http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3844&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rssBoosting metronome sales everywhere, DiMeola sent thousands of guitarists to the woodshed in the '70s to practice their muted speed picking and otherwise hone their chops. Though his early success was largely due to his faster than light plectrum skills, DiMeola has proven over the years to be quite an improviser in many genres. In Chick Corea's <i>Return to Forever</i> he lit up the Fusion world, racing through changes with a rock star's ego and distortion alongside a jazz musician's technique and improvisational skills. Picking up the acoustic guitar more often proved to be artistically beneficial, especially in his blazing neo-Flamenco trio with John McLaughlin and Paco De Lucia. The past decade or so has found DiMeola de-emphasizing his string-slinging for a more compositional approach, drawing on South American, Middle Eastern, and Spanish flavors. - Jessy TerryFusionen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:09:45 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3844&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss Boosting metronome sales everywhere, DiMeola sent thousands of guitarists to the woodshed in the '70s to practice their muted speed picking and otherwise hone their chops. Though his early success was largely due to his faster than light plectrum skills, DiMeola has proven over the years to be quite an improviser in many genres. In Chick Corea's <i>Return to Forever</i> he lit up the Fusion world, racing through changes with a rock star's ego and distortion alongside a jazz musician's technique and improvisational skills. Picking up the acoustic guitar more often proved to be artistically beneficial, especially in his blazing neo-Flamenco trio with John McLaughlin and Paco De Lucia. The past decade or so has found DiMeola de-emphasizing his string-slinging for a more compositional approach, drawing on South American, Middle Eastern, and Spanish flavors. - Jessy Terry http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.698062&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss Fusion Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Al DiMeola on Rhapsody Online 698062 tra.698062 Al DiMeola art.3844 0.99 Elegant Gypsy alb.131675 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/1/4/1264177_170x170.jpg 1984-08-21 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Mediterranean Sundance tra.698062 312000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.698062&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.698062&variant=data&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.698059&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss Fusion Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Al DiMeola on Rhapsody Online 698059 tra.698059 Al DiMeola art.3844 0.99 Elegant Gypsy alb.131675 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/1/4/1264177_170x170.jpg 1984-08-21 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Flight Over Rio tra.698059 438000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.698059&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.698059&variant=data&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2995296&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss Fusion Tue, 27 Oct 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Al DiMeola on Rhapsody Online 2995296 tra.2995296 Al DiMeola art.3844 0.99 Merry Axemas: More Guitars For Christmas Vol. 2 alb.253319 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/0/2/5/1305201_170x170.jpg 1998-10-27 00:00:00.0 1998-10-27 00:00:00.0 true Carol Of The Bells tra.2995296 252000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2995296&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2995296&variant=data&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2727734&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss Fusion Tue, 27 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Al DiMeola on Rhapsody Online 2727734 tra.2727734 Al DiMeola art.3844 0.99 Flesh on Flesh alb.170821 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/4/3/5/1845346_170x170.jpg 2009-06-16 00:00:00.0 2002-08-27 00:00:00.0 true Saffire Soleil tra.2727734 250000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2727734&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2727734&variant=data&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.698083&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss Fusion Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Al DiMeola on Rhapsody Online 698083 tra.698083 Al DiMeola art.3844 0.99 Elegant Gypsy alb.131675 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/1/4/1264177_170x170.jpg 1984-08-21 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Race With The Devil (On Spanish Highway) tra.698083 380000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.698083&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.698083&variant=data&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.698131&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss Fusion Sat, 1 Jan 1983 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Al DiMeola on Rhapsody Online 698131 tra.698131 Al DiMeola art.3844 0.99 Scenario alb.143448 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/9/3/1303966_170x170.jpg 1986-08-19 00:00:00.0 1983-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Scenario tra.698131 239000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.698131&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.698131&variant=data&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.698085&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss Fusion Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Al