Almost ten years ago I uploaded this video for no reason, just for the love to Holdsworth music. Now it has 1 million views! R.I.P. Allan Holdsworth, and thank you for your eternal music.

@Vinc3n7

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. I keep coming back to it.

@coopsawright7225

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Zappa. Alan was on another level entirely and it is amazing that he wasn't more popular than what he was, indicating that mankind's taste overall in the last 30 or so years leaves much to the imagination.

@dragonslayer6000

Жыл бұрын

Th bassist from yellowjackets!!!!!

@EarthMedia2009

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much I have listened to it every six month since, Still makes me speechless!

@MaXaNoMaLoUs

Жыл бұрын

A million views!? Soooo deserved! Great job man!

This was a 3 night concert. I went to 2;) after the show I was lucky enough to meet the Whole band. Alan Pasqua told me the coolest story about traveling to some island a long time ago and accidentally finding Igor Stravinsky's grave and it completely re-inspired him to keep digging musically into the unknown, pushing the boundaries. This thing we call Jazz, music, artistic exploration/expression, true freedom. I just remembered and found the ticket stub I had all for of these humble Giants sign!;) Was a great night and a great story. R.I.P. Holdsworth the greatest

@francescodefendi3201

Жыл бұрын

The island is San Michele, in Venice… Stravinsky is next to Diaghilev.

@briandillon8041

9 ай бұрын

When you say someone is “ahead of their time“ you imply that thanks move in a ever improving progression as time goes on. This is not true. Pop music today is sort of an all time low. Most of it made by computer and auto tune singer. Allan was not the head of this time he just was really really good at music theory And knew when to put in different scales, modes, ninth 11th and 13th Notes. Unfortunately since a lot of these are 32th notes it’s hard for the average person to even hear what’s going on

If you think you understand Holdsworth, you don't understand Holdsworth - Richard Feynman

@letsif

4 жыл бұрын

String theory musicianship. Allan's still playing somewhere in the quantum cosmos.

@Guilhermeabcd

4 жыл бұрын

He's a guy that thougth himself to play, making a different approach on the guitar, that he wouldn't have if he had a strict teacher. I think that's why it makes him so unique and that's why zappa liked him. His whole chord progression oddities came from that, i think. Instead of a normal approach that he would have with a teacher, as all musicians are educated the same way on musical theory, he did it himself. Sorry for the bad english, there's a video that he talks about that, that he wouldn't take lessons from his dad and would study by himself, making a whole new world of music just from distancing from regular education.

@nurik

4 жыл бұрын

excellent comment, hats off

@dandogful

4 жыл бұрын

What key is he in , oh what key, he can playanything and make it sound majical

@stephen0793

4 жыл бұрын

No way, Feyman liked Holdsworth? Source?

I was sitting front row, in front of Alan Pasqua. Mind blowing. RIP Allan Holdsworth.

@frankconte467

5 ай бұрын

When was this show recorded?

@michaelvaladez6570

3 ай бұрын

I didn't see you there ?

What a planet to get to live on.

@lex.cordis

2 жыл бұрын

It's a shithole. Allan's music is one of the few things that make it worth sticking around a little bit longer.

@svenjansen2134

2 ай бұрын

Well I tried Uranus and that was also a lotta fun.

R.I.P Allan Holdsworth. One of the most brilliant and innovative musicians to ever pick up an instrument. A huge influence to me and so many guitar players with his amazing legato technique. A huge loss.

Chad has got some serious grooves. What a player.

@ericspagnoli1594

6 ай бұрын

Thinking the same thing

@danduguay78

5 ай бұрын

Agrée! One of the most underrated drummers out there. It’s always about the music with Chad. One must remember he sat in with FZ after Terry and Vinnie…check out the interview with Zappa’s drummers on KZread - Chad, Terry, Ruth, Chester and Ralph. It really conveys how deep of a musician Chad W. is!

@svenjansen2134

2 ай бұрын

Chad is from all markets.

Pasqua's solo on Fred is true mastery, the build up to climax just so tasteful, every note perfect. Pure ear candy.

