Powers of Ten (album)

Powers of Ten is the first studio album by guitarist Shawn Lane, released in 1992 through Warner Bros. Records; a second edition was reissued in 1993, containing a revised track listing and alternative versions of "Get You Back" and "West Side Boogie"[3] (both of which were included as bonus tracks on the 2006 reissue through Eye Reckon Records). In a 2009 article by Guitar World magazine, the album was ranked seventh on the all-time top ten list of shred albums.[4]

Powers of Ten
Studio album by
Shawn Lane
Released1992 (1992)[1]
RecordedApogee Studio in Memphis, Tennessee
GenreInstrumental rock, jazz fusion
Length60:16[2]
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerShawn Lane
Shawn Lane chronology
Powers of Ten
(1992)		 The Tri-Tone Fascination
(1999)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Jas Obrecht at Guitar Player praised Powers of Ten as "a solo album in the truest sense. ... The immaculate articulations of "Gray Pianos Flying" will awe shred-heads, while "Epilogue (for Lisa) ... displays the guitarist's more tender side."[5]

Daniel Gioffre at AllMusic describing the album as "uneven and frustrating". Among his criticisms were the lack of a full band (Lane performed all the instruments himself on most tracks), the "egregious misstep" of using programmed drums, and the "long and meandering" keyboard pieces "Powers of Ten: Suite" and "Piano Concertino: Transformation of Themes"; the latter tracks he noted as interrupting the momentum established in the album's first half. He nonetheless called most of the songs "pleasant enough" and praised Lane as a "phenomenally talented" guitarist and musician.[1]

Track listing

All music is composed by Shawn Lane, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Not Again"3:53
2."Illusions"4:19
3."Get You Back"4:57
4."West Side Boogie" (Ray Gomez)5:31
5."Powers of Ten: Suite"13:05
6."Piano Concertino: Transformation of Themes"9:07
7."Paris"5:47
8."Esperanto"3:39
9."Rules of the Game"3:59
10."Gray Pianos Flying"3:10
11."Epilogue (For Lisa)"2:49
Total length:60:16
2006 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Tri-Heaven"3:52
13."Get You Back" (alternate version)4:42
14."West Side Boogie" (alternate version)4:40
Total length:73:30

Personnel
  • Shawn Lane – guitar, keyboard, drum programming (except tracks 13, 14), bass (except tracks 13, 14), arrangement, engineering, mixing, production
  • Sean Rickman – drums (tracks 13, 14)
  • Barry Bays – bass (tracks 13, 14)
  • Bil VornDick – mixing (tracks 2, 4, 8, 11)
  • Linel – mixing assistance
  • Andy Johns – engineering (tracks 12–14), mixing (tracks 12–14), production (tracks 13, 14)
  • Richard Landers – engineering assistance (tracks 12–14), mixing assistance (tracks 12–14)
  • Rail Rogut – engineering, mixing, digital editing (tracks 12–14)
  • Bruce Dees – digital editing (tracks 1–11)
  • Michael Patterson – digital editing (tracks 1–11)
  • Denny Purcell – mastering (tracks 1–11)
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering (tracks 12–14)

References
  1. Gioffre, Daniel. "Powers of Ten - Shawn Lane". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
  2. Powers of Ten (CD release "Eye Reckon Records 003").
  3. "Powers of Ten (Re-Release). LaneWiki. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
  4. Guitar World Staff (2009-07-09). "Top 10 Shred Albums of All Time". Guitar World. Future US. Archived from the original on 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
  5. Obrecht, Jas. "Shawn Lane: A Cult Hero Surfaces". Guitar Player Distortion!. NewBay Media. p. 112.
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