Hughes Turner Project
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Hughes Turner Project was a musical project formed in the 2001 by bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (formerly of Deep Purple
, Trapeze
and Black Sabbath
) and guitarist/vocalist Joe Lynn Turner
(formerly of Deep Purple
, Rainbow
and Yngwie Malmsteen).
In 2000 Hughes toured Japan with Turner, followed by joint appearances during the Voices of Classic Rock
tour in 2001. During this time the two decided to start work on a new collaboration.
. The album featured Hughes’ regular guitarist JJ Marsh, who contributed to much of the song-writing. There were also contributions drummer Shane Galaas and keyboardist Vince DiCola
as well as guest guitarists John Sykes
, Paul Gilbert
and Akira Kajiyama
.
The album featured the hard rock
and AOR
sounds that both Hughes and Turner had been known for, as well as a slight funk
edge, brought in by Hughes’ bass lines, and exemplified in such tracks as "Sister Midnight" and "Better Man."
The pair hit the road for a Japanese tour, joined by native musicians Akira Kajiyama
, Toshio Egawa and Yoshihiro Kudo. Their set-lists consisting of tracks from the HTP album as well as various numbers from their past bands including Deep Purple
, Rainbow
and Black Sabbath
songs. Their shows at Shibuya Club Quattro in Tokyo were recorded for a live album which was released in August 2002, titled Live In Tokyo
.
Hughes Turner Project continued their tour in Russia and Europe, this time joined by guitarist JJ Marsh keyboardist Joakim Svalberg
and drummer Tomas Broman.
After the conclusion of the tour the Hughes Turner Project took a short break, during which Hughes released his solo album Songs In The Key Of Rock
and Turner released JLT
.
, Jeff Kollman and Red Hot Chili Peppers
drummer Chad Smith
.
The follow-up album, simply titled HTP 2
was released in September 2003 and was stylistically in a similar vein to the first record.
In early 2004 Hughes Turner Project again hit the road starting in Japan and then moving on to Russia and Europe. They were joined by the same musicians as the first HTP tour, except the on the European leg where keyboardist Kjell Haraldsson replaced Joakim Svalberg.
After the conclusion of the tour the pair decided to put the Hughes Turner Project on an indefinite hiatus so they could focus more on their solo careers http://www.htpsupportersclub.org/fhome.htm.
Men, who is also a professional musician had written the majority of the material for the project in the 1980s and after meeting the pair on their Russian tour had requested their services for the album. Hughes and Turner’s vocals were arranged in a similar way to the HTP albums and both contributed the majority of the lyrics.
The album, entitled Made In Moscow
was released in July 2005 in Russia only and to date has not been made available outside of the country.
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...
, 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 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...
) and guitarist/vocalist 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...
(formerly of 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 Yngwie Malmsteen).
History
Long time friends Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner had first planned to release an album together in 1989, the two got together and wrote some demos, but nothing ended up being released from these sessions http://www.ghpg.net/1980s.html.In 2000 Hughes toured Japan with Turner, followed by joint appearances during the Voices of Classic Rock
Voices of Classic Rock
Voices of Classic Rock is a rock music ensemble featuring singers and musicians from classic rock groups popular in the 1970s and 1980s.Voices of Classic Rock was formed in 1998....
tour in 2001. During this time the two decided to start work on a new collaboration.
First album
The duo released their first album in February 2002, it was simply called 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 album featured Hughes’ regular guitarist JJ Marsh, who contributed to much of the song-writing. There were also contributions drummer Shane Galaas and keyboardist Vince DiCola
Vince DiCola
Vince DiCola is an Italian-American composer, keyboardist, and arranger best known for his work on the The Transformers: The Movie, Staying Alive and Rocky IV soundtracks...
as well as guest guitarists John Sykes
John Sykes
John James Sykes , is an English rock guitarist, who has played with Streetfighter, Tygers of Pan Tang, John Sloman's Badlands, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, and Blue Murder, in addition to having a notable solo career....
, Paul Gilbert
Paul Gilbert
Paul Brandon Gilbert is an American guitarist. He is well known for his technical guitar work with Racer X and Mr...
and 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...
.
The album featured the hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
and AOR
Album-oriented rock
Album-oriented rock is an American FM radio format focusing on album tracks by rock artists.-Music played:Most radio formats are based on a select, tight rotation of hit singles...
sounds that both Hughes and Turner had been known for, as well as a slight funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
edge, brought in by Hughes’ bass lines, and exemplified in such tracks as "Sister Midnight" and "Better Man."
The pair hit the road for a Japanese tour, 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...
