Confusingly, on the album's European/U.S. release, "Macrowaves" is made upwards of consummate quiet afterwards 2:51, amongst an additional improvised "filler" keyboard together with drum solo past times the Johanssons at 23:46. On the Japanese release, "Macrowaves" exclusively comprises the kickoff part equally normal without whatsoever silence; the quiet has instead been moved to the bonus track, "The Moose Are Marching", where it fills the infinite from 7:59 to 20:45, afterwards which the latter keyboard solo from "Macrowaves" ends the album.
Remember artist/jan-hammer-mn0000809357">Jan Hammer together with artist/jeff-beck-mn0000240865">Jeff Beck jamming together amongst atomic number 82 tradeoffs advertizing libitum forever amen? You volition require heed many similarities inward guitar legend Holdsworth together with keysman artist/jens-johansson-mn0000841274">Jens Johansson springboarding off each other. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 large divergence shortly unfolds -- this couple only evidently smokes, cutting early on into the fast lane together with getting correct downward to business. Things overall are compositionally interesting, noticeably precise, large together with phat, only to a greater extent than intriguing than those Hammer/Beck excursions. It immensely helps havin' monster-everywhere drumming, a veritable demon-wind blowin' at their backs similar artist/anders-johansson-mn0000749208">Anders Johansson kept stone steady.
It was refreshing to require heed Holdsworth larn funked upwards together with brand it a rockin' groove thang for a modify on many cuts. His guitar tone seemed bigger -- perchance augmented inward places amongst around background triggered synth-echo delays together with textures. artist/jens-johansson-mn0000841274">Jens Johansson was outstanding inward his mosaic of keyboard styles together with voicings. He most duplicates that signature Holdsworthian atomic number 82 phrasing. An expertly interwoven synthesis of audio together with beat is present. Great jazz-rock fusion happens here.
An intensity propels this musical meeting. Drummer artist/anders-johansson-mn0000749208">Anders Johansson together with artist/jens-johansson-mn0000841274">Jens Johansson convey roots that dig deep: playing amongst axe-shredder artist/yngwie-malmsteen-mn0000689367">Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, artist/ronnie-james-mn0000277165">Ronnie James' artist/dio-mn0000263937">Dio, together with a host of other metallic ventures. Latter-day artist/mahavishnu-orchestra-mn0000233862">Mahavishnu Orchestra bassist artist/jonas-hellborg-mn0000258799">Jonas Hellborg has collaborated amongst the artist/johansson-mn0000749208">Johansson brothers equally well. Simply put, herein lies vast versatility. Invite guitar genius together with innovator artist/allan-holdsworth-mn0000002252">Allan Holdsworth over to jam together with you lot spark unforgettable fireworks of furious fusion. Holdsworth fans, this is a must. Rockers together with jazz-rock fusionists alike volition please inward this recording.
John W. Patterson at AllMusic gave Heavy Machinery 3 stars out of five, but described the album positively equally "unforgettable fireworks of furious fusion" together with "great jazz-rock fusion". He praised all 3 musicians for their intense playing, inward particular comparison Holdsworth together with Jens Johansson's jamming to the couple of guitarist Jeff Beck together with keyboardist Jan Hammer, but remarked that the album is "just to a greater extent than intriguing than those Hammer/Beck excursions."
Track listing
All music composed past times Jens Johansson.
No. Title Length
1. "Joint Ventures" 5:48
2. "Beef Cherokee" 4:02
3. "On the Frozen Lake" 4:52
4. "Mission: Possible" 5:15
5. "Good Morning, Mr. Coffee" 7:25
6. "Siouxp of the Day" 4:02
7. "On the Fritz" 5:24
8. "Tea for One together with a Half" 6:22
9. "Never Mind Our Weather" 5:54
10. "Macrowaves" 24:55
Total length:
73:59
Personnel
Allan Holdsworth – guitar, SynthAxe
Jens Johansson – keyboard, bass synthesizer,[5] engineering, mixing, production
Anders Johansson – drums, production
It was refreshing to require heed Holdsworth larn funked upwards together with brand it a rockin' groove thang for a modify on many cuts. His guitar tone seemed bigger -- perchance augmented inward places amongst around background triggered synth-echo delays together with textures. artist/jens-johansson-mn0000841274">Jens Johansson was outstanding inward his mosaic of keyboard styles together with voicings. He most duplicates that signature Holdsworthian atomic number 82 phrasing. An expertly interwoven synthesis of audio together with beat is present. Great jazz-rock fusion happens here.
An intensity propels this musical meeting. Drummer artist/anders-johansson-mn0000749208">Anders Johansson together with artist/jens-johansson-mn0000841274">Jens Johansson convey roots that dig deep: playing amongst axe-shredder artist/yngwie-malmsteen-mn0000689367">Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, artist/ronnie-james-mn0000277165">Ronnie James' artist/dio-mn0000263937">Dio, together with a host of other metallic ventures. Latter-day artist/mahavishnu-orchestra-mn0000233862">Mahavishnu Orchestra bassist artist/jonas-hellborg-mn0000258799">Jonas Hellborg has collaborated amongst the artist/johansson-mn0000749208">Johansson brothers equally well. Simply put, herein lies vast versatility. Invite guitar genius together with innovator artist/allan-holdsworth-mn0000002252">Allan Holdsworth over to jam together with you lot spark unforgettable fireworks of furious fusion. Holdsworth fans, this is a must. Rockers together with jazz-rock fusionists alike volition please inward this recording.
John W. Patterson at AllMusic gave Heavy Machinery 3 stars out of five, but described the album positively equally "unforgettable fireworks of furious fusion" together with "great jazz-rock fusion". He praised all 3 musicians for their intense playing, inward particular comparison Holdsworth together with Jens Johansson's jamming to the couple of guitarist Jeff Beck together with keyboardist Jan Hammer, but remarked that the album is "just to a greater extent than intriguing than those Hammer/Beck excursions."
Track listing
All music composed past times Jens Johansson.
No. Title Length
1. "Joint Ventures" 5:48
2. "Beef Cherokee" 4:02
3. "On the Frozen Lake" 4:52
4. "Mission: Possible" 5:15
5. "Good Morning, Mr. Coffee" 7:25
6. "Siouxp of the Day" 4:02
7. "On the Fritz" 5:24
8. "Tea for One together with a Half" 6:22
9. "Never Mind Our Weather" 5:54
10. "Macrowaves" 24:55
Total length:
73:59
Personnel
Allan Holdsworth – guitar, SynthAxe
Jens Johansson – keyboard, bass synthesizer,[5] engineering, mixing, production
Anders Johansson – drums, production
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