Queen strikes again....

[sumgai]

"..... another bites the dust, and another one, and another one, another bites the dust."

Allan Holdsworth, the man reputed to have the largest hands in all guitardom, has passed on at age 70. If you're not familiar with any of his music, here's a YouTube compendium of both his stuff, and of many players' responses to his passing:

Allan Holdworth, a retrospective

(Amongst some of those vids, there's one that asks if he's even a human being, cause he could span chords over 18 frets!!  Not to mention that AH was the only player that John Mclauglin proclaimed to be able to leave him in the dust.)

And no, I never even tried doing his stuff.  Hell, I didn't even light up, let alone inhale!

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Whilst researching the above link, I also learned that John Wetton passed away back in January of this year.  If  I gotta post links for you, then get outta here, you ain't no bassist.

sumgai

(Note to self: don't get any older, musicians of my age are dropping like flies!)

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RIP, great musician. Amazing guitarist.

[cynical1]

Yeah, Whetton and Holdsworth player together in one of the many UK incarnations. I remember when Whetton passed away, but man, it's a blow losing Holdsworth. I remember the first time I heard Holdsworth play. His videos on YouTube on chord families is brilliant. Granted, I don't understand it all that well...but hey, I'm just the bass player.

Man, if they're getting on and passing along, I must be getting ...judgmental... Sad day, indeed.

C1

[blademaster2]

I am behind on this news, but this is very sad indeed.

Eddie Van Halen always called Allan Holdsworth his idol (even saying in early interviews that Holdsworth was the best guitarist).

Man! I feel like for the past few years all of my favourite and most influential musicians for me are in a shooting gallery, and I brace myself for the next casualty.