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[[File:Gong photo.jpg|150px|right]]Allan would perform on three albums by Pierre Moerlen's '''Gong''', as the band was sometimes credited: "Gazeuse" (also known as "Expresso"), "Expresso II" and "Time Is The Key". Allan also contributed as a composer on | [[File:Gong photo.jpg|150px|right]]Allan would perform on three albums by Pierre Moerlen's '''Gong''', as the band was sometimes credited: "Gazeuse" (also known as "Expresso"), "Expresso II" and "Time Is The Key". Allan was a member of the band for "Gazeuse", and also contributed as a composer for the album. For the other albums, Allan was a session player, only contributing solos on separate tracks. Allan would later record with the spin-off project [[Gongzilla]], led by Hansford Rowe and Bon Lozaga. | ||
=Summary of quotes on Gong= | =Summary of quotes on Gong= | ||
Holdsworth's opportunity to join Gong came about when he received a call from someone at Virgin Records, informing him that Gong was seeking a guitarist. Although he had no prior knowledge of the band or its history, Holdsworth decided to give it a try. He subsequently enjoyed his time working on the "Gazeuse!" album with them. During his tenure with Gong, Holdsworth experienced significant musical freedom, primarily focusing on playing guitar solos. He was not required to contribute much beyond these solos during his time with the band. Gong was seen as a band with substantial potential, particularly due to the talents of the musicians involved, including Holdsworth himself. However, the band faced internal challenges, including frequent arguments among the members and politics. Holdsworth also pointed out the cultural differences within the band, as most of the members were French, which sometimes led to language barriers and heated arguments he couldn't understand. | Holdsworth's opportunity to join Gong came about when he received a call from someone at Virgin Records, informing him that Gong was seeking a guitarist. Although he had no prior knowledge of the band or its history, Holdsworth decided to give it a try. He subsequently enjoyed his time working on the "Gazeuse!" album with them. During his tenure with Gong, Holdsworth experienced significant musical freedom, primarily focusing on playing guitar solos. He was not required to contribute much beyond these solos during his time with the band. Gong was seen as a band with substantial potential, particularly due to the talents of the musicians involved, including Holdsworth himself. However, the band faced internal challenges, including frequent arguments among the members and politics. Holdsworth also pointed out the cultural differences within the band, as most of the members were French, which sometimes led to language barriers and heated arguments he couldn't understand. | ||
Looking back on his involvement with Gong, Holdsworth noted that there were moments on the "Gazeuse!" album that he found intriguing and that hinted at his evolving musical ideas. While he typically doesn't listen to his own work, he acknowledged some of the sounds and ideas he contributed to the album. | Looking back on his involvement with Gong, Holdsworth noted that there were moments on the "Gazeuse!" album that he found intriguing and that hinted at his evolving musical ideas. While he typically doesn't listen to his own work, he acknowledged some of the sounds and ideas he contributed to the album. ''[This summary was written by ChatGPT in 2023 based on the quotes below.]'' | ||
=Quotes on Gong= | =Quotes on Gong= | ||
==[[Any Key In The U.K. (Unknown publication 1978)]]== | ==[[Any Key In The U.K. (Unknown publication 1978)]]== | ||
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Not usually [laughs]. Sometimes, if I ever have the courage to listen to anything, which I don’t usually have, there are some times … a friend of mine actually played me some of that first '''Gong''' record, and some of the stuff on that I actually liked. I can’t think of exactly what it was, but there were moments that went by and I went, “Oh, I wonder what happened to that?” You could hear something that I was thinking about, but then somehow, some way, I must have deviated and went slightly left or right of whatever that was. And I kind of liked some of the sounds on that record. And, of course, with Tony Williams, that was mostly because of Tony and Allen, and just recently I’ve had the opportunity to play with Allen Pasqua again, which has been a really, really wonderful thing for me, because he’s such an amazing musician. | Not usually [laughs]. Sometimes, if I ever have the courage to listen to anything, which I don’t usually have, there are some times … a friend of mine actually played me some of that first '''Gong''' record, and some of the stuff on that I actually liked. I can’t think of exactly what it was, but there were moments that went by and I went, “Oh, I wonder what happened to that?” You could hear something that I was thinking about, but then somehow, some way, I must have deviated and went slightly left or right of whatever that was. And I kind of liked some of the sounds on that record. And, of course, with Tony Williams, that was mostly because of Tony and Allen, and just recently I’ve had the opportunity to play with Allen Pasqua again, which has been a really, really wonderful thing for me, because he’s such an amazing musician. | ||
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