Face First

Tribal Tech, Henderson/Willis/Tribal Tech, Scott Henderson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 20, 1993)
• Original Release Date: July 20, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mesa / Bluemoon
• ASIN: B0000034C3
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #168,385 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Songs Include : 1. Face First 2. Canine 3. After Hours 4. Revenge Stew 5. Salt Lick 6. Uh...Yeah OK 7. Crawling Horror, The 8. Boiler Room 9. Boat Gig 10. Precipice, The 11. Wounded

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars inteligent guitar, December 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Face First (Audio CD)

The fifth cd in TTs' history is one of their best. The composistions are smart but still groove with an honesty that is lacking from the "new" jazz movement (Kenny G etc.). Scott Henderson plays in an harmonicaly rich style that never resorts to pure chops to engage the listener, while Willis continues to prove he is "the man" on frettless. If you dig Weather Rreport you will love this cd.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Jazz-Fusion, June 26, 2006

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Jocko - See all my reviews

This review is from: Face First (Audio CD)

This album is certainly one of the greatest by Tribal Tech which is for me one of the best Jazz-Fusion group of the 90's. You can hear on this album sophisticated compositions, great solos and grooves that you can't forget. The arrangements are really fresh and you will have difficulties to find another group with such creativity in this kind of music (except perhaps the John Scofield band with Chambers and Grainger during the same 90's period). Of course, there are also elements of funk, rock and blues in this music. All the tracks are great but I really dig "Face First" and "Salt Lick". Listen to that bass line on "Face First", Gary Willis is amazing. Moreover, his solos are incredibly soulful and so inspired. This album is a must buy for sure !

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Scott Henderson is the man!, August 5, 2003

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J. Rich - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Face First (Audio CD)

Tribal Tech are: Gary Willis on bass, Scott Henderson on guitar, Scott Kinsey on keyboards, and Kirk Covington on drums/percussion. Tribal Tech are a jazz-fusion band of the highest caliber. This album "Face First" is the first album I heard by Tribal Tech and it is just nonstop, pee-in-your pants awesome music. When I heard the solo Scott Henderson did on the opening song "Face First" is just incredible. Hearing him I just want to rip my head off, because this man is just so talented and plays so intelligently I just am in awe. I mean Allan Holdsworth needs to take some pointers from Scott, because this man knows how to phrase, rip, and soar. I am sorry if someone disagrees with that statement, but that is the cold, harsh truth. Scott Henderson needs to be in the pantheon of guitar greats like Pat Metheny, Eric Johnson, and Al Di Meola. He is just as good as them, but he has a different style of playing of course. This album should be purchased if you enjoy intense jazz-fusion or if you want to hear another influencial guitar virtuoso of the past decade than look no further than Tribal Tech. This is Scott playing with Tech at his best I think. Oh and if you like this album I highly recommend "Illicit" and "Reality Check." Both are just as good or if not better in some ways.