097R Allan Holdsworth part 2
Flying solo for once, as Mal was in transit, there were up to sixteen listeners, not bad for the start of the holiday season. One of our more esoteric shows too.
As promised, here is a link to a YouTube copy of the original 1980’s SynthAxe demo tape
Preshow (guitarists influenced by Holdsworth)
| Title | Artists | Album | Year |
| Europa (Earth’s Cry Heaven’s Smile) | Santana | Amigos | 1976 |
| A Farewell To Kings | Rush | A Farewell To Kings | 1977 |
| Joe Frazier | Bill Bruford | Gradually Going Tornado | 1980 |
| Stories To Tell | Stanley Clarke | If This Bass Could Only Talk | 1988 |
| Hawk’s Theme | Robben Ford | Schizophonic | 1976 |
| Non Brewed Condiment | Allan Holdsworth | Atavachron | 1986 |
Main show
| Out From Under | Allan Holdsworth | IOU | 1982 |
| In Spite Of All | Jean-Luc Ponty | Individual Choice | 1980 |
| Three Sheets To The Wind | Allan Holdsworth | Road Games | 1983 |
| Metal Fatigue | Allan Holdsworth | Metal Fatigue | 1985 |
| Atavachron | Allan Holdsworth | Atavachron | 1986 |
| Distance Vs. Desire | Allan Holdsworth | Sand | 1987 |
| Was There? | Allan Holdsworth | Road Games | 1983 |
| Obsession | Jack Bruce | A Question of Time | 1989 |
| Rocks | The Mark Varney Project | Truth In Shredding | 1990 |
| Holiday Insane | Chad Wackerman | Forty Reasons | 1991 |
| Sphere Of Innocence | Allan Holdsworth | Wardenclyffe Tower | 1992 |
| Ruhkukuah | Allan Holdsworth | Hard Hat Area | 1994 |
| Never Mind Our Weather | Anders Johansson, Jens Johansson And Allan Holdsworth | Heavy Machinery | 1996 |
| Countdown | Allan Holdsworth | None Too Soon | 1996 |
| White Line | Allan Holdsworth Band | I.O.U. Band Live | 1997 |
| The Sixteen Men of Tain | Allan Holdsworth | The Sixteen Men of Tain | 2000 |
| Please Hold On | Allan Holdsworth | FLAT Tire | 2001 |
| Lanyard Loop | Allan Holdsworth | All Night Wrong | 2002 |
| Blues For Tony | Allan Holdsworth | Blues For Tony | 2015 |
Postshow
| Curves | Allan Holdsworth | FLAT Tire | 2001 |
| Beat It | Michael Jackson | The Essential Michael Jackson | 2005 |
| Limelight | Rush | Moving Pictures | 1981 |
| Radio Free Albemuth | Stuart Hamm | Radio Free Albemuth | 1988 |
| Uncle Skunk | Guthrie Govan | Erotic Cakes | 2006 |
| Lydia | Bill Connors | Step It | 1984 |
| YYZ | Rush | Moving Pictures | 1981 |