Actually a lot of Holdsworth phrasing seems to very much evoke Coltrane during his "sheets of sound" phase, as well as some of the more modal elasticity of Shorter and the bursts of Cannonball Adderly. That isn't particularly news since Allan has fessed up to borrowing from those players and others quite liberally.
He certainly is his own player, but he is very much not one from none.
In Pop Culture, not really. But Art Music composers use...or at least used....tools of composition, rather than 'styles' and such. So while they may've been stimulated and intellectually guided by their mentors and predecessors, their harmonic and rhythmic languages were actually unique. Examples: Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Wagner, Ravel/Debussey/Scriabin, Schoenberg, Berg/Webern, Stockhausen/Boulez/Berio/Babbitt.
I'd like to say that pointing out that stuff smells of invy man! Every guitar player on this planet today has borrowed from someone . A humble guitarist such as "Alan Holdsworth" for example, would never bother to mention such stupid shit in first place i think. This world of guitar playing is built around people borrowing bits and pieces in order to develop there own voice man. Imagine there where no horns in the world today for some reason, then there would none for alan to imulate, right?
"Look", to put an end to this Coltrane thing, let's state some well known facts to any seasoned guitarist or player of knowlege. Alan has always stated he wanted the guitar to sound like a horn, and quoted horn player such as coltrane and other that just happened dig and my have built a small part of technique around the phrazing and such. But we all know Alan is in a league of his own making, just as Frank and all the other guitarists that are inovators, not imitators man. Lets move on now.
Pud wud off the Sand album is pretty awesome, but imho he's never topped Atavachron. Those tunes are so bizzare and complicated yet they completely draw you in.
@IcolossusPSN Nonsense. Coltrane never came up with these riffs. Coltrane never played chords like we hear on IOU. To say AH is just Coltrane is just simplistic & ignorant.
@pobinr allans chord style is all him, but his single note style borrows HUGE from trane,.............some of those scales took trane into his avant-gard years...........
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Zimicebo 6 days ago
Thanks for posting this treasure.
bobgure 3 weeks ago
Jimmy.. Eat this!
Paiste01 2 months ago
amazing, awesome, beautiful music
Mattius946 2 months ago
Actually a lot of Holdsworth phrasing seems to very much evoke Coltrane during his "sheets of sound" phase, as well as some of the more modal elasticity of Shorter and the bursts of Cannonball Adderly. That isn't particularly news since Allan has fessed up to borrowing from those players and others quite liberally.
He certainly is his own player, but he is very much not one from none.
zeruchnet 2 months ago
@zeruchnet is anyone?
Mattius946 2 months ago
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In Pop Culture, not really. But Art Music composers use...or at least used....tools of composition, rather than 'styles' and such. So while they may've been stimulated and intellectually guided by their mentors and predecessors, their harmonic and rhythmic languages were actually unique. Examples: Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Wagner, Ravel/Debussey/Scriabin, Schoenberg, Berg/Webern, Stockhausen/Boulez/Berio/Babbitt.
aculturemind 2 months ago
One of the greatest musicians of all time. Never mind his contribution to guitar.
GuyfromScotland 3 months ago 4
I'd like to say that pointing out that stuff smells of invy man! Every guitar player on this planet today has borrowed from someone . A humble guitarist such as "Alan Holdsworth" for example, would never bother to mention such stupid shit in first place i think. This world of guitar playing is built around people borrowing bits and pieces in order to develop there own voice man. Imagine there where no horns in the world today for some reason, then there would none for alan to imulate, right?
THENOTEWORKER 3 months ago
"Look", to put an end to this Coltrane thing, let's state some well known facts to any seasoned guitarist or player of knowlege. Alan has always stated he wanted the guitar to sound like a horn, and quoted horn player such as coltrane and other that just happened dig and my have built a small part of technique around the phrazing and such. But we all know Alan is in a league of his own making, just as Frank and all the other guitarists that are inovators, not imitators man. Lets move on now.
THENOTEWORKER 3 months ago 2
This is so amazing....loved his music for so long time....
MrMystery52 3 months ago in playlist Fler videoklipp från SeraphSnake
I don't know any other "fast" player who can be melodic and expressive. There's only one AH.
stratfanatic 4 months ago
Pud wud off the Sand album is pretty awesome, but imho he's never topped Atavachron. Those tunes are so bizzare and complicated yet they completely draw you in.
dwilmer7 5 months ago
Wow... just wow...
Kuzalias 5 months ago
Allan has taken much from Coltrane - one of his top influences he says it all the time.... not really a completely inaccurate statement
NEMISIS50 5 months ago
@IcolossusPSN Nonsense. Coltrane never came up with these riffs. Coltrane never played chords like we hear on IOU. To say AH is just Coltrane is just simplistic & ignorant.
pobinr 5 months ago 11
@pobinr allans chord style is all him, but his single note style borrows HUGE from trane,.............some of those scales took trane into his avant-gard years...........
vetmusician 5 months ago
MAESTRO DEL UNIVERSO
alepav 6 months ago
MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE
juancortes1979 7 months ago 16
the killer part is he's the greatest ever and doesn't even realize it haha
PhuckHue2 7 months ago 5