Allan ahead of the game, as usual. At any given point in his career you will notice that his playing comes from 35 years on. Everyone is trying to sound like metal fatigue Allan today, but the man never settled. Here he was in 2012 making sounds from 2059 with those glorious Yamaha Magicstomps. This is what amazes me the most about Allan. He was leagues ahead with no intent of leaving breadcrumbs
´rything said about Allan, and I still would say: Unbelievable genius who stick to his guns for his whole life. He could`ve earn a deacent salary as a hired gun, or cont. jazz, but he kept his vision playing for pizza.
That’s the thing, with regard to his passion in playing what he envisioned, never settling , he was a rock. As a human, he was a kind soul, always so nice to fans who approached him and kind, so down to earth. May his reward in eternity make up for the things he suffered with on this earth and may he be recognized for his unbelievable talent and hard work.
Eu ouvi o Allan Holdsworth a primeira vez quando eu comprei o disco do Pierre Moerlen' Gong! Depois disso nunca parei de ouvir esse sensacional guitarrista!
Goodness me: those bass pedal triplets and syncopation is devastatingly beautiful; what a virtuoso player is Virgil Donati. Coupled with Anthony Crawford bass virtuosity, Allan had a stellar line-up.
I've been listening to a lot of avant gardey jazz and tech metal lately (miRthkon, Panzerballet, Blotted Science) and every time Allan Holdsworth picks up a guitar he demonstrates why he's the *only* freakin' guitarist on the planet as far as I'll ever be concerned ...
@@chrismcmullen4525 Yeah, it's almost sad the way Holdsworth is relegated to the background- almost like it's the Donati Show. incredible drummer, though. I thought Colaiuta was busy, lol. Donati makes Vinnie look like he's playing with one hand.
@@garyaich4305 I think the difference is that, Virgil works way more with Toms and Vinnie does his busy stuff on the cymbals. But if you listen to the whole, Alan is not in the back, listen to the concert without watching. As for his skills, He puts more hours in than Magini !!!!!
PHENOMENAL !!! Tony W. , Chad W. , Gary H. , and Jimmy J. are tops but...but...these guys on Bass and drums? I just don't know what to say...I', speechless...Of course Alan H. will always be the supreme originator and reigning champion among the many timeless champions of superhuman endeavor
As a guitarist for some 47 years I’ve been a fan of Allen’s almost from the beginning, love his harmonies and linear melodies and of course that smooth tones.
FOR ME MY OPINION IS THAT ALLAN HOLDSWORTH IS THE BIGGEST FAMOUS AND BEST GUITAR PLAYER EVER APSOLUTELY FANTASTIC SOUND AND VERY CLEAVER CORDS AND SCALES FRASIES AND ALL THIS TECHNICS A VERY BIG RESPECT TO ALLAN AND ALL THE MUSICIANS WHO HAD PLAY WITH HIM
No doubt. Talk about the ultimate power trio lol. And no kidding about Mr. Donati; he's long since joined the ranks of Cobham/Williams/White etc for a long while...he's fucking supernatural on that kit.
@@TheFissionchips I can't really disagree LOL...I revere a lot of drummers but Virgil is at the top right now IMHO, until another innovater arrives on the scene. Not to mention his body of work as a composer. I honestly he's surpassed Cobham in the regard, as much as I love me some Billy LOL
It's funny, I was listening to this and was like, "Wow, the drummer's style has a major Virgil Donati influence.." and then I looked at the video lol. About 20 years ago I saw Virgil at a drum clinic in Connecticut that was sponsored through Dynamic Percussion (saw Terry Bozio that year too, dude had like an 80 piece kit haha, all Virgil needs is a 4 piece to sound just as good)
This is so wild. Love it! Virgil is so wonderfully different too. World class all the way! Beautiful bass player! I know Holds was having fun working with them!
