For You Lot Allan Holdsworth - 1983 [2014] Route Games

Road Games is an EP (or, according to its vinyl sleeve, a "specially-priced 6-cut mini album") past times guitarist Allan Holdsworth, released inwards 1983 through Warner Bros. Records originally on vinyl only;^[1] a CD edition was reissued through Gnarly Geezer Records inwards 2001, although to this 24-hour interval Holdsworth claims to accept received no royalties from either release.^[3] He has besides named it equally ane of his to the lowest degree favourite recordings, due to numerous creative differences amongst executive producer Ted Templeman.^[4] Road Games even too thus received a nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 1984 Grammy Awards.

John W. Patterson of AllMusic gave Road Games iv stars out of five, describing it equally "fusion-rock bliss" too Holdsworth's guitar operate equally "amazing". He besides praised Wackerman's "tastefully poised" drumming too Jeff Berlin's "killer" bass work.

Short but sweet: this 24-plus-minute re-release of an '80s-era solo endeavour originally appeared equally a vinyl EP, too has never earlier been issued on CD. It is a unique mix of swell vocals amongst a to a greater extent than rocking, bluesy, too jazzy quasi-mainstream song-themed balladic thrust. This unloose showcases Allan Holdsworth playing less "out there." Don't misunderstand -- the guitar is amazing: multi-voiced, fusion-fired, ethereally chorded, delightfully crystalline clear, note-flourished, too swooningly embellished. Add inwards the vocals of Jack Bruce for that Cream flashback or the I.O.U. ring experience of Paul Williams' crooning, dorsum to dorsum amongst killer bass past times Jeff Berlin too tastefully poised drums past times Chad Wackerman, too you lot accept fusion-rock bliss.Holdsworth addicts accept waited a really long fourth dimension for this to look inwards the CD format. So instruct for it. It sounds swell all over again. The master copy album encompass graphics too notes are included.

Influential guitarist Allan Holdsworth's "Road Games" is the compact disc re-release of the nearly coveted Holdsworth unloose ever! The album features the master copy half dozen tracks amongst Jeff Berlin on bass guitar too Republic of Chad Wackerman on drums, amongst particular invitee Jack Bruce on vocals. Paul Williams besides provides invitee vocals on ane track, making this a iii instrumental, iii vocal release. iii instrumentals, too iii vocal tracks. Nevertheless, many critics too fans telephone telephone 1983's "Road Games" ane of Holdsworth's finest (and definitive) recordings, too essential listening for whatsoever fan of the electrical guitar, legato playing, too jazz/fusion inwards general. Nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.

Track Listings

1. Three Sheets to the Wind

2. Road Games

3. Water on the Brain, Pt. two

4. Tokyo Dream

5. Was There?

6. Material Real

  
Personnel

• Allan Holdsworth – guitar, production
• Paul Williams – vocals (track 2)
• Jack Bruce – vocals (tracks 5, 6)
• Chad Wackerman – drums
• Jeff Berlin – bass
• Joe Turano – background vocals
• Paul Korda – background vocals
• Ted Templeman – executive production
• Eddie Jobson – executive production (reissue)