Temporarily moved to a different country, new language, was feeling alienated, went to a PC store, brought new laptop speakers, played this song and suddenly I am at home!
It instantly became one of my favorite Holdsworth tunes. Probably because it reminds me of Punk Jazz by Weather Report. The synth stuff and this composition as a whole, sounds pretty Zawinul-esque, which is awesome.
This is my favourite before I'm taking a plane, but don't really know what's the real reason... It changes my mood into a more comfortable state of mind. I like hearing dominant chords everywhere! The more I hear it, the more I love Holdsy!
Awesome song. To me, it always sounded like part of the unofficial soundtrack of Total Recall (1990). I totally imagine this song being played at the Martian cantina.
A rebuttal to all the jazz based on ii-V-I. Oh, and a "dominant" is the fifth degree of the scale, and it's a "plague" because it's used ubiquitously in nearly every style of music and thus is one of the hardest cliches to try to lose. Allan does a great job of it here ... they might be Mm7th chords, but he doesn't use them to resolve to the tonic.
A Mm7? A major chord with a flat 7 is a dominant 7. Allan told me after a gig that the title came from the fact that he generally avoids dominant chords, and this song is full of them. Hence the title.
I didn't like this tune when I first heard it. Then I heard it again in 1994 and asked someone "Who the hell is that? that's f*cking cool as f*ck!" then the guy said "dude, you play guitar and you don't know who that is? that's Allan Holdsworth!" I felt very neanderthal for a moment. I had heard the tune before, then kinda forgot all about it. Now, every time I hear it, I like it more and more!
@mistrynp ya i agree, he said he intended to stop playing guitar and play the Synth Axe full time but since there's not many Synth Axes left, if something goes wrong with em there's like no way to replace em...I actually doubt that no one could fix em or that there's no one out there willing to make him a new one. I think he could learn to play a Ztar or have Starr Labs make him something comprable to a Synth Axe, maybe he'll decide to do that eventually :)
Interesting, I didn't enjoy his jazz oriented stuff as much, but I haven't listened to a lot of it. I've grown to love the synth stuff, and it seems like almost everyone who plays fusion makes use of the synth, all of the best players do, or at least all of those who I can think of right now. Removing the synthesizer can and almost definitely does move music more in the direction of jazz and a little farther from fusion, I like jazz, but I love fusion, I guess that's just my current disposition.
Holdsworth should go back to the synth ax, to many guitar players out there. I liked this guy much more in the 80s and 90s, he sounds a little bored on his more recent albums. Nore keys and synth
Not a synthaxe or cheesy 80's keyboard fan. Holdsworth's compositions readily sound better live, mainly in light of the fact that he doesn't use the synthaxe any more. Good example; Pud Wud. I'm hoping he goes back to a more jazz orientated sound like his last collaboration with Novak/Carpenter.
Probably my favorite Holdsworth track. He was and still is so much fun to listen to.
Temporarily moved to a different country, new language, was feeling alienated, went to a PC store, brought new laptop speakers, played this song and suddenly I am at home!
It instantly became one of my favorite Holdsworth tunes. Probably because it reminds me of Punk Jazz by Weather Report. The synth stuff and this composition as a whole, sounds pretty Zawinul-esque, which is awesome.
To me this is a song to be played in a futuristic city, with air cars zipping past. Love the hell out of this music.
I listen to this track at least 100 times each year since 2020
This is my favourite before I'm taking a plane, but don't really know what's the real reason... It changes my mood into a more comfortable state of mind. I like hearing dominant chords everywhere! The more I hear it, the more I love Holdsy!
Awesome song. To me, it always sounded like part of the unofficial soundtrack of Total Recall (1990). I totally imagine this song being played at the Martian cantina.
A rebuttal to all the jazz based on ii-V-I. Oh, and a "dominant" is the fifth degree of the scale, and it's a "plague" because it's used ubiquitously in nearly every style of music and thus is one of the hardest cliches to try to lose.
Allan does a great job of it here ... they might be Mm7th chords, but he doesn't use them to resolve to the tonic.
OKAY you know a lot.
A Mm7? A major chord with a flat 7 is a dominant 7. Allan told me after a gig that the title came from the fact that he generally avoids dominant chords, and this song is full of them. Hence the title.
I felt the same way, I agree with you. More Holdsworth synthaxe solos are what I desire.
I didn't like this tune when I first heard it. Then I heard it again in 1994 and asked someone "Who the hell is that? that's f*cking cool as f*ck!" then the guy said "dude, you play guitar and you don't know who that is? that's Allan Holdsworth!" I felt very neanderthal for a moment. I had heard the tune before, then kinda forgot all about it. Now, every time I hear it, I like it more and more!
neanderthal AHAHAHAHAH. xD
You inspired me. This is now my rington too. What a couple of sad-acts we are.
3:39 to 3:43 - some of the greatest guitar shit EVER.
Blues THE Holdsworth way!
@mistrynp ya i agree, he said he intended to stop playing guitar and play the Synth Axe full time but since there's not many Synth Axes left, if something goes wrong with em there's like no way to replace em...I actually doubt that no one could fix em or that there's no one out there willing to make him a new one. I think he could learn to play a Ztar or have Starr Labs make him something comprable to a Synth Axe, maybe he'll decide to do that eventually :)
I wonder why Allan doesn't play this song live!
He passed
@@alholds I had posted that comment 12 years ago
@@FreakShreek I know, just being silly
@HardRockZombiez awesome. =)
Interesting, I didn't enjoy his jazz oriented stuff as much, but I haven't listened to a lot of it.
I've grown to love the synth stuff, and it seems like almost everyone who plays fusion makes use of the synth, all of the best players do, or at least all of those who I can think of right now. Removing the synthesizer can and almost definitely does move music more in the direction of jazz and a little farther from fusion, I like jazz, but I love fusion, I guess that's just my current disposition.
this makes me feel like as if i was in some freakish alice in wonderland
@xdyingfetusx69 because its a awesome song!
anyone know where I can find sheet music or tab for this?
Because its meant to be intensely dissonant just look at the title
Because he only plays ten songs these days. I think he forgot the rest.
Hahahahaha LOL
Holdsworth should go back to the synth ax, to many guitar players out there. I liked this guy much more in the 80s and 90s, he sounds a little bored on his more recent albums. Nore keys and synth
Honestly, i kinda reminded me of the new-style gospel music....the song is called the dominant plague....just sayin
Not a synthaxe or cheesy 80's keyboard fan.
Holdsworth's compositions readily sound better live, mainly in light of the fact that he doesn't use the synthaxe any more. Good example; Pud Wud.
I'm hoping he goes back to a more jazz orientated sound like his last collaboration with Novak/Carpenter.
You do know that this album was released in 1986 right? AH didn’t use Synthaxa after Secrets (1989)