I was so lucky to see this amazing top level avant garde fusion trio performing in Madrid.I couldn`t believe my ears.Virgil comes from another galaxy,perhaps the same where Allan is playing now.
ASTRAL PONY “Machine-like”? Holdsworth was the least “machine-like” musician I’ve ever heard! Only a musical ignoramus could possibly listen to Holdsworth’s playing and call it “machine-like”.
@@RobotChampionSC He's made me absolutely WEEP many times. I mean tears _streaming_ down my face. Low Levels being a notable instance. No other music has ever come close to affecting me in that way.
That’s not accurate-- he’s a fusion Jazz player,,, He couldn’t touch Roy Haynes or Jack DeJohnette or Philly Joe for that matter-- he would not even come close-- different world.
Awesome as usual. Allan was way ahead of his time...and ours, and yet he was timeless. Maybe someday we mere mortals will catch up to him...but probably not.
The worlds by far most sofisticated and interestingly skilled guitar player died in poverty. I miss him. Saw him twice in NYC and one time in STO. Best ever Alan.
WOW listen to those acoustics. I wonder how much is the room. Either way, what a freaking in credible recording. RIP Allan, you left a mark that will never be surpassed.
This group have really come into their own now. Virgil has matured into Allan's music and Anthony is unbelievable. As for Allan... Well - what can I say. Still pushing he boundaries with a tone that is beautiful and epic.
These three are well capable of cutting their own road chemistry as a Holdsworth project. I see the evolution and its potentials. What a great concert. Thanks Virgil.
I just love the humility of Allan, visually he could look like some hayseed in a grunge rock band...and then you hear him play!! Music that spans across the universe , incorporating sounds and chords from prehistoric tectonic movements to things to come far in the future...
This is a killer performance! Wish the whole show would be released. I would have loved to see this band on this tour. Check out the bass and drum groove at 14:27 Virgil is playing accented double strokes on the feet!!!! I don't think many people realize how hard that is. Virgil is probably the only one in the world that can do that!
Sweet Tap Dancing Cranberry Juice Guzzling Marriage Ruiningly Awesome JESUS. That is the best thing I have watched in ages. Thank you so much for posting.
That stage set up with the statues is dope. RIP to a legend. I wish I had the chance to see you live. But thanks for inspiring me as a player and countless others too.
incredible allan, and amazing trio too !!!!!! i wast there too, lucky me :) even though the audio wasn't that clear you could still enjoy the genius!!!
Allan will never be properly recognized and understood because his approach was so personal. The developments he brought to the guitar certainly can be transcribed but the process whereby he expressed the ever-unfoldment of his sense of chromatic, melodic and chordal structures and shapes came right out of Allan's soul and through those magic hands.
@@s1iznc1d34 How people would overate someone who has no real peer is purely ignorance. His approach was so far and away an advance of what is possible on a guitar. To call his alternate picking performance as a weakness is simply silly. It was a personal choice in order to get the softer, more flowing sound that he wanted. The legato approach was more about controlling the sound of the notes so there would be minimal attack, much like a saxophone, which he openly discussed as his main influence. Do some research. Alan could have focused on being another speed demon with a pick and there is more than enough proof of his technical prowess there. Here's a list of quotes from the guitar gods which will hopefully give you some respect: www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=320276
@@s1iznc1d34 Your definition of Allan's genre is pretty pedestrian. First of all, if you look at the comments in my link, there are as many rock gods in there as there are fusion style players. But the only one who is closest to traditional jazz technique would be Pat Metheny. And Pat is really the one in that list who could be said to be a "progressive jazz" player. As for "progressive jazz... to the extreme" what the hell is that supposed to be? Allan's comments on how he approached melody and harmony was on the level of John Coltrane''s explorations. And since John's playing launched a majority of what we call mainstream, modern jazz, it's more the norm than extreme by any stretch. But nobody has transcended what John created in his body of work, not even close. So you have Allan's "style down" do you. Only after 3 tunes? That's funny. Go ahead and play some of his stuff and we'll see about that. But still you say that his alternate picking abilities area sign of inferiority because he deploys selective picking combined with legato. And the "one note per string" comment is hilarious. Anyhow, you don't know nearly as much as you think you do. All you hear is that his left hand is making more notes than his right and you feel that's a form of cheating, more in the realm of technical deficiency or laziness. Because you don't really understand Allan Holdsworth at all. You simply cannot by the limited range of your comments. Allan developed his technique to achieve a level of control on how notes were accented. Much like a woodwind instrument can be played softly or sharp by how the breath is applied, Allan wanted to have control of where these accents would fall. But the way you would have it, Allan simply couldn't play a certain way and decided to cover it up like an elaborate and clever combover. And even in the light of reading the following quote from Allan himself, you will stick to your opinion and feel that you have some superior insight because you play. “You have to make your finger hit the fret just a fraction of a second apart from when the pick strikes the string, and then it won’t have the front of the note. Like I said, I’ve practiced a lot to emphasize different notes - because I hated it when I used to listen to what I’d done, and I’d say,’ there’s the pick, there’s the hammer, there is the pick.’ I thought, Screw that. I want to make it so you can’t tell which one’s which.” Kenny G tries to play John Coltrane every once and awhile. And it proves how little he knows about John's music and technique. But Kenny thinks he's got John's "style down" too.
@@s1iznc1d34 My god, did you even read what I wrote? Of the list of quotes from the guitarists on that link, Pat is the only one to have consistently performed in a traditionally jazz-oriented context. I could probably name 10 revolutionary jazz guitarists you've never heard of or likely ever heard let alone understood. You state that you don't listen to saxophone let alone John Coltrane. Well, that's enough to say that you have absolutely no worthwhile frame of reference to understand the major roots of Allan's playing or any modern jazz guitarist. You really are out of your depth here. It's a case of you not understanding something therefore it's irrelevant, wrong or stupid, which is unbelievably depressing but typical in this day and age. If you're a fan of Jimi Hendrix and nearly everyone who's emulated his approach to sonic expression on guitar, then you are hearing how the likes of John Coltrane or Rahsaan Roland Kirk or Ornette Coleman influenced him.Get the fuck out of criticizing masters of genres you don't even listen to or remotely understand. It's so goddamned annoying.
@@s1iznc1d34 I'm afraid it's you who doesn't understand his music or approach to guitar because you know nothing about his influences, their music and the expression Allan was trying to emulate through his technique. So how on earth you can derive that he was overrated and technically deficient is really the whole point of why I bothered to say anything in the first place. And you still don't understand.
Man, The Man. Thank you so much and thank you for those goofing around pictures at the beach. HA! You are the best percussionist.!!Ever man. Hey, once you arrived in Italy, when Allan finally opens that guitar case ,... Did it smell like my SG. Fried fish and chups. And aged cigarrette smoke. No... just me! Ha!
Wow, would I love to see Holdsworth and crew in such an interesting and personal venue! And yes, this whole set up is the description of virtuosity and amazement.
This concert has the energy, feel & seismic shift of Tony Williams' BELIEVE IT album. Wonderful compositions. SOLID ass playing. MASTERS at work. STERLING Holdsworth. Fantastic VENUE. Best always Allan to you & your TEAM. A gr8 share. Thx for posting. pcHux.
the sound ambience of this place raise this already super human performances even more higher level...and Virgil, you're an amazing monster drummer. man, the drums are tuned so perfectly, i wish every single hit to be sampled! :) then again, thank you so much for sharing this.
It sounds so good with that what you have captured on the "2 track stereo room mix". Thanks so much for providing and filming it all. So great! I can feel it, and see it, like I was really there! Much love to you for doing that. Great Jazz drumming, better than anybody I've seen or heard. Thanks so much! I will listen to it again and again, I'm sure.
