Maximum Security (Tony MacAlpine album)

1987 studio album by Tony MacAlpine

Maximum Security

Studio album by

Tony MacAlpine

Released| 1987 (1987)
Studio| Prairie Sun Recording Studios (Cotati, California)
Genre| Instrumental rock, neoclassical metal
Length| 38:53
Label| PolyGram
Producer| Mike Varney
Tony MacAlpine chronology
| Edge of Insanity
(1986)  | Maximum Security
(1987)  | Eyes of the World
(1990)

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Maximum Security is the second studio album by guitarist Tony MacAlpine, released in 1987 through PolyGram.[1] It is his only release to enter the U.S. Billboard 200, reaching No. 146[2] and remaining on that chart for eleven weeks.[3]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [4]

Andy Hinds at AllMusic gave Maximum Security 4.5 stars out of 5, calling it "much better" than MacAlpine's 1986 debut album Edge of Insanity, and "essential listening for anyone interested in instrumental guitar music"; its "captivating neoclassical/fusion forays are filled with plenty of beautiful melodies and hair-raising solos".[4]

## Track listing

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All music is composed by Tony MacAlpine, except where noted.

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Autumn Lords"| 3:26
2.| "Hundreds of Thousands"| 3:15
3.| "Tears of Sahara"| 3:46
4.| "Key to the City"| 4:38
5.| "The Time and the Test"| 2:39
6.| "The King's Cup"| 3:27
7.| "Sacred Wonder"| 4:13
8.| "Etude #4 Opus #10" (Frédéric Chopin)| 2:05
9.| "The Vision"| 3:30
10.| "Dreamstate"| 3:28
11.| "Porcelain Doll"| 4:26
Total length:| 38:53

## Personnel

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* Tony MacAlpine – guitar, keyboard, bass
* George Lynch – additional guitar solos (tracks 3, 9)
* Jeff Watson – additional guitar solos (track 6)
* Mike Mani – keyboard programming
* Deen Castronovo – drums (tracks 1–3, 5, 6)
* Atma Anur – drums (tracks 4, 7, 9–11)
* Steve Fontano – engineering
* Dino Alden – engineering assistance
* George Horn – mastering
* Mike Varney – production

## Chart performance

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Year | Chart | Position

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1987  | Billboard 200 | 146[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Session notes: Maximum Security". tonymacalpine.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-16. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
2. ^ a b "Maximum Security - Tony Macalpine | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
3. ^ "Tony MacAlpine - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
4. ^ a b Hinds, Andy. "Maximum Security - Tony MacAlpine". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-02-17.

## External links

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* In Review: Tony MacAlpine "Maximum Security" at Guitar Nine Records

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Tony MacAlpine

Studio albums|

* Edge of Insanity
* Maximum Security
* Eyes of the World
* Freedom to Fly
* Madness
* Premonition
* Evolution
* Violent Machine
* Master of Paradise
* Chromaticity
* Tony MacAlpine
* Concrete Gardens
* Death of Roses
* Equilibrium

Live albums|

* Live Insanity

Compilations|

* Collection: The Shrapnel Years

Related articles|

* Project: Driver
* CAB
* Planet X
* G3
* Seven the Hardway
* Ring of Fire

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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