@Mike383HK

3 жыл бұрын

Fred has ALWAYS been my favorite song from the first time I heard it in My Father's Place!! Killer!!!

@RozarSmacco

Жыл бұрын

Pasqua absolutely nails it

Allan was and still remains on a higher level of his own. Allan is the guitar god that other guitar gods like EVH, Guthrie, Metheny, and countless others look up to. The average Joe on the street never can and never will understand what made Allan so great. He was so far ahead of his time and even today no one can approach what he does. Without doubt Allan is one of the greatest and most influential guitarists (as well as an amazing *MUSICIAN*) the world has ever seen and will ever see. What his fingers do on the fretboard on the guitar is secondary to what came out of his incredible musical mind.

@DrMurdercock

9 ай бұрын

Does it take a mechanic to appreciate a bnice car? Does it take a painter to appreciate Van Gogh?

@hoffy1003

8 ай бұрын

I've never seen anyone do what he does, in THAT capacity. And damn, I have seen just about the best there ever was. Excluding the guys that were gone before I was old enough to see them. Who else does this sort of thing?

I just met him yesterday. He let me play a prototype of a new guitar he's working on. Nicest guy in the world. His playing, amazing. If you are expecting a blues "feel" or jazz "feel" then listen to blues and jazz. The way he explained it to me, he just did his own thing. Take it or leave it. The band overall and the music is extremely interesting and of rare virtuosity. If you could play like Allan, you wouldn't refuse with that gift. BTW, he told me he started off playing blues and got bored with it. He is on a different level, a genius level that most folks won't appreciate, and he's fine with that. If you every tried to play like him, you will appreciate what he does and possibly understand. Most of my blues friends don't dig on him, but blues does get pretty boring after a while. At least Allan had the balls to redefine music and how the guitar is played in his way.

@greatmusic382

7 жыл бұрын

huge and deeply meaningful insight with this comment... thank you sir!

@greatmusic382

7 жыл бұрын

hey, sorry if my comment came out mushed from the keyboard... so mote it be -- really appreciate Leonard's insightful comments, and check out the 1973 rare "blues rock" link of Allan Holdsworth for this perspective.

@gregoryolsen4509

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, Leonard, I understand exactly what he means and appreciate your contribution to this discussion. His music is definitely several levels beyond the 'norm'. I prefer his work with Tony Williams' Lifetime, in the 1970s. Brilliant and decades ahead of its time. :-)

@shirazbopp

3 ай бұрын

Complimentary Mates collected here brewing up a gourmet offering of top shelf fretboard/ear candy!

New to Allan Holdsworth, I've been listening to this all day. So refreshing! Thanks Meshuggah👌🏻

@djsist

7 жыл бұрын

Finally someone who understands that Dancers to a discordant system is a bloody masterpiece. I've been listening to it since the day it got released, and i still feel the same shock and disbelief everytime I hear it. It's greater than anything ever produced in the metal genre. Yes i know its a bold statement, but the people who understood the song can't disagree with me.

@manningbartlett522

7 жыл бұрын

I'd never heard of that band, let alone the track, but I searched for it. I'd (ahem) "need some time to learn to fully appreciate the overall style", but there is no denying the absolutely astonishing level of musicianship in that band, or the craftsmanship that went into putting that song together. Thanks for alerting me.

@NotAGamingChannel

7 жыл бұрын

Meshuggah is lame, listen to thy catafalque :D

@JimDarkmagicThe4th

7 жыл бұрын

No u, both the bands are cool though. Catafalque sounds like all the old music I liked (Early Metalcore and Neue Deutsche Harte) put together and made fresher. I like it. Pryapisme and Animals as Leaders are also some great metal listens, though both are are earfuls, they're both uber jazzy and skip over the metal vocals that keep most people from getting into the genre.

@ddrum1090

7 жыл бұрын

Check out Fredrik Thordendal's (guitarist in meshuggah) solo album from 1997 titled Sol Niger Within... probably the craziest album I've even heard with a lot more fusion influences than meshuggah has brought to the table.

