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General => General Music Discussion => Topic started by: wolfking on May 07, 2011, 02:24:25 AM
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I know this will go to page 2 very quickly, but Tony is a top 3 guitar player of mine and he is finally releasing a new solo album on June 21.
https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=157792
Go to his homepage and you can download the first two tracks. I'm listening right now it they don't disappoint. Amazing stuff, really quite heavy, very much looking forward to it. Any guitarist should check Tony out. https://www.tonymacalpine.com/
"Tony MacAlpine" track listing:
01. Serpens Cauda (4:23)
02. Ölüdeniz (5:16)
03. Fire Mountain (4:23)
04. Dream Mechanism (4:18)
05. Ten Seconds to Mercury (4:35)
06. Flowers For Monday (3:05)
07. Angel of Twilight (5:03)
08. Pyrokinesis (3:56)
09. Blue Maserati (4:41)
10. Summer Palace (4:36)
11. Salar de Uyuni (5:40)
12. The Dedication (4:22)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_0UY3KDC_9w/TaOeVWLRnKI/AAAAAAAACak/jdvYtyeZwyM/s800/TonyMacAlpine_NewAlbum500.jpg)
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One of my favourite players. Edge Of Insanity and Maximum Security are two of the best instrumental albums ever for me. And his piano playing was great too. Shame he doesn't showcase that more. Will check this out.
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8 string? Really?
Hadn't expected that. But I'm interested to hear if he finally writes some planet x type music by himself too.
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Just finished listening to the first track and I like it, not something I would listen to everyday but it isn't something I'd change if it came on.
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Im a huge fan.
I have all his solo stuff, his CAB stuff and his Ring of Fire stuff too.
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Maximum Security is amazing, its one of if not the top instrumental albums IMO. I'll be checking out the new album.
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About time! I've kinda hated his tone and repetitive bend tap tap tap lick for about a decade now, but with so long between albums I look forward to giving this a shot and hearing what he has in the song writing dept.
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One of my favourite players. Edge Of Insanity and Maximum Security are two of the best instrumental albums ever for me. And his piano playing was great too. Shame he doesn't showcase that more. Will check this out.
Agree man, those two albums are just perfection.
Im a huge fan.
I have all his solo stuff, his CAB stuff and his Ring of Fire stuff too.
Yeah, CAB is awesome, and I'm a huge fan of his work with Mark Boals and Ring of Fire. Mark's album Ring of Fire was just epic power neoclassical metal, great stuff. The live DVD from Japan is amazing. His work on Mark's Edge of The World CD is killer too.
Great to see some appriciation for this guy!! :metal
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I hope there's a part where he plays the guitar fast :neverusethis:
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I hope there's a part where he plays the guitar fast :neverusethis:
I think you're thinking of that other player...
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His work on Mark's Edge of The World CD is killer too.
Yes, killer! I love the first song best but TM ain't on that one.
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His work on Mark's Edge of The World CD is killer too.
Yes, killer! I love the first song best but TM ain't on that one.
Yep, Fly is my fav aswell. That note Mark hits at the end is incredible! That song has Aussie guitarist Chris Brooks, great player.
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I was going to reminisce about how one of the first issues of Guitar Magazine that I owned had a transcription to "The Pepper Shake" in it, but then I remembered that was Greg Howe. :lol
His stuff with Steve Vai alone would've made me a fan. Admittedly, I need to go back and check out all his earliest stuff from Shrapnel. There's a LOT of stuff from Shrapnel I need to check out.
One of the most insane bits with TM from Vai's "Live at the Astoria" DVD:
Down Deep Into the Pain (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPvuTDUzTq4#t=5m37s)
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I was going to reminisce about how one of the first issues of Guitar Magazine that I owned had a transcription to "The Pepper Shake" in it, but then I remembered that was Greg Howe. :lol
His stuff with Steve Vai alone would've made me a fan. Admittedly, I need to go back and check out all his earliest stuff from Shrapnel. There's a LOT of stuff from Shrapnel I need to check out.
