Allan Holdsworth - Non Brewed Condiment

[@Mrius86]

Look away from the technique for a minute. Then listen to the note choices, no one even comes close to that. Allan actually researched and catalogued all possible scales. He was a scientist, an engineer, a musician, a virtuoso, all in one. And a beer brewer and avid cyclist.

[@evetsnitram8866]

At fretboardknowledge.com/guitar/kb/allan-holdsworths-10-most-usable-scales/ there's a list of his 10 most useful scales and most are based on jazz chords. I've learned four of them so far and it starts to make sense after awhile. I like the way he could change scales to match the chords as needed. Ouch! The thing to keep in mind is that they're really only seven note scales and a couple are eight note scales. It just looks hairy because of the way the guitar fretboard is laid out in standard tuning plus they don't start on the root note per se. To make them more interesting all scales are on a sliding scale so to speak as you change the root note.

[@andym28]

In the UK we have a name for that type of person. We call them a boffin.

[@radjet]

Yes the note choices have always set Allan apart:)

[@solitudroid]

Cyclist?

[@paulsimpsonmusic]

And a Yorkshireman :)

[@MalcaratMartinez]

I don't think there's any other guitarist that matches his technical prowess. proof is that you don't see almost anyone covering any of his tunes. What he does here is just plain INSANE. And the worst of all is that he's improvising...... no licks, no tricks, just pure improvisation 2:20-2.30 . You may like what he does or not , for sure not for everyone.....but you can't deny he's the most intimidating guitarist ever...

[@MalcaratMartinez]

And he's not even looking at the fretboard !!! for God's sake........unbelievable !!

[@TheIzkool]

I agree 1000%. Fusion requires masters to play it. According to all the musicians I've ever heard, fusion is the hardest genre to play..... even harder than classical which is also pretty hard. And you're right, NO ONE really does ever do a good job of covering his songs. Sometimes with remakes I've seen it where the keyboardist is playing his notes; because it's too hard for the guitar. Alan is up there with Al Di Meola and Pat Metheny in terms of skill.

[@skarbu]

TheIzkool Derryl Gabel!! is the only one who I have heard to absolutely master 1:1 Allan Holdsworth. Check him out, he has Funnels covered, and others!

[@Samsgarden]

Razvan S. While mimicry is the greatest form of flattery, the

[@snuppssynthchannel]

Not true at all. But Derryl is great!

[@michaelv.7428]

Miss him so much. What a genius musician and composer! RIP, Allan!!

[@Joeh1154]

The beauty of this angular melodic line and the manual technique to accomplish it just knocks me out every time I hear it. Rest in power to the master Allan Holdsworth.

[@rixhshooterfr]

The true guitar god

[@abrarjahinnafi1634]

The scariest being on this planet. As intense and unpredictable as a lightening bolt.

[@scottloiselle3424]

Trying to convey (to people in my life) just who this man was, what he did that no one else has (and which no one else ever will).....is just...... _sigh_ ........only someone who is inclined to do genuine research and study would be able to fully understand just how utterly __alone__ this man stood, in multiple ways (harmonically, technically, and more). I write this as a "late-in-life" academic/Professor who has spent his entire 60+ year life in music and music technology. Bruford may have made an album named "One of a Kind" (that, funny enough, AH played on), but truly, AH was essentially the poster child for what any of us might mean when we say "One of a kind". As Shakespeare wrote...."we will not see his like again".....

[@MetalheadNation]

I absolutely feel that pain hahaha. Trying to convince people to have patience and dig into Holdsworth’s music has been quite the struggle hahaha. It’s like finding the most beautiful treasure of all time, but the mass population is blind to it. And you’re right, the more you listen to Allan Holdsworth, the more you begin to understand how, even to this day, he is still centuries ahead of all others. He was the rare sort of alien genius who only comes around once in a lifetime (if even). An uncompromising artistic force that not only pushed the boundaries of what was possible on the guitar and within music, but demolished those boundaries. The feel, the technique, the dynamics, the phrasing, the improvisational intuition, the knowledge, the innovation, Allan truly had everything and more.

[@hubbsllc]

This is my favorite Holdsworth song. I'm partial to the studio version and there are some moments in it that aren't even the shreddiest but they're just magical.

me too!

[@Journeymanlive]

The fire on drums, the smile from Allan in the beginning. the hidden giant who is Steve Hunt on keys, Skuli Sverrison is a bass treasure ( and composer). Those guys with Allan on his best shape, this is by far my fave Allan period in time !!

[@tiluriso]

Mind blowing. Thanks for sharing.

