Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Nearfest Preshow->Fusion Friday : Alan Holdsworth


Of course, England's Alan Holdsworth, from his time in UK, to his work with Bill Bruford, and his prolific solo output, is a legendary guitarist. And anyone who is a drummer or a drummer aficionado, or just into fusion, knows who Chad Wackerman is.

As expected, Holdsworth plays lots of sustains and cloudy chords while Wackerman and Jimmy Johnson provide some tight drums and bass.

Despite the caliber of musicianship though, the compositions started to sound a bit too similar toward the end. Then again, it was kind of late, with few breaks between acts. Still, it was good to see legends in person.

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