Lucid Intervals and Moments of Clarity Part 2

Lucid Intervals and Moments of Clarity Part 2 is the first compilation album by American heavy metal musician Michael Angelo Batio. It contains remastered tracks from Batio's third and fourth studio albums, Tradition (1998) and Lucid Intervals and Moments of Clarity (2000),[1] and was released in 2004 by M.A.C.E. Music.[2] Three songs from Lucid Intervals and Moments of Clarity 2 have also been included on instructional video albums released by Metal Method – "China" on Performance (2006),[3] "Prog" on Speed Kills 3 (2007),[4] and "The Finish Line" on Performance (2006)[3] and Speed Lives 3: The Neo Classical Zone (2009).[5][6]

Lucid Intervals and Moments of Clarity Part 2
Compilation album by Michael Angelo Batio
Released	2004
Recorded	Monster Mix Studio, Chicago, Illinois
Genre	Heavy metal, instrumental rock, neoclassical metal
Length	69:08
Label	M.A.C.E.
Producer	Michael Angelo Batio
Michael Angelo Batio chronology
Lucid Intervals and Moments of Clarity (2000) Lucid Intervals and Moments of Clarity Part 2 (2004) Hands Without Shadows (2005)

Track listing

All tracks are written by Michael Angelo Batio, except "Instant Glamour" by Frank Miceli.

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"China"	Tradition (1998)	4:30
2.	"The Finish Line"	Tradition (1998)	5:23
3.	"Prog"	Tradition (1998)	5:27
4.	"Stop Complaining"	Lucid Intervals and Moments of Clarity (2000)	5:59
5.	"She Doesn't Live Here Anymore"	Lucid Intervals and Moments of Clarity (2000)	5:52
6.	"Lucid Intervals and Moments of Clarity"	Previously "Voices of the Distant Past" Tradition (1998)	6:04
7.	"Full Force"	Lucid Intervals and Moments of Clarity (2000)	4:45
8.	"Diary of an Empty Life"	Lucid Intervals and Moments of Clarity (2000)	5:01
9.	"Prog Revisited"	Tradition (1998)	4:21
10.	"East Side Story"	Previously "I Can't Take It No More" Lucid Intervals and Moments of Clarity (2000)	5:27
11.	"Instant Glamour"	Lucid Intervals and Moments of Clarity (2000)	6:25
12.	"Video Jam"	Tradition (1998)	3:38
13.	"Avalanche"	Lucid Intervals and Moments of Clarity (2000)	4:52
14.	"Take a Look Around"	Lucid Intervals and Moments of Clarity (2000)	1:24

Personnel

Musicians

• Michael Angelo Batio – guitars, bass, keyboards, drums on tracks 1, 2, 3, 9 and 12, arrangements, programming, production, engineering, mixing
• Rob Ross – drums on tracks 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 13 and 14, vocals on track 11
• William Kopecky – bass on tracks 4, 5, 8 and 11

Additional personnel

• Mark Richardson – mastering
• Dan Machnik – photography
• Paul Kuhr – graphic design

References

1. "Michael Angelo Batio "Lucid Intervals And Moments Of Clarity Part 2"". Guitar Nine Records. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
2. "Overview". Lucid Intervals and Moments of Clarity, Pt. 2 - Michael Angelo Batio. Allmusic. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
3. "Michael Angelo Batio "Performance" DVD "Hands Without Shadows"® series Vol. 1". More MAB DVDs. M.A.C.E. Music. Archived from the original on May 28, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
4. ""Speed Kills 3" instructional DVD and on screen booklet by Michael Angelo Batio". Speed Kills DVDs. M.A.C.E. Music. Archived from the original on June 3, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
5. ""Speed Lives 3 - The Neo Classical Zone" instructional DVD and on screen booklet by Michael Angelo Batio". Speed Lives DVDs. M.A.C.E. Music. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
6. "Speed Lives 3 - The Finish Line". Guitar Lessons by Michael Angelo Batio. Metal Method. Retrieved January 28, 2012.