Great player! But Allan would be the first to tell him to not worry about being the next Allan Holdsworth and focus on being the first and greatest Thomas Dawson! :-)
@jonasbylund8802
Жыл бұрын
i agree with what you just said, but i think that thomas, would agree with holdswoth more and i think, from hearing him play, that he is more about finding his own voice, which i personally cant wait to hear :)
@ShadowhandofDune
Жыл бұрын
Spot on, I hate titles to videos like this because now as soon as he starts playing I'm comparing him to Holdsworth instead of focusing on him as an individual player.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
@@ShadowhandofDune You should work on not being swayed so much by thumbnails!
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Did you watch the entire video?
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
@@jonasbylund8802 you sound like somebody who has watched the entire video! ;-)
@swedeinla
Жыл бұрын
Phenomenal player, and what I love about the very BEST modern cats, is also how modest and not assholish at all they are. Props to you Thomas.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Hey there, Sven. Thanks for taking the time to write a comment!
@MikkelGrumBovin
Жыл бұрын
Not easy to be a Young Gun , after Allan .... But this dude said IT exactly how IT should be said - "If people can hear Allan in my music , Ii marked me proud , cause Allan is the greatest guitar player EVER lived on planet Earth". I like this dude,-
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
YESSSSSSSSSSSS! 😍
@Haku_records
Жыл бұрын
Went to community college with this kid. He smoked everyone and everything he ever played on. Super cool and humble kid. Glad to see him getting some love
@aldentokuzato5729
Жыл бұрын
I think this guy is just a great example of high achievement. We all can learn from his winning small battles leading to his winning wars. Amazing and down to earth. I wish I had his attitude when I was younger.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, Alden it’s great to have your support!
@Eccentrics
Жыл бұрын
Thomas Dawson is an incredible guitar player. The entire interview is fantastic. Thank you for this.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this! I hope you subscribe and hit the notification bell!
@Nedwin
Жыл бұрын
I could say that there were improvisers before. Alex Machacek, Alex Sill, Richard Hallebeek, TJ Helmerich, Brett Garsed, Scott McGill, etc. But this Thomas Dawson guy is amazing. Sooner or later, he surely joins the lineup with them. Thanks for introducing him to us!
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Nedwin, he is a far better improviser than any of those guys! That's the thing that really separates him from them!
@Fretboard_Frenzy
Жыл бұрын
Guitar Titan Allan Holdsworth cannot be surpassed or duplicated... (r.i.p.) 🎸 🎶 🙏
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
We all agree on that, but did you even watch the entire video, though?
@aferreyrola
Жыл бұрын
You kill him with the comparition to Allan. He´s 27 and really good but Allan was a force of nature, revolutionary and fresh. Not a coppy or a guy with just great insane chops. This cat is yet to find his own true voice, and some times that takes to stop listening to youre idols and go in a different path. I'll keap it in my radar im sure he will acomplish great things ahead.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
In fairness, I don't think I killed him....unless by "kill" you meant; conducting a great interview, eliciting amazing answers, did an amazing job editing it, did a fantastic job of availing you to an amazing guitarist you've never heard of, then I hit it out of the fookin PARK!
@Truthinshredding1
Жыл бұрын
@@streetwiseguitar5113😂 I love your turn of phrase.
@ChrisBiesterfeldt
Жыл бұрын
Nice interview and great to hear Thomas. He’s a great player and seems like a very humble chill person.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
I couldn’t have said it better myself, Chris!
@ianforsyth6513
Жыл бұрын
Mind blowing I’m a veteran guitar player , it’s nice to see young guys taking on these old style and building on it and taking it further than anyone has before Great job buddy I will be watching you evolve Cheers 🎉Ian
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Hi there, Ian! Lovely post from you and thank you so much for supporting this channel with your comment. I hope you subscribe and hit the notification bell so you don't miss any of the other cool stuff coming from here. Yes indeed it will be great to see how he evolves. It's early days yet!
@jimsmith6369
Жыл бұрын
I love the use of the word "Holdsworthian"
@Joshualbm
Жыл бұрын
Great to know that greatness still inspires greatness to keep music moving ever-expanding. Stretching and reaching for the untouchable muse, it's all about having fun in the end. Bravo.
@Thodguit
Жыл бұрын
One of the most inspirational interviews ever! Great player! Thanks
@alienfretboy
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant player with a brilliant musical mind. He’s young, wide eyed and humble. That is in short supply these days. Thanks for introducing me to someone new to enjoy and learn from.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more! Thank you so much for your comment, Ray!
@reasonsreasonably
Жыл бұрын
@sven ols above says the exact opposite, and I would agree with him. A lot of the best players are modest and not assholish as he says. Are you both right??
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
@@reasonsreasonably it depends on one's experience
@randyr4361
Жыл бұрын
Dig it!!!... I'm buying the album!
@AAAA-yi9hs
Жыл бұрын
Where can you buy it? I can't find a link.
