From a guitar playing standpoint, Tony MacAlpine's 2002 release, Live Insanity, is a fitting album title -- especially with all the sweep picking and other fretboard acrobatics that occur throughout this all-instrumental set.
Recorded at the Roxy Theater in Hollywood, CA during 1997, MacAlpine (who also handles keyboard duties, as well) is joined by a rhythm section consisting of bassist Ricky Riccardo and drummer Mike Terrana.
The result is a group of tracks that can be neatly categorized into two categories -- a fusion of Steve Vai and Yngwie Malmsteen (the album-opening "The Vision," "Rusalka") or selections that reflect Joe Satriani's gift of six-string phrasing ("The Sage," "Carolina Blue").
Fans of guitar shredding should enjoy Live Insanity, but to the average listener, it all starts to sound the same after a while.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The VisionTony MacAlpine | Tony MacAlpine | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 50 MB |
| 2 | The SageTony MacAlpine | Tony MacAlpine | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 48 MB |
| 3 | Sacred WonderTony MacAlpine | Tony MacAlpine | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 43 MB |
| 4 | Box Office Poison/Piano SoloTony MacAlpine | Tony MacAlpine | Play | 11:11 | 25 MB | 113 MB |
| 5 | RusalkaTony MacAlpine | Tony MacAlpine | Play | 07:10 | 16 MB | 72 MB |
| 6 | Carolina BlueTony MacAlpine | Tony MacAlpine | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 48 MB |
| 7 | Stream DreamTony MacAlpine | Tony MacAlpine | Play | 04:40 | 10 MB | 47 MB |
| 8 | King's CupTony MacAlpine | Tony MacAlpine | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 44 MB |
| 9 | The TakerTony MacAlpine | Tony MacAlpine | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 35 MB |
| 49 mins | 114 MB | |||||
| 49 mins | 504 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony MacAlpine | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Primary Artist |
| 2 | Mike Terrana | Drums |
| 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). |