前作が全体的な完成度としては少々残念なところもあり
今回はどうかな？と心配な面もあったのですが
１曲目「Five Elements」を聴いてその心配はすぐに無くなりました。

1999年発売の名作「Planet X」の雰囲気を感じさせつつも
難解かつ複雑な流れはかなり抑えられていて比較的リラックスして聴ける
良作なフュージョンアルバムとしてに仕上がっていると思います。

Derek本人のプレイもなんとなく活き活きと感じられて聴いていて気持ちいいです。
気になった参加ミュージシャンの中ではベースのTony FranklinとJimmy Johnsonの二人。

参加ギタリストはどれも素晴らしいプレイを披露していますが
個人的には７曲目「I Heard That」のJoe Bonamassaと
ラスト曲「Oceana」のSteve Stevensのギタープレイがお気に入りです。

彼の発表作の中で間違いなくオススメできる一枚です☆

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YAX

良い

2013年4月30日に日本でレビュー済み

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今までなく大人のプログレメタルです。
テクニックも良し、メロディも良し、買いです。

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Amazon Customer

ちょっと大人しい感じ

2011年11月3日に日本でレビュー済み

ゲストギターリストはいつものザック・ワイルドは抜けて、スティーブ・ルカサーや、トニー・アカパインとかですが、
想像してたようによりフュージョン色が強まったジャズロックアルバムになってます。

共同プロデューサーであるドラムのサンモン・フィリップスの演奏はいつもの通り期待を裏切らない仕上がりでした。
全般的に良いアルバムです。

古くからのファンにはちょっと物足りないかも知れませんが、自分にはほど良い感じです。

ヘビーメタルプログレッシブにちょっと聴き疲れた方やジャズロック系のフュージョンファンにはお勧めです。

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Captain Neko

彼のキャリアにおける最高傑作！

2012年7月7日に日本でレビュー済み

Planet XやDream Theater、Yngwie Malmsteenなどで活躍した渡り鳥キーボーディスト、Derek Sherinianのソロ。
正直、彼をキーボーディストとして凄いと思ったことは一度もなかった（悪いとも思わなかったけど）が、この作品で
彼がいかに才能のある人物か分かった。適度に落ち着いた、アダルトな雰囲気で、かつソリッドなギターが心地よい、夜のドライブには最適。いや見直しました！

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Patrick Barnard

Derek's best to date...

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This is Derek Sherinian's best solo effort to date and I hope he continues to collaborate with Simon Phillips because they obviously make a great team. Prior to the release of "Oceana" my favorite was "Inertia," another Sherinian-Phillips collaboration that was released in 2001.

With "Oceana," Derek seems to have really perfected his craft. Every track is stellar -- powerful, engaging, well-written compositions with jaw-dropping musicianship and plenty of hooks to keep listeners satisfied. There are no vocals on this one, it's pure instrumental bliss all the way through.

I think what makes "Oceana" better than previous Derek efforts is the fact that it is so consistent. The entire album has the same sound and "feel" to it -- basically it's all jazz fusion with very few metal elements. There are no neo-classical metal numbers, a la Yngwie Malmsteen; there's no Black Sabbath knock-offs with Zakk Wylde doing his Ozzy impression; and there are no jarring, out-of-place selections such as "In the Summertime" on "Blood of the Snake."

Another thing that makes this album great is that there are more Derek keyboard solos throughout -- I think every track has at least one keyboard solo whereas previous efforts had some tracks that were so guitar driven it was easy to forget you were listening to a keyboardist's solo work.

In addition the production and engineering are superb. The recording sounds a lot like Jeff Beck's "There and Back," I assume mainly due to Phillips' influence. In fact some of the tracks -- especially Mercury 7 and Mulholland -- sound similar to the compositions found on "There and Back" and other early Jeff Beck solo works. I think this is because 1) Phillips was heavily involved in the production and 2) Sherinian is heavily influenced by Jan Hammer and Jeff Beck and I think he personally loves the sound captured on "There and Back."

