Scenes
Studio album by Marty Friedman
Released	November 17, 1992 (1992-11-17)
Studio	Goodnight L.A.B. in Panorama City, Los Angeles; Kitarō's home studio in Ward, Colorado; Devonshire Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles
Genre	Instrumental rock, ambient
Length	40:00
Label	Shrapnel
Producer	Marty Friedman, Kitarō, Steve Fontano
Marty Friedman chronology
Dragon's Kiss (1988) Scenes (1992) Introduction (1994)

Scenes is the second studio album by guitarist Marty Friedman, released on November 17, 1992 through Shrapnel Records (United States) and Roadrunner Records (Europe).^[1] It is a notable stylistic departure from Friedman's first album, Dragon's Kiss (1988), as well as his heavier work with Cacophony and Megadeth, in that it predominantly features mellow, clean-tone playing instead of his usual distortion. The final track, "Triumph", is a remake of "Thunder March" from Dragon's Kiss.^[2] The album also features then-Megadeth bandmate Nick Menza on drums.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Robert Taylor at AllMusic gave Scenes three stars out of five, saying that "This recording marked the true arrival of one of the most important and original guitarists to emerge from the neo-classical genre", and that it "revealed a level of depth and maturity that equally surprised Megadeth and guitar-shred fans everywhere." In addition to Friedman's work, the production by Kitarō and keyboards by Brian BecVar were also heavily praised.^[3]

Track listing

Personnel

• Marty Friedman – guitar, bass, production
• Brian BecVar – keyboard, percussion
• Nick Menza – drums
• Steve Fontano – engineering, mixing, production
• Kitarō – engineering, mixing, production
• Mike Stock – engineering
• Dary Sulich – engineering
• Sir John – engineering
• Gordon Sutcliffe – engineering
• Kenneth K. Lee, Jr. – mastering