[@buenobus]

The song is just so fucking kickass for so many reasons. That drum intro and intro guitar riff IMMEDIATELY melts your face off. After you've finished picking your face up, you're already in space flying off at 19204km/hr into Mars' orbit. Then Holdsworth hits you with the most dissonant but interesting guitar runs you've heard, and then slips into standard Western harmony and it's all so beautiful.

[@Fontsman]

This is incredible in-the-moment improv from Allan. Nobody can do it quite like him. There was an earlier post about Derryl Gabel, but even though he's spent hours trying to reproduce Allan's improvs - and get's close, he doesn't have the shear power in his hands to articulate in the same way. That left hand alone is miraculous.

[@pobinr]

He's not improvising. It's pretty much the same as studio version. A stunning composition

[@Fontsman]

@@pobinr Of course he's improvising. This isn't remotely like the record version.

[@MrMacGaunaa]

@@FontsmanI totally agree! This version is off the hook, energy-wise. I love the album version too, but really enjoy the energy of the live situation here!

[@germanezequielsanchez7214]

​@@pobinr What are you saying man!!! completely improvising! every solo was very different night by night! It has nothing to do with the studio solo album. Baltimore october 5th , chenusts cabaret october 6th and club bene , new jersey october 3rd, are very very different and frightening!

[@pobinr]

@@germanezequielsanchez7214 youtube comments are difficult to follow due to poor order in thread structure. Where did i say its not improvisation? I've been a huge fan of allan for 45 yrs & saw him 6 times. So i do know a bit about his music

[@YngtchieMusic]

It's an amazing version. It cracks me up when you see Allan play the intro melody without sound right before the song starts, just shows how demanding that phrase is, even to a monster musician of Allan's calibre.

[@kelvinpanesar6511]

And he looked like he wasn't even trying!!! Damn!!!

[@philsackett7341]

Yeah, and the chordal work isn't exactly a walk in the park either. ;)

[@geezlouisshamona]

I love Yngtchie Malmsteen!!

[@davidgreen1504]

True godfather nobody plays "ax" the way he does i seen & heard all the greats play,there will never be another Alan Holdsworth lifetime memories thank you....

[@radjet]

Allan Holdsworth is mind-bending, alternate- reality inducing, I have been a fan since Tony Williams Lifetime in 1975. I went to see him live 1st row with I.O.U. in 1982 at the Bottom Line in NYC, its still the greatest astonishingly mind-numbing solo playing I have ever seen, and I've seen all the greats. But this solo is of another galaxy! The only other players who approach AH's "mind-bending" technique and creativity in playing (albiet in a different style) are Danny Gatton, and this fairly unknown guy Roy Marchbank. Although for me, Allan will forever be on a world of his own. R.I.P. Alan, you stood above them all.

[@radjet]

Even though he played in a different genre, I would put Danny Gatton on par with Allan, in terms of total mastery of his instrument and the uncanny wicked technical ability to "own" each style that each played in. Being a Holdsworth fan for so many years, I never thought I'd say that, but some of the DG stuff astounded me. Not only his technique, but DG was like Allan - he fused several different musical playing styles into one, and Mastered all of them at the top proficiency to a point where each different genre he performed would "scare" the top players, and was a rare talent who never ran out of original improvisational ideas:) And like Allan, but unlike the top shredders, the 2nd best overall players in their respective genres aren't even that close.

[@ericwedin4154]

Just beautiful!!! Saw him live four times, sooooooo glad I got the chance. Amazing musician, truly one of a kind.

[@DrewCreal]

OMFG gary m-effing husband!!!! This video rips, many thanks.

[@fretboy33]

Gives me chills every time, man. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@rmcfee]

Holdsworth is stunning and that's the heaviest stuff I've ever heard from Gary Husband! WOW!!!!

[@MarkJKLawrence]

Just out of this world.

[@masao2u]

Gary Husband!!!!!!!

[@joaoclaudio6418]

This best Drummer !!

[@aliensporebomb]

This version with a sort of almost groovacious feel AH & Crew come across the band that REALLY should have been playing in the Cantina during the Star Wars movie.

[@svanwoezik]

+aliensporebomb I've always thought the same!!

[@sturla75]

So intense and so good! Love this tune! And Gary at the end is like an vulcano erupting!!

[@phantomlord6661]

This is Fuckin dope,I love this jam,his technique is so flawless

[@themusiccovenant]

God of the gods of the guitar

[@charlesxavierbassplayer]

Genius

[@Jekylnhyde55]

This is great to see Allan do this on guitar. I saw them in Charlotte after the release of Secrets and witnessed the awesomeness of him playing a lot of Synthaxxe. Jimmy, Vinnie and Steve were all fantastic!

