Allan Holdsworth song titles

Title	Artist	Writer(s)	Album	Meaning
0274	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	The Sixteen Men of Tain	The area phone code for Bradford.
5 to 10	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Wardenclyffe Tower	Meaning
54 Duncan Terrace	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Secrets	The address of pianist Pat Smythe.
54 Duncan Terrace	Holdsworth/Beck	Holdsworth	With A Heart In My Song	The address of pianist Pat Smythe.
Above & Below	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	All Night Wrong	Meaning
Above and Below	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	The Sixteen Men of Tain	Meaning
Above and Below (Reprise)	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	The Sixteen Men of Tain	Meaning
Against the Clock	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth, Naomi Star	Wardenclyffe Tower	Meaning
All Our Yesterdays	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth, Rowanne Mark	Atavachron	The title refers to an episode of the same name in “Star Trek”.
Alphrazallan	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	All Night Wrong	Meaning
At the Edge	Holdsworth/Beck	Holdsworth	The Things You See	Meaning
Atavachron	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Atavachron	The Atavachron was a time travel device in “Star Trek”.
Bo Peep	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Flat Tire	Meaning
Brothers	Tempest	Hiseman, Holdsworth	Tempest	Meaning
Checking Out	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	I.O.U.	Meaning
City Nights	Allan Holdsworth	Gary Husband	Secrets	Meaning
Clown	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Sand	Meaning
Curves	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Flat Tire	Meaning
Dark House	Tempest	Hiseman, Clarke, Holdsworth	Tempest	Meaning
Devil Take the Hindmost	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Metal Fatigue	Devil Take the Hindmost is a type of bicycle run. At the end of every lap or every set number of laps the last rider to cross the line is eliminated from the race. When just a handful of riders remain, they sprint for the finish.
Diminished Responsibility	Holdsworth/Beck	Holdsworth	The Things You See	The title is a pun on the use of diminished scales in the theme of the song.
Distance vs. Desire	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Sand	Meaning
Dodgy Boat	Allan Holdsworth	Steve Hunt	Wardenclyffe Tower	This title is an example of rhyming slang, explained by Steve Hunt in his interview with Rick Beato.
Don't You Know	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Flat Tire	Meaning
Downside Up	Allan Holdsworth	Chad Wackerman	The Sixteen Men of Tain	Meaning
Eeny Meeny	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Flat Tire	Meaning
Eidolon	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	The Sixteen Men of Tain	Meaning
Endomorph	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth, Rowanne Mark	Secrets	”Something that is encapsulated in something else”, referring to Allan’s expression of love for his parents.
Floppy Hat	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Velvet Darkness	This song is apparently dedicated to Claire, Allan’s second wife.
Foyers of Fun	Tempest	Hiseman, Clarke, Holdsworth	Tempest	Meaning
Fred	Tony Williams New Lifetime	Holdsworth	Believe It	This song was originally titled “Kinder”, but was renamed. Fred was the nickname for Holdsworth’s first wife, Angela.
Funnels	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Atavachron	The song was commissioned for Queen Mary’s Jazz Festival. The ship Queen Mary has three funnels.
Funnels	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	All Night Wrong	Meaning
Gas Lamp Blues	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	All Night Wrong	This is a reworking of the song “Gattox”.
Gattox	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Velvet Darkness	Meaning
Golden Lakes	Igginbottom	Holdsworth	Igginbottom's Wrench	Meaning
Golden Lakes	Holdsworth/Beck	Holdsworth	The Things You See	Meaning
Gone Sailing	Soft Machine	Holdsworth	Bundles	Meaning
Good Clean Filth	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Velvet Darkness	Meaning
Gorgon	Tempest	Hiseman, Clarke, Holdsworth	Tempest	Meaning
Hard Hat Area	Allan Holdsworth	Hard Hat Area	Meaning
Home	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Metal Fatigue	The title refers to Allan’s native Yorkshire. The pub sounds at the beginning were recorded in a local Yorkshire pub.
House of Mirrors	Allan Holdsworth	Hard Hat Area	Meaning
In the Mystery	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth, Paul Korda	Metal Fatigue	Meaning
Is She Just a Dream?	Igginbottom	Holdsworth, Mick Skelly	Igginbottom's Wrench	Meaning
Joshua	Allan Holdsworth	Steve Hunt	Secrets	Joshua is the name of Steve Hunt’s first son.
Karzie Key	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Velvet Darkness	Meaning
Kinder	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Velvet Darkness	The title refers to a childlike quality in the use of the German word meaning “children”.
Land of the Bag Snake	Soft Machine	Holdsworth	Bundles	Meaning
Lanyard Loop	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Meaning
Last May	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Velvet Darkness	Meaning
Let's Throw Shrimp	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth, Chad Wackerman, Jimmy Johnson	Against The Clock	Meaning
Letsby	Tony Williams New Lifetime	Holdsworth	Believe It	Meaning
Letters of Marque	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	I.O.U.	The title refers to the government license authorizing a person (known as a privateer) to attack and capture enemy vessels and bring them before admiralty courts for condemnation and sale, in the age of sail.
Looking Glass	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Atavachron	Meaning
Low Levels, High Stakes	Allan Holdsworth	Hard Hat Area	Meaning
Mac Man	Sand	Meaning
Madame Vintage	Soft Works	Holdsworth	Abracadabra	Meaning
Maid Marion	Allan Holdsworth	Hunt	Secrets	Meaning
Material Real	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Road Games	Meaning
Material unreal	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	The Sixteen Men of Tain	Meaning
Mental Medication	U.K.	Holdsworth, Bruford, Jobson	U.K.	Meaning
Metal Fatigue	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth, Paul Williams	Metal Fatigue	Meaning
Mr. Spock	Tony Williams New Lifetime	Holdsworth	Believe It	The title is one of Allan’s numerous references to Star Trek.
