The Fastest Guitar Players in the World

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Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Race With Devil on Spanish Highway
Al Di Meola6:18
2Country Boy
Heads Hands & Feet5:33
3Cruise Control
engineer and mixer:
Rik Pekkonen
associate producer:
Rik Pekkonen
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
banjo, guitar [guitars] and guitar synthesizer:
Steve Morse (American guitarist)
bass guitar:
Andy West (Dixie Dregs' bass guitarist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Rod Morgenstein
electric violin, strings and viola:
Allen Sloan
keyboard [keyboards] and synthesizer:
Steve Davidowski (Dixie Dregs keyboard player)
recorded at:
Hollywood Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Cruise Control
composer:
Steve Morse (American guitarist)
publisher:
Dregs Music
Dixie Dregs6:15
4Rio Ancho
Paco de Lucía4:32
5Play With Me
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
recording of:
Play With Me
writer:
Nuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone
Extreme3:29
6Under the Influence
Rusty Cooley6:49
7Lifeforce
Vinnie Moore4:02
8Born
Nevermore5:06
9Needled 24/7
recording engineer:
Anssi “Borat” Kippo (from 2002-08 until 2002-09)
producer:
Anssi “Viiksi” Kippo
mixer:
Mikko Karmila
bass guitar [bass]:
Henkka T. Blacksmith (from 2002-08 until 2002-09)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jaska W. Raatikainen (from 2002-08 until 2002-09)
guitar [guitars]:
Alexi Wildchild Laiho (from 2002-08 until 2002-09) and Alexander Kuoppala (from 2002-08 until 2002-09)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Janne Warman (from 2002-08 until 2002-09)
vocals:
Alexi Wildchild Laiho (from 2002-08 until 2002-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 2003), Spin-Farm Oy (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2004, in 2016) and Spin‐Farm Oy (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Astia-Studio in Lappeenranta, Etelä-Karjala (South Karelia), Finland (from 2002-08 until 2002-09)
mixed at:
Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
recording of:
Needled 24/7 (from 2002-08 until 2002-09)
lyricist and composer:
Alexi Laiho
Children of Bodom4.54:09
10Birds of Fire
engineer:
Jim Green (US recording engineer/studio manager, Columbia Studios, NY) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
Mahavishnu Orchestra
bass:
Rick Laird
guitar:
John McLaughlin (guitarist)
keyboard [keyboards] and Moog:
Jan Hammer
percussion:
Billy Cobham
violin:
Jerry Goodman
engineered at:
CBS (New York City, encompassing studios at 7th Ave, and 52nd & 30th St) in New York, New York, United States and Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Birds of Fire (in 1972-08)
composer:
John McLaughlin (guitarist)
publisher:
Chinmoy Music, Inc.
Mahavishnu Orchestra45:44
11China Boy
Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant6:22
12Orange Blossom Special
Johnny Hiland5:12
13Fred
The New Tony Williams Lifetime6:47
2CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Classical Gas
cover recording of:
Classical Gas
composer:
Mason Williams (US classical guitarist, composer, writer, comedian & poet)
Tommy Emmanuel & Australian Philharmonic Orchestra5:03
26.8 Shaker
Frank Gambale5:51
3Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo
Johnny Winter3:31
4Elmira St. Boogie
Danny Gatton4:06
5Savitri
Shawn Lane6:53
6Annwn, Part 1
Ocrilim13:03
7Eternal Rest
Avenged Sevenfold5:12
8Cowboys From Hell
assistant engineer:
Matt Lane (engineer)
engineer and producer:
Terry Date (American record producer and engineer)
co-producer:
Pantera (metal band)
mixer:
Terry Date (American record producer and engineer) and Pantera (metal band)
bass guitar [bass]:
Rex
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Vinnie Paul
guitar [guitars]:
Diamond Darrell
