Guitar Zeus [Import]

Guitar Zeus [Import]

Track Listings

1. This Time Around

2. Dislocated

3. Snake - Carmine Appice, Il-Min Choi

4. Safe

5. Days 'R' Nites - Carmine Appice, ,

6. Angels - Carmine Appice, ,

7. Couldn't Be Better

8. Black White House

9. Goodnite - Carmine Appice, Tommy Kim

10. Under the Moon and Sun

11. Occupants

12. Killing Time - Carmine Appice, ,

13. 4 Miles High

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Featuring 16 Korean guitarists from bands like Crash, Eve, Sinawe, Bulldog Mansion, Cuba, Jeremy, Black Hall, Silent Eye...etc. Guest musicians include Brian May (Queen), Ty Taber & Doug Pinnick (King's X), Kelly Keeling & Tony Franklin (Blue Murder). Standard Jewel case.

Tracks:

Days Are Nights
Nobody Knew
Stash
Where You Belong
4 Miles High
Gonna Rain
This Time Around
Killin Time
Doing Fine
Under The Moon & Sun
Code 19
Out Of Mind
Do Ya Think I'm Sexy
GZ Blues

Customer Reviews:

Great line-up of axemen...........2007-07-26

Decent songs, good production... not a fan of Kelly Keeling. I first heard him on some Michael Schenker albums & then saw him sing live w/Schenker. I couldn't stand him. Should have reworked these w/other folks. Joe Lynn Turner, Graham Bonnet, Sebastian Bach... how about Gary Barden from Schenker's band? Being the drum god that he is & getting all the heavy-hitter GTR players, he could have found a better singer or singers. I'd give it a 4th star, but I just don't dig Keeling's voice.

Guitars of the World Unite !.......2007-01-04

I bought this based on a Goldmine magazine review.
The critic seemed to think it was quite the amazing record but I should have been forwarned by his glowing ravings of the bass and drums.
What ?
Don't get me wrong, there is some good guitar work here - the Brain May and Neil Schon sections stand out.
Somehow, old Carmine owed a few favors and let John McEnroe and Steven Seagal play a couple tunes.
Actually, the Seagal song isn't bad (it's not clear which guitar he plays)but steer clear of McEnroe's tune.
He should have kept to air guitar on the tennis racket.
Worth a listen, in a retro sort of 70's kind of way, but nothing special.

Finally, the US release of the compilation.......2006-10-07

Made in USA in 2006, Serial# NMS-055, Playing Time 74:02

This release has the same content as the german pressing of the CD, but is much more affordable...

I forgot to include in my review of the German pressing the fact that there is a studio version of the "Travers & Appice" cover version of the Rod Stewart "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy", which was co-written at the time by Carmine Appice.

But besides that, the other 13 tracks have been compiled from the Japanese releases of the "Guitar Zeus" and "Guitar Zeus 2 - Channel Mind Radio" CDs, previously released in 1995 and 1997 respectively.

If you haven't heard those 2 albums, I suggest this as an affordable way (compared to the price of Japanese imports) to get an eclectic sample of those albums. Unfortunately, I found the songwriting to be generally weak, and even with the line-up of guitarists present on the effort (1 per track), their performances are generally un-spectacular. The musical direction is also all over the rock spectrum, which makes for an odd assemblage.

I can only recommend this to the completists (i.e. if you must have everything Sambora, or Malmsteen, or ______), and even then, save your money and put it on your Christmas list...

Average customer rating:

Carmine Appice is AMAZINGLY Talented!
Misleading description... this is a compilation!

