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Allan Holdsworth - Looking Glass - Frankfurt '97 - HQ audio
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- Slightly out of sync unfortunately, but there is now a better version - on this url: • Allan Holdsworth - Fra...
1997 gig - in stereo, unlike most other versions circulating. Dave Carpenter on Bass, Gary Novak on Drums.
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This is insane guitar playing. I'm not even sure I understand it, but if I had to analyze it, I'd say it's masterful and clearly virtuosic from a purely technical standpoint; he strings notes together with outrageous speed, but that's not even the best thing about it. The melodic sophistication is the what really stands out. Is he playing in a particular scale or mode? I don't even know. It is as if it comes from another dimension.
Completely what I was thinking the man is insane
Hahahaha this is my first time seeing an AI comment and it’s my new favorite thing on TH-cam.
@@_brocklee What the fuck are you smoking?
@@_brocklee Sounds AI to me.
That is the conclusion us rock guitar players come to because if we’re honest with ourselves we can’t come close to the talents of a true jazz guitarist.
Props to the bass and drummer for even being able to figure out just what in the holy hell is going on here...
Word.
Seriously!!!! 🐐🐐
They feel it!
Well, when your drummer is Gary Novak, you can have a literal train wreck with all cars derailing in the background, and he will keep it in time and make it sound great.
The drummer is fricking amazing
Imagine being so good that no one understands what you are doing, but they start getting it after you die. That is the definition of an artist.
Holdsworth was the William Blake of guitar my friend. It's good that Holdsworth isn't a conventional guitarist or else we elitists would have no place for us whatsoever lol
Sounds like a Kerry King solo mixed with jazz. Random noodling. Bloody awful.
@@ogcpw4746 you my friend are an imbecile
No it’s not. Art is about beauty. If something needs to be explained in technical terms for someone to say “oh yeah, well I see what they’re doing if you put it that way,” that person is a failure as an artist. Your definition is cringe fart sniffing nonsense.
Same thing happened to Van Gogh and Beethoven. Little to minimal fame until after they died. But I’d argue those two eclipse holdsworths fame by a lot.
Alan Holdsworth. He looked like anyone's Dad. Completely unknown to almost everyone but man this guy really was one of the greatest exponents of the guitar; absolute mastery, fluidity and his chordal and melodic knowledge was 'off the scale'. I don't think the word virtuoso even comes close here, he was far better than that. You can just see this non stop stream of notes flowing through his head and somehow he manages to perfectly execute and communicate that through the instrument. Profoundly brilliant musician.
You know you're the best when Shawn Lane envies your playing style.
@Kenny Evans *THE best
Still obscure strangely
Kenny Evans........ he was frank zappa’s number one favourite musician, and whatever frank says it’s ok by me. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍👍👍
He was actually quite well known but I still like your sentiment and comparison to everybody's dad!
I see him play the guitar but I hear the saxophone really. No one has ever played like this. Total mastery.
YES this exactly!!!! If Ornette Coleman were a guitarist.
This is exactly what Allan Holdsworth wanted to achieve. He wanted to be a Sax player, not a guitarist.
Alan nos leva a outro universo, outra dimensão com sua música 🎸🎸🎸 suas notas na guitarra soam como instrumento de sopro, impressionante, .....cada guitarrista na sua praia,......mas Alan é o mar..............🎸🎸🎸🎷🎷🎷
Meshuggah solos sound like saxophone but it’s because of Holdsworths influence on Thordendal
I was thinking earlier he changes lines like a sax player. Sco does that as well. But something about this dude…whew 😅
Bought him a beer at Rockefeller's in Houston one night before the show, super nice gentleman, seemed like a normal human. Then he blew my mind for two and a half hours or so and I realized that aliens walk among us. I have been playing guitar for 55 years, and when people say I'm good or especially when they say I'm "great", lol, I laugh at the absurdity of that thought. This is greatness.
