1. | Barbie | 01:00 | instrumental |
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2. | Simple Mystery | 03:44 | |
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3. | Tornado of Souls (Megadeth cover) | 05:23 | Show lyrics |
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4. | Burn the Ground (Cacophony cover) | 04:27 | |
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5. | Where My Fortune Lies (Cacophony cover) | 04:45 | |
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6. | Breadline (Megadeth cover) | 03:54 | Show lyrics |
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7. | The Pit and the Pendulum (Aloha cover) | 05:18 | |
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8. | The Killing Road (Megadeth cover) | 04:22 | Show lyrics |
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9. | Static Rain | 02:48 | |
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10. | Secret of the Stars (Vixen cover) | 04:12 | Show lyrics |
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11. | Massive (Deuce cover) | 03:00 | |
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12. | Tears of an Angel | 05:17 | instrumental |
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Band members | |
Marty Friedman | Guitars, Bass (tracks 1, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12), Vocals (backing) (track 5) |
Jeremy Colson | Vocals (lead), Drums (tracks 1-9, 11) |
Guest/Session | |
Tom Harriman | Orchestration (track 12), Conductor (track 12) |
Alan Steinberger | Orchestration (track 12) |
Elizabeth Schall | Vocals (backing) (track 4) |
Billy Sheehan | Bass (tracks 3, 5, 7) |
Jeff Loomis | Guitars (solo) (track 4) |
Tom Azevedo | Vocals (backing) (track 2) |
Jimmy Amason | Guitars (slide) (track 8) |
Nicolas Farmakalidis | Programming (additional) (track 1), Programming (atmospheric) (track 7) |
Tetsu Mukaiyama | Drums (track 10) |
Ryuichi Nishida | Drums (track 12) |
Yukiko Takada | Piano (track 12) |
Stefanie Fife | Cello (track 12) |
Martha Lippi | Cello (track 12) |
Mary Anne Steinberger | Cello (track 12) |
Maurice Grants | Cello (track 12) |
Shanti Randall | Viola (track 12) |
Lynn Grants | Viola (track 12) |
Karie Prescott | Viola (track 12) |
John Hayhurst | Viola (track 12) |
Susan Chatman | Violin (track 12) |
Roberto Cani | Violin (track 12) |
Rasdan Kurjuman | Violin (track 12) |
Philip Vaiman | Violin (track 12) |
Kirstin Fife | Violin (track 12) |
Josephine Vergara | Violin (track 12) |
John Wittenberg | Violin (track 12) |
Haim Strumm | Violin (track 12) |
Endre Granat | Violin (track 12) |
Ed Stein | Violin (track 12) |
Bob Peterson | Violin (track 12) |
Alan Gruenfeld | Violin (track 12) |
Masatsugu Shinozaki | Chinese Erhu (track 12) |
Takeomi Matsuura | Audio Manipulation (tracks 7, 11) |
Masaki | Bass (tracks 2, 4, 10) |
Alyssa Pittaluga | Voice (track 8) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Allen Isaacs | Engineering, Mixing, Producer |
Charlie Pakkari | Engineering |
Ryosuke Maekawa | Engineering |
Alyssa Pittaluga | Engineering (assistant) |
Mike Laza | Engineering (assistant), Sequencing (track 8) |
Dino Alden | Mixing |
Yuji Chinone | Mastering |
Marty Friedman | Producer |
Hiroshi Inagaki | Executive producer |
Shigetomo Sugawara | Executive producer |
Takaaki Henmi | Photography |
Masa Ito | Liner notes (Japanese) |
Marty Friedman | Guitars, Bass (tracks 1, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12), Vocals (backing) (track 5) |
Jeremy Colson | Vocals (lead), Drums (tracks 1-9, 11) |
Tom Harriman | Orchestration (track 12), Conductor (track 12) |
Alan Steinberger | Orchestration (track 12) |