[@castillogg1]

WE MISS YOU ALOT ...ALLAN...😔

[@banditY2K]

Saw him live with The New Tony Williams Lifetime in Cleveland at the Smiling Dog Saloon. Otherworldly would be the word to describe the talent that night!

[@62sunburstjazz78]

Saw both nights at band on the wall manchester,on this tour,nobody comes remotely close.few have the greatness to bend history itself.

[@jaysrinivasan8205]

Thank you sir !

[@phdyasuhikotakahashi9032]

i never understand why this sound could made so very beautiful live.

[@EdgardCabral]

Allan 😢😢 gênio ❤

[@davidmiller1155]

Genius!!!

[@newvultraz]

Holy fucking fuck 5:53 Jesus Christ, I've never heard Gary play that fast and loud before.

[@jdcaporali]

This is an absolute gem! Thanks a lot for posting!🙏

[@CharlieShaughnessy]

Such an awesome tune, he's playing it in standard tuning too! Sweet! Thanks for posting.

[@Timotheedle]

this show has the absolute most killer setlist!!!!!

[@stratoleft]

Finally, for what good it does me, I get to see Allan play those chords to this famous phenomenal song.

[@David198732]

R.I.P Allan melhor guitarrista de todos os tempos !

[@lucasfaria9398]

O melhor guitarrista que pisou nesse planeta!!

[@Charles-Robitaille]

sick !!!!!!!

[@s.martoni6192]

Rare and unique song

[@vidsforsquids]

Ahhh yes ! The good old days! AH & Co burning a trail through every city they touched

[@feralsanders]

Nothing to 'like about it,' everything I LOVE to love -- well, a lot to love... anyhow.

[@geezlouisshamona]

This is like a Parker head. Like he might have improvised the head and they kept it. As difficult as it is, you know he could do it, no problem. I love the changes on this. As screwed up and as dissonant as the A sec is, they come around and end up being all heart warming. Very cool tune. Oh yeah, his soloing might even be more expeptional than normal (possible) here. He was so cool

[@CharlieShaughnessy]

@Pellow it's dragging because the head is way harder to play in standard tuning than in the original tuning it was written in

[@karimguitoun4185]

Thé best for ever

[@adriancoleman3951]

This is one of the best fusion guitarist I heard since scott henderson on tribal tech

[@Rhaaboudin]

Henderson is sure a huge guitarist; Holdsworth is a sax player: rien à voir.

[@geezlouisshamona]

I dig Henderson not sure I'd bring him up here

[@So_Stupendous]

Contender for the pinnacle of human achievement Ever hear something so good, you just laugh at it? Holdsworth sometimes hits a phrase that does that to me. Kurt Rosenwinkel is another that has done it.

[@davidbaker6295]

Someone call 911. That guitar is on fire!

[@erenanidem3479]

hey mr holdsworth what went wrong in your head :/ those chords man

[@Poparad]

Thank you for posting this video! I was finally able to figure out the voicings to this tune thanks to the great shot of Allan's hands!

[@stratoleft]

@Pellow Chad and Skulli are doing that on purpose. Since Allan doesn't seem to mind, they can do anything they want since it's their song to do. It's amazing.

[@RFGuitarist]

A God!

[@jadeowenhamblyn4405]

Steve Hunt also on point!

[@jean-pierreromain2423]

He attacks so abruptly, it's incredible. I have only one musical reference, and not least: Coltrane. Don't forget: when he was young, he wanted to play saxophone... It was too expensive, so his father bought him a guitar...

[@GusFogle]

Harmonically I hear more Eric Dolphy than Coltrane, especially with all the disjunct intervallic leaps. He had Coltrane's "sheets of sound" on lock though for sure.

[@radjet]

I also hear Ornette Coleman influence in Allan's playing

[@luigi6628]

Altro livello/altro pianeta

[@ohwhen7775]

Highly original, what can you say after listening to that.

[@toadyalfred]

Holy shit

[@Fuhgawz102]

That run from :47 - :52 is my biography

[@danjacksonguitar3701]

Falling down the abyssal staircase through an interdimensional wormhole only to come out on top of the sun?

[@62sunburstjazz78]

That passage at 48 seconds to 51. He brought that to the table.fucking mesmerising. Straight out the trap. I mean come on.and Steve hunt for fucks sake.

[@biorythmicshifter]

Other players can imitate but never come close to what Allan is really doing...

[@jonasmattsson3490]

Copy and imitate is one thing but to invent it is something completely different. Never heard anyone that is even close to his skills as a improviser, composer, note choise, timing e.t.c!!!!