Heartbroken at your passing Allan. We shall all miss you. :..(

I heard Allan Holdsworth passed away today. I saw Allan four times, from '83 to '87 in a small jazz club in Tempe Arizona called Chuy's. The first two on acid. Each time I felt like the earth shifted on its axis. These were life-changing events for me. The Hendrix of my generation. Rest in peace my friend.

@Jswick

3 жыл бұрын

I remember that bar. SO lucky

@1michaelricci

Жыл бұрын

I’ve been to Chuy’s to see many shows, included Alan with Gary Husband and Jimmy Johnson. Also played on that stage. Tempe has such a vibrant music scene in the 80s and especially, the 90s.

Wackerman is a monster, I saw him with Holdsworth in Vermont where my band was touring, and Holdsworth was playing on a Sunday, our day off, we hung out an extra day just to see Holdwworth who I had never heard before, only that he was amazing and I wasn't disappointed, one of the greatest shows I've ever seen. Haslip tears it up!

@thecorporatelawgroup7093

8 ай бұрын

Thanks. I thought that was him but wasn’t sure.

Btw..the accompanying musicians in this video/gig are extraordinary also..

When I was studying music at Indian University back in 1974 Alan Pasqua was studying there too. He had a band called "Dynamite" with Peter Erskine and they were dynamite! I used to go see them play at the local spots, even the student union and the local health food restaurant. He blew my mind even back then!

It can not be. R.I.P Allan Holdsworth is and will always be the best, no one like him. It will take a thousand years to get one like him. Very bad news for the music, but it leaves us his music, his interpretation, his fingers, his magic and musicality, his unique personality and indisputable way of playing the best. Allan is the best.

@TheRealSorav

4 жыл бұрын

If we practice hard enough, we will meet him in the other-worlds. There we will be able to jam and learn with the masters for as long as we wish

@nickcapalbo6919

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheRealSorav Great comment. You’re on my list to jam with too bro.

I engineered this show - cant wait for his return gigs in Sept here in S.F.

@marcfavreauguitarist8788

4 жыл бұрын

Lucky you!

@travismckay4981

4 жыл бұрын

:(

@quetzecotl73

4 жыл бұрын

You did a marvelous job sir-thank you!

@davetone2106

3 жыл бұрын

I was at this show, and it was amazing. I bought the DVD. You guys did a fantastic job. I've followed Allan since Believe It came out, got to meet him many times at gigs and NAMM. He, and all he surrounded himself with, are a gift to humanity. Thank you ERR, and for Allan, may the eternal winds of cosmic musical joy forever fill your sails

@ArmenChakmakian

2 жыл бұрын

Great job!

This video must be treasured. Rip Allan.

@bulkrivero

4 жыл бұрын

Más de acuerdo imposible, Gustavo. Hay que escucharlo semanalmente, por lo menos.

What a unique individual. I met him in Frankfurt and when we went for a coffee he extolled the values of moleskin trousers. I took his advice and I’ve been wearing them ever since. Wonderful man.

Watching Chad play, what a beautiful touch he has.

This for me is everything coming together for Allan Holdsworth. The players in this band totally get Allan's music and add so much colour, clarity and dynamics that make this performance the best and most enjoyable of Holdsworth I have seen. Everyone shines personally in this performance but the fit of each player as part of the band is perfection. Alan Pasqua smashed it out of the park on this. RIP Allan Holdsworth.

@Lesiga1

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, you surely nailed it with this comment. AH, and the whole band are a their colossal peak here.

This concert is pure heaven! I am not a musician, don't read music or anything like that, but I recognize huuuuge talent when I hear it. All players here are ridiculously good, but the two Allans are.. beyond stimulating to see and listen to. So glad to finally have "discovered" Holdsworth.

I just learned this evening that Allan Holdsworth died yesterday. RIP, AH. My first exposure to his greatness was late in '75 when SF's KSAN played Fred from The Tony Williams Lifetime's "Believe It" which i bought as soon as i could. I bought more titles by Allan but this has remained my favorite. Seeing this vid with Alan Pasqua on board is awesome. Wish i could have gone. Fred was the third tune of the set.

