Guitar World "The Guitars That Rule The World"

Guitar World "The Guitars That Rule The World"

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Guitar World
The Guitars That Rule The World
The Story
Making it's first appearance in 1992, "The Guitars That Rule The World" featured many legendary axe slingers, such as Yngwie Malmsteen, Earl Slick, Zakk Wylde and Richie Sambora demonstrating their diverse musical proficiency in vastly different ways. Everything from classical to blues was represented. The producers of this compilation simply made an offer to fourteen of the world's greatest renowned guitarists to stretch their boundaries as far as possible, without any creative limits. The results are varied. Sonic highlights include tracks by Paul Gilbert, Alex Skolnick and the Malmsteen/Olausson offering, "Leviathan". Ah, you'll pine for the glory days when guitar mags actually wrote about this kind of technical heaviness!
The Music
03:15 Reb Beach "Black Magic" Instrumental
05:15 Richie Sambora "Mr. Sambo" Instrumental
04:25 Yngwie Malmsteen "Leviathan" Instrumental
04:44 Paul Gilbert "I Understand Completely" Instrumental
03:09 Elliot Easton "Walk On Walden" Instrumental
08:36 Zakk Wylde "Farm Fiddlin'" Instrumental
02:30 Nuno Bettencourt "Bumble Bee (Crash Landing)" Instrumental
04:26 Alex Skolnick "Filet Of Soul" Instrumental
03:59 Richie Kotzen "Chype Fluxx" Instrumental
04:07 Albert Collins "Blues For Stevie" Instrumental
05:30 Betts/Haynes "Willie And Poor Bob" Instrumental
04:24 Reeves Gabrels "Why Do I Feel Like I'm Bleeding?" Instrumental
03:57 Earl Slick "Surfer Junkie Dude" Instrumental
The Artists
Reb Beach Guitar, All Instruments, Production, Mixing
Richie Sambora Guitar
Yngwie J. Malmsteen Guitar, Production, Engineering, Mixing
Paul Gilbert Guitars, All Instruments, Production, Engineering, Mixing
Elliot Easton Guitars, All Instruments, Production, Engineering, Mixing
Zakk Wylde Guitar
Nuno Bettencourt Guitars, All Instruments, Production, Engineering, Mixing
Alex Skolnick Guitar, Production, Engineering, Mixing
Richie Kotzen Guitars, All Instruments, Production, Engineering, Mixing
Albert Collins Guitar, Production
Debbie Davies Guitar
Dickey Betts Guitar, Production
Warren Haynes Guitar, Production
Reeves Gabrels Guitars, All Instruments, Production, Engineering
Earl Slick Guitar, Production, Mixing
Tico Torres Drums, Production
Huey McDonald Bass
Svente Henrysson Bass
Mats Olausson Keyboards
Michael Von Knorring Drums
James Lomenzo Bass
Greg D'Angelo Drums
Les Claypool Bass
Brain Drums
Soko Richardson Drums
Tom Dusett Harmonica
Gary Stewart Field Hollering
Terry Bozzio Drums
Kirk Alley Bass
Johnny B. Gayden Bass
Oris Henry Engineering
Obie O'Brian Engineering, Mixing
Nick Dides Engineering
Pat Schneider Production, Engineering, Mixing
Lynyrd Skynhead Production
MIchael Rosen Production, Engineering, Mixing
Jim Gaines Production
Greg Archilla Engineering, Mixing
Hilton Weinberg Mixing
Bud Schneider Engineering, Mixing
Chad Blake Mixing
Patrick Schunk Production, Mixing
Joe Bosso Executive Production, Liner Notes
Dennis Page Executive Production
Ronald Bienstock Associate Production
George Marino Mastering
Charles Peterson Cover Photography
Studios used: Kip Winger's home 16-track studio, Los Angeles, CA; The Warehouse, Philadelphia, PA; Sound Trade Studios, Stockholm, Sweden; Paul Gilbert's home 8-track studio, Los Angeles, CA; Elliot Easton's home 12-track studio, New York City; Goodnight L.A. Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Nuno Bettencourt's home 8-track studio, Boston, MA; A&M Studios, Los Angeles; Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA; Richie Kotzen's home 8-track studio, Birdsboro, PA; Iris Sound, King Of Prussia, PA; Memphis Sound Studios, Memphis, TN; Telstar Studios, Sarasota, FL; Reeves Gabrels' home 12-track studio, Boston, MA; Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles; Silver Cloud Recording, Burbank, CA.

Mastered at Sterling Sound.