A track that appeared as a “Japanese edition bonus track” on Tony Macalpine’s self titled studio album from 2011.
It’s a hard hitting rock album full of instrumental guitar virtuosity so this particular track was something out of the “ordinary” and in this particular track I always liked the surprising direction he goes into harmonically.
Couldn’t find it on youtube.. so decided to upload it.
Macalpine studied piano at conservatory and on his earlier guitar instrumental records he reserved some tracks for his Chopin playing. He is best known as an accomplished rock guitar virtuoso who started out playing in what was dubbed “neoclassical” style of guitar virtuosity but would later venture into a more fusionesque style of play (madness, premonition, Chromaticity albums) that would later morph into a distinct prog-rock heaviness (concrete garden, death of roses). Great drum work on those albums (!).
Donostia is the Basque language for San Sebastian.. so I guess he wanted to honor that city with this track .. (for the Japanese market.. eh.. ?).. either way.. I don’t own the copyright of his music so I hope he’s ok with me putting it on youtube.
The artwork doesn’t have much to do with the music per se .. though it’s the kind of flight of fancy that music can invite you to have 🙂
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