First heard Allan 1973 he’s been my hero ever since God rest the man 😢😢😢
@andrewwallace44817 ай бұрын
Every track on this album is fab🥁
@L33Reacts7 ай бұрын
So far so good! I love bills solo stuff so much. I've been meaning to get to this track for weeks lol
@edalisauskas73137 ай бұрын
I wore out my One of a Kind album during my teens Still have the vinyl LOL A great album beginning to end Try, “Travels with Myself and Someone Else” from it A pretty ballad Features a tasty bass solo from Jeff Berlin Jeff Berlin is probably THE top tier electric bassist that’s still out there. Criminally under-the-radar compared to some of his contemporaries A true bass educator. Check out his KZfaq clips As always, ya got great taste, son 😂
@berniecosta3487 ай бұрын
I can't believe I finally found a reaction of Bruford material. Everyone does Yes, Genesis, King Crimson and the like, but no one I've seen does Bruford. He took drumming to another level and just gets a passing mention. Those first 3 albums and then UK, my goodness, were incredible. Thanks for posting this.
@L33Reacts7 ай бұрын
Dude I am so hip. Bruford has been my favorite find. UK?? One of a kind??? So fucking innovative and tasty. I love it. So much. I'm glad you enjoyed it my friend. I have a few other bruford videos up here too
@jareczek19807 ай бұрын
I'm glad that there is someone who love Bill just like me. Thanks man.
@L33Reacts7 ай бұрын
He is my favorite find of the channel! He has such a varied collection of work. And it's just stellar! All of it.
@jareczek19807 ай бұрын
I hope that someday you will go further and discover Elvin Jones from John Coltrane band. This is different kind of music but from that era everything was started. And of course more Mahavishnu Orchiestra. They were musically even better than guys from Frank Z.
@patrickmcevoy50807 ай бұрын
This album is STILL in constant rotation in my car. An all-star all-time band doing some of the best, most catchy jazz fusion of the era, IMO.
@robbyrob07237 ай бұрын
My favorite Holdsworth solo!
@kmg24807 ай бұрын
Haven't heard this one before. Pretty cool! I recently discovered that Bill actively runs his own archival KZfaq channel where in the description he shares several anecdotes about his performances. Interesting stuff for those who are into that sort of thing!
@anarchestra94867 ай бұрын
I think this shows what Bill 'learned' from all his previous bands. These 3 albums 'Feels Good to Me', 'One of a Kind' and 'Gradually Going Tornado' were largely written by Bruford and Stewart with contributions from Berlin, Jobson and Holdsworth. Holdsworth had amazing timing to play across the solid rhythms performed. A lesson in syncopation. Other standouts are 'Forever Until Sunday' and 'Sahara of Snows'. Bill and Phil are favorite drummers.
@steverickenbacher71107 ай бұрын
You're mixing up your bands!
@infowarriorone7 ай бұрын
Good to see another fellow discovering the world of Bruford.
@L33Reacts7 ай бұрын
He really is the best, man. I'm so glad I discovered him. He is SO good.
@simonheathcote41737 ай бұрын
One of the greatest guitar solos especially those incredible low notes at 😢 end. Magic.
@gazza81277 ай бұрын
Glad you got to this gem Lee, jazz fusion mastery, this is off the masterpiece "One of a kind", you also must check out from the album: Hells bells, Fainting in coils, The Abington Chasp & The Sahara of snow parts 1&2, all pure brilliance!! Jeff Berlin wrote 5G, he also wrote another bass centric Bruford classic "Joe Frazier" from the 3rd Bruford album "Gradually going Tornado", the bass work is phenomenal. Incidentally I'm pretty sure that was Dave Stewart soloing with that distorted synth in the middle of Allan's solo sections. Fantastic keyboardist. Happy reacting, cheers
@kurtkish69707 ай бұрын
Dave Stewart on keyboards. He Is Amazing.
@-R.Gray-6 ай бұрын
The soloing starting at 3:16 doesn't sound like a continuation of Holdsworth, but a keyboard through a guitar distortion pedal, like Chick Corea used to do in the early 70's.
@petsounds36127 ай бұрын
Quite literally my favorite guitar solo of all time. This whole album is peak Jazz Fusion--peak music
@L33Reacts7 ай бұрын
Allan was on absolute holy fire here. His licks are beyond tasty.
