Out of the park, Rick. The ball hasn't even landed yet.

this is a proper interview...Gary is a legend and his memories of Allan Holdsworth are seriouly heart felt - no words necessary man - no words.

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

nitin589 Thanks greatly Nitin 🙏

@lordamoghxd

2 жыл бұрын

@@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums keep uppp mann!!! U da bestt!

@walterevans2118

20 күн бұрын

Yes.

Only 8,000 views!! Ridiculous. Everyone needs to hear this. Thanks to both of you for this fascinating conversation.

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

James Abraham Appreciate that thank you James😀🙏

Gary is a very rare breed.. A brilliant Fusion / Rock drummer in his own right, as well as being a first-class keyboardist. He's awesome.

Great interview of Gary Husband! Saw the first 1982 IOU gig at The Stone in San Francisco. Had purchased one of the first 500 LPs which were pressed in England...from the tour manager who was selling them in the club. Was right in front of Allan that evening. Was musically a life changing experience.

Such a wonderful sense of humility from Gary Husband and his insight is captivating.

Gary mentions Ronnie Verrell. Verrell (RIP) was the drummer for 'Animal' on 'The Muppets'. He was also possibly the drummer on Tom Jones's 'It's Not Unusual' and Petula Clark's 'Downtown'. He is in the Dusty Springfield video of her at the Royal Albert Hall (on KZread), and though the band is under rehearsed, the drumming is great.

Great interview! Such an inspiring musician!

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

Jens Larsen Thanks hugely Jens 🙏

@JazzRockswithAdam

3 жыл бұрын

@@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums Can you play in my band? Ha! I value your deep and personal connection with music. It's like a religion to me. What a fantastic interview! Thanks for sharing your story with Rick even though I'm nearly 4 years late.

So great to hear from someone who has worked with Holdsworth. To me Alan's work on UK's first record is transcendent.

Jimmy Johnson, and even Gary Novak, might be interesting to round it off :)

It’s really nice to hear Gary talk about allans phrasing a bit here. I saw that band in San Diego in 94. I was blown away from the start when they played looking glass by how they phrased some of the passages together. You just could t write something like that out. I’ve seen Allan with different drummers and they were all terrific. But Gary really got it. Definitely and honour to have see that live.

I've been subbed to Beato's channel for a long time, but I don't remember, or missed this Interview. I'm sure glad I got the chance to see this 6 years later... Thank you Rick, Thank You Gary. RIP Maestro Holdsworth... Truly One Of A Kind.

Really aligned with Gary's sentiment that "every note counts" and that FEELING ultimately supercedes technique ; it's a unique handshake, but FEELING is what everything we all do is all about. Music is an art form whose job is to express and share FEELING. I also loved his comments about the shortness of the attention spans of today's people because of the endless distractions of the world of media, something I think we all need to curb or at least step back from and separate ourselves from, somehow gaining an insight into a bigger picture of who we are and WHO owns our minds, for our minds should only be owned by US, and we should be able to separate the distractions and compartmentalize them so that we can focus ourselves for long periods of time without it feeling obtuse. Rico, thankyou as always for your endless efforts to bring to this crazyass world the true meaning of what it means to be A MUSICIAN. Hi Dylan !!!!!!!!!

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

Bart Scrivener Thank you Bart! 😀🙏

One of my favorite people on the planet from the music world, Gary Husband, 1st foil to my all time favorite, John Mclaughlin. Such a wonderful thing to see this interview and the personal insights into the God of music that are Gary's peers. GH is such a humble human being and its both warming and tearful to see him talk about the late Allan Holdsworth! Thanks for your great efforts, contributions and facilitations in relation to these geniuses of music, Mr Beato!! :-)

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

Ivon Smith Thank you Ivon!

What an amazing person. I really miss being able to see Gary play and even talk to him in my hometown. I remember once I showed up to an Allan Holdsworth concert and got to speak with Gary. The first thing he said was "I like your shirt". I had a Buddy Rich t-shirt on. The funny thing was, at the time, I didn't know Gary had done big band drumming. Now I know why he liked my shirt. Thanks for everything you've done Gary. It changed my drumming.

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

joemusicman64 Thank you so much Joe 😀🙏

Gary is a wonderful musician, thank you so much for this interview

great interview!! His piano teacher was Fanny Waterman, an absolute nightmare of a woman.She created the famous Leeds Piano competition.

I saw Gary with Allan Holdsworth and Level 42 live. Then on KZread with John McLaughlin not even knowing that he could play piano! Great musician!

Gary Husband is one of those fantastic musicians I knew about, but haven't investigated beyond hearing his music. This video was a perfect introduction in hearing his thoughts on various music subjects. This series has served that purpose many times already.

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

Not Right Music Many many thanks to you! 😀🙏

“Everything is in 1…..! Absolutely brilliant…!

