Parallel Lines (Guitar Player 2005): Difference between revisions
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MCLAUGHLIN: I didn't know about Allan until after he'd joined Tony's band. I came to the Bottom Line to see them play in '72. I don't know if you remember that night, Allan, but you were playing up a storm. You were already doing these long lines that sounded like a combination of John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman, and I was really blown away. | MCLAUGHLIN: I didn't know about Allan until after he'd joined Tony's band. I came to the Bottom Line to see them play in '72. I don't know if you remember that night, Allan, but you were playing up a storm. You were already doing these long lines that sounded like a combination of John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman, and I was really blown away. | ||
Tony had a way of putting a foot in your behind at the right moment in the right way, and he made you play that night for sure. Like Miles used to say, "Nobody ever played like Tony." | Tony had a way of putting a foot in your behind at the right moment in the right way, and he made you play that night for sure. Like Miles used to say, "Nobody ever played like Tony." | ||
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HOLDSWORTH: Someone once asked Frank Zappa that question, and he replied, "Yeah, take out an Herbalife franchise." That was a real pearl! | HOLDSWORTH: Someone once asked Frank Zappa that question, and he replied, "Yeah, take out an Herbalife franchise." That was a real pearl! | ||
John McLaughlin and Allan Holdsworth Discuss Guitar Synthesizers | John McLaughlin and Allan Holdsworth Discuss Guitar Synthesizers | ||
