Allan Holdsworth Band feat. Jimmy Haslip & Gary Husband - Jarasum Jazz Festival
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- 앨런 홀스워스 밴드 feat. 지미 하슬립, 게리 허스밴드 Allan Holdsworth Band feat.
Jimmy Haslip & Gary Husband - Devil Takes The Hindmost
2014. 10. 5(Sun) Jazz Island, Jarasum Int'l Jazz Festival
Allan Holdsworth (guitar)
Jimmy Haslip (bass)
Gary Husband (drums) 
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I think Holdsworth just heard music differently than anyone else.He heard something no one else could hear, and that is what he played for us.We lost a real treasure when he passed.
No offence to you or him but.. how can I know if he play something wrong? The sound overall is kinda foggy blurry cloudy all the time and the solo note can jump and land on anywhere. I have nothing to hold on to. I know it's me, so I want to consult you (anyone) here.
@@blizzbee I can feel where your coming from, but the whole point of jazz is to explore and revise our own evaluation of polymaths. To answer you question though, you can only hear what he is playing, not what he "wants" to play.
@@joeymiller6544 does that mean there is no wrong??
@@blizzbee Yes, it will only sound "wrong" when you feel that the sound has rejected your pallete.
Blizzbee R. Hold on to the bass line. Other than that - he might just be playing all the “wrong” notes . . thank got it sounds awesome !
If you are reading this post you have awesome taste in music! Thanks for the musical vaccination. Peace from Detroit MI
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Peace from Philadelphia, Pa
You know what you're talking about. Glenwood, Il.
Southfield, MI
I don’t know about taste but this man has put me where I always wanted to be . Maybe we’ll meet there sometime , I hope ..
I've seen Allan 15 times from 1984 till the last time I saw him in concert about a year before he died...I talked with him every time, I even had dinner with him and the band, great humble man, awesome musician, I still miss him
Lucky you
Well I have been following Holdsworth since 1985...I’ve bought every album..every tape..CD..videotape..DVD..you name it.
..and I never got to see him.
Not even once
I envy you
Only saw him once, in Manchester 🇬🇧, I was intrigued by seeing him play synth axe on rock school.
I figured anyone messing with electronic guitars had to be ahead of the game.
Just curious, does he stick around after shows? or do you talk while he's packing up? or before the show he's at the bar? Thank you!
I've seen him 10 times but only had the chance to have a beer with him . The club in upstate NY only had 25 people all guitar players I'm guessing .
Rest in Peace Allan.
Thank you very much for everything.
Amen
Allan was 20 years ahead of his time and probably himself to. RIP
When did he die?
@@Subilon 1997
jbognap thanks mate
Allan Holdsworth was not a simple jazz rock guitarist with velocity.
His music will mark me forever
He never achieved fame and fortune but he is respected as one of the worlds finest guitarists .
He chose not to achieve it; never caring for that. He could have, for example staying with U.K., holding it together longer that they did and evolving towards sort of a proto-Asia. But that wasn't his choice. Here he is dressed and looks like an old fatigued cobbler repairing a worn shoe. Not exactly visually attractive to build fame and fortune. Many musicians look happy, elated, radiating as they play - he only looks focused, introvert, not a sign of joy on his face. He was simply absolutely dedicated to the craft, ignoring any superficial aspect of his career. He also ignored music theory to a certain extent: he developed his scales and called them wrongly (to him it made sense) but used them effectively, never mind the proper theory. Just total dedication to creating HIS music. A very unique, difficult case indeed.
Please, keep in mind that fame and fortune are not the end. What his gift was, he did put out there for us, and it is beyond our imagination and that is a gift in itself that takes us beyond with his vision. I think I'm right on point. This presentation continues to Blow me away with its excellence. Study, study, and Note! Take this example with you if you are a musician!
Um.. no. While he never achieved fortune, every guitar player knew that Allan was the greatest guitarist on the planet. He was famous among musicians. I don't know any serious musician who doesn't know who Allan Holdsworth is.
@@waltzguy14151 A lovely tribute to Allan.
