''The Things You See'' is a collaborative studio album by guitarist

Allan Holdsworth Allan Holdsworth (6 August 1946 – 15 April 2017) was a British jazz fusion and progressive rock guitarist and composer. Holdsworth was known for his esoteric and idiosyncratic usage of advanced music theory concepts, especially with respe ...

and pianist

Gordon Beck Gordon James Beck (16 September 1935 – 6 November 2011) was an English jazz pianist and composer. At the time of his death, 26 albums had been released under his name. Early life Beck was born in Brixton, London, and attended Pinner Count ...

, released in 1980 through JMS–Cream Records."The Things You See - Allan Holdsworth"
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''. RhythmOne. Retrieved 8 April 2020. Both ''The Things You See'' and Beck's 1979 album '' Sunbird'' were reissued together as a compilation in 1989 (with the omission of "Flight" from ''Sunbird'') and again in 1994 (including "Flight"). Holdsworth and Beck would later collaborate again on ''

With a Heart in My Song ''With a Heart in My Song'' is the second collaborative studio album by guitarist Allan Holdsworth and pianist Gordon Beck, released in 1988 through JMS–Cream Records. Holdsworth, Allan (1992). "The Things You See". ''REH Video: Allan Holdsworth''. CPP Media Group. Event occurs at time 37:54–38:15. "At the Edge" also features a rare instance of Holdsworth singing; the song would later be revamped and renamed "The Things You See (When You Haven't Got Your Gun)" on his 1982 album ''

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'', with Paul Williams on vocals.

Critical reception

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gave ''The Things You See'' three stars out of five, noting that "the overall music is not as memorable as one would hope". However, despite saying that it was not a classic, he nonetheless deemed it of interest to Holdsworth fans curious to hear him in a different context than usual.

Track listing

Personnel

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

, electric violin *

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Rhodes piano The Rhodes piano (also known as the Fender Rhodes piano) is an electric piano invented by Harold Rhodes, which became popular in the 1970s. Like a conventional piano, the Rhodes generates sound with keys and hammers, but instead of strings, t ...

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

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References

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