After listening to this CD many times (about a year now), though, I don't think Sherinian and Phillips were trying to devise some sort of a "There and Back" knock-off. These compositions are way too original to suggest that they were trying to emulate Jeff Beck's work. Further, I think the fact that the album sometimes sounds like a Jeff Beck album is by no means a detractor -- I loved "There and Back" and I especially liked the way it was produced, so I have no problem with someone trying to achieve a similar sound in the studio. (BTW "Inertia" sounded a little like "There and Back" at times as well...)

As usual, Derek invites some of the best guitar players on earth to perform with him on "Oceana" -- and they're all spectacular. But it is the performances by Steve Lukather and Tony Macalpine that really stand out -- what a couple of gems they are. Making this an even stronger album is that the incomparable Jimmy Johnson plays bass throughout.

If you're a fan of progressive rock/jazz fusion, get this CD -- I think it is one of the best all-instrumental prog/fusion efforts for 2011.

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Unexpected Jewel

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I was listening to one of my Pandora channels when one of Derek's compositions came up (from the Mythology album); his name didn't sound familiar at first until I realized he was with Dream Theater, a favorite of mine, for a number of years. Then, I learned about his magnificent music career and the number of albums he had recorded and produced, both his and with Planet X, the band he formed with Virgil Donati on drums, and initially, Tony Macalpine, on guitar, followed by other brilliant collaborators, on guitar and bass. I have listened, and relistened, to all of the albums Sherinian has recorded and I am certain he is absolutely an incredibly talented and unrecognized musician, other than in the small circle of progrock/jazz. This, his latest album, has increased my respect for him. He has blended a number of styles and techniques which only a master at his instrument can amass. The participation of Simon Phillips (who has been a producer or co-producer in a number of Derek's albums)is on drums,performing an admirable job. Here we find also the long time friend, and collaborator from Billy Idol's band, Steve Stevens, showing, as always, incredible musicianship, yet, without outdoing Tony Macalpine, Steve Lukather and Doug Aldrich, who also play the guitar in one or two of the tracks. We also find here Joe Bonamassa in a great track. Derek was invited to form with Joe and Doug Hughes (former Deep bassist), the super-group Black Country Communion, also with Jason Bonham (son of legendary John Bonham of Led Zeppelin). If you like prog-rock and jazz, and funky blues, with at times fast paced rock blended in, you will likely find this, Oceana, a very fine album; though you may have to give it a few listens to catch all of the subtleties.

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Ian Martin

Planet Beck - rock fusion mastery

2011年10月23日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済み

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Firstly thank you Mr Sherinian for being so prolific in your output. You do provide your audience with a wonderful range of different styles to listen and choose from - Planet X, Black Country Communion, solo metallic insanity to this quality rock fusion offering.

Although much of this material may sound derivative - a little like a Jeff Beck album, a little like a rocking Toto instrumental album, or maybe a Los Lobotomys outing, there is not enough of this style of hard fusion rock played by quality players. The compositions are structured and never too long to invite meaningless wandering. Even on first listen I found these catchy and stirring in the style of rock fusion.

After the first three tracks I was already relaxed knowing that more was to come. Firstly just listen to the quality of the recording and hats off to Simon Phillips for once again knowing how to record and mix this intense fusion. How do I describe the overall sound other than Simon Phillips achieves a warm, rich mix without any loss of clarity or punch. And then if that wasn't enough, he is the master fusion rock drummer. Interestingly he plays the same monster 7/8 'Space Boogie' drum pattern that he played for the Jeff Beck 'There and Back' album on the second track of Oceana, 'Mercury 7'. As this is recorded some 21 years later the drum mix is so much better. (I'm glad I've got the album for this track alone).

The opening 'Five Elements' is a scorcher with a wonderful organ backdrop behind some menacing MacAlpine guitar sizzle. This is probably the best track of the album which bridges to some unusual Sherinian jazzy piano before returning to the menace. Steve Lukather plays on three of the tracks and the quality shines through with wonderful interplay between spacey keyboard sounds and Lukather's guitar tones - but I kept hoping for more if this was going to be a 5 star album.