You mean Allan Holdsworth once was with us in public. He is far greater than an alien. He shows that you as a human have the same capabilities potentially.
With that amount of time playing guitar you could have been 10 times better than him
@@juvervelezvargas8220 I was a slow learner I guess. LOL. Plus of course, the one thing music isnt is a competition.
@@rogerwilliams2629 yeah it isn’t a competition, I meant you could have the skill he’s got or more
I have also had a chat with him [not in Houston] but he was already sipping on his beer.
After all these years of watching,listening,studying,analyzing and dissecting allan's work i remain stymied, flummoxed and left clueless.It's as if the notes and the intent and music is being channeled from another dimension light years ahead of the one he is trapped in.Thank you maestro and happy 70th birthday,we love you eternally.
So very true!
And now he's gone...
Maik Carballo sadly
vboy13 RIP
RIP Allan Holdsworth
The school talent show aint ready for this banger
how did it go
Best comment Ive seen all year xD
Allan Holdsworth’s works… instead of making me feel worthless on guitar, his works inspires me to improve on my craft.
It must be his creative freedom. He's just letting the notes flow out of his head and somehow bringing it all together.
Exactly, I've never understood the concept of jealousy in guitar playing at all. It should be inspiring not make you want to quit. If it does youre almost definitely playing for the wrong reasons
couldnt have said it better myself bud
They're not in it for the ladies, that's for sure
IneitaBongtoke I think he meant it as a compliment
+woopetywoopwoop I agree, can't dance to it, can't sing along = no pussy lol. PS RIP AH.
Seconded.
at least you're definitely attracting the good ones if any.
+Guy Buddy The ones with good ears I guess. But who gets turned on by good ears? :D
Can really see the influence he had on Fredrik Thordendal, who is an absolute guitar titan.
I came here because of Meshuggah
Honestly, when you get into his music. You see his influence on p much all the prog metal out there. I can hear contortionist, BTBAM, Opeth, The Faceless, Fallujah. This man single handedly laid the blueprint for any and all jazz influence in metal lol
@@essegotdatheat3310 absolutely
John frusciante brought me here, he said nobody is better than Allan.
Excelente ..sinceramente no lo conocia..un fenómeno..siempre hay un genio q uno no conoce..di meola mac laughin metenhy..si ..pero a este señor no lo conocia..habrá q escucharlo.mas.
Allan's distorted tone was smoother than butter. super tamed high's and yet still lots of presence and clarity and doesn't sound muffled at all
You know what kind of guitar that is?
@@kensmechanicalaffair this point it was a Carvin I think.
the clarity came from his technique, and using as little gain as possible on his amp and then boosting his tone with an od
As a jazz drummer, I'm sad I didn't know who Gary Novak was until I watched this video. He absolutely shreds on this
Check out Chick Corea Time Warp
Time Warp is such a killer album. The great Bob Berg also played on that record.
Thanks, I was going to ask the drummer’s name.
To kick that much ass while wearing a polo shirt! AWESOME!
Allan used to drink two Coors during his first set. Can you imagine an Englishmen/Transplanted American living in SoCal?...playing the deepest shit most folks ever heard.
oh,man! i know,right? i mean forget about it!!
lol yeah it looks like he just got to the concert after a round of golf
Polo shirts? What a horrid piece of clothing!
Story of my life. :)
Here's the deal. The general public doesn't know about Allan Holdsworth, but guitarists love him. Everyone else plays with 7 note scales, but Allan made it seem like he was playing with 27 note scales. Lots of inspiration from a cat like that. That's why guitarists from Eddie Van Halen to Alex Lifeson said he was one of the best. He was like a chef who went around and found new spices to cook with. You can imagine why all the other chef's would love him.
Alan was a friend of mine. Met him thru Jim Kelley. One of the kindest human beings of all time . We never talked about guitar only the finest beers in the world. Truth. Jim will back up my statement. Loaned me his Boogie sob 50 and Personal AH Ibanez. Incredible axe. Just the priviledge of drinking several Coors Beers with Jim Kelley and Allan is a milestone to not be forgotten.