How awesome was that! It does my soul good to hear a musician speak of music the way it should be. It's Art. Art of speaking, art of playing, art of listening, art of understanding, art of decision making, art of not playing, art of intention, art of everything ... You name it.

Rick - you excel as a 'host' in this situation - steering to relevant issues, staying out of thw way of the answers. Thanks for all your efforts !.

best channel on KZread, thanks

@mattf9076

7 жыл бұрын

best youtube user account. Later today I'm going to grab some burgers, some beers, a few laughs.

This is fantastic, Rick! I don’t know how I missed this one considering it’s 3 years after you published it. Husband is on such a level that few artists attain and his persona and humility is so refreshing given his absolute brilliance in an industry rife with narcissistic, egotistical assholes. I too, had a chance to meet him at the Catalina Jazz Club in LA (it might’ve been at a Chick Corea concert) and he was the perfect gentleman.

Rick, your channel is the bees knees! Great content, and now these interviews with Gary Husband and Steve Hunt! These interviews mean a lot to those who loved Allan's music. Doing a good service to his memory to talk about the process behind the music with these geniuses. Cheers!

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

stephen0793 Thanks Stephen 🙏

Thanks for posting I know him from L42 and Holdsworth..never knew he was a pianist..fascinating interview

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

G W Thank you so much 😀🙏

Great interview! Gary Husband is of the greatest musicians alive. He has the sensibility of a classical musician, the sophisticated sense of rhythm of a conductor or chamber musician even as a drummer, and his keyboard playing, his language is - truly contemporary, of his time, modern, and perfect for John McLaughlin.

I met Gary in his hometown in the late 90s. Such a humble man. He was doing a clinic, and after the show I chatted to him for about ten minutes. Such a versatile powerful drummer.

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

SpookyBaba Thank you so much 😀🙏

Seeing Allan and Gary in the eighties was life altering

Wonderful interview! Gary is one of my favorite musicians; when I first heard him with Allan, he blew my mind in terms of inventiveness, same story when I first heard him playing piano & keyboard stuff. Since his departure, when the Holdsworth's guys talk about the Maestro, tears start to flow... but, anyway, great Sounding Off episode. Thank you Rick!

What can you say… And they used to say rock musicians didn’t understand music. I think to get to virtuoso level on one instrument is rare … think of Allan Holdsworth…but Gary is at that level on drums and keyboards. Respect.

Gary is incredible. What an amazing musician. And his musical relationship with Holdsworth is one of the greatest ever.

Saw him, Haslip, and Holdsworth @ Reggies in Chicago 2014. A great great memorable experience. Never heard live music at that level. Maybe get Haslip on. Another recommendation is Tim Lerch(youtube him, he is a Ted Greene disciple), he has a jazzy guitar tone that will melt walls down.

@18echosf

7 жыл бұрын

Matt F I'm also a huge fan of Tim Lerch........he would be an excellent interview.

@ajadrew

7 жыл бұрын

Matt F I asked for Jimmy Haslip ages ago! He did a great interview recently on an Australian Bass players channel, can't remember the channels name as I type..;-(

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

Matt F Thank you Matt! 🙏

This entire series of interviews has been incredible. Many thanks, Rick!

My favourite memory of listening to Gary was at the 606 club. In the interval between bands Gary sat at the piano for about 10 minutes and noodled on some chords with a few melody lines thrown in. So quiet, spacious and emotional and, I assume, just the thoughts and feelings of the moment. Sometimes, less really is more.

Wow. Another amazing interview Rick. This is definitely one of my favorite Sounding Off's. Gary is such an amazing musician and person.

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

Nick Yelovich Thanks hugely Nick! 🙏

Thanks for this, Rick! I love Gary's playing and unique drum sound - he complemented Allan perfectly.

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

Gaseous Giant Thank you so much 😀🙏

Saw these Gary and Allan in fla in the 90s amazing show. IOU my favorite album.

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

Ronald Genendlis Thank you so much Ronald 😀🙏

@ronaldgenendlis6423

4 жыл бұрын

You wore a spedo and no shirt. Haha. The show was amazing. Thank you.

You gotta love the drumsticks among his kitchen utensils, wherever whenever always thinking about music. Great insight into great musical icons.

Enjoyed this! I met Gary around 1986 in Burlington, VT. We hung just having a few smokes and a beer. He was very nice.

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

Keith McGee Thanks greatly Keith 🙏

Great interview. I hearded to talk about Gary Husband 20 years ago more or lesswhen my drum professor showed me Level 42, but before this i listened Allan Holdsworth without knowing that Gary played the drums :)

Brilliant Rick & thanks Gary for taking the time out to share your skills, wisdom, experience and heart with us! Hey Rick: Could you get John McLaughlin on this segment by any chance?! Your insightful, musical and other inquiries pull out much more than the usual interviews and we've seen and read 100 interviews with John, but yours might be the ultimate!!!

