Lukather: "Ed and I have been friends for 24 years or so. I got him to come rip on one of the Xmas tunes. We did a version of "Joy to the World" that sounds like "Hot For Teacher" or "Space Boogie". It's that tempo, that groove, and we re-arranged the voicings around the melody. Me and him go back and forth on some solos. His playing is raw and on fire. He doesn't play on anybody's records so it was a real honor for me and it lends a lot of credibility to the project."

The supporting cast chock-full of renowned names -- Eddie Van Halen, Steve Vai, Slash, Edgar Winter, and Gregg Bissonette. For the most part, Lukather and his comrades keep it "tasteful," without a lot of unwarranted arpeggio runs, two-finger tapping, or sweep picking. Most of the tunes here are instrumentals, but there are a handful of selections with vocals -- the undoubted highlight being "Jingle Bells," which includes some great vocals from Mr. Sammy Davis, Jr. (albeit sampled, obviously). If you're sick of the same old holiday songs, Santamental may be the highlight of your December party.

Track Listing:
1. Joy To The World (featuring Eddie Van Halen)
2. Greensleeves
3. Jingle Bells
4. Carol Of The Bells
5. Broken Heart For Christmas
6. Angels We Have Heard On High
7. Winter Wonderland
8. Look Out For Angels
9. Silent Night
10. Christmas Song,(Chestnuts Roasting)

Musicians:
Steve Lukather: guitars, voacals
Eddie Van Halen: guitar (1, 2nd & 4th solo)
Trevor Lukather: guitar power chords (4)
Slash: guitar (5)
Steve Vai: guitar (4, 3rd solo)
Mike Landau: guitar (8, 1st solo)
Edgar Winter: vocals, sax(7)
Jeff Babko: keyboards, trombone, organ, rhodes, horns
John Pierce: bass
Scott Hamilton: sax
Walt Fowler: trumpet
George Shelby: sax
Greg Bissonette: drums, trumpet
Lenny Castro: percussion
Simon Phillips: tambourine (1)

About Steve Lukather:
One of music's most innovative and inventive guitarists, Steve Lukather is best known as a founding member of the internationally successful five-time Grammy Award winning rock practitioners, Toto. Beyond his seminal work in Toto, Lukather is also renowned for his storied session work shredding the six-string for such artists as Paul McCartney, Jeff Beck, Miles Davis, Eric Clapton, Don Henley, Randy Newman, Cheap Trick and many more.



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