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Allan Holdsworth - Wardenclyffe Tower (Remastered) '1992

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Wardenclyffe Tower (Remastered)
ArtistAllan Holdsworth Related artists
Album name Wardenclyffe Tower (Remastered)
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Date 1992
GenreJazz
Play time 00:53:21
Format / Bitrate 24 BIT Stereo 2429 Kbps / 96 kHz
Media WEB
Size 1.0 GB
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This 1992 release features Holdsworth in conversation with usual compatriots
Jimmy Johnson, Chad Wackerman, and Gary Husband. Keyboards are provided not only
by Steve Hunt, but also by both Wackerman and Husband. Husband in particular
demonstrates that his facility on the keyboards is equal to his skill on the
drums. Despite the all-star cast of characters, there are certain peculiarities
to Wardenclyffe Tower that prevent it from being numbered among Holdsworths best
work. One very obvious oddity is the strange and ill-advised ending to the
opener, 5 to 10, which concludes with a toilet flushing and an annoying
voice-over. Mistakes in judgment aside, there is something formless about this
album, something that blurs the tracks together in a meaningless way. Holdsworth
has always been more of a distinctive than a strong composer, and the batch of
tunes that he contributes here is not very compelling. The title track, with its
power-chord verse, and his collaboration with singer Naomi Star, Against the
Clock, are his strongest moments. The presence of Hunts Dodgy Boat helps but it
is not enough to elevate this album to the level of Holdsworths past successes.
This is not to say that there is not meaningful music on Wardenclyffe Tower,
because there is. Against the Clock, which features not only Stars voice but
also the drums of Vinnie Colaiuta, is one such success. Holdsworth makes use of
the SynthAxe guitar synthesizer on several tracks on Wardenclyffe Tower, the
most effective use of which is here, where his solo emerges from empty space in
a constantly accelerating fashion, like a boulder rolling down a hill (although
Holdsworths ascending line sets forth the impossible scenario of falling
upwards). All in all, however, there is a lack of dynamic movement in the
soloists and the compositions in general. Of value to Holdsworth completists,
but not of much interest to casual fans. ~ Daniel Gioffre

Tracklist:
1 01. Allan Holdsworth - 5 to 10 (Remastered) (05:36)
1 02. Allan Holdsworth - Sphere of Innocence (Remastered) (05:58)
1 03. Allan Holdsworth - Wardenclyffe Tower (Remastered) (08:44)
1 04. Allan Holdsworth - Dodgy Boat (Remastered) (05:37)
1 05. Allan Holdsworth - Zarabeth (Remastered) (06:31)
1 06. Allan Holdsworth - Against the Clock (Remastered) (04:58)
1 07. Allan Holdsworth - Questions (Remastered) (04:04)
1 08. Allan Holdsworth - Oneiric Moor (Remastered) (01:42)
1 09. Allan Holdsworth - Tokyo Dream (Bonus Track) (Remastered) (05:05)
1 10. Allan Holdsworth - The Un-Merry Go Round (Part 4) [Bonus Track]
(Remastered) (03:01)
1 11. Allan Holdsworth - The Un-Merry Go Round (Part 5) [Bonus Track]
(Remastered) (01:58)

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