@@waltzguy14151'm from Brazil. The Allan Hodsworth is my favorite guitar player. ( Sorry, i not speake english 😅)
For me as someone with Autism, this is the perfect sunday morning music.
deet... are you thinking what i'm thinking
I think Alan was also a bit autistic/on the spectrum. This shows that it doesn't have to be always something that's holding people back but can be a valuable resource as well by allowing a different approach to certain things that other people are taking for granted like traditional musical harmonies.
@@afanasymarinov2236 You don't know that. Don't make assumptions.
geez you are really making me think about my own head now
Allan Holdsworth's stature is just going to increase as time goes by. His development of his own stunning, consistent harmonic language plus the "strange beautiful music" he created with it are unprecedented for an individual instrumentalist. His mature style is as identifiable as the Blues. It will be interesting to see if other musicians follow him onto the strange musical terrain he discovered.
Most significant metal guitarist are influenced by Holdsworth. Thank God because metal would sound so one dimensional without his influence.
Holdsworth's legacy has crossed over to many in the modern progressive rock and metal genres. He is still being discovered by todays virtuosos.
I would agree with you. History only remember innovators and pioneers... not clones and imitators. The true greatness of any musician is best understood when seen in the context of the music of the day, when they emerged. Holdsworth, like musicians from Thomas Tallis to Hendrix, brought something unprecedented into the landscape they entered and left it changed forever.
Holdsworth is a one off. To the uninitiated he sounds like some old bloke farting about trying to find the correct key. To fusion fans it’s just a never ending flow of inventive, moving music. Ironically what makes his music great is the also what makes it inaccessible to others. I think his stature will remain high with guitarists, but I doubt if he’ll ever held up alongside Hendrix although he’s streets ahead as a musician.
Nicely worded!
Even Frank Zappa enjoyed his playing very much, its Hypnotizing to say the least. Holdsworth is the man!
Gary Husband is fantastic drummer.
This is the first I've heard of the guy, but you're right. Groove and chops. I'm really impressed.
@@MichaelJohnson-zx3lz He also plays keys and drums with John McLaughlin.
He's probably a fantastic husband
Ahahah
@@marmelademeister8957 He also plays keys with Billy Cobham.
Holdsworth is perhaps the most unique and innovative guitarist of this century.
never heard about Gary Moore?
Recently heard someone (I think it was Tom Bukovac) say 'he is the only guitarist that sounds like he never ever heard anyone else play guitar' meaning he had completely his own grid / compass
@@cristianocollarin2236 there's always one
Accurate statement . And to those replying - the one about Gary Moore an excellent guitarist for sure - Gary and many other well known players do not delve soo deeply into the intricacies of modes scales and then create something completely different from them all. It takes alot of time and dedication to stay true to your own course in order to go further, expanding the possibilities. A big part of the reason why Allan never stuck with any one band for more than an album, preferring to do 'guest' sessions. Its not a competition out there as to who is the best , better, etc. Simply Allan went deeper and came back with what he creates. Beautiful music.
This Century???
As for the Gary Moore comment... What a joke 😂🤣
Virtuosos, all of them 👌🏿
Greetings from Uganda 🇺🇬👊🏿❤️
Just in this one piece is enough ideas for 10 more meshuggah albums worth of lead lines and solos. Holdsworth is incredible. Haslip and husband are right there with him. What else can you say. RIP Alan holdsworth. You truly had your own concept of what music could be and the world is glad that you did.
I got to meet Alan years ago, I was completely overawed, which he could see. He was really friendly and helpful, so I asked him "Where do you get those chords?" He told me his father was a piano player and he had started teaching him (guitar), so right from the start he was playing piano voicing's on guitar. He came up with some great sounds.
there's a pretty famous story from an interview with him. he methodically figured out every possible voicing combination and wrote them down, not necessarily analyzing them in terms of conventional harmony. it ended up being a stack of phonebook sized notebooks of chords mostly unknown to us humans.
I'm ashamed and a little sad that I've only just heard this guy and couldn't appreciate him whilst he was alive. I'm a huge vai fan and the influence is undeniable. Allan seems to play notes that have no right being there yet somehow they are right at home. WOW!!
This is insane, everybody contributing in an equal way, just 3 badass musicians making badass music at the highest level...
