![](images/spacer_FFFFFF.jpg) Allan Holdsworth
![](images/spacer_FFFFFF.jpg) Leverkusen '97
![](images/spacer_FFFFFF.jpg) Review by Gary Hill
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I'm reviewing several sets from Allan Holdsworth in this issue of Music Street Journal. This one is brand new, although the concert captured here was in 1997. I have to share a little bit of personal background. I got to see Holdsworth perform live about ten years earlier. That show was amazing. I remember at the time thinking that every musician should see Holdsworth play live. I don't think I've ever heard better musicians than I saw that night. Well, his band here is not the same band as I saw, but these three guys, Holdsworth, bassist Dave Carpenter and drummer Chaz Wackerman are every bit as good as the band I saw. Holdsworth's brand of instrumental fusion is largely improvised, but you'd never know it when you see how tight these guys are. This set includes a CD of the concert along with a DVD. The DVD captures the show with multiple cameras in a recording that looks and sounds great. The DVD also includes an interview with Wackerman talking about the show. I can't recommend this enough. If you like Holdsworth, you should pick it up. If you haven't heard him, but are a fan of fusion, do yourself a favor and get it.
This review is available in book (paperback and hardcover) form in Music Street Journal: 2021 Volume 2. More information and purchase links can be found at: garyhillauthor.com/Music-Street-Journal-2021.
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