Ultimate Guitar Zeus
Carmine Appice Project
Manufacturer: Escapi - Germany
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000FA4WHM
Release Date: 2006-06-26

Tracks:

Days Are Nights - Ted Nugent
Nobody Knew
Stash - John McEnroe, Stevie Salas
Where You Belong
4 Miles High - Steve Morse
Gonna Rain - Richie Sambora
This Time Around - Doug Pinnick
Killing Time - Ty Tabor
Doin' Fine - Vivian Campbell
Under the Moon and Sun - Mick Mars, Edgar Winter
Code 19 - Zakk Wylde
Out of Mind - Neal Schon
Do Ya Think I'm Sexy - Carmine Appice, , Pat Travers
GZ Blues - Seymour Duncan, Steven Seagal

Album Details

Appice is a Rock Drumming Legend, from Forming Vanilla Fudge in the 60's to Recording Four Albums with Rod Stewart in the 70's (Co-writing Some of his Biggest Hits Like "Young Turks" and "do Ya Think I'm Sexy"). In the 80's, He Formed Blue Murder with Ex-whitesnake Members John Sykes and Tony Franklin. The 90's Saw the Release of his Zeus Project Albums Bringing Together the Biggest Rock Guitarists with an Amazing and Diverse Collection of Songs. This Project Includes Licks from Queen's Brian May, Slash, Ted Nugent, Richie Sambora,yngwie Malmsteen, Zakk Wylde, Neal Schon Vivian Campbell, Pat Travers and Many More….even Tennis Legend John Mcenroe Joins this Racket! also Includes Guest Vocals from Edgar Winter…and Action Film Actor/Singer Steven Seagal! the Carmine Appice Project is Helmed by Main Players Appice on Drums/Vocals;tony Franklin (The Firm/Whitesnake) on Bass and Kelly Keeling (Baton Rouge/Msg/Blue Murder) on Lead Vocals. Its a Varied and Downright Mean CD!

Customer Reviews:

Carmine Appice is AMAZINGLY Talented! .......2006-12-14

I beg to differ with the reviewer below, Carmine Appice is one extremely talented drummer, (and a good person from when I knew him.) He's played with the best of the best in classic rock music for a reason - His talent and composition is outstanding!

Misleading description... this is a compilation!.......2006-10-07

Though the publishing and copyright of this album is stated as 2006 on the CD's tray card, it actually consists of tracks lifted (as they were) from the 1st and 2nd "Guitar Zeus" albums (i.e. "Guitar Zeus" and "Guitar Zeus 2 - Channel Mind Radio",) released in Japan back in 1995 and 1997 respectively. Please visit the appropriate reviews for details!

Average customer rating:

Guitar Zeus
Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus
Manufacturer: Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005B88O
Release Date: 2003-04-01

Tracks:

Dislocated - Carmine Appice, Paul Gilbert
This Time Around - Carmine Appice, Yngwie Malmsteen
Safe - Carmine Appice, Neal Schon
4 Miles High - Carmine Appice, Steve Morse
So Long - Doug Aldrich, Carmine Appice
Nobody Knew (Black White Horse) - Carmine Appice,
Guitar Zeus, Pt. 1 - Carmine Appice, Jennifer Batten
Killing Time - Carmine Appice, Ty Tabor
Where You Belong - Carmine Appice,
Days Are Nights - Carmine Appice, Ted Nugent
Time to Set Alarms - Carmine Appice, Elliot Easton
Under the Moon & Sun - Carmine Appice, Mick Mars
Guitar Zeus, Pt. 2 - Carmine Appice, Leslie West
Where You Belong [*] - Carmine Appice, Paul Gilbert
Under the Moon & Sun [*] - Carmine Appice, Edgar Winter

Album Description

Import exclusive compilation featuring tracks written by drummer extraordinaire Carmine Appice & performed by various artist like Yngwie Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert, Brian May, Leslie West, Ted Nugent, Mick Mars, Slash, Neal Schon, Steve Morse, & more. 15 tra

Average customer rating:

Guitar Heaven
Greatest band in 25 years, one of all-times greatest!!!!!!!
A very underrated CD
GREAT ROCK
GREAT ROCK

Guitar Zeus, Vol. 2: Channel Mind Radio
Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus
Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000007UY5
Release Date: 2000-04-25

Tracks:

