Allan Holdsworth’s New Horizons (Downbeat 1985): Difference between revisions

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He's hoping that unfortunate thinking will change with the release of Atavachron, his second album for Enigma Records. "I guess some people think that I play the rock thing just because it's more commercial and that it will help sell records. And that's actually not the reason at all. It's just that I love certain things about rock music and I want my music to be a combination of both things-rock and jazz. But instead of it being liked by both camps it scares people from both sides away from it, which leaves me in this no-man's land in the middle. So I'm trying to get away from that with this new album - see if we can get over with a jazz audience!'
He's hoping that unfortunate thinking will change with the release of Atavachron, his second album for Enigma Records. "I guess some people think that I play the rock thing just because it's more commercial and that it will help sell records. And that's actually not the reason at all. It's just that I love certain things about rock music and I want my music to be a combination of both things-rock and jazz. But instead of it being liked by both camps it scares people from both sides away from it, which leaves me in this no-man's land in the middle. So I'm trying to get away from that with this new album - see if we can get over with a jazz audience!'
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