This was my intro to Allan too, and it hasn't aged a day. Fantastic for his playing, the writing, and all the other excellent players. The instrumentation is unique and beautiful. Not enough people write melodies for guitar and sax to perform together. It is a great blend, and with the marimba, makes for a totally fresh sound, even decades later.
one of the all time classic guitar solos that not enough guitarists have heard! thank god the producer put the reverb back on! lead guitar sounds better with some ambience, however subtle... i like how they goof with it, pulling it all the way dry and then all the way wet, kinda cool... love the double tracked ensembles(panned hard left and right) 'night illusion' makes use of multitracked lines too, which i think is an area of guitar to be expanded upon...
@jamesedwardtheobald I agree, and would add that not just guitarists, but everyone should get a chance to hear this fantastic music. I agree with calling it "one of the all time classic guitar solos", but would also apply the comment to any of his solos at random. You can't find one that wouldn't blow the mind of a person of taste who had never heard him before, and make them realize his greatness.
BTW, I heard this song when I downloaded it back then when Kazaa was. and is it only me but at the start of the song, the first 8-15 second there's a voice saying Allan. In the copy of youtube here it's scrumbled. but I maybe hallucinating, I don't know.
the bass is very good an percusions too I saw them lve in paris andwhen playing this part they switched instruments and I could not feel any difference; all the band are good musicians with all instruments
vibraphone for example looks to be a quite tricky one
the bass is very good an percusions too I saw them lve in paris atwhe playing this part they switched instruments and I could not feel any difference; all the band are good musicians with all instruments
vibraphone for example looks to be a quite tricky one they all can play drums bass and guitar
Guitar Languid, and very held back Allan. I've always loved it since hearing it in the sixth form. It reminds me of certain wonderful young ladies I had the luck of knowing. Who needed to be stoned when they were about and Gazeuse was playing on the record player.
After hearing Gong's, "YOU" I became a fan for life & started retro-collecting the Daevid Allen incarnation material as well as obsessively going forward. It's difficult to imagine two more different approaches to composition, arrangement & performance under the same group name, but that's just one of the many mysteries of this modern music miracle. Long live Gong!
Actually this is the first album of a band called Pierre Moerlen's Gong. Pierre Moerlen took over a dyeing band (Gong) to fulfil a Virgin contract and changed the style making the best jazz-rock ever. After releasing 2 albums (Gazeuse and Expresso II) with the old name Gong, finishing the contract, he changed the name of the band in PM's Gong. RIP Pierre, you are the best !
laying in a friends room in the year 1978 (so far ) good stoned hearing first time this track and this ungklaubliche guitar solo-so great good stuff!!!!!!
Tacomadc wrote "Perhaps the most expressive band and lineup ever to play music of any kind. Stunning. " Absolutely agreed, this is pure magic. What makes Holdsworth's playing on this so standout, even among his own body of work, is that his solo breathes ...there are open spaces...he's not just blowing a flurry of notes, and is at his best like this when he's playing in an ensemble doing music someone else has written, ala Bruford, UK, and especially his work with the Tony Williams Lifetime.
Love this record - it was a huge musical influence on me. I think this is Holdsworth's best playing - more space than usual i his soloing and Francis Moze's fretless is superb!
@eyesgreen0110 well some people refer to it as 'jazz-rock' or 'fusion' (a mix of music styles). Gong are/were very adept at that! check out their Shamal album, and I think you'll see what I mean. (That album has some of the best earthy bass I've ever heard!). It's sometimes called 'Rock-in-Opposition' too. These are only labels though. It's best not to put bands like Gong in a convenient pigeon-hole! I loathe the term 'Progressive' or 'Prog' too :(
Very different Gong structured so incredibly by the
Genius of Pierre Moerlen amazin drums and percussion, but yet allowing the other musicians to improvise and flow with the music but be held in check by the tempo of the drums and given signals to let them know a
The original Gong with all their psychedelic shit is bad ass. You also have to love this too though. This is some bad ass talented music. Jazz fusion definitely kicks ass.
