Tony MacAlpine
Collection: The Shrapnel Years
The Story
Centered on guitarist Tony MacAlpine's neo-classical style that established him as one of the most innovative musicians of our time, "Collection: The Shrapnel Years" is a must-have for fans of high-performance guitar playing as it contains some of the most phenomenal solos in Shrapnel's rich guitar history. MacAlpine writes, "This collection of songs represents a musically fun period for me and the musicians that were associated with its development had much to do with that. When listening to this CD, one can imagine the hard work and practice it must have taken to create these pieces. However, after the last chord was played and the last mix was mastered, the reasons we undertook this task became clear."
The Music
03:41 | Wheel Of Fortune | Instrumental |
04:27 | Agrionia | Instrumental |
03:31 | The Witch And The Priest | Instrumental |
04:16 | Edge Of Insanity | Instrumental |
05:10 | Champion | Instrumental |
05:23 | Rats With Wings | Instrumental |
05:59 | The Violin Song | Instrumental |
04:13 | Tower Of London | Instrumental |
04:48 | The Sage | Instrumental |
06:17 | Time Table | Instrumental |
05:41 | Christmas Island | Instrumental |
05:33 | Chromaticity | Instrumental |
The Artists
Tony MacAlpine | Guitars, Keyboards, Grand Piano, Acoustic Piano, Production, Mixing, Liner Notes |
Billy Sheehan | Bass |
Steve Smith | Drums, Production |
Mike Terrana | Drums |
Larry Dennison | Bass, Production |
Glen Sobel | Drums, Production |
Tony Franklin | Bass |
Deen Castronova | Drums |
Jens Johansson | Keyboards on "The Violin Song" |
Barry Sparks | Bass |
Mike Varney | Production, Executive Production |
Stephen M. Fontano | Engineering |
Mike Mani | Keyboard Programming |
George Horn | Mastering |
Robert Margouleff | Production, Mixing |
Brant Biles | Engineering, Mixing |
Bernie Grundman | Mastering |
Brian Levi | Production, Engineering, Mixing |
Colin Mitchell | Engineering Assistance |
Mooka Rennick | Overdubs, Mixing, Mastering |
Shawn Morris | Additional Engineering |
Joe Marquez | Additional Engineering |
Arjan MacNamara | Engineering Assistance, Mastering |
Kenneth K. Lee Jr. | Mastering |
Bernie Torelli | Mixing, Mastering |
Robert Biles | Engineering |
Dave Stephens | Graphic Design |
Ross Pelton | Photography |
William Hames | Photography |
Tim Gennert | Remastering |
Studios used: Prairie Sun Recording Studios (Cotati, CA), Fantasy Studios (Berkeley, CA), Clear Lake Audio (Burbank, CA and North Hollywood, CA), Aire L.A. Studios (Glendale, CA), Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA), Rocket Lab (San Francisco, CA), Nomad Studios (Woodland Hills, CA), Neverland Studio (Novato, CA)
Remastered at Eugene Productions. |