R.I.P. Allan Holdsworth
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Topic: R.I.P. Allan Holdsworth
Posted By: ALotOfBottle
Subject: R.I.P. Allan Holdsworth
Date Posted: April 16 2017 at 12:08
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From the Facebook group The Canterbury Scene, originally posted by Aymeric Leroy: More sad news... "It is with heavy hearts that we notify everyone of the passing our beloved father Allan Holdsworth. We would appreciate privacy and time while we grieve the loss of our dad, grandad, friend and musical genius. We will update close friends and family when service arrangements have been made and will notify the public of an open memorial service, which all would be welcome. We are undeniably still in shock with his unexpected death and cannot begin to put into words the overwhelming sadness we are experiencing. He is missed tremendously. Much Love, One of my personal favorite guitarists of all time, a true innovator of fusion guitar. ------------- Categories strain, crack and sometimes break, under their burden - step out of the space provided. |
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: April 16 2017 at 12:12
------------- What? |
Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: April 16 2017 at 12:13
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RIP ------------- Magma America Great Make Again |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: April 16 2017 at 12:22
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I saw him once in a very small club in Eureka California more than 30 years ago. The best guitar player I have ever seen and I have seen a lot. A terrible loss to the world of music. Condolences to his family and friends. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: LearsFool
Date Posted: April 16 2017 at 12:22
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RIP -------------  
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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: April 16 2017 at 12:30
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Bloody hell. |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: April 16 2017 at 12:40
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rip legend -------------  
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Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: April 16 2017 at 12:40
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Seen him on the Soft Machine Bundles tour, one of the most incredible guitar displays ever....RIP ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: April 16 2017 at 12:46
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WOW This is not what I was expecting. Huge loss to anyone to appreciates the guitar. RIP ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Larkstongue41
Date Posted: April 16 2017 at 12:58
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"One of the most interesting guitar guys on the planet" - Frank Zappa (on Allan Holdsworth) RIP ------------- "Larks' tongues. Wrens' livers. Chaffinch brains. Jaguars' earlobes. Wolf nipple chips. Get 'em while they're hot. They're lovely. Dromedary pretzels, only half a denar." |
Posted By: Kepler62
Date Posted: April 16 2017 at 13:03
| This is sad news. |
Posted By: Quinino
Date Posted: April 16 2017 at 13:07
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Terrible news, I'm very saddened by this loss - excellent musician, what else can I say |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: April 16 2017 at 13:09
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A tremendous loss to jazz/prog/fusion! RIP. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: The Bearded Bard
Date Posted: April 16 2017 at 13:17
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RIP -------------  
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Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: April 16 2017 at 13:21
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RIP. A great of the scene. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: April 16 2017 at 13:33
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Absolutely sad, sad, sad news R.I.P. Allan, one of the best. |
Posted By: DeadSouls
Date Posted: April 16 2017 at 13:50
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R.I.P.
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Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: April 16 2017 at 14:39
| Very sorry to hear of this news. Bundles is one of the top albums ever made, and he was a big reason why! RIP. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: April 16 2017 at 14:46
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Oh no. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 16 2017 at 14:59
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oh that is terrible news... didn't hear of anything health wise leading up to this. Raff mentioned to me hearing some word of him perhaps suffering from depression. RIP to one of the true greats. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: April 16 2017 at 15:00
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Maybe this will be released in some form - - http://teamrock.com/news/2015-02-25/allan-holdsworth-to-tell-tales-from-the-vault" rel="nofollow - http://teamrock.com/news/2015-02-25/allan-holdsworth-to-tell-tales-from-the-vault ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: April 16 2017 at 15:11
| Sad news. RIP Allan. |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: April 16 2017 at 15:38
| Very sad---one of my top 10 favs----so original-----a real artist----RIP |
Posted By: maryes
Date Posted: April 16 2017 at 15:45
| Very sad news,... really lamentable.... rest in peace great musician ! |
Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: April 16 2017 at 15:49
 Shocked to say the least, that is sad news.
