# The Audience Is Listening guitar solo

> The guitar solo on The Audience Is Listening by Steve Vai (1990). From the album Passion and Warfare. Played on an Ibanez JEM.

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Steve Vai, 1990, from *Passion and Warfare*. Solo by *Steve Vai*.

This is a hyperactive, comic romp with guitar lines that imitate a schoolroom scene, packed with wild whammy tricks and rapid-fire runs.

The Audience Is Listening by Steve Vai is #8 in our ranking of the best Steve Vai guitar solos. The solo is played by Steve Vai and the song was released in 1990.

## In our lists

- [The Best Steve Vai Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/steve-vai-guitar-solos/) — #8

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on The Audience Is Listening?

Steve Vai played the solo on Steve Vai's The Audience Is Listening (1990).

### What guitar was used on the The Audience Is Listening solo?

An ibanez jem, according to widely reported accounts.

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