@petsounds36127 ай бұрын
@L33Reacts when that key change halfway through the song comes in and Allan just explodes into a solo like a rocket ship going to outer space blows my mind every single time
@jonathondennis7 ай бұрын
the charlie parker of guitar... check "sahara of snow" also, if you like bruford, you should check out Brand X.
@ShiverHinge7 ай бұрын
The keyboards are from One OF A Kind where this song was originally released. Holdsworth somehow gets his guitar to sound like a saxaphone. So luxuriant a piece in every way!
@L33Reacts7 ай бұрын
Yeah I knew the keys sounded familiar! Probably why I liked them lol. I forgot this was on one of a kind! I guess this was just a greatest hits album.
@raysmith21127 ай бұрын
Nice reaction Lee FYI - I think you’ll find that after Holdsworth’s initial solo burst, the next solo section that kicks in at 3:15 is played by Dave Stewart on keys. Holdsworth then comes back in at around 3:55. Dave Stewart is a fabulous player but was often the unsong hero, as people focussed on the stellar names around him.
@L33Reacts7 ай бұрын
He is fantastic. His work on one of a kind is some of my favorite key work ever. He is fantastic. I apologize for not bringing him up, his name escaped me while recording.
@JariSchroderus7 ай бұрын
Holdsworth’s playing was like quicksilver, like liquid. No one came close to him. Well, maybe Jeff Beck.
@MJ17 ай бұрын
Actually that is incorrect. That section is all guitar.
@Yanto-Bardic7 ай бұрын
Being a Drummer Lee I think you would so enjoy the track "Okonkole y Trompa" from Jaco Pastorius' First Album "Jaco".. It is BEAUTIFUL. Be prepared to be (Gently) Blown Away.😎
@madmanasaurusRex7 ай бұрын
Man, you have been getting into some of the best talent in modern music history! Bruford, Fripp, Zappa, Emerson, Yes, Genesis Gentle Giant Etc. Not sure if you’ve done “Weather Report” yet but the bass player there is up there with those other gods.
@skunkworksu76387 ай бұрын
Have to be in the mood for jazz fusion. Love this track . Bruford is my teacher . Not literally of course.
@mellotronin547 ай бұрын
I also met Allan Holdsworth once at a jazz gig had a chat with him at the bar an the signed ticket stub is a treasured possession.
@skatter447 ай бұрын
Oh, and I almost forgot to remind you about one of Bill's projects from 1999-2000 called B.L.U.E. or Bruford Levin Upper Extremities. Joing Bill and Tony are David Torn on "guitar" and Chris Botti on trumpet. Prog-Rock-Jazz. Songs from that album are: Fin de Siecle Etude Revisited Cobalt Canyons A Palace of Pearls (on a blade of grass) - super mellow Cracking the Midnight Glass Presidents Day
@axolotl86947 ай бұрын
great stuff dude. I love Bruford-era Holdsworth, Bruford-era Crimson, Bruford-era Yes... he brings out the best in everyone he plays with.
@Roddy19657 ай бұрын
Amazing tune. I know it mostly from the live album, The Bruford Tapes, that has an amazing live sound to it.
@rogerhennie89397 ай бұрын
Back to the beginning & Seems like a Long time ago, two excellent tracks from the first Bruford album, with vocals by Anette Peacock.
@skatter447 ай бұрын
One more thing. Pat Mastelotto drummer for King Crimson and Stick Men did a side project called KoMaRa. It is some of the darkest jazz-rock fusion I've heard. Bill is awesome, but Pat is a effing badass! It is so awesome. It's a three piece band; a guitarist who also plays bass, and a trumpet player who almost always plays his trumpet through insane distortion filters so it barley sounds like a trumpet. A few songs to check from that album are: A Collision of Fingerprints 37 Forms Dirty Smelly God Has Left This Place Pasquinade Afterbirth
@robbyrob07236 ай бұрын
My favorite Holdsworth solo. This and Tullio
@johnfields9416Ай бұрын
Bruford is a badass... so is Simon Phillips.
@2407paul7 ай бұрын
This Rythm section is the same as on CTTE by ABWH live
@JariSchroderus7 ай бұрын
Holdsworth’s playing was like quicksilver, like liquid. No one came close to him. Well, maybe Jeff Beck.
@mellotronin547 ай бұрын
I was lucky enough to them play this live . To see another side of Jeff berlin on Bass check out Palewell Park by Bruford it is beautiful and jaw dropping at the same time.