Hours ago I listened to Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, and Bruno Mars. But still sir Allan's playing is still make sense to me and even more comprehensible with the venue and statues in the background. Great footage!
LOVE IT !!! Great musicians ! A . H . is my #1 guitar player ´til 1977 (!) ..saw him live in 2012 here in Berlin with Jimmy Haslip on bass and Virgil on drums. .. can´t wait for the next gig ! thomas balink
Allan ahead of the game, as usual. At any given point in his career you will notice that his playing comes from 35 years on. Everyone is trying to sound like metal fatigue Allan today, but the man never settled. Here he was in 2012 making sounds from 2059 with those glorious Yamaha Magicstomps. This is what amazes me the most about Allan. He was leagues ahead with no intent of leaving breadcrumbs
Great observation👌
Sounds like Allan to me.
I disagree; he still sounds great here but you can hear him struggling with his chops as he ages.
´rything said about Allan, and I still would say: Unbelievable genius who stick to his guns for his whole life. He could`ve earn a deacent salary as a hired gun, or cont. jazz, but he kept his vision playing for pizza.
R.I.P. Allan :-(
God need,s a lesson.
Magnificent! Really miss Allan, his kindness, humor, creative genius, and humbleness.
That’s the thing, with regard to his passion in playing what he envisioned, never settling , he was a rock. As a human, he was a kind soul, always so nice to fans who approached him and kind, so down to earth. May his reward in eternity make up for the things he suffered with on this earth and may he be recognized for his unbelievable talent and hard work.
Brilliant bass playing by Crawford!
Yeah, He‘s ripping!
Eu ouvi o Allan Holdsworth a primeira vez quando eu comprei o disco do Pierre Moerlen' Gong! Depois disso nunca parei de ouvir esse sensacional guitarrista!
3 Gentlemen at the apex of musical skill and talent. RIP Allan, you were the best!
Goodness me: those bass pedal triplets and syncopation is devastatingly beautiful; what a virtuoso player is Virgil Donati. Coupled with Anthony Crawford bass virtuosity, Allan had a stellar line-up.
I've been listening to a lot of avant gardey jazz and tech metal lately (miRthkon, Panzerballet, Blotted Science) and every time Allan Holdsworth picks up a guitar he demonstrates why he's the *only* freakin' guitarist on the planet as far as I'll ever be concerned ...
check out ben monder
check planet x moonbabies (tech metal/fusion with donati at drums)
Probably one of my favorite Allan's line-ups! The Dream Team. Up there with Chad and Jimmy!
Anthony Crawford - Beast!
that room sounds amazing
That Drumroll at 25:37 at the end with the natural reverb of the room Really gives me goosebumbs. That snare sound....omg
This drummer has endless energy, unapproachable 'chops' and is totally 'sick'!
he played with vai
YEAH MAN HE DO FOR REAL.
I don't think he plays the same pattern more than four bars...
@@chrismcmullen4525 Yeah, it's almost sad the way Holdsworth is relegated to the background- almost like it's the Donati Show. incredible drummer, though. I thought Colaiuta was busy, lol. Donati makes Vinnie look like he's playing with one hand.
@@garyaich4305 I think the difference is that, Virgil works way more with Toms and Vinnie does his busy stuff on the cymbals. But if you listen to the whole, Alan is not in the back, listen to the concert without watching.
As for his skills, He puts more hours in than Magini !!!!!
So cool to see Allan with Virgil. What a great pairing !!!
Allan gave us so much. Such beautiful music...
For a moment, I thought you meant the Poet. Seriously, speaking of Rome.
PHENOMENAL !!! Tony W. , Chad W. , Gary H. , and Jimmy J. are tops but...but...these guys on Bass and drums? I just don't know what to say...I', speechless...Of course Alan H. will always be the supreme originator and reigning champion among the many timeless champions of superhuman endeavor
Virgil, I actually like the sound of this room and how it came out. It is great indeed. RIP Allan
This is my "Super Group". Definitely one (if not the) best trios Holdsworth put together. Freakin' AWESOME.
