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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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*Then! (2003) |
*Then! ([[2003 in music|2003]]) |
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*All Night Wrong (2002) |
*All Night Wrong ([[2002 in music|2002]]) |
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*Flat Tire (2001) |
*Flat Tire ([[2001 in music|2001]]) |
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*Sixteen Men of Tain (1999) |
*Sixteen Men of Tain ([[1999 in music|1999]]) |
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*None Too Soon (1996) |
*None Too Soon ([[1996 in music|1996]]) |
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*Hard Hat Area (1994) |
*Hard Hat Area ([[1994 in music|1994]]) |
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*Wardenclyffe Tower (1992) |
*Wardenclyffe Tower ([[1992 in music|1992]]) |
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*Secrets (1989) |
*Secrets ([[1989 in music|1989]]) |
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*Sand (1987) |
*Sand ([[1987 in music|1987]]) |
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*Atavachron (1986) |
*Atavachron ([[1986 in music|1986]]) |
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*Metal Fatigue (1985) |
*Metal Fatigue ([[1985 in music|1985]]) |
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*Road Games (1983) |
*Road Games ([[1983 in music|1983]]) |
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*I.O.U. (1982) |
*I.O.U. ([[1982 in music|1982]]) |
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==External link== |
==External link== |
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Revision as of 22:50, 6 November 2004
Allan Holdsworth (born August 6, 1946) is a British guitarist and jazz composer.
Holdsworth is felt by many to be one of the most significant figures in the development and evolution of the electric guitar in the modern era, and has been described as "the guitarist's guitarist". The unique efficiency of his playing style, and his mathematical approach to mentally mapping out the fretboard allows him to 'see' symmetrical finger patterns, which produce note flourishes associated more with the saxophone playing style of Wayne Shorter and John Coltrane than voicings one might be used to hearing from the guitar.
Holdsworth has recorded many different styles of music over the years, including a brief flirtation with pop, in the form of a collaboration with British funk fusion pop band Level 42. In 1968, while a member of the group Blue Mink, Holdsworth played the wailing lead guitar part on the Donovan hit single 'Hurdy Gurdy Man', substituting ably for Donovan's first choice, Jimi Hendrix.
In the early Seventies, Holdsworth joined avant-garde rock group Gong (group) and later in the decade he was a member the all-star progressive rock quartet UK (group) with John Wetton, Bill Bruford and Eddie Jobson.
He is also recognized for his own compositions, which vary in musical style from progressive fusion jazz (for example, his work with Soft Machine on their album Bundles), to romantic, chordal and "spacey" guitar-synthesizer works (he utilises an instrument called 'the SynthAxe' an effective example of which can be heard on the album Atavachron)
Discography
- Then! (2003)
- All Night Wrong (2002)
- Flat Tire (2001)
- Sixteen Men of Tain (1999)
- None Too Soon (1996)
- Hard Hat Area (1994)
- Wardenclyffe Tower (1992)
- Secrets (1989)
- Sand (1987)
- Atavachron (1986)
- Metal Fatigue (1985)
- Road Games (1983)
- I.O.U. (1982)