"Devil Take the Hindmost", Allan Holdsworth with Bob & Chad Wackerman, June 5, 1987, Haltern Germany

[@runrunrun6777]

Absolutely astounding- thank you so much for posting this, and all the other great performances of Allan.

[@mattgoldsworthy3278]

Wow this was on the day I was born.

[@fusionfan6883]

Allan is truly possessed on this track - sublime madness - communing with the gods!

[@nnylg]

Allan stepping completely out of the picture and allowing unhindered passage of the universe in all it's fierce beauty through his humble being.

[@scottsmith2382]

Our fearless leader soaring with the gods...🎸✌💓yet again rest well my friend.

[@lasherthirteen7456]

THE MASTER just destroying shit in a subatomic particle bending time defying explosion of sound and emotion.PRAISE AND RESPECT FOREVER

[@scottsmith2382]

One of the best solos ever...🍻🎸

[@PaulRoseGuitar]

Extraordinary, supernatural and astounding.

[@Oenloveslife]

Holy flaming fingertips Batman!! he is utterly in a league of his OWN!!!! There aren't enough exclamation points in the universe.

[@Oenloveslife]

And when you think about what everyone else was doing in the 70s and 80s???

[@franks.8189]

I saw them in Hamburg on that tour . They were actualy the opener for the Stanley Clarke Band . What an evening ! Watching the Holdsworth Trio was a dream come true ..somewhat unreal and unforgettable !

[@germanezequielsanchez7214]

@franks.8189 Do you remember the Venue?? The Fabrik? Hamburg show was June 2nd, 1987. Amazing killer show too!!!

[@franks.8189]

@@germanezequielsanchez7214 Yes, of course I remember ! You don't fotget something like that. And of course 'Fabrik'

[@germanezequielsanchez7214]

@@franks.8189 I was right! thank you very much! Whats is your full name?🤔

[@FtWayneIN]

Alright. Who is going to transcribe this solo?........

[@xFlaaar]

No one because this literally the BEST solo ever

[@Poparad]

Holy shitballs!

[@Mexnexus]

5:10 to 6:55 he is on fire....holy cow

[@JamesSibert-g1o]

Holy s*** wow man he was reaming .....sorely missed

[@pascalrauzet8260]

How is this possible ??...

[@philipbrown2225]

G-O-D

[@anneshally5548]

Superb soloing,thanks for sharing

[@krma1970]

It would be fair, after Dorian, Locrian etc, to rename a particular way of playing, the Holdsworthian mode. Not sure which notes it will be based on, but for the music understanding in the next cenuries, it has to be done.

[@CosmoShinobi-h5w]

The Holdsworth mode is chromatic scale 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@awrogers3013]

Raised 4 Lydian or some diatonic diversion there if actually

[@erikpors9775]

OMG

[@ristokolttonen9208]

Amazing!!! :-)

[@pobinr]

Having seen Allan six times & having watched him closely mostly from close up. First time with nucleus in 1979 was one of the best, I realised he was playing like a man possessed. As they said of Paganini selling his soul to the devil to play as he did. Not that I'm into mystical explanations. It wasn't affectation as with so many other players. He was digging far far far deeper than anyone else & that most players in comparison don't improvise. They just copy each other. Unlike unique one in ten billion genius Allan

[@WbadasAllDay]

His most incomprensible solo

[@tedgeoghan950]

HOLDSWORTHIAN ....WUT UP MOBO. ?