Hard Rock Guitar Virtouso

Hard to find - Out of print

Original 1989/2002

NEU / NEW  

Credits:

Alex Masi   -   Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Production
Allan Holdsworth   -   Synthaxe on "Cold Sun"
Frankie Banali   -   Acoustic and Electronic Drums & Percussion
Jeff Scott Soto   -   Vocals on "Under Fire"
Kuni   -   Guitars (1st Guitar Solo) on "Under Fire"
David Michael Phillips   -   Bass, Additional Guitar on "Under Fire"

Tracks:

1. Under Fire
2. Attack Of The Neon Shark
3. Average Green Band
4. D.F.W.M.
5. Twilight Passion
6. Cold Sun
7. Tocatta
8. Wasted In The West
9. Lalattala
10. Allaya Of Albion

Alex Masi's first solo album, Attack Of The Neon Shark is an exciting, groundbreaking affair that was nominated for a Grammy in 1989. The features the slashing, sometimes harmonically dissonant (in the Friedman/Becker/Cacophony sense, such as "DFWM" and the title track), instrumental metal/hard rock patented by Masi (although vocalist Jeff Scott Soto does appear on "Under Fire"). Other featured musicians include drummer Frankie Banali, Allan Holdsworth (on synthaxe) and Kuni (who plays the first guitar solo on "Under Fire"). The album even has it's fusiony moments such as on "Cold Sun" and "L.A. Lattaia". Attack Of The Neon Shark is musically much more daring than your typical instrumental guitar release - it also includes a Masi-fied cover of "Toccata" (Emerson, Lake and Palmer).