Frank Black I saw a “supergroup” (as they were billed) in LA around 1989: Allan Holdsworth, Aierto Moriera, and Stanley Clarke + a couple others.
@@arcaliasgiants9813 the 'Jazz Superband'. Recordings and bootleg CDs exist.
Agreed
Fully Agree! If Earth were invaded by alien life forms, I'd put these guys at the defensive front. RIP the Master Holdsworth.
Soft machine was the best playing and music
This is a great power trio. Allan, Virgil and Anthony! Thank you guys!
As a guitarist for some 47 years I’ve been a fan of Allen’s almost from the beginning, love his harmonies and linear melodies and of course that smooth tones.
Every single one of these RUclips videos of Allan is genius, no two are the same even if it's the same composition. Pure genius, R.I.P.
FOR ME MY OPINION IS THAT ALLAN HOLDSWORTH IS THE BIGGEST FAMOUS AND BEST GUITAR PLAYER EVER APSOLUTELY FANTASTIC SOUND AND VERY CLEAVER CORDS AND SCALES FRASIES AND ALL THIS TECHNICS A VERY BIG RESPECT TO ALLAN AND ALL THE MUSICIANS WHO HAD PLAY WITH HIM
I'm liking this rhythm section a lot. :)
absolutely incredible, everyone here is truly on another planet, virgil is disgustingly underrated, amazing
No doubt. Talk about the ultimate power trio lol.
And no kidding about Mr. Donati; he's long since joined the ranks of Cobham/Williams/White etc for a long while...he's fucking supernatural on that kit.
Virgil is better than all three IMO - he has so much depth he should replace the Atlantic.
@@TheFissionchips I can't really disagree LOL...I revere a lot of drummers but Virgil is at the top right now IMHO, until another innovater arrives on the scene. Not to mention his body of work as a composer. I honestly he's surpassed Cobham in the regard, as much as I love me some Billy LOL
It's funny, I was listening to this and was like, "Wow, the drummer's style has a major Virgil Donati influence.." and then I looked at the video lol. About 20 years ago I saw Virgil at a drum clinic in Connecticut that was sponsored through Dynamic Percussion (saw Terry Bozio that year too, dude had like an 80 piece kit haha, all Virgil needs is a 4 piece to sound just as good)
to me, Virgil is all the good things about Weckl and all the musicality of Simon Phillips.
I miss Allan, thank you Virgil for being awesome with the music and for looking out for him
Once again Allan shows up with an amazing rhythmn section. Bad ass!
Be thankful that Allan continues to create and innovate. It won't last forever! Virgil is not Gary or Chad; so be it!
R.I.P Allan
Thanks for sharing this with us Mr. Donati.
phenomenal performance!
undoubtedly the most innovative guitarist of modern times! Holdsworth's imagination is brilliant!
Sounds like Allan has a gate set and the threshold is set a hair too high and it's clipping some of those really soft notes.
This is so wild. Love it! Virgil is so wonderfully different too. World class all the way! Beautiful bass player! I know Holds was having fun working with them!
One of the greatest concerts anyone can hear anywhere!!!!
Thanks for sharing your videos with us, Virgil.
I was so lucky to see this amazing top level avant garde fusion trio performing in Madrid.I couldn`t believe my ears.Virgil comes from another galaxy,perhaps the same where Allan is playing now.
LMAO no doubt...wish I could have caught them before Allan passed. Cherish that memory friend, you saw some greatness in action.
You went one step closer to the Creator when you saw Alan.
Allan was awesome, and that's all there is. As painful as it is to face, he's dead; not playing in another Galaxy.
GENIUS ! familiar tunes cut fragmented inverted just like the statues on the stage
Incredible Band
Some say that his Music is machine-like.. I think he shows that he has both soul and feeling. Great tone in the guitar too.
