Allan Holdsworth and Gordon Beck - Diminished Responsibility

[sludgefingers]

Funny to see all these comments as if this has just been released or was some big secret - all the AH fans and guitarists generally that I knew had this in the early 80s.

[jamesedwardtheobald]

@sludgefingers living in a small county with no car, i had no access to this album, and no internets. i knew of the album from discography, never got around to hunting for it (via audiophile imports or whatever was available), i heard this years ago, though, fan since '82. met allan three times, he's nice, though he was very angsty last time i saw him, he is not enjoying getting old, alas!

[sludgefingers]

@jamesedwardtheobald Yeah I talked to him once - nice fella. I first read about him in a music magazine (Melody Maker) in 1975 and heard him soon after (and a lot since) so sometimes it's strange to see the comments from people who haven't heard much of him. None Too Soon is my favourite AH album but the tune above is for me among his most impressive playing - I'd like to see the hi gain shredders try it on acoustic.

[jamesedwardtheobald]

@sludgefingers check out my track '500 kilometers mas' (miles high, corea), on my channel page. check out the guitar tone on the lead. that's my allan holdsworth Ibanez ah10 going through a korgax30g into my PC. spent hours dialing in that tone. first take solo. i play bass there too. the other two tunes have good solos (esp 'same fear) though those have been dumped back and forth between tape decks and cheap PC audio cards. same guitar, more shreddy soloing on 'imaginary'...

[petecockcroft]

Nice one Keith.

[KeithWhalen11]

@petecockcroft Glad you liked it. Gordon Beck is seriously amazing. I will reply to your message sometime soon, just got back from Australia and I'm getting things organized.

[jan1080]

Woahhh, I've never heard of this album! Nice find!

[jamesedwardtheobald]

funny to hear allan playing all by himself there with zero accompaniment.

[jamesedwardtheobald]

so there are only 61 or less people who've heard this? we are privvy!

[petepachio]

yep I have this disc too..pretty neat and unique..he also does acoustic on his velvet darkness solo cd

[Timotheedle]

when did holdsworth get an acoustic guitar?

heh, I finally got my first studio works of holdsworths for christmas. been bingeing on his REH, live DVD, and live CD for the last year or so.

[jamesedwardtheobald]

@Timotheedle i highly recommend the first IOU album, a must have. followed by ONE OF A KIND' by bruford. those two are essential allan. Road Games, Metal Fatigue, Secrets, Sand., Atavachron , Believe it (lifetime) sheez, i could go on...

[Timotheedle]

@jamesedwardtheobald

thanks for the recommendations. I was thinking about sand for the next AH album I get

[312chicagoadam]

Say Whaaa?????

HAHAHAHAHHA!!! now THAT's the "Good Stuff," Keith!