Yngwie Malmsteen: "I love to listen to Jeff Berlin, Allan Holdsworth - I love him. How many records does Allan Holdsworth sell? Ridiculously few. Bon Jovi sells a shitload of records, and I can't stand it." lol

@TheTperge

7 жыл бұрын

Jon Snow how did you say "was" before he died"? #ripinthematrix

@fredsonner753

6 жыл бұрын

less educated people..... so the opposite, its matter of taste and music knowledge

@Egor-xb7ii

6 жыл бұрын

Не парься. Ты что, не знал, что попсовиков подавляющее большинство на Земле? Do not worry. Do not you know that fans of pop music are the overwhelming majority in the world.?

@starchild692

6 жыл бұрын

At least Bon Jovi make simple but decent music unlike Lady Gaga and all that mainstream crap we hear today. I wont complain at all if music such as Bon Jovi's becomes mainstream.

@waitindelaney

5 жыл бұрын

I think Lady Gaga is an incredible musician. I wouldn't even group her with most pop musicians. She has a great voice

That solo on Fred................... dear god

Holy shit!!! How awesome is this??? I've heard this a million times on the records but to see it live is beyond belief. Sorry I never got to see Holdsworth live. He was a true treasure. One of a kind. R.I.P. Allan. you are a true genius. Your music will live forever!!!

Alan Pasqua's keyboards take this incredible performance to an even higher level. His solos and fills compliment Allan's guitar perfectly.

Oh so Sad. R.I.P. Allan Holdsworth. He will always be one of my Guitar Hero's, and a great influence. Allan was nothing-short-of Incredible. Just a Different Animal. His work with U.K. / Bill Bruford and Jean Luc Ponty is otherworldly. I saw him perform live in NYC at The Bottom Line with bassist Jeff Berlin. Mindblowing guitar player. No one else like-him.

Greatest story ever told... by 4 of the greatest musicians ever assembled. I miss Allan terribly.

Allan will be remembered as a true genius and fusion innovator. Literally no one can come close to the color and emotion that this man poured out in every aspect of his music. I for one have never shed so many tears over someone's music as I have for Allan's many productions over the years and yes he will be so dearly missed. I haven't really even accepted his death except that I know he's not really dead because his music will live forever.

Allan is my ticket to space! I’ll be listening to you for the rest of my days here on earth looking up to the infinite cosmos!

Jazz is like listening to an abstract painting.

@jamessteen6667

Ай бұрын

Nice way of putting it😊

He was the guitarist of all guitarists. He will forever be the idol of all prog/jazz guitars.

When I was studying at Indiana University in 1974 Alan had a band called "Dynamite" along with Peter Erskine on drums. They were totally dynamite too! Alan's playing blew my mind even back then!

@irisgomez3516

6 ай бұрын

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RIP Allan Holdsworth. You gave us so much great music.

Alan can play over any chord imaginable, just unparalleled talent.

I saw Wackerman playing with Allan in 1982 in Berkeley and he still looks the same in this video. Fantastic band! Holdsworth is a deity.

RIP Allan 😔 (August 6, 1946 - April 15, 2017) Thank you for all your contributions to Jazz

Sublime performance by all players, I daresay a pinnacle of sorts. It pains me to know this is now a moment in time gone forever. So grateful this exists.

Can't believe he's gone. RIP to one of the greatest players of all time

@NeilRaouf

Жыл бұрын

Long live the King

Somewhere in Chad Wackerman's house is a portrait of him that is aging horribly.

@DeadVoltage1

8 жыл бұрын

+Darrylizer1 haha, he looks like a 20 year old kid in this video.. but with the rudimentary skills of someone three times that.

@supahsekzy

8 жыл бұрын

+Darrylizer1 Hahaha that is hilarious. Also he murdered Basil Hallward and is smoking opium in his free time

@warvandal3443

8 жыл бұрын

lol - Chad Dorian Wackerman

@vidsforsquids

8 жыл бұрын

Haha! And somewhere close by are timeless master recordings he played on that are as fresh as the first drums he performed on them all. What a talent Chad is ...

@oliviermalhomme9923

7 жыл бұрын

Loved it !

I neither feel nor understand this type of music but I'm willing to sit through this whole concert and make the most out of this experience!

I was there!!!!

