able, at home on an eight-track studio and released it himself in 1984, Even though Vai is one of rock's most renowned guitar virtuosos, Flex-able isn't really a typical "shred" album; playing with Frank Zappa for several years rubbed off on Vai, and many of his compositions reflect both Zappa's musical influence and a skewed sense of humour that makes for some whimsically entertaining moments (i.e., "Little Green Men"), Make no mistake, there's still plenty of Joe Satriani-esque technical virtuosity on display, but since Vai has a few other tricks in his bag, Flex-able turns out to be much more enjoyable (and accessible to listeners other than guitar-technique fetishists) than the average '80s guitar shred-fest.
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Cat No: FN07772
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Packaging: CD Regular
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