You lucky man, this is awesome my friend.
-only the finest beers in the world
-drinking several coors
This doesnt add up...
So Marc, what did you nail down as a few top choices? That’s a lot of beers to talk about.
@@wilfordgrimley4339 When you drink with Holdsworth, any beer will seem to be the finest. Lol. Such was his influence and personality I reckon. Surely a golden memory
You talked about the "finest beers" and ended up drinking Coors with him?!
That sweep at 1:56 is so unbelievably concise, refrained, and yet deliberate. Just incredible playing
Its actually a string skipped pentatonic scale. They sound cleaner than sweeps to me, using basically the same notes
@@mtabet02 It seems to me that he sweeps that arpeggio going up but then skips going down, but i may be wrong.
Paul Gilbert-esque i'd say, except for the sweep up.
It's string skipping pentatonic scales. He does them constantly, as do I. They have a distinct sound. Sweeps are more clunky sounding. Plus, i can see with my eyes what he always does.
@@mtabet02 I prefer string-skipping too, never liked the sound and mechanics of sweeping (except for Gambale's). Alternate-picking is always the best way.
I was just saying that it looked like Holdsworth did sweep that arpeggio going up only. But you're probably right and it was all skipped. His right hand is seen for just a moment for that lick.
A quick little smack to wake you up lmao
"I think Allan Holdsworth is the John Coltrane of the guitar. I don't think anyone can do as much with the guitar as Allan Holdsworth can." - Robben Ford.
Rest in peace, Allan!
High Voltage indeed. He is the Allan holdsworth of guitar himself !
@Otie Jason lol petrucci and vai aren't even in the same galaxy as holdsworth. Both great players, but nowhere near as interesting.
Otie Jason oh man that is disrespectful to holdsworth , they are not even close to holdsworth , like not even in same planett
I feel like Fredrik Thordendal has taken huge inspiration from Allan and created a more alien sound. He attempted to make a saxophone like breather midi for guitar. He created djent. And his solo album "Sol Niger Within" is better than most Allan Holdsworth work in my opinion.
Frank Gambale has the gift as well.
Don't you just love when you find another rare and jaw dropping guitarist that blows your mind? 😉😲
Try Kurt Rosenwinkel if you haven’t yet
Allan changed my life. So glad I found him in 2007
Mark Lettieri!
@@georgesoden sounds good, and cheers for that. I'll do the same for, Don Ross? He's simply genius on acoustic. Let me know what you think.
the jazz fusion band uzeb has/had a cool guitarist
cant remember his name
This is a bebop saxophonist disguised as a guitarist. Really cool, what he did with the electric guitar, is bigger than any judgment. a true genius of music.
Allan is up there with Trane and Ravel and Stavibsky and these guys
Right? I've done myself a disservice by NOT listening to a lot of Holdsworth's work, but I will die on the hill of him being the the best guitarist to have ever played. The only player to possibly surpass Allan is Shawn Lane, whom I also haven't listened to a lot.
Allan has shown such an expansive understanding of harmony, especially in what he outlines in his lead work. His comping/rhythm skills are phenomenal, and his lead chops surpass majority of players. Some shredders may have him on speed, but they are leagues beyond his musicality.
Iirc he became a guitarist because saxophones were too expensive.
@Billy Mcguire I love Shawn and he is top 3 for me with Ted Greene and Johhny Smith. Still i have to say that Allan is league of his own and Shawn would agreed.
@@jarrilaurila I agree! Allan Holdsworth is a stellar player!
I'm here because this was Eddie Vanhalen loved this guy. R.I.P to both of you. Rock on!
Yes... I'm also here, to discover, to possibly hear what Eddy valued so highly in Alan's playing.
And Yes... RIP Ed and Alan. 🙏
As well as Steve Vai. He said if he had to pick the best it was AH.