@frederf69

Жыл бұрын

Lucky you

I've been playing the guitar for almost 20 years and I just discovered Allan Holdsworth...my mind is fully blown. He sounds way ahead of his time and every other time since.

I don't know how to play guitar, but I admire how relaxed Allan looks and how he moves his hands/fingers as least as possible, no matter how fast he's playing

@NeilRaouf

Жыл бұрын

ecomomy of motion in absolute perfection. like Messi with a football…

Chad grew up in the zappa's hatchery. Incredible drummer, full of energy and good taste. Thank you very much for sharing this amazing concert. Pablo

@KrystofDreamJourney

Жыл бұрын

Zappa’s hatchery… You said it all ! My all-time-favorite album/masterpiece is UK with two of Alan’s compositions “Nevermore” and “Mental Medication”. That was first time I heard Alan (1978) and immediately the world wasn’t the same anymore :)

@garryhudson6945

11 ай бұрын

My now departed friend,Rob France(drummer),used to talk about Chad,now that I've checked this out I see (hear) why.Also,Allen is unique to say the least!

Thank you for uploading this. Missing Alan , Lyle, wayne, jaco, beck, pat martino , etc. The masters ! Their music are like audio paintings . Timeless, free , and healing .

RIP Mr. Holdsworth. You inspired so many of us. God bless you.

I've been listening to Allan Holdsworth since the '70s, and he's still awesome. The criticisms here only mean that he's not everyone's cup of tea. I've seen him lives twice, and it was amazing. The guy is a god for a reason, and it's not just the technique. It's the sound, the compositions, the solos, everything. The song that starts around 43 minutes, San Michele, is great, and full of the emotion that some people are saying is absent from Holdsworth's playing. And rather Mahavishnu-ish, to boot!

@isaacthecorncob

3 жыл бұрын

@@s1iznc1d34 Very ignorant comment on your part. There was so much more than dissonance in his compositions.

@isaacthecorncob

3 жыл бұрын

@@s1iznc1d34 Well, for one, I don't think you know a whole lot about jazz and what it's all about. Most jazz isn't supposed to be about a recognizable melody, it's about the improvisation, the harmonic content, in some cases the rhythmic complexity. Allan's music was full of dense harmony and wacky scales, bit it was far from dissonant. Chromatic, sure, but because of the chords he played over, it wasn't really dissonant. Also, a lot of modern jazz is dissonant, that's kind of a given. To me, every time I listen to one of his improvisations, I find something new and fresh. He was very methodical, he wasn't just playing random notes. He also was extremely technical yet still played with a lot of feel. If you want to see other music that sounds like Allan, look no further than the likes of Coltrane and Ornette coleman. Very different music to what you're probably used to, but it'll give you a taste of similar music to Allan's, that is super influential for jazz now.

@isaacthecorncob

3 жыл бұрын

@@s1iznc1d34 You obviously ignored what I actually said instead of actually listening. First off, I should've specified that the type of jazz that Allan played wasn't supposed to be about the melody. He played a sort of mix between free and fusion jazz. It was about the improvisation. That was the focus of the music. They would improvise over a melody, or over the harmony of said melody. Also, you keep saying he was random, but that's simply not true. Everything he did was methodical and purposeful. The "wacky scales" I mentioned are scales such as the Messiaen modes, the diminished scale, whole tone scale, and several scales Allan made up himself that don't repeat up the octave, have several chromatic notes, and are either very rarely used or were only used by him. Technically, yes, his music was dissonant in many places, but not in a bad way. It wasn't random. It was always done to evoke emotion. It was just complex jazz harmony, and not even as complex as it gets. It's not easy for people who aren't used to it to listen to it, but it makes sense and is interesting. There is also a lot of chromaticism in his music, but they are all sort of "blue notes" to get from one chord to another, or to make the already pretty dense harmony even denser. You're being even more ignorant in saying that he focused on trying to look impressive. He didn't need to try. He was impressive. Extremely proficient at his instrument, and a harmonic genius. The more I read your comments, the more I get the feeling that you don't who I'm talking about when I say Coltrane or Ornette Coleman. Either that, or you think the same things about them as you do about Allan Holdsworth.

