Evolution (Tony MacAlpine album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Evolution
| type = studio
| artist = Tony MacAlpine
| cover = Tony MacAlpine - 1995 - Evolution.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1995|10|10}}
| recorded = July 1995
| studio = Prairie Sun Recording Studios (Cotati, California)
| genre = Instrumental rock
| length = {{Duration|m=54|s=36}}
| label = Shrapnel
| producer = Tony MacAlpine, Steve Fontano
| prev_title = Premonition
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = Violent Machine
| next_year = 1996
}}
Evolution is the sixth studio album by guitarist Tony MacAlpine, released on October 10, 1995 through Shrapnel Records.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100521085730/http://www.tonymacalpine.com/discography/discography_solo.html "Solo Discography"]. tonymacalpine.com. Archived from [http://www.tonymacalpine.com/discography/discnotes_chromaticity.html the original] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126130215/http://www.tonymacalpine.com/discography/discnotes_chromaticity.html |date=2011-01-26 }} on 2010-05-21. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}Taylor, Robert. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/evolution-mw0000061240 "Evolution - Tony MacAlpine"]. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
}}
Robert Taylor at AllMusic gave Evolution four stars out of five, calling it a "predominantly shred-oriented session" and "one of Macalpine's more complete releases", while remarking that it provides a "promising glimpse into his more fusion-oriented endeavors he would explore with Planet X and CAB." He also noted "Time Table" and "Futurism" as highlights.
Track listing
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| all_music = Tony MacAlpine, except where noted
| title1 = The Sage
| length1 = 4:48
| title2 = Oversea Evolution
| length2 = 4:49
| title3 = Eccentrist
| length3 = 5:51
| title4 = Time Table
| length4 = 6:20
| title5 = Seville
| length5 = 6:05
| title6 = Futurism
| length6 = 5:13
| title7 = Etude H5/Opus No. 10
| note7 = Frédéric Chopin
| length7 = 1:45
| title8 = Powerfield
| length8 = 4:18
| title9 = Plastic People
| length9 = 4:20
| title10 = Sinfonia
| length10 = 5:35
| title11 = Astarias KV467No. 21{{refn|group=nb|All editions besides the original Shrapnel pressing have "Astarias" spelled as "Asturias" on the back cover and liner notes.}}
| note11 = Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
| length11 = 5:32
| total_length = 54:36
}}
Personnel
- Tony MacAlpine – guitar, keyboard, mixing, producer
- Mike Terrana – drums
- Tony Franklin – bass
- Steve Fontano – engineering, mixing, production
- Kenneth K. Lee Jr. – mastering
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.guitar9.com/evolution.html In Review: Tony MacAlpine "Evolution"] at Guitar Nine Records
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