Favorite Holdsworth... solo
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Topic: Favorite Holdsworth... solo
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Subject: Favorite Holdsworth... solo
Date Posted: March 08 2020 at 18:27
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The best guitarist ever. My opinion. Songs and musicianship never better. Innovative playing that will never be surpassed. If you heard Allan live, you were lucky. Which one is your favorite? No live, or Beck albums included.
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: March 08 2020 at 18:46
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Hard to beat i.o.u., it is singular. Road Games a great rock album with the help of EVH's promotion, and Wardenclyffe Tower is outstanding.
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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: March 08 2020 at 20:42
 Grumpyprogfan wrote:
The best guitarist ever. My opinion. Songs and musicianship never better. Innovative playing that will never be surpassed. If you heard Allan live, you were lucky. Which one is your favorite? No live, or Beck albums included. |
This being said, I was totally blown away by how (apparently) easy it is to imitate his work. The first time I saw this was a live performance of some unknown band in a dance bar in Kalamazoo, Michigan. I was there for the food when suddenly the stage band (no one was dancing) played the entire "In the Dead of Night" suite to perfection. I stood there frozen, watching the guitarist's technique as he performed Holdsworth's solos to absolute perfection. I was blown away because I not only revered Holdsworth and this particular song & album, but couldn't believe that some unknown bar band could do it so perfectly, so (seemingly) easily, so near to the release of the original album (this was the late summer of 1978).
Since then, I feel that Holdsworth's sound, style, speed, creative genius, and technical wizardry are among the most successfully imitated and mastered in the industry. This being so, I am certainly glad for the guitarists who were so inspired by him to carry forward his legacy (as Hackett, Gilmour, and, to a lesser extent, Howe have been).
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: March 08 2020 at 22:51
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My favorites are the live albums, really.
For studio...ill go Hard Hat over Sand.
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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: March 08 2020 at 22:52
From the standpoint of his writing, I think Hard Hat Area has the most diverse compositions. But playing wise, other than UK, I'm going to have to go with Heavy Machinery with the Johansen brothers.
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Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: March 09 2020 at 01:14
BrufordFreak wrote:
Grumpyprogfan wrote:
The best guitarist ever. My opinion. Songs and musicianship never better. Innovative playing that will never be surpassed. If you heard Allan live, you were lucky. Which one is your favorite? No live, or Beck albums included. |
This being said, I was totally blown away by how (apparently) easy it is to imitate his work. The first time I saw this was a live performance of some unknown band in a dance bar in Kalamazoo, Michigan. I was there for the food when suddenly the stage band (no one was dancing) played the entire "In the Dead of Night" suite to perfection. I stood there frozen, watching the guitarist's technique as he performed Holdsworth's solos to absolute perfection. I was blown away because I not only revered Holdsworth and this particular song & album, but couldn't believe that some unknown bar band could do it so perfectly, so (seemingly) easily, so near to the release of the original album (this was the late summer of 1978).
Since then, I feel that Holdsworth's sound, style, speed, creative genius, and technical wizardry are among the most successfully imitated and mastered in the industry. This being so, I am certainly glad for the guitarists who were so inspired by him to carry forward his legacy (as Hackett, Gilmour, and, to a lesser extent, Howe have been). |
Easily imitated, but will never be replicated! Holdsworth is/was the best. ITDON is one of my favorite leads of all time. I can't pick a fave Holdsworth piece at this moment.
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Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: March 09 2020 at 07:40
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Metal Fatigue, my first Holdsworth album heared decades ago, still my fav
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: March 09 2020 at 09:15
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This is a difficult choice, since Holdsworth music is quite excellent, and his guitar palying is amazing. I voted for "Hard Hat Area" but any other album could win and that would be fine with me.
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: March 09 2020 at 14:56
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A little surprised by Hard Hat Area so far. Besides Flat Tire, it is the one I listen to the least. Guess it should be revisited. I.O.U. is my fave... probably because I got to see them live during this tour. Missed the Hard Hat Area tour.
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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: March 09 2020 at 17:15
^I was so disappointed with Wardenclyffe Tower that I stopped buying AH albums. It wasn't until about 2-3 years ago that I found Hard Hat Area at a thrift store and purchased it. Its fantastic.
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: March 09 2020 at 17:26
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^I like all Holdsworth but the movie soundtrack, that is Flat Tire.
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: March 09 2020 at 17:55
BrufordFreak wrote:
This being said, I was totally blown away by how (apparently) easy it is to imitate his work. The first time I saw this was a live performance of some unknown band in a dance bar in Kalamazoo, Michigan. I was there for the food when suddenly the stage band (no one was dancing) played the entire "In the Dead of Night" suite to perfection. I stood there frozen, watching the guitarist's technique as he performed Holdsworth's solos to absolute perfection. I was blown away because I not only revered Holdsworth and this particular song & album, but couldn't believe that some unknown bar band could do it so perfectly, so (seemingly) easily, so near to the release of the original album (this was the late summer of 1978).
