Released 1992 (1992) | Length 43:12 Release date 1992 | |
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Recorded Front Page Recorders in Costa Mesa, California; Music Grinder Studios in Hollywood; Track Record Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles; Mad Hatter Studios in Los Angeles; The Brewery in North County, San Diego Similar Allan Holdsworth albums, Jazz fusion albums | ||
Allan holdsworth wardenclyffe tower 1992
Wardenclyffe Tower is the seventh studio album by guitarist Allan Holdsworth, released in 1992 through Restless Records (United States) and JMS–Cream Records (Europe), and in 1993 through Polydor Records (Japan); a remastered edition was reissued in 2007 through Eidolon Efformation, containing three bonus tracks (alternative versions of "Tokyo Dream" from 1983's Road Games and "The-Unmerry-Go-Round" from 1985's Metal Fatigue) which were previously only available on the Japanese release. The album's title is a reference to the real life Wardenclyffe Tower, or Tesla Tower, designed by inventor Nikola Tesla in 1901. "Zarabeth" is named after a character in the Star Trek episode "All Our Yesterdays".
Contents
Critical reception
Daniel Gioffre of AllMusic gave Wardenclyffe Tower a low 1.5 stars out of five, describing it as "formless" and "not very compelling", and being of value to Holdsworth completists rather than casual listeners. He nonetheless noted "Against the Clock", "Dodgy Boat" and the title track as highlights.
Track listing
All tracks written by Allan Holdsworth, except where noted.
Personnel
Songs
15 To 105:36
2Sphere Of Innocence5:59
3Wardenclyffe Tower8:45