Even with the decline in speed from aging, Holdsworth comes up with stuff most guitarists today would never be able to play...
+Ø This is pretty fast playing, but moreover it is complex and fast, as well as innovative, which is extra impressive.
+srvrip41 Holy crap, thanks for turning me onto this guy!
+srvrip41
Add to that country picker Albert Lee and Jeff Beck, who's playing stuff a lot faster than when he released Blow by Blow and Wired.
+britvox95z Add Ray Gomez in there as well who at 63 still has it goin' on.
I agree with you man, I doubt very much that speed on the guitar declines with age, its not like boxing or something where these things matter.
I'm a huge Holdsworth fan. Such a loss when he passed. He's mind boggling to watch on the video. Gary Husband is awesome too, he's so musical with his drumming. Incredible poly rhythms and fills. Love it.
Gary is great keyboard player too, thats the reason why he is so musical...
The greatest. Rest in peace legend and thank you for all the music.
I don't understand what the fuck's going on... but I love it.
That's the beauty of it haha
Perhaps not the best analogy, but: we barely understand ourselves at times, let alone others. That doesn't mean we cannot appreciate each others company.
You're not alone brother. I consider myself to have better ears than most of my compatriots but that's not a patch on these cats and they are talking to each other musically better than I can swear.
hahahah best comment ever.
Like Picasso!
That's some pretty sweet and (as usual) amazing Holdsworth guitar solos. He sounds like no one else. That SynthAx is perfect for his off-tone note selections
To be in your mid 60s and play like that. Such an unbelievably talented man! ❤
2:25 I love the transition from the bass solo and into the first lines of Allan's solo. That tone is special, very special.
I've been a professional musician for 20 years, and I barely understand a note of this. It's majestic, though.
A friend of mine who introduced me to Allan's music told me (whild lendind me a copy of the atavachron cd) "I like hin because I don't understand him". That statement still holds-worth to this day. Pun intended
@@Guitarraeficaztutorialesytabs My username is one L short of his name
I just hear Charlie Parker, mixed with middle class cross roads, quite elegant l mean it is sense and sensibility. Inclusion and exclusion, it is not meant to be exciting, but the expression of confusion itself that is the genius of it.
if you’ve been a “professional” musician for TWENTY YEARS and you don’t understand a single note of this, you may want to rethink calling yourself a professional musician.
In my experience, one must let it take him/her where it will. Letting go of what you know so far will allow you to understand where this tune goes and is going. It does have a structure; please follow the chord progression and the improvisation from Jimmy and Gary as they transverse the chord progression. It's progressive. This tune BLOWS ME AWAY in its innovative-ness. I could hear it many times/day and still not be tired of it. :)
Allen was a musical genious. A guitarist of the highest level.
Allan
Hell no. He is really creative tho. Just because you play fast doesn´t mean you are playing something difficult to play, most of the things he plays its legatos. Every jazz fusion guitarrist sounds the same. The harmony, and voicing are really cool tho. But there´s several other artists that bring these kind of harmony or voicings into more digestable music that actually emphatize the voicings themselves. Just because something is complex, doesn´t mean it is good or hard to play. Julian Lage for example is way more technical, musical, faster, capable of making really slow lines in a very expressive way, just a way better musician overall. I think Allan is incredibly overrated. His sound is really particular tho.
What a magnificent piece of musical genius that was displayed before us right before our very eyes!!
I love how Gary can just play out in space and hold the groove....amazing, which is why Allan loved playing with him....
And he plays keys too. I saw him with McLaughlin two Octobers ago and he was the keyboard player in the band. Freakin world class on two instruments. It just isn't fair!
Thanks for the kind words Zipp43! 🙂🙏
This solo is incredible. I had the chance to meet him, and not only is the player you see, but he is a great man too.
This human being was one of the best ever created.
Jimmy Haslip never ever ceases to amazeme... ! He grows taller and taller in music . Allan Holdsworth Rules . The drummer is fantastic.
Alan Holdsworth was beyond comparison.....this was his best trio for me....R.I.P to the legend.....
He is the master of the masters. Rest in peace, Allan Holdsworth.