@@taco2947 if EVH is a 9, steve is an 11, AH is a 29.7 .
Listen to girl gone bad, other solos from women and children onwards. Listen to early Holdsworth 77/78. You can hear heavy holdsworth influence on Edie.
love his passing notes. The intentional dissonance is genius. Pure uninhibited creative genius. Most people are to scared to color outside the lines. So to speak.
+Iridescent Noise You are 100 percent right. His music is beautifully dissonant.
Iridescent Noise I don't think they're afraid, I just think they don't possess the brilliance, or some people don't even consider trying to think creatively in music, and that is terrible in my opinion. Any musician should be driven to create something that is unique with their one of a kind style, and if they're not then why are they writing music?
TheSamuraiApocalypse Sadly it seems that there is alot of people that just make music to impress their friends/internet peeps. Sometimes i wonder how many youtube musicians would still be passionate about music if social media didn't exist.
Yeah it's insanely hard to sound this good and do what he's doing.
HUGE props to the drummer and bassist. As a musician, these guys deserve every respect that Allan does.
Justin Metcalfe why the aggression? Is it because you can't understand the music?
Allan Holdsworth, Jeff Beck, John McLaughlin, Shawn Lane, and Chris Poland are the types of guitar players where I can literally listen to them play solos all day and I would still feel like I haven't listened to enough of their solos
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You might like Alan Murphy who Holdsworth covered for in Level 42 when Murphy tragically died of Aids.
David Gilmour
I've heard enough McLaughlin to last a couple lifetimes, thank you! But I dig the sentiment.
Try Frank Zappa if you hadn’t had enough
I was lucky to discover Allan’s music as a teenager. Still absolutely amazed and bewildered by it at 31. I think the answer is in understanding John Coltrane.
The love supreme.
His legato and clarity is nuts
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His nuts are legato and clear
@@justintee3241LOL
Aspiring musician: How many passing tones should you incorporate in your melodies?
Allen: Yes.
🥰 the memory of the concert, in Oslo, as a music student, at age of 19. I actually cried of pure joy and happiness, over having beeing able to har him, after driven 500km from Trondheiim ! I played his song " Home" in my final exam at highscool. Always to stay in my heart. RIP, forever respect !
Dave Carpenter was able to play the bass line and the chords during the whole track. Amazing
I really dig those runs. Really interesting to see how holdsworth plays through these changes so effortlessly
true dat
I was thinking "wow, 97, not that long ago". Then I realized it was almost 20 FUCKING YEARS AGO! Time, why must you be so cruel?!
Lmao!! I know exactly what you mean!
+arthurthegreat HAHAHAHAHA. My thoughts exactly.
yes I know -few days ago I was talking with my wife about a car and I said well it is ok from 2001 and then ....wait a second that was not like yesterday LOL
***** Don't worry gents, listening to Alien Holdsworth makes a lifetime.
arthurthegreat and it's already been 9 months since you made that comment
This is the first I'm hearing Allan, as I hadn't heard of him until about 15 minutes ago when Steve Vai mentioned him in a magazine interview. I feel like I was on my way to a metal show and accidentally walked into a jazz club. It's definitely interesting, and I think I can hear his influence a little bit in other artists I already like. I'm looking forward to hearing more!
I just want to say... What a Great drummer is Gary novak!!!
I harldy write comments like this, but today i've found out that he passed out at 70. And since he was my favourite guitarist, my hero, and my personal inspiration, i would like to remember him.
Now remember these words, my friends: he might not have been a popular artist, but in 100 years from now he will be aknowledged as one ofthe best guitarist that has ever lived. You just have to wait...
I don't think that anymore than this can be added. Goodbye maestro.
Yes I concur, for us he is the best of the best but for others, they can't phatom the way he feels with the music
just add9 and chill Peace!
