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Originally posted November 18, 2011, Last posted July 27, 2019
Something you may not know existed...
Third time around for this one!
Tempest was a British progressive rock band with core members Jon Hiseman (Colosseum) on drums and Mark Clarke (Colosseum, Uriah Heep) on bass. For the band's first album, the line up was completed by Allan Holdsworth (Soft Machine, Gong, U.K.) on guitar, and Paul Williams on vocals and keyboards (Juicy Lucy and others). Later in Tempest's brief history, Ollie Halsall (Timebox, The Rutles) replaced Holdsworth on guitar and Williams on vocals. The group are referred to as a "minor supergroup" in liner notes.
The band released two albums, Tempest (1973) [originally released as Jon Hiseman's Tempest], and Living In Fear (1974).
*My Comment* Living In Fear which only has Jon Hiseman from the original line up, pretty much sucks dog balls.
U.S. drummer Tony Williams discovered Holdsworth around this time, which led to an invite for the up-and-coming guitarist to replace John McLaughlin in Williams' Lifetime project in 1975, as Holdsworth appeared on the Williams recordings Believe It and Million Dollar Legs. But Holdsworth's union with Williams was a brief one, as the guitarist joined up with French-English prog-rockers Gong (for such albums as 1976's Expresso and Gazeuse, plus 1978's Expresso II), in addition to guesting on recordings by Jean-Luc Ponty, Bill Bruford, Gordon Beck, Jack Bruce, UK, and Soft Machine.
Also in the late '70s, Holdsworth launched a solo career, which over the years has seen the release of 17 albums (a few standouts include 1983's Road Games, 1985's Metal Fatigue, 1994's Hard Hat Area, and 2000's The Sixteen Men of Tain), as the guitarist has been joined by such acclaimed musicians as Paul Williams (a former bandmate of Holdsworth's in Tempest), Gary Husband, Chad Wackerman, Gary Husband, Jimmy Johnson, Steve Hunt, and Alan Pasqua, among others. In the mid-'80s, Holdsworth was one of the first musicians to use a Synthaxe, a guitar that contained a breath controller that proved to be a cross between a synthesizer, guitar, and saxophone (Holdsworth was awarded Best Guitar Synthesist from 1989 through 1994 in (Guitar Player Magazine's Readers' Poll). In the '90s, Holdsworth created his own signature guitar model with the Carvin company.
~Greg Prato, All Music Guide.
Originally posted November 18, 2011, Last posted July 27, 2019
Something you may not know existed...
Third time around for this one!
Tempest - self titled -1973
Allan Holdsworth
Studio Recordings @320
Out Of Print
The band released two albums, Tempest (1973) [originally released as Jon Hiseman's Tempest], and Living In Fear (1974).
*My Comment* Living In Fear which only has Jon Hiseman from the original line up, pretty much sucks dog balls.
U.S. drummer Tony Williams discovered Holdsworth around this time, which led to an invite for the up-and-coming guitarist to replace John McLaughlin in Williams' Lifetime project in 1975, as Holdsworth appeared on the Williams recordings Believe It and Million Dollar Legs. But Holdsworth's union with Williams was a brief one, as the guitarist joined up with French-English prog-rockers Gong (for such albums as 1976's Expresso and Gazeuse, plus 1978's Expresso II), in addition to guesting on recordings by Jean-Luc Ponty, Bill Bruford, Gordon Beck, Jack Bruce, UK, and Soft Machine.
Also in the late '70s, Holdsworth launched a solo career, which over the years has seen the release of 17 albums (a few standouts include 1983's Road Games, 1985's Metal Fatigue, 1994's Hard Hat Area, and 2000's The Sixteen Men of Tain), as the guitarist has been joined by such acclaimed musicians as Paul Williams (a former bandmate of Holdsworth's in Tempest), Gary Husband, Chad Wackerman, Gary Husband, Jimmy Johnson, Steve Hunt, and Alan Pasqua, among others. In the mid-'80s, Holdsworth was one of the first musicians to use a Synthaxe, a guitar that contained a breath controller that proved to be a cross between a synthesizer, guitar, and saxophone (Holdsworth was awarded Best Guitar Synthesist from 1989 through 1994 in (Guitar Player Magazine's Readers' Poll). In the '90s, Holdsworth created his own signature guitar model with the Carvin company.
~Greg Prato, All Music Guide.
Track listing:
1. "Gorgon" – 5:44
2. "Foyers Of Fun" – 3:39
3. "Dark House" – 5:02
4. "Brothers" – 3:36
5. "Up And On" – 4:20
6. "Grey And Black" – 2:28
7. "Strangeher" – 4:08
8. "Upon Tomorrow" – 6:42
This record used to be hard to find. Want a over priced cd copy?
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Playboy Playmate Bonnie Large - March 1973