Stash - Stevie Salas
Code 19
Perfect Day (Interlude) - Warren DeMartini,
Gonna Rain - Richie Sambora
Interlude in E Major - Stuart Smith
Even Up the Score - Ted Nugent
Out of Mind [Interlude "Guitar Zoo"] - Neal Schon
Nothing - C.C. DeVille,
Trippin' Again - John Norum
Dead Wrong - Ty Tabor
Doin' Fine - Vivian Campbell,
My Own Advice [Interlude: Channel Mind Radio] - Kenji Kitajima
Where You Belong [*] - Paul Gilbert,
"GZ Blues" [*] - Seymour Duncan, , Steven Seagal

Album Details

Successor to the First Volume, this Time around Brings the Talent of Zack Wilde, Stevie Salas, Warren Demartini, Tie Tabor, Ted Nugent, Neil Schon, and Others.

Customer Reviews:

Guitar Heaven.......2002-10-16

This Cd is absolutely sublime. Not only are the performances great, but the songwriting (in most cases) is superb. Carmine, Kelly and Tony gel incredibly well. Kelly Keeling's vocals need to be heard to be believed, as he molds his voice to fit the mood of each tune. My faves are the Zakk Wylde performance, "Code 19", and Warren DeMartini on "Perfect Day". Apparently Carmine Kelly and Tony wrote all these songs.....if you don't like this CD, you don't enjoy REAL guitar playing.

Greatest band in 25 years, one of all-times greatest!!!!!!!.......2001-08-22

As Guitar Zeus 0ne, this is unbelieveable! ...Great catchy, original, smart, beautiful songs. Perfect day send chills down my spine every time I hear it, no matter how many times I've already heard it. But all songs are great, not a single 4-stars song in here. Tony Franklin makes the bass SING, and Kelly Keeling has to be the most underrated singer of all times. He is as good as, or better than Coverdale, Hughes, Dio, Gillan. And Carmine is Carmine. Living legend of the drums. Highly reccommended.

A very underrated CD.......2001-05-26

Between GZ-I and GZ-II I cannot believe that these CD's have not had an impact in the states. These two CD's are a guitar enthusiasts dream come true. Neal Schon, Brain May, Steve Morse, Slash, Paul Gilbert, Doug Aldrich, Yngwie Malmsteen, Elliot Easton, Leslie West, Zakk Wylde, John Norum, Ted Nugent, Ty Tabor, Warren DeMartini, Dweezil Zappa, Kenji Kitajima,Vivian Campbell. The list goes on and on. The material on both CD's are TOP notch. Carmine mentioned above the amount of time and effort that he, Kelly and Tony put into these projects. I tip my hat off to them. This is excellent material. I highly recommend it. Both CD's are worth every penny. Both CD's are played frequently to and from work. For as long as Carmine and co. put out GZ CD's I'll be anxious to buy them. Thanks for your music.

GREAT ROCK.......2000-01-04

Hello everyone:

I'm the art director on the CD and would like to hear from you if you have any questions or just want to say hi.

German Arbelaez e-mail: etgraphics@earthlink.net

GREAT ROCK.......2000-01-04

Hello everyone:

I'm the art director on the CD and would like to hear from you if you have any questions or just want to say hi.

Tracks:

Days R Nites - Carmine Appice, , Luke Takamura
This Time Around - Carmine Appice, , Akira Takasaki
Safe - Carmine Appice, , Kyoji Yamamoto
Dislocated - Carmine Appice, , Kenji Kitajima
Angels - Carmine Appice, Char, , Kohei Otomo
Couldn't Be Better - Carmine Appice, , RayZi
Black White Horse - Carmine Appice, , Hatake
Goodnite - Anchang, Carmine Appice,
Moon & Sun - Carmine Appice, , Sownin Matsuo
Occupants - Carmine Appice, , Hiroya, Yoshio Nomura
Snake - Carmine Appice, , Norifumi Shima
Killing Time - Carmine Appice, , Katsu, Kaz
Days R Nites - Carmine Appice,

Album Description

Japanese release featuring legendary rock drummer Appice with members of popular Japanese hard rock/ metal groups, including Akira Takahasi of Loudness and Anthem's Yoshio Nomura, performing 13 smokin' tracks. 1999 release.

