Flex-Able [36th Anniversary Edition]

by Steve Vai

Overview

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 humor 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. ~ Steve Huey

Product Details

Release Date:	05/20/2022
Label:	Light Without Heat
UPC:	0682131893739
Rank:	81050

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Little Green Men
2. Viv Woman
3. Lovers Are Crazy
4. Salamanders in the Sun
5. The Boy/Girl Song
6. The Attitude Song

Disc 2

7. Call It Sleep
8. Junkie
9. Bill's Private Parts
10. Next Stop Earth
11. There's Something Dead in Here

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Steve Vai   Primary Artist,Bass,Bells,Piano,Sitar,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Percussion,Synthesizer,Drum Machine,Guitar (Electric)
Bob Harris   Vocals,Trumpet
Billy James   Drums,Percussion
Larry Crane   Lyre,Bells,Xylophone,Vibraphone
Chad Wackerman   Drums
Stuart Hamm   Bass,Vocals,Sound Effects,Vocals (Background)
Tommy Mars   Violin,Vocals,Keyboards
Ursula Rayven   Vocals
Pete Zeldman   Drums,Percussion
Scott Collard   Keyboards,Synthesizer,Fender Rhodes
Laurel Fishman   Vocals
Lill Vai   Sound Effects
Peggy Foster   Bass
Paul Lemcke   Keyboards
Pai Maiocco   Vocals
Greg Degler   Flute,Clarinet,Saxophone
Irney (Bob Harris) Rantin   Vocals
Suzannah Harris   Vocals
Joe Despagni   Sound Effects
Chris Frazier   Drums

Technical Credits

Steve Vai   Design,Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Drum Programming
Mark Pinske   Assistant
Neil Zlozower   Photography
Aaron Brown   Design,Illustrations
John Matousek   Mastering