The Sixteen Men Of Tain - Album
The Sixteen Men Of Tain (Album) by Allan Holdsworth
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Artist Biography For Allan Holdsworth
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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Biography - Allan Holdsworth
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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In Short This Album Is Full Of Fresh Ideas And Unadulterated Improvisational Brilliance -- Just When It Was Beginning To Seem That Holdsworth's Best Work Was Behind Him. Credits Duncan Aldrich -- Engineer Mixing
Chris Bellman -- Mastering
Dave Carpenter -- Bass Electric Bass Acoustic Caricatures
James P. Carse -- Liner Notes
Eddie Coralnick -- Photography
Walt Fowler -- Trumpet
Mark Gleed -- Art Direction Design
Richard Heath -- Liner Notes
Allan Holdsworth -- Guitar Producer Engineer Mixing Synthaxe
Eddie Jobson -- Executive Producer Ex-UK / Ex-Frank Zappa Gary Novak -- Drums
Kevin Quinn -- Art Direction Design
Shawn Smith -- Art Producer
Tom Voli -- Executive Producer
Chad Wackerman -- Drums
Published: 03 Mar 2010, 19:49
Allan Holdsworth -- The Sixteen Men Of Tain Coming On The Heels Of Some Rather Mediocre Efforts The Sixteen Men Of Tain Is Startlingly Superb. Allan Holdsworth Has Stripped Away The Distracting Banks Of Keyboards And Allowed His Soaring Gliding Guitar To Shine Through In A Way It Hasn't Since The 1980s. Even The Synthaxe Holdsworth's Signature Guitar Synthesizer Sounds Organic And Immediate Not To Mention Far Less Prevalent Than On Previous Albums. Dave Carpenter's Acoustic Bass Is A Radical Departure Check Out His Solo On The Title Track As Are Walt Fowler's Ex-Frank Zappa Two Guest Appearances On Trumpet. The Drums Were Yellow A Burning Guitar/drum Duet Tribute To The Late Tony Williams Is Also A First. Gary Novak's Drumming Is Appropriately Complex And Riveting On This And Six Other Tracks. {Holdsworth's Old Compatriot Chad Wackerman Ex-Frank Zappa And Many Others Sits In For Downside Up.}In Short This Album Is Full Of Fresh Ideas And Unadulterated Improvisational Brilliance -- Just When It Was Beginning To Seem That Holdsworth's Best Work Was Behind Him. Credits Duncan Aldrich -- Engineer Mixing
Chris Bellman -- Mastering
Dave Carpenter -- Bass Electric Bass Acoustic Caricatures
James P. Carse -- Liner Notes
Eddie Coralnick -- Photography
Walt Fowler -- Trumpet
Mark Gleed -- Art Direction Design
Richard Heath -- Liner Notes
Allan Holdsworth -- Guitar Producer Engineer Mixing Synthaxe
Eddie Jobson -- Executive Producer Ex-UK / Ex-Frank Zappa Gary Novak -- Drums
Kevin Quinn -- Art Direction Design
Shawn Smith -- Art Producer
Tom Voli -- Executive Producer
Chad Wackerman -- Drums