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I.O.U Live (Album) by Allan Holdsworth
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Allan Holdsworth 6 August 1946 – 16 April 2017 Was A British Guitarist And Composer. He Released Twelve Studio Albums As A Solo Artist And Played A Variety Of Musical Styles Spanning A Period Of More Than Four Decades But Is Best Known For His Work In Jazz Fusion. Holdsworth Is Noted For His Advanced Knowledge Of Music Through Which He Incorporated A Vast Array Of Complex Chord Progressions And Intricate Solos The Latter Comprising Myriad Scale Forms Often Derived From Those Such As The Diminished Augmented Whole Tone Chromatic And Altered Scales Among Others Resulting In An Unpredictable And "outside" Sound. His Unique Legato Soloing Technique Stems From His Desire To Originally Play The Saxophone But Having Been Unable To Afford One He Thus Intentionally Utilised The Guitar In Order To Make It Sound Like A Different Instrument. He Also Become Associated With Playing An Early Form Of Guitar Synthesizer Called The SynthAxe A Company Which He Endorsed In The 1980s. Aside From Many Solo Albums He Has Performed With Bill Bruford Both In His Band And In UK Soft Machine Gong Tony Williams Jean-Luc Ponty And Many Others. He Is Known For His Unusual Technique Which Is Filled With Unusual Chord Voicings And Legato Melodies Of Great Harmonic Sophistication. Many Guitarists Including Eddie Van Halen Yngwie Malmsteen And Steve Vai Have Lauded Him As A Master. He Has Also Been A Pioneer In The Use Of Guitar Synthesizers Like The Synthaxe Which Was Used Extensively On His Albums Atavachron And Sand . Holdsworth Was Also Frank Zappa's Favorite Guitarist.
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Allan Holdsworth 6 August 1946 – 16 April 2017 Was A British Guitarist And Composer. He Released Twelve Studio Albums As A Solo Artist And Played A Variety Of Musical Styles Spanning A Period Of More Than Four Decades But Is Best Known For His Work In Jazz Fusion. Holdsworth Is Noted For His Advanced Knowledge Of Music Through Which He Incorporated A Vast Array Of Complex Chord Progressions And Intricate Solos The Latter Comprising Myriad Scale Forms Often Derived From Those Such As The Diminished Augmented Whole Tone Chromatic And Altered Scales Among Others Resulting In An Unpredictable And "outside" Sound. His Unique Legato Soloing Technique Stems From His Desire To Originally Play The Saxophone But Having Been Unable To Afford One He Thus Intentionally Utilised The Guitar In Order To Make It Sound Like A Different Instrument. He Also Become Associated With Playing An Early Form Of Guitar Synthesizer Called The SynthAxe A Company Which He Endorsed In The 1980s. Aside From Many Solo Albums He Has Performed With Bill Bruford Both In His Band And In UK Soft Machine Gong Tony Williams Jean-Luc Ponty And Many Others. He Is Known For His Unusual Technique Which Is Filled With Unusual Chord Voicings And Legato Melodies Of Great Harmonic Sophistication. Many Guitarists Including Eddie Van Halen Yngwie Malmsteen And Steve Vai Have Lauded Him As A Master. He Has Also Been A Pioneer In The Use Of Guitar Synthesizers Like The Synthaxe Which Was Used Extensively On His Albums Atavachron And Sand . Holdsworth Was Also Frank Zappa's Favorite Guitarist.
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On Holsworth's Official Web Page This Album Indicates As Unofiicial Or Bootleg. If You Have This Music You Are A Lucky Man. Allmusic Review Of Holdsworth's I.O.U. Studio Album After The Train-Wreck Disaster Of Holdsworth's First Solo Release The Infamous Velvet Darkness It Wasn't Until Three Years Later That He Reconsidered Doing A Real Solo Release Versus The Earlier Ripoff Of An Authorized Studio Mishmash Product He Suffered. So In 1979 He Recorded I.O.U. On A Wing And A Prayer And Loans Ergo An IOU Recording Project . With His Very Successful Stints With Other Groups In The Intervening Time Period Such As UK And Bill Bruford Holdsworth's Guitar Prowess And Name Were Clearly On The Map. Holdsworth Now Needed To Be The Leader He Clearly Was And Thus Release An Official Solo Record. The Real Allan Holdsworth Unleashed Is At Last Revealed On I.O.U. In His Original Compositions And Well-Crafted Soloing Versus Being Merely Part Of A Group And Forced To Stay Within Certain Boundaries Of Other Bandmates' Design. I.O.U. As A Solo Release Is High-Quality Jazz Fusion Interplay Offering Emotive Compositions Ethereal Guitar Atmospherics Complex Chordal Progressions And Intense Legato Explosions Of Guitar That Set The Standard For Many Guitarists To Come. There Is No Acoustic Guitar This Time But A Wee Bit Of Holdsworth On Violin Appears In One Song.
Published: 12 Dec 2009, 16:36
Allan Holdsworth - I.O.U. Live This Is An Unofficial Album Of Allan Holdsworth.On Holsworth's Official Web Page This Album Indicates As Unofiicial Or Bootleg. If You Have This Music You Are A Lucky Man. Allmusic Review Of Holdsworth's I.O.U. Studio Album After The Train-Wreck Disaster Of Holdsworth's First Solo Release The Infamous Velvet Darkness It Wasn't Until Three Years Later That He Reconsidered Doing A Real Solo Release Versus The Earlier Ripoff Of An Authorized Studio Mishmash Product He Suffered. So In 1979 He Recorded I.O.U. On A Wing And A Prayer And Loans Ergo An IOU Recording Project . With His Very Successful Stints With Other Groups In The Intervening Time Period Such As UK And Bill Bruford Holdsworth's Guitar Prowess And Name Were Clearly On The Map. Holdsworth Now Needed To Be The Leader He Clearly Was And Thus Release An Official Solo Record. The Real Allan Holdsworth Unleashed Is At Last Revealed On I.O.U. In His Original Compositions And Well-Crafted Soloing Versus Being Merely Part Of A Group And Forced To Stay Within Certain Boundaries Of Other Bandmates' Design. I.O.U. As A Solo Release Is High-Quality Jazz Fusion Interplay Offering Emotive Compositions Ethereal Guitar Atmospherics Complex Chordal Progressions And Intense Legato Explosions Of Guitar That Set The Standard For Many Guitarists To Come. There Is No Acoustic Guitar This Time But A Wee Bit Of Holdsworth On Violin Appears In One Song.