RIP Allan Holdsworth. Breaks my heart to hear the news. An uncompromising hero to me whose sonic explorations made him so much more than a guitarist. Much love and respect to you and your family.
Mesmerizing, what a terrific performance from all the musicians. Their proficiency and melodicism left me gapping. Jazz fusion at its finest.
listening to this makes me feel like another human being, from a never existed era. I can almost imagine colours and shapes that I can't understand. This music comes from another world, is a messege, a picture of what we will never live, a trailer of the movie we will never be able te watch. So many new feelings.
@juna wood you tried way too hard just to expose how much you didn't understand my messege. You just had to read the premise. It's not my fault that you don't have imagination or you aren't able to connect with the music. feel sorry for you bro
you realize how fkn good the guitar is and then you realize how insanely good the drums are and then oh shit the bass!!
Unbeliavable,so unique,so bizarre and beautiful at the same time,so complicated,nobody else can imagine those chord progressions and exotic scales.
Rick Beato sent me here. Awesome
My Prayers to his family, will there ever be another, ?, unlikely, emulations sure.
You'll love this quick story, back in the 90's I saw Holdsworth play at Char's in Tempe, AZ. and for you older rockers from the 80's like me, anyway Ronnie Montrose opened up for Holdsworth, after Ronnie's set I was at the bar buying a frosty beverage and Ronnie Montrose walked to buy a frosty beverage also, so I bought his drink and gave him kudos on the set, and asked him what he thought about holdsworth's playing, and with a straight face he looked at me with all sincerity and said that his playing truly gives him NIGHTMARES. Miss ya Allan, and Ronnie
No, there wont be another Allan.
"I don't really like the guitar"
-Allan Holdsworth
i love the guitar
@Max Angelou just look for "allan holdsworth instructional video". If I remember correctly he states that he much rather would have prefered to pick up a saxophone instead of a guitar
@@gabbo9795 ....as great a player as he was...he was equally self-effacing and humble...
@@gabbo9795 On second thought he didn't need a saxophone because he made the guitar sound similar to one
Paco also didnt like the guitar. Two best exponents of the instrument.
Too many advanced guitarists only know how to show off their technique. Holdsworth was so utterly special and unique because his playing really enhances a great song. He knows exactly when do back down and let a groove flow. He was so special.
An admirer said he wanted to play sax, but took up guitar at a moment when he could not afford a sax. What a benefit for those who love galaxy-spanning guitar playing. Side note - I bought a friend's son a sax when he was a teen headed for trouble. He never got professional, but just playing in a school band for a few years gave him a safe peer group that settled him down a lot.
Rest in peace maestro. As a guitarist, I can't say I am influenced a lot by him, but he is definitely an unique inspiration to me.
Each phrase is a masterclass. Allan Holdsworth was so infinitely inspiring all his treasures and legacies haven't been found yet.
Today would have been Allan's 77th birthday. I wish he were still with us and playing his magic. Thank God for this remarkable talent, underappreciated though he was.
To quote someone I admire “Jazz ain’t dead it just smells funny.” This is not radio friendly unit shifting music. It is music for other musicians really and if you don’t play an instrument but enjoy it anyway then that’s even better. It’s a little sad that there are so many disparaging remarks. Allan was a guitar god. He came up with his own sax inspired sound and he did it really well. A unique and individual player like Robert Fripp or Jeff Beck (RIP). These are the kind of players that inspire and push music forward. We should thank them.
I miss mr. Holdsworth. He truly manages to transcend genres, styles and limitations and becoming something else entirely. All the other guitarists are just looking up to him. Nobody can play such chaotic lines without sounding random and irritating, where mr. Holdsworth's playing always sounds like it contains deep knowledge and TRUTH!
Alright, I'm since I'm tired of all these comments of "soulless shredding", I am going to tell you something most of you are too dense to comprehend. Music doesn't have soul. It never has and it never will! The " soul" from comes from the player within and if you look at Holdsworth he's playing this with "soul". Just look at him every time he plays a note his faces shows it!
