Against The Clock - Album
Against The Clock (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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His Large And Sometimes Uneven Discography Has Floated In And Out Of Print Making It Difficult For Curious Listeners To Know Where To Start.
Against The Clock Is A Double-Disc Collection Taken From Nine Different Albums Dating Back To 1984. Holdsworth Himself Was Behind The Selections So This Collection Finally Represents What The Artist Himself Feels Are His Finest Recorded Moments.
The Package Is Smartly Sequenced As Well The First Disc Concentrates On Guitar Tracks While The Second Is Devoted To Holdsworth's Synthaxe Work A Guitar Synthesizer With Breath Control . His Extremely Fast And Fluid Lines On Guitar Are Extremely Impressive And His Synthaxe Work Opens Up A Whole New World Of Orchestral Possibility For The Guitar. Fusion Fans Take Note This Is The Place To Start To Get Acquainted With Allan Holdsworth. Track Listing CD1 - Guitar 01. Tokyo Dream Japan Version 05 04 02. Sphere Of Innocense 05 58 03. Rukukha 05 32 04. Low Levels High Stakes 09 03 05. How Deep Is The Ocean 05 28 06. Nuages 05 38 07. Devil Take The Hindmost 05 34 08. Home 05 26 09. Peril Premonition 04 43 10. The Sixteen Man Of Tain 06 23 11. Mr Berwell 06 10 12. Looking Glass 04 25 13. Pud Wud 06 40 CD2 - Synthaxe 01. Spokes 03 30 02. Distance Vs. Desire 05 16 03. Mac Man 04 01 04. Against The Clock 04 55 05. Eeny Meeny 04 39 06. Secrets 04 20 07. Bo Peep 03 44 08. Postlude 05 32 09. All Our Yesterdays 05 24 10. Eidolon 04 32 11. Sundays 03 55 12. Let's Throw Shrimp 03 28 - Bonus Track
13. Shenandoah 03 15 - Bonus Track Musicians Allan Holdsworth -- Guitar Synthaxe
Steve Hunt -- Keyboards CD1-02 CD1-03 CD2-02 CD2-03 CD2-08 Gordon Beck -- Piano CD1-05 CD1-06 Alan Pasqua -- Keyboards CD1-11 Billy Childs -- Keyboards CD1-12 Naomi Star -- Vocals CD2-04 Bowanne Mark -- Vocals CD2-06 CD2-11 Jimmy Johnson -- Bass CD1-01 CD1-02 CD1-07 CD1-08 CD1-09 CD1-11 CD1-12 CD1-13 CD2-01 CD2-04 CD2-09 CD2-12 Skuli Sverrisson -- Bass CD1-03 CD1-04 CD2-08 Gary Willis -- Bass CD1-05 CD1-06 Bob Wackerman -- Bass CD1-09 Dave Carpenter -- Acoustic Bass CD1-10 CD2-05 CD2-07 CD2-10 Biff Vincent -- Octopad Bass CD2-03 Chad Wackerman -- Drums CD1-01 CD1-07 CD1-08 CD1-09 CD1-13 CD2-09 CD2-10 CD2-12 Gary Husband -- Drums CD1-02 CD1-03 CD1-04 CD1-11 CD2-08 Kirk Covington -- Drums CD1-05 CD1-06 Gary Novak -- Drums CD1-10 CD2-10 Tony Williams -- Drums CD1-12 Vinnie Collaiuta -- Drums CD2-01 CD2-02 CD2-04
Published: 03 Mar 2011, 12:36
Allan Holdsworth -- Against The Clock Label Alternity Records 2004 Allan Holdsworth's Guitar Prowess Is Well Known In Music Circles But He Remains Something Less Than A Household Name.His Large And Sometimes Uneven Discography Has Floated In And Out Of Print Making It Difficult For Curious Listeners To Know Where To Start.
Against The Clock Is A Double-Disc Collection Taken From Nine Different Albums Dating Back To 1984. Holdsworth Himself Was Behind The Selections So This Collection Finally Represents What The Artist Himself Feels Are His Finest Recorded Moments.
The Package Is Smartly Sequenced As Well The First Disc Concentrates On Guitar Tracks While The Second Is Devoted To Holdsworth's Synthaxe Work A Guitar Synthesizer With Breath Control . His Extremely Fast And Fluid Lines On Guitar Are Extremely Impressive And His Synthaxe Work Opens Up A Whole New World Of Orchestral Possibility For The Guitar. Fusion Fans Take Note This Is The Place To Start To Get Acquainted With Allan Holdsworth. Track Listing CD1 - Guitar 01. Tokyo Dream Japan Version 05 04 02. Sphere Of Innocense 05 58 03. Rukukha 05 32 04. Low Levels High Stakes 09 03 05. How Deep Is The Ocean 05 28 06. Nuages 05 38 07. Devil Take The Hindmost 05 34 08. Home 05 26 09. Peril Premonition 04 43 10. The Sixteen Man Of Tain 06 23 11. Mr Berwell 06 10 12. Looking Glass 04 25 13. Pud Wud 06 40 CD2 - Synthaxe 01. Spokes 03 30 02. Distance Vs. Desire 05 16 03. Mac Man 04 01 04. Against The Clock 04 55 05. Eeny Meeny 04 39 06. Secrets 04 20 07. Bo Peep 03 44 08. Postlude 05 32 09. All Our Yesterdays 05 24 10. Eidolon 04 32 11. Sundays 03 55 12. Let's Throw Shrimp 03 28 - Bonus Track
13. Shenandoah 03 15 - Bonus Track Musicians Allan Holdsworth -- Guitar Synthaxe
Steve Hunt -- Keyboards CD1-02 CD1-03 CD2-02 CD2-03 CD2-08 Gordon Beck -- Piano CD1-05 CD1-06 Alan Pasqua -- Keyboards CD1-11 Billy Childs -- Keyboards CD1-12 Naomi Star -- Vocals CD2-04 Bowanne Mark -- Vocals CD2-06 CD2-11 Jimmy Johnson -- Bass CD1-01 CD1-02 CD1-07 CD1-08 CD1-09 CD1-11 CD1-12 CD1-13 CD2-01 CD2-04 CD2-09 CD2-12 Skuli Sverrisson -- Bass CD1-03 CD1-04 CD2-08 Gary Willis -- Bass CD1-05 CD1-06 Bob Wackerman -- Bass CD1-09 Dave Carpenter -- Acoustic Bass CD1-10 CD2-05 CD2-07 CD2-10 Biff Vincent -- Octopad Bass CD2-03 Chad Wackerman -- Drums CD1-01 CD1-07 CD1-08 CD1-09 CD1-13 CD2-09 CD2-10 CD2-12 Gary Husband -- Drums CD1-02 CD1-03 CD1-04 CD1-11 CD2-08 Kirk Covington -- Drums CD1-05 CD1-06 Gary Novak -- Drums CD1-10 CD2-10 Tony Williams -- Drums CD1-12 Vinnie Collaiuta -- Drums CD2-01 CD2-02 CD2-04