[@nagatom]

What a song. One of my fave AH. The silly title, anyone understand the motivation?

[@JavierMalosettiok]

dios mio!

[@germanezequielsanchez7214]

Lo fuiste a ver en el teatro ITF o en Oliverio los dias 8, 9 , 10 y 11 de Abril de 1994 respectivamente cuando vino a Buenos Aires?

[@Star_Sn1per]

Betcha can't play this!!

[@betterthantelly2993]

Johnny Utah ha the ultimate version!!

[@josephtsui7852]

@StarSn1per Touché

[@koheikitada6098]

神

[@vasantiago3038]

God fired Jimi from his band. .replaced him with Allan H. .

[@62sunburstjazz78]

Brown paper packages tied up wi strings.

[@Timotheedle]

apparently it was with the strings all a fifth apart. like a violin.

[@とくめいくんさん]

手がデカい！ それ以上に 音楽のセンスが桁違い！

[@viewer-r]

'Gary husband Band' ver. 😄

[@makeajazznoiseYTstoleit]

00:00 - 00:13 are the only moments he seems human

[@ampeg]

This is what they should put on that deep space probe so if aliens find it they’d know these earthlings aren’t fucking around

[@biorythmicshifter]

No one like him even to this day...

[@myruke]

彼って結構るけぶしなんだよ、全く

[@VegasCyclingFreak]

Gary Husband on drums?

[@zappaclinton4391]

How in the Hell did he NOT get a slot in Rolling Stones 100 best guitarists when even lame ass Kurt Cobain did???

[@radjet]

Because those RS lists are more about mainstream popularity, not incredible musicians like Allan who are galaxies above in talent but who appeal to a limited audience of serious music listeners and musicians.

[@germanezequielsanchez7214]

@@radjet perfect answer!

[@anthonyjones1209]

Don't forget the marmite,it's like grease Casper.

[@Pellow]

I think this version drags a bit.

[@wholeworld399]

CANNOT imagine this. .thank God for bootleggers.

[@sterlinggray8597]

don't mean to nit pic but this is not non brewed condiment , Atavachron maybe? He is still one of the greatest innovators on guitar

[@johncolohan5344]

Non Brewed Condiment it is. Originally played on synthaxe on the album Atavachron

[@anthonyjones1209]

If you soak your chips in it tha might play that way.

[@andym28]

In Edinburgh we mix it with hp sauce.

[@claymationwaves]

Jazzercise

[@fernandosalazarserantes8785]

allan spent all his life playing the same stuff he himself invented. It's his own way of playing and composing. Interesting, but non valid for others learning, copying or even mimicking his ideas and finger patterns. For many people I met his music said nothing but an incomprehensible bunch of notes of dissonant patterns put together with diatonics and pentatonics leading nowhere. That makes me a bit upset but We must admit Allan's music is not for everybody, I admit his greatness, but I don't worship him either.

[@mattf9076]

Your first sentence immediately states why Allan is to be revered. He didn't copy or imitate other guitarists. I don't see why you would be upset. It almost sounds like you are mad because he didn't choose to play his guitar in a way so other people could just copy him and learn easier. The thing is you are correct, most people won't find his music accessible, I sure as hell didn't. The only reason I ended up being a fan is because my guitar instructor kept encouraging me to keep listening to his albums. It took me about 6 listens to the 16 Men of Tain before I recognized it's depth and brilliance. Do I want to play like Allan and attempt to copy Allan, hell no. First off, even if I really wanted to I don't think I could ever play like him and secondly music should come from within, not looking at some tab and moving it up a half a step and calling it your own.

[@jeanlucchapelon]

Qui est ce p….n de cameraman ?? Steve Hunt et Gary Husband n’ont pas le droit d’être filmés !! Steve Hunt a bien analysé les gammes d’Alan!!! Magnifique

[@claymationwaves]

Canton sounds better than Carvin

[@pleximanic]

But the Bill Delap sound the best!

[@pobinr]

Drums are superfluous. This isn't rock music. It could be a bach organ composition. Frankly if there was just allan plus bass guitar I'd be happy. Drums spoil it.

[@larendor10]

no soul. sorry british jazz fans

[@guiluge]

Soul is highly subjective, you know. Most people will be bored to death by standard jazz tunes anyway. Allan's music is not mainstream (at all), and takes patience to be truly appreciated. When I first heard his tunes, I was intrigued, confused, but strangely attracted by it. I miss him so much, right now.

[@justinkrann7406]

worlds worst song.

[@rixhshooterfr]

The true guitar god