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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Perpetual Burn
| name = Perpetual Burn
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Jason Becker]]
| artist = [[Jason Becker]]
| Cover = PerpetualBurn.jpg
| cover = PerpetualBurn.jpg
| Released = 1988
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1988|8}}
| Recorded =
| recorded = 1988
| Genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]], [[neo-classical metal]]
| Length = 55:12
| venue =
| studio = [[Prairie Sun Recording Studios]] in [[Cotati, California]]
| Label = [[Shrapnel]]
| Producer = [[Jason Becker]]
| genre = [[Neoclassical metal]], [[instrumental rock]]
| length = {{Duration|m=42|s=1}}<ref>''Perpetual Burn'' (CD edition "RR 9528 2").</ref>
| Co Producers = Steve Fontano, [[Marty Friedman]]
| Executive Producer = [[Mike Varney]]
| label = [[Shrapnel Records|Shrapnel]]
| Engineer = Steve Fontano
| producer = Jason Becker, [[Marty Friedman]], Steve Fontano, [[Mike Varney]]
| prev_title =
| Assistant Engineer = Joe Marquez
| prev_year =
| Mastering Engineer = George Horn
| next_title = [[Perspective (Jason Becker album)|Perspective]]

| next_year = 1996
| Reviews = All Music Guide {{Rating|4|5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:hifixql5ldae]
| Last album =
| This album = ''Perpetual Burn''<br />(1988)
| Next album = ''[[Perspective (album)|Perspective]]''<br />(1996)
}}
}}
{{Album ratings

| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
'''''Perpetual Burn''''' is a solo album released in 1988 (see [[1988 in music]]) by [[Jason Becker]] on [[Shrapnel Records]]. His former [[Cacophony (band)|Cacophony]] band-mate, [[Marty Friedman (guitarist)|Marty Friedman]], performed with him as a guest on two tracks, "Temple Of The Absurd", "Dweller In The Cellar."
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/perpetual-burn-mw0000200712 |title=Jason Becker - Perpetual Burn review |last=Hinds |first=Andy |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |accessdate=2017-08-21 |archive-date=2019-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421171136/https://www.allmusic.com/album/perpetual-burn-mw0000200712 |url-status=live }}</ref>

| rev2 = ''[[Martin Popoff|Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal]]''
Producer: Jason Becker
| rev2Score = 6/10<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties | publisher = [[Collector's Guide Publishing]] | date = 1 November 2005 | location = [[Burlington, Ontario]], [[Canada]] | isbn = 978-1894959315 | page= 40}}</ref>
Co Producers: Steve Fontano, Marty Friedman
| rev3 = ''[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]''
Executive Producer: Mike Varney
| rev3score = 7.0/10<ref name="rock hard">{{cite magazine |title=Review Album: Jason Becker - Perpetual Burn |magazine=[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]] |year=1988 |last=Kupfer |first=Thomas |issue=28 |url=https://www.rockhard.de/megazine/reviewarchiv/review-anzeigen.html?tx_rxsearch_pi1%5Breview%5D=6181 |accessdate=2017-08-20 |language=German |archive-date=2017-08-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821043235/https://www.rockhard.de/megazine/reviewarchiv/review-anzeigen.html?tx_rxsearch_pi1%5Breview%5D=6181 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Engineer: Steve Fontano
| noprose = yes
Assistant Engineer: Joe Marquez
}}
Master Engineer: George Horn
'''''Perpetual Burn''''' is the first studio album by the American guitarist [[Jason Becker]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Prown |first1=Peter |title=Ultimate Heavy Metal Guitars: The Guitarists Who Rocked the World |date=2023 |publisher=Motorbooks |page=124}}</ref> It was released in 1988 through [[Shrapnel Records]] (United States) and [[Roadrunner Records]] (Europe). The album was released at around the same time as ''[[Dragon's Kiss]]'', the first album by his fellow [[Cacophony (band)|Cacophony]] guitarist [[Marty Friedman]], who also co-produced and performed on ''Perpetual Burn''. This is the only solo album Becker released before his diagnosis with [[Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis|ALS]] in 1989.



