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John McLaughlin vs Allan Holdsworth |
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Fox On The Rocks ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: February 10 2011 Location: Toronto, Canada Status: Offline Points: 5012 |
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Both are fantastic guitarists. My vote goes to the Mahavishnu man.
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Triceratopsoil ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: April 03 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 17915 |
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John, but mainly for his playing with Miles Davis and thems all
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tamijo ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: January 06 2009 Location: Denmark Status: Offline Points: 4287 |
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both are great. but have to give McLaughlin the credit, he was groundbreaking, a major force in creating the JRF
genre.
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Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours
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Man With Hat ![]() Collaborator ![]() ![]() Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team Joined: March 12 2005 Location: Neurotica Status: Online Points: 116968 |
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Close, but Holdy for me.
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The Bearded Bard ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Post/Math Rock Team Joined: January 24 2012 Location: Behind the Sun Status: Offline Points: 12793 |
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McLaughlin, for his work in Mahavishnu Orchestra.
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Lynx33 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 28 2008 Location: Hungary Status: Offline Points: 500 |
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The Shakti Man.
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Mindez elmúlt. Ma már tudom köszönteni a szépséget.
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PabstRibbon ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: November 26 2009 Location: Québec Status: Offline Points: 925 |
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Holdsworth is one of my favourite player.
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Hercules ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() Joined: June 14 2007 Location: Near York UK Status: Offline Points: 3892 |
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Two astonishing players, but I just prefer Holdsworth.
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A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life.
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yanch ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: January 03 2010 Location: Lowell, MA Status: Offline Points: 3247 |
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Precisely!!!
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colorofmoney91 ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() Joined: March 16 2008 Location: Biosphere Status: Offline Points: 22774 |
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I prefer Holdsworth. His playing sounds more "musical" to me, if that makes any sense.
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dwill123 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: December 19 2006 Status: Offline Points: 2327 |
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John McLaughlin
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The Quiet One ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: January 16 2008 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 15745 |
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Both are awesome.
I'll go for McLaughlin since his work with Shakti has stunned me completely. |
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Fox On The Rocks ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: February 10 2011 Location: Toronto, Canada Status: Offline Points: 5012 |
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As much as I love Mahavishnu, his work with Miles and Shakti can't be ignored. I love his stuff on In A Silent Way and A Tribute To Jack just as much as Birds, Visions, Inner Mounting Flame, etc. I've just recently delved into the Shakti discography and all I can say is that is it truly other worldly. Just really relaxing, spiritual music - phenomenal. |
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Capt Fongsby ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: February 07 2012 Location: Norway Status: Offline Points: 403 |
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I absolutely love his playing with Soft Machine, Gong, UK and Bruford, so my vote goes to Holdsworth.
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The Dark Elf ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() VIP Member Joined: February 01 2011 Location: Michigan Status: Offline Points: 5709 |
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McLaughlin. His work with Al DiMeola and Paco DeLucia is awesome. Friday Night in San Francisco is a jazz favorite of mine.
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...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined
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Progosopher ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: May 12 2009 Location: Coolwood Status: Offline Points: 3996 |
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Two of the absolute best. I think Holdsworth has the better technique, the most identifiable style, the more complex musical tonalities, but his adherence to electric and synthetic abstractions makes a lot of his music sound the same. McLalughlin is more conventional but also more flexible in what he plays - he has offered us a wider diversity of sounds and styles. I will choose based on the most recent albums I have purchased by these two giants: McLauhglin's Que Allegria is mostly acoustic. The music runs from contemplative to high energy, from straight jazz to flamenco, and he is one of the few that can convincingly wail on an acoustic. I like this album a lot. On the other hand, Holdsworth's Sixteen Men of Tain has proven a disappointment. I really cannot tell one track from the other, most of what he does on it he has done countless times before and for once I will accuse him of merely noodling. The vote goes to St. John.
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The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"
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I think DiMeola could be holding his ground in this poll as well.
I'd prolly vote for him.
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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akaBona ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 15 2010 Location: Finland Status: Offline Points: 2082 |
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McLaughlin
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Hercules ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() Joined: June 14 2007 Location: Near York UK Status: Offline Points: 3892 |
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Actually, they are both gods, because they are both Yorkshiremen!
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Fox On The Rocks ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: February 10 2011 Location: Toronto, Canada Status: Offline Points: 5012 |
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