@Truthinshredding1
Жыл бұрын
❤❤❤ man thanks for brightening my day... Tasty player for sure.
@fusionfan6883
Жыл бұрын
For the longest time Allan was only appreciated by that relatively small group of aficionados who were lucky enough to discover with him and truly connected with his genius. It is so pleasing to finally see more and more young guitarists who are clearly influenced by his multi faceted creativity and technique. More and more guitarists are building on his genius and in time we will fully understand the huge and indelible legacy he has left on the art of guitar. I am old enough to have bought Igginbottom when it first came out and Allan’s music was the soundtrack to my life from then on. RIP Maestro🎸🤘🏻❤️
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful post! You are the kind of person that I like to have involved with this community! I hope you subscribe and hit the notification bell, so you don’t miss anything else upcoming!
@fusionfan6883
Жыл бұрын
@@streetwiseguitar5113 ThanksI can bore for Britain on the history of fusion guitar being old enough to have witnessed its inception in the late 60s and followed it ever since. Feel free to reach out if you ever fancy a nerdy chat👍🏻🎸🤘🏻
@Truthinshredding1
Жыл бұрын
❤️👍 wish there more people like you.
@fusionfan6883
Жыл бұрын
@@Truthinshredding1 Always happy to chat👍🏻
@reubennb2859
Жыл бұрын
he sounds great, I like the phrasing! I enjoy this whole crop of players, myself included, who have adapted so many of Allan's concepts
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
You my friend have a great attitude
@jemubk
Жыл бұрын
Derryl Gabel is also a great guitarist and a follower of Allan's
@Guitfiddlejase
3 ай бұрын
I REALLY enjoyed this. Thanks for posting
@streetwiseguitar5113
3 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@trygveknudsen3809
6 ай бұрын
SO good to hear & see younger players playing with both fire, finesse, and FEEL! (Especially when TikTok and KZitem is filled with 'shredders' who think bending strings is for old people - they'll rather sound like a runaway sequencer, it seems).
@streetwiseguitar5113
6 ай бұрын
🙏
@WorldvsTruth
Жыл бұрын
He's a great player in his own right - following the chord movement(s). Very nice. I'm sure Chris Poland would be smiling upon hearing Thomas too, at least that's partially what I heard. 😊
@patrickmckay6621
Жыл бұрын
absolutely, i thought the same about Chris Poland , ha!
@reubennb2859
Жыл бұрын
Chris is incredible, really unique voice on the instrument and I've only heard maybe one or two players on youtube closely adapting his style
@alexfadista
Жыл бұрын
I don't hear Chris Poland in his playing. I hear a lot of Holdsworth which is kind of boring, because there are already too many Holdsworth copies!
@WorldvsTruth
Жыл бұрын
@@alexfadista Give a listen to Chris' work with OHM, Peace Sells and just about anything he's done recently, and you'll most likely hear what I intended to convey. Chris is not a simply a product of his influences and neither is Thomas.
@alexfadista
Жыл бұрын
@@WorldvsTruth I know pretty well Chris Poland, I love Ohm, his solo albums etc. but I really can't hear Chris in Thomas' playing. He's clearly an Holdsworth fan. And it's kind of boring, I wish I heard at least just a glimpse of Poland in his playing, would be kind of refreshing because he's quite ignored among fusion players. Holdsworth is great but guitarists need to stop listening to him and praising him like he's kind of a god.
@insightguitars
Жыл бұрын
exceptional phrasing and scale control, he is so talented and is so pleasant to listen to him.
@triclone123
Жыл бұрын
This is a fantastic interview and content. Far and beyond. Thank you!
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Than YOU, Tri!
@tonyfaelens3626
Жыл бұрын
Do we need the next A. Holdsworth ? or Jimi Hendrix ? Coltrane ? Brecker ? Miles ?
@renakmans3521
Жыл бұрын
Of course not and regardless there can never be!
@Tmidiman
Жыл бұрын
Sadly guitar commentators are one dimensional and can only look for the “next xxxxx”.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
@@Tmidiman sadly you seem to have not watched the entire video.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
@@renakmans3521 of course! Thomas myself and lots of other people totally agree with you. Remember, the thumbnail has "??" And Thomas answers that question beautifully within the video.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
You need to watch the video in its entirety… Otherwise you simply will not understand the thumbnail
@JuanDhas
Жыл бұрын
Great to learn more about Thomas! Looking forward to seeing/hearing more of him and how he develops!
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Definitely!
@markslist1542
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for introducing me to this guitarist. I've briefly reviewed some of his work. I get the idea that I've got a lot to learn from him. Cheers.
@rockstarjazzcat
Жыл бұрын
Thomas clearly has his own thing going. Great interview. Thanks! Kind regards, Daniel. 🤙🏼
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much, Daniel!
@raybergstrom
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic interview! I learned a lot and I really enjoyed checking out Thomas' music. New fan here!