The thing that separates guys like Gary Husband from everyone is that he’s compositionally aware. He adds music to every piece he plays on, not just drums. His virtuosity on piano is surely a large part of it.
Gary is a beast, and the kindest person in the bigness, - 👑
Totally agree. He's also made a great solo piano version of this song by the way.
No doubt that Mr. Husband has a calling.. Yes! Namingly, to play drums in his amazing virtuosity, and how he contributes in real-time to the moment. This whole freaking composition and the musicians' innovative improvisation BLOWS ME AWAY!!!
"compositionally aware" lol that doesnt mean anything
@@rickdeckard1075 "compositionally aware" AKA non-jazz musicians.
I see the decline in speed but the increase beyond belief in the use of 20th century harmonies. His taste has always been unique, eclectic, and continually showing growth every year.
+Marc Babin ,puts your video and compare with Allan, talk is cheap, I do see
+julio cezar pereira You miss the point of Marc's post, or you perceive speed as the only positive virtue a musician should aspire towards. In my opinion Allan went too far towards shredding in his '80s/'90s career and it is brilliant that he has evolved beyond that stage.
+Alan Donnet I think he is not about flash or shredding but that's just what he hears and is thankfully able to play it. What a mind. We will not see his like again.
+ferd burfle I couldn't agree more. Alan is, by far, the most original, stand alone guitarist ever. I believe his music and playing will be talked about centuries from now.
i agree
I saw Allan Holdsworth in London, at the Ronnie Scott. What an incredible musician, what a fantastic concert.
The world lost a unique artist the day he passed away.
I just love this even though harmonically, melodically, modally, this is all way over my head . . . beautiful 😊
If it makes you feel better, a lot of this stuff is just people following their ear and trying to come up with something that sounds fresh. There usually is not a theoretical justification for every chord and note choice at the time of writing. They just come up with a nice-sounding set of chords, write a melody that works over it, then figure out now to solo over it. Scott Henderson has said in interviews that a lot of his writing is just following his ear, and he knows as much about harmony as anybody. It takes a lot of work to develop that ear and be able to hear where things can go harmonically, but the important point here is that this music is usually written by feeling around in the dark, not by thinking it through.
As much as I love music of all genres, I've never heard of this man until his passing away. What a incredible guitarist, he's as smooth as pouring water from a cup. And those chords, what the Hell are they??? They sound so clean and big. I will certainly have to gather up some of this guys stuff. RIP Allan.
Três gigantes trilhando um único caminho, cada um ao seu modo e cuidando do seu, algo totalmente inacessível à maioria dos mortais, onde terminava por se tornar uma coisa só, de uma grandeza e alcance inimagináveis!
When you mastered bass playing and you had to turn your bass upside down to make things interesting. Legends all of them.
It's a left hand bass with the strings in reverse order.
8)
@@ElianaDAngelo heeey Eliana! I hope you are doing great 😊
@@DimiKaye likewise. surprised to see a 2yr old comment of you here lolol
Ahhh!!!!.... Allan and his musical/life friends.... And he is 69 years old... I love him... I hope play guitar and bass like him at 80 years old... All my best
OMG...I still remember Garys INCREDIBLE groove-power!! He's abigband jazz drummer + Keith Moon all in one!!
03:00 - what the hell is that? Insane note choices. Amazing
Read your comment just as I heard an amazing run of notes, and I thought, “Was that the spot? “ so
I checked, and sure enough, it was right at the three minute mark. Funny that I read your comment just as I heard those notes.
Actually, it's nothing "special". Just some random note's structure, not connected to harmony. It could be basically anything - a key is only rhytm and some logical structure of notes, chromatic scale, double chromatic scale, mixed triads or any else - it's work cause of this and cause of he end on one of the "correct" notes in 3:08 (it's E, btw). I think a lot of people overestimate Allan Holdsworth lines only cause don't really understand them. He was very interesting musican with a lot of original concepts but they wasn't as complicated as they look in their basic principles (maybe for guitar players it was something new at some point of music history, but not for pianists or sax players for sure).