Album Details

Features Japanese Guitarists Akira Takahashi (Loudness), Kyoji Yamamoto (Bow Wow).

Customer Reviews:

GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT........2001-09-10

Great. However, as great as this one is, the other two are even greater. Essencial, all of them.

Jamming.......1999-10-24

Carmine never lets me down..I bought it on his name and as usual,Killer. some repeats from guitar zeus 1 with out the arrogant expanding,but genius Yngwie Malsteen, This solo is better than Yngwies, Ilove Doug Pinnic,Essence of cool. Kelly sounds like so many different singers, good cd,,,although I must say the solos are too much. But haaa,,,These Japanese Guitarists are good. Hiroya ,,hatake.worth every cent.

Average customer rating:

Zero Points for Zeus

Manufacturer: rraxxo
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAE7VG
Release Date: 2003-02-04

Average customer rating:

Carmine, I love you!!!!!!!!!
ROCK & ROLL !!!

Guitar Zeus
Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus
Manufacturer: Nobul
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000251QW
Release Date: 1995-11-20

Tracks:

Dislocated
This Time Around
Safe
4 Miles High
So Long
Nobody Knew
Guitar Zeus, Pt. 1
Killing Time
Where You Belong
Days Are Nights
Time to Set Alarms
Under the Moon & Sun
Guitar Zeus, Pt. 2
Where You Belong
Under the Moon & Sun

Customer Reviews:

Carmine, I love you!!!!!!!!!.......2001-08-08

Man, How I wish I could give ten stars. I'm a musician and I've been buying cd's and lp's for 20 years, and just when you thought you heard everything good that exists, something blows in your face. It's been a long time since I listened to something that impressed me so much as this. Man, why are you reading this? BUY IT!

ROCK & ROLL !!!.......1999-04-24

Anyone who has followed Carmine's career from the beginning to this time (1999) knows he rocks (and we have grandchildren). The fact that this music has been around for 5 years and I didn't know about it is criminal. I'm here to say if you (male/female/child/teen/adult/elders) rock, this is for you. I'm listening to it for the first time as I write this and I'm only half ways thru it. What does that tell you? I picked up both volumes on faith in Carmine and now I can't wait to play volume two. Only 2 words to summarize ...

Tracks:

This Time Around
Dislocated
Snake - Carmine Appice, Il-Min Choi
Safe
Days 'R' Nites - Carmine Appice, ,
Angels - Carmine Appice, ,
Couldn't Be Better
Black White House
Goodnite - Carmine Appice, Tommy Kim
Under the Moon and Sun
Occupants
Killing Time - Carmine Appice, ,
4 Miles High

Album Description

Featuring 16 Korean guitarists from bands like Crash, Eve, Sinawe, Bulldog Mansion, Cuba, Jeremy, Black Hall, Silent Eye...etc. Guest musicians include Brian May (Queen), Ty Taber & Doug Pinnick (King's X), Kelly Keeling & Tony Franklin (Blue Murder). Standard Jewel case.

Album Details

Asian Exclusive Release featuring 16 Korean Guitarists from Crash, Eve, Sinawe, Bulldog Mansion, Cuba, Jeremy, Black Hall, Silent Eye, and Other Acts.

Average customer rating:

Guitar Zeus, Vol. 2: Channel Mind Radio
Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus
Manufacturer: Locomotive Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005B88E
Release Date: 1998-01-01

Tracks:

Stash
Code 19
Perfect Day
Gonna Rain
Cruisin'
Even Up the Score
Out of Mind/(interlude) Guitar Zoo
Snake
Trippin' Again
Dead Wrong
I'm Doin' Fine
My Own Advice/(interlude) Channel Mind Radio
Where You Belong [Re-Mix & Re-Arranged][*]
GZ Blues [*]

Album Description

Import exclusive compilation featuring tracks written by drummer extraordinaire Carmine Appice & performed by various artist like Zakk Wylde, Richie Sambora, Ted Nugent, Neal Schon, Dweezil Zappa, Paul Gilbert, & more. 14 tracks including 2 bonus tracks,