''Centrifugal Funk'' is the second and final studio album by the Mark Varney Project (MVP), released in 1991 through Legato Records; a

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. Retrieved 2015-07-08. This line-up of the group features guitarists Frank Gambale,

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and Shawn Lane.Monk, Laurie (2010-06-13)
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Truth In Shredding. Retrieved 2015-07-08. The album consists primarily of covers of existing jazz fusion compositions, save for one track performed by Lane—"Lane's Blitz"—which he later dismissed as an impromptu warm-up rather than a planned solo, and thus his dislike for it.Hallebeek, Richard (March–April 2001)
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. richardhallebeek.com. Retrieved 2015-07-08. Varney has disputed Lane's version of events, but the track was omitted on the remaster. The cover art on the original release features a tongue-in-cheek disclaimer to listeners: "Warning: Contains guitar performances of unparalleled speed, taste and virtuosity. Not for the faint of heart!", while the back cover has an invitation from Varney asking fans to send in demo tapes of potential guitarists for his label, in return for a named mention within the credits on a future album, as well as five Legato releases mailed to them for free.

Critical reception

Robert Taylor at

rated ''Centrifugal Funk'' three stars out of five, calling it "an exhausting listen" and the songs "fairly weak". Praise was given to the individual talents of Gambale, Garsed and Lane, while criticism was directed at drummer Joey Heredia. "Hey Tee Bone" and "Love Struck" were listed as highlights.

Track listing

Personnel

* Frank Gambale –

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(except track 7) *

– guitar (tracks 2, 3, 8) * Shawn Lane – guitar (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 8) *Mike O'Neill – guitar (except track 7) *

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– guitar (track 8),

ing (reissue) *Freddy Ravel – keyboard *Joey Heredia –

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*Kevin Ricard –

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* Jimmy Earl –

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, production *

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, EWI *Alan Hirshberg –

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, mixing, mastering *Mark Varney – musical concept, executive production

Notes

References

External links

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