Steve Vai SOLO DISCOGRAPHY
FLEX-ABLE (1984, self-released): I love this record because the music is very Zappa-esque. It also reminds me of when my life was simple and all about music.
PASSION & WARFARE (1990, Relativity Records): Creating this record was a complete liberation for me. It’s a reflection of music that was tormenting my psyche for a long time to get out. It was a thrilling vindication to be acknowledged for something I felt so strongly about.
SEX & RELIGION (1993, Relativity Records): This was my attempt to start a band. At the time of the recording, I was doing a great deal of soul-searching and that’s why the music is so intensely personal.
ALIEN LOVE SECRETS (1995, Relativity Records): After the big productions of my two previous albums, it was a blessed release to make an album that was stripped down to just guitar, bass and drums. It was a pure pleasure making this EP.
FIRE GARDEN (1996, Epic): Maybe my favorite; this record is mature and substantial in terms of musical content. I don’t know if one record best represents what I do musically, but this album comes close.
ULTRA ZONE (1999, Epic): Elements from all my other records pop up here. It’s a return to the innocence of FLEX-ABLE, has the compositional elements of PASSION AND WARFARE and has a lot of substance like FIRE GARDEN.
SEVENTH SONG (2000, Epic): That whole record represents a certain frame of mind as opposed the vast mood swings of my full-on records. Those sweet melodies are a musical representation of my desire to become closer with my own spiritual nature.
ALIVE IN AN ULTRA WORLD (2001, Epic): This album holds so many memories, feelings, smells and tastes for me. When I think of recording the other records, I think of four studio walls. When I think of recording this record, I’m standing on a bridge in Paris with my wife; I’m at a truck stop in Poland creating mischief with my band; I’m in my hotel room in Greece looking out at the water and writing a song.
