„It was about a place of perfect happiness.” And yes, Germany plays a major role at this point, he says with a wink. But it has yet to do with Germany, told Al Di Meola, who seems almost exhilarated while talking with me. No, he had not thought of Beethoven’s famous symphony neither of Schiller’s poem when entitling his new album “Elysium”. And he is still a mine of creativity, and he proves it with his new album „Elysium“. Al Di Meola, 60, is still far from retiring from public life. It should be the starting point of shred guitar. As a 19-year-old kid he stunned the music world with his guitar solo on „Excerpt from the First Movement of Heavy Metal“, when he joined the fusion band Return To Forever.
Al Di Meola is the string wizard who created musical attractions such as „Mediterranean Sundance“ or „Land of the Midnight Sun“ with compelling technology and rapid speed.
