Quantum (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Quantum
| type = studio
| artist = Planet X
| cover = Planet X - 2007 - Quantum.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2007|5|18}}
| recorded = Beachwood Manor Studios in Burbank, California
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Instrumental rock, progressive metal, jazz fusion
| length = {{Duration|m=50|s=47}}
| label = Inside Out
| producer = Planet X
| prev_title = MoonBabies
| prev_year = 2002
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| next_year =
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Quantum is the third studio album by instrumental rock/progressive metal supergroup Planet X, released in 2007 through Inside Out Music.[http://www.xplanetx.com/discography/ "Discography"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130105113739/http://www.xplanetx.com/discography/ |date=2013-01-05 }}. xplanetx.com. Retrieved 2015-02-06. Guitarist Allan Holdsworth was originally slated to feature on most tracks, but ended up not finishing the project.Prasad, Anil (2008). [http://www.innerviews.org/inner/holdsworth2.html "Harnessing momentum"]. Innerviews. Retrieved 2015-02-06. As a result, his solos remain only on "Desert Girl" and "The Thinking Stone".
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}Couture, François. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/quantum-mw0000583173 "Quantum - Planet X"]. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
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François Couture at AllMusic gave Quantum four stars out of five, calling it "a quantum leap above previous Planet X releases" and "a surprisingly mature album". He praised the album's stronger compositions and better diversity over previous Planet X material, and listed "Alien Hip Hop", "Matrix Gate", "Space Foam", "Kingdom of Dreams" and "Desert Girl" as highlights.
In a 2012 article by MusicRadar, ex-Dream Theater drummer Mike Mangini ranked the album tenth in his list of most influential drum albums.Bosso, Joe (2012-07-17). [https://www.musicradar.com/news/drums/dream-theaters-mike-mangini-my-10-most-influential-drum-albums-553178 "Dream Theater's Mike Mangini: my 10 most influential drum albums"]. MusicRadar. Future Publishing. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_music = Virgil Donati, except where noted
| title1 = Alien Hip Hop
| length1 = 7:13
| title2 = Desert Girl
| length2 = 6:05
| title3 = Matrix Gate
| length3 = 4:10
| title4 = The Thinking Stone
| length4 = 4:14
| title5 = Space Foam
| note5 = Derek Sherinian, Donati, Rufus Philpot
| length5 = 4:46
| title6 = Poland
| length6 = 5:23
| title7 = Snuff
| length7 = 4:59
| title8 = Kingdom of Dreams
| length8 = 6:48
| title9 = Quantum Factor
| length9 = 7:09
| total_length = 50:47
}}
Personnel
- Derek Sherinian – keyboard, producer
- Virgil Donati – drums, orchestration, producer
Collaborators
- Brett Garsed – guitar, producer
- Allan Holdsworth – additional guitar solos (tracks 2, 4)
- Jimmy Johnson – bass (except tracks 5, 9)
- Rufus Philpot – bass (tracks 5, 9)
- Matt Flinker – engineering
- Jamie Black – engineering
- Steve Scanlon – mixing (except track 9), mastering
- Simon Phillips – mixing (track 9)
Release history
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| Region | Date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Austria, Germany, Switzerland
|rowspan="3"|Inside Out | ||
| Rest of Europe | ||
| North America |
References
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External links
- [http://www.metaljazz.com/2007/08/metaljazz_spotlight_review_of.php MetalJazz spotlight: review of Planet X, "Quantum" (Inside Out) and interview with PX keyboardist Derek Sherinian.] at MetalJazz
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