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Submit Your ReviewThe variety of Holdiay music has improved dramatically over the years and every 'type' of music seems to have jumped on the bandwagon. Not only are there Holiday Rock recordings, but now there are Holiday Guitar Rock recordings. While the music here is a mixed bag, it turns out to be a refreshing change from the contrived offerings that other Rock artists have produced. Kenny Wayne Shepherd kicks things off with a rousing version of "Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer," while Eric Johnson proves to be the most technically proficient of the players assembled here. There are other strong offerings from Jeff Beck, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, and Brian Setzer. However, the performances turned in by Joe Perry, Richie Sambora and Hotei do not measure up. Despite the uneven moments, this is worth picking for anyone who truly needs to rock around the Christmas tree. ~ Robert Taylor, All Music Guide
Merry Axemas: A Guitar Christmas
10/14/1997
All Music Guide Review
Track Listing
Credits
- Michael Mancini
- Drums
- Mike Mangini
- Drums
- George Marino
- Mastering
- Richard Mullen
- Engineer, Mixing
- Bill Pfordresher
- Producer
- Phil Ramone
- Producer
- Allen Sides
- Engineer
- Richard Supa
- Arranger, Producer, Sequencing
- Don Was
- Producer
- Jim Wirt
- Engineer, Mixing
- Hotei Tomoyasu
- Multi Instruments, Producer, Instrumentation
- Rail Jon Rogut
- Engineer, Mixing
- Kent Matcke
- Assistant Engineer, Assistant
- Kevin Page
- Engineer
- Zac Allentuck
- Mixing Assistant, Assistant
- Frank Harkins
- Art Direction
- Philip Bynoe
- Bass
- Eric Caudieux
- Keyboards, Programming
- Pam Dancy
- Production Assistant, Assistant Producer
- Richie Supa
- Producer, Sequencing, Orchestral Arrangements
- Healey Willan
- Arranger
- Leslie Langlo
- A&R
- Jimmy Wallace
- Keyboards
- Sam Bryant
- Drums
- Robby Emerson
- Bass
- Gary Taxali
- Illustrations
- Sara Nelson
- Cello
- Marcelo Gomes
- Assistant Engineer
- Wayne Hood
- Arranger, Orchestral Arrangements, Sequencing
- Kunihiko Imai
- Engineer, Mixing
- Perry Margouleff
- Drums, Engineer, Producer
- Leigh Mahoney
- Violin
- Takeshi Fujii
- Programming
- Margaret Ayer
- French Horn
- Kenny Wayne Shepherd
- Guitar, Producer
- Brian Setzer
- Arranger
- Brad Dutz
- Percussion
- Tom Lord-Alge
- Mixing
- Stephen Barber
- Synthesizer, Keyboards, Arranger
- C. Roscoe Beck
- Bass (Acoustic)
- Roscoe Beck
- Bass (Acoustic)
- Bryan Beller
- Bass
- Tom Brechtlein
- Drums
- Jeff Campitelli
- Percussion, Drums
- James G. Evans
- Drums
- Mike Fraser
- Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Marti Frederiksen
- Bass, Percussion, Producer, Drum Programming
- Ray Hermann
- Arranger, Orchestration
- Ray Herrmann
- Arranger, Orchestration
- Tony Hymas
- Arranger
- Steve Jackson
- Engineer, Mixing
- John Kalodner
- Liner Notes
- Mike Keneally
- Guitar (Rhythm), Keyboards
- Alex Lifeson
- Bass, Producer, Keyboards, Drum Programming, Guitar
- Sir John Stainer
- Arranger
- Jeff Beck
- Guitar, Mixing, Producer
- Stuart Hamm
- Bass
- Eric Johnson
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Lap Steel Guitar, Arranger, Producer
- Steve Morse
- Guitar, Producer, Sound Effects
- Joe Perry
- Guitar, Mixing, Producer
- Richie Sambora
- Guitar, Producer
- Joe Satriani
- Guitar, Arranger
- Steve Vai
- Guitar, Engineer, Concept, Album Concept, Mixing, Producer
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