Flex-Able

1984 · 15 tracks · 55 min
Hard Rock
Added November 2020

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Flex-Able was recorded on a Fostex 1/4-inch 8-track machine in guitarist Steve Vai's home studio between April '83 and November '83. Self-financed, this record turned into an underground favorite, in spite of the low budget approach. Many of Vai's compositions reflect mentor and former boss Frank Zappa's musical influence and offbeat sense of humor that makes for some 'Zappa-esque' and entertaining moments ("Little Green Men", "Boy-Girl Song"). Flex-Able is so named becasue of its diversity, and includes the oustanding instrumental "The Attitude Song".

Tracks — 7 of 15 instrumental

1	Little Green Men	5:39
2	Viv Woman	3:10
3	Lovers Are Crazy	5:39
4	Salamanders In The Sun Inst. guitar	2:26
5	The Boy/Girl Song	4:02
6	The Attitude Song Inst. guitar	3:23
7	Call It Sleep Inst. guitar	5:10
8	Junkie	7:24
9	Bill's Private Parts Inst. guitar	0:16
10	Next Stop Earth	0:35
11	There's Something Dead In Here Inst. guitar	3:46
12	So Happy	2:44
13	Bledsoe Bluvd	4:22
14	Burnin' Down The Mountain Inst. guitar	4:22
15	Chronic Insomnia Inst. guitar	2:05