Alan Holdsworth Trio 1997 - Letters of Marque

[fabiobasscam]

AMAZING!

[UpstateGhost]

If you don't make faces like that when you play your instrument, you're playing it wrong.

[Samsgarden]

Novak is playing in Australia this October

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[paisteguy799]

one of the best drum solols ive ever heard in my entire life..gary is god

[Axodus8]

it's not about being "good" but that Alan is also a prolific composer, arranger, and has a completely unique style that is impossible to imitate. Who even comes close to what he does? It's how he thinks about music that sets him apart from the herd, that and his humilty despite being on top of the pyramid.

[ExtremeBogom]

Fuck sake will people stop mentioning Frank Zappa in EVERY video of Holdsworth.

Please?

[joeylodes]

@ExtremeBogom amen!

[juanbarros88]

even the two last bass notes sound cool

[paisteguy799]

honestly, allan has to be the greatest guitarist of all time, and ok alot of people are gonna say can he play a funk song as good as wah wah watson, or a blues tune as good as albert king, maybe not, but what hes doing here, in this genre, on his albums, are sooo above anyones playing its not even funny, and the fact that he is able to play like coltrane on the guitar puts him at #1 in my book, i cant grasp what hes playing 99 percent of the time, and neither can any professional guitarist

[paisteguy799]

how is gary novak so good, so underrated too

[jrock264]

I personally like much better Gary Novak than Chad Wackerman... great playing by the three of them here!

[archiecollins]

2 people couldn't hang...

[Kevderoo]

rubbish, wankey rubbish

[teddingtontcu]

@Kevderoo fucking turd

[ninnozze]

Maybe the worse solo sound he ever used...anyway Allan Rulez

[youbadcrazyman]

@ninnozze allan's solo sound is very smooth here, and i quite like it.

[MrGuitarguy1986]

Allan was right in the pocket (of course); The bassist didn't seem to really get the feel of the solo until around half way through - Extremely talented dude still and all.

[Joeh1154]

Outstanding musicianship on display here for our enjoyment. Incredible!

[rexasul]

RIP Dave Carpenter. He is untouchable here.

[rogerthehat]

playing sax tunes on guitar nuts a guitar master 10/10 and great bass solo

[BarriosGroupie]

Lol this is rubbish, come on. You've all been had.

[jamesnich99]

@BarriosGroupie

Well sure, but what a way to be Had huh? And nobody. nobody can Had like these guys.

[TristoFraggatore]

at 3.59 i lose senses :|

[ExtremeBogom]

Wow, Novak is out of this world. My goodness.

[userjoe1020]

Not terrible, interesting tone. He's no Johhny Marr for certain.

[rexasul]

@userjoe1020 Please say you're trollin'.

[rexasul]

@userjoe1020 Because you BEST be trollin'.

[Listendudeok]

They came from the future... not all of us will understand the message.

[BarriosGroupie]

@Listendudeok oh yeah. Hey buddy, I have some liquid gold which everyone else will try to convince you is just plain water because they can't see properly - wanna buy some?

[foodstamps4me]

man i love all music and ive tried for six years to get into this guy but impossible ,abe after my lombotomy next month i'll finally be able to give it the respect it derserves.....who knows though acid elevtor music is the absolute worst period.love jass but this is crap..talented man even though he has hearing and possiblly brain damage

[BarriosGroupie]

@foodstamps4me haha so true dude. Alan Holdsworth sounds aweful.

[Listendudeok]

@BarriosGroupie Please go bash some other guitarists, as they are all below Holdsworth. Don't waste your time and energy.

[ExtremeBogom]

@Listendudeok

Yes, but arrogance is just as bad...

[Listendudeok]

@ExtremeBogom No, you're not arrogant, don't you worry.

[ExtremeBogom]

@Listendudeok

I meant you dude.

It's one thing for anyone to bash guitarists if they don't like their style, but bashing back and displaying superiority...

Just seemed a little hypocritical, and arrogant.