+Alex Costa This is just soulless shredding. The music is supposed to have soul, and this has none.
(lol sorry, just being silly. You are 100% right, of course)
+Alex Costa It has soul in a weird jazz sort of way.
+Täking Thë High Roäd Are you deaf?
+ferd burfle read the rest of the comment he's said he's only joking
don't worry about them, people don't understand that soul is a technique as well as sweeping would be. a person could have all the soul on earth but if it is their first time playing any instrument, i can guarantee it won't sound soulful until they have developed that technique.
All that melodic complexity and the guy isn't even looking at what he's doing,just feeling every note,amazing.
Around the 421 mark it hit me like a truck how Allan and Dave aren’t here anymore. It hit hard. Really hurts. Glad we can watch it at least here.
On behalf of all Meshuggah fans, I say with the utmost respect, thank you for inspiring my favorite metal band. R.I.P.
A couple of my friends and I, shortly after turning 21, went to see Allan and band at the Backstage in Ballard (WA). Never heard him before but read something in Rolling Stone where Eddie Van Halen loved him so figured he must be good. The guy (and band) TOTALLY blew us away. Such a cool time in the early 90s just to be able to go out to nightclubs and stumble upon such cool shit. Sadly all the nightclubs are gone and we are left to listen on TH-cam.
not a single bend. still repected by every guitarrist alive.great player
1:58. He's clearly bending multiple times throughout the song too.
He did loads of bends all throughout the piece. You need to go and listen to it again.
Never seen or heard anything like this. Its just on another level. He is so good he basically makes up his own style of music.
First time ever hearing Allan, I’ve been playing for almost 14 years and he is way different from anything I’ve heard, even Steve vai. Truly a great musician 👍👍 god bless
It is that liquid sound that gets me about Holdsworth’s playing - it’s my favorite thing about him. Fusion (to quote someone on this board), does flummox me at times. Maybe it is oriented towards the mind, rather than the heart - so, I’ve tended to be alienated by it. At times it sounds like the given instrumentalist is practicing his/her scales!
Allan's impacted my playing in ways I haven't had for years. I've largely been exploring on my own, working on improvisation, and seeing how Allan went on his own path has doubly encouraged me to continue on my own path. RIP AH!
Every bar of Allan’s solo multiplies. No one will exceed him for the next 1000 years on guitar. No one.
Pure brilliance, music of the highest order. I am taken on a different and far reaching journey in every Holdsworth performance.
RIP Allan. Zappa brought me to you and now you are with him. Thanks for some great vibes.
Literally a one-in-a-billion musician. Actual prodigies are so rare, but Holdsworth was genuinely in another dimension with regard to music. And this is coming from someone that doesn't like his music!
He was amazing. His lead playing almost has a saxophone like quality to it. So original in every way. RIP Allan.
Allan the Maestro. One of a kind... Even McLaughlin is amazed by his playing. Hope he lives 'til at least 100.
;__;
You'll have to settle for 70, he just passed away.
I Love Mahavishnu Orchestra
Rick Beato’s expertise, knowledge and recommendation brought me here
When asked about guitarists, Zappa once said "Allan Holdsworth is doing some really interesting stuff!" .. massive compliment ... but spot on .. zero hyperbole .. simply a great acknowledging z gresst!
This guy not only revolutionizes music and the level of potential but also has revolutionized the way we can look at life. How life can be lived differently, in a positive way, to where you can have your own voice in this world. God bless Allan. We miss you! ❤️❤️❤️🙏
Allan always a master at the journey and every direction bringing its own flavor , change and color. His ability to rest calmly through so much intense design is unmatched, I dislike the term "Worlds Greatest" but believe with Allan, his signature is like no other, he did make the almost impossible be done with grace and ease, and with this he was the best. It sets in I wont be able to see him do this wonderful thing , Allan Thank You.
RIP Allan Holdsworth, you will not be forgotten.