Since then, I feel that Holdsworth's sound, style, speed, creative genius, and technical wizardry are among the most successfully imitated and mastered in the industry. This being so, I am certainly glad for the guitarists who were so inspired by him to carry forward his legacy (as Hackett, Gilmour, and, to a lesser extent, Howe have been). |
Maybe it was the Unknown John Clark.
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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: March 09 2020 at 22:31
Atavachron wrote:
BrufordFreak wrote:
This being said, I was totally blown away by how (apparently) easy it is to imitate his work. The first time I saw this was a live performance of some unknown band in a dance bar in Kalamazoo, Michigan. I was there for the food when suddenly the stage band (no one was dancing) played the entire "In the Dead of Night" suite to perfection. I stood there frozen, watching the guitarist's technique as he performed Holdsworth's solos to absolute perfection. I was blown away because I not only revered Holdsworth and this particular song & album, but couldn't believe that some unknown bar band could do it so perfectly, so (seemingly) easily, so near to the release of the original album (this was the late summer of 1978).
Since then, I feel that Holdsworth's sound, style, speed, creative genius, and technical wizardry are among the most successfully imitated and mastered in the industry. This being so, I am certainly glad for the guitarists who were so inspired by him to carry forward his legacy (as Hackett, Gilmour, and, to a lesser extent, Howe have been). |
Maybe it was the Unknown John Clark.
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I saw the UJC with Bruford, he was excellent! I believe he was a guitar student of Allen's.
My personal favorite AH solo remains "Sahara of Snow."
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Posted By: Moyan
Date Posted: April 22 2024 at 21:54
Posted By: Awesoreno
Date Posted: April 22 2024 at 23:03
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: April 22 2024 at 23:31
cstack3 wrote:
Atavachron wrote:
BrufordFreak wrote:
This being said, I was totally blown away by how (apparently) easy it is to imitate his work. The first time I saw this was a live performance of some unknown band in a dance bar in Kalamazoo, Michigan. I was there for the food when suddenly the stage band (no one was dancing) played the entire "In the Dead of Night" suite to perfection. I stood there frozen, watching the guitarist's technique as he performed Holdsworth's solos to absolute perfection. I was blown away because I not only revered Holdsworth and this particular song & album, but couldn't believe that some unknown bar band could do it so perfectly, so (seemingly) easily, so near to the release of the original album (this was the late summer of 1978). Since then, I feel that Holdsworth's sound, style, speed, creative genius, and technical wizardry are among the most successfully imitated and mastered in the industry. This being so, I am certainly glad for the guitarists who were so inspired by him to carry forward his legacy (as Hackett, Gilmour, and, to a lesser extent, Howe have been). |
Maybe it was the Unknown John Clark. |
I saw the UJC with Bruford, he was excellent! I believe he was a guitar student of Allen's. |
Yes he was, and yes he was.
And since Holdsworth's sound, style, speed, creative genius and technical wizardry are not among the most successfully imitated, I have to conclude it must've been John Clark, one of the few who could convincingly recreate the Holdsworth sound.
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Posted By: Steve Wyzard
Date Posted: October 23 2024 at 12:19
Atavachron wrote:
cstack3 wrote:
Atavachron wrote:
BrufordFreak wrote:
This being said, I was totally blown away by how (apparently) easy it is to imitate his work. The first time I saw this was a live performance of some unknown band in a dance bar in Kalamazoo, Michigan. I was there for the food when suddenly the stage band (no one was dancing) played the entire "In the Dead of Night" suite to perfection. I stood there frozen, watching the guitarist's technique as he performed Holdsworth's solos to absolute perfection. I was blown away because I not only revered Holdsworth and this particular song & album, but couldn't believe that some unknown bar band could do it so perfectly, so (seemingly) easily, so near to the release of the original album (this was the late summer of 1978). Since then, I feel that Holdsworth's sound, style, speed, creative genius, and technical wizardry are among the most successfully imitated and mastered in the industry. This being so, I am certainly glad for the guitarists who were so inspired by him to carry forward his legacy (as Hackett, Gilmour, and, to a lesser extent, Howe have been). |
Maybe it was the Unknown John Clark. |
I saw the UJC with Bruford, he was excellent! I believe he was a guitar student of Allen's. |
Yes he was, and yes he was.
And since Holdsworth's sound, style, speed, creative genius and technical wizardry are not among the most successfully imitated, I have to conclude it must've been John Clark, one of the few who could convincingly recreate the Holdsworth sound.
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Every time I hear Scott Henderson play, I start to believe that he too can replicate the Holdsworth sound/style,
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