You can't fight fire with fire right?

[Listendudeok]

@ExtremeBogom You have to be aware that Allan Holdsworth is God. You're not some kind of stiff/square, are you?

[ExtremeBogom]

@Listendudeok

Yes, he's my favorite guitar player. His playing always seems "unreachable", and distant to me.

He's the one player who keeps surprising me, so yeah I guess he is god :D.

[Listendudeok]

@ExtremeBogom See? Ha. I did mean to be arrogant, it's not that serious, I was merely expressing my devotion towards this exceptional musician. So we seem to agree he is special.

[TooMuchGass]

@BarriosGroupie Dont knock such awesomeness.

[jm31563]

Those main chords are so fucking sweet, man!!!

[foodstamps4me]

@jm31563 your gas tank is too!ha!!

[jm31563]

@foodstamps4me

Idiot. Get outta you're mom's basement. Obviously, you know more about gas tanks having mentioned it. Go suck someone.

[MrFlagon]

this is the best music in the galaxy

[foodstamps4me]

@MrFlagon this music belongs in a galaxy but not ours.yep needs to float on into a black hole and go to whatever ungodly demention holds

worth came from

[mantatnam]

too plastic sound for me.....

[foodstamps4me]

@mantatnam here here

[ekstrem89]

7:38 !!!After the sick lick the internal maniac comes up!!!

[BullToTheShit]

I remember this band, they opened for Mötley Crüe.

[K2Karakoram]

@BullToTheShit

LOL!!!! Ya right. Good one

[foodstamps4me]

@BullToTheShit is that shit a joke Crue fans would probably kill this elevator space man

[BarriosGroupie]

@BullToTheShit What???? You can's be serious

[crmy]

reminds me of cynic

[AbbathGS]

@crmy

I know that Masvidal is a massive Holdsworth fan. No offense to the brilliant Cynic and fantastic Masvidal, but you can see who the student is and who the teacher is in that respect, lol. To be fair, nobody comes close to Holdsworth.

[wolfenschwein]

The title contains an error! It should be Alien Holdsworth instead of Alan...

[kakahich]

hard compressed guitar

[floatingseeds]

great solo... but dave had better ones

[glueforall]

Dave Carpenter = great loss.....i've never heard another bass player comp and keep the bass line going at the same time, whilst playing tastefully and incredible note choices...just a superb player he was

[babass77]

The most icredible bass solo I've never saw !!!

[jazzharmonie]

ALAN ..maybe the BEST from the Orion constellation

[PositiveEdge]

Good Lord. What a rippin' Letters! First time hearing this ensemble. Seriously inspiring. Thanks so much for posting this.

[skater15153]

i need to get a dry ride like that

[bcwdrums]

Great band man..........

[AbbathGS]

Novak is an absolute MONSTER on this track.

[titusbeertsen]

What a bass solo!

[shivaisakindofpain]

Gary Novak, what an amazing drummer,,, and nothing to say about Allan, he has a perfect sound and a great skill, Carpenter too.

Allan Holdsworth RULES!!

[poulter5150]

RIP Dave Carpenter Great bass player

[donottawaguitar]

cool

[b0ttomzone]

ha! did anyone else hear those guitar notes during the drum solo? i thought that was pretty cool.

[freedok]

RIP Dave.

[xpaddy01]

I'm a bit late discovering this rhythm section extraordinaire of Novak and Carpenter, and that because of Holdsworth. Geeze, to discover Carpenter too late. What a loss! And what a talent! He's right there with AH!!

[nicosavage]

2:57 sounded like an octave to me :)

[Reverie10]

Holdsworth is God!

[b0ttomzone]

dave carpenter was a god of music. rest in peace

[davecantor]

pff, jonas bros. are way better..........jk

[Slayerplsko]

Good one!:D

[tnoguera]

só essa introduçao ja da vontade de chorar...

Alan Holdsworth.... ta pra nascer outro...

[taghl]

I dont think three better musicians have ever shared the same stage together.