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
So glad to hear that, Ray! Thank you for supporting this channel via your comment and watching the video.
@lukemanolenta9125
Жыл бұрын
Phenomenal guitarist, excellent band, I love the way they improvise!
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your good spirit and wonderful comment!
@ronfrey5327
Жыл бұрын
Great player thanks for grabbing the torch..looking forward to this cat I see him as Thomas Dawson a stand alone player everyone says no one will be Holdsworth of course not everyone is individual accept that and grow its still over my head but isnt that great I wont ever be bored at guitar cause there is so much to learn. Glad to see this thanks...
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Hey Ron! Thanks for taking the time to write this comment. Did you see the video in its entirety by the way?
@mehdiqavi
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for introducing him
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
My pleasure! I hope you subscribe to the channel!
@DavidRamos-nz4bh
Жыл бұрын
I’m listening to the album, fantastic. Great everything, wow!
@billgibbs5075
9 ай бұрын
One thing I took to heart (when I spent the afternoon with Holdsworth) even improvising, hear in your head,"WHAT".....you're gonna play! "BEFORE YOU PLAY IT!"
@jason698
Жыл бұрын
Great great great playing! Bravo! Allan oh dear Allan would be impressed.
@benjaminsayers4300
Жыл бұрын
Liked the album, listening to it a lot, actually. Also liked the mature way he discussed his influences. Allan isn't with us anymore, and Thomas is going to take that school of playing forward. If, of course he is able to stay with it. The world has never been an easy place for artists. I like the elegant brooding in his compositions. As he matures as a composer (and I don't mean that to sound patronising, promise!), the Holsworthy traits will evolve into something else that we all dig. Intelligent, exciting stuff with grace and dexterity.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic comment! Thank you for supporting this channel by watching. Please subscribe because it would be great to have someone as astute as yourself a part of this community!
@kennethdavila5412
Жыл бұрын
Great video and what a beast is Thomas. amazing player! BUT with all do respect sir i have to mention to Charles Altura as The one who deserves the title of being the "Next AH", i was fortune to saw him with Chick in 2014, it was imposible to me not to noticed the strong influential and conection with Allan. i never heard someone else to have the same level of improvisation and fluity like Allan but without copying the sound or superficial cliches. I read in some post that He is the "young geezer" that Allan wanted to play on his album "in case he croaked". it would be awesome if he could make an interview with you but i know he is a bit out of social media. Thank you for this kind of videos!
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
I tried to get in touch with Charles for an interview… Never heard from him. I think it would be great!
@ZenturaAudio
Жыл бұрын
Wow! Very very cool!! Thank you both for this! I am off to look up Animal Situation!!
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Try iTunes
@Truthinshredding1
Жыл бұрын
Great to see 4K views.
@JuanCarrizo
Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Besides his undeniable talent, He is SO grounded
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Isn’t that true!
@greguz
Жыл бұрын
I sincerely hope that Thomas Dawson goes on to become the next Thomas Dawson.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Ummm I would say that's exactly what he's doing. If you took the time to hear the video in its entirety and you would've better understood that! Maybe go back and have another lesson?
@captainshiner42
Жыл бұрын
JFC...
@MikkelGrumBovin
Жыл бұрын
or the next best ? 🤔
@greguz
Жыл бұрын
@@streetwiseguitar5113 I don't care so much about what HE is doing. YOU are the guy who decided to use that title and that thumbnail, which was a conscious choice on your part. As a self-proclaimed streetwise, you must have known the provocative effect this would have, so it must have been your intention to stir up controversy. Was it really "streetwise"? Well, you sure got a lot of views and "engagement" that way. I do hope it was worth it for yourself and Mr Dawson. I just keep thinking about all the times an artist has been hailed as "The new Dylan", most of which has effectively served to ruin the artist's career. In the same way I enjoy "Truth In Shredding", I also enjoy "Truth In Advertising". So I am afraid that I won't be returning to your channel.
@0ptimus
Жыл бұрын
Very nice content on this channel. Very nice indeed.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@facepalmjesus1608
Жыл бұрын
i love how back in 90's NO ONE was touching Allan. Nowadays its like everyone plays like him! That says a lot
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
You know, Jesus I'll tell you something… There are lots of people who can play transcriptions of Alan Holdsworth, and yes… I remember a time when nobody played his transcriptions. But like everything, shit gets figured out...yet there are probably only for people who can actually improvise with his language... And I'm talking about on this entire globe.
@facepalmjesus1608
Жыл бұрын
@@streetwiseguitar5113 agreed! it took me 15 years of guitar playing to mimic some of Allan's phrasing and over 25 years to be able to construct a solo of mine based on his vocabulary. My point was that for the last decade musicianship had such an enormous progress that make even Allan's playing accesible!!! And this is very promising
@jason698
Жыл бұрын
There were a few players in the 90s that sounded like Allan
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
@@jason698 Some sounded "like" him, but none could play with any kind of harmonic density that made any sense.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
@@facepalmjesus1608 if you like this interview, look at the interview before this. The one I did with Brett Stine. That's absolutely imperative watching! If you want to learn about Alan Holdsworth, the time is now and there is the opportunity for you to dive deep into his stuff like you never could prior. Look for that video you will not be disappointed.