Elizabeth Schall | Vocals (backing) (track 4) |
Billy Sheehan | Bass (tracks 3, 5, 7) |
Jeff Loomis | Guitars (solo) (track 4) |
Tom Azevedo | Vocals (backing) (track 2) |
Jimmy Amason | Guitars (slide) (track 8) |
Nicolas Farmakalidis | Programming (additional) (track 1), Programming (atmospheric) (track 7) |
Tetsu Mukaiyama | Drums (track 10) |
Ryuichi Nishida | Drums (track 12) |
Yukiko Takada | Piano (track 12) |
Stefanie Fife | Cello (track 12) |
Martha Lippi | Cello (track 12) |
Mary Anne Steinberger | Cello (track 12) |
Maurice Grants | Cello (track 12) |
Shanti Randall | Viola (track 12) |
Lynn Grants | Viola (track 12) |
Karie Prescott | Viola (track 12) |
John Hayhurst | Viola (track 12) |
Susan Chatman | Violin (track 12) |
Roberto Cani | Violin (track 12) |
Rasdan Kurjuman | Violin (track 12) |
Philip Vaiman | Violin (track 12) |
Kirstin Fife | Violin (track 12) |
Josephine Vergara | Violin (track 12) |
John Wittenberg | Violin (track 12) |
Haim Strumm | Violin (track 12) |
Endre Granat | Violin (track 12) |
Ed Stein | Violin (track 12) |
Bob Peterson | Violin (track 12) |
Alan Gruenfeld | Violin (track 12) |
Masatsugu Shinozaki | Chinese Erhu (track 12) |
Takeomi Matsuura | Audio Manipulation (tracks 7, 11) |
Masaki | Bass (tracks 2, 4, 10) |
Alyssa Pittaluga | Voice (track 8) |
Allen Isaacs | Engineering, Mixing, Producer |
Charlie Pakkari | Engineering |
Ryosuke Maekawa | Engineering |
Alyssa Pittaluga | Engineering (assistant) |
Mike Laza | Engineering (assistant), Sequencing (track 8) |
Dino Alden | Mixing |
Yuji Chinone | Mastering |
Marty Friedman | Producer |
Hiroshi Inagaki | Executive producer |
Shigetomo Sugawara | Executive producer |
Takaaki Henmi | Photography |
Masa Ito | Liner notes (Japanese) |
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Released as enhanced CD, contains multimedia bonus - music video "Simple Mystery" (filmed in the Los Angeles area in January 2008).
The album is a collection of reworked, reconstructed and completely remade versions of songs spanning Marty's entire career from his first band Deuce to his current J-pop themed metal, including a few songs from his Megadeth years. In addition there are also 3 new songs on the record: "Barbie", "Tears of an Angel" and "Simple Mystery".
Songs written by Marty Friedman (1, 12); Marty Friedman, Jeremy Colson (2, 7, 9, 10); Dave Mustaine, David Ellefson (3); Marty Friedman, Jason Becker, Jeremy Colson (4, 5); Bud Prager, Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman (6); Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman, David Ellefson, Nick Menza (8); Tom Gattis, Marty Friedman, Jeremy Colson (11).
Tracks 3, 6, 8 originally recorded by Megadeth ("Rust in Peace", 1990; "Risk", 1999; "Youthanasia", 1994; respectively);
Tracks 4 and 5 originally recorded by Cacophony ("Speed Metal Symphony", 1987);
Track 7 originally recorded by Aloha (Demo, 1982) and later by Hawaii ("One Nation Underground", 1983);
Track 9 originally recorded by Marty Friedman (1st Press "Loudspeaker", 2006);
Track 10 originally recorded by Vixen (Demo, 1981) and later by Hawaii ("One Nation Underground", 1983);
Track 11 originally recorded by Deuce (source unknown).
Recording information:
Recorded at Alden's Gate Studios, San Francisco; Capitol Studios, Hollywood; Pro-Mere Studios, Hollywood; The Boat, Hollywood, all California, USA; Bazoka Studios; Power House; Sound Inn; Sunrise Studios, all Tokyo, Japan
Mastered at Sony Music Studio, Tokyo, Japan
Identifiers:
Matrix / Runout: AVCD-23546 2
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L276
Mould SID Code: IFPI 4556
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