Collection: The Shrapnel Years is a compilation album by guitarist Tony MacAlpine, released on March 14, 2006, through Shrapnel Records. It includes tracks from six of MacAlpine's studio albums.
| Collection: The Shrapnel Years | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | March 14, 2006[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1985–2001 at various locations | |||
| Genre | Instrumental rock, neoclassical metal | |||
| Length | 60:58 | |||
| Label | Shrapnel | |||
| Producer | Tony MacAlpine, Mike Varney, Robert Margouleff, Larry Dennison, Glen Sobel, Brian Levi, Steve Fontano, Steve Smith | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
Track listing
editAll music is composed by Tony MacAlpine
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Wheel of Fortune" | Edge of Insanity | 3:43 |
| 2. | "Agrionia" | Edge of Insanity | 4:31 |
| 3. | "The Witch and the Priest" | Edge of Insanity | 5:00 |
| 4. | "Edge of Insanity" | Edge of Insanity | 4:21 |
| 5. | "Champion" | Freedom to Fly | 5:14 |
| 6. | "Rats with Wings" | Madness | 5:25 |
| 7. | "The Violin Song" | Premonition | 6:01 |
| 8. | "Tower of London" | Premonition | 4:15 |
| 9. | "The Sage" | Evolution | 4:49 |
| 10. | "Time Table" | Evolution | 6:20 |
| 11. | "Christmas Island" | Chromaticity | 5:44 |
| 12. | "Chromaticity" | Chromaticity | 5:35 |
Personnel
edit- Tony MacAlpine – guitar, keyboard (except track 7), production
- Jens Johansson – keyboard (track 7)
- Steve Smith – drums (tracks 1–4, 11, 12), production
- Mike Terrana – drums (tracks 5, 9, 10)
- Glen Sobel – drums (track 6) production
- Deen Castronovo – drums (tracks 7, 8)
- Billy Sheehan – bass (tracks 1–4)
- Larry Dennison – bass (tracks 5, 6), production
- Tony Franklin – bass (tracks 7–10)
- Barry Sparks – bass (tracks 11, 12)
- Mike Varney – production
- Robert Margouleff – production
- Brian Levi – production
- Steve Fontano – production
References
edit- ^ a b Prato, Greg. "Tony MacAlpine Collection: The Shrapnel Years - Tony MacAlpine". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
External links
edit- Session Notes: Collection - The Shrapnel Years at tonymacalpine.com (archived)
- In Review: Tony MacAlpine "Collection: The Shrapnel Years" at Guitar Nine Records