I'll always think that Holdworth is one of the maybe three greatest guitarists ever, but something about his 70's sound that was just wicked. Beautiful.
Absolutely my favourite guitarist. I love his work from the 70's, his sound at that time was so unique, still is. Few guitarists have made such an impact on me with the wammy bar. And I enjoy his 80's stuff too, all that synthaxe stuff isn't half as bad as you'd think it is when you dig deep into it. I love it. Truly one hell of a unsung guitar hero. Live long and prosper Allan!
I bought this album when it came out in 1978 and discovered Allan Holdsworth's magic on the electric guitar. His sound was never better than here to my hearing, and this is still my favorite guitar solo of all time. If anyboy selling a Hartley Thompson amplifier, please let me know!
Yeah - Me too (bought & discovered). I was already a Gong-Head. lol Also agree that he did some of his best work with Gong (liked his stuff in UK, too) & on this album in particular. LOVE this solo - The last note(s) on the outro: that tremolo/trill/slur/legato thing - OH MAN! - It KILLS me every time.
It's my second-favourite Allan Holdsworth solo. My favourite (and favourite guitar solo of all time) is Allan Holdsworth's on Bruford's Beelzebub, from the Feels Good To Me album.
@thatkai Too bad you want to buy from a boy. I know 17 girls that have Hartley Thompson's for sale, but will let you know if I hear of "anyboy" trying to sell one. (Sorry, I couldn't resist the temptation to make a bad joke of your typo).
This was my intro to Allan too, and it hasn't aged a day. Fantastic for his playing, the writing, and all the other excellent players. The instrumentation is unique and beautiful. Not enough people write melodies for guitar and sax to perform together. It is a great blend, and with the marimba, makes for a totally fresh sound, even decades later.
Gregorypeckory 1 week ago
one of the all time classic guitar solos that not enough guitarists have heard! thank god the producer put the reverb back on! lead guitar sounds better with some ambience, however subtle... i like how they goof with it, pulling it all the way dry and then all the way wet, kinda cool... love the double tracked ensembles(panned hard left and right) 'night illusion' makes use of multitracked lines too, which i think is an area of guitar to be expanded upon...
jamesedwardtheobald 1 month ago
@jamesedwardtheobald I agree, and would add that not just guitarists, but everyone should get a chance to hear this fantastic music. I agree with calling it "one of the all time classic guitar solos", but would also apply the comment to any of his solos at random. You can't find one that wouldn't blow the mind of a person of taste who had never heard him before, and make them realize his greatness.
Gregorypeckory 1 week ago
BTW, I heard this song when I downloaded it back then when Kazaa was. and is it only me but at the start of the song, the first 8-15 second there's a voice saying Allan. In the copy of youtube here it's scrumbled. but I maybe hallucinating, I don't know.
SchizophrenicUnit 1 month ago
Have'nt heard gong for fifteen years and now don't understand why!
chrislaneism 3 months ago
Everybody is focused on Allan and that is really cool but just listen to that monstruous drummer Pierre Moerlain !
maximiliancohen 3 months ago
@maximiliancohen Absolutely mate..Moerlen was one of the finest percussionists ever..
I love the Gong family...
mrsqonk 1 month ago
@maximiliancohen wow...didn't realize Bill Bruford "borrowed" so much from this man.
I love You Tube for musical homework.
stillphil 1 month ago
this is exactly wut i like :D
fatestkoopa 8 months ago
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allan Holdsworth...... guitar GOD on earth.....!!!
geomavronas 8 months ago
allan guitar GOD on earth.....!!!
geomavronas 8 months ago
Superb music..., the time with Allan was clearly the best for Gong.
Good sound from vinyl, but too much dynamic loudness processing here on you tube. It becomes disturbing during the riffs 5:08 - 5:20.
Anyway, thanks to GGCJB for this fine track
-- music for the connoisseur...
