Maximum Security (Tony MacAlpine album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Maximum Security
| type = studio
| artist = Tony MacAlpine
| cover = Tony MacAlpine - 1987 - Maximum Security.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1987}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Prairie Sun Recording Studios (Cotati, California)
| genre = Instrumental rock, neoclassical metal
| length = {{Duration|m=38|s=53}}
| label = PolyGram
| producer = Mike Varney
| prev_title = Edge of Insanity
| prev_year = 1986
| next_title = Eyes of the World
| next_year = 1990
}}
Maximum Security is the second studio album by guitarist Tony MacAlpine, released in 1987 through PolyGram.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100116054316/http://www.tonymacalpine.com/discography/discnotes_maximum.html "Session notes: Maximum Security"]. tonymacalpine.com. Archived from [http://www.tonymacalpine.com/discography/discnotes_maximum.html the original] on 2010-01-16. Retrieved 2014-02-17. It is his only release to enter the U.S. Billboard 200, reaching No. 146[http://www.allmusic.com/album/maximum-security-mw0000193451/awards "Maximum Security - Tony Macalpine | Awards"]. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-02-17. and remaining on that chart for eleven weeks.[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=tony macalpine|chart=all}} "Tony MacAlpine - Chart history"]. Billboard. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}Hinds, Andy. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/maximum-security-mw0000193451 "Maximum Security - Tony MacAlpine"]. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
}}
Andy Hinds at AllMusic gave Maximum Security 4.5 stars out of 5, calling it "much better" than MacAlpine's 1986 debut album Edge of Insanity, and "essential listening for anyone interested in instrumental guitar music"; its "captivating neoclassical/fusion forays are filled with plenty of beautiful melodies and hair-raising solos".
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_music = Tony MacAlpine, except where noted
| title1 = Autumn Lords
| length1 = 3:26
| title2 = Hundreds of Thousands
| length2 = 3:15
| title3 = Tears of Sahara
| length3 = 3:46
| title4 = Key to the City
| length4 = 4:38
| title5 = The Time and the Test
| length5 = 2:39
| title6 = The King's Cup
| length6 = 3:27
| title7 = Sacred Wonder
| length7 = 4:13
| title8 = Etude #4 Opus #10
| note8 = Frédéric Chopin
| length8 = 2:05
| title9 = The Vision
| length9 = 3:30
| title10 = Dreamstate
| length10 = 3:28
| title11 = Porcelain Doll
| length11 = 4:26
| total_length = 38:53
}}
Personnel
- Tony MacAlpine – guitar, keyboard, bass
- George Lynch – additional guitar solos (tracks 3, 9)
- Jeff Watson – additional guitar solos (track 6)
- Mike Mani – keyboard programming
- Deen Castronovo – drums (tracks 1–3, 5, 6)
- Atma Anur – drums (tracks 4, 7, 9–11)
- Steve Fontano – engineering
- Dino Alden – engineering assistance
- George Horn – mastering
- Mike Varney – production
Chart performance
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| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.guitar9.com/maximumsecurity.html In Review: Tony MacAlpine "Maximum Security"] at Guitar Nine Records
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