Maximum Security (Tony MacAlpine album)

Maximum Security is the second studio album by guitarist Tony MacAlpine, released in 1987 through PolyGram.[1] The album is MacAlpine's only release to enter the U.S. Billboard 200, reaching No. 146[2] and remaining on that chart for eleven weeks.[3]

Maximum Security
Studio album by
Tony MacAlpine
Released1987 (1987)
StudioPrairie Sun Recording Studios in Cotati, California
GenreInstrumental rock, neoclassical metal
Length38:53
LabelPolyGram
ProducerMike Varney
Tony MacAlpine chronology
Project: Driver
(1986)		 Maximum Security
(1987)		 Eyes of the World
(1990)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

Andy Hinds at AllMusic gave Maximum Security 4.5 stars out of 5, calling it "much better" than MacAlpine's 1986 debut album Edge of Insanity, and "essential listening for anyone interested in instrumental guitar music." He went on to say "The album's captivating neoclassical/fusion forays are filled with plenty of beautiful melodies and hair-raising solos; MacAlpine simply lights up the fretboard—and the keyboard, for that matter. ... The variety of textures on this album—not to mention a wealth of beautiful melodies—keep it continually interesting." He also listed "Autumn Lords", "Hundreds of Thousands", "Tears of Sahara" and "Porcelain Doll" as highlights.[4]

Track listing

All music is composed by Tony MacAlpine, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Autumn Lords"3:26
2."Hundreds of Thousands"3:15
3."Tears of Sahara"3:46
4."Key to the City"4:38
5."The Time and the Test"2:39
6."The King's Cup"3:27
7."Sacred Wonder"4:13
8."Etude #4 Opus #10" (Frédéric Chopin)2:05
9."The Vision"3:30
10."Dreamstate"3:28
11."Porcelain Doll"4:26
Total length:38:53

Personnel

Chart performance
YearChartPosition
1987 Billboard 200 146[2]

References
  1. "Session notes: Maximum Security". tonymacalpine.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-16. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  2. "Maximum Security - Tony Macalpine | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  3. "Tony MacAlpine - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
  4. Hinds, Andy. "Maximum Security - Tony MacAlpine". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
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