Third Eye Open (Hardware album)

Infobox Album
Name = Third Eye Open
Type = studio
Artist = Hardware


Released = 1992
Recorded = 1992
Genre = Rock/Funk
Length = 52:42
Label = Rykodisc Records
Producer = Bill Laswell; co-produced by Steve Salas
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Third Eye Open is a 1992 album release by the Funk/Rock band Hardware. Hardware consists of lead guitarist Steve Salas, P-Funk bassist Bootsy Collins, and drummer Buddy Miles, formerly of the Band Of Gypsies. 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.

Album history

When the album was first released in Japan 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".

Tracks

*Got A Feeling (Steve Salas, Buddy Miles)
*Waiting On You (Buddy Miles)
*What's Goin' Down? (Steve Salas)
*Love Obsession (When The Eagle Flies) (Buddy Miles)
*Hard Look (Steve Salas, Buddy Miles, Bootsy Collins)
*Shake It (Steve Salas, Dave Friendly, Bootsy Collins)
*The Walls Came Down (Steve Salas)
*500 Years (Steve Salas)
*Tell Me (Steve Salas)
*Leakin' (Bootsy Collins)

Personnel

*Steve Salas-guitars, vocals
*Buddy Miles-drums, fuzz bass, vocals
*Bootsy Collins-space bass, vocals
*Gary Gooper, Bernard Fowler, George Clinton-background vocals
*David Friendly, Vince McClean, Matt Stein-digital bollocks