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Merry Axemas
"Merry Axemas Vol. 1"
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"Merry Axemas Vol. 1" offers brand new recordings from ten of the world's leading rock guitarists. In the words of executive producer Steve Vai, "Whether it's joy, spiritual devotion or the proverbial good cheer, the holiday vibe inspires some of the warmest , most sacred--and yes, cornballest--melodies even written. And what better instrument to praise these profound melodies than the guitar? The challenge was to invite special kinds of guests to this particular Yuletide extravaganza: players who could coax, caress or slam out a unique voice from the instrument ,and unite the spirit of Christmas with the beautiful tones of silver strings."
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03:58 |
Kenny Wayne Shepherd "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer"
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Instrumental
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03:40 |
Eric Johnson "The First Nowell"
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Instrumental
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03:14 |
Jeff Beck "Amazing Grace"
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Instrumental
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02:17 |
Brian Setzer Orchestra "Jingle Bells"
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Instrumental
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07:20 |
Joe Satriani "Silent Night/Holy Night Jam"
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Instrumental
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04:31 |
Steve Morse "Joy To The World"
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Instrumental
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04:22 |
Steve Vai "Christmas TIme Is Here"
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Instrumental
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03:55 |
Joe Perry "Blue Christmas"
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Instrumental
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03:25 |
Alex Lifeson "The Little Drummer Boy"
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Instrumental
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02:32 |
Richie Sambora "Cantique De Noel (O' Holy Night)"
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Instrumental
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04:48 |
Hotei "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
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Instrumental
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Kenny Wayne Shepherd |
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Guitar, Production |
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Eric Johnson |
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Electric, Lap-Steel & Acoustic Guitars, Production, Arrangement |
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Jeff Beck |
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Guitars, Production, Mixing |
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Brian Setzer |
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Guitar, Arrangement |
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Joe Satriani |
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Guitar |
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Steve Morse |
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Guitars, Sound Effects, Production |
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Steve Vai |
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Guitars, Production, Engineering, Mixing, Album Concept |
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Mike Keneally |
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Keyboard, Rhythm Guitar |
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Joe Perry |
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Guitars, Production, Mixing |
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Alex Lifeson |
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Guitar, Bass, Keyboard, Drum Programming, Production |
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Richie Sambora |
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Guitars, Production |
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Tomoyasu Hotei |
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Guitars, All Instruments, Production |
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Jimmy Wallace |
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Keyboards |
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Sam Bryant |
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Drums |
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Robby Emerson |
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Bass |
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Steven Barber |
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Keyboards, Synthesizer, Arrangement |
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Roscoe Beck |
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Acoustic Bass |
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Tom Brechtlein |
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Drums |
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Sara Nelson |
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Cello |
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Leigh Mahoney |
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Violin |
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Margaret Ayer |
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Franch Horn |
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Brad Dutz |
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Percussion |
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London Choral Society |
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Voices |
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Stuart Hamm |
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Bass |
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Eric Caudieux |
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Keyboards, Programming |
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Jeff Campitelli |
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Drums, Percussion |
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Mike Mangini |
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Drums |
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Philip Bynoe |
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Bass |
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Bryan Beller |
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Bass |
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Marti Frederiksen |
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Bass, Drum Programming, Percussion, Additonal Production, Mixing |
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Jamey Evans |
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Drums |
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Annie Belanger |
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French Voice |
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Junji Ikehata |
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Percussion |
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Hiroshi Okazaki |
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Harmony |
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Tamaki Okazaki |
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Harmony |
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Bill Pfordresher |
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Production |
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Kevin Page |
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Engineering |
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Tom Lord-Alge |
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Mixing |
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Richard Mullen |
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Engineering, Mixing |
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John Stainer |
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Additional Arrangement |
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Healey Willian |
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Additional Arrangement |
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Tony Hymas |
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Arrangement |
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Steve Jackson |
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Engineering, Mixing |
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Phil Ramone |
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Production |
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Ray Herrmann |
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Arrangement, Orchestration |
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Allen Sides |
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Engineering |
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Jim Wirt |
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Addtional Engineering, Mixing |
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Mike Fraser |
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Production, Engineering, Mixing |
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Kent Matcke |
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Engineering Assistance |
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Zac Allentuck |
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Mixing Assistance |
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Marcello Gomes |
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Engineering Assistance |
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Pam Dancy |
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Production Assistance |
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Perry Margouleff |
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Additional Production, Engineering, Mixing |
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Don Was |
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Production |
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Richie Supa |
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Production, Orchestra Arrangement, Sequencing |
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Wayne Hood |
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Orchestra Arrangement, Sequencing |
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Rail Jon Rogut |
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Engineering, Mixing |
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Kunihiko Imai |
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Engineering, Mixing |
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Takeshi Fujii |
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Computer Programming |
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Hidehito Satake |
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Guitar Tech |
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Leslie Langlo |
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A&R Coordination |
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George Marino |
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Mastering |
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Frank Harkins |
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Art Direction |
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Gary Taxali |
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"Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" recorded at the House of Blues Studios, Memphis, TN. Mixed at South Beach Recording Studios, Miami Beach, FL.
"The First Nowell" recorded at Saucer Sound, Austin, TX. Additonal recording and mixing at Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA.
"Amazing Grace" recorded at Angel Studios and Mayfair Studios, London, mixed at Mayfair Studios, London.
"Jingle Bells" recorded and mixed at the Village Recorder, Los Angeles.
"Silent Night/Holy Night Jam" recorded at The Plant, Sausalito, CA. Mixed at the Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA.
"Joy To The World" recorded at M.O.R. Studio, Ocala, FL.
"Christmas Time Is Here" recorded at Westwind Media, Burbank, CA. Mixed at The Mothership, Hollywood, CA.
"Blue Christmas" recorded at The Boneyard, Boston, MA. Slow version mixed at The Boneyard. Slow version drums recorded at Pie Studios, Long Island, NY. Fast version mixed at The Mothership, Hollywood, CA.
"The Little Drummer Boy" recorded at Lerxst Sound, Toronto, Canada.
"Cantique De Noel (O` Holy Night) recorded at Creative Audio Studios, Ft. Lauderdale, FL and Chomsky Ranch, Los Angeles, CA.
"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" recorded at Paradise Studio, Tokyo, Japan. Mixed at Onkio Haus, Tokyo, Japan.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York.
Addiitonal voices by the London Choral Society.
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Vol. 17, No. 2: Feb.-Mar. 2012
