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Tony McAlpine Collection: The Shrapnel Years (CD)

By: Tony Mcalpine (Artist)

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DISC 1 for Tony McAlpine Collection: The Shrapnel Years (CD) Album By Tony Mcalpine (Artist)
1   Wheel Of Fortune
2   Quarter To Midnight (Live - Solo)
3   Agrionia
4   Witch And The Priest, The
5   Edge Of Insanity
6   Champion
7   Muffin Bandits
8   Rats With Wings
9   Violin Song, The
10   Tower Of London
11   Gila Monster
12   Sage, The
13   Time Table  
14   Final Hour  
15   Christmas Island  
16   Chromaticity  
 

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Title Note

Along with Greg Howe, Tony MacAlpine was the only other African-American guitarist on the Shrapnel roster in the '80s. As with the other artists on the label during this era, MacAlpine was certainly "fleet-fingered on the fretboard" -- in other words, he could solo extremely fast over a heavy metal accompaniment. MacAlpine has issued albums for the label on a somewhat regular basis over the years (save for 1987-1991), and that is precisely what the 2006 compilation Tony MacAlpine Collection: The Shrapnel Years focuses on. Although some passed him off as being too influenced by Yngwie Malmsteen on his early solo releases, MacAlpine later began specializing in Joe Satriani-esque instrumentals, which is what Collection focuses on. Standouts include the title track from his 1986 solo debut, Edge of Insanity (which saw MacAlpine backed by a highly skilled rhythm section -- bassist Billy Sheehan and drummer Steve Smith), as well as a pair of tracks from his 2001 release, Chromaticity -- the title track and "Christmas Island." While MacAlpine continues to issue solo albums on his own, he can be seen nowadays as a member of Steve Vai's solo band, where -- interestingly -- he usually favors playing keyboards over the six-string. ~ Greg Prato

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