Tilt (Greg Howe and Richie Kotzen album)

Tilt is a collaborative studio album by guitarists Greg Howe and Richie Kotzen, released in 1995 through Shrapnel Records.[1] The collaboration was organized by Shrapnel founder Mike Varney due to his enthusiasm for both guitarists' stylistic similarities, and as a result of good sales a second album, Project, was released in 1997.[2]

Tilt
Studio album by
Released1995 (1995)
RecordedGreg Howe's home studio in Easton, Pennsylvania; Richie Kotzen's home studio
GenreInstrumental rock, jazz fusion
Length49:12
LabelShrapnel
ProducerGreg Howe, Richie Kotzen
Greg Howe chronology
Parallax
(1995)
Tilt
(1995)
Five
(1996)
Richie Kotzen chronology
The Inner Galactic Fusion Experience
(1995)
Tilt
(1995)
Wave of Emotion
(1996)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine at AllMusic gave Tilt two stars out of five, describing it as being "filled with fretboard heroics in the vein of Eddie Van Halen and Allan Holdsworth", but that it was "nearly half-a-decade behind the times". He criticized the album for lacking any memorable songs and being composed of "nothing but hot-shot guitar playing", while also being critical of the interplay between Howe and Kotzen: "The two guitarists sound like they're fighting each other, not playing."[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleMusicLength
1."Tilt"Greg Howe5:27
2."Chase the Dragon"Richie Kotzen4:59
3."Tarnished with Age"Howe5:10
4."Outfit"Kotzen4:14
5."Contusion"Stevie Wonder6:25
6."I Wanna Play"Kotzen5:42
7."Seventh Place"Howe6:26
8."O.D."Kotzen4:52
9."Full View"Howe5:57
Total length:49:12

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Tilt - Richie Kotzen". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  2. ^ Malusardi, Guglielmo (October 2006). "Interview: Greg Howe". Guitar Nine Records. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
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