vocals:
Philip Anselmo
arranger:
Pantera (metal band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1990) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Pantego Sound Studio in Pantego, Texas, United States
mixed at:
Carriage House Studios in Stamford, Connecticut, United States
music videos:
Cowboys From Hell (music video) by Pantera (metal band)
recording of:
Cowboys From Hell
lyricist and composer:
Pantera (metal band)
publisher:
Cota Music and Power Metal Music
Pantera4.24:07
9Hangar 18
recording of:
Hangar 18
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Mustaine Music (in 1990), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1990) and Theory Music (in 1990)
Megadeth5:14
10Practice What You Preach
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Alex Perialas
art direction:
Bob Defrin (US art director & graphic designer)
additional assistant engineer:
Michael Rosen (US metal producer/engineer)
associate producer:
David Pigg (guitar) and Roy Rowland (lead vocals)
additional vocals:
Ellio Cahn (musician & attorney), Bodgan Jablonski, Willy Langs and Mark Walters
lead vocals:
Chuck Billy
bass guitar arranger:
Greg Christian
drums (drum set) arranger:
Louie Clemente
guitar arranger:
Eric Peterson (metal guitarist, member of Testament) and Alex Skolnick
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Megaforce Records (in 1989)
recorded at and mixed at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States
recording of:
Practice What You Preach
lyricist:
Chuck Billy, Eric Peterson (metal guitarist, member of Testament) and Alex Skolnick
composer:
Testament (thrash metal band, originally named Legacy)
publisher:
Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC
Testament4.54:55
11Far Beyond the Sun
Yngwie J. Malmsteen5:52
12The Sails of Charon
recording of:
The Sails of Charon
lyricist and composer:
Uli Jon Roth
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
Scorpions4:22
13After You’ve Gone
recording of:
After You’ve Gone
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1918)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
Django Reinhardt3:06
3CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Lover
Les Paul2:48
2Race With the Devil
Gene Vincent2:02
317th Century Chicken Pickin
Impellitteri2:30
4Through the Fire and Flames
producer:
Herman Li, Vadim Pruzhanov and Sam Totman
additional bass guitar [Bass]:
Adrian Lambart
drums (drum set):
Dave Mackintosh
electric guitar [Lead & Rhythm Guitars]:
Herman Li and Sam Totman
keyboard [Keyboards] and piano [Piano]:
Vadim Pruzhanov
additional background vocals:
Clive Nolan
additional background vocals [Evil Backing Vocals]:
Lindsay Dawson
background vocals:
Herman Li, Dave Mackintosh, Vadim Pruzhanov, ZP Theart and Sam Totman
lead vocals:
ZP Theart
arranger:
Herman Li, Vadim Pruzhanov, ZP Theart and Sam Totman
music videos:
Through the Fire and Flames (Music Video) by DragonForce
recording of:
Through the Fire and Flames
lyricist:
ZP Theart and Sam Totman
composer:
Sam Totman
DragonForce3.37:21
5Full Force
Michael Angelo Batio6:42
6Pull the Plug
engineer:
Scott Burns (record producer) (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
producer:
Dan Johnson (US metal recording engineer & producer) (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
bass guitar [bass]:
Chuck Schuldiner
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Bill Andrews
guitar:
Rick Rozz and Chuck Schuldiner
vocals:
Chuck Schuldiner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2006) and Relapse Records, Inc. (company and copyright holder for Relapse Records) (in 2023)
recorded at:
Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida, United States
recording of:
Pull the Plug (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Schuldiner
publisher:
District 6 Music Publishing Ltd.