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Posted By: DaleHauskins
Date Posted: April 16 2017 at 18:10
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Allan was the very reason this L.A. Californian guitarist was asked to work,tour and record in a well-known Vertigo Records signed Swiss progrock band Flame Dream.Flame Dream always loved my Holdsworth influence playing. I recently talked with Allan again at a NAMM17 afterparty,and he enjoyed always living in my warm golden sunshine state;a true always dear gent dudeson http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/sd-et-music-holdsworth-obit-20170416-story.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/sd-et-music-holdsworth-obit-20170416-story.html “If you fall in love with a woman,there's this unknown thing that gives you a force and energy,and music is like that, too.If I lived to be 2000,I'd never know anything about music.And that's great. ... I think the guy who tells you he knows about music is really dumb,or he's lying to himself".-Allan Holdsworth ------------- Ｄａｌｅ Ｈａｕｓｋｉｎｓ (858) 401-2973 (310) 293-0432 https://artistecard.com/Dalehauskins |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: April 16 2017 at 20:20
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RIP Allan....I was fortunate to see him with UK on their first tour (he blew the doors off!) and much later, in a small club as "IOU" with the amazing Jeff Berlin and Chad Wackerman. Truly a one-of-a-kind, I cannot think of many imitators of his legato guitar style. Amazing.
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: April 16 2017 at 21:43
| Sad news indeed. A great and true innovator on the guitar. May he rest in peace. |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: April 16 2017 at 22:27
RIP -------------  https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: brainstormer
Date Posted: April 16 2017 at 22:59
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Really sad news....always impressed by his playing and am glad that he was at least respected verbally, his music was probably too good for enough people to be able to pay him what he was worth. R.I.P. ------------- -- Robert Pearson Regenerative Music http://www.regenerativemusic.net Telical Books http://www.telicalbooks.com ParaMind Brainstorming Software http://www.paramind.net |
Posted By: uduwudu
Date Posted: April 17 2017 at 00:13
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More dreadful news. RIP AH. Tremendous guitarist. |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: April 17 2017 at 01:40
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Great guitarist, great Yorkshireman. RIP. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: April 17 2017 at 02:06
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RIP, of course. |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: April 17 2017 at 02:10
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I was fortunate to see him with Pierre Moerlen's Gong in 1976, remarkably a sound-recording of that performance exists: ------------- What? |
Posted By: Rivertree
Date Posted: April 17 2017 at 02:33
very sad news indeed  last time I saw him was in 2008 together with Chad Wackerman. always loved his collaborations with Soft Machine and Tony Williams ... ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Rivertree" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: April 17 2017 at 04:03
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A sad farewell to another one of my prog icons. Very underappreciated except by those in the know. RIP. ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: April 17 2017 at 07:23
The man was quite prolific with his collaborations. He played with Krokus?!!! Really? LOLDiscography[ https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Allan_Holdsworth&action=edit§ion=10" rel="nofollow - edit ]Solo albums[ https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Allan_Holdsworth&action=edit§ion=11" rel="nofollow - edit ]
With other artists[ https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Allan_Holdsworth&action=edit§ion=12" rel="nofollow - edit ]
Videos[ https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Allan_Holdsworth&action=edit§ion=13" rel="nofollow - edit ]
------------- https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: hieronymous
Date Posted: April 17 2017 at 09:49
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This news really saddened me - more than usual, maybe because it was so unexpected? I can't imagine how his family feels. Some of my favorite stuff is his work with Soft Machine, Gong and UK - cool to hear that some people here actually saw that stuff performed live!
