Loudspeaker is an instrumental album by the guitarist Marty Friedman

Marty Friedman (guitarist)

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, released in 2006 in Japan

Japan

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, and 2007 in United States

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. It entered the Japanese national chart at #33. This marks the first Top 40 chart position for any of his solo albums.

The album features guest performances of Steve Vai

Steve Vai

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, Kirito

Kirito

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, John Petrucci

John Petrucci

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, Jens Johansson

Jens Johansson

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, Mick Karn, Masaki, Ryuichi Nishida, and Billy Sheehan

Billy Sheehan

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.

Initial First Pressing

1. "Elixir" - 4:35
2. "Street Demon (Santa Rosa Wrecking Crew Mix)" - 3:30
3. "Black Orchid" - 4:31 (featuring John Petrucci)
4. "Paradise Express" - 4:47
5. "Sekai Ni Hitotsu Dake No Hana" (SMAP
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    cover) - 4:16
6. "Glycerine Flesh" - 5:15
7. "Stigmata Addiction" - 7:08
8. "Viper" - 3:05 (featuring Steve Vai)
9. "Coloreas Mi Vida" - 3:13
10. "Devil Take Tomorrow" - 4:00
11. "Static Rain" - 2:47 (featuring KIRITO)

Standard First Pressing ("second" pressing)

1. "Elixir" - 4:35
2. "Street Demon (Santa Rosa Wrecking Crew Mix)" - 3:30
3. "Black Orchid" - 4:31 (featuring John Petrucci)
4. "Paradise Express" - 4:47
5. "Sekai Ni Hitotsu Dake No Hana" - 4:16
6. "Glycerine Flesh" - 5:15
7. "Stigmata Addiction" - 7:07
8. "Viper" - 3:05 (featuring Steve Vai)
9. "Static Rain (Instrumental Version)" - 2:51
10. "Coloreas Mi Vida" - 3:13
11. "Devil Take Tomorrow" - 3:59

Musicians

• Marty Friedman - guitars (all tracks), bass (6,8,9)
• Ryuichi Nishida - drums (1,2,3,4,6,10)
• Jeremy Colson - drums (5,7,8,11)
• Tetsu Mukaiyama - drums (9)
• Billy Sheehan
  Billy Sheehan
  William "Billy" Sheehan is an American bassist known for his work with Talas, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, and Niacin. Sheehan has won the "Best Rock Bass Player" readers' poll from Guitar Player Magazine five times for his "lead bass" playing style...
  
   - bass (1,4)
• Masaki - bass (2,3,5,7)
• Mick Karn - bass (10)
• Ikuo - bass (11)
• John Petrucci
  John Petrucci
  John Peter Petrucci is an American guitarist and songwriter best known as a founding member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. Along with his former bandmate Mike Portnoy, he has produced all Dream Theater albums since their 1999 release, Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory...
  
   - guitar (3)
• Steve Vai
  Steve Vai
  Steven Siro "Steve" Vai is a three time Grammy Award-winning American guitarist, songwriter and producer who has sold over 15 million albums. Steve Vai is widely known as a flamboyant guitar virtuoso....
  
   - guitar (8)
• Jens Johansson
  Jens Johansson
  Jens Ola Johansson is a Swedish power metal keyboardist and pianist. He is notable for his high-speed neoclassical and fusion style.-Biography:...
  
  - keyboard (6)
• Geri Soriano-Lightwood - voice (10)
• Ramin Sakurai - manipulation (10)
• Tom Harriman - manipulation (10), string arrangement (11)

Track numbers are shown according to "second" pressing

External links

• Loudspeaker Album info from his official English site.
• Loudspeaker Album info from his official Japanese site.
• Loudspeaker Interview