Racer X
Technical Difficulties
The Story
"Technical Difficulties" was Paul Gilbert and Racer X's triumphant reunion CD, giving them a chance to play some unapologetic Heavy Metal in the trendy 90's. The band drew inspiration from the era of early Van Halen, Rush, Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne(with Randy Rhoads), AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Pat Travers, Loudness, Accept, and Saxon, without messing it up with any alternative/grunge/rap influences. Gilbert explains, "We had a great time reuniting, both as great friends, and as musicians. The early Racer X records were miracles of speedy production, so it was nice to be able to take some more time in the studio on this one. We recorded and mixed it the record in five weeks, which is still quick. But not compared to 10 days like 'Street Lethal'!" The CD features the instrumentals "Phallic Tractor", "B.R.O." and the title track.
The Music
| 00:56 | Phallic Tractor | Instrumental |
| 04:56 | Fire Of Rock | Vocal |
| 04:23 | Snakebite | Vocal |
| 04:20 | Technical Difficulties | Instrumental |
| 04:31 | Miss Mistreater | Vocal |
| 04:10 | Bolt In My Heart | Vocal |
| 04:06 | 17th Moon | Vocal |
| 04:29 | Waiting | Vocal |
| 04:17 | Poison Eyes | Vocal |
| 01:20 | B.R.O. | Instrumental |
| 05:15 | God Of The Sun | Vocal |
| 03:15 | Give It To Me | Vocal |
| 04:09 | The Executioner's Song | Vocal |
The Artists
| Paul Gilbert | Guitar, Production |
| Jeff Martin | Vocals |
| John Alderete | Bass |
| Scott Travis | Drums |
| Tom Size | Engineering, Mixing |
| Steve Hall | Mastering |
| Damon Gold | Jeff's 1974 Norton Commando Engineering |
| William Hames | Photography |
| Larry Freemantle | Art Direction |
| John Taggart | Guitar Tech, Emergency Belt-Sander |
| Recorded at Batgirl Studio.
Mastered at Futuredisc Systems. |
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