@@advicenet4098 Yes, that's true that other instrumentalists have traditionally explored this stuff more than guitarists...but obviously it's refreshing to hear a guitarist do it. I like his note choices. I'm a bit more critical on the amount of space he leaves in between them!
I’ve seen Van Halen do that kinda thing a lot.
I was lucky enough to see him in concert in 2005. RIP Allan
Just wonderful..and he was Zappa's favorite guitarist--which of course implied his marvelous compositions...
R.I.P master Allan...
Thank you for your notorious music. You are unique...
Allan has his own sound, and that is awesome. Not only is he technical, he is original, and that's what counts.
Allan was just from another planet.
I remember sitting with my guitar, hearing him the first time (IOU) 1982. A Jaw-dropping experience.
F...ing great trio...doing pure musical magic...may Allan Holdsworth's playing live on forever 💪 🎸 🎶...great Jimmy Haslip with his 6string and the marvelous Gary Husband on drums
The rhythms, the harmony, the feel, the musicality.....everything....Amazing!!
I just love how the bass has a voice of its own here instead of just following the guitar slavishly as in most traditional music. Love the complexities in the composition!!
Allan Holdsworth is one of the greatest jazz fusion music legends in history. The melodies he plays are very touching, subtle, gentle and experimental
Allan's solo comes in like an alien landing on earth. The man never declined, Allan stayed at the top! Incredible performance over millions of views. This song is from the mid 80s for crying out loud, and none his tunes got stale or old.
I'm just a bass player, but I still say Allan Holdsworth is one of the three top guitar players who ever lived.
#1 Allan #2 Joe Pass #3 Michael Hedges
@@wai701b6 1. Holdsworth
2. Lane
3. Everybody else
Jesus Christ how does someone get that versatile on guitar. He was such an amazing player.
Talk about risk taking…. Gary you are an incredible musician
Allan created his own genre of guitar playing. He didn't fall into any existing category.
Allan and Jimmy would be definitely listed in Top 10 underrated musicians.
Allen, underrated? Are you for real? He's usually referenced as the greatest electric fusion guitarist ever.
True. I think Anton is speaking from a broader perspective. :)
I'm a million miles away from understanding this kind of music. I find it really interesting how far a human being can go with a bit of geniality and a lot of hard work.
Pienso que Alien Holdsworth es mas un genio virtuoso. Algo natural en él, como respirar. Aunque obviamente practica y ha practicado, sin el don, no hubiese llegado tan lejos como lo ha hecho.
There's a duality between chords and scales, long story short, chords are collections of scale tones ringing simultaneously. There's this thing called functional harmony which loosely forms most western music into shapes you recognize (sad, eerie, joyful, etc), I guess it suffices to say that it's largely ignored here, each chord is it's own key, achieving this odd, MegaMan-final-boss-on-acid sound.
So he constructs a bunch of chords that he likes, often very awkward and uncommon chords and starts shredding on top of them like a metal player would: dissonance and speed are your friends, they both make you sound super smart, skilled and sophisticated. That's why a lot of shredders love this guy (they're often the ones pooping on other metal and rock players that don't "get" this music).
Not to poop on his thing, there's definitely genius in there, I just mean to undress the emperor a little.
you obviously don't understand how many times he's not playing "outside" or chromatically at all
Dude its as easy as pop music, you just have to know the melody
@and then I said -
Dude, ridiculously wrong analysis... borderline embarrassing
Listening to this man while stoned... I THINK I ACTUALLY GET IT
Amazing, such virtuosity - all three of them. RIP Allan, we miss you.
I just heard he passed away ... Rip , a great mind and soul , way ahead of his time
the solo from 4:35 to 5:30 is out of this world
I was going to ask which one, the drum solo or guitar solo but the answer would be "yes".
I just heard a story about Eddie Van Halen,
Allen was just about to hang up his music career when along came Eddie and told people when asked who was his mentors that Allen was. What he said was that he could figure out how most guitarists were making their music but when it came to Allen Holdsworth he couldn't. That's what drew Eddie to Allen was the unknown.
You'll be sorely missed, Allan... it was my dream to see him twist his dreamy runs around and around my head, in person, and now it's impossible. So long and thanks for all the tunes!!
