The Crying Machine - Music

Steven Siro Vai Born June 6 1960 Is An American Guitarist Composer Singer Songwriter And Producer. A Three-Time Grammy Award Winner And Fifteen-Time Nominee Vai Started His Music Career In 1978 At The Age Of Eighteen As A Transcriptionist For Frank Zappa And Played In Zappa's Band From 1980 To 1983. He Embarked On A Solo Career In 1983 And Has Released Eight Solo Albums To Date. He Has Recorded And Toured With Alcatrazz David Lee Roth And Whitesnake As Well As Recording With Artists Such As Public Image Ltd. Mary J. Blige Spinal Tap And Ozzy Osbourne. Additionally Vai Has Toured With Live-Only Acts G3 Zappa Plays Zappa And The Experience Hendrix Tour As Well As Headlining International Tours. Vai Has Been Described As A "highly Individualistic Player" And Part Of A Generation Of "heavy Rock And Metal Virtuosi Who Came To The Fore In The 1980s". He Released His First Solo Album Flex-Able In 1984 While His Most Successful Release Passion And Warfare 1990 Was Described As "the Richest And Best Hard Rock Guitar-Virtuoso Album Of The '80s". He Was Voted The "10th Greatest Guitarist" By Guitar World Magazine And Has Sold Over 15 Million Records. Discography
Flex-Able 1984 Passion And Warfare 1990 Sex & Religion 1993 Fire Garden 1996 Flex-Able Leftovers 1998 The Ultra Zone 1999 Real Illusions Reflections 2005 The Story Of Light 2012 Modern Primitive 2016 Inviolate 2022 read less