Live in Japan 1984 is a live album by guitarist Allan Holdsworth that was released by Manifesto Records in 2018.
| Live in Japan 1984 | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | December 7, 2018[1] | |||
| Recorded | 14 May, 1984 | |||
| Venue | Yubin Chokin Hall, Tokyo | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 75:10 | |||
| Label | Manifesto Records | |||
| Producer | Dan Perloff | |||
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The first thousand copies of this CD were released with a DVD of the performance filmed for Japanese television, which also includes clips of an interview with Holdsworth. This was originally released as Allan Holdsworth in Japan – Tokyo Dream on LaserDisc in 1984 by Toei Video.
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz |   [2] |
| Jazzwise |  [3] |
| Music Connection |   [4] |
All About Jazz awarded the album with 4.5 out of 5 stars. The review by John Kelman states: "With wonderfully remastered audio and, for those first thousand, a revelatory video as well, the official release of Live in Japan 1984 may well be long overdue".[2]
Andy Robson of Jazzwise wrote: "All the swells, sighs and tapping are there, and those cascading chromatic runs starburst everywhere, but as Holdsworth's bent was soon to change, they're all the more appreciated."[3]
Music Connection's Eric Harabadian commented: "This is an historic document, not only because it was the last live set by I.O.U. but, because it was broadcast on Japanese TV, the production value and sound quality are excellent."[4]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Allan Holdsworth, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tokyo Dream" | 6:58 | |
| 2. | "Road Games" | lyrics by Paul Williams | 4:25 |
| 3. | "White Line" | lyrics by Pete Brown | 7:01 |
| 4. | "Panic Station" | lyrics by Williams | 4:10 |
| 5. | "Letters of Marque" | 6:42 | |
| 6. | "Home" | 5:42 | |
| 7. | "Devil Take the Hindmost" | 5:26 | |
| 8. | "Material Real" | 7:42 | |
| 9. | "Metal Fatigue" | lyrics by Williams | 5:03 |
| 10. | "Where Is One?" | 7:59 | |
| 11. | "The Things You See (When You Haven't Got Your Gun)" | 7:27 | |
| 12. | "Was There?" | lyrics by Williams | 6:30 |
| Total length: | 75:10 | ||
Personnel
edit- Allan Holdsworth – guitar
- Paul Williams – vocals
- Chad Wackerman – drums
- Jimmy Johnson – bass
- Technical
- Gordon "Gordy" Davis – engineer
- Bill Inglot, Dave Schultz – remastering
References
edit- ^ "Allan Holdsworth: Live in Japan 1984". AllMusic. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ^ a b Kelman, John (February 9, 2019). "Allan Holdsworth: Live in Japan 1984". All About Jazz. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ^ a b Robson, Andy. "Allan Holdsworth, I.O.U: Live in Japan 1984". Jazzwise. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ^ a b Harabadian, Eric (January 11, 2019). "Album Review: Live in Japan 1984 by Allan Holdsworth & I.O.U". Music Connection. Retrieved October 3, 2023.