Machine-like my ass, Allan was the only guitarist who made me shed tears...RIP
ASTRAL PONY “Machine-like”? Holdsworth was the least “machine-like” musician I’ve ever heard! Only a musical ignoramus could possibly listen to Holdsworth’s playing and call it “machine-like”.
@@RobotChampionSC He's made me absolutely WEEP many times. I mean tears _streaming_ down my face. Low Levels being a notable instance. No other music has ever come close to affecting me in that way.
@@lex.cordisEndomorph & others too...
@@jfo3000 Zarabeth, Nostalgic Lady, Final Project, You Came Along, so on and so on. There's no end.
luv as always!!!
Came here to watch Allan and ended up watching the drummer and the bass.
Best I have seen this band. I think the sound is fantastic
Virgil Donati is on par with every jazz legend out there and he dresses like a 20 year old college guy.
Pat yourself on the back.
@@dmacrolens Lmao!
That’s not accurate-- he’s a fusion Jazz player,,, He couldn’t touch Roy Haynes or Jack DeJohnette or Philly Joe for that matter-- he would not even come close-- different world.
Really cool beat he has going at around and after 14.
This is BEYOND music.If you're here..you get it. Brilliant has always..LOVE to Allan's fans,friends & family.
Awesome as usual. Allan was way ahead of his time...and ours, and yet he was timeless. Maybe someday we mere mortals will catch up to him...but probably not.
Amazing :) what a bass player ! No keys hes holding it with the bass !!! Super band !
I love the light feathery sound of Virgil's drums in this! Both the sound mix and his playing is perfect for the music as a whole.
Scarily underrated, highest level of musicianship as far as im concerned..
The worlds by far most sofisticated and interestingly skilled guitar player died in poverty. I miss him. Saw him twice in NYC and one time in STO. Best ever Alan.
$250K is not exactly 'poverty'
Amazing❤
WOW listen to those acoustics. I wonder how much is the room. Either way, what a freaking in credible recording. RIP Allan, you left a mark that will never be surpassed.
Amo a Allan, para mi es el maestro mas grande y musical que existe en este mundo.
Holdsworth’s pinnacle. .absolutely top notch. .great venue. .thanks Virgil. .this is historic. .for posterity.
This group have really come into their own now. Virgil has matured into Allan's music and Anthony is unbelievable. As for Allan... Well - what can I say. Still pushing he boundaries with a tone that is beautiful and epic.
My all time favorite drummer bad ass..
These three are well capable of cutting their own road chemistry as a Holdsworth project. I see the evolution and its potentials. What a great concert. Thanks Virgil.
Just gets better..Allan incredibly unique.
SPEECHLESS...WOW!
The natural reverb in that room makes his guitar sound wild!
Holy S**T. Phenomenal playing. @22:00 in “Fred”. One of my all time fav’s, complete with spectacular cadenzas. Thank U for sharing this concert.
I just love the humility of Allan, visually he could look like some hayseed in a grunge rock band...and then you hear him play!! Music that spans across the universe , incorporating sounds and chords from prehistoric tectonic movements to things to come far in the future...
Great concert...
:-( R.I.P and thanks for all your music... allways the best... unique
This is a killer performance! Wish the whole show would be released. I would have loved to see this band on this tour. Check out the bass and drum groove at 14:27 Virgil is playing accented double strokes on the feet!!!! I don't think many people realize how hard that is. Virgil is probably the only one in the world that can do that!
Sweet Tap Dancing Cranberry Juice Guzzling Marriage Ruiningly Awesome JESUS. That is the best thing I have watched in ages. Thank you so much for posting.
9:33-9:40 goosebumps every time.. sounds like there’s over 800 guitars being played at once
The sound is really good!!!!
Simplesmente incrível. Allan holdsworth era um guitarrista excepcional em todos os quesitos musicais. Parabéns Donati e crawford.