DiMeola on Rhapsody Online 698085 tra.698085 Al DiMeola art.3844 0.99 Elegant Gypsy alb.131675 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/1/4/1264177_170x170.jpg 1984-08-21 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Elegant Gypsy Suite tra.698085 556000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.698085&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.698085&variant=data&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.698080&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss Fusion Thu, 1 Jan 1976 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Al DiMeola on Rhapsody Online 698080 tra.698080 Al DiMeola art.3844 0.99 Land Of The Midnight Sun alb.283911 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/6/8/4/1624860_170x170.jpg 1986-07-01 00:00:00.0 1976-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Land Of The Midnight Sun tra.698080 550000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.698080&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.698080&variant=data&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.698105&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss Fusion Tue, 18 Aug 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Al DiMeola on Rhapsody Online 698105 tra.698105 Al DiMeola art.3844 0.0 The Infinite Desire alb.167120 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/7/4/5/1845475_170x170.jpg 2009-06-16 00:00:00.0 1998-08-18 00:00:00.0 true Beyond The Mirage tra.698105 438000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.698105&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.698105&variant=data&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2727728&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss Fusion Tue, 27 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Al DiMeola on Rhapsody Online 2727728 tra.2727728 Al DiMeola art.3844 0.0 Flesh on Flesh alb.170821 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/4/3/5/1845346_170x170.jpg 2009-06-16 00:00:00.0 2002-08-27 00:00:00.0 true Zona Desperata tra.2727728 563000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2727728&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2727728&variant=data&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7584868&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss Fusion Sat, 1 Sep 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Al DiMeola on Rhapsody Online 7584868 tra.7584868 Al DiMeola art.3844 0.99 Di Meola Plays Piazzolla alb.7583869 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/3/5/1/1271531_170x170.jpg 2009-09-08 00:00:00.0 1990-09-01 00:00:00.0 true Oblivion (LP Version) tra.7584868 363000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7584868&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7584868&variant=data&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2699644&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss Fusion Tue, 3 Nov 1992 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Al DiMeola on Rhapsody Online 2699644 tra.2699644 Al DiMeola art.3844 0.99 The Best Of Al DiMeola alb.127893 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/7/3/513726_170x170.jpg 1992-11-07 00:00:00.0 1992-11-03 00:00:00.0 true Ballad tra.2699644 375000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2699644&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2699644&variant=data&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16060877&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss Fusion Mon, 8 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Al DiMeola on Rhapsody Online 16060877 tra.16060877 Al DiMeola art.3844 0.99 Diabolic Inventions and Seduction for Solo Guitar, Volume I, Music of Astor Piazzolla alb.16056929 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/4/6/0/1090640_170x170.jpg 2007-01-08 00:00:00.0 2007-01-08 00:00:00.0 true Milonga Carrieguera tra.16060877 186000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16060877&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16060877&variant=data&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16060875&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss Fusion Mon, 8 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Al DiMeola on Rhapsody Online 16060875 tra.16060875 Al DiMeola art.3844 0.99 Diabolic Inventions and Seduction for Solo Guitar, Volume I, Music of Astor Piazzolla alb.16056929 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/4/6/0/1090640_170x170.jpg 2007-01-08 00:00:00.0 2007-01-08 00:00:00.0 true Milonga Del Angel tra.16060875 299000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16060875&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16060875&variant=data&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.698082&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss Fusion Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Al DiMeola on Rhapsody Online 698082 tra.698082 Al DiMeola art.3844 0.99 Elegant Gypsy alb.131675 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/1/4/1264177_170x170.jpg 1984-08-21 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Midnight Tango tra.698082 448000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.698082&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.698082&variant=data&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035569&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss Fusion Mon, 1 Nov 1982 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Al DiMeola on Rhapsody Online 3035569 tra.3035569 Al DiMeola art.3844 0.99 Passion, Grace & Fire alb.133745 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/3/6/9/1809631_170x170.jpg 1986-03-31 00:00:00.0 1982-11-01 00:00:00.0 true Aspan tra.3035569 