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Road Games (EP)

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Released
  
1983 (1983)

Road Games (1983)
  
Metal Fatigue (1985)

Release date
  
1983

Genres
  
Jazz, Jazz fusion

Length
  
24:11

Artist
  
Allan Holdsworth

Label
  
Warner Bros. Records


Recorded
  
Music Grinder Studios in Hollywood

Producer
  
Allan Holdsworth, Ted Templeman

Road Games is an EP (or, according to its vinyl sleeve, a "specially-priced 6-cut mini album") by guitarist Allan Holdsworth, released in 1983 through Warner Bros. Records originally on vinyl only; a CD edition was reissued through Gnarly Geezer Records in 2001, although to this day Holdsworth claims to have received no royalties from either release. He has also named it as one of his least favourite recordings, due to numerous creative differences with executive producer Ted Templeman. Road Games nonetheless received a nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 1984 Grammy Awards.

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Critical reception

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

Track listing

All tracks written by Allan Holdsworth.

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
  • Jeremy Smith – engineering
  • Jeff Silver – engineering
  • Gary Skardina – engineering
  • Robert Feist – engineering, mixing
  • Mark Linett – mixing
  • John Matousek – mastering
  • Joan Parker – production coordination
  • Ted Templeman – executive production
  • Tom Voli – executive production (reissue)
  • Eddie Jobson – executive production (reissue)

    • Songs

    1Three Sheets to the Wind4:15
    2Road Games4:15
    3Water on the Brain - Part II2:50

    References

    Road Games (EP) Wikipedia
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