Sounds incredible.
That stage set up with the statues is dope. RIP to a legend. I wish I had the chance to see you live. But thanks for inspiring me as a player and countless others too.
Statues remind me of the MVP: Truth in Shredding album cover (which to me is a good thing).
Great show, nice chemistry. The mix is good, but I wonder what the intended version would’ve sounded like. Well done, Virgil, thanks for sharing!
incredible allan, and amazing trio too !!!!!! i wast there too, lucky me :) even though the audio wasn't that clear you could still enjoy the genius!!!
Thanks for that !
Thanks so much for posting!!!
Really something to listen to! I'M HOOKED!
Brilliant! so many stretching chords,beautiful tone!
Allan will never be properly recognized and understood because his approach was so personal. The developments he brought to the guitar certainly can be transcribed but the process whereby he expressed the ever-unfoldment of his sense of chromatic, melodic and chordal structures and shapes came right out of Allan's soul and through those magic hands.
@@s1iznc1d34 How people would overate someone who has no real peer is purely ignorance. His approach was so far and away an advance of what is possible on a guitar. To call his alternate picking performance as a weakness is simply silly. It was a personal choice in order to get the softer, more flowing sound that he wanted. The legato approach was more about controlling the sound of the notes so there would be minimal attack, much like a saxophone, which he openly discussed as his main influence. Do some research. Alan could have focused on being another speed demon with a pick and there is more than enough proof of his technical prowess there. Here's a list of quotes from the guitar gods which will hopefully give you some respect: www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=320276
@@s1iznc1d34 Your definition of Allan's genre is pretty pedestrian. First of all, if you look at the comments in my link, there are as many rock gods in there as there are fusion style players. But the only one who is closest to traditional jazz technique would be Pat Metheny. And Pat is really the one in that list who could be said to be a "progressive jazz" player. As for "progressive jazz... to the extreme" what the hell is that supposed to be? Allan's comments on how he approached melody and harmony was on the level of John Coltrane''s explorations. And since John's playing launched a majority of what we call mainstream, modern jazz, it's more the norm than extreme by any stretch. But nobody has transcended what John created in his body of work, not even close. So you have Allan's "style down" do you. Only after 3 tunes? That's funny. Go ahead and play some of his stuff and we'll see about that. But still you say that his alternate picking abilities area sign of inferiority because he deploys selective picking combined with legato. And the "one note per string" comment is hilarious. Anyhow, you don't know nearly as much as you think you do. All you hear is that his left hand is making more notes than his right and you feel that's a form of cheating, more in the realm of technical deficiency or laziness. Because you don't really understand Allan Holdsworth at all. You simply cannot by the limited range of your comments. Allan developed his technique to achieve a level of control on how notes were accented. Much like a woodwind instrument can be played softly or sharp by how the breath is applied, Allan wanted to have control of where these accents would fall. But the way you would have it, Allan simply couldn't play a certain way and decided to cover it up like an elaborate and clever combover. And even in the light of reading the following quote from Allan himself, you will stick to your opinion and feel that you have some superior insight because you play. “You have to make your finger hit the fret just a fraction of a second apart from when the pick strikes the string, and then it won’t have the front of the note. Like I said, I’ve practiced a lot to emphasize different notes - because I hated it when I used to listen to what I’d done, and I’d say,’ there’s the pick, there’s the hammer, there is the pick.’ I thought, Screw that. I want to make it so you can’t tell which one’s which.” Kenny G tries to play John Coltrane every once and awhile. And it proves how little he knows about John's music and technique. But Kenny thinks he's got John's "style
down" too.