@isaacthecorncob

3 жыл бұрын

@@s1iznc1d34 Nowhere did I say I'm an expert, but I did say you were ignorant. You are still being blissfully ignorant and overly biased, and have nothing to add to the conversation. I have a pretty small ego, but get extremely annoyed when someone like you comes along. Whatever, I don't have any will to keep trying to make you see the truth. Have a great day

@lex.cordis

2 жыл бұрын

@@isaacthecorncob People who denigrate Allan Holdsworth's music have never even sat down to listen to any of his records in it's entirety. If they had, they wouldn't be. They'd be stupefied by the profound melodic/harmonic beauty that they would discover.

I'm so truly glad they captured this performance so beautifully. Great conversations and expressions from each of these master craftsman.

Such a fluid sense of time, the whole ensemble, and dense harmony, good God. I only got to see Allan live once, very early in his in his I.O.U. era, but seeing him in this video is such a bitter sweet treat. The only flaw here is that Pasqua's volume could have been dialed back just a little bit (or Holdworth's up) on a few songs. Am enjoying it immensely . . . through tears.

That ending vamp of 'The Fifth', starting @ 6:40 is beautiful and they start spinning some great colors, 7:15/7:36, then comes an amazing superimposed sequence from Alan Pasqua's keyboard @ 7:42-48 that feels like a cool Autumn breeze and then another beautiful coloristic moment @ 8:04-12. I feel that one need to have a palate for sophisticated and rich harmony in order to fully appreciate Holdsworth's music.

noticed the drummer when he played with Zappa, who has the best surname ever for somebody who hits things for pleasure and as a professional

I was at this show, got to shake Allan's hand/ take a pic before the show- shaking his hand was like putting my hand inside of a sleeping bag, absolutely huge I'll never forget it

Looking Glass is such a beautiful piece. Atavachron gave us 2 beautiful ballads (the other being Funnels) that stayed in AH's repertoire for the rest of his life. Damn, I love that album.

Allan's tone and technique just keep getting better with age. I also believe Wackerman is the perfect foil for him. It's taken me a few years to get my head around Allan's compositions. Not for everybody, to be sure. But make no mistake - he plays with a lot of feeling and sensitivity. He's also extremely determined in his own musical directions and focus. God Bless ya, Mr. Holdsworth.

We're so lucky there's all this great footage of Allan. Never know what you've got....

@alwayscurious413

6 жыл бұрын

Frank Black - it's a deep goldmine that he left behind. I just hope he got how important his legacy was going to be......

I just gotta say here that I just saw the Allan Holdsworth Band last night and I totally agree that Allan is a legendary guitarist, I hold him in the highest regard, been listening to him since the mid-70's (Tony Williams Lifetime era) and finally to see him live, man, I am still looking for my head, cuz it was blown right off my body last night! One of the most amazing concert experiences ever or me! The man is AWESOME!! He makes the guitar 'sing' sounds like no other, there are many imitators, but only one Allan. I must note the band was freakin' equally astounding, Jimmy Haslip, Virgil Donati and Steve Hunt on keys, whom reminded me a bit of Alan Pasqua, great musicianship. In closing I must say to whoever finds this music interesting, don't miss an opportunity to see AH live, guaranteed to be one of the best concert experiences you will have!

@Lesiga1

8 жыл бұрын

+Ed Kawalec I have seen AH, more than once, and yes, they were fantastic experiences. Best Wishes :)

RIP Mr Holdsworth. Thank you for your genius

Got goose bumps each time watch Allan Holdsworth play live. His genres is way above most guitarist.

One can brow-beat anything to death, Alan has control, can make statements like No other, tone & personally on the guitar! Just a few notes & ya Know Who It IS!!

6/8 is such an intoxicating, groovy signature. It just makes the human mind want to dance. It can even withstand a bass solo.

@raingirlcat2245

4 ай бұрын

Funny, because 6/8 is one of my favorite time signatures! 5/4 is really nice as well. Hiatus Kaiyote’s Rose Water from their 2021 LP Mood Valiant is in 5/4. I prefer hearing and feeling 6/8 though.

