Tracklist:1.Beginnings (Elke Im Fahrersitz) 4:47
2.Child's Play 4:10
3.Fairytales Won't Die 6:34
4.Variations on the Devil's Tricks 5:58
5.Sublime Ain't Enough 5:20
6.Summer Dreams 3:59
7.Dealer From Hell 6:15
8.The Second Mortgage on Your Soul 5:10
9.Old Nick's Boogie 4:14
10.Too Late to Fall in Love 2:02
11.Paganini's Last Stand 7:37
British composer, multi-instrumentalist virtuoso and inventor Alex Gregory was born into a family of 6th generation musicians and visual artists.
Gregory graduated from the University of Milan as a Classical Composer and was titled “Maestro” by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II Government in 1983.
Impressed by electric guitarists like Ritchie Blackmore, Allan Holdsworth, Jan Akkerman and others, the young composer found himself to be far more of a Rock’n’Roller than he could have ever conceived during his many years of strict studies.
This strong Rock element in conjunction with Alex’s love for the ancient melodies of Britain, popularized by virtuoso mandolinists, and the knowledge gained at collage of orchestral instruments and orchestration led to the invention of the 7 String Stratocaster (Gregory was issued with the only two patents ever issued on the 7 String Electric Guitar!) and a “Signature” deal with Fender Musical Instruments in 1987.
The top A string on the 7 String Stratocaster allowed Gregory to duplicate very complex violin parts, and, together with the further inventions of the “Heavy Metal Mandolin” and the “Piano Guitar”, in 1991 the young Maestro recorded “Paganini’s Last Stand” for Priority/ Capitol Records.
“Paganini’s Last Stand” was released in 1992 and became quickly a “must have” collector’s item, so much so that by 1996 it had reached Gold Status in Japan, as a bootleg, leading to a publishing deal in that country with Virgin/EMI and the official release by Fandango Records in 1997.
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Gregory graduated from the University of Milan as a Classical Composer and was titled “Maestro” by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II Government in 1983.
Impressed by electric guitarists like Ritchie Blackmore, Allan Holdsworth, Jan Akkerman and others, the young composer found himself to be far more of a Rock’n’Roller than he could have ever conceived during his many years of strict studies.
This strong Rock element in conjunction with Alex’s love for the ancient melodies of Britain, popularized by virtuoso mandolinists, and the knowledge gained at collage of orchestral instruments and orchestration led to the invention of the 7 String Stratocaster (Gregory was issued with the only two patents ever issued on the 7 String Electric Guitar!) and a “Signature” deal with Fender Musical Instruments in 1987.
The top A string on the 7 String Stratocaster allowed Gregory to duplicate very complex violin parts, and, together with the further inventions of the “Heavy Metal Mandolin” and the “Piano Guitar”, in 1991 the young Maestro recorded “Paganini’s Last Stand” for Priority/ Capitol Records.
“Paganini’s Last Stand” was released in 1992 and became quickly a “must have” collector’s item, so much so that by 1996 it had reached Gold Status in Japan, as a bootleg, leading to a publishing deal in that country with Virgin/EMI and the official release by Fandango Records in 1997.
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