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There was a period in the late '80s where rock guitar was headed in a highly technical direction, where you'd have to practice on your instrument for hours upon hours to keep up with the players in your latest edition of Guitar for the Practicing Musician. One of the best examples of this was Racer X, which included not one but two "shredders": Paul Gilbert and Bruce Bouillet. However, by 1989 the group was kaput when Gilbert decided to jump ship and join up with bass extraordinaire Billy Sheehan in pop metallists Mr. Big. When Racer X reunited in 2000, Gilbert assumed all the guitar duties in the band, which he obviously has no problem handling, as evidenced by such subsequent releases as 2003's Getting Heavier. Whereas some rock bands mellow as the years add up, Racer X is an exception, as they stick closely to their original game plan: highly skilled metal. In fact, they spend too much time focusing on the technical side, as the lyrics/vocals of "Lucifer's Hammer" are what you'd expect a collaboration between Nigel Tufnel and a high school metal band circa 1987 to sound like. But let's face it, it's safe to say that everyone buying a Racer X album is listening for the complex playing, not the lyrics, and there's loads of it here, especially such tracks as "Catapult to Extinction." ~ Greg Prato

Personnel: Jeff Martin (vocals, synthesizer, percussion); Paul Gilbert (guitar); Scott Travis (drums).

Audio Mixer: Tom Size.

Recording information: Batgirl Studios.

Photographer: William Hames.

Racer X includes: Paul Gilbert (guitar).

Racer X: John Alderete (bass guitar); Jeff Martin, Paul Gilbert, Scott Travis.

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Category Rock/Pop Albums, Heavy Metal CDs, Rock
Label Shrapnel
Orig Year 2003
All Time Product Rank 42,385
CD Universe Part number 5684763
Catalog number 1161
Discs 1
Release Date Mar 11, 2003
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Paul Gilbert; Paul Gilbert
Engineer Paul Gilbert
Personnel Scott Travis - drums
Paul Gilbert - guitar
Jeff Martin - vocals, synthesizer, percussion
John Alderete - bass guitar
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1Dr. X See All 2
2Lucifer's Hammer See All 2
3Golden God See All 2
4Bucket of Rocks See All 2
5Go-GG-Go See All 2
6Heaven in '74 See All 2
7Everything's Everything See All 2
8Empty Man See All 2
9Siren's Eye See All 2
10Ghost Dance See All 2
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12Catapult to Extinction See All 2
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5 stars Another killer album of Racer X!!!!
Paul Gilbert and Scott Travis are amazing on this cd. Classic Racer X heavy sound with a more experimental groove at this time. If you like previous albums, you like this!!!!!!
Submitted by rokkinhead (Santiago of Chile) Verified Buyer
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5 stars totally Heavier
Gilbert and CO. Get heavier with this one. Heavier meaning different. Gilberts chops of course are mindblowing. The Heaviness of this one is more from there sound and depth, not really crazy fast rythm and lots of double kick bass. For any Racer fan or Gilbert fan this is a must have. It's good to see that Gilbert and Racer are moving into a straight ahead direction, rather than just staying the same.
Submitted by retguitars (Soldotna, Ak)
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4 stars Most Refreshing Racer X album yet! Near Audiophile quality!
Finally... a Racer X album that my girlfriend genuinely likes and actually listens to! If you like the direction they take on this cd then you may like Paul Gilbert's "Burning Organ" cd as well.I give it 5 stars*****!!! "Superheroes" was a hard album for Racer X to follow-up to but, I think this cd is strong,not weak. These songs seem to have much more songwriting substance to them than just shredding the instruments into splinters as in previous Racer X cd's. I own several expensive audio system's and this is by far the best sounding Racer X cd to date.
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2 stars Dissapointing..................
What happened here? - they should have waited till they had some better songs - after two great albums (Technical & Superheroes) this is nowhere near their potential - let's hope the next one gets back to form.
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3 stars Misleading Album Title!!
This album is NOT heavy at all COMPARED to Racer X's previous albums - so if you are a hard core shred/metal fan, you might be disappointed. It sounds like Racer X is playing songs from Mr. Big or Paul Gilbert's solo cds. So be warned - this is Racer X's "sleeper album", kinda like when Foo Fighters became mellower in "There is Nothing Left To Lose".. However, on the upside, it is a refreshing new album from Racer X. Paul's tone has also changed - less distortion, more twang. His style has also changed a bit - it seems like he's dabbling in more Van Halen territory. If you like a variety of music, I think you will still appreciate this album.
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