==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
# "Altitudes" (Becker) 5:39
| headline = Side one
# "[[Perpetual Burn (Song)|Perpetual Burn]]" (Becker) 3:29
| all_music = Jason Becker, except where noted
# "Mabel's Fatal Fable" (Becker) 4:52
| title1 = Altitudes
# "Air" (Becker) 5:37
| length1 = 5:40
# "Temple of the Absurd" (Becker/Friedman) 4:42
| title2 = Perpetual Burn
# "Eleven Blue Egyptians" (Becker/Friedman) 5:44
| length2 = 3:30
# "Dweller in the Cellar" (Becker) 6:14
| title3 = Mabel's Fatal Fable
# "Opus Pocus" (Becker) 5:37
| length3 = 4:52
| title4 = Air
| length4 = 5:39
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| title5 = Temple of the Absurd
| note5 = Becker, [[Marty Friedman]]
| length5 = 4:42
| title6 = Eleven Blue Egyptians
| note6 = Becker, Friedman
| length6 = 5:44
| title7 = Dweller in the Cellar
| length7 = 6:15
| title8 = Opus Pocus
| length8 = 5:39
| total_length = 42:01
}}


==Personnel==
In an interview with GftPM magazine, Jason stated that he composed Air after listening to a lot of Mozart. This track demonstrates the classical guitar technique originally learnt from his father, although the recorded performance is on an electric guitar with a clean tone.
;Musicians
*[[Jason Becker]] – [[lead guitar|lead]] and [[rhythm guitar]]s, [[bass guitar]], [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[record producer|producer]]
*[[Marty Friedman]] – additional guitar [[solo (music)|solos]] (tracks 5–7), co-producer
*Atma Anur – [[drum kit|drums]]


;Production
==Musicians==
*Steve Fontano – co-producer, [[audio engineer|engineer]], [[mixing engineer|mixing]]
*[[Jason Becker]] - Lead & Rhythm [[Guitar|Guitars]], [[Bass Guitar|Bass Guitars]], and [[musical keyboard|keyboards]]
*Joe Marquez – assistant engineer
*[[Marty Friedman (guitarist)|Marty Friedman]] - Guest [[Guitar Solo|Guitar Solos]]
*George Horn – [[mastering engineer|mastering]] at [[Fantasy Studios]], Berkeley, California
*[[Atma Anur]] - [[Drums]]
*[[Mike Varney]] – [[executive producer]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.guitar9.com/perpetualburn.html In Review: Jason Becker "Perpetual Burn"] at Guitar Nine Records
*[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wgde4j270wae|album Album review]

{{Jason Becker}}


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Latest revision as of 13:37, 14 September 2024

Perpetual Burn
Studio album by
Jason Becker
ReleasedAugust 1988 (1988-08)
Recorded1988
StudioPrairie Sun Recording Studios in Cotati, California
GenreNeoclassical metal, instrumental rock
Length42:01[1]
LabelShrapnel
ProducerJason Becker, Marty Friedman, Steve Fontano, Mike Varney
Jason Becker chronology
Perpetual Burn
(1988) 		Perspective
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[3]
Rock Hard7.0/10[4]

Perpetual Burn is the first studio album by the American guitarist Jason Becker.[5] It was released in 1988 through Shrapnel Records (United States) and Roadrunner Records (Europe). The album was released at around the same time as Dragon's Kiss, the first album by his fellow Cacophony guitarist Marty Friedman, who also co-produced and performed on Perpetual Burn. This is the only solo album Becker released before his diagnosis with ALS in 1989.

Track listing

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All music is composed by Jason Becker, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Altitudes"5:40
2."Perpetual Burn"3:30
3."Mabel's Fatal Fable"4:52
4."Air"5:39
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."Temple of the Absurd" (Becker, Marty Friedman)4:42
6."Eleven Blue Egyptians" (Becker, Friedman)5:44
7."Dweller in the Cellar"6:15
8."Opus Pocus"5:39
Total length:42:01

Personnel

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Musicians
Production

References

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  1. ^ Perpetual Burn (CD edition "RR 9528 2").
  2. ^ Hinds, Andy. "Jason Becker - Perpetual Burn review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 2019-04-21. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 40. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  4. ^ Kupfer, Thomas (1988). "Review Album: Jason Becker - Perpetual Burn". Rock Hard (in German). No. 28. Archived from the original on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  5. ^ Prown, Peter (2023). Ultimate Heavy Metal Guitars: The Guitarists Who Rocked the World. Motorbooks. p. 124.
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