Larks Tongues in Aspic, KC
When I first heard this, I couldn’t understand it, but I still couldn’t pull myself to stop listening.
There’s something incredibly captivating about Allan’s playing, and I’m glad I stumbled across this man. Never heard anything like this ever, and it’s fkn amazing.
Dave Carpenter was the bassist everybody played with but hes remarkably unknown amongst fans. Those double stop/chordal things he's doing on the top with that low bass note pedaling the bottom simultataenously is amazing. It sounds like a keyboard player comping on the top when Dave's handling it all. Massive talent who died way too young
A few years ago I watched this for the first time and had no idea what he was playing or how he was doing it. But now, all these years later,
I still have no clue what the fuck is going on
@Dafyd Maddz just listen to the bass guitar, the rest will follow. The constant tension and release is what makes this breathtaking.
Wkwkwkw lol..
it is to experience. not figure out.
2:22 this lick tickles my ears in a way nothing else ever has
Discovering Allan Holdsworth was a great day in my life. He is my favorite improvisational guitarist and a massive inspiration to me in my musical pursuits. It's simply stunning to witness this level of instantaneous realization of ideas. His command of the neck is intimidating.
It brings a tear to my eye thinking of how I got into Holdsworth's material too late. I've had the privilege of seeing acts like Rush, Yes, King Crimson, Allman Brothers, Steven Wilson, and Joe Bonamassa, not typical stuff for a 20-something kid, but it saddens me to know that I'll never get to see him play live. I'll never have the chance to shake his hand, and tell him what an inspiration he is, and have the vain hope that maybe even a microgram of his magic might rub off on me. RIP Allan, you were truly one of the greats.
I swear I saw a sixth finger at 2:45.
Best comment I've ever read
Ridiculous. Not a sixth finger, what actually happens is the little finger goes back in time to play extra notes so it appears there is a sixth! :/
@@keithkrick2255 quantum fingers??
@@Jinx-iw6zb Ha, yes,. I think we're getting closer to his secret. This could also explain how he finds all the cool notes so quickly, his fingers play all possible runs simultaneously before the observer collapses them into one run :D
I saw it
Makes my left hand cramp up just watching him form these chords.
The king of jazz fusion hands down! Mr Allan Holdsworth
The master of the Guitar..light years ahead of everyone else...❤
That little piece he plays at 2:57 is ridiculous. That skipping sound you usually hear from guys like Dimebag! Absolutely incredible all around!
Holdsworth and Carpenter, two incredible Artists and Great Musicians.....R.I.P.
RIP Allan! You've left us much too soon. Love from a fellow Bradfordian guitarist and admirer.
Incredible. When it comes to skill and ingenuity, Allan was from another universe.
He has been the heaviest loss for us! i'm a guitarman by the age of 12 ( thanks to Beatles) but, every time i saw Allan live (7times!) or listen to the records i tell me: from where this man arrived? why is so up to date and so vastly clever rispect to others? I miss him so much....
Are you 12 lmao?
Music from another dimension. Allan must have had a direct line to the beyond. So much beauty in all tones. There was only one Allan Holdsworth. Absolutely unique.
Rest in Peace Allan Holdsworth, a genius who will be greatly missed :(
This one of THE cats I turn to whenever I want to see something truly mind blowing. Respect and RIP to AH.
Both my two idols Allan Holdsworth and Chris Cornell (I know strange mix) died within a week of each other. I was devastated, especially because they gave me the courage to make life decisions for music.
In Holdsworth's case, he was like a great storm which although could be terrifying to listen was ultimately a blessing. Too young to hear him play in clubs, I would put my ear up against the boarded windows on Hollywood Blvd (also swatting away the crack heads in the late night) just to hear him play. Still some of the sweetest sounds I've ever heard...
Great comment and thank you for mentioning Chris Cornell. Not sure how Allan passed, but I can never get over the loss of Chris. I had no idea about the cavernous depths of his depression and issues with addiction. Just absolutely devastating. RIP, Allan and Chris.