@@s1iznc1d34 My god, did you even read what I wrote? Of the list of quotes from the guitarists on that link, Pat is the only one to have consistently performed in a traditionally jazz-oriented context. I could probably name 10 revolutionary jazz guitarists you've never heard of or likely ever heard let alone understood. You state that you don't listen to saxophone let alone John Coltrane. Well, that's enough to say that you have absolutely no worthwhile frame of reference to understand the major roots of Allan's playing or any modern jazz guitarist. You really are out of your depth here. It's a case of you not understanding something therefore it's irrelevant, wrong or stupid, which is unbelievably depressing but typical in this day and age. If you're a fan of Jimi Hendrix and nearly everyone who's emulated his approach to sonic expression on guitar, then you are hearing how the likes of John Coltrane or Rahsaan Roland Kirk or Ornette Coleman influenced him.Get the fuck out of criticizing masters of genres you don't even listen to or remotely understand. It's so goddamned annoying.
@@s1iznc1d34 I'm afraid it's you who doesn't understand his music or approach to guitar because you know nothing about his influences, their music and the expression Allan was trying to emulate through his technique. So how on earth you can derive that he was overrated and technically deficient is really the whole point of why I bothered to say anything in the first place. And you still don't understand.
@@s1iznc1d34 Those are not personal attacks, just simple matters of fact.
Che concerto straordinario... Grazie Virgil di averlo caricato
Man, The Man. Thank you so much and thank you for those goofing around pictures at the beach. HA! You are the best percussionist.!!Ever man.
Hey, once you arrived in Italy, when Allan finally opens that guitar case ,... Did it smell like my SG. Fried fish and chups. And aged cigarrette smoke. No... just me! Ha!
Most can't even fathom how good he really was, speed and accuracy, of course, he was so nuanced, almost superhuman!
Wow, would I love to see Holdsworth and crew in such an interesting and personal venue! And yes, this whole set up is the description of virtuosity and amazement.
Really good!
I love Alan, and that drummer and bass player kick ass!!!
This concert has the energy, feel & seismic shift of Tony Williams' BELIEVE IT album. Wonderful compositions. SOLID ass playing. MASTERS at work. STERLING Holdsworth. Fantastic VENUE. Best always Allan to you & your TEAM. A gr8 share. Thx for posting. pcHux.
Love this one. When in Rome...
Just what I needed..inspiration!
the sound ambience of this place raise this already super human performances even more higher level...and Virgil, you're an amazing monster drummer. man, the drums are tuned so perfectly, i wish every single hit to be sampled! :)
then again, thank you so much for sharing this.
Great video . I am going to check out the Virgil Donati band at the Iridium.
It sounds so good with that what you have captured on the "2 track stereo room mix". Thanks so much for providing and filming it all. So great! I can feel it, and see it, like I was really there! Much love to you for doing that. Great Jazz drumming, better than anybody I've seen or heard. Thanks so much! I will listen to it again and again, I'm sure.
We saw this tour in Barcelona the same year. Amazing. We miss you Allan.
Simply the best!!!!
Hours ago I listened to Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, and Bruno Mars. But still sir Allan's playing is still make sense to me and even more comprehensible with the venue and statues in the background. Great footage!
Thanks for posting this Virgil
R.i.p. world best free jazz guitarist for all times with fluid legato in kvart harmony
No free jazz in here. closer to contemporary music. Great group, immense Holdsworth.
@@Rhaaboudin fusion...?
Questo video lo vedo almeno una volta la settimana...che grande concerto, Allan❣ Virgil 💪spaventoso come sempre
Musicianship of the highest order!
Spectacular!!!
Thank you guys and thanks Virgil- you do a great and entertaining job with the videos. Made my day!!!
LOVE IT !!!
Great musicians !
A . H . is my #1 guitar player ´til 1977 (!)
..saw him live in 2012 here in Berlin with Jimmy Haslip on bass and Virgil on drums.
.. can´t wait for the next gig !
thomas balink
thank you so much for posting this!!!!!!
I hope this will be released in it’s entirety soon. What a great gig.
WOW, needed to hear this! Keep up the good work Alan, we love you!