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📌2 May 1989
Alex Masi
📀 Attack Of The Neon Shark
#InstrumentalRock #HeavyMetal #ProgressiveMetal #FunkMetal #JazzFusion
35 years ago Alex Masi from #Venice, #Italy released his debut solo album.
Attack Of The Neon Shark was recorded in Los Angeles, #USA, where Alex moved in 1986. In this album some of his friends appear as guest musicians, most notably drummer #FrankieBanali, guitarist #AllanHoldsworth (who plays his synth-axe), one of Masi's main inspirations, and #DavidMichaelPhilips (additional guitar/bass).
The album starts with a typical #HairMetal song (#JeffScottSoto on vocals and #Kuni guitar solo), reminiscent of the past 👉 MASI albums.
The remaining tracks are instrumental and show all #AlexMasi guitar skills (he also plays bass and keyboards) which led to a Grammy nomination for best 1989 intrumental rock: Alex Masi became a guitar hero!
"Toccata" is a guitar rendition of the 👉 ELP composition.
Killer album!
#2May
🎧Listen to Attack... 👉 here
@Venice_Rocks
📌2 May 1989
Alex Masi
📀 Attack Of The Neon Shark
#InstrumentalRock #HeavyMetal #ProgressiveMetal #FunkMetal #JazzFusion
35 years ago Alex Masi from #Venice, #Italy released his debut solo album.
Attack Of The Neon Shark was recorded in Los Angeles, #USA, where Alex moved in 1986. In this album some of his friends appear as guest musicians, most notably drummer #FrankieBanali, guitarist #AllanHoldsworth (who plays his synth-axe), one of Masi's main inspirations, and #DavidMichaelPhilips (additional guitar/bass).
The album starts with a typical #HairMetal song (#JeffScottSoto on vocals and #Kuni guitar solo), reminiscent of the past 👉 MASI albums.
The remaining tracks are instrumental and show all #AlexMasi guitar skills (he also plays bass and keyboards) which led to a Grammy nomination for best 1989 intrumental rock: Alex Masi became a guitar hero!
"Toccata" is a guitar rendition of the 👉 ELP composition.
Killer album!
#2May
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📌10 October 1969
Frank Zappa
📀 Hot Rats
#InstrumentalRock #JazzFusion #ProgressiveRock #AvantProg #RockBlues
55 years ago Frank Zappa from Baltimore, #USA released his 2nd studio album as a solo artist.
Hot Rats was concieved as a "movie for your ears".
Zappa used advanced recording equipment to create an album of outstanding technical and musical quality.
The album is composed of 5 instrumental tracks while the song "Willie The Pimp" features his friend 👉 Captain Beefheart on vocals.
I don't often listen to Zappa, but when I do I always start with this one ❤️🔥
In this album:
#FrankZappa – guitar, octave bass, percussion
#IanUnderwood – piano, organus maximus, flute, all clarinets, all saxes
Additional musicians
#CaptainBeefheart – vocals
#MaxBennett, #ShuggieOtis – bass
#JohnGuerin, #PaulHumphrey, #RonSelico – drums
#DonHarris "Sugarcane", #JeanLucPonty – violin
#LowellGeorge – rhythm guitar
#10October
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@Venice_Rocks
📌10 October 1969
Frank Zappa
📀 Hot Rats
#InstrumentalRock #JazzFusion #ProgressiveRock #AvantProg #RockBlues
55 years ago Frank Zappa from Baltimore, #USA released his 2nd studio album as a solo artist.
Hot Rats was concieved as a "movie for your ears".
Zappa used advanced recording equipment to create an album of outstanding technical and musical quality.
The album is composed of 5 instrumental tracks while the song "Willie The Pimp" features his friend 👉 Captain Beefheart on vocals.
I don't often listen to Zappa, but when I do I always start with this one ❤️🔥
In this album:
#FrankZappa – guitar, octave bass, percussion
#IanUnderwood – piano, organus maximus, flute, all clarinets, all saxes
Additional musicians
#CaptainBeefheart – vocals
#MaxBennett, #ShuggieOtis – bass
#JohnGuerin, #PaulHumphrey, #RonSelico – drums
#DonHarris "Sugarcane", #JeanLucPonty – violin
#LowellGeorge – rhythm guitar
#10October
🎧Listen to Hot Rats 👉 here
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📌25 April 1975
Camel
📀 The Snow Goose
#ProgressiveRock #SymphonicRock
50 years ago Camel from Surrey, England, #UK released their 3rd studio album.
Following the success of "The White Rider" suite included in their 👉 1974 album and based on Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, #Camel wanted to write an entire novel-inspired record.
The Snow Goose was intended as a concept album based on Paul Gallico's novel of the same name, but due to copyright issues raised by the author, the band opted for an instrumental album adding the subtitle "Music Inspired By".
