Guitar virtuoso Steve Vai popped all twenty in the band of Frank Zappa. Then he played with the hard rockers Alcatrazz and in the band of David Lee Roth. In the nineties, Vai released a number of largely instrumental albums containing musical elements of prog and hard rock. Passion And Warfare (1990) is regarded as a high point in his discography. Vai's lyrical guitar playing is easily recognizable,
… thanks to his ability to sometimes make a human voice sound of the guitar. The flamboyant guitarist falls further by his penchant for exotic-looking guitars.more