F#>£ing amazing! Ever see the music for the head? Dual bar chords from hell. A normal person would break their hands trying to play this. Solos from another world. All that an the most gentle soul I've ever met.
Where could I find the music for this? I'd just love to see the chords (I'm a pianist, not a guitarist), and I've spent 3 hours failing to work them out!
+nowshowfan Infinite thanks!
+Aidan6496 There is a book with CD and there is also a DVD. The book/CD combo has more sheet music. Both are worth getting! Also on the DVD there is a guy on keys improvising, so there's value in having the DVD.
+Aidan6496 I'd like to know his chords for "Water on the brain part 2" I have Jeff Berlin's solo transcript from GP, but I would love to know the chords from that piece.
+Tmidiman I think I've ordered both ;) It'll be an ear-bender, certainly!
I love it, it sounds like 4 amazing musicians who all want to play their own thing but bring it all together in the last bar.
Never heard of him until today. So, I'm here checking him out.
Un gran maestro, su escuela, su manera de ejecutar es increíble, allan holdsworth un genio!!!!!!
Ami manera de verlo inspirará a otros genios como meshuggah que cambiaron el metal maldición es increíble Allan.
RIP Alan thanks for everything
Excelente performance de la banda, destacable la interpretación de Holdsworth, lamentablemente ya no esta con nosotros.
Allan played guitar like a jazz sax. In fact he was highly respected in modern jazz circles. Eddie Van Halen admired Allan so much he helped him get a record deal when Allan’s career was in the doldrums. Jazz is not just improvisation. It uses chord structures and scales most guitarists have never encountered or studied.
Impossible-seemming oversight of the fretboard, timing, precision, insane feel.. And the complete filigran-work on the execution of the theme switch 04:19.. Astonishing! Makes you realize they are not just fooling around, allthough it almost seem like they are on first listen. This is a patiently organized effort to get out the best fucking music..
I think he doesn’t even think about scales, modes, keys, or anything. To him, there are no rules… no boxes
Holy Smokes!!!! This guy is unbelievable!!! I am only here because Vai said he thought Alan May be the best guitarist ever
Tbh Vai is cool though.
jeffsond He said that about Danny Gatton also.
He said his music was ahead of his time. And to be honest it is even ahead of ours.
Same here
templarseries Vai is talented, but weird.
Wow. This is where Messuggah got it's soloing inspiration from. Even the tone is similar.
+Brahmarakshas Official Tied to chair for 3 hours each day and forced to listen to jazz was what Thordendal did indeed state. There was a movement sensor on the chair and if yound Freddie moved, he would receive a short, sharp electric shock.
+ksw33n3y Really? Comparing Meshuggah solos to this? I'm not saying Meshuggah isn't as good - it's music, that would be silly. But in terms of the depth of thoeretical and technical facility involved in Allan's playing, we're talking about two very distant worlds.
***** This is a very good point, and I often say that being influenced by someone doesn't mean a need to sound anything like them. However, the high modality of the statement annoys me. Unless one of the guitarists specifically mentioned Holdsworth as an influence. Then I'd be totally wrong.
+Jordan J it may seem like a stretch but as someone who has studied meshuggah's music and is actively studying jazz, Thordendal actually has a lot of Holdsworth's proficiency. the note choice in fredriks solos seem a lot more random, but that is a deliberate choice because meshuggah's music calls for it. listen to "missing time" off of the "sol niger within" solo record and you'd be surprised, he can actually play over changes really well
+Austin Loman I never meant to express doubt of his ability, but how much of it he uses in general seems quite different to Holdsworth. I'm not saying one is better than the other - just that in general, it's a pretty ambiguous link in my opinion. Thanks!
Wonderful music. The harmony and lead skills are very impressive. The best legato ever!
Something I can just keep coming back to, it's such a lovely track.