Devil Take The Hindmost, my 100% all time favorite guitar instrumental. When I heard the original version on Metal Fatigue it changed my perception of the guitar as an instrument. Perhaps he would have been better able to express himself if he'd learned the sax... but we're lucky he got "stuck with" the guitar. I can't understand how anyone could listen to this and not feel something; it implies a disconnection to music that I cannot relate to. Music is a language, and Allan Holdsworth found his own way to speak it with a unique voice. There is nothing better than that.
Husband is one of my favorite drummers . Hard hat area is a great album showing his ability .
Husband is the type that can't be copied, he's not the most technical drummer, but the most musical and his key playings too, and such a kind man. Absolute music god!
@@JJ-vg9du I actually think he's quite technical, it's just that his playing is so effortless and intuitive it doesn't sound as "calculated" as other fusion drummers. The way he plays melodies on the toms is probably a direct connection to his piano playing :)
@@t3hgir Yes, but when i mention technical, i rather look at him as a seperate being, he's not a drummer you can place with Virgil or Mangini, wich makes him one in a life type of drummers imo
I think Alan saw shapes and sounds and not just musical notes. Blessed to have seen him with Haslip and Donati at Cosmo music Toronto a few years back. Marvin opened. Awesome 2 days and Cannot say enough about Jimmy. Impressed me as a human being more than a bass player. GREAT guy
Guitar Bass & Drums... everyone are top class
I've been playing guitar for 40 years. And I'm just now beginning to understand the stuff he did on IOU. 1 of his best imo.
R.I.P. Allan Holdsworth. He changed the electric guitar.
Thanks Alan. Your additions to the instrument I've called my own since I was a kid can never be measured, but will always be appreciated.
He changed music, not only guitar
He's with his buddy EVH. May they be jamming and as earthly bodies R.I.P.
Forever.
Músico, que sólo un músico sabrá reconocer y apreciar ❤❤❤
4 48 5 29 una delle parti chitarristiche più impossibili della storia della musica.
Allan ci manchi.
Irraggiungibile e unico.
insane sound quality of the video! 😳👌🏽
Gary Husband must be one of the most versatile and talented musicians so underrated and brilliant (sorry for the cliche). WIth John McLaughlin one wonders whether we are there to watch and hear McLaughlin or be captivated by the brilliance of this star in his orbit.
It's lame how some musicians are never truly appreciated in their lifetime.
I only really checked out his music after he passed having heard so many top notch guitar peers saying "he was the best"
Still better late than never and the music will live forever.
...abstract time signatures, melodies and facial expressions...this trio is a master. I loved Gary with Level 42 but love his pure jazz stuff even more.
If there is a better guitarist in the planet...he has not made it known. We will miss you Allan.
guthrie govan
@@jackbenson8228 Guthrie is not better, he's tremendously talented of course and is playing the way he does precisely because of Allan, i.e.: he is standing on the shoulders of a giant.
I am smiling in amazement. How do you even work solos like this out..? Yes it has form , but Allen so easily goes into areas that are seemingly free formed. Love this.
RIP. Loved him with U.K. "Nevermore" such a good song with Holdsworth. ✌
Fortunate to have seen this genius about 30 years ago in Toronto pretty much every Toronto guitarist was there watching on disbelief. A true master.
I sometimes wonder as a bassist myself, how do jimmy and Gary know where they are in the song?” Incredible arrangements, twists and turns. Brilliant trio. ❤️
Internalize the rhythms. Most players don't always count, but know the sound of the different time signatures they play. I'm sure you already do this for what are simple rhythms for you already. Working with a metronome can help this too, especially if you have an audibly different sounding click on the one. Even better if you can move that click to different places, like say the "and" of the 3rd beat, but still being aware of where the 1 beat is.
they are 'following' allan....telepathic....
I've played bass for a long time....there was 1 drummer and 1 guitarist....and we had a connection....we KNEW what each other was going to play....
this is allan and the lads times a million....
@@volpeverde6441 very true
I too used to think that about Jimmy Johnson early on in the 80's and 90's. But after they play with each other for years, it's like a walk in the park for them. When you are talking about Wackerman and Husband well they played with Allan for over 3 decades. It's a musical family at that point.