@rickb9327
8 ай бұрын
Hey Dude, Here's a couple new (to you - maybe) Brecker solos. I'm an old fart so these came out when I was a teenager. Not saying to learn the solo - just pure love. The first album is called Rainbow by Will Boulware. Couple of long fade out solos. 70s. The first one is "I like it." Great MB R&B solo. Terrific. There's another on the album, but I don't remember the name. Like 5 minute fade out solos. Second one is someday my prince will come by ben Sidran. Classic MB solo. One of his very best. You really ought to put that one into your heart. Especially the first chorus. Love your playing. I'm a straight ahead guy. I was 15 the first time I heard Charlie Parker. Not him, but a band called Supersax. Parker solos transcribed for a full sax section. I was a classical clarinetist. Sax in the big band, but nothing made my heart sing like Charlie Parker. I remember listening to Supersax and I remember telling my 15 year old self that I found love that very day. Keep shredding. Huge fan.
@streetwiseguitar5113
8 ай бұрын
Hey Rick! Thanks for taking the time to write all of this and so happy you enjoyed the video!
@SIVA6619
Жыл бұрын
Holy Cow !! What an insane player !
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Bingo!
@Toddobvious
Жыл бұрын
Lovely! Check out Matteo Mancuso, Tim Miller, and Josh Meader
@g-love6507
Жыл бұрын
Matteo is straight crazy.. Josh is off tha scale ... need to check out Tim Miller !
@BrianVallotton
Жыл бұрын
Matteo has some recent stuff from the NAMM show here... he is amazing.
@@g-love6507 Here is another one from somewhere in Europe. kzitem.info/news/bejne/lXerqXWDsoiLiH4
@narizgrande
Жыл бұрын
There are many many Holdsworth sound alikes but few do something different with it...this Guy is very very good.
@narizgrande
Жыл бұрын
Tim Miller is at the Top a long with Bill Connors
@JS-dt1tn
4 ай бұрын
Bro, Yes!
@Truthinshredding1
Жыл бұрын
We need some more performance video
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, there is none. He isn’t even on social media.
@justinludeman8424
Жыл бұрын
A new torch carrier of sorts. Thanks for turning us onto great artists. Definitely gonna check Thomas Dawson out forthwith! His suggestions, born of useful questions, were excellent and I couldn't help but take some notes for further analyses 🖖🏼🇦🇺
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Hey Justin, this is fantastic! You actually took notes?! I sincerely appreciate it and I’m actually quite flattered! I’m sure Thomas would be as well. I hope you have subscribe and hit the notification bell as you are the kind of person I would like to make videos for and more people like yourself!
@justinludeman8424
Жыл бұрын
@@streetwiseguitar5113 yeah, I have a wee notebook for little musical gems. It's always something salient; different words around familiar concepts bring new light or understanding, we all access our minds via different avenues perhaps. I Definitely take notes of sound theoretical synopses/examples that strike me as well crafted. Moreover, I know the fretboard so I can transcribe what I hear & see. Indeed I am subscribed and will always support you however/best I can. Yours is a great channel, your content like Rick Beato is presented clearly, with humour, but theoretical exactedness 👌🏼 Cheers.
@matthewdeluge5214
Жыл бұрын
Great Interview. Thank you for sharing.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Good man yourself, Matt!
@vincemendoza28
Жыл бұрын
Great playing Thomas. Bright future for sure. Inspiring
@burnedoutgolfer
Жыл бұрын
Outstanding interview! First time hearing Thomas. Top Notch inspirational playing just like Holdsworth. Love how He mentioned the basics being strong and going from there. 12:00 Great hearing His progression of the greats that influenced His playing. Gonna have to check out His band animal situation! Thank You 😁
@burnedoutgolfer
Жыл бұрын
22:55 love what He said about learning the neck in Your own way. Just like Allan said about his abbrev. Thats what ive done as a costco worker playing with my amazing wife kzitem.info/news/bejne/zJep0GGHZoRlp2k
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to write this comment! Be sure to check out the other Holdsworth video I made which is right before this one. The interview with Brett Stine is absolutely imperative to hear! I hope you subscribe and hit the notification bell so you don't miss any of the other staff are coming!
