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Originally posted May 13, 2012
TEMPEST released two albums with Peter "Ollie" Halsall (PATTO, SCAFFOLD) replacing Holdsworth for "Living in Fear", and taking on keyboard duties for that album too. He replaced the departed Williams on vocals, resulting in a completely different sound for that album. Their music is more jazz rock than fusion, and Hiseman's COLOSSEUM influences can be heard in the jazz influences in both albums. While "Living in Fear" was more direct and dynamic than the first self titled album, neither was particularly satisfactory.
Hiseman went on to form COLOSSEUM II, while Holdsworth found varying degrees of success both as a solo artists, and with bands such as GONG, SOFT MACHINE, UK and BRUFORD. The late Ollie Halsall (died 29 May 1992) recorded with BOXER and Kevin Ayers among others. Clarke worked with various bands including NATURAL GAS, URIAH HEEP, MOUNTAIN AND RAINBOW.
Allan Holdsworth - Guitar, Violin
Mark Clarke - Bass, Vocals
Paul Williams - Vocals, Keyboards
Track List:
1. Gorgon
2. Dark House
3. Grey And Black
4. Upon Tomorrow
5. Foyers Of Fun
6. Up And On
7. Strangeher
42:47
Tracks 1 - 6: Radiohus, Stockholm, Sweden, 17 January 1973
Tracks 7: Radiohus, Malmö, Sweden, 26 January 1973
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