Practice until it becomes automatic.
Man he could really take it out there. Wow! 🤯❤️🎧
Thanks Allan, thanks for everything.
Allan will inspire forever.
that's GARY HUSBAND on drums ... a fabulous jazz pianist as well!
Wow.... It heals my mood, . Very very impressive masterpiece. My idol John Petrucci lead me here in an interview from an interview w/ Rick Beato. Respect
RIP Legend Allan
Agreed miss him as well. A true innovator. Him and Jeff Berlin.
I always wished I could have heard Alan Holdsworth with Michael Brecker.
I wanted to hear him with Pat Metheny
You can hear him playing on several Brecker tunes on his album with Frank Gambale, Truth in Shredding. It's on RUclips, enjoy!
@@reubennb2859 I will search! Thanks!
Holdsworth and Gambale are walking musical textbooks.
Not sure if he compares, not to Gambale at least, but Zappa plays some mind bending music as well. Gambale is from another dimension I think, Probably Holdsworth too.
I cant comprehend what he plays. Such a top talent. He was way ahead of everyone else. RIP Allan
The three of them sound wonderful together. Unique and magnificent.
Descansa en paz Allan.
Gracias de todo corazón.
Genial.
I think the thing that literally *separates* Allan from other guitarists and other musicians and composers for that matter, is his singular musical vision. He knew, many years ago, that what he was trying to express would *not* necessarily be well received or even appreciated. Undaunted, he persisted in his quest, for many, many years, striving and trying to "get there". Me? I absolutely love this guy's playing. Particularly his *sound*. Always sculpting, looking for something more. But I do not "get" his musical vision. I do not know if I even "like" his compositions. Sometimes his music sounds like advanced lounge ramblings, using all the chords that were forgotten or never really used. Like he adopted all the rejected shapes and discords. But then in the midst of all that, he unleashes these *astonishing* solos that are literally otherworldly. And I am won over in spite of my reservations about his compositions. I am sure I am not alone in this perception. This "disconnect" from his *compositions* therefore has me going back to listen to them over and over. I figure I must be "missing" some ability to connect, to understand to receive. But maybe not. A friend of mine, who is not a technical guy but very musical and an excellent songwriter, says of course AH is incredible. Maybe the best ever. But as far as my friend is concerned, AH's "vision" was too obscure, to "inward" too "far out" even for those who are blown away by his playing. And he thinks therefore, AH has "failed" in some way. That his talent was "wasted". Me? I suspect that in time, AH will be more understood and appreciated. He was humble and funny. I admire him greatly. Still.
Great comment. Your description of the experience of listen to Allan really resonates with me.
I'll put it out there that, despite perhaps being a bit out there to reach a wide audience, his work has gone on to inform and influence so many others who, in their own way, translate or synthesise his ideas.
What an enigma.
Great players and great people. What a pleasure it is to be able to experience this music.
I've listened/watched/heard this several times to study it. It blows me away and I love it !!
Coltrane would be proud.
Yes and no. Coltrane had Naima. Holdsworth never had a ballad. And thus.....I have to say the lines are great. But a timeless ballad. You have to give that to me to compare the two.
@@JDChicago Coltrane is rooted in Jazz and his language is totally different from AH. AH is rooted in his own fucking world, he created a totally new kind of musical universe...it's silly to say they are similar, I would say they have nothing in common. A timeless ballad from Holdsworth ? He does not need one, because his solos contain thousands of different timeless ballads.
@@Simon-xi8tb I could not have said it better. Stop with the Coltane comparison. They were nothing a like.
@@cockcockson7965 holdsworth said in a number of interviews that the record "coltrane's sound" was his biggest influence, so "nothing alike" is kind of a stretch.
Agreed
SUPERB MUSICIANS. TERRIFIC!!!!
One of a kind artist that changed my vision of music and guitar !
Espetacular! Músicalidade absurda ... Allan Holdsworth um Monstro !!!
Gary Husband was one of my favorite Holdsworth drummers
no doubt. I came here after some videos of allan with virgil donati and it's not the same.
.... Gary & Virgil