One of the most insane bits with TM from Vai's "Live at the Astoria" DVD:
Down Deep Into the Pain (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPvuTDUzTq4#t=5m37s)
Mate, you NEED to check out Edge of Insanity and Maximum Security. It's as good as any Vai, Satriani, Howe, Becker, Friedman, Moore, Tafolla, Gilbert, Kotzen albums. Edge of Insanity I would easily put in mt top 5 shred albums of all time.
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Indeed, I need to get those. Bonus is that Billy Sheehan plays bass on Edge of Insanity. Also cool, I see that Randy Jackson and John Alderete played bass on Eyes of the World. Wow!
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Lol at song title "10 seconds to mercury". :lol :lol :lol
Absolutely epic. I love his Planet X work, should maybe check out the solo stuff.
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Indeed, I need to get those. Bonus is that Billy Sheehan plays bass on Edge of Insanity. Also cool, I see that Randy Jackson and John Alderete played bass on Eyes of the World. Wow!
Yep, and Tony really let Billy add his own sound to that record, great stuff. Tony has also worked with, Steve Smith, Dean Castranovo, Mike Terrana, Tony Franklin, Jens Johannson etc.
It also looks like Virgil and Marco provide drums for this album too, and the great Philip Bynoe provides the bass.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_MacAlpine_(album)
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Tony is playing Austin on Oct 26th for his 20th anniversary Maximum Security tour. SO THERE.
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Tony is playing Austin on Oct 26th for his 20th anniversary Maximum Security tour. SO THERE.
Maximum Security is beast. I got to see if there is a stop near me.
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Tony is playing Austin on Oct 26th for his 20th anniversary Maximum Security tour. SO THERE.
Maximum Security is beast. I got to see if there is a stop near me.
I'd love to see that. Can't see it making it to the UK though. If it does I'm in :biggrin:
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Maximum Security is so damn good, would be great to see live.
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Tony is playing Austin on Oct 26th for his 20th anniversary Maximum Security tour. SO THERE.
Not coming to Florida :( Have to correct you though, as Maximum Security was released in 1987, so its more of a 27th anniversary. Still, that album stands the test of time. No way I would guess that it was made in the late 80s.
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Tony is playing Austin on Oct 26th for his 20th anniversary Maximum Security tour. SO THERE.
Not coming to Florida :( Have to correct you though, as Maximum Security was released in 1987, so its more of a 27th anniversary. Still, that album stands the test of time. No way I would guess that it was made in the late 80s.
Hrm. I could have sworn it was the 20th anniversary tour. Well whatever it is, I'll take it.
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Not coming to Florida :( Have to correct you though, as Maximum Security was released in 1987, so its more of a 27th anniversary. Still, that album stands the test of time. No way I would guess that it was made in the late 80s.
According to Amazon Maximum Security came out in 1994. Or at least that's the first time it was released on CD? That's possibly why I was thinking 20 years.
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Not coming to Florida :( Have to correct you though, as Maximum Security was released in 1987, so its more of a 27th anniversary. Still, that album stands the test of time. No way I would guess that it was made in the late 80s.
According to Amazon Maximum Security came out in 1994. Or at least that's the first time it was released on CD? That's possibly why I was thinking 20 years.
Could be. My vinyl is from 87.
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My copy of the CD has 1987 printed on it.
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Considering going to his live show soon.
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Considering going to his live show soon.
Don't consider. Do.
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Considering going to his live show soon.
I would without even thinking.
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Considering going to his live show soon.
I would without even thinking.
I'll take that as a ringing endorsement.
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Thread title chandelier please. Also:
I would without even thinking.
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Saw Tony Macalpine yesterday in San Antonio. Great underrated player. He's touring so please support him. Got to chat after the show with him and very humbled. I got to hold the Macalpine guitar for a few seconds. It was a treat watching him play.
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I've got a ticket for one of his shows in NYC in a couple weeks. Not familiar with his stuff at all, made the purchase just based on recommendation. Will be interesting going into the show cold as far as the material goes.
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Such an underrated guitarist. I saw him live with Steve Vai and the Virgil Donati band. Wonderful to watch both times.