1998 Various – Merry Axemas Vol.2: More Guitars For Christmas
Merry Axemas, Vol. 2: More Guitars for Christmas is an instrumental Christmas album, performed by great guitarists, released in 1998.
It is the second volume of the “project” idealized, organized and produced by Steve Vai.
Tracks
1 The Christmas Song (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) 6:18
2 O Come, O Come Emmanuel (Traditional) 4:19
3 Do You Hear What I Hear (Gloria Shayne, Noel Regney) 5:52
4 Sleigh Ride (Leroy Anderson) 4:12
5 O Come All Ye Faithful (Traditional) 4:27
6 White Christmas (Irving Berlin) 2:51
7 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Traditional) 5:46
8 O Little Town Of Bethlehem (Traditional) 3:10
9 Carol Of The Bells (Traditional) 4:12
10 Deck The Halls (Traditional) 3:13
Media
Musicians
1 The Christmas Song
Bass | John Pena |
Drums | Simon Phillips |
Guitar | Steve Lukather |
Keyboards | David Garfield |
2 O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Guitar | Neal Schon |
Keyboards | Jonathan Cain |
3 Do You Hear What I Hear
Drums | Mark Schulman |
Guitar | Steve Stevens |
4 Sleigh Ride
Bass | Stu Hamm |
Drums | Steve Smith (2) |
Organ | Tom Coster |
5 O Come All Ye Faithful
All Instruments | Trevor Rabin |
6 White Christmas
Acoustic Guitar | Zakk Wylde |
7 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Bass | Marco Mendoza |
Guitar | John Sykes |
Keyboards | Mars Lasar |
8 O Little Town Of Bethlehem
Bass | Livingstone Brown |
Guitar | Robin Trower |
Keyboards | Livingstone Brown |
Cymbal | Chris Taggart |
9 Carol Of The Bells
All Instruments | Al Di Meola |
10 Deck The Halls
Bass | Michael Lutz |
Drums | Tommy Aldridge |
Guitar | Ted Nugent |
Liner Notes
Producer – Steve Lukather (Track 1)
Producer – Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain (Track 2)
Producer – Steve Stevens (Track 3)
Producer – Trevor Rabin (Track 5)
Producer – Zakk Wylde, Howard Albert, Ron Albert (Track 6)
Producer – John Sykes, Mars Lasar (Track 7)
Producer – Robin Trower, Livingstone Brown (Track 8)
Producer – Al Di Meola, Herman Romero (Track 9)
Producer – Michael Lutz (Track 10)
Executive Producer – Steve Vai
Mastered By – George Marino
Art Direction – Kelk
Illustration – Gary Taxali
Alistair Taylor on Facebook
December 24, 2016 @ 00:20
By far the better of the Merry Axemas albums. Not just for Luke. Zakk Wylde, Steve Stevens, John Sykes, Neal Schon and Trevor Rabin’s tracks are all brilliant.