Allan Holdsworth
A community dedicated to celebrating the life, memory, and spirit of the greatest guitarist of his time, Allan Holdsworth.
Posts related to Holdsworth stylistically or inspired by Holdsworth are also welcomed.
Rules:
- be kind like Holdsworth
"I don’t know what he was doing – if it was either prog or jazz. He was a unique person – just the way he looked at things. And he reinvented musical theory in his own way – without getting the knowledge in school. He just analyzed it, internalized it, and he used it in his own perspective. And it created a very unique musical landscape. There will never be another Allan Holdsworth. And I’m not talking about his crazy legato technique or whatever. It’s just the whole thing – the harmony, the composition, the improvisation, the way he looks at the guitar, and music."
- Daniel Mongrain