Electric Joy

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Electric Joy
Richie Kotzen Electric Joy.jpg
Studio album by Richie Kotzen
Released 1991 (1991)
Recorded Richie Kotzen's home studio; Prairie Sun Recording Studios in Cotati, California
Genre Instrumental Rock
Length42:05
Label Shrapnel
Producer Richie Kotzen
Richie Kotzen chronology
Fever Dream
(1990)		Electric Joy
(1991)		 Mother Head's Family Reunion
(1994)
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Electric Joy is the third studio album by guitarist Richie Kotzen, released in 1991 through Shrapnel Records.

Richie Kotzen American guitarist, singer, and songwriter

Richard Dale "Richie" Kotzen, Jr. is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer. Kotzen has a prolific solo career, with a back catalogue of more than twenty album releases, was a member of the glam-hard rock band Poison from 1991-1993, Mr. Big from 1999-2002, and since 2012 has been the frontman of the band The Winery Dogs. Kotzen was signed to California-based Shrapnel Records from 1989 until 1997.

Shrapnel Records record label

Shrapnel Records is a guitar-oriented record label started in 1980 by record producer Mike Varney.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Richie Kotzen.

No.TitleLength
1."B Funk"4:18
2."Electric Toy"5:01
3."Shufina"5:02
4."Acid Lips"4:45
5."Slow Blues"4:21
6."High Wire"5:41
7."Dr. Glee"4:11
8."Hot Rails"3:34
9."The Deece Song"5:12
Total length:42:05

Personnel

Guitar fretted string instrument

The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that usually has six strings. It is typically played with both hands by strumming or plucking the strings with either a guitar pick or the finger(s)/fingernails of one hand, while simultaneously fretting with the fingers of the other hand. The sound of the vibrating strings is projected either acoustically, by means of the hollow chamber of the guitar, or through an electrical amplifier and a speaker.

Bassline

A bassline is the term used in many styles of music, such as jazz, blues, funk, dub and electronic, traditional music, or classical music for the low-pitched instrumental part or line played by a rhythm section instrument such as the electric bass, double bass, cello, tuba or keyboard. In unaccompanied solo performance, basslines may simply be played in the lower register of any instrument such as guitar or piano while melody and/or further accompaniment is provided in the middle or upper register. In solo music for piano and pipe organ, these instruments have an excellent lower register that can be used to play a deep bassline. On organs, the bass line is typically played using the pedal keyboard and massive 16' and 32' bass pipes.

Arrangement musical composition in altered form

In music, an arrangement is a musical reconceptualization of a previously composed work. It may differ from the original work by means of reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or development of the formal structure. Arranging differs from orchestration in that the latter process is limited to the assignment of notes to instruments for performance by an orchestra, concert band, or other musical ensemble. Arranging "involves adding compositional techniques, such as new thematic material for introductions, transitions, or modulations, and endings.. .. Arranging is the art of giving an existing melody musical variety".

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References

  1. ↑ Hinds, Andy. "Electric Joy - Richie Kotzen". AllMusic . All Media Network. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
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