Released 1986 (1986) Edge of Insanity(1986) Project Driver(1986) Release date 1986 | Length 41:17 | |
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Tony macalpine edge of insanity full album hq
Edge of Insanity is the first studio album by guitarist Tony MacAlpine, released in 1986 through Shrapnel Records. In 2014, nearly thirty years after its release, MacAlpine announced that he will be performing the album in full during a series of shows in California and Baja California.
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- Tony macalpine edge of insanity full album hq
- Tony macalpine edge of insanity
- Critical reception
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
Tony macalpine edge of insanity
Critical reception
Andy Hinds at AllMusic gave Edge of Insanity 2.5 stars out of five, describing it as following "the rough blueprint of Yngwie [Malmsteen]'s model" as well as praising MacAlpine's "impressive licks" and "exciting guitar/keyboard interplay". However, he remarked that "his second album, Maximum Security, is much better."
In a 2009 article by Guitar World magazine, Edge of Insanity was ranked fourth on the all-time top ten list of shred albums. The staff wrote: "The album that launched Mike Varney's Shrapnel Records, Edge of Insanity shows off Tony MacAlpine's fearsome shred chops not only on the six-string ("Quarter to Midnight") but also on the ivories ("Chopin, Prelude 16, Opus 28")."
Track listing
All music composed by Tony MacAlpine, except where noted.
^† – On some reissues of the album, "Empire in the Sky" is split into two tracks.Personnel
Songs
1Wheel of Fortune3:45
2The Stranger4:00
3Quarter to Midnight (live solo)2:24