246000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035569&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035569&variant=data&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035570&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss Fusion Mon, 1 Nov 1982 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Al DiMeola on Rhapsody Online 3035570 tra.3035570 Al DiMeola art.3844 0.99 Passion, Grace & Fire alb.133745 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/3/6/9/1809631_170x170.jpg 1986-03-31 00:00:00.0 1982-11-01 00:00:00.0 true Orient Blue tra.3035570 424000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035570&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3035570&variant=data&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2007855&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss Fusion Tue, 1 Jan 1980 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Al DiMeola on Rhapsody Online 2007855 tra.2007855 Al DiMeola art.3844 0.99 Friday Night In San Francisco alb.245783 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/4/3/1263461_170x170.jpg 1997-09-23 00:00:00.0 1980-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Short Tales Of The Black Forest tra.2007855 522000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2007855&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2007855&variant=data&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.698050&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss Fusion Wed, 1 Jan 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Al DiMeola on Rhapsody Online 698050 tra.698050 Al DiMeola art.3844 0.99 This Is Jazz #31 alb.207506 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/3/5/4/1304536_170x170.jpg 1997-05-06 00:00:00.0 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Spanish Eyes tra.698050 309000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.698050&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.698050&variant=data&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.698135&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss Fusion Sat, 1 Jan 1983 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Al DiMeola on Rhapsody Online 698135 tra.698135 Al DiMeola art.3844 0.99 Scenario alb.143448 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/9/3/1303966_170x170.jpg 1986-08-19 00:00:00.0 1983-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Scoundrel tra.698135 226000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.698135&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.698135&variant=data&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15209327&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss Fusion Fri, 19 May 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Al DiMeola on Rhapsody Online 15209327 tra.15209327 Al DiMeola art.3844 0.0 Vocal Rendezvous/International Version alb.15201942 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/6/2/1042666_170x170.jpg 2006-05-19 00:00:00.0 2006-05-19 00:00:00.0 true I Tried Feat. Angie Stone & Macy Gray tra.15209327 233000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15209327&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15209327&variant=data&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2727732&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss Fusion Tue, 27 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Al DiMeola on Rhapsody Online 2727732 tra.2727732 Al DiMeola art.3844 0.99 Flesh on Flesh alb.170821 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/4/3/5/1845346_170x170.jpg 2009-06-16 00:00:00.0 2002-08-27 00:00:00.0 true Fugata tra.2727732 346000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2727732&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2727732&variant=data&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16060872&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss Fusion Mon, 8 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Al DiMeola on Rhapsody Online 16060872 tra.16060872 Al DiMeola art.3844 0.99 Diabolic Inventions and Seduction for Solo Guitar, Volume I, Music of Astor Piazzolla alb.16056929 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/4/6/0/1090640_170x170.jpg 2007-01-08 00:00:00.0 2007-01-08 00:00:00.0 true Tangata Del Alba tra.16060872 317000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16060872&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16060872&variant=data&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16060870&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss Fusion Mon, 8 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Al DiMeola on Rhapsody Online 16060870 tra.16060870 Al DiMeola art.3844 0.99 Diabolic Inventions and Seduction for Solo Guitar, Volume I, Music of Astor Piazzolla alb.16056929 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/4/6/0/1090640_170x170.jpg 2007-01-08 00:00:00.0 2007-01-08 00:00:00.0 true Campero tra.16060870 289000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16060870&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16060870&variant=data&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16060871&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss Fusion Mon, 8 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Al DiMeola on Rhapsody Online 16060871 tra.16060871 Al DiMeola art.3844 0.99 Diabolic Inventions and Seduction for Solo Guitar, Volume I, Music of Astor Piazzolla alb.16056929 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/4/6/0/1090640_170x170.jpg 2007-01-08 00:00:00.0 2007-01-08 00:00:00.0 true Poema Valseado tra.16060871 267000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16060871&variant=play&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16060871&variant=data&rws=%2Fal-dimeola%2Ftop-tracks.rss