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Hard Hat Area

Hard Hat Area

1994  ยท  7 tracks  ยท  42 min
Fusion
Added November 2020
Hard Hat Area was the 1994 studio album that brought guitarist Allan Holdsworth, keyboardist Steve Hunt, bassist Skuli Sverrisson, and drummer Gary Husband together on a fusion tour-de-force, displaying a good amount of improvistional soloing over Holdsworth's modern, guitar-centric compositions. The back cover of Hard Hat Area even lists each member's solo sections for each tune - nice touch. Check out "Ruhkukah", "House Of Mirrors" and the title track for some truly Holdsworthian signature sound shock.

Tracks โ€” all instrumental

1 Prelude 1:35
2 Ruhkukah 5:34
3 Low Levels, High Stakes 9:05
4 Hard Hat Area 6:07
5 Tullio 6:02
6 House Of Mirrors 7:47
7 Postlude 5:29