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Flex-Able is the debut studio album by American virtuoso guitarist Steve Vai. This was his first as a solo artist, and was created in Stucco Blue, a shed converted into a studio in Vai's old back garden.
Flex-Able 36th Anniversary Release is out now! Well, it’s been more than 36 years since Flex-Able was released but when I decided to do this it was 36 years old, eh. I love this crazy little record and wanted to get one final up-to-date mastering done by Bernie Grundman himself who is perhaps the greatest vinyl mastering engineer in the business.
Apr 28, 2024 · The appearance of Flex-Able, the self-financed debut album by Steve Vai, tore up the rulebook for what could be achieved by an electric guitar wielded with deadly intent. Unleashed in 1984, it heralded the arrival of the most important new figure in rock guitar since Eddie Van Halen.
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As a student at the famed Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, the young Steve Vai was hired by Frank Zappa as a transcriptionist, before moving to the West Cast to join Zappa's touring band in 1980. The relationship last for three years before Vai cashed in and bought a house in Sylmar, Los Angeles, where he installed a home studio a...
Defenders of the Faith - Judas PriestLearning to Crawl - The Pretenders1984 - Van HalenBon Jovi - Bon Jovi"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." (AllMusic) "Now, to reassure the non-weirdos in th...
Brian Carr: I believe I said some time ago that, while a few of this wonderful group’s album choices become surprise discoveries for some of the members, the most impassioned reviews tend to come from albums with which the members have a long history. I have such a history with Steve Vai’s Flex-able. I don’t remember exactly when I (or one of my br...
Soon after that CDs became popular and Flex-Able was fetching $7.50 for 1 CD. When I joined the David Lee Roth band and the Eat 'Em and Smile CD came out, sales of Flex-Able took off and when Passion And Warfare came out, Flex-Able took another leap in sales.
Vai.com - The Official Steve Vai Website. Flex-Able (1984) Steve’s first album was originally available on vinyl and cassette through mail order, but was later re-released on CD in 1988 with some bonus tracks* from Flex-Able Leftovers added. The current version on iTuens does not include these bonus tracks.