Mr. Berwell	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Atavachron	The title refers to Allan’s son Sam, although Allan was never explicit about this in any published interview.
Nevermore	U.K.	Holdsworth, Jobson, Wetton	U.K.	Meaning
Night Illusion	Gong	Holdsworth	Gazeuse!	Meaning
Non Brewed Condiment	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Atavachron	Non-brewed condiment is a vinegar substitute created with water, acetic acid, flavourings and often caramel colour. It is sometimes used in fish and chip shops in the United Kingdom and Ireland instead of malt vinegar.
Not So Sweet Dreams	Igginbottom	Holdsworth	Igginbottom's Wrench	Meaning
Oneiric Moor	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Wardenclyffe Tower	Meaning
Out from Under	Allan Holdsworth	Steven Robinson, Holdsworth	I.O.U.	Meaning
Out of Confusion	Igginbottom	Dave Freeman, Steven Robinson, Holdsworth, Mick Skelly	Igginbottom's Wrench	Meaning
Panic Station	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth, Paul Williams	Metal Fatigue	Meaning
Peril Premonition	Allan Holdsworth	Chad Wackerman	Secrets	Meaning
Please Hold On	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Flat Tire	Meaning
Poochini	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Tales From The Vault	Poochini was the name of one of Allan’s dogs.
Postlude	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth, Hunt, Skúli Sverrisson, Gary Husband	Hard Hat Area	Meaning
Prelude	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth, Steve Hunt	Hard Hat Area	Meaning
Pud Wud	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Sand	Pud Wud was the nickname of Allan’s daughter Emily.
Questions	Allan Holdsworth	Chad Wackerman)	Wardenclyffe Tower	Meaning
Road Games	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Road Games	Meaning
Ruhkukah	Allan Holdsworth	Hard Hat Area	According to Eddie Coralnick, “Is a term a Great Friend R.I.P. came up with as he was a Studly woman's man.....and was seemingly in the bedroom with the Ladies...per Allan....imagine a headboard of a bed hitting the wall as Barry was engaged with a Lady friend in The bedroom......RUHKUKAH , RUHKUKAH, RUHKUKAH......Sort of a Manly expression Barry Blood ......seemed to use bragging at the PUB, That is what that track is about.....Allan would just say RUHKUK....for short !”
San onofre	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	The Sixteen Men of Tain	Meaning
Sand	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Sand	Meaning
Secrets	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth, Rowanne Mark	Secrets	Meaning
Shadows Of	Gong	Holdsworth	Gazeuse!	Meaning
Shallow Sea	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	I.O.U.	Meaning
Snow Moon	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Flat Tire	Meaning
So Long	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Flat Tire	Meaning
Sphere of Innocence	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Wardenclyffe Tower	Meaning
Spokes	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Secrets	Meaning
Sundays	Holdsworth/Beck	Holdsworth	With A Heart In My Song	Meaning
Sweet Dry Biscuits	Igginbottom	Holdsworth	Igginbottom's Wrench	Meaning
Temporary Fault	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	I.O.U.	Meaning
Texas	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	The Sixteen Men of Tain	Meaning
The 4.15 Bradford Executive	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth, Chad Wackerman	Sand	The song is meant to depict a train ride from Bradford to London.
The Abingdon Chasp	Bruford	Holdsworth	One Of A Kind	”The Abingdon Chap” is a logo of a British brewery, and “chasp” is how it would be pronounced after you had a few pints.
The Castle	Igginbottom	Holdsworth	Igginbottom's Wrench	Meaning
The Dominant Plague	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Atavachron	Meaning
The Drums Were Yellow	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth, Gary Novak	The Sixteen Men of Tain	This track is a tribute to Tony Williams, who would play yellow Gretsch drums.
The Duplicate Man	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Flat Tire	Meaning
The Duplicate Man (Intro)	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Flat Tire	Meaning
The Sixteen Men of Tain	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	The Sixteen Men of Tain	The title is a reference to the Glenmorangie distillery, which was traditionally run by “the sixteen men of tain”.
The Things You See	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	All Night Wrong	Meaning
The Things You See (When You Haven't Got Your Gun)	Holdsworth/Beck	Holdsworth	The Things You See	Meaning
The Things You See (When You Haven't Got Your Gun)	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	I.O.U.	Meaning
The Un-Merry-Go-Round	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Metal Fatigue	Meaning
The Witch	Igginbottom	Holdsworth	Igginbottom's Wrench	Meaning
Three Sheets to the Wind	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Road Games	According to Allan’s second wife Claire, the term simply means “drunk”.
Tokyo Dream	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Road Games	Meaning
Tullio	Allan Holdsworth	Hard Hat Area	The song is a tribute to cyclist and inventor Tullio Camagnolo.
Up and On	Tempest	John Edwards, Holdsworth	Tempest	Meaning
Velvet Darkness	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Velvet Darkness	Meaning
Wardenclyffe Tower	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Wardenclyffe Tower	The title refers to one of Nikola Tesla’s inventions.
Was There?	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Road Games	Meaning
Water on the Brain Pt. II	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Road Games	Meaning
Water on the Brain Pt.II	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	All Night Wrong	Meaning
Where Is One	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	I.O.U.	Meaning
White Line	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth, Pete Brown	I.O.U.	Meaning
Wish	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Velvet Darkness	Meaning
Zarabeth	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth	Wardenclyffe Tower	This title refers to a character in an episode of “Star Trek” called “All Our Yesterdays”.
Zone	Allan Holdsworth	Holdsworth, Steve Hunt, Gary Husband, Jimmy Johnson	All Night Wrong	Meaning