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- Artist: Allan Holdsworth
- Rating:
- Release Date: May 17, 2005
- Type: Compilation (best of)
- Genre: Rock
Review
Allan Holdsworth's guitar prowess is well known in music circles, but he remains something less than a household name. His large and sometimes uneven discography has floated in and out of print, making it difficult for curious listeners to know where to start. Against the Clock is a double-disc collection taken from nine different albums, dating back to 1984. Holdsworth himself was behind the selections, so this collection finally represents what the artist himself feels are his finest recorded moments. The package is smartly sequenced as well; the first disc concentrates on guitar tracks while the second is devoted to Holdsworth's Synthaxe work (a guitar synthesizer with breath control). His extremely fast and fluid lines on guitar are extremely impressive and his synthaxe work opens up a whole new world of orchestral possibility for the guitar. Fusion fans take note: this is the place to start to get acquainted with Allan Holdsworth. ~ Sean Westergaard, All Music GuideTracks
CD 1
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Tokyo Dream [Japan Version] | Allan Holdsworth | Allan Holdsworth | (5:04) |
| Sphere of Innocence | Allan Holdsworth | Allan Holdsworth | (5:58) |
| Ruhkukah | Allan Holdsworth | Allan Holdsworth | (5:32) |
| Low Levels, High Stakes | Allan Holdsworth | Allan Holdsworth | (9:03) |
| How Deep Is the Ocean? | Irving Berlin | Allan Holdsworth | (5:28) |
| Nuages | Django Reinhardt | Allan Holdsworth | (5:37) |
| Devil Take the Hindmost | Allan Holdsworth | Allan Holdsworth | (5:34) |
| Home | Allan Holdsworth | Allan Holdsworth | (5:26) |
| Peril Premonition | Chad Wackerman | Allan Holdsworth | (4:43) |
| The Sixteen Men of Tain | Allan Holdsworth | Allan Holdsworth | (6:23) |
| Mr. Berwell | Allan Holdsworth | Allan Holdsworth | (6:10) |
| Looking Glass | Allan Holdsworth | Allan Holdsworth | (4:25) |
| Pud Wud | Allan Holdsworth | Allan Holdsworth | (6:40) |
CD 2
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Spokes | Allan Holdsworth | Allan Holdsworth | (3:30) |
| Distance vs. Desire | Allan Holdsworth | Allan Holdsworth | (5:16) |
| Mac Man | Allan Holdsworth | Allan Holdsworth | (4:01) |
| Against the Clock | Allan Holdsworth, |
Allan Holdsworth | (4:55) |
| Eeny Meeny | Allan Holdsworth | Allan Holdsworth | (4:39) |
| Secrets | Allan Holdsworth, |
Allan Holdsworth | (4:20) |
| Bo Peep | Allan Holdsworth | Allan Holdsworth | (3:44) |
| Postlude | Allan Holdsworth, |
Allan Holdsworth | (5:32) |
| All Our Yesterdays | Allan Holdsworth, |
Allan Holdsworth | (5:24) |
| Eidolon | Allan Holdsworth | Allan Holdsworth | (4:32) |
| Sundays | Allan Holdsworth | Allan Holdsworth | (3:55) |
| Let's Throw Shrimp [*] | Allan Holdsworth | Allan Holdsworth | (3:28) |
| Shenandoah [*] | Traditional | Allan Holdsworth | (3:15) |
