Warmth in the Wilderness is a tribute album to guitar virtuoso Jason Becker. It features many artists such as Paul Gilbert, Marty Friedman, Mike Campese, Anders Johansson, Lars-Eric Mattsson, Paul Nelson, Jeff Pilson and other groups as well. A second tribute album was released in 2002, with the title "Warmth in the Wilderness Vol. 2 - A Tribute to Jason Becker". Many songs were originally written by Jason Becker and David Lee Roth, before Becker was stricken with Lou Gehrig's disease.
| Warmth in the Wilderness: A Tribute to Jason Becker |
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| Released | October 2, 2001 |
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| Genre | Hard rock |
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| Length | 155:47 |
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| Label | Lion Music |
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| Producer | Mattias Eklundh, Torben Enevoldsen, Ron Keel, John Pace, Jeff Scheetz |
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Warmth in the Wilderness: A Tribute to Jason Becker
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Warmth in the Wilderness, Vol. 2: A Tribute to Jason Becker
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Disc One| Title | Writer(s) |
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| 1. | "A Little Ain't Enough - performed by Stormwind" | Jason Becker, David Lee Roth | 4:32 |
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| 2. | "Altitudes - performed by Torben Enevoldsen" | Becker | 5:48 |
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| 3. | "Eleven Blue Egyptians - performed by Ron Keel's Iron Horse" | Jason Becker, Marty Friedman | 5:51 |
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| 4. | "A Jam for Jason - performed by Cosmosquad" | Jeff Kollman | 10:22 |
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| 5. | "Higher - performed by Dave Martone" | Becker | 7:00 |
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| 6. | "Alfie and Linda MacDonald of Phantom Blue-Becker Ola - performed by Puamana" | Becker | 4:17 |
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| 7. | "Dogtown Shuffle - performed by Rolf Munkes' Empire" | Steve Hunter, David Lee Roth, Brett Tuggle | 3:50 |
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| 8. | "Go Off - performed by Evolution" | Becker, Friedman | 3:48 |
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| 9. | "Hammerhead Shark - performed by Lars-Eric Mattsson & Mark Boals" | Eric Lowen, Roth, Preston Sturges | 3:36 |
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| 10. | "Jasin Street - performed by Hit the Ground Runnin'" | S. Williams | 4:22 |
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| 11. | "If You Have to Shoot... Shoot-Don't Talk - performed by Tony Baena" | Becker | 4:50 |
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| 12. | "Baby's On Fire - performed by Josephine of Phantom Blue" | Hunter, Roth, Sturges | 3:26 |
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| 13. | "Sensible Shoes - performed by Jeff Scheetz" | Dennis Morgan, Roth, Sturges | 5:06 |
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| 14. | "ESP - performed by Cyril Achard" | Becker, Friedman | 5:58 |
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| 15. | "Air - performed by Phi Ansari Yaan-Zek" | Becker | 6:00 |
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Disc Two| Title | Writer(s) |
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| 1. | "Opus Pocus 2 - performed by Project Alcazar" | Jason Becker | 5:43 |
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| 2. | "Mandy's Little Throbbing Heart - performed by Eric Sands" | Becker | 3:33 |
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| 3. | "Blue - performed by Paul Nelson" | Jason Becker | 3:36 |
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| 4. | "It's Showtime - performed by May Lian" | Becker, Roth | 3:39 |
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| 5. | "Becker's Bolero - performed by Jeff Pilson" | Becker | 3:18 |
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| 6. | "Lydia's House - performed by Mattias Eklundh" | Becker | 3:33 |
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| 7. | "Drop in the Bucket - performed by All the Usual Suspects" | Becker, David Lee Roth | 5:13 |
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| 8. | "Forcefield - performed by Rob Johnson" | Rob Johnson | 4:15 |
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| 9. | "Urmila - performed by Mistheria" | Becker | 4:30 |
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| 10. | "Black Stallion Jam - performed by Marty Friedman" | Becker, Friedman | 3:35 |
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| 11. | "Hawking - performed by Paul Gilbert" | Todd Rundgren | 7:09 |
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| 12. | "Primal - performed by Anders Johansson" | Becker | 6:47 |
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| 13. | "Rain - performed by Eric Zimmermann" | Becker | 3:51 |
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| 14. | "Concerto - performed by Mike Campese" | Becker, Friedman | 5:00 |
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| 15. | "Tell the Truth - performed by Lars-Eric Mattsson" | Steve Hunt, David Lee Roth, Brett Tuggle | 6:49 |
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| 16. | "Outro Jam - performed by Lars-Eric Mattsson" | | 6:30 |
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| Total length: | 155:47 |
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