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Is that a fro in yonder photo? Indeed
it is, my fine young cannibals, indeed it is. Tony MacAlpine is the ONLY black guitar player
to come out of the 80's that can be
compared to the likes of Vinnie More, Steve Vai, etc (the guy
even played keyboards for Vinnie Moore). Tony MacAlpine started
out playing piano as a youngster, and by the time he was a teenager, he
had picked up the guitar. MacAlpine is a classically trained
musician and he has an affinity for scores by Frederic Chopin.
In the 1980's, under his own name, Tony Macalpine
released two instrumental albums
Edge of Insanity (1985)
and
Maximum Security (1987).
Many people do not know that in 1986, MacAlpine joined forces with Tommy
Aldridge (Ozzy, Whitesnake), Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot, Ozzy, Whitesnake)
and Rob Rock (Impelliteri) to create the band M.A.R.S. and the
subsequent 1986 release, Project Driver. Tony MacAlpine
continued producing into the 1990's and he even sings on his 1999
release, Master of Paradise.
In the early to mid 2000's, MacAlpine could be found
playing along side Steve Vai in Vai's band "The Breed". Other
bands that have featured MacAlpine include Seven the Hard Way, CAB, and
Planet X. As a solo artist, at the time of this writing, the Tony
MacAlpine Discography was as follows:1985: Edge of Insanity
1987: Maximum Security
1990: Eyes of the World
1992: Freedom to Fly
1993: Madness
1994: Premonition
1995: Evolution
1996: Violent Machine
1999: Master of Paradise
2001: Chromaticity
2006: Collection: The Shrapnel Years
2011: Tony MacAlpine |