, Toshio Egawa and Yoshihiro Kudo. Their set-lists consisting of tracks from the HTP album as well as various numbers from their past bands 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...
songs. Their shows at Shibuya Club Quattro in Tokyo were recorded for a live album which was released in August 2002, titled Live In Tokyo
Live in Tokyo (HTP album)
Live In Tokyo is a live album by Hughes Turner Project, a collaboration between Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner ; it was released in 2002 on MTM Music and Pony Canyon Records....
.
Hughes Turner Project continued their tour in Russia and Europe, this time joined by guitarist JJ Marsh keyboardist Joakim Svalberg
Joakim Svalberg
Joakim Svalberg is a Swedish musician best known as the new keyboard player of Opeth. Svalberg is also involved in a band named elGamo with which he is currently working on their first record...
and drummer Tomas Broman.
After the conclusion of the tour the Hughes Turner Project took a short break, during which Hughes released his solo album Songs In The Key Of Rock
Songs in the Key of Rock
Songs in the Key of Rock is a studio album by former Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and Trapeze vocalist/ bassist Glenn Hughes. It was his ninth solo studio album and was released in 2003 on Frontier and Pony Canyon records.-History:...
and Turner released JLT
JLT
-Track listing:# "In Cold Blood" – 4:18 # "Jump Start" – 3:29 # "Dirty Deal" – 4:09 # "Love Don't Live Here" – 5:35 # "Excess" – 5:30...
.
Second album
In April 2003 the two got together to start work on a follow up to the first album. The pair were joined again by guitarist JJ Marsh, drummer Shane Galaas and keyboardist Ed Roth, who had worked with Hughes on many of his solo albums. Special guests included Steve VaiSteve Vai
Steven Siro "Steve" Vai is a three time Grammy Award-winning American guitarist, songwriter and producer who has sold over 15 million albums. Steve Vai is widely known as a flamboyant guitar virtuoso....
, Jeff Kollman and Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk, hip hop and psychedelic rock...
drummer Chad Smith
Chad Smith
Chad Smith is an American musician, best known as the longtime and current drummer of Red Hot Chili Peppers. Smith is also the drummer of the hard rock supergroup Chickenfoot which includes Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, and Michael Anthony, former Deep Purple vocalist Glenn Hughes' backing band and...
.
The follow-up album, simply titled HTP 2
HTP 2
HTP 2 is the second album by the Hughes Turner Project, a collaboration between Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner ; it was released in 2003 on MTM Music and Pony Canyon Records....
was released in September 2003 and was stylistically in a similar vein to the first record.
In early 2004 Hughes Turner Project again hit the road starting in Japan and then moving on to Russia and Europe. They were joined by the same musicians as the first HTP tour, except the on the European leg where keyboardist Kjell Haraldsson replaced Joakim Svalberg.
After the conclusion of the tour the pair decided to put the Hughes Turner Project on an indefinite hiatus so they could focus more on their solo careers http://www.htpsupportersclub.org/fhome.htm.
Michael Men Project
Although the Hughes Turner Project had drawn to a close the pair travelled to Moscow in September 2004 to record vocals for an album composed and organised by Moscow’s deputy mayor Mikhail Men.Men, who is also a professional musician had written the majority of the material for the project in the 1980s and after meeting the pair on their Russian tour had requested their services for the album. Hughes and Turner’s vocals were arranged in a similar way to the HTP albums and both contributed the majority of the lyrics.
The album, entitled Made In Moscow
Made in Moscow
Made In Moscow is a studio album by the Michael Men Project, a Russian based hard-rock outfit founded by then Deputy Mayor of Moscow Mikhail Men . The album features two guest vocalists in the form of hard-rock veterans Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner...
was released in July 2005 in Russia only and to date has not been made available outside of the country.
Other Glenn Hughes/ Joe Lynn Turner collaborations
- Made In MoscowMade in MoscowMade In Moscow is a studio album by the Michael Men Project, a Russian based hard-rock outfit founded by then Deputy Mayor of Moscow Mikhail Men . The album features two guest vocalists in the form of hard-rock veterans Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner...
- Michael Men ProjectMichael Men ProjectThe Michael Men Project was an album project overseen by professional musician and then Deputy Mayor of Moscow, Mikhail Men . For the project Men acquired the services of veteran rock vocalists Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner...
(2005)
Line-up
- 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...
Additional studio musicians
- JJ Marsh – 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...
- Shane Galaas – 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 - Vince DiColaVince DiColaVince DiCola is an Italian-American composer, keyboardist, and arranger best known for his work on the The Transformers: The Movie, Staying Alive and Rocky IV soundtracks...
- 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... - Ed Roth - 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...
Additional live musicians
- 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... - 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 - Tomas Broman – 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...
- Joakim SvalbergJoakim SvalbergJoakim Svalberg is a Swedish musician best known as the new keyboard player of Opeth. Svalberg is also involved in a band named elGamo with which he is currently working on their first record...
- 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... - Kjell Haraldsson - 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...