Neal Schon
Beyond The Thunder
The Story
Let Neal Schon take you beyond the frenzy of the storm to a quieter place, as the renowned guitarist of Journey and Santana explores new textures in this lush, melodic album. ""Beyond The Thunder"," says Schon, "is one of the best things I've done." With quiet power, Neal glides through cool jazz licks, worldbeat rhythms and soulful songs like "Send Me An Angel." As lead guitarist with the band Journey, Neal's dazzling guitar work was legendary. With his debut Higher Octave Music album, he creates a lush and lyrical sound that still throws off sparks! "Beyond The Thunder" stirs the soul with emotional, yet technical playing that guitarist and non-guitarists alike will come back to again and again.
The Music
| 04:52 | Big Moon | Instrumental |
| 04:44 | Bandalero | Instrumental |
| 04:53 | Cool Breeze | Instrumental |
| 05:07 | Zanzibar | Instrumental |
| 05:04 | Send Me An Angel | Instrumental |
| 04:03 | Boulevard Of Dreams | Instrumental |
| 04:26 | Espanique | Instrumental |
| 04:35 | Caribbean Blue | Instrumental |
| 05:30 | Someone's Watching Over Me/Iguassa Falls | Instrumental |
| 02:50 | Deep Forest | Instrumental |
| 05:28 | Call Of The Wild | Instrumental |
The Artists
| Neal Schon | Electric, Acoustic and Synth Guitars, String Arrangements, Production |
| Jonathan Cain | Keyboards, String Arrangements ("Deep Forest"), Production, Engineering, Mixing |
| Billy Peterson | Bass, String Arrangements |
| Tony Saunders | Bass ("Big Moon", "Cool Breeze", "Boulevard Of Dreams") |
| Tommy Bradford | Drums |
| Steve Smith | Drums ("Bandalero", "Zanzibar", "Send Me An Angel", "Espanique", "Call Of The Wild") |
| Chepito Areas | Percussion ("Espanique") |
| Michael Carabello | Percussion ("Bandalero", "Espanique") |
| John "JH" Hernandez | Percussion |
| Dale Everingham | Additional Engineering |
| Thomas Leukens | Additional Engineering |
| Stan Slap | Creative Direction |
| Geoff Gans | Art Direction, Design |
| Karen Miller | Photography |
| Dee Westlund | Creative Coordination |
| Tami Levy | Project Management |
| Matt Marshall | Executive Production |
| Dan Selene | Executive Production |
| Recorded at Wild Horse Studio, Novato, CA.
Mastered at Gateway Mastering, Portland, ME. |
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