To see these four musicians completely in synch with each other is truly a moving experience. This is Zen musicianship at its finest!

The fluidity of a great sax player, combined with tone, style, and vast harmonic knowledge.

Incredible! I'm a keyboard player (Berklee grad from way back in 1981) but I wish they would have mixed the keyboards a bit down, at times they are overwhelming the overall blend. Still, magical performances by all!

RIP Allan.. !! Fantastic Music you created that will be enjoyed FOREVER...!!

I have a feeling that in 500 years or more, Alan will still be ahead of his time. Such inspiration, What a legacy!

I heard Allan for the first time when he was playing with Bruford and I remember being blown away by Soft Machine's Bundles. The GOAT, better player than composer, Jazz suits him best

Always a great pleasure and honor to see and hear master musicians put their years of training, to work in a performance. I may never get to their level but watching them inspires me to never stop and practice more. Cheers!

Some 26 years ago I had the privilege of seeing Allan with Skulli Severenson, Steve Hunt and Chad Wackerman at a small (and now defunct) club in Santa Monica California. He was truly one of a kind. An extra terrestrial among earthlings. It is sad he is gone but like most geniuses they leave their mark on the world forever

@frankfertier34

Жыл бұрын

Sverrisson

This is one of the best concert in all music history! Those who have the courage to criticate one of these great musicians, have understand nothing about music.

Bless you, thank you, Alan Holdsworth. Safe travels.

A lot of people just don't get Holdsworth. Crazy how after a few listens, each melody and riff gets stuck in your head, and the notes played are now lyrics to a story or journey of sorts. What a great upload, what a set!!!

@polbecca

Жыл бұрын

The more I listen to Holdsworth improvising his way through endless chord progressions and using every scale ever invented, plus some of his own, the more it sounds like an entire and complete alien language being spoken.

@KrystofDreamJourney

Жыл бұрын

@@polbecca I wish sometimes that there was another habitable planet in the Solar System for people like Alan, Pat, Chick and for their followers/listeners/aficionados… Where music of this sort was a mainstream…

@user-cu5fn1yv2h

10 ай бұрын

Não são desse mundo ,alienígenas

I think this has to be one of my all time favourite recorded performances. of all genres, all my favourite artists - all time. The group here is so tight, every member burning hot

"Is that single full stack gonna be too much volume for this club?" - Sound engineer "Yeah, but let's go ahead and set up TWO FULL STACKS" - Holdsworth

some of my all-time fave players @ a show I never got to see- so grateful it was captured in Hi-Def ;)

Wow! Music cubism here! Very bold scales for both the keyboard player and the mighty Holdsworth! R.I.P. Beautiful pieces, once you've trained your hears to listen to these melodies, you'll try boring the other ones :-)

Did anyone else notice the telltale fingerboard smudges typically observed on the most used areas of the neck? In this case, it's THE ENTIRE FRETBOARD!

Not only is the playing steller, this has got to be one of the most clean live audio production in the jazz fusion genre.

@NeilRaouf

2 жыл бұрын

outstandingly well performed, recorded, synchronized, mixed, presented. that's how it's done

@henrygarciga

Жыл бұрын

@@NeilRaouf Okay I get all that. Now where can I purchase a copy ???

RIP Allan Holdsworth

I heard the piece 'Fred' back in the 70s when a friend told me that the fastest guitar player on the planet was a guy named Allan Holdsworth and I could hear him on a Tony Williams album. I had never heard of Allan Holdsworth before that but was so blown away by this tune both for the piece itself and the phenomenal playing of Holdsworth. I was delighted to find that he played that piece in that 2012 concert. Love the piece and he's still the fastest guitar player I've ever heard.

I hadn't seen this video in years. And I still love every note of this. R.I.P. Alan. You were a true genius.

I'm a guitarist..this guy is it imo..genius..I love and understand/enjoy his music, I have varied taste due to my 'forced' lol introduction at a very young age to Jazz, Be-Bop through my father..of course I found my own 'rock' voice through wonderful players such as Lifeson etc etc..but for some reason listening to Allan and associated genres is easy for me..this guy amongst a few others is a guitarist on a different level tbh.