@MrKittles1123
Жыл бұрын
Great player, good interview, and he seems like a nice fellow. I’m glad to have been introduced to some new talent. Clearly (based on the comments) folks aren’t too enamored with the choice of wording in the video’s title, and I can see why, but at least it was addressed to some extent in the video. My ear for harmony is too remedial to fully appreciate the genius of AH or this guy, for that matter, let alone to make any intelligent distinction between them. I just like this style of music.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your amazing comment! You actually watched the video and realized that in fact, the thumbnail is asking a question that Thomas so eloquently answers. Everybody who got their knickers, bunched and wedged in their crack are people who worship Allan Holdsworth like a deity and/or couldn’t play their way out of a paper bag and worship allan as a deity.🤣 I hope you subscribe and hit the notification bell because you’re the kind of subscriber I’m looking for. Thanks again
@JamesDaSilvamusic
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic player. Love tour content - have you heard of Charles Altura? Would love to see you talk to him as well.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
If you know how to get in touch with Charles, I would love to do an interview with him! I wrote him, but I hear that he doesn’t do social media at all. Get me in touch with him, and will do it!
@ChrisBiesterfeldt
Жыл бұрын
Occasionally he does an Instagram post.
@Truthinshredding1
Жыл бұрын
@@streetwiseguitar5113yes you need Charles ❤. Maybe check his tour promoter? You also need Brian Sheu.
@naderzekrya5238
Жыл бұрын
Love Altura. Pity there ain't as much recorded material of Altura as there are of his jazz contemporaries
@Eyllloween
Жыл бұрын
What a player, so good
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your kind words
@JayMatharu
Жыл бұрын
Really good interview and great player
@Fontsman-14
Жыл бұрын
There isn't another Allan Holdsworth. Never will be.
@streetwiseguitar5113
11 ай бұрын
Apparently you didn't watch the video
@curtisprice9806
Жыл бұрын
Great interview....very informative and useful information! 👍 😃
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
It's nice to have a wise person like you making comments. I hope you subscribe hit the notification bell so you do not miss any upcoming videos
@curtisprice9806
Жыл бұрын
@Streetwise Guitar I subscribed a long time back when you were dismissing the you tube ads that claimed that the guitar could be mastered in a week, and on and on...yet here is Thomas talking about putting in 12 hr. days sometimes, and practicing for years
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
@@curtisprice9806 Beautiful Curtis and thank you so much for your loyalty!
@stefanhall3219
Жыл бұрын
Sure we do! But we already have Pat Metheny! Everybody knows Pat,but many don't realize that Pat is even a better player that they realize! Pat is just so smooth and flawless in his playing that the Music passes right on by!
@anthony27334
Жыл бұрын
You're spot on about Pat, he's an incredible player and improviser !
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Pat Matheny is absolutely incredible and probably one of the greatest improvisers to ever have lived. Rick Beato gave me a recording of him when he was 29 and it is absolute perfection.
@pobinr
Жыл бұрын
@@streetwiseguitar5113 Metheny is not the great innovator that allan holdsworth was. Holdsworth redefined how to play guitar. And his chordal compositions were in uncharted territory. He's a genius. Can't quite say the same about Metheny.
@VynxeVainglory
Жыл бұрын
Pat is insane, agreed.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
@@pobinr I must disagree with you. PM created a SOUND and WAY of playing (legato) that didn't exist before him. He also created compositions in a style that didn't exist before him. He's every bit as hvy as AH. Just a diff. genre
@franciscosotoalvial6747
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this interview!!! you're like the Mike Varney of our times!! I'm very excited to hear this "7 string metalish" music Thomas is cooking.....i love chaotic death metal and holdsworthian chaotic death would be amazing and exciting to head for sure. Thomas's music is very reminiscent of holdworth, but is not him and you can tell, and jazz is a very reminiscent based style like many others, metal for sure, country, blues, all the latin american rithms...and the list goes on and on...i think that what i'm trying to say is that in music there is allways development from what came before and the music that i personally enjoy the most is that music that tells me "this i took from the beatles, this i took from morbid angel, this i took from facundo cabral, this from Los prisioneros, etc..." so you can make that game of archeollogy with it,.... i enjoy that,......anyways,...thanks again for the upload 👍 and to Bret for highlighting Thomas
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Francisco! Thank you for that very astute comment! You are 100% correct. The hilarious part about all of this is that the haters never comment on how Gary Moore, Buddy Guy, Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, etc. are all using the same exact language. At any rate, thanks again for the compliment!
@BrandonWayneHilton
8 ай бұрын
How do I buy the album? I'd do it right now, but I don't use Spotify, don't see it available in Amazon (would hate it in MP3 anyway), and don't see it available anywhere else. This style is my favorite and this discovery has me totally captivated, so I don't want to go too long without purchasing Thomas' music and listening a lot.
@streetwiseguitar5113
8 ай бұрын
I believe it's only available on Spotify.
@doubleuseven
7 ай бұрын
The only thing I may have picked up from Allan is some whammy bar stuff through the years. Somebody said I sounded like Allan one time, though I knew I sounded 99% Lukather, 0,9 % Carlton and 0,1% Allan😂 Keep up the good work👍
@juliocezarpereira7830
10 ай бұрын
There will never be another Allan, there are copies, but only one is the original
@streetwiseguitar5113
10 ай бұрын
If you watch the interview, you will understand the title
@MrAndrewCreech
Жыл бұрын
Don't take this the wrong way, the guy's awesome. But he wants to sound like his favorite guitar player. He won't hear his own voice that way, he'll sound like someone trying to sound like someone else. And IMHO, he does. But nothing in life is permanent. Where Thomas is on his musical journey is a phenomenal spot to be when he stops trying to emulate others.
