For the Love of God (instrumental)
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| “For the Love of God” | |||||
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| Song by Steve Vai | |||||
| Album | Passion and Warfare | ||||
| Released | July 1990 | ||||
| Recorded | 1989-1990 | ||||
| Genre | Instrumental rock | ||||
| Length | 6:02 | ||||
| Label | Relativity, Epic | ||||
| Writer | Steve Vai | ||||
| Producer | Steve Vai | ||||
| Passion and Warfare track listing | |||||
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"For The Love Of God" is an instrumental guitar piece by Steve Vai. Released as the flagship seventh song on Vai's 1990 album Passion and Warfare, it is often cited as Vai's greatest composition and was voted #29 in a readers' poll of the 100 greatest guitar solos of all time for the magazine Guitar World. The piece, which runs for six minutes, features a number of techniques, including legato, whammy bar tricks, harmonics and volume swells.
Vai, always one to explore new techniques for gaining spiritual balance, is also well known for the emphasis in preparation. As he has said in many interviews, Vai fasted and meditated for ten days in preparation for recording this song, which was recorded on the fourth day of the fast.[1]
Vai has performed the piece with a substantial orchestra in the Netherlands.