No better choice and no words to describe this album, my all time favorite #InstrumentalRock by possibly my favorite Prog band ❤️🔥
Absolutely unpretentious, accessible to everyone irregardless of musical tastes, and simply heavenly!
In this album:
#AndrewLatimer – guitars, flute
#PeterBardens – organs, pianos, Minimoog, ARP
#DougFerguson – bass
#AndyWard – drums, vibes
#25April
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👉 here
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📌25 April 1975
Camel
📀 The Snow Goose
#ProgressiveRock #SymphonicRock
50 years ago Camel from Surrey, England, #UK released their 3rd studio album.
Following the success of "The White Rider" suite included in their 👉 1974 album and based on Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, #Camel wanted to write an entire novel-inspired record.
The Snow Goose was intended as a concept album based on Paul Gallico's novel of the same name, but due to copyright issues raised by the author, the band opted for an instrumental album adding the subtitle "Music Inspired By".
No better choice and no words to describe this album, my all time favorite #InstrumentalRock by possibly my favorite Prog band ❤️🔥
Absolutely unpretentious, accessible to everyone irregardless of musical tastes, and simply heavenly!
In this album:
#AndrewLatimer – guitars, flute
#PeterBardens – organs, pianos, Minimoog, ARP
#DougFerguson – bass
#AndyWard – drums, vibes
#25April
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👉 here
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📌3 June 1976
Goblin
📀 Roller
#ProgressiveRock #InstrumentalRock #FunkRock #SynthRock
50 years ago Goblin from #Rome, #Italy released their 2nd studio album.
Roller came out one year after the iconic and successful 👉 Profondo Rosso and is one of the band's rare non-soundtrack albums, though some of the tracks in here would later appear in various films.
The front cover is taken by Louis-Léopold Boilly's illustration of Tartini's dream that inspired The Devil's Trill Sonata.
#Goblin showcase all their instrumental mastery here, free from movie plots and concepts, my favorite album from them ❤️🔥
In this album:
#MassimoMorante – guitars
#FabioPignatelli – bass
#ClaudioSimonetti – Mininoog, organ, keyboads, clavinet, synthesizers
#MaurizioGuarini – keyboards, Moog, piano
#AgostinoMarangolo – drums, percussion
#3June
🎧Listen to Roller 👉 here
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📌3 June 1976
Goblin
📀 Roller
#ProgressiveRock #InstrumentalRock #FunkRock #SynthRock
50 years ago Goblin from #Rome, #Italy released their 2nd studio album.
Roller came out one year after the iconic and successful 👉 Profondo Rosso and is one of the band's rare non-soundtrack albums, though some of the tracks in here would later appear in various films.
The front cover is taken by Louis-Léopold Boilly's illustration of Tartini's dream that inspired The Devil's Trill Sonata.
#Goblin showcase all their instrumental mastery here, free from movie plots and concepts, my favorite album from them ❤️🔥
In this album:
#MassimoMorante – guitars
#FabioPignatelli – bass
#ClaudioSimonetti – Mininoog, organ, keyboads, clavinet, synthesizers
#MaurizioGuarini – keyboards, Moog, piano
#AgostinoMarangolo – drums, percussion
#3June
🎧Listen to Roller 👉 here
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📌25 June 1976
Soft Machine
📀 Softs
#JazzRock #ProgressiveRock #InstrumentalRock #JazzFusion
50 years ago Soft Machine from #Canterbury, England, #UK released their 9th studio album.
Like 👉 their previous album, Softs features a wider use of guitars as compared to the band's past discography.
During the recording of the album, #SoftMachine last remaining original member, Mike Ratledge, left the band.
This is probably why many see this album as a complete loss of the band's identity.
In any case this is amazing music from beginning to end ❤️🔥
In this album:
#RoyBabbington – bass
#JohnEtheridge – acoustic and electric guitars
#JohnMarshall – drums, percussion
#AlanWakeman – saxophones
#KarlJenkins – piano, electric piano, Hohner Pianet, Minimoog, string synthesizers, orchestrations
Additional musician
#MikeRatledge – synthesizer
#25June
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@Venice_Rocks
📌25 June 1976
Soft Machine
📀 Softs
#JazzRock #ProgressiveRock #InstrumentalRock #JazzFusion
50 years ago Soft Machine from #Canterbury, England, #UK released their 9th studio album.
Like 👉 their previous album, Softs features a wider use of guitars as compared to the band's past discography.
During the recording of the album, #SoftMachine last remaining original member, Mike Ratledge, left the band.
This is probably why many see this album as a complete loss of the band's identity.
In any case this is amazing music from beginning to end ❤️🔥
In this album:
#RoyBabbington – bass
#JohnEtheridge – acoustic and electric guitars
#JohnMarshall – drums, percussion
#AlanWakeman – saxophones
#KarlJenkins – piano, electric piano, Hohner Pianet, Minimoog, string synthesizers, orchestrations
Additional musician
#MikeRatledge – synthesizer
#25June
🎧Listen to Softs 👉 here
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