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Posted By: thepurplepiper
Date Posted: April 17 2017 at 13:33
| Sad to see another legend pass, but such is life. R.I.P. I really enjoyed his work with Gong and Soft Machine, he was an incredibly gifted player. |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: April 17 2017 at 15:42
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And not too far behind John Wetton's passing. I'd hate to think of who is next. R.I.P., Mr. Holdsworth. ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 17 2017 at 15:52
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sounds like fans will have a chance to express their love and appreciation. Keep an eye out for a Gofundme campaign.. suppose if it hasnt been posted here it is not officially up yet...seems Allan was not doing well financially and the family needs help in a big way. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 17 2017 at 16:28
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take that back.. it is apparently up and running... and raised over 80k. Way to go fans... |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: April 17 2017 at 16:28
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Here's the link: http://www.gofundme.com/allanholdsworthmemorial" rel="nofollow - http://www.gofundme.com/allanholdsworthmemorial |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 17 2017 at 16:29
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way to go darlin' |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: April 17 2017 at 16:52
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"I'd steal everything Allan was doing, if only I could figure out what the heck it was that he was doing." --John McLaughlin ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: zachfive
Date Posted: April 17 2017 at 21:46
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His work on One of a Kind is truly one of a kind. The man was a legend, no doubts about it. |
Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: April 17 2017 at 22:31
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Shame to lose such a prolific and consistently innovative musician. RIP ------------- when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: April 18 2017 at 17:54
Can't get a much better recommendation than that. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Atavachron wrote:Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: April 19 2017 at 09:06
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Yes you could - from Fripp. ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: April 19 2017 at 09:14
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very sad. he was the Jan Garbarek of guitar. R.I.P. Jean and Friede -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: jayem
Date Posted: April 19 2017 at 14:37
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RIP, thanks Allan ------------- http://www.digger.ch/?lang=en" rel="nofollow - Support mine-clearing ! https://bandcamp.com/machinechance/?lang=en" rel="nofollow - bandcamp collection |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: April 19 2017 at 16:36
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Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: April 20 2017 at 14:01
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I'm just seeing this. I'm shocked and very saddened. ------------- A curse upon the heads of those who seek their fortunes in a lie. The truth is always waiting when there's nothing left to try. - Colin Henson, Jade Warrior (Now) |
Posted By: hieronymous
Date Posted: April 21 2017 at 11:37
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There's some good news - the crowdfunding campaign raised over $114,000! That's over 5 times what they were originally asking for - they shut it down after three days. I am really heartened that people still care about music and artists! I know many of the people here support music but out in the "real world" there are many who feel entitled to music for free and don't do anything to support artists... http://ultimateclassicrock.com/allan-holdsworth-funeral/?trackback=fbshare_flat_3" rel="nofollow - http://ultimateclassicrock.com/allan-holdsworth-funeral/?trackback=fbshare_flat_3
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Posted By: VianaProghead
Date Posted: April 24 2017 at 08:18
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What a lost. One of the finest guitarists of all times. We lose a great prog artist indeed.
------------- "PROG IS MY FERRARI". Jem Godfrey (Frost*) |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 24 2017 at 17:42
well done community! also gives me a good idea to try when my bad habits put me in an early grave... you bitches are going to pay for my funeral. The Big Mick.. the Allan Holdsworth of the internet...umm hmmm.. that goes on my gravestone. "I'd steal everything Micky was doing, if only I could figure out what the heck it was that he was doing....." --Ivan Melgar-Morey |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: April 24 2017 at 22:26
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Classless, tasteless, and completely out of place when associated with Holdsworth's passing. And where's the ever-meaningless mehs and pffs? I do like that quote, though. ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: M27Barney
Date Posted: April 25 2017 at 05:19
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Sad loss! I haven't got much of his playing in my collection, that will be rectified in the next year of purchases me thinks. ------------- Play me my song.....Here it comes again....... |
Posted By: aglasshouse
Date Posted: April 26 2017 at 17:22
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Really unfortunate. However, because of his death I was reminded I need more of him in my collection. Just picked up Metal Fatigue on vinyl. ------------- http://fryingpanmedia.com |
Posted By: Cosmiclawnmower
Date Posted: April 29 2017 at 16:06
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Hadnt heard until John Etheridge dedicated a song from 'Bundles' when i saw Soft Machine earlier this week. Totally shocked, went home and played 'One of a kind' and the the first UK lp.. a totally unique guitarist, playing like nobody else. Very sad news and my sincerest condolences to his family. ------------- |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: April 29 2017 at 18:20
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NP: Metal Fatigue. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: prog4evr
Date Posted: April 30 2017 at 03:55
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I have been so busy with the job these past two weeks that I hadn't heard about this. Absolutely out of left-field; very sad news. With all the accolades of Holdsworth on public record (including by Frank Zappa and Eddie Van Halen), all I can say is he was one of the most unique expressionists with the guitar that I have ever heard - truly inspiring! R.I.P. Allan Holdsworth... |