Death44:27
743% Burnt
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 97)
recording of:
43% Burnt (from 1999-03 until 1999-06)
writer:
Dimitri Minakakis and Ben Weinman (guitarist in The Dillinger Escape Plan)
publisher:
Relapse Release Publishing
The Dillinger Escape Plan4.354:31
8Crazy Train
recording of:
Crazy Train
lyricist and composer:
Bob Daisley, Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads (American guitarist, Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne)
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., 渡辺音楽出版 (Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Japanese publisher, 1962–present), Blizzard Music Ltd. (in 1980) and Kord Music (in 1980)
Ozzy Osbourne4:58
9Flying Fingers
Larry Collins & Joe Maphis2:41
10I’m Going Home
recording of:
I’m Going Home (Ten Years After)
lyricist and composer:
Alvin Lee
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Ten Years After9:50
11Satch BoogieJoe Satriani3.63:14
12Scarified
Racer X2:41
13The Violin Song
Tony MacAlpine6:01
14For the Love of God
producer:
Steve Vai
bass:
Stuart Hamm (double bass player)
drums (drum set):
Tris Imboden
guitar and keyboard:
Steve Vai
arranger:
Steve Vai
recorded at:
The Mothership in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
For the Love of God
composer:
Steve Vai
publisher:
Sy Vy Music
sub-publisher:
大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
Steve Vai4.56:04
15You Really Got Me
Boy Howdy3:24
4CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Ballad of Conley and Billy (The Proof’s in the Pickin’)
Diamond Rio35:02
2Heavy Metal Mandolin Boogie
Maestro Alex Gregory3:42
3Legend of Loch Ness
Guy Mann‐Dude5:02
4Serrana
Jason Becker8:39
5Pull Me Under
assistant engineer:
Steve Regina
engineer:
Doug Oberkircher
producer:
David Prater (producer and drummer)
mixer:
Doug Oberkircher and David Prater (producer and drummer)
bass guitar [Bass]:
John Myung (from 1991-10 until 1991-12)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Mike Portnoy (from 1991-10 until 1991-12)
guitar [Guitars]:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) (from 1991-10 until 1991-12)
keyboard [Keyboards]:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist) (from 1991-10 until 1991-12)
background vocals and lead vocals:
James LaBrie (from 1991-10 until 1991-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US)
recorded at:
Bear Tracks Recording Studio in Suffern, New York, United States (from 1991-10 until 1991-12) and The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1991-10 until 1991-12)
mixed at:
Bear Tracks Recording Studio in Suffern, New York, United States (from 1991-10 until 1991-12)
music videos:
Pull Me Under (official music video) by Dream Theater
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 91)
recording of:
Pull Me Under (from 1991-10 until 1991-12)
lyricist:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist)
composer:
James LaBrie, Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist), John Myung, John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
Dream Theater4.558:14
6Nottingham Lace
Buckethead6:35
7Summoning Redemption
recording of:
Summoning Redemption
lyricist:
Steve Tucker
composer:
Trey Azagthoth
Morbid Angel7:17
8The Washing Away of Wrong
John 58:44
9Speed of Light
assistant engineer:
Erol Sakir (engineer)
engineer:
T. T. Oksala and Timo Tolkki
producer:
Timo Tolkki
mixer:
Mikko Karmila and Timo Tolkki
bass guitar:
Jari Kainulainen
drums (drum set):
Jörg Michael (German drummer)
keyboard:
Jens Johansson
background vocals:
Kimmo Blom, Richard G. Johnson (vocalist, lyricist) and Marko Vaara
lead vocals:
Timo Kotipelto
other vocals:
Richard G. Johnson (vocalist, lyricist)
arranger:
Timo Tolkki
guitar technician:
Norikazu Ishii (technician) and Timo Tolkki
recorded at and mixed at:
Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 1995-10 until 1996-02)
recording of:
Speed of Light
lyricist:
Timo Kotipelto
composer:
Timo Tolkki
Stratovarius3.63:04
10Eruption
Van Halen1:42
11Flight of the Bumble-Bee
The Great Kat2:09
12You Can’t Save Me
Richie Kotzen4:18
13No More Tears
recording of:
No More Tears
writer:
Randy Castillo, Mike Inez, Ozzy Osbourne, John Purdell and Zakk Wylde
publisher:
BMG VM Music Ltd., EMI Virgin Music, Inc., EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., Virgin Music, Inc. (US arm of Virgin’s publishing company), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) (in 1991), Monowise Ltd. (in 1991), Purdell Music (in 1991) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (in 1991)
Ozzy Osbourne7:24