The ''Flex-Able Leftovers'' album, released on 10 November 1998, on

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, contains five bonus tracks and is quite different from the original ''Flex-Able Leftovers'' EP. Unlike Steve Vai's other albums, which are mostly instrumental, almost all copies of ''Flex-Able Leftovers'' feature a Parental Advisory label, as a result of the song "Fuck Yourself" containing multiple

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and sexual references. Other differences from the original version include the recording of live drums on "You Didn't Break It!" (The original used a drum machine) and the complete re-editing and mixing of the songs.

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Vai, except where noted. #"Fuck Yourself" (Listed as #?@! Yourself) ''(Bonus Ed. 1998)'' – 8:27 #"So Happy" (Vai, Laurel Fishman) – 2:43 #"Bledsoe Bluvd" – 4:22 #"Natural Born Boy" ''(Bonus Ed. 1998)'' – 3:34 #"Details at 10" – 5:58 #"Massacre" ''(Bonus Ed. 1998)'' – 3:25 #"Burnin' Down the Mountain" – 4:22 #"Little Pieces of Seaweed" – 5:12 (Vai, Larry Kutcher) #"San Sebastian" ''(Bonus Ed. 1998)'' – 1:08 #"The Beast of Love" (Joe Kearney) – 3:30 #"You Didn't Break it" (Bob Harris, Suzannah Harris) ''(1998 Version, with Robin DiMaggio (Drums))'' – 4:19 #"The X-Equilibrium Dance" ''(Bonus Ed. 1998)'' – 5:10 #"Chronic Insomnia" – 2:00
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Credits

Instrumental contributions

* Steve Vai –

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, acoustic and electric

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, background vocals * Mike Keneally – keyboards on "Fuck Yourself" * Tommy Mars – vocals,

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– vocals, bass guitar *Bob Harris – background vocals *Joe Kearney – background vocals *Alex Acerra - background vocals * Larry Crane – piccolo xylophone,

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*Robin DiMaggio –

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*Chris Frazier –

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– drums *Pete Zeldman –

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*Suzannah Harris – background vocals *Larry Kutcher - vocals and narration on Little Pieces of Seaweed

Technical contributions

*Eddy Schreyer - mastering *Lill Vai – sound effects *Joe Despagni – sound effects

References

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