MoonBabies

Studio album by Planet X

Released

July 29, 2002^[1]

Recorded

The Leopard Room and Coy Sound Studio Room in Hollywood Hills

Genre

Instrumental rock, progressive rock, progressive metal, jazz fusion

Length

56:40^[2]

Planet X chronology

Live from Oz
(2002)

MoonBabies
(2002)

Quantum
(2007)

MoonBabies is the second studio album by instrumental rock/progressive metal supergroup Planet X, released in 2002 (see release history) through Inside Out Music.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	Favorable^[3]
AllMusic	^[4]

Glenn Astarita at All About Jazz gave MoonBabies a positive review, recommending it highly while praising the band's cohesiveness and each musician's technical craft.^[3] François Couture at AllMusic gave the album three stars out of five, remarking that "The music occasionally falls into the culprit of 'complex for complexity's sake'", but also saying it was "more varied and overall accomplished" than Planet X's 2000 debut album Universe. Guitarist Tony MacAlpine, in particular, was described as "a magician, often stealing the show with his inspired solos and soaring lead lines—recalling Allan Holdsworth in his prime."^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"MoonBabies"	Derek Sherinian, Virgil Donati	5:39
2.	"The Noble Savage"	Donati, Tony MacAlpine, Sherinian	6:14
3.	"Ataraxia"	Donati	6:17
4.	"70 VIR"	MacAlpine, Donati	4:02
5.	"Micronesia"	Donati	5:56
6.	"Interlude in Milan"	Donati	4:40
7.	"Digital Vertigo"	Donati, MacAlpine, Sherinian	4:25
8.	"Ground Zero"	Donati	6:03
9.	"Midnight Bell"	Donati	3:56
10.	"Ignotus Per Ignotium"	Donati	9:28
Total length:			56:40

Personnel

Tony MacAlpine – guitar
Derek Sherinian – keyboard
Virgil Donati – drums
Tom Kennedy – bass (tracks 1, 4–6, 10)
Billy Sheehan – bass (track 2)
Jimmy Johnson – bass guitar (tracks 3, 7–9)
Simon Phillips – engineering, mixing, production
Albert Law – engineering
Brad Vance – mastering

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Europe	July 29, 2002^[1]	Inside Out
North America	August 13, 2002^[1]
Japan	August 21, 2002^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 "Discography". xplanetx.com. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
↑ MoonBabies (CD edition "InsideOut 6 93723 65072 2").
1 2 Astarita, Glenn (2002-09-1). "MoonBabies". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on 2007-06-17. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
1 2 Couture, François. "MoonBabies - Planet X". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-01-31.

External links

In Review: Planet X "Moon Babies" at Guitar Nine Records

Planet X

Founding members	Derek Sherinian Virgil Donati

Past members	Tony MacAlpine Doug Shreeve

Guests	Brett Garsed Alex Machacek T. J. Helmerich Allan Holdsworth Tom Kennedy Dave LaRue Jimmy Johnson Billy Sheehan Ric Fierabracci Philip Bynoe Rufus Philpot

Discography	Universe Live from Oz MoonBabies Quantum

Tony MacAlpine

Studio albums	Edge of Insanity Maximum Security Eyes of the World Freedom to Fly Madness Premonition Evolution Violent Machine Master of Paradise Chromaticity Tony MacAlpine Concrete Gardens

Live albums	Live Insanity

Compilations	Collection: The Shrapnel Years

Related articles	Project: Driver CAB Planet X G3 Seven the Hardway

Derek Sherinian

Primary guest musicians	Joe Bonamassa Virgil Donati Tony Franklin Brett Garsed Jerry Goodman Allan Holdsworth Jimmy Johnson Steve Lukather Yngwie Malmsteen Marco Mendoza Al Di Meola Simon Phillips Billy Sheehan Steve Stevens Brian Tichy Zakk Wylde John Petrucci Djivan Gasparyan Billy Idol

Discography	Planet X Inertia Black Utopia Mythology Blood of the Snake Molecular Heinosity Oceana

Associated acts	Planet X Dream Theater Platypus Jughead Billy Idol Alice Cooper KISS Black Country Communion

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