Powers of Ten (album)
| Powers of Ten | ||||
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| Studio album by Shawn Lane | ||||
| Released | 1992[1] | |||
| Recorded | Apogee Studio in Memphis, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Instrumental rock, jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 60:16[2] | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Shawn Lane | |||
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Powers of Ten is the first studio album by guitarist Shawn Lane, released in 1992 through Warner Bros. Records; a second edition was reissued in 1993, containing a revised track listing and alternative versions of "Get You Back" and "West Side Boogie"[3] (both of which were included as bonus tracks on the 2006 reissue through Eye Reckon Records). In a 2009 article by Guitar World magazine, the album was ranked seventh on the all-time top ten list of shred albums.[4]
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Daniel Gioffre at AllMusic gave Powers of Ten two stars out of five, describing the album as "uneven and frustrating". Among his criticisms were the lack of a full band (Lane performs all the instruments himself on most tracks), the "egregious misstep" of using programmed drums, and the "long and meandering" keyboard pieces "Powers of Ten: Suite" and "Piano Concertino: Transformation of Themes"; the latter tracks he noted as interrupting the momentum established in the album's first half. He nonetheless called most of the songs "pleasant enough" and praised Lane as a "phenomenally talented" guitarist and musician.[1]
Track listing
All music composed by Shawn Lane, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Not Again" | 3:53 |
| 2. | "Illusions" | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Get You Back" | 4:57 |
| 4. | "West Side Boogie" (Ray Gomez) | 5:31 |
| 5. | "Powers of Ten: Suite" | 13:05 |
| 6. | "Piano Concertino: Transformation of Themes" | 9:07 |
| 7. | "Paris" | 5:47 |
| 8. | "Esperanto" | 3:39 |
| 9. | "Rules of the Game" | 3:59 |
| 10. | "Gray Pianos Flying" | 3:10 |
| 11. | "Epilogue (For Lisa)" | 2:49 |
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Total length:
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60:16 | |
| 2006 reissue bonus tracks | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 12. | "Tri-Heaven" | 3:52 |
| 13. | "Get You Back" (alternate version) | 4:42 |
| 14. | "West Side Boogie" (alternate version) | 4:40 |
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Total length:
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73:30 | |
Personnel
- Shawn Lane – guitar, keyboard, drum programming (except tracks 13, 14), bass (except tracks 13, 14), arrangement, engineering, mixing, production
- Sean Rickman – drums (tracks 13, 14)
- Barry Bays – bass (tracks 13, 14)
- Bil VornDick – mixing (tracks 2, 4, 8, 11)
- Linel – mixing assistance
- Andy Johns – engineering (tracks 12–14), mixing (tracks 12–14), production (tracks 13, 14)
- Richard Landers – engineering assistance (tracks 12–14), mixing assistance (tracks 12–14)
- Rail Rogut – engineering, mixing, digital editing (tracks 12–14)
- Bruce Dees – digital editing (tracks 1–11)
- Michael Patterson – digital editing (tracks 1–11)
- Denny Purcell – mastering (tracks 1–11)
- Bernie Grundman – mastering (tracks 12–14)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gioffre, Daniel. "Powers of Ten - Shawn Lane". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
- ↑ Powers of Ten (CD release "Eye Reckon Records 003").
- ↑ "Powers of Ten (Re-Release). LaneWiki. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
- ↑ Guitar World Staff (2009-07-09). "Top 10 Shred Albums of All Time". Guitar World. Future US. Archived from the original on 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