The bassist is incredible.

The drummer is stupendous.

The guitarist is Alan Holdsworth.

[jartravious]

shawn lane

jonas hellborg

jeff sipes

far superior although these guys are awesome too

[cpdrumming]

it's Sipe...

I am sure it's just my Bias but how are Lane, Hellborg and Sipe better than these guys in your opinion?

[stargate669]

Lane, Hellborg and sipe are right up there with justin Timberlake and Britney Spears.

[cpdrumming]

Well...they are a little more creative than that but Jeff Sipe can't shine Novaks boots ;)

[gamergeek3000]

lol

[b0ttomzone]

i think when musicians reach the level that these six players that you're comparing are at, no one's 'better' than someone else anymore. everyone just has their own unique sound, and some people like one sound more than another.

[Darkness545454]

thank you, exactly.

[Atm0spher]

@taghl alan holdsworth is ok but you suck balls !!!!!!!!!!ha!

[foodstamps4me]

@Atm0spher hell yea man!Play some fucking skynard man,git r done

[Bass5el]

@taghl Best comment I've read this year. You're exactly right!

[Paiste01]

@taghl Chick Corea + Vinnie Colaiuta + John Patitucci

Steve smith + Frank Gambale + Stuart Hamm

Ron Carter + Miles Davis + Tony Williams + Wayne Shorter + Herbie Hancock

...

All a matter of taste

[jakehawthorn]

@taghl I think its Jimmy Johnson on bass. Gary Novak, for sure, on drums. The best!

[paisteguy799]

@jakehawthorn its dave carpenter

[mileswarm]

@jakehawthorn ... no, it´s surely dave carpenter .. he played there in that year .... jimmy johnson and gary novak were playin´ together with mike landau in 2007 ... gary is always behind the kit with mike, from 2008 was chaney there and now andy hess . ... know that gary told he loved dave carpenter, they made a record together: sondogs - floydian slip ... acoustic jazz combo with deron johnson on organ ... and dave on upright bass ... recorded few months before his heart attack in 2008 ...

[guitar4life33]

i just downloaded the guitar pro for this... my fingers will never be the same..XD dammit allan!

[BeatDigger]

MANNn gary novack is ONE of the greatest drummers of this era and he is so forgoten for everybody.. he is blazing skills.. you should check chick corea eletrick band II- Paint the world album and chirk corea quartet-time warp... gary is playing amazing in those albums.. happy grooves...

[justy256]

Such a peppery touch. Love his work- Time Warp is on regular rotation here.

[mileswarm]

Totally, most unbelievable drummer in the planet

[fralando]

yikes, dave....

[NotYourTypicalNegro]

Novak. That boy is sick, ain't he?

[deftonesordie]

those chord shapes are unrealllll, wft. must learn...

[NotYourTypicalNegro]

The chord shapes in the head are pretty easy. The comping he does in the rest of the tune...still working on it!

[stargate669]

the beginning of those chords starts not on the one and not on the two but slightly late. When you play it straight just doesn't sound right.

[stargate669]

if you want to know the chord shapes check out reaching for the uncommon chord by Allan Holdsworth. Great transcriptions focusing on Allan's chords.

[Phrygian12]

He dose alot of Inversions

these chords aren't strange at all its just people never heard them arrange in such away

take simple chords and try to arrange in different order these are called "Inversions"

so a C chord is CEG what if you arrange it to GEC? it possibility are endless

so imagen stuff like 13ths chords and so on

GEBDF# you can get pretty crazy with the stuff

[obywhan]

Bassista con i contra-cog****i..!

Tony

[2494362]

hehe neat

i luf this vid Ih

[bardobound]

5:40 always wanted to see the tubes in Allans amp...

guess that's supposed to be 'artsy'... :-)

listening to this ripping bass solo makes Daves passing that much more tough to take.

[mart3442]

This beautiful, the encore when i saw him play last year.

[nylonsteel]

anyone know if the solo changes are the same as the head of the tune??

