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Maximum Security (Tony MacAlpine album)

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Maximum Security
Studio album by
Released1987 (1987)
StudioPrairie Sun Recording Studios (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)

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

Critical reception

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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"; its "captivating neoclassical/fusion forays are filled with plenty of beautiful melodies and hair-raising solos".[4]

Track listing

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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

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Chart performance

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Year Chart Position
1987 Billboard 200 146[2]

References

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