Neal Schon - Vortex (2015) 2CDs
Neal Schon - Vortex (2015) 2CDs
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 676 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 234 Mb | Scans included
Label: Music Theories Recordings | # MTR74655 | Time: 01:37:06
Genre: Instrumental Guitar Rock, Fusion
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 676 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 234 Mb | Scans included
Label: Music Theories Recordings | # MTR74655 | Time: 01:37:06
Genre: Instrumental Guitar Rock, Fusion
Vortex is Neal Schon’s ninth solo album, and is an all instrumental exploration of rock, jazz and world music. Stepping into this album was like stepping into an alien world. It was dangerous and exciting, beautiful and alluring, and gave you this sense of wonder. The best thing about this album was that it got you lost somewhere. The rhythm and beat gives a nice, steady ground to walk on while the guitar dazzles and reverberates through your entire body. The energy from it is intense and you could tell it was going to be one of those albums within seconds after pressing play.
The first few songs grab you, shake you up, and take you someplace, but then it keeps going. By the third track I was beginning to wonder if the whole album was going to sound the same. Then “El Matador” came on, and I was pleasantly reassured. Neal Schon begins taking you on this journey through joy, heartbreak, excitement, love, and loss. I have to say, while they do a good job of this through the whole album, “Lady M,” which was written for his wife, is one of those songs where you can really feel the emotion and energy radiating from the music. The second disc provides a wider variety of sounds and experimentation. It leada off with the epic “Tortured Souls” song, transitioned into more explorative sounds, and ends with the beautiful “White Light” song.
The album from a technical standpoint is equally impressive. The guitar playing for both lead and rhythm is breathtaking. It is precise and confident, while also wild and loose. The bass definitely does its job of providing a solid backbone to the songs. The percussion gave a steady rhythm that definitely complemented the music, and I particularly enjoyed the use of hats and cymbals. The keyboard and synth isn’t particularly prevalent throughout the album, except when it needs to be. It’s not too flashy or anything, and when it does hit, it hits just the right spot. My only complaint with the album was it got repetitive at times. The percussion stayed the same throughout most of the songs, there were guitar riffs I heard several times over, and songs that sounded more like they were revisiting a previous song.
Overall, Vortex is an excellent album. Except for a few repetitions here and there, they offered a great variety of sound and emotion. It’s a stunning display of music, and there’s not too much to complain about without being too picky. It’s an album anyone from a blues enthusiast to a metal-head can get into, and it quickly becomes apparent just how legendary a musician Neal Schon is.Review by Xander Greco, BluesRockReview.com
Neal Schon - Vortex (2015) 2CDs
Tracklist:
CD1:
01. Miles Beyond (06:54)
02. Awakening (05:21)
03. Cuban Fly Zone (04:44)
04. El Matador (03:51)
05. Eternal Love (02:20)
06. In a Cloud (04:56)
07. Irish Cream (05:49)
08. Lady M (Our love Remains) (04:53)
09. Airliner NS910 (05:43)
CD2:
01. Tortured Souls (10:19)
02. Schon & Hammer Now (07:10)
03. NS Vortex (08:15)
04. Unspoken Faith (01:55)
05. Twilight - Spellbound (05:29)
06. Triumph of Love (06:30)
07. Mom (01:36)
08. Talk to Me (08:26)
09. White Light (02:46)
Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011
EAC extraction logfile from 11. July 2015, 8:08
Neal Schon / Vortex CD1
Used drive : PLEXTOR BD-R PX-B940SA Adapter: 5 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 667
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Installed external ASPI interface
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 128 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : Yes
Command line compressor : G:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -V -8 -T "Date=%year%" -T "Genre=%genre%" %source%
TOC of the extracted CD
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7 | 28:09.55 | 5:49.05 | 126730 | 152909
8 | 33:58.60 | 4:53.02 | 152910 | 174886
9 | 38:51.62 | 5:43.43 | 174887 | 200654
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Copy OK
No errors occurred
AccurateRip summary
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No tracks could be verified as accurate
You may have a different pressing from the one(s) in the database
End of status report
==== Log checksum CACF8676DE5F052B2A525BB76F8A2A5CB9A18F0E318F27E4525BEC98AA9F9721 ====
EAC extraction logfile from 11. July 2015, 8:08
Neal Schon / Vortex CD1
Used drive : PLEXTOR BD-R PX-B940SA Adapter: 5 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 667
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Installed external ASPI interface
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 128 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : Yes
Command line compressor : G:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -V -8 -T "Date=%year%" -T "Genre=%genre%" %source%
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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8 | 33:58.60 | 4:53.02 | 152910 | 174886
9 | 38:51.62 | 5:43.43 | 174887 | 200654
Range status and errors
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Filename D:\MUSIC\Neal Schon - Vortex CD1.wav
Peak level 100.0 %
Extraction speed 2.6 X
Range quality 99.9 %
Test CRC DD46B286
Copy CRC DD46B286
Copy OK
No errors occurred
AccurateRip summary
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Track 8 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [DF0B2C4C], AccurateRip returned [F604A16C] (AR v2)
Track 9 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [AC4540D0], AccurateRip returned [C413C4C4] (AR v2)
No tracks could be verified as accurate
You may have a different pressing from the one(s) in the database
End of status report
==== Log checksum CACF8676DE5F052B2A525BB76F8A2A5CB9A18F0E318F27E4525BEC98AA9F9721 ====
foobar2000 1.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2015-08-12 15:43:13
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Analyzed: Neal Schon / Vortex CD1
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR5 0.00 dB -6.26 dB 4:53 08-8. Lady M (Our love Remains)
DR5 0.00 dB -6.28 dB 5:44 09-9. Airliner NS910
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR6
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 951 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2015-08-12 15:43:13
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Analyzed: Neal Schon / Vortex CD1
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR6
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 951 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011
EAC extraction logfile from 11. July 2015, 7:24
Neal Schon / Vortex CD2
Used drive : PLEXTOR BD-R PX-B940SA Adapter: 5 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 667
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Installed external ASPI interface
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 128 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : Yes
Command line compressor : G:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -V -8 -T "Date=%year%" -T "Genre=%genre%" %source%
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Test CRC 0E7C561C
Copy CRC 0E7C561C
Copy OK
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No tracks could be verified as accurate
You may have a different pressing from the one(s) in the database
End of status report
==== Log checksum 80330BA7AD2A1BF2B9E3CA743D7BB9714B6D23ACDD6A0B410B948639A028CEE0 ====
EAC extraction logfile from 11. July 2015, 7:24
Neal Schon / Vortex CD2
Used drive : PLEXTOR BD-R PX-B940SA Adapter: 5 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 667
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Installed external ASPI interface
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 128 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : Yes
Command line compressor : G:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -V -8 -T "Date=%year%" -T "Genre=%genre%" %source%
TOC of the extracted CD
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Range status and errors
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Test CRC 0E7C561C
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Copy OK
No errors occurred
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No tracks could be verified as accurate
You may have a different pressing from the one(s) in the database
End of status report
==== Log checksum 80330BA7AD2A1BF2B9E3CA743D7BB9714B6D23ACDD6A0B410B948639A028CEE0 ====
foobar2000 1.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR7
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Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 960 kbps
Codec: FLAC
================================================================================
log date: 2015-08-12 15:43:36
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DR6 0.00 dB -8.04 dB 10:20 01-1. Tortured Souls
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 960 kbps
Codec: FLAC
================================================================================
Neal Schon - Vortex (2015) 2CDs
Neal Schon - Vortex (2015) 2CDs
