Collection: The Shrapnel Years (Vinnie Moore album)

Collection: The Shrapnel Years
Greatest hits album by Vinnie Moore
Released	March 14, 2006 (2006-03-14) [1]
Recorded	1986–2001 at various locations
Genre	Instrumental rock, neoclassical metal
Length	65:06
Label	Shrapnel
Producer	Vinnie Moore, Steve Fontano, Mike Varney
Vinnie Moore chronology
Defying Gravity (2001) Collection: The Shrapnel Years (2006) To the Core (2009)

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AllMusic	[1]

Collection: The Shrapnel Years is a compilation album by guitarist Vinnie Moore, released on March 14, 2006, through Shrapnel Records.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Vinnie Moore.

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"In Control"	Mind's Eye	4:39
2.	"Daydream"	Mind's Eye	4:31
3.	"Lifeforce"	Mind's Eye	4:04
4.	"Hero Without Honor"	Mind's Eye	7:21
5.	"The Maze"	The Maze	8:43
6.	"Cryptic Dreams"	The Maze	5:33
7.	"Defying Gravity"	Defying Gravity	5:06
8.	"Last Road Home"	Defying Gravity	4:27
9.	"Alexander the Great"	Defying Gravity	5:06
10.	"Out and Beyond"	Defying Gravity	6:45
11.	"Meltdown" (live)	Live!	3:36
12.	"Check It Out!" (live)	Live!	5:15
Total length:			65:06

Personnel

• Vinnie Moore – guitar, mixing, production
• Wayne Findlay – guitar (tracks 11–12), keyboard (tracks 11, 12)
• Tony MacAlpine – keyboard (tracks 1–6)
• David Rosenthal – keyboard (tracks 7–10)
• Tommy Aldridge – drums (tracks 1–4)
• Shane Gaalaas – drums (tracks 5, 6, 11, 12), percussion (tracks 5, 6, 11, 12)
• Steve Smith – drums (tracks 7–10)
• Andy West – bass (tracks 1–4)
• Dave LaRue – bass (tracks 5–10)
• Barry Sparks – bass (tracks 11, 12)
• Steve Fontano – engineering, production
• Dino Alden – engineering
• Mark Rennick – engineering
• Noah Landis – engineering
• James Murphy – engineering
• Gustavo Venegas – engineering
• Robert M. Biles – engineering
• Mat Diamond – engineering
• Phil Edwards – engineering
• Paul Orofino – mixing, mastering
• R.B. Hunter – mixing
• George Horn – mastering
• Christopher Ash – mastering
• Tim Gennert – remastering
• Mike Varney – production, executive production

References

1. Theakston, Rob. "Vinnie Moore Collection: The Shrapnel Years - Vinnie Moore". AllMusic . All Media Network. Retrieved 2013-06-16.

External links

• In Review: Vinnie Moore "Collection: The Shrapnel Years" at Guitar Nine Records