The Fusion Reactor #102 - Guitarists, part 1

I really enjoyed putting this one together, and it's kinda odd that (being a guitarist) I haven't done one of these before. I can definitely see a part 2 coming up in the future though.

Coste Apetrea Baghdad Boogie 06:20
Phil Keaggy East Meets West 05:01
Carlos Santana Arise Awake/Light Versus Darkness/Jim Jeannie 06:12
John McLaughlin Devotion 11:27
Peter Banks Dominating Factor 05:28
Al DiMeola Casino 09:30
Al Garcia Calculated Risk 06:45
Steve Howe Paradox 04:55
John Abercrombie Red and Orange 05:14
Charlie Hunter Green Chimneys 04:18
Steve Hackett Vampire with a Healthy Appetite 05:21
Pat Metheny The Heat Of The Day 09:45
John Scofield Offspring 06:28
Carl Groves Norwegian Ire 04:14
Allan Holdsworth House of Mirrors 07:47
Frank Gambale Land of the Leal 08:15
Eric Johnson Trademark 04:45
Tony Palacios Lame Duck 05:20

The Fusion Reactor #101 - Drummers, part 2

As I promised in Episode 79, I did another drummer feature. Sure, there's some overlap with the last installment, but none of the songs overlap, just the artists. There are also some drummers I didn't include last time. If there's a third installment (and there probably will be) I'm sure I'll find some more great drummers to add. The playlist:

Vertú - The Call (7:23)
Chad Wackerman - All Sevens (8:13)
Wertico - The Eleventh Hour (9:12)
Bill Bruford - All Heaven Broke Loose (8:27)
Rush - La Villa Strangiato (9:35)
Return To Forever - Vulcan Worlds (7:51)
Neal Morse - Help Me/Spirit And the Flesh (11:14)
Genesis - Old Medley (19:31)
Tony Williams Lifetime - Snake Oil (6:30)
Billy Cobham - Stratus (9:49)
Dennis Chambers - Otay (7:02)
Dave Weckl Band - Wake Up (8:06)
Tony Levin - Sabre Dance (5:07)
Hint: Tony isn't the drummer here. But he's got a rather good drummer playing with him. ;-)

The Fusion Reactor #100 - FusionFest!

This is my celebratory 100th show. I compiled 15 of what I thought were the best fusion bands out there and played them in no particular order. Here they are, in the order I played them.

Gong - Expresso 05:59
Pat Metheny - A Story Within The Story 08:02
Tony Williams Lifetime - Fred 06:49
Return To Forever - Spain 09:51
Brand X - Unorthodox Behaviour 08:15
Schleigho - Sumo 09:46
Weather Report - Black Market 06:32
Miles Davis - Moja (Part 2) 12:40
Passport - Ostinato 07:28
Isildurs Bane - Top Secret - UFO 05:09
Vital Information - Traditions in Transition 07:05
Mahavishnu Orchestra - Sister Andrea 06:48
Herbie Hancock - Palm Grease 09:55
Finnforest - Elvin 08:36
Niacin - Stone Face 06:11

Enjoy!

The Fusion Reactor #99 - Weapons Of War

It occurs to me that this show could be construed as a political statement of some sort. While I do support our troops at home and abroad, the intent was just to play a bunch of songs with a similar theme. No statement intended. Please don't infer one.

Mist Season Cosmic Wardance 05:18
Joe Satriani War 05:48
Waking Vision Trio Welcome to the War, Child 05:31
Dave Beegle War of the Worlds 05:50
Hermetic Science Mars Bringer of War 08:13
Rush The Weapon 06:24
Navigator Sword of Endeavor 06:42
Mahavishnu Orchestra Vision Is a Naked Sword 14:23
Ajalon Sword Of Goliath 05:52
John Scofield Same Axe 03:05
Echolyn Swingin' The Axe (Live) 03:23
The Awakening Knife of Life 03:56
Harold Budd Flowered Knife Shadows 07:05
Emerson, Lake & Palmer Knife Edge 05:27
Kansas - Under the Knife 04:59
Mike Keneally The Knife & Drum 02:59
Radiohead Knives Out 04:15
Genesis The Knife 08:59
The Clinton Administration Bop Gun 04:22
Poster Children Shotguns & Pickups 02:31
Tabula Rasa Just Guns and... 03:57

The Fusion Reactor #98 - Rites of Passage

The Coste Apetrea disc featured on today's show is either called Trickster or Rites of Passage, depending on who you ask. My copy says Trickster. Either way, it's a really cool album and I played a few songs off it for my show, mixed in with other adventurous stuff. For example:

Fourth Estate Joy 03:38
The Muffins Queenside 05:21
Coste Apetrea Bohumils Bolero 09:24
Overhead Metaepitome 19:40
KBB Catastrophe 09:32
Coste Apetrea Rites of Passage 08:35
De Gladas Kapell De Gladas Kapell 07:21
Machine and the Synergetic Nuts Oz 05:52
Coste Apetrea Romana Lucia 11:00
Tortoise Seneca 06:21
Passport Tarantula 04:43
Coste Apetrea Trickster 10:01
Gong Shadows Of 07:48
Return To Forever The Endless Night 09:41