Flex-Able
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| Studio album by Steve Vai | ||
| Released | 1984 | |
| Recorded | April-November, 1983 | |
| Genre | Heavy metal | |
| Length | 55:04 | |
| Label | Epic Records | |
| Producer(s) | Steve Vai | |
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| Steve Vai chronology | ||
| Flex-Able (1984) |
Passion and Warfare (1990) |
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| The 1984 original cover printed on the vinyl version. | ||
Flex-Able is an album by 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. It is very different to many of his other albums, and is largely influenced by Frank Zappa, this is why some people feel it is only an album for die-hard Vai fans. Flex-Able is not as based around massive guitar arrangements and shred moments as the rest of his output from the 1990s onwards, with the exception of 'Leftovers' which is a compilation of bonus tracks and remasters from his sessions at 'Stucco Blue'.
[edit] Track listing
- "Little Green Men" – 5:39
- "Viv Woman" – 3:09
- "Lovers Are Crazy" – 5:39
- "Salamanders in the Sun" – 2:26
- "The Boy-Girl Song" – 4:02
- "The Attitude Song" – 3:23
- "Call It Sleep" – 5:09
- "Junkie" – 7:23
- "Bill's Private Parts" – 0:16
- "Next Stop Earth" – 0:34
- "There's Something Dead in Here" – 3:46
- "So Happy" – 2:44
- "Bledsoe Bluvd" – 4:22
- "Burnin' Down the Mountain" – 4:22
- "Chronic Insomnia" – 2:05
The last 4 tracks are on re-issue of CD only, and not original pressings (including tape and LP versions). These four tracks can also be found on Flexable Leftovers.