@blainemendez3361
Жыл бұрын
Yall need to check out - derryl gabel, marhsall harrison, and tim miller. No one is another allan but many have came close to his sound and evolved it to thier own style/tech and these names are a perfect example. Like tim millers 2-1-2 technique and marshalls swybryd picking.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Hi there, Blaine. I wrote two transcription books for Marshall, and edited his flagship swybryd book. I have the best interview of him on my channel! Look at my video cachet I'm sure you'll enjoy it! Tim Miller is a brilliant guitarist. I also have a sneaking suspicion you didn't watch the entire video. If you had you would've seen/heard Thomas address the title that the thumbnail asks. I would recommend you go back to it and definitely check out the Marshall video.
@user-cg6qf6xd4d
Жыл бұрын
Alex Machacek
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
@@user-cg6qf6xd4d nnnnope
@MercutioUK2006
Жыл бұрын
Is he going to be a brilliant fusion guitarist? I would say yes. Is he able to pull off all the Holdsworth-esque legato stylings? Also yes. A bright future ahead.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Dave!
@Truthinshredding1
Жыл бұрын
Is there a CD or is it on bandcamp. I need this music in my life.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
For right now it's on Spotify.
@Truthinshredding1
Жыл бұрын
@@streetwiseguitar5113I don't do Spotify for obvious reasons. Will investigate once it's available on a more favourable platform or media.
@effsixteenblock50
Жыл бұрын
@@Truthinshredding1 Obvious reasons? Because it's such a crappy deal for musicians I'm guessing...
@Truthinshredding1
Жыл бұрын
@@effsixteenblock50 bandcamp? No much better deal if you manage it correctly.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
he's on itunes!
@justinludeman8424
Жыл бұрын
Anyone wanting to go down the rabbit hole of guitar scales and arpeggios, like into the entire warren really deeply 😂 will benefit from buying - Arpeggio and Scale Resources - A Guitar Encyclopaedia by Rich Cochrane (Big Noise Publishing, London, UK). I hope it is not 'naughty' for me to recommend such a title here. I just find it incredibly useful from a harmonic theory - guitar fretboard geometry perspective. It has all the scales - Pentatonic to Octatonic and beyond with scale and arpeggio delineations and detailed notes on usage with respect to functional and non-functional harmony, superimposition etc. It mentions the Holdsworth scales for example and really expands upon one's vocabulary with well explained and illustrated fretboard diagrams, examples, contexts etc.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
I’ve never heard of it, but I will ask Brett Stine if he has heard of it.
@25dollarbill24
Жыл бұрын
_"Is He the Next Allan Holdsworth?"_ NAH! N(ext) A(llan) H(oldsworth)! We can't at this time see the future, so we can't really know who will be the _next_ one. He's easily one of the current Allan Holdsworths, though, for sure! And since he's 27, he would have been born _None Too Soon,_ the year I gleefully got my first Alan Holdsworth record!
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Bill. You need to check out the entire interview to understand what the thumbnail actually meant.
@janroberts347
Жыл бұрын
Love this guy I think and hope Allan left behind a style and feel that others take on board and even develop further on o me I love the sound of note patterns that have an indirect and less obvious relation to the underlying changes andy(bob)yates
@VincentDBlair
Жыл бұрын
Great interview.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Vincent! Thank you so much for your compliment! We worked very hard on it to put this thing together and I worked hard as hell on it to edit it!
@goodguy2627
Жыл бұрын
Great musician. As much as I admire Allan Holdsworth, I must admit it’s really good to see that he wasn’t “one off” as many experts say. Another example of a guitar player who is mastering such a multi dimensional scaling is Alex Sill. Pretty incredible musician too.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
I would definitely not put him and Alex in the same category. To my ears Alex is more Lich oriented. Thomas actually understands Allan Holdsworth‘s language. Thanks to the fact that Brett Stine codified it for us all. Did you see the interview with Brett Stine?
@goodguy2627
Жыл бұрын
@@streetwiseguitar5113 No brother. I have not seen this interview. I will search for it. Thanks 😀
@safapresley
Жыл бұрын
If Thomas ends up creating good albums/tunes, I don't care if he sounds like Holdsworth (as some people were complaining that he's a copycat). Someone has to continue the Allan Holdsworth 'sound' .
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
The fcked up thing is that people orgasm all over Gary Moore and David Gilmore but yet we don't hear anything about how they are using the exact same licks nearly… From blues players that came before them! Thank you for your comment and supporting this channel!
@godbyone
Жыл бұрын
Where is his KZitem channel
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
He doesn’t have one. He’s not on social media at this point. You can find this music on iTunes.
