Allan Holdsworth

Artist:  Allan Holdsworth
Born:  August 6, 1946.  Bradford, England
Died:  April 15, 2017  (Aged 70).  Vista, California, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Instrumental Rock, Jazz Rock, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Art Rock, Progressive Rock
Occupation:  Musician, Composer, Producer
Instruments:  Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer (SynthAxe)

Allan Holdsworth was a British Guitarist and Composer, born on August 6, 1946, in Bradford, Yorkshire.  He started to play guitar at 17 years old.  In 1972, he had joined with Progressive Rock Band Tempest, later joined with Soft Machine in 1973, and with Gong in 1976-1978.  He was recording with Jean-Luc Ponty, Bill Bruford, Gordon Beck, Jack Bruce and UK.  He played with a variety of musical styles in a career and as a solo artist.  He was cited as an influence by a host of Rock, Heavy Metal and Jazz Guitarists such as Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satriani, Greg Howe, Shawn Lane, Richie Kotzen, John Petrucci, Alex Lifeson, Yngwie Malmsteen, Michael Romeo and many more!.  He released twelve studio albums, and best known for his work in Jazz Fusion.

Artist:  Allan Holdsworth, I.O.U.
Title:  Live In Japan 1984 (CD+DVD)  (2018)
Genre:  Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Instrumental Rock, Jazz Rock, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Art Rock, Progressive Rock
Label:  Manifesto Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:  CD:

 1.  Tokyo Dreams  (6:58)
 2.  Road Games  (4:25)
 3.  White Line  (7:02)
 4.  Panic Station  (4:11)
 5.  Letters Of Marque  (6:43)
 6.  Home  (5:42)
 7.  Devil Take The Hindmost  (5:27)
 8.  Material Real  (7:42)
 9.  Metal Fatigue  (5:03)
10. Where Is One  (8:00)
11. The Things You See (When You Haven't Got Your Gun) (7:28)
12. Was There?  (6:30)

Disc 2:  DVD:

 1.  Tokyo Dreams  (6:58)
 2.  Road Games  (4:25)
 3.  White Line  (7:02)
 4.  Panic Station  (4:11)
 5.  Letters Of Marque  (6:43)
 6.  Home  (5:42)
 7.  Devil Take The Hindmost  (5:27)
 8.  Material Real  (7:42)
 9.  Metal Fatigue  (5:03)
10. Where Is One  (8:00)
11. The Things You See (When You Haven't Got Your Gun) (7:28)
12. Was There?  (6:30)

Personnel:

Allan Holdsworth:  Guitar
Paul Williams:  Vocals
Jimmy Johnson:  Bass
Chad Wackerman:  Drums

Live In Japan 1984 is a live album by Allan Holdsworth, I.O.U., remastered from original Tapes.  First 1,000 Copies come with DVD of the performance, released on December 7, 2018 by Manifesto Records.