Live in Tokyo (HTP album)
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Live In Tokyo is a live album by Hughes Turner Project
, a collaboration between Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple
/ Black Sabbath
/ Trapeze
) and Joe Lynn Turner
(Deep Purple
/ Rainbow
/ Yngwie Malmsteen); it was released in 2002 on MTM Music and Pony Canyon
Records.
.
The set-list comprises four songs from the HTP
album as well as other songs from both Hughes and Turner’s back catalogues including Deep Purple
, Rainbow
and Black Sabbath
numbers. For the most part the two sing their own songs solo, only performing duets on the HTP songs.
For the Japanese leg of tour the pair were joined by native musicians Akira Kajiyama
(guitar), Toshio Egawa (keyboards) and Yoshihiro Kudo (drums). While Kajiyama had contributed some guitar solos to the HTP
album, the others had not taken part in its recording and this is the only Hughes Turner Project release they appear on.
The European version of the album included the studio track Against The Wall, which had originally been released as the bonus track on the Japanese version of HTP
. However the European version excludes the live recording of the Black Sabbath
track No Stranger To Love, which only features on the Japanese version.
Hughes Turner Project
Hughes Turner Project was a musical project formed in the 2001 by bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes and guitarist/vocalist Joe Lynn Turner ....
, a collaboration between Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple
Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
/ Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
/ Trapeze
Trapeze (band)
Trapeze were an English rock band formed in March 1969, by vocalist John Jones and guitarist/keyboardist Terry Rowley , with guitarist Mel Galley, singer/bassist Glenn Hughes, and drummer Dave Holland...
) and Joe Lynn Turner
Joe Lynn Turner
Joe Lynn Turner , is an American rock singer, known for his works with Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, Deep Purple. From the late 1990s, he continued to perform in a large number of solo albums and other studio projects...
(Deep Purple
Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
/ Rainbow
Rainbow (band)
Rainbow were an English rock band, controlled by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1994 to 1997. It was originally established with American rock band Elf's members, though over the years Rainbow went through many line-up changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up...
/ Yngwie Malmsteen); it was released in 2002 on MTM Music and Pony Canyon
Pony Canyon
is a Japanese company, established on October 1, 1966 , which publishes music, DVD and VHS videos, movies and video games. It is a subsidiary of Japanese Media Group, Fujisankei Communications Group.-History:...
Records.
History
Live In Tokyo was the only live record to be released by the Hughes Turner Project. The album was recorded at the Shibuya Club Quattro in Tokyo, Japan on May the 17th and 19th 2002 on the first leg of their tour to support their debut album HTPHTP (album)
HTP is the debut album by Hughes Turner Project, a musical collaborators Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner ; it was released in 2002 on MTM Music and Pony Canyon Records.-History:After a failed attempt in the late 80s to write an album together, Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner again...
.
The set-list comprises four songs from the HTP
HTP (album)
HTP is the debut album by Hughes Turner Project, a musical collaborators Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner ; it was released in 2002 on MTM Music and Pony Canyon Records.-History:After a failed attempt in the late 80s to write an album together, Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner again...
album as well as other songs from both Hughes and Turner’s back catalogues including Deep Purple
Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
, Rainbow
Rainbow (band)
Rainbow were an English rock band, controlled by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1994 to 1997. It was originally established with American rock band Elf's members, though over the years Rainbow went through many line-up changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up...
and Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
numbers. For the most part the two sing their own songs solo, only performing duets on the HTP songs.
For the Japanese leg of tour the pair were joined by native musicians Akira Kajiyama
Akira Kajiyama
is a Japanese guitarist who is known for the works with Joe Lynn Turner.-Biography:Kajiyama's first commercial band was Precious which was formed by Mandrake Root Records in 1987 in order to promote him. The band was dissolved after the only full-length album in 1991, and then Kajiyama became...
(guitar), Toshio Egawa (keyboards) and Yoshihiro Kudo (drums). While Kajiyama had contributed some guitar solos to the HTP
HTP (album)
HTP is the debut album by Hughes Turner Project, a musical collaborators Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner ; it was released in 2002 on MTM Music and Pony Canyon Records.-History:After a failed attempt in the late 80s to write an album together, Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner again...
album, the others had not taken part in its recording and this is the only Hughes Turner Project release they appear on.
The European version of the album included the studio track Against The Wall, which had originally been released as the bonus track on the Japanese version of HTP
HTP (album)
HTP is the debut album by Hughes Turner Project, a musical collaborators Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner ; it was released in 2002 on MTM Music and Pony Canyon Records.-History:After a failed attempt in the late 80s to write an album together, Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner again...
. However the European version excludes the live recording of the Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
track No Stranger To Love, which only features on the Japanese version.
Track listing
- "Devil's Road" – 6:11 (Hughes, Marsh, Turner)
- "Cant Stop Rock and Roll" – 4:45 (Hughes, Marsh, Turner)
- "Death Alley Driver" – 4:22 (Blackmore, Turner)
- "I Surrender" – 4:11 (Ballard)
- "Stormbringer" – 4:41 (Blackmore, Coverdale)
- "Dark Days" – 3:57 (Kajiyama, Turner)
- "Mistreated" – 9:15 (Blackmore, Coverdale)
- "No Stranger To Love" – 7:23 (Hughes, Iommi) (Japanese version only)
- "Can't Stop the Flood" – 3:41 (Hughes, Marsh)
- "Better Man" – 6:00 (Hughes)
- "Ride the Storm" – 4:03 (Hughes, Marsh, Turner)
- "King of Dreams" – 6:44 (Blackmore, Glover, Turner)
- "Street of Dreams" – 5:01 (Blackmore, Turner)
- "Spotlight Kid" – 5:08 (Blackmore, Glover)
- "Against The Wall" – 4:36 (Hughes, Marsh, Turner) (European version only)
Performers
- Glenn Hughes – Vocals/ BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Joe Lynn TurnerJoe Lynn TurnerJoe Lynn Turner , is an American rock singer, known for his works with Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, Deep Purple. From the late 1990s, he continued to perform in a large number of solo albums and other studio projects...
– Vocals/ GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Akira KajiyamaAkira Kajiyamais a Japanese guitarist who is known for the works with Joe Lynn Turner.-Biography:Kajiyama's first commercial band was Precious which was formed by Mandrake Root Records in 1987 in order to promote him. The band was dissolved after the only full-length album in 1991, and then Kajiyama became...
– GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s - Yoshihiro Kudo – DrumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s - Toshio Egawa – KeyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...