@h0tsex0r
Жыл бұрын
Great sounds, congratulations
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Good man yourself, PGRO
@hybrydsanity5857
Жыл бұрын
True I thought about blues when I said that lol ,theres guys like Scott Henderson ,greg Howe and some others that have obvious influence from Holdsworth but they sound like themselves . That being said it is interesting how this guitarist figured out these intervals and scales that are unnatural to guitar and more relevant to Sax and Keys ,as a fan of The Holdsworth Legacy if I stumbled into Venue and i heard this Guitarist I would enjoy it and might ask questions after the show, but of course I'd know who he studied thoroughly . Another thing is I'd have to hear his compositions , that might be a different story.. if it makes a person happy keep doing what you love ,there is a lot of young people that never heard this approach including Jazz and fusion students and performers. you'll blow there minds lol
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Are you sure you watched the ENTIRE interview?? His music is available on iTunes (which he says in the interview.) he also says where he learned all of that stuff from…
@geevee7823
Жыл бұрын
Incredible player, brilliant music. Saying he's not trying to copy AH, is like me saying that I do my best not to write this in English.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
I don't think in one point in the entire interview (which I'm gathering you didn't watch completely) did I say that he's "not trying to sound like AH."
@ivonsmith4255
Жыл бұрын
Excellent!!!!
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@BrianVallotton
Жыл бұрын
Although much of the content is over my head I appreciate both the interview and the concepts shared. Excellent work. McKinney Texas... isn't that where Andy Timmons lives?
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Hey Brian! Yes Andy Timmons I believe lives nearby because his kid takes guitar lessons at the same place Thomas works out. Thank you so much for supporting this channel and I hope you become a subscriber! They are going to be all sorts of videos coming from here!
@3AwesomeLetsPlayers
Жыл бұрын
Would've been nice if you included his social media links !
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Guess what… He's not on social media! That's why he's so damn normal!
@renakmans3521
Жыл бұрын
Burning player but needs a lot to make music that counts. Sounds like a lot of practiced lines. 10 years more and I’d like to hear him.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
All of us improvisers sound like we have practice our lines… But we improvised too! Don't be fooled by his impeccable sense of time and think that he is just regurgitating lick after lick. That ain't what's going on at all!
@renakmans3521
Жыл бұрын
@@streetwiseguitar5113 Thanks guru…
@Mike_D_5150
Жыл бұрын
Holy eff yes!!
@Alejandro4891
Жыл бұрын
he's got great taste in more ways than one. i like that dbz shirt during the start of the video.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
;-)
@jimmythebold589
11 ай бұрын
I met allan three times. he clearly hated his own playing. the last time i saw him, i was sitting three feet away from him, his Hughes and Kettner amp heads were on my table, a few inches away (I kept my drink on the floor to be safe). He actually turned to me and apologized for his solo during "fred', which, i gotta say, he was lost on. but he was mad at the drummer for being an hour late. during 'fred', the drummer was playing with one hand while texting his girlfriend, the reason he was late. allan was PISSED. he cursed the drummer out before he arrived! I approached the drummer and said 'hey, thanks for showing up' , he withdrew his handshake, lol! Ronald Bruner jr...
@serapiopereziii3741
Жыл бұрын
Allan Holdsworth and I were friends for over 30 years, I knew him on a very close friendship level. Given the way you love to use his name, I have to wonder if you even know what Allan sounded like? As for Mr. Dawson, he's but another person that is heavily influenced by Allan. Just because a person plays well doesn't mean that they will bring the magic to the table that Allan did. Please take pause the next time you want to compare someone to Allan.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Hey Serapio! i’m not sure what you mean by, “love to use his name?“ I can’t tell you this, if you took more than two minutes, which is probably how long you watch this video for to actually listen to what Thomas has to say, and his answer to the thumbnail then you would’ve gotten it. But it seems like you didn’t get it.
@serapiopereziii3741
Жыл бұрын
@@streetwiseguitar5113 His response was fine and not what I take issue with. It's the title you decided to post. I'm confident that Thomas isn't the one that picked the title for the video.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
@@serapiopereziii3741 You are RIGHT! I chose the title and he liked it, because he actually addresses that question IN the video. You need to understand what content creators do and why they do it. Only then can you understand the thumbnail.
@pythonflying
Жыл бұрын
Incredible musician, it must be tough to make a living playing this music though nowadays. As Gordon Beck once said “you don’t get paid by the note.”
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
He doesn’t have to make a living playing this music. He gigs and teaches. Totally agree with you. Incredible musician and an incredible human being.
@pythonflying
Жыл бұрын
@@streetwiseguitar5113 not him, in general about making a living. It can’t be easy, but if it is more power.
@andresmarino2788
Жыл бұрын
I love these comments . Have you ever seen the yelp reviews for national parks or waterfalls or the Grand Canyon ? It’s pretty great stuff
@David-mw3sb
10 ай бұрын
Does that mean there will be 2 Alans? Can we cope with that?
