Guitarist/pianist Tony Macalpine had been combining elements of jazz-rock fusion into his neo-classical style with varying results since the early '90s, but it wasn't until Evolution that he finally came up with the right mixture.
Much more than a mere technician, Macalpine demanded more input from his sidemen here, bassist Tony Franklin and drummer Mark Kener, in order to achieve a more mature musical statement.
Together the trio manages to pull off the difficult task of creating interesting instrumental music that is far removed from the genre's typical self-indulgent acrobatics.
With that consideration, this is still a predominately shred-oriented session, but the fusion-influenced tracks such as "Time Table" and "Futurism" prove to be the more interesting moments.
There are also two classical pieces here, one played on piano and the other on synthesizer and guitar.
This is one of Macalpine's more complete releases and offered a promising glimpse into his more fusion-oriented endeavors he would explore with Planet X and CAB.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The SageTony MacAlpine | Tony MacAlpine | Play | 04:48 | 11 MB | 48 MB |
| 2 | Oversea EvolutionTony MacAlpine | Tony MacAlpine | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 48 MB |
| 3 | EccentristTony MacAlpine | Tony MacAlpine | Play | 05:49 | 13 MB | 58 MB |
| 4 | Time TableTony MacAlpine | Tony MacAlpine | Play | 06:21 | 14 MB | 64 MB |
| 5 | SevilleTony MacAlpine | Tony MacAlpine | Play | 06:05 | 13 MB | 61 MB |
| 6 | FuturismTony MacAlpine | Tony MacAlpine | Play | 05:10 | 11 MB | 52 MB |
| 7 | Etude Nr. 5, Opus 10Frédéric Chopin | Tony MacAlpine | Play | 01:44 | 3 MB | 17 MB |
| 8 | PowerfieldTony MacAlpine | Tony MacAlpine | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 43 MB |
| 9 | Plastic PeopleTony MacAlpine | Tony MacAlpine | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 43 MB |
| 10 | SinfoniaTony MacAlpine | Tony MacAlpine | Play | 05:35 | 12 MB | 56 MB |
| 11 | Asturias KV467 Nr. 21 | Tony Macalpine | Play | 05:34 | 12 MB | 56 MB |
| 54 mins | 125 MB | |||||
| 54 mins | 551 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frédéric Chopin | Composer |
| 2 | Tony MacAlpine | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Primary Artist |
| 3 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |