Powers of Ten (album)

Powers of Ten
Studio album by Shawn Lane
Released	1992[1]
Recorded	Apogee Studio in Memphis, Tennessee
Genre	Instrumental rock, jazz fusion
Length	60:16[2]
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Shawn Lane
Shawn Lane chronology
Powers of Ten (1992) The Tri-Tone Fascination (1999)

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Daniel Gioffre at AllMusic gave Powers of Ten two stars out of five, describing the album as "uneven and frustrating". Among his criticisms were the lack of a full band (Lane performs 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 composed by Shawn Lane, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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.