@jason698
Жыл бұрын
Do you have any albums out? I would be the first to buy it I really love your playing Thomas.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Go to iTunes and look up “animal situation.“
@Arnold_Ehret
Жыл бұрын
Thanks great interview ! No link to him, channel or website ??
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Sorry Arnold. He doesn’t do social media! That’s probably why he’s so normal. Lol so happy you enjoyed the interview. It really took a lot of work to put together!
@amoh5
Жыл бұрын
I don't like shredders just jamming, I prefer they know how to make their guitars sing melodicly too, I didn't like all of Alan's compositions but I do like a couple where he does make his guitar sing melodicly, I can't name them atm, but I'll get back to yous when I find out ❤
@gitar123451
Жыл бұрын
Wow what a talent!! Where can i find his videos?
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
He has none! And he doesn't do social media which is why he's so damn normal! Lol
@gitar123451
Жыл бұрын
@@streetwiseguitar5113 haha then ill wait for some new music.
@mattpeterson3002
Жыл бұрын
Many people, when they start playing guitar are inspired by a particular musician, and learn their licks, and even copy aspects of that person’s style. Some people even even go so far as to copy a musician’s style so well, that they can occasionally sound even BETTER technically (if not ORIGINAL at all)- for example, Joe Stump. He sounds like if Yngwie never became a drunk, and got sloppy. He plays Yngwie better than Yngwie, lol! (Of course I love Yngwie’s first 4 albums). I admire Dawson’s skills. At the end of the day, whoever plays music and it makes them happy, more power to them. I get how artists may be offended when others copy their licks, tone, or style. But remember the quote: “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” Though I play NOTHING like Yngwie, when I heard his Vibrato, I immediately thought, “THIS is the PERFECT vibrato,” so I copied it. I can’t help but do so, because it’s PERFECT. But my phrasing and licks sound NOTHING like him, therefore I retain originality in other ways. As stated earlier, at this point in history, it’s virtually impossible to sound as “Unique” as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eddie Van Halen, Yngwie, Danny Gatton, etc, because they PIONEERED techniques which EVERYONE in those genres use. It’s impossible to come up with “new” scales or “new music theory,” because it has already been defined for hundreds if not thousands of years. The best you can do NOW as a guitarist is to: Write emotionally moving music, OR, advance current techniques such as hybrid picking, tapping, economy picking, “insert other technique here.” The current pinnacle of technique is shown by Roy Marchbank for legato and alternate picking. Check him out if you’re interested to see how incredibly advanced he is! Matteo Mancuso has also advanced finger-picking technique by light years, using classical finger style on the electric guitar. Daniele Gottardo has also developed an amazing technique with tapping and vibrato.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for that massive comment! It really does help this channel and I am so pleased that that video how do you thinking so deeply! Once again, thank you for your contribution and I hope you have subscribe and hit the notification bell because I wouldn’t want you to miss anything upcoming!
@ProspectorAl
Жыл бұрын
I hear some John McLaughlin as well.
@teelurizzo8542
Жыл бұрын
Very nice, thanks for introducing me to another Nu Fusion virtuoso, Thomas Dawson. Don' know if he'll be the next AH, but he certainly joins the ranks of IMHO equally off the charts Jazz Rock improvisors such as Tim Miller, Ben Eunson, Mateo Mancuso. 9:09 - Did he say Major add flat 6 + flat 3? I don't recall Allan Holsdworth mentioning that one.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
Did you have an opportunity to watch the whole video?
@teelurizzo8542
Жыл бұрын
@@streetwiseguitar5113 Not yet, but that very first opening solo speaks volumes as to Dawson's abilities as an improvisor. Looking forward to watching the whole things as soon as I have some spare time, I have a huge list of 'watch later' videos. Thanks for the reply and thanks fro sharing.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
@@teelurizzo8542 did you get to the rest of the video yet? Please let me know how you liked it
@teelurizzo8542
Жыл бұрын
@@streetwiseguitar5113 Hey, man just finished watching it to the end. A really great player indeed, I'm gonna check out his music, thanks for sharing - you yourself are a great player too. Thanks again fro the great interview. Cheers from Brazil.
@onepointofview
Жыл бұрын
I often wonder about comments that say something to the effect that a band “sounds like the Beatles “in a derogatory manner. Wouldn’t it have been great if the Beatles have been around longer to produce more music? Same thing with Allan Holdsworth, despite how long he was playing. Would’ve just been great if there were more.
@00govan00
Жыл бұрын
need a link to all his various channels. thx :)
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
He has none. He does not do social media!
@armandom28
Жыл бұрын
Good interview. Interesting that at slower tempos he picks exactly like Josh Meader.
@streetwiseguitar5113
Жыл бұрын
And let’s not forget that Josh picks exactly like John Schofield.!!! did you ever see the interview I did with Josh? It’s in my video cachet have a look.
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