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| 3.5 great | GamamJ | June 22nd 20 |
Holdsworth puts out yet another spacey, jazzy masterpiece. The skills on this guy are just ridicolous. The smooth tone makes his playing seem even more slick, it is just amazing. This slots a little behind Metal Fatigue in my.. ears, but still amazing.
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| 1.5 very poor | EasterInTheBatcave | June 9th 16 |
I became aware of this record through its Star Trek connection (the cover art, album title, and title of the last song are all related to the show). As a Star Trek fan, I immediately downloaded the album. It's instrumental-- save the last track-- jazz fusion that makes heavy use of the synthaxe, a guitar-shaped MIDI controller that hasn't been produced since the '80s. While the synthaxe's presence undeniably dates Atavachron-- as does the production-- the record is still a fun listen. Holdsworth is a phenomenal guitarist, and the backing band holds their own.
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| 4.0 excellent | undertakerpt | October 10th 14 |
The usual holdsworth-esque shenanigans here, albeit slightly more accessible than later releases. Holdsworth's
backup weapon: the synthaxe, makes it's debut here, which compliments the music nicely (although it just
sounds like a keyboard) and a stunning female vocalist adds a nice twist to the music in the later tracks, singing
those "off" notes that Holdsworth specialises in. Although not AS accessable as metal fatigue, some of
Holdsworth's trickiest leads are featured here, and puts other guitarists to shame, in a very English way.
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| 5.0 classic | xxm | May 11th 19 |
| 3.5 great | SuzyC | November 19th 18 |
| 2.5 average | solrage | November 19th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Caronte | September 9th 17 |
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