http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44181&rws=%2Fracer-x%2Fdiscography.rssInstrumental guitar fans, the buck for speed stops here. What Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT) member, teacher, and future sell-out (Mr. Big) Paul Gilbert did in his Racer X was set the limits for how fast it is possible to speed pick, sweep pick -- you name the picking, he can pick it faster. With the addition of his student Bruce Bouillet on second guitar, the two went on to see how fast two guitars could do all those things together, setting synchronized speed records matched only by Marty Friedman and Jason Becker in the somewhat similar Cacophony. While Cacophony drew critical comparisons to Stravinsky with their <i>Speed Metal Symphony</I>, Racer X had a decidedly poppier image, what with the fringe on their neon Ibanez guitars, stabs at commercial hard rock radio ("Living the Hard Way"), and covers of David Bowie's "Moonage Daydream." - Jessy TerryInstrumental Guitar Rocken720Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:22:35 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44181&rws=%2Fracer-x%2Fdiscography.rss Instrumental guitar fans, the buck for speed stops here. What Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT) member, teacher, and future sell-out (Mr. Big) Paul Gilbert did in his Racer X was set the limits for how fast it is possible to speed pick, sweep pick -- you name the picking, he can pick it faster. With the addition of his student Bruce Bouillet on second guitar, the two went on to see how fast two guitars could do all those things together, setting synchronized speed records matched only by Marty Friedman and Jason Becker in the somewhat similar Cacophony. While Cacophony drew critical comparisons to Stravinsky with their <i>Speed Metal Symphony</I>, Racer X had a decidedly poppier image, what with the fringe on their neon Ibanez guitars, stabs at commercial hard rock radio ("Living the Hard Way"), and covers of David Bowie's "Moonage Daydream." - Jessy Terry http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.272382&rws=%2Fracer-x%2Fdiscography.rss Instrumental Guitar Rock Tue, 11 Mar 2003 00:00:00 -0800 Racer X Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.272382 alb.272382 Racer X art.44181 0.0 Getting Heavier alb.272382 2003-03-11 00:00:00.0 2003-03-11 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.272382&rws=%2Fracer-x%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.272382&variant=data&rws=%2Fracer-x%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.110052&rws=%2Fracer-x%2Fdiscography.rss Instrumental Guitar Rock Tue, 23 Apr 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Racer X Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.110052 alb.110052 Racer X art.44181 0.0 Snowball of Doom alb.110052 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/0/2/9/549204_170x170.jpg 2002-04-23 00:00:00.0 2002-04-23 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.110052&rws=%2Fracer-x%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.110052&variant=data&rws=%2Fracer-x%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.118906&rws=%2Fracer-x%2Fdiscography.rss Instrumental Guitar Rock Tue, 6 Nov 2001 00:00:00 -0800 Racer X Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.118906 alb.118906 Racer X art.44181 0.0 Superheroes alb.118906 2001-11-06 00:00:00.0 2001-11-06 00:00:00.0 false false http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.118906&rws=%2Fracer-x%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.118906&variant=data&rws=%2Fracer-x%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.148391&rws=%2Fracer-x%2Fdiscography.rss Instrumental Guitar Rock Tue, 25 Apr 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Racer X Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.148391 alb.148391 Racer X art.44181 0.0 Technical Difficulties alb.148391 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/7/6/0/390670_170x170.jpg 2000-04-25 00:00:00.0 2000-04-25 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.148391&rws=%2Fracer-x%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.148391&variant=data&rws=%2Fracer-x%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.219637&rws=%2Fracer-x%2Fdiscography.rss Instrumental Guitar Rock Racer X Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.219637 alb.219637 Racer X art.44181 0.0 Live Extreme, Vol. 1 alb.219637 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/4/6/6/486646_170x170.jpg null 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.219637&rws=%2Fracer-x%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.219637&variant=data&rws=%2Fracer-x%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.120497&rws=%2Fracer-x%2Fdiscography.rss Instrumental Guitar Rock Racer X Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.120497 alb.120497 Racer X art.44181 0.0 Second Heat alb.120497 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/4/9/489423_170x170.jpg null 1987-01-01 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.120497&rws=%2Fracer-x%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.120497&variant=data&rws=%2Fracer-x%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.224437&rws=%2Fracer-x%2Fdiscography.rss Instrumental Guitar Rock Racer X Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.224437 alb.224437 Racer X art.44181 0.0 Street Lethal alb.224437 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/8/1/9/279186_170x170.jpg null 1986-01-01 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.224437&rws=%2Fracer-x%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.224437&variant=data&rws=%2Fracer-x%2Fdiscography.rss