'Ghost Runner' for all its great playing is too derivative of Beck and Hammer and particularly 'El Camino Diablo' which starts promisingly and then rips off almost note for note the exact riff from 'You know what I mean' on Beck's 'Blow by blow' album - it's even in the exact key. Maybe I am missing something but this was definitely too close for comfort with the Jeff Beck classic and Jan Hammer tones and runs (although outdoing anything Jan did!) I'd have preferred them to have just played a great Beck cover like they did on 'Inertia'. Nothing wrong with a cover paying tribute.

This is a guitar festival of maestros - Tony MacAlpine, Steve Lukather, Steve Stephens, Joe Bonamassa and Doug Aldrich all backed by the legendary session bassist Jimmy Johnson (primary bassist for Allan Holdsworth and James Taylor). These guitarists all work to support the overall album rather than trying to win a guitar battle - highly commendable. And the tracks are striving for that something more. Using the second last track as an example, 'Seven Sins' a dramatic building rock outing finally goes into a bridge where Derek plays a magnificent solo that culminates with the rest of the band coming in however it returns to the light melodic head and never seems to regain the intensity. The album ends with 'Oceana' a track that could almost pass for a Joe Satriani ballad other than this has more richness with combined keyboard, bass and guitar lines.

Overall this seemed like the sister album to Derek's earlier solo album 'Inertia'. It is a good 4 star outing because of the quality of musicians and recording and because of the unselfish supportive nature of Sherinian. This may be a solo keyboard album but he has produced a stellar rock band offering. Yes, you hear the entire gamut of jazzy piano to B-3 Hammond organ and spacey keys but always to intertwine with lead guitars producing rich tones and sonic delight. For Sherinian, Lukather, Phillips and rock fusion fans - don't hesitate - this one you'll return to for many enjoyable listens.

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Michael

The Caligula Of Keyboards nails it yet again!

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Oceana is the amazing new solo album from Derek Sherinian and it is yet another modern jazz rock fusion masterpiece as good as anything released from the golden era of the late seventies. Derek Sherinian was once dubbed the "Caligula Of Keyboards" by Alice Cooper early in his career and his solo albums continue to show what a unique talent he is and how much he loves the work of Jeff Beck and Jan Hammer. Sherinian has assembled an amazing group of musicians to support him on Oceana including guitar legends Steve Lukather, Tony Macalpine, and Steve Stevens plus Tony Franklin on bass plus the blistering talents of Simon Phillips on drums and production duties. As you can see that lineup of musicians is the very cream of the crop as far as virtuoso fusion is concerned and the results are absolutely explosive. The entire album burns but some highlights include the killer fusion groove of opening track "Five Elements" which contains a variation of the main riff from the song "Box" from Sherinian's first solo album, the beautiful and memorable melodies in "Mulholland", and the dream like sound of closing track "Oceana". This is an outstanding release by a group of talented musicians lead by a keyboard wizard that has no shame in making music that pays homage to his musical influences. Oceana is highly recommended to fans of explosive fusion in the style of Jeff Beck's classic albums Blow By Blow and Wired and represents Sherinian's best solo album since Inertia.

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R. Spiker

The best thing I've heard in years! :-)

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Yesterday I received the new CD from Derek Sherinian titled Oceana. This is one hot mutha....... With Simon Phillips pounding out the beat, it has lots of energy. Many notable musicians including Joe Bonamassa who sits in for 1 track. That track in particular is one of the best I've heard from him in years. This album has a definite early Jeff beck (Blow by Blow, Wired, There and Back) flavor to it and Derek and co. pull it off flawlessly with a 2011 mix which is also par excellence! I don't usually find myself getting excited by CDs much anymore but this one has definitely hit a nerve and is one of the best things I've heard in years. Highest recommendation!

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