@lassekristoffersen59067 ай бұрын
Thank you. Going there to listen more.
@stevegauthier98387 ай бұрын
One of my all-time favorite Bruford tracks. Everyone in the band is getting a chance to show-off a bit and yet it all integrates into incredibly cohesive listening experience.
@paulehney45817 ай бұрын
Now you know why it was so hard keeping up with all the music being produced back in the day. Lol. Yeah, UK did some great music.
@DocSardo7 ай бұрын
I don't think you have reacted to any Tony Williams. I recommend Tony Williams Lifetime - Believe It. The whole album is great, but my favorite song is Fred for a particularly memorable solo by Allan.
@L33Reacts7 ай бұрын
Awesome I'll add it to the list.
@skatter447 ай бұрын
If it doesn't get blocked, you should check his live show from 1979 called Rock Goes to College. There is a live version of this song. But the song I'd love for you to check out is one called Beezlebub. Insanity.
@topographic1973ify7 ай бұрын
I have 57 albums with Bill Bruford playing on them. Highly inventive in his percussion work. Of course I have this album he plays on. Love Bill Bruford.
@MJ17 ай бұрын
We warned you. Let this be a lesson to you. When it comes to music… we ain’t fucking around.
@joelliebler56907 ай бұрын
Beautiful, sophisticated yet somewhat sultry!First time listening to this even though I listened to fusion back in the ‘70’s and ‘80’s I did not follow Bill’s music post YES.
@AFM8646 ай бұрын
Really enjoying your Bruford reactions, and your insights too! You should definitely check out/react to more from the album, and check out Bruford/Earthworks ‘My Heart Declares a Holiday’ for a bad ass Bill solo and more odd time sig madness!
My favourite Bruford track of all time (and Allan kills it on this). Venture down the Allan Holdsworth rabbit hole, if you dare! Here is a live taster though, from his "Live at Yoshi's" album and the track is called "Fred" (one that Allan wrote when he played with Tony Williams). This is a perfect Jazz/Fusion album and full of stunners. You'll love Chad Wackerman's drumming (ex-Frank Zapper), it is amazing. Alan Pasque's electric piano playing is stunning and Allan's guitar solo is one of his best: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/huCHZtyr3cmbhI0.htmlsi=GqsRPDbkw-C1ktGk
@brianjomansenstinesmith51327 ай бұрын
:Berlin is a beast
@gregjones8617 ай бұрын
L33: For once, I'm speechless. Gloriously off, wrong and fearless...
@L33Reacts7 ай бұрын
This was amazing Greg. I was stunned at the end LOL
@steverickenbacher71107 ай бұрын
Have you realized yet that you were born decades too late? :) You want PRIMO Bruford? Check out any of his 3 stints in King Crimson, particularly the 1972 - 1974 era (Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Starless and Bible Black, Red).
@ronniefarnsworth64657 ай бұрын
The Live version Lee enjoy 🎶 ...... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nrR2ktuKmdjae3k.html ..... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qJl9qtNy15etZYU.html .... And from "THe Bruford Tapes" Live" Live in Roslyn, NY long Island 1979' I was at this show !! 🎶
@wendellwiggins37767 ай бұрын
this is the shit! BBru is tha Man then you got Dave, Jeff & Alan ...OOF!
@thomasnystrom50737 ай бұрын
Interesting that you and many others doing reactions Don’t mention the keyboard player!!?? By name
@L33Reacts7 ай бұрын
Oh I heard him/it and it sounded amazing. I just didn't have their name like the others on the album cover LOL my bad
@jeffreytaylor62577 ай бұрын
"Nostalgic"? How about Nostalgia? A softer side of Holdsworth? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e7Bpg9FmrZeqgas.html
@morbidmanmusic7 ай бұрын
stop "reacting" and go practice.. all of you. nobody needs to watch you listen... Life waits.
@jeffschielka78457 ай бұрын
Hey Lee! Just wondering what y/t channels do you like. I always look for a comment from you but never see any? Love it when everyone supports each other's channels.👍😎
@L33Reacts7 ай бұрын
What do you mean? Like channels like mine? I don't watch any lol reactions are usually terrible. But I definitely support the channels I do watch.
@L33Reacts7 ай бұрын
I love key of geebz, lost in vegas.... that's about. Most reactors are... not my style lol