Those names are to be watched. High-tech guitar these days is not completely confined to the well-known vets who have forged their careers 20 or so years ago. And truly great guitar solos cannot exist without great songs. Those three points – if anything – is what, perhaps, this release illustrates better than anything else.
Track listing:
1. Crossroads of Time (feat. Vincent Fabre, Alfonso Roca, Ayman, Christophe Godin, Daniele Gottardo & Joe Stump) 6:22
2. Junkie Foot (feat. Mika “Mr. Fastfinger” Tyyskä, Karl KB, Loran Saulus (Alive Inc), Paul-Alain Fontaine, Rob Balducci, Roo, Roland Grapow (Masterplan, Helloween) & Tyler (Alive Inc)) 7:01
3. Adrenaline Jam (feat. Enrico Galetta, Fabrizio Leo, Jean Fontanille, Kenny Serane, Paul-Alain Fontaine & Richard Hallebeek) 4:25
4. The End of the World (feat. Mika “Mr. Fastfinger” Tyyskä, Dave Martone & Milan Polak) 3:49
5. Mr Groove (feat. Jeff Kollman (Cosmoquad, solo), Lars Eric Mattson & Victor Lafuente) 4:37
6. Mind’s Labyrinth (feat. Alberto Rigoni (Twinspirits, solo), David Valdes, Guitarsnake, Marco Sfogli, Thomas Bressel & Tommy Ermolli (Twinspirits, solo)) 6:31
7. FRP a Tribute To Mark (feat. Brett Garsed, Eric Bricout, Guthrie Govan, Patrick Amar & Paul-Alain Fontaine) 6:18
8. Mandarine (feat. Alex Ehrsam, Benoit Pol, Pierrejean Gaucher, Roland Gassin & Yannick Robert) 7:32
9. Frankly Speaking (feat. Christophe Godin, Cyril Achard, Gowy, Joop Wolters, Martin Motnik & Mattias Eklundh (Freak Kitchen, solo)) 9:20
10. Cacophusion (feat. Charly Sahona (Venturia, solo), Eric Bricout, Manu Livertout, Marcel Coenen, Ron Thal “Bumblefoot” (Guns’n Roses, solo) & Theodore Ziras) 6:14
11. Heavy Funky Party (feat. Stuart Hamm, Milan Polak, Michael Angelo Batio, Pat O’May, Yann Armellino, Tristan Klein & Kermheat)
Guitar Addiction – A Tribute to Modern Guitar 2011