Miwof 9 months ago
jazz flute is for little fairy boys there.......Billy Feral.
noodlesmealey 9 months ago in playlist MOOSE-ICK
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the bass is very good an percusions too I saw them lve in paris andwhen playing this part they switched instruments and I could not feel any difference; all the band are good musicians with all instruments
vibraphone for example looks to be a quite tricky one
they all can play drums bass and guitar
(there was also an electric violin playing)
jam63112 9 months ago
the bass is very good an percusions too I saw them lve in paris atwhe playing this part they switched instruments and I could not feel any difference; all the band are good musicians with all instruments
vibraphone for example looks to be a quite tricky one they all can play drums bass and guitar
(there was also an electric violin playing)
jam63112 9 months ago
Moerlen's band played this (after his death) in a tribute concert in my town.
What a gorgeous piece of art ! =P
DreamPurpleFloyd 9 months ago
Allan is a great guitarplayer!
thegerrie19561 10 months ago
Guitar Languid, and very held back Allan. I've always loved it since hearing it in the sixth form. It reminds me of certain wonderful young ladies I had the luck of knowing. Who needed to be stoned when they were about and Gazeuse was playing on the record player.
teddingtontcu 10 months ago
Allan Holdsworth's guitar riff on Espresso changed my life.
mead2000 1 year ago 4
After hearing Gong's, "YOU" I became a fan for life & started retro-collecting the Daevid Allen incarnation material as well as obsessively going forward. It's difficult to imagine two more different approaches to composition, arrangement & performance under the same group name, but that's just one of the many mysteries of this modern music miracle. Long live Gong!
bogeybast 1 year ago
Very nice!
SuperJamail 1 year ago
I didn't realize Pierre was gone. He was an excellent drummer.
LeDoctoer 1 year ago
Actually this is the first album of a band called Pierre Moerlen's Gong. Pierre Moerlen took over a dyeing band (Gong) to fulfil a Virgin contract and changed the style making the best jazz-rock ever. After releasing 2 albums (Gazeuse and Expresso II) with the old name Gong, finishing the contract, he changed the name of the band in PM's Gong. RIP Pierre, you are the best !
DrLux 1 year ago
Such a cool vibe - Holdsworth's solo is sick!
svenghoulieil 1 year ago 2
@MrLlamaPro
The drummer is Pierre Moerlen. He died in 2005.
He also played on Angel's Egg and You, as well as later albums after Gazeuse.
EvenThisNameTaken 1 year ago
laying in a friends room in the year 1978 (so far ) good stoned hearing first time this track and this ungklaubliche guitar solo-so great good stuff!!!!!!
Hackenzwerg 1 year ago
Hillage then Holdsworth then Hillage. Quite a piece as we say in Scotia. Awfue' hep and nane the wawr o' that.
Saw Gong in '77 - magic. Just making up lost ground
robincatkin 1 year ago
Tacomadc wrote "Perhaps the most expressive band and lineup ever to play music of any kind. Stunning. " Absolutely agreed, this is pure magic. What makes Holdsworth's playing on this so standout, even among his own body of work, is that his solo breathes ...there are open spaces...he's not just blowing a flurry of notes, and is at his best like this when he's playing in an ensemble doing music someone else has written, ala Bruford, UK, and especially his work with the Tony Williams Lifetime.
jonsilence 1 year ago
Love this record - it was a huge musical influence on me. I think this is Holdsworth's best playing - more space than usual i his soloing and Francis Moze's fretless is superb!
feilik 1 year ago
Gong in all it's incarnations...fantastic...no?? Love this, never had it. Thanks GGCJB!!
boldguy54 1 year ago
One of the best tracks on this album
Vandertop 1 year ago
Lovely music.....Beautyful sax
TheKenzo0710 1 year ago
What category of does this music fall under?
eyesgreen0110 1 year ago
@eyesgreen0110 well some people refer to it as 'jazz-rock' or 'fusion' (a mix of music styles). Gong are/were very adept at that! check out their Shamal album, and I think you'll see what I mean. (That album has some of the best earthy bass I've ever heard!). It's sometimes called 'Rock-in-Opposition' too. These are only labels though. It's best not to put bands like Gong in a convenient pigeon-hole! I loathe the term 'Progressive' or 'Prog' too :(
Vandertop 1 year ago
I have Expresso "II" but have never been able to find this one. So glad it's here though! Saved to favorites...Thanks!
