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Allan Holdsworth: Once Upon a Lifetime

kneeOhFight

kneeOhFight

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I first learned about this astounding guitarist when I attended a performance of the band he was in at the time, The Tony Williams New Lifetime, and I've been a loyal fan and admirer ever since..he is perhaps the only other player that ever captured my imagination on anything near the level that one Jeff Beck did a few years before that night,(ok, Robert Fripp, too) and I've seen most all the greats over the years. His name comes up in so few conversations about guitar masters...unless its those very same masters having the conversation..

http://jazztimes.com/articles/25455-allan-holdsworth-once-upon-a-lifetime
 
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I have been lucky enough to have seen Mr. Holdsworth twice, once in the 80's with Stanley Clarke and last Spring at the Iridium jazz club here in NYC. He is truely one of the great players of this or any age and has to be considered in any conversation of the top guitarists.

My friends and I talked to him after the show and he was very cordial and thankful of our support. He good naturedly kidded us for taking too much time between shows in seeing him, as my friend had last see him tour with Bill Bruford. A humble man who does not buy into his "Guitar god" status, and a worthwhile artist I will continue to support. See him if you can. :music: :yes:
 
Listened to Expresso II by Gong two nights ago and dug his stuff (as always). Thanks for the link.
 
Great guitarist to say the least. I saw him on a double bill in Chicago with Cobham. He had Gary Husband on drums excellent!!! Too bad Tony Williams left so fast, he still had it all and then some.
 
In 1977 he joined Bill Bruford, Eddie Jobson, and John Wetton and formed a "supergroup" called UK, but he and Bill left after a year or 2 due to their being subjugated by Wetton & Jobson. They brought in Terry Bozzio and did one more album called Danger Money... not bad... "Nothing To Lose" got some airplay and the best version of Wetton's "Rendezvous 6:02" is on it. Then they went out, opening for Tull, and I saw the Houston show. It was one of the most memorable concerts I ever attended. I just wish Holdsworth had been there! Oh well... the other guys were great.
 
beans said:
In 1977 he joined Bill Bruford, Eddie Jobson, and John Wetton and formed a "supergroup" called UK, but he and Bill left after a year or 2 due to their being subjugated by Wetton & Jobson. They brought in Terry Bozzio and did one more album called Danger Money... not bad... "Nothing To Lose" got some airplay and the best version of Wetton's "Rendezvous 6:02" is on it. Then they went out, opening for Tull, and I saw the Houston show. It was one of the most memorable concerts I ever attended. I just wish Holdsworth had been there! Oh well... the other guys were great.
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UK rules! With and without Holdsworth.
 
I was going to go to see UK in concert one night in I think 77' or so with Bruford, Wetton & Holdsworth at the Uptown Theatre in Chicago but never made it. But I do have the FM simulcast recording on cassette of that concert that I'll have to break-out this weekend. :thmbsp:
 
Cactus Bob said:
I was going to go to see UK in concert one night in I think 77' or so with Bruford, Wetton & Holdsworth at the Uptown Theatre in Chicago but never made it. But I do have the FM simulcast recording on cassette of that concert that I'll have to break-out this weekend. :thmbsp:
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I guess I don't need to tell you this, but you missed out! Don't feel bad, though... very few people knew who they were then.
 
beans said:
I guess I don't need to tell you this, but you missed out! Don't feel bad, though... very few people knew who they were then.
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I missed a lot of shows. I didn't think that type of music was going to die at the time. :scratch2:
 
I waited a long time, but I have been fortunate to see Allan Holdsworth twice in the last 3 years at the Iron Horse Cafe in Northampton, MA...incredible musician and seems like a nice chap as he stopped to talk to a small group of us on the sidewalk before last summer's performance.

If there's an Allan Holdsworth recording, chances are that I have it. :smoke:
 
I think the best live show is Allan H in Japan...in the CD All NIght Gone Wrong....
 
I saw him up close on the IOU tour.

I'm glad someone brought up UK. Back in the day, I didn't think he stood out on that LP that much. In recent years I have been able to zero in on his contibution to that LP and it sounds great. I don't know how I missed it all this time.

He has done a lot of great session work. Very underrated.
 
resqguy said:
I saw him up close on the IOU tour.

I'm glad someone brought up UK. Back in the day, I didn't think he stood out on that LP that much. In recent years I have been able to zero in on his contibution to that LP and it sounds great. I don't know how I missed it all this time.

He has done a lot of great session work. Very underrated.
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Gary Husband's Drum Solo on the second side of the LP smokes!!! :thmbsp:
 
kneeOhFight said:
His name comes up in so few conversations about guitar masters...unless its those very same masters having the conversation..
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Very True, my Dad and I talk about that all the time. On another note I am going to see Holdsworth on the 28th at The Birchmere.:music:
 
kneeOhFight said:
I first learned about this astounding guitarist when I attended a performance of the band he was in at the time, The Tony Williams New Lifetime, and I've been a loyal fan and admirer ever since..

http://jazztimes.com/articles/25455-allan-holdsworth-once-upon-a-lifetime
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Was that the show at the late great Childe Harold ...
I was there, it cooked, as did the UK show at Painter's Mill near Baltimore a few years later ...

Thanks for the heads up on new stuff with him!
 
hjames said:
Was that the show at the late great Childe Harold ...
I was there, it cooked, as did the UK show at Painter's Mill near Baltimore a few years later ...

Thanks for the heads up on new stuff with him!
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No, it was in New York, at a club in Greenwich Village, prior to yuppification..what a happening place Manhattan was back in the 70's. World class jazz musicians to be found in the most nondescript little clubs, along with the more prominent places like the Vanguard or The Gate. In this particular instance, I had recently moved to The City, and I had heard of Tony Williams, and was drawn by his name...I was totally unprepared to be blown away by everyone onstage, Holdsworth in particular..it was something I grew accustomed to though
 
The Show was unbelievable, his solo that night on red alert was the best guitar solo I have ever heard.
 
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