Vinnie Moore - To The Core (2009) @320kbps

Vinnie Moore (guitar)
Tim Lehner (keyboards)
John "J.D." DeServio (bass instrument)
Van Romaine (drums).

For much of the early 21st century, six-string shred king Vinnie Moore focused primarily on serving as a replacement for Michael Schenker in UFO (issuing several albums). But as a result, his solo career suffered, as only a single solo studio release materialized (2001's Defying Gravity). That all changed, however, in 2009, with the arrival of his seventh solo album overall, To the Core. Not as over-the-top as his earlier solo outings, Moore now focuses on the importance of creating guitar-driven melodies (and sounding like a not-so-far distant cousin of Joe Satriani). In fact, in quite a few instances, Moore seems more concerned with creative a strong and sturdy groove ("Transcendence") rather than just soloing the night away. Elsewhere, you'll find the Saga-esque album opener, "Fly," the bluesy "Jigsaw," and the hard-rocking "Into the Open." As a result, Vinnie Moore can now be referred to as a "restrained shredder." ~ Greg Prato

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Bob Katsionis - Turn of My Century (2002)

Line up:

Bob Katsionis - Keyboards, 7-string Guitars, Sequencing
Jimmy B - Bass

Tracklist:
1.Turn of my Century 03:02
2.Planeterium 04:32
3.Cosmic 03:50
4.Omega 03:41
5.Windows to the World 04:11
6.My Strange Girl 04:30
7.Forbidden Erotica 02:07
8.Song of the East 03:23
9.Exploration 03:48
10.Enhanced Fear 04:04
11.Automatic World Science 03:27
12.Face the Undead 02:47
13.Sapphire 01:52
14.Enemy's Adagio 02:49
15.Flight of the Pink Dragon 03:20
16.Cold Pale Skin 03:37
17.Scary Groove 02:57

Greek keyboardist/guitarist extraordinaire Bob Katsionis sets the tone on the inside of the Turn Of My Century CD with, "Speed Kills...Warp Speed Rules!" Then, Katsionis proceeds to blow your face off on both keyboards and guitar over the seventeen neo-classical and progressive instrumental tracks. His music features inspired melodies along with dreamy solos and oriental dances - all in a progressive/fusion "out-in-space" mood. Katsionis is known as THE keyboard player in Greece, but his facility on guitar will interest fans of the Guitar Nine site - this guy rocks with the best of them. He's also got no problem pumping blazing keyboard runs through a wah-wah pedal, which adds an even more guitaristic feeling to the proceedings.

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