Morleren plays like Calauta! So accurate!
Holdsworth is God!
This is a real treat for the ears!
drunksingsheep 2 years ago
Very different Gong structured so incredibly by the
Genius of Pierre Moerlen amazin drums and percussion, but yet allowing the other musicians to improvise and flow with the music but be held in check by the tempo of the drums and given signals to let them know a
change was coming up.
greenjerzi 2 years ago 2
Just INCREDIBLE...!!!
Awesome jammin...!!
Thanks for post EXXXsssssspressssooooo
mrprogjazzgto 2 years ago 3
The original Gong with all their psychedelic shit is bad ass. You also have to love this too though. This is some bad ass talented music. Jazz fusion definitely kicks ass.
Odadelyus 2 years ago 3
Wonderful...
Rhon243243243 2 years ago 3
Li ho visti nel 1974 al Teatro Tenda al Quartiere EUR di Roma; vidi YouGong e rimasi affascinato, avevo 12 anni.
prlorenzo 2 years ago
GREAT,GREAT,GREAT
I love!!
airvee 2 years ago 3
Perhaps the most expressive band and lineup ever to play music of any kind. Stunning.
tacomadc 2 years ago 19
my words exactly!!!
camelspottergr 2 years ago
vintage classic, pass me the papers...
kevfullo 2 years ago 4
Ha Ha ,,,,
sinhog 2 years ago
I'll always think that Holdworth is one of the maybe three greatest guitarists ever, but something about his 70's sound that was just wicked. Beautiful.
pazzensutra 3 years ago 3
Absolutely my favourite guitarist. I love his work from the 70's, his sound at that time was so unique, still is. Few guitarists have made such an impact on me with the wammy bar. And I enjoy his 80's stuff too, all that synthaxe stuff isn't half as bad as you'd think it is when you dig deep into it. I love it. Truly one hell of a unsung guitar hero. Live long and prosper Allan!
Pupukummu 2 years ago 2
Hey - Can anyone here upload Night Illusion from this album??? Great song
syr1811 3 years ago
I'll second TheRealKurtJames: this is definitely GREAT!
Shreddy13 3 years ago
This is Great!
TheRealKurtJames 3 years ago 2
I bought this album when it came out in 1978 and discovered Allan Holdsworth's magic on the electric guitar. His sound was never better than here to my hearing, and this is still my favorite guitar solo of all time. If anyboy selling a Hartley Thompson amplifier, please let me know!
thatkai 3 years ago 14
Yeah - Me too (bought & discovered). I was already a Gong-Head. lol Also agree that he did some of his best work with Gong (liked his stuff in UK, too) & on this album in particular. LOVE this solo - The last note(s) on the outro: that tremolo/trill/slur/legato thing - OH MAN! - It KILLS me every time.
syr1811 3 years ago
@thatkai
It's my second-favourite Allan Holdsworth solo. My favourite (and favourite guitar solo of all time) is Allan Holdsworth's on Bruford's Beelzebub, from the Feels Good To Me album.
EvenThisNameTaken 1 year ago
@thatkai , couldn't agree more. superb.
SchizophrenicUnit 1 month ago
@thatkai Too bad you want to buy from a boy. I know 17 girls that have Hartley Thompson's for sale, but will let you know if I hear of "anyboy" trying to sell one. (Sorry, I couldn't resist the temptation to make a bad joke of your typo).
Gregorypeckory 1 week ago