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Paul Marangoni wrote:
Secrets has some scary playing on it, but the absolute best Holdsworth music for me is I.O.U., which is also my favorite record of ALL TIME. Gary was just a kid when he recorded that stuff. Nothing like it before or since.

Without hesitation my favorite Holdsworth record!! Special music with the perfect combination of players for it.
I know Allan and Paul Williams are at odds but what ever happened to Paul Carmichael?

Paul Marangoni wrote:

Rodge wrote:One word, "Secrets"...

Secrets has some scary playing on it, but the absolute best Holdsworth music for me is I.O.U., which is also my favorite record of ALL TIME. Gary was just a kid when he recorded that stuff. Nothing like it before or since.

I.O.U. is great, but my music sensibility goes with "secret", I call that album the bible, guess who's God...

beat hit wrote:

Paul Marangoni wrote:

Rodge wrote:One word, "Secrets"...

Secrets has some scary playing on it, but the absolute best Holdsworth music for me is I.O.U., which is also my favorite record of ALL TIME. Gary was just a kid when he recorded that stuff. Nothing like it before or since.

Here's a snap shot of that era..
[youtube_https][/youtube_https]

You can buy it here:
http://www.amazon.ca/I-O-U-Allan-Holdsw ... orth+I.O.U

Yea, the drums really

beat hit wrote:

Paul Marangoni wrote:

Rodge wrote:One word, "Secrets"...

Secrets has some scary playing on it, but the absolute best Holdsworth music for me is I.O.U., which is also my favorite record of ALL TIME. Gary was just a kid when he recorded that stuff. Nothing like it before or since.

Here's a snap shot of that era..
[youtube_https][/youtube_https]

You can buy it here:
http://www.amazon.ca/I-O-U-Allan-Holdsw ... orth+I.O.U

The analog recording really gives a sense of being 'there' (even on a laptop and a horrible degraded digital music file). No digital source disconnection. Sings when he starts plastering the drums.

gretsch-o-rama wrote:There's no sense being a pro musician if it's not at an "artists" level, IMO...

Can you elaborate on this for me?
I'm not sure I totally understand...

MP

Clint Hopkins wrote:

Paul Marangoni wrote:
Secrets has some scary playing on it, but the absolute best Holdsworth music for me is I.O.U., which is also my favorite record of ALL TIME. Gary was just a kid when he recorded that stuff. Nothing like it before or since.

Without hesitation my favorite Holdsworth record!! Special music with the perfect combination of players for it.
I know Allan and Paul Williams are at odds but what ever happened to Paul Carmichael?

I play with Paul now and again, he has his own band and works in London.
He's just recently played the Ealing Jazz Fest with them.

MP

Mark P wrote:

gretsch-o-rama wrote:There's no sense being a pro musician if it's not at an "artists" level, IMO...

Can you elaborate on this for me?
I'm not sure I totally understand...

MP

I'm just saying if it's all business and no pleasure/art, you may still get work, I just believe the longevity of that work is put in jeopardy...Or, something...



On a side note, I've never seen Gary play this great...Absolutely astounding.

gretsch-o-rama wrote:I've never seen Gary play this great...Absolutely astounding.

I've never heard Gary play anything short of astounding. Even the straight pop stuff with Level 42 was killer!

[youtube_https][/youtube_https]
[youtube_https][/youtube_https]

I guess it's just the sound he's getting I identify with more...Great!

gretsch-o-rama wrote:I guess it's just the sound he's getting I identify with more...Great!

Yeah, his sound on I.O.U. was perfect. Gretsch with black dots. Funny, but whenever I try black dots (top and bottom), it sounds like shit to me.

I've read VC say that the Gretsch drums will "live" with any head...maybe he doesn't dare tread on the blackdots. haha