Amazing! You can hear how much his drumming is informed by instruments outside of drums. Gary Husband's playing is uniquely his own. Always makes the list of inspiration.

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

Jim Winters Really appreciate that Jim thanks 🙏

Gary Husband playing "THE BLACK PAGE" first on drums then on what ever keyboards, a show stopper!

thanx so much for this....huge fan of Gary's work with both Holdsworth and Level 42...never heard an interview with him, and his insights into playing with Allen revealed things that are rarely discussed or worried about these days (ie: his comments about the importance of "feel"...)...

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

Steve Selinsky Thank you so much 😀🙏

We feel compelled to mention that Radiohead, as well as a number of other artists that are less well-known, have all maintained a form of “art” music that combines a vision and dedication to push music to new horizons... Never-the-less, a very passionate interview. RIP Alan Holdsworth, a true original.

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

NAVASA BAND Thank you so much 😀🙏

So cool that Gary is checking out Three Trapped Tigers.

Level 42 guaranteed was Gary and Alan's amazing storyline masterpiece! An amazing completely inspirational CD And I'm not trying to leave out mark king

I remember the TV broadcast with Billy Cobham where he had a jazz and rock drummer. Years later I met the jazz drummer with John Etheridge!

this is a great interview, thanks Rick. I took guitar lessons in high school, gave up after 7 years when I couldn't grasp enough of Allan's playing... I naturally gravitated towards drums, fast forward a few years later and I'm revisiting AH's music. Since developing a lot more of a sense of rhythm and time I'm finding all new musical phrases and concepts but at the same holding an even greater appreciation for the melody and harmony that I heard years before.

Gary Husband is a full on genius and a genuinely lovely person...full of enthusiasm and love for music. His contribution to the development of Holdsworth's music cannot be overstated.

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

99beatmonster Thank you so much 😀🙏

What an incredible musician. Holy smokes, this guy is amazingly talented. The ferocity in his approach is unbelievable. Such power, even when playing the real complicated and intricate stuff like with Holdsworth. And that's just the drums aspect of this musician. Can't even fathom that kind of talent, to be at the top of the heap in both drums and keys/piano. Ridiculous!

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

Calvin Wells Thank you so much Calvin 😀🙏

Thank you Rick and thank you Gary 🙏

Gary looks and talks the way he plays. Extremely gifted natural innovator. So many things he says; that is true about great music.I am so very fortunate that you Rick, came on youtube and inspire all of us.Thank you Rick.

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

Tom Riviere Thank you so much Tom 😀🙏

So many years ago I remember seeing IOU in Baltimore, MD. I drove over 300 miles to see the band. They played in a tiny second floor bar in the middle of Baltimore city. It was unforgettable. No one even knew who they were back then. Memories! Bittersweet memories......

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

William King Thank you so much William 😀🙏

I am so sad I never got the chance to see the Allan Holdsworth play live with Gary Husband and Jimmy Johnson. I got to see him play a couple of times but never with them and it is still one of my big frustrations. Gary Husband is a monster musician!

Allan has been my biggest influence on the guitar since I was 15 years old (20 years ago) and I've always said in interviews and to students that tone is 90% in your hands and all the other bits make up the remaining 10%.Steve Viaonce told me a story of Eddie Van Halen getting on Steve's ultra complex guitar rig with all kinds of rack gear and a huge pedal board and he said that as soon as he started playing, it sounded like Eddie. He didn't recognize the sound of his rig. I love that Eddie was responsible for Allan's only major label release. Such a fun little trivia fact.

Such a fascinating interview. So illuminating.

The Best of the Biggest in the World and the most humbleness! love you man! :)

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

Costa Georef Thank you so much 🙏

Genius musician and an amazing person, Sir Gary!

One of the greatest who every picked up the sticks!

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

Andy Action Thank you so much Andy 😀🙏

Thanks so much for this Rick. Best birthday present I got for the day. From one of "the guys listening to records in the dark".

@jakefrancis9521

7 жыл бұрын

hi bro

Wonderful conversation, thank you for sharing...

What a gem of an interview, oh my! Thank you so much!

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

rkatz0 Thanks so much 😀🙏

Wow great interview. I was really pleased by what he said at 39.:30 about being a multi instrumentalist and the struggle one goes through to be accepted as a master of each. I strive for mastery on at least 2 very different instruments and had to blaze a lonely trail for the most part of my life until only within the last 10 years.

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

Jeff Taylor Thanks Jeff, means a lot 🙏

Great interview Rick. Thanks so much for getting G Husband. Pretty cool to hear he was influenced by a few of my favs , Jan Hammer, Cobham, Stan Kenton. Very cool !

