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Meltdown

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Vinnie Moore definitely ranks up there with the other guitar gods from the 80's with the big hair and the neo-classical style of playing. This album, Meltdown-1991, his third solo project was a little different from his 2 previous albums(Mind's Eye-1987, Time Odyssey-1988). But believe me, it still kicks a**. This album has a more straight forward, blues-hard rock sound to it. You can still hear Vinnie's monster talent show through on the solos, especially on MELTDOWN, CINEMA, and CHECK IT OUT. LAST CHANCE sounds like the typical rock anthem song from the metal days and Vinnie absolutely shreds on it. A good cd that showcases the diverse talent of Moore.

This album kicks ass. It contains some of the best bluesy hard rock songs I've ever heard. It portrays his unique flawless style with a lot of feeling to the music. Meltdown was a great direction for Moore to take after proving his chops in his previous somewhat boring neo-classical stuff; this music is so much more enjoyable. He adds in sweep licks in the perfect places. And, importantly, he does not play just for the sake of speed on this album.

Anyone who likes rock music would love this album, seriously. There is nothing to dislike.

I've read some reviews that VM doesn't have his own style - this may be true...however, he borrows from many rock guitar greats and does a better job! To say Vinnie is talented is the understatement of the century.

The cool thing about this album is it combines the feel of a fun bluesy-rock album, the raw vibe of a metal album, with the thorough music knowledge/hyper-technical proficiency of a neo-classical album. Other than the fact it's a guitar instrumental, it's not stuck in one genre and it's definitely not boring! I can hear the styles of Eric Johnson, Joe Satriani, Yngwie Malmsteen and Greg Howe, just to name a few, all on this one album...worth the money.

I was really impressed when this came out as VM until then published neoclassical shred music, which everybody else was doing as well-I may as well listen to Malmsteen as he invented the genre
anyway, this was very refreshing - shred blues with awesome chops and strong compositions. In my view this is VM's best as it proved that he can play anything and also separated him from the rest in an era when everybody wanted to be Ingve. Buy it if you can find it!

I think this album rocks.But like almost every album you want on CD new is ''out of print''.That just sucks.The only place I've every seen this album is wear I bought this album on cassete.Vinnie Moore's best yet.Don't wait get it now.This album is great don't forget.

Yes, this is a little different, a Joe Satriani guitar style of another great guitar player, this is a heavier album, full of hard rock melodies, and like Moore himself said, it's diferent, because if I took myself doing the same thing every time, I could get bored. So, rock on!

Great cd, buy it if you like instrumental music!!!!
Awesome Vinnie Moore album !!!

A shredder's delight, definatly some of his best work. I have worn out 2 copies of this album over the past 15 years and it still remains one of my all time favorites. A bit hard to find and a little pricey but, if you like heavey guitar instrumentals this album will make the hair on the back of your neck stand at attention while you here yourself saying "how the hell does he do that"?

Meltdown By Vinnie Moore In My Opinion Is His Best Work,This CD Is Just Deadly I Highly Recommend This CD If You Like, Hot Guitar Jamming Check It Out This CD Frickin Smokes.

Just got the CD -- had this on tape when I was going to school in Rochester. Great driving music.

Excellent playing, cool rock tunes, shredding. I really respect VM, his chops, technique, and feel.

This album makes you realize how difficult it is to make it in mainstream music as an instrumental rock guitarist. I doubt anyone but guitarists are going to own this album.