Third Eye Open (Hardware album)
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Third Eye Open is a 1992 album release by the Funk/Rock band Hardware
. Hardware consists of lead guitarist Stevie Salas
, P-Funk
bassist Bootsy Collins
, and drummer Buddy Miles
, formerly of the Band of Gypsys
. The album was produced by Bill Laswell
and co-produced by Steve Salas. The album was the first to be released as part of Laswell's Black Arc Series, which includes "Lord of the Harvest
" by Zillatron, "Out Of The Dark by O.G. Funk, and "Under The 6" by Slave Master.
on the Polystar label, the band was called the Third Eye and the name of the album was "Hardware". When the album secured distribution in the U.S., it was found that another band had owned the title "The Third Eye". To avoid any further legal hassles, it was opted that the title of the album and the title of band would simply be switched, thus the name of the band would be Hardware and the title of the album became "Third Eye Open".
Hardware (band)
Hardware were a funk supergroup consisting of Buddy Miles, Bootsy Collins and Stevie Salas.It featured Mudbone Cooper, Bernard Fowler and George Clinton on backing vocals, and was produced by Bill Laswell. The group was originally called The Third Eye, but changed their name due to conflicts with...
. Hardware consists of lead guitarist Stevie Salas
Stevie Salas
Stevie Salas is a guitarist known for his work on George Clinton's albums, his collaborations with Koshi Inaba of B'z, and Hardware. He was in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, providing the fingerwork for George Carlin's guitar solo....
, P-Funk
P-Funk
P-Funk is a shorthand term for the repertoire and performers associated with George Clinton and the Parliament-Funkadelic collective and the distinctive style of funk music they performed...
bassist Bootsy Collins
Bootsy Collins
William Earl "Bootsy" Collins is an American funk bassist, singer, and songwriter.Rising to prominence with James Brown in the late 1960s, and with Parliament-Funkadelic in the '70s, Collins's driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk...
, and drummer Buddy Miles
Buddy Miles
George Allen Miles, Jr. , known as Buddy Miles, was an American rock and funk drummer, most known as a founding member of The Electric Flag in 1967, then as a member of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys from 1969 through to January 1970.-Early life:George Allen Miles was born in Omaha, Nebraska on...
, formerly of the Band of Gypsys
Band of Gypsys
Band of Gypsys was a blues rock band led by Jimi Hendrix and backed by Billy Cox and Buddy Miles. Hendrix formed the band after the dissolution of The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Band of Gypsys is also the band's eponymous live album recorded on two separate nights, 31 December 1969 and 1 January...
. The album was produced by Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell is an American bassist, producer and record label owner....
and co-produced by Steve Salas. The album was the first to be released as part of Laswell's Black Arc Series, which includes "Lord of the Harvest
Lord of the Harvest
-Personnel:*Bootsy Collins: Space Bass*Bernie Worrell: Keyboards, synthesizers*Buckethead: Electric and acoustic guitars*Bill Laswell: Ambient sounds and noises*Grandmaster Melle Mel: Chant*Umar Bin Hassan: Chant...
" by Zillatron, "Out Of The Dark by O.G. Funk, and "Under The 6" by Slave Master.
Album history
When the album was first released in JapanJapan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on the Polystar label, the band was called the Third Eye and the name of the album was "Hardware". When the album secured distribution in the U.S., it was found that another band had owned the title "The Third Eye". To avoid any further legal hassles, it was opted that the title of the album and the title of band would simply be switched, thus the name of the band would be Hardware and the title of the album became "Third Eye Open".
Track listing
- "Got A Feelin'" (Stevie Salas, Buddy Miles)
- "Waiting On You" (Buddy Miles)
- "What's Goin' Down?" (Stevie Salas)
- "Love Obsession (When The Eagle Flies)" (Buddy Miles)
- "Hard Look" (Stevie Salas, Bootsy Collins, Buddy Miles)
- "Shake It" (Stevie Salas, Bootsy Collins, Dave Friendly)
- "The Walls" Came Down (Stevie Salas)
- "500 Years" (Stevie Salas)
- "Tell Me" (Stevie Salas)
- "Leakin'" (Stevie Salas)
Personnel
- Stevie SalasStevie SalasStevie Salas is a guitarist known for his work on George Clinton's albums, his collaborations with Koshi Inaba of B'z, and Hardware. He was in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, providing the fingerwork for George Carlin's guitar solo....
- guitars, vocals (Co-producer) - Bootsy CollinsBootsy CollinsWilliam Earl "Bootsy" Collins is an American funk bassist, singer, and songwriter.Rising to prominence with James Brown in the late 1960s, and with Parliament-Funkadelic in the '70s, Collins's driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk...
- space bass, vocals - Buddy MilesBuddy MilesGeorge Allen Miles, Jr. , known as Buddy Miles, was an American rock and funk drummer, most known as a founding member of The Electric Flag in 1967, then as a member of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys from 1969 through to January 1970.-Early life:George Allen Miles was born in Omaha, Nebraska on...
- drums, fuzz bass, vocals - Gary "Mudbone" Cooper, Bernard FowlerBernard FowlerBernard Fowler is an American musician, songwriter, producer, and actor. He has provided backing vocals with The Rolling Stones for over 20 years on recordings and tours, and has been a featured guest vocalist on the majority of solo albums released by the members of that band. He has also been a...
, George ClintonGeorge Clinton (funk musician)George Clinton is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and launched a solo career in 1981. He has been cited as one of the foremost...
- background vocals - David Friendly, Vince McClean, Matt Stein - digital bollocks