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[[File:16men.jpg|200px|right]]"The Sixteen Men Of Tain" is a 2000 solo album by Allan Holdsworth. The album features Allan on guitar and SynthAxe. This album introduced a new band: Dave Carpenter and Gary Novak, plus a new sound: This time, it was Allan’s own tunes, but with a softer, jazzier feel, | [[File:16men.jpg|200px|right]]"The Sixteen Men Of Tain" is a 2000 solo album by Allan Holdsworth. The album features Allan on guitar and SynthAxe, although the latter has a relatively small role. This album introduced a new band: [[Dave Carpenter]] and [[Gary Novak]], plus a new sound: This time, it was Allan’s own tunes, but with a softer, jazzier feel. Carpenter played acoustic bass for the majority of the album, and Novak followed up. Perhaps due to the band feeling, as well as what seemed like new inspiration, it is often seen as one of Allan’s best albums. The title track and “The Drums Were Yellow” stand out as guitar statements, while “Above And Below” is one of the defintive Holdsworth chord melody ballads. The album is also notable for its use of the Roland VG-8 system, on the title track for example. The album was also been released in a new edition with the added tracks "San Onofre" and "Material Unreal" in 2003, which is the version currently available on Manifesto. | ||
==Track listing== | ==Track listing== | ||
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|+Allan Holdsworth: The 16 Men Of Tain ([[Allan Holdsworth Discography|D]] - [[Allan Holdsworth Solo Albums|S]]) | |+Allan Holdsworth: The 16 Men Of Tain ([[Allan Holdsworth Discography|D]] - [[Allan Holdsworth Solo Albums|S]]) ([https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kC7Fs-HuK8mPBWO7LCharCVGOXTRO6yPE YT]) | ||
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'''Dave Carpenter''': Bass<br> | '''Dave Carpenter''': Bass<br> | ||
'''Walt Fowler''': Trumpet on "0274" and "Texas" | '''Walt Fowler''': Trumpet on "0274" and "Texas" | ||
=Quotes on "16 Men" summarized= | =Quotes on "16 Men" summarized= | ||
"The Sixteen Men Of Tain" represented a departure from some of Holdsworth's previous work. It was a jazzier offering, featuring a trio format with Gary Novak on drums and Dave Carpenter on bass. | "The Sixteen Men Of Tain" represented a departure from some of Holdsworth's previous work. It was a jazzier offering, featuring a trio format with Gary Novak on drums and Dave Carpenter on bass. The album's title was inspired by the Glenmorangie distillery in Tain, Scotland, known for its single malt whiskey. Holdsworth appreciated the hand-crafted, high-quality aspect of the whiskey, which he saw as resonating with the album's music. The album was recorded and produced in Holdsworth's home studio, where he was able to experiment with different sounds and textures, including acoustic bass, to create the desired musical atmosphere. Holdsworth emphasized that the choice of musicians could significantly influence the interpretation of his original music. He appreciated the unique qualities that Gary Novak and Dave Carpenter brought to the recording, contributing to a different direction and feel. ''[This summary was written by ChatGPT in 2023 based on the quotes below.]'' | ||
The album's title was inspired by the Glenmorangie distillery in Tain, Scotland, known for its single malt whiskey. Holdsworth appreciated the hand-crafted, high-quality aspect of the whiskey, which he saw as resonating with the album's music. | |||
The album was recorded and produced in Holdsworth's home studio, where he was able to experiment with different sounds and textures, including acoustic bass, to create the desired musical atmosphere. | |||
Holdsworth emphasized that the choice of musicians could significantly influence the interpretation of his original music. He appreciated the unique qualities that Gary Novak and Dave Carpenter brought to the recording, contributing to a different direction and feel. | |||
=Quotes on "16 Men"= | =Quotes on "16 Men"= | ||
''Note: Allan did an extensive amount of promotional interviews for this album, many of them in Europe. The below quotes do not cover all these interviews. Almost all stories from around 2000 focus on this album, so check the [[Press coverage]] page for more.'' | |||
==[[The Outter Limits: Allan Holdsworth's Out of Bounds Existence (guitar.com 1999)]]== | ==[[The Outter Limits: Allan Holdsworth's Out of Bounds Existence (guitar.com 1999)]]== | ||
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AH: Well yeah, there’s a ballad on '''16 Men''' that there’s nothing offensive about the track and could even be played on a smooth jazz station, really. Too many people are telling the public what they are going to like. | AH: Well yeah, there’s a ballad on '''16 Men''' that there’s nothing offensive about the track and could even be played on a smooth jazz station, really. Too many people are telling the public what they are going to like. | ||
=Links= | |||
YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kC7Fs-HuK8mPBWO7LCharCVGOXTRO6yPE | |||
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/master/18394-Allan-Holdsworth-The-Sixteen-Men-Of-Tain | |||
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sixteen_Men_of_Tain | |||
Discogs, special edition: https://www.discogs.com/Allan-Holdsworth-The-Sixteen-Men-Of-Tain-Special-Edition/release/6577649 | |||
Ed's blog: http://threadoflunacy.blogspot.no/2017/10/26-sixteen-men-of-tain-1994-99.html | |||
[[Category:Solo albums]] | [[Category:Solo albums]] | ||
[[Category:Discography]] | [[Category:Discography]] | ||
