Length 59:16 Release date 21 April 2015 Label SunDog Records Inc. | Artist Tony MacAlpine Producer Tony MacAlpine | |
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Released April 21, 2015 (2015-04-21) Recorded Tony MacAlpine's home studio in Pasadena, California Genres Instrumental rock, Progressive metal Similar Tony MacAlpine albums, Instrumental rock albums | ||
Concrete Gardens is the twelfth studio album by guitarist Tony MacAlpine, released on April 21, 2015 through Sun Dog Records. The album was first announced by MacAlpine on his official website in October 2013, with more details in February and December 2014. An official release date was announced in March 2015, along with the cover art, different editions of the album, and a U.S. tour schedule. To further promote Concrete Gardens, a series of live studio performances of several songs were filmed for EMGtv, featuring guitarist Nili Brosh, drummer Aquiles Priester and bassist Pete Griffin. Guitarist Jeff Loomis is featured as a guest soloist on "Square Circles".
Contents
Tony macalpine and band perform concrete gardens live on emgtv
Critical reception
Aaron Small at Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles gave Concrete Gardens a rating of 8.0, praising MacAlpine's skill at creating instrumental melodies in place of lyrics, "thereby building unique songs full of colourful character." He listed "Exhibitionist Blvd", "Man in a Metal Cage", "Napoleon's Puppet" and "Confessions of a Medieval Monument" as highlights, but criticism was directed at the final track, the instrumental piano piece "Maiden's Wish", for sounding out of place on the album and more appropriate for the early 1900s silent film era.
Personnel
Songs
1Exhibitionist Blvd4:27
2The King's Rhapsody4:44
3Man In a Metal Cage4:19