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

Steve's Mixed Bag Thank you so much 😀🙏

Gary’s Father was a great influence on how he evolved as a musician but also he had diverse influences. Like his friend Allan Holdsworth….That thumb under the fingers with the coin on top is an extraordinary story on technique development. (Paul)

Terrific interview. Having met Gary only once briefly, I didn't know he sounds like John McLaughlin, the same northern England accent. A few yrs ago, when John came to Seattle with 4th Dimension, Gary played keys at the Jazz Alley performance. Next day John did a little talk at the U of Washington music school, and when he played for the music students in the room, Gary accompanied on drums! That is impressive, John playing w Gary on both instruments.

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

Phil Hirschi Thank you so much Phil sir 😀🙏

Good Interview & interesting that Gary mentions Holdsworth as being Elgar-esque ; Elgar was a self taught composer too .

Very cool to hear him talk about IOU. That album was very significant for me. I listened to it for years after discovering Holdsworth in the mid 90's. His drumming was a completely new concept for me. Husband and Wackerman played in a way I had never heard before at that time.

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

D-MAJOR-SEVEN Thank you so much 😀🙏

Thank you Rick! What a fascinating interview, not only for Gary's anecdotes and insightful answers but also for your great questions and how you conduct your interviews. Please keep going!

You know what would be a great sounding off? Vinnie Colaiuta! after the Vai video and the polyrhythm talk, I'd love to have YOU asking some interesting questions. There's a rumor out there that Vinnie sight read a Zappa tune that was more challenging than the black page, and ate sushi off a music stand while doing it. The internet deserves to know if it's true. These are the kind questions that only Rick Beato would ask!!

Fantastic. I love Gary´s work and admire him since many years, but just recently get more involved with listening to his interviews and my admiration just keeps growing. Thank you for this interview Rick.

This is without a doubt, one of THE most fantastic thing on KZread!

I will always consider Gary as the drummer for AH. His controlled chaos on I.O.U. and his almost untechnical style always appealed to me. I like his organic expressiveness on the drums - his improvisation as he states in this interview. The feel, not necessarily the precise time signatures. As Gary has said before "what is implied"

Gary is sending messages to another world with those keyboard solo s

One of the only musicians who is a TRUE multi-instrumentalist amazingly good on drums and keyboards

What an outstanding and inspirational exchange. Thank you Rick and Gary.

What a talent!

Thanks for the truly personal and insightful interview Rick and Gary. I've listened to IOU since it was released and have never stopped going back to it and it always sounds unbelievable as does all of Holdsworth's music.

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

Ruudis Thank you so much 😀🙏

I remember in high school listening to many big band drummers. I used to read Downbeat magazine on regular basis. I remember reading and article about the Stan Kenton orchestra and there drummer John Von Ohlen. I think it was Kenton who coined the phrase, " If ya wanna get a big band rollin', you've got to have a John Von Ohlen ".

Outstanding Rick and Gary! Thank you for sharing your story!!

How the hell is it possible to be this talented?

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

emman piano Thank you so much Emman 😀🙏

I love that he also mentions Narada Michael Walden. My (personal) favorite Mahavishnu drummer.

Outstanding. Wonderful philosophy about music - he's really thought about it in a deep way. Very humble too. Thanks Rick - fantastic

OMG how have I never seen this !

Saw the IOU group at the Bottom Line club in NYC back n the day,if you will. What made the IOU record so brilliant was the perfect combination of both the musicians and their contributions! Great record...bravo gentleman!

Blimey, I just thought he bashed the drums. What a cool guy. Like his work with Level 42 on Staring At The Sun. Great musician.

Now we're just waiting for Jimmy Johnson Sounding off ;)

@AboveAverageLabel

6 жыл бұрын

Tobbe Bergman i

And he's also known as a lovely man, or at least he should be :-) I met him in Cardiff at a Holdsworth gig, maybe 5 or 6 years ago.He made a very good impression on me. A fantastic musician

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

jarrahdrum Thank you! 😀🙏

What an inspiring interview. Much respect to both of you.

Gary is such a monster!!! I love his drumming vhs he made back in the day. Still have it!

Another great conversation!! Is it because I'm 58 that the hour flys by..;-)) Played at The Rock Garden in Camden years ago. Talking Heads played there as well if I remember correctly as did Blondie etc etc...

It’s nice to listen to this interview a yet later. Rick, thank you, Garry- thank you 🙏 for your creativity.

Gary, a very talented musician and good man. I would also say a hard man to interview, very deep and somewhat esoteric in his answers. Good job Rick.

Wow, this is such a great interview!

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

atquinn1975 Thank you so much 😀🙏

After Holdsy died. Gary is my favorite musician. He's got platinum ears.

Playing music IS spiritual, Gary nailed it with that one.

No words can describe this ...

@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums

4 жыл бұрын

The Avenger Thank you so much 😀🙏

So profound. Thank you Rick, thank you Gary.