BRIAN MAY + FRIENDS "STAR FLEET PROJECT" LP Eddie Van Halen Queen REO Speedwagon
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Brian May and Friends “Starfleet Project” – Mini LP
The best recording ever made in someone’s living room, this is the legendary jam session with Brian May (Queen), Eddie Van Halen, Alan Gratzer (REO Speedwagon), Fred Mandel and Phil Chen. The cover still has the factory plastic wrap which has helped keep it nice, but the open end does have some regular edge/corner wear. The vinyl has been played but has no major scratches or scuffs. Long out of print and never issued on CD.
Side 1:
Starfleet
Let Me Out
Side 2:
Blues Breaker (dedicated to E.C.)
Brian May's Star Fleet Project is one mysterious album. First off, it's not an album, but a brief EP that contains only three songs. And Brian's "friends" on the album include session bassist Phil Chen, REO Speedwagon drummer Alan Gratzer, and none other than Eddie Van Halen on second guitar. The EP was still a relatively new format to Capitol Records at the time, so what better way to kick off this new line than with an obscure near-concept album based on a children's cartoon, written by Brian May? It doesn't take a genius to predict that Star Fleet would be a guitar-heavy album, and it is, with lots of over the top guitar duels and songs based on soloing rather than memorable compositions. Still, the title track rocks like few Queen numbers did in the early '80s, kicking off with Van Halen's signature two-handed tapping technique, and eventually leading into a guitar solo fest. The remaining tracks, "Let Me Out" and "Blues Breaker," are blues-based rather than rooted in heavy metal. "Let Me Out" features some heartfelt vocals courtesy of May and has a liberating quality. "Blues Breaker" (dedicated to Eric Clapton, who was a big influence on both guitarists) is a 12-bar blues stretched to nearly 13 minutes, but it's interesting to hear both Eddie and Brian let down their hair and lay into some blues licks. The only problem with Star Fleet Project is that just when you're getting wrapped up in it, it's finished. A full album (with an emphasis on stronger songwriting) would have been ideal, but fans of both guitarists should definitely hunt down a copy of this forgotten '80s guitar summit, which is currently out of print and has never been issued on CD.
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