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Definitely the man for me. You might also check out Mike Landau for an awesome player

I saw this tour too and it was a fantastic show...for anyone even the least bit interested in this music, it's a show not to miss!

The show last night was simply stupendous. Allan played at his usual tremendous level (at close to 70) and Jimmy Haslip and Gary Husband were fantastic too, especially Gary who has such affinity for Allan's music. Steve Hunt, Allan's old keyboardist was in the audience and digging it too...

Needless to say, Allan is such an inspiration to me and I am looking forward to seeing him tonight in Boston. Is anyone else here going to any of the shows? SEPTEMBER 18, THU - BOSTON, MA - Johnny D's For more info: www.johnnyds.com SEPTEMBER 19, TUE - TEANECK, NJ...

I just saw Toto on tour and they sounded great. Lukather seemed a bit tastier than usual even...

I'll be at the Boston show myself (anyone else going?) I have seen Allan so many times through the years and it's always as inspirational as the first time I saw him 30 years ago...

Some good ones in here but a few big absences: Scott Henderson! Mike Landau John McLaughlin on acoustic with Shakti in particular is unbelievable Allan Holdsworth (yes he can bend check out Tempest) Ray Gomez Allen Hinds Mike Miller Lyle Workman John Scofield

A very sad day for me indeed. One of my very favorites as you can see from my screen name :) Scott has a new trio album coming out this year which should be great and Willis is just incredible; I just wished he toured more.

Very interesting post...thanks for that one!

How old are you out of curiosity? I am in my 40s and to be honest while of course individuals can have different views it has struck me how sharply they tend to diverge on this one along age/genre lines, My fellow musicians who have grown up on prog and fusion tend to like Heritage and Opeth...

No that's just false and reflects your own tastes more than anything else. I grew up on the progressive and fusion scene and it's precisely why I enjoy Heritage and the same is true of others I know from that time; we found it very refreshing in fact.

I think you have some real issues with insecurity and aggression. You obviously care what others think as you are replying in a very forceful manner. I am older than the mean on this board and have noticed both here and elsewhere that what I and the people I mostly frequent prefer is not what...

You have some reading comprehension issues in addition to a very aggressive stance. I in no moment said you were not cultured enough; I implied you and I have DIFFERENT cultural backgrounds which is certainly the case and I directly stated that the people I frequent who are mostly older than...

No, not really because Heritage is a different kind of "not super heavy" than Damnation and to my mind more of a stylistic break. In any case, I have seen this over and over on more modern metal related boards on which I am more of a lurker as it's not my main music by a long shot and I am...

A little hard to square with the fact that most of the big metal fans on these forums hate it and I and others who are not really modern metal fans like it more than most of the old Opeth.

I like very little modern metal but Opeth and Heritage I did like quite a bit and I look forward to the next one. I do think the style of Opeth now is the big issue, not the quality per se and it's impossible to separate the 2. Most of what people think is good on here is a step removed...

It's exactly the opposite really. Maybe you should read up on those things a bit, just saying...

I'm not entirely sure I understood your English but Lane and Becker do exactly the kind of sweeping I was talking about in comparison to Gambale; shapes built for speed and not really note choice and rhythm over changes etc. I think you said something about a bebop approach but that's just...

A great acoustic showpiece

Sorry but all the metal guys doing sweeps play very simple things and don't have anywhere near the control of Gambale and not just at fast tempi; sweeping slowly but in time and with different rhythmic feels, not just up and down the neck is very challenging and no one does it better than Frank...