Master of Paradise is the eighth studio album by guitarist Tony MacAlpine, released on November 2, 1999 through Shrapnel Records. This album marks the first (and so far only) time MacAlpine himself sang on any of his releases; only two of the tracks are instrumental.
Early pressings suffered from a mastering error which resulted in the overall volume being very low.MacAlpine, Tony. "Session Notes: Master Of Paradise". tonymacalpine.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2014-11-29. This was corrected on later pressings, but yet another manufacturing error arose afterwards which remained uncorrected, this time involving the track listing: the order was printed incorrectly on the back cover, along with an image of MacAlpine mistakenly reversed to show him playing a left-handed guitar."Tony MacAlpine - Master Of Paradise Images". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-03-13. The correct track listing is shown below.
Critical reception
Steve Huey at AllMusic gave Master of Paradise three stars out of five, saying that it was not a stylistic departure from MacAlpine's previous albums while highlighting MacAlpine's singing: "The results aren't always incredible, but MacAlpine generally gets the job done, solidly if unspectacularly." He also likened his neoclassical guitar work to that of Yngwie Malmsteen and recommended the album for fans of shred guitar.Huey, Steve. "Master Of Paradise - Tony MacAlpine". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
Track listing
Personnel Tony MacAlpine – vocals, guitar, keyboard, engineering, production Atma Anur – drums Larry Dennison – bass Brian Levi – engineering, mixing Albert Law – editing, mastering
References
External links In Review: Tony MacAlpine "Master Of Paradise" at Guitar Nine Records