@stoofbuis

9 жыл бұрын

andy owen i assume you know shawn lane,....

@manman3707

9 жыл бұрын

andy owen you should thank your dad for his " force" :)

@Samsgarden

9 жыл бұрын

andy owen Homophobic?

@MahaGraphics

7 жыл бұрын

He's a genius regardless of anyone's opinion. How many others can do what he does... maybe no one ?

Alan Pasqua showcases here his huge skills on keyboards...check his solo on 'Fred', a true master, reminds me Hancock's best times

Most complicated and busy drummer I’ve seen , never heard of this band before God bless

Holdsworth was an incredible technical guitar player, but his greatest contribution was highly original compositions and innovative harmonic concepts. They are not for everyone but to me they are very reflective of modern angst and the dubious vista in front of humanity as it enters the 21st century. A beautiful accessible tune would be Tokyo Dream for people who want a bridge into Holdsworth's music. He was probably the most original guitarist of his time, a true musical explorer.

What's amazing is how effortless and fluid his playing is. He never flails, ever.

total wow. Love the close up shots of Allan H playing the solos. Great songs as well!

Absolutely mad guitar playing, the man was on another planet altogether. Great band as well.

I keep coming back to this all the time, all in all a brilliant set!

If I had only one track to convince people that Allan Holdsworth and Alan Pasqua play the finest Jazz-Fusion on this planet, I would get them to scroll to 16:20 and set them off listening to "Fred". (Mind you, it's followed by another superb example of the genre straight afterwards in the track "This Must Be Jazz"). This album is an absolutely amazing piece of work by these two musicians supported handsomely by Jimmy on bass and Chad on drums. I'd recommend buying this on DVD like I did, if you enjoy Jazz-Fusion.

FRED !!! Oh my gods Allan's solo there is just stone-incredible, everything you look for in a passionate uptempo guitar solo. And sorry haterz, but the tone of his custom Carvin is just gorgeous, just exactly what he needs to be, every note shining forth with perfectly precise articulation. Fred, It Must Be Jazz (both uptempo and quiet parts), Blues For Tony and San Michele really put the lie to those who say Allan's just didding or playing "random notes." Good grief ...

@worldstatic

9 жыл бұрын

I just looked at your videos you uploaded. No one watches them and the ones that do leave a thumbs down. Pretty safe to say you are not qualified in any way, shape or form to have an opinion about music. Give up everything you currently know, do drugs and hormonal treatment and pray you become someone else with the help of chemistry.

@Snardbafulator

9 жыл бұрын

worldstatic This is supposed to mean something to me ... why? You mean that the uncomprehending can try to troll my stuff the way they try to troll Allan Holdsworth threads? You're comparing me to, what -- your single upload with a grand total of 24 views? Puts me in some pretty nice company if you ask me :)

I was at two of these shows and it was a great nite of music with this line up of musicians. Allan Holdsworh was an all encompassing artist musician..he may be gone but not forgotten 🙏. May he rest in peace 🙏 Allan Holdsworh.

Love this version of the band, and Allan is the best guitarist I ever saw or heard, and I was lucky to see him three times live in Boston/Cambridge MA back in the day

Hats off to Jimmy Haslip. He knocks it out of the park at the bass chair (as usual).

I’m a guitarist (not into Jazz) who stumbled onto this and decided to watch it for Holdsworth..........but it was the drummer who blew my mind!!

@t3hgir

Жыл бұрын

Chad Wackerman!!!!

At times this concert Allan returns to his Jazz Rock roots and I love it. Thanks for sharing!

RIP Mr. Holdsworth. Brilliant player, great geez & sadly still so underrated. Met him once when he was rehearsing for a few days at the studio I used to work in. Last day he was there I couldn't make it in, so I'd left some LP's for him to sign. Not only did he sign them, but he also bunged in a copy of his latest CD for good measure. Class! Just noticed that Mr. Haslip must of learned to play on a right handed bass, but didn't know you had to swop the strings over as well, by which time it was too late. Brilliant band too, 'Dorian' Wackerman one of the best & Mr. Pasqua really shines in this performance.

As fun to watch as it is to hear. Just some incredible music / playing. Timeless.