[alembicbassguy]

Dave Carpenter - what a loss! Incredible bassist!

[alyoshaproductions]

Totally diabolical, like the marque. I was given an Alan Holdsworth Carvin by a friend. Just now discovering this amazing guitarist. I'm still living up to the instrument!

[bardobound]

yep, Novak is an absolute MF'er. keeps it smooth and swinging and tasty but slips in those blistering fills. Chops galore in the drum solo.

but I noticed how the director of the video is not showing Holdsworth as he wraps up his solo and is playing the most absurd lines ever. WTF! stop cutting to shots all over the stage and focus on the soloist. buy a seat on the clue train... jazz folks do have an attention span... ( regardless of rumors...) :-)

[DBP92]

Vinnie Colaiuta and Gary Novak where by far the best Allan Holdsworth drummers as far as musicality, chops, and fitting with the music.

[seafooddynamite]

I dunno, I have a soft spot for Gary Husband always, when did Vinnie Colaiuta play with Alan?

[JacoCartaChannel]

R.I.P great Dave! Don't forget you...

[dionbass]

R.I.P. DAVE......Right now you're inmortal, 'cos you'll live forever in our minds and hearts.

[mijmar67]

RIP Dave Carpenter :(

[1Andiedrums]

A terrible loss!

[devolve42]

Frank Zappa enjoyed Holdsworth's playing, and said so on several occasions. That's a compliment that was hard to get.

[cacofoniquista]

Allan se volvió loco, está fuera de la esfera terrestre. Toca como si las manos hubieran dejado de ser manos para quién sabe qué ser. Es fantástico, sin palabras. Marcos Acosta

[bardobound]

Novaks expression at 7:37 is priceless...

'Hey Allan, did you hear that roll?'... heh heh

[bardobound]

from 5:26 to end of solo.... beyond stupid!

the guy kills.

great drum solo as well. high caliber stuff...

[05rsx]

by FAR the most fitting drummer for alan!Yea Im not a "wack as hard as you can on the drums " wackerman

[GiantDevilfish]

One of my very favorites. Thanks, Sareston.

[returnNull]

unreal

[infinitysm152]

gary and joel taylor:the two best drummer with allan

[reid2hai]

This tune is actually playable for the rest of us mortals. Some of the others will cause your left hand to have fits and cramps.

[marc777danielle]

omg he took this solo in a completely different direction.

[fralando]

TRIO FROM HELL...

[tutwelve]

It's sacreligious to say so, but Gary Novak is the warmest, most-thoughtful and tasteful drummer that Holdsworth has ever hired. His drum solo in this tune is a study unto itself. Yes, he plays a flurry of notes in some places, but the "groove" he "chooses" to create shows that he is an elite musician.

[marc777danielle]

you're absolutely write. i've never been a fan of novak until just now. i actually like his feel and bounce on this song better than husband's. his touch is so light it gives a jazzier feel 2 the song.

[roon41]

I like Gary Novak on this. Gives Allan and Dave Lots of Room without being overbearing and the solo is blows Chad Wackerman away.

[Listendudeok]

Awesome, thanks !

Love this guy man

[Westlie]

letters of marque is just a grweat tune..

love it..

[54NT14G0]

holy fuck, Allan is probably the musician with the most elevated spiritual sensibility i've ever heard, this is just...unreal.

[waywardjohn]

musicianship beyond description : )

[beckenbauers]

Very nice track

[sladejam]

the Drummer is great

[tanzteufel]

I have it on my old video tape! Awesome - I love it!

[fusionhar]

I watched this concert live on german satellite station NW3 , and stayed up late one Sun. night.

looked forward to programme as soon as i heard Allan was on\\\\\\1

[scottbos68]

letters of marque from the iou record

[sareston]

Thanks again, Scott!!

[scottbos68]

according to his book reaching for the uncommon chord - letters of marque is basically a declaration of war

[dharmabam]

allan's tune titles are pish