This British funk group started as Hott Waxx in the early '70s before becoming Hi-Tension. Lead vocalist, primary songwriter, and keyboardist David Joseph, bassist Ken Joseph, guitarist Paul Phillips, percussionist Jeff Guishard, saxophonist Patrick McLean,Paul McLean lead guitar, drummers David Reid and Paapa Mensah,were the original line up. They were successful in Britain. "Hi-Tension" and "British Hustle" were big English dance hits in the late '70s. They resurfaced with an altered lineup in the mid-'80s on Streetwave. Alongside bands like Light Of The World, Beggar & Co, Incognito and Central Line they were the first of the self contained new wave of funk bands in the UK, a new generation of mostly homegrown youth coming complete with brass and percussion.
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