Released 1986 (1986) Mind's Eye
(1986) Time Odyssey
(1988) Release date 1986 Label Shrapnel Records | Length 43:00 Artist Vinnie Moore Producer Mike Varney | |
Recorded August 1986 at Prairie Sun Recording Studios in Cotati, California Genres Heavy metal, Neoclassical metal, Instrumental rock Similar Time Odyssey, Meltdown, The Maze, To the Core, Defying Gravity |
Mind's Eye is the first studio album by guitarist Vinnie Moore, released in 1986 through Shrapnel Records. Recorded in eleven days when Moore was 21 years old, the album was ranked third on the all-time top ten list of shred albums in a 2009 article by Guitar World magazine.
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Critical reception
Robert Taylor at AllMusic gave Mind's Eye four stars out of five, calling it "a classic in the shredder community", albeit "just a display of technical ability to the casual listener." Praise was given to Moore for being "one of the more interesting of the shredders", but Taylor also labeled him as an Yngwie Malmsteen clone. "In Control" and "Saved by a Miracle" were listed as highlights.
Track listing
All music composed by Vinnie Moore.
Personnel
Songs
1In Control4:39
2Daydream4:31
3Saved by a Miracle5:20