Hard Hat Area was the 1994 studio album that brought guitarist Allan Holdsworth, keyboardist Steve Hunt, bassist Skuli Sverrisson, and drummer Gary Husband together on a fusion tour-de-force, displaying a good amount of improvistional soloing over Holdsworth's modern, guitar-centric compositions. The back cover of Hard Hat Area even lists each member's solo sections for each tune - nice touch. Check out "Ruhkukah", "House Of Mirrors" and the title track for some truly Holdsworthian signature sound shock.
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The record
| 1 | Prelude Instrumental Guitar | 1:35 |
| 2 | Ruhkukah Instrumental Guitar | 5:34 |
| 3 | Low Levels, High Stakes Instrumental Guitar | 9:05 |
| 4 | Hard Hat Area Instrumental Guitar | 6:07 |
| 5 | Tullio Instrumental Guitar | 6:02 |
| 6 | House Of Mirrors Instrumental Guitar | 7:47 |
| 7 | Postlude Instrumental Guitar | 5:29 |
