Steve Morse Band
Stand Up
The Story
"Stand Up" is the Steve Morse Band's 1985 album, now re-released on CD to the delight of all fans of Morse's amazing picking and compositional approach. A mixture of instrumentals and vocal cuts (with guest vocals by Van Temple, Albert Lee, Eric Johnson and Alex Ligertwood), the CD features an interesting support cast, including guest guitarists Lee, Johnson and Peter Frampton and keyboardist T Lavitz. There's some scorching guitar work, particularly on "Rockin' Guitars" where Morse and Lee both deliver brilliant solos and "Distant Star", where Johnson gets to show his stuff after a brief but hot Morse solo. "Stand Up" also features the violin of Mark O'Connor on "Pick Your Poison", a shredder hearkening back to the Dregs (of course).
The Music
| 03:35 | Book Of Dreams | Vocal |
| 04:26 | English Rancher | Instrumental |
| 04:20 | Rockin' Guitars | Vocal |
| 03:56 | Distant Star | Vocal |
| 03:31 | Pick Your Poison | Instrumental |
| 03:41 | Stand Up | Vocal |
| 05:57 | Travels Of Marco Polo | Instrumental |
| 04:15 | Golden Quest | Instrumental |
| 05:49 | Unity Gain | Instrumental |
The Artists
| Steve Morse | Acoustic, Electric & Synthesized Guitars, Production, Engineering |
| Albert Lee | Guitar and Vocals on "Rockin' Guitars" |
| Eric Johnson | Guitar and Vocals on "Distant Star" |
| Peter Frampton | Guitar on "Stand Up" |
| Rod Morgenstein | Drums, Percussion, Piano, Production |
| Jerry Peek | Bass |
| Van Temple | Vocals on "Book Of Dreams" |
| Mark O'Connor | Violin on "Pick Your Poison" |
| Alex Ligertwood | Vocals on "Stand Up" |
| T Lavitz | Piano on "Unity Gain" |
| Tom Wright | Engineering, Mixing, Mastering |
| Mark Richardson | Engineering |
| Lewis Padgett | Engineering Assistance |
| Carol Friedman | Art Direction |
| WIlliam Coupon | Photography |
| Carin Goldberg | Design |
| Recorded at Cheshire Sound Studios, Atlanta and M.O.R. Sound.
Mixed at Cheshire Sound Studios, Atlanta. Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC. |
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