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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
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 Posted - 06/20/2006 : 03:17:42
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Yeah, I know, the guitar solo as an artform is dead, whatever. Guitar solos rule.
My picks:
Metallica - Nothing Else Matters: this is a Hetfield rather than a Hammett, if I remember rightly, so it's obviously less flashy, but I think it works perfectly. Full of subtlety for a metal solo.
Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe: my favourite Hendrix solo I think, again for the simplicity.
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb: I could've chosen so many from The Wall (Mother, Another Brick...), but this one has everything. Dave Gilmour always chooses excatly the right note.
I could go on. Wot no Van Halen, for example? What about you, kids?
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cassandra is
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 03:40:38
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That's a pain in the ass to quote someone like Brian Molko, but one time he said something true: guitar solos are (most of the time) one of the most ugly, stupid and useless thing in r'n'roll. And I tend to agree with that, except when it's well done, and when it's not pure instrumental masturbation.
some examples of good solos IMO:
Achilles Last Stand - Led Zeppelin: one of many great solos from Jimmy-fuckin'-Page, musical and technical at the same time
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen: one of many great solos from Brian-fuckin'-May, just think of Wayne's World, that's it!
Scary Monsters - Bowie: I'm a big fan of Robert Fripp and his guitar playing, he does some amazing stuff on his collaborations with Bowie, such as this one, dissonant and amazing.
Looking For Satellites - Bowie again: Bowie always had great musicians and great guitarists in his several bands like Reeves Gabrels, very original, musical and technical style
Freak Scene - Dinosaur Jr: Jay Mascis in his early years was a great guitarist, and that's the kind of thing I like to do with a guitar ("weeeeeeeschhhhh weeeeeeeouinnnnnnnnnn")
All Joey Santiago's solos are an incarnation of guitaristic genius and style, same for Lyle Workman...
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Homers_pet_monkey
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 04:27:54
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Well yeah Joey goes without saying, seeing as he is THE guitar god.
I don't like solos at all as a rule, but I have always had a soft spot for the one in Hotel California.
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 04:34:45
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Definitely J Mascis, I cannot but agree there.
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 04:46:16
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Originally posted by cassandra is
That's a pain in the ass to quote someone like Brian Molko, but one time he said something true: guitar solos are (most of the time) one of the most ugly, stupid and useless thing in r'n'roll.
I couldn't disagree more. But then, what does Molko know about rock 'n' roll. In the liner notes from the Rough Trade Rock 'n' Roll compilation, Jon Spencer says something about how a great rock 'n' roll album has to contain at least 50% of guitar solos. I'll find the actual quote tonight, it's funny.
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Homers_pet_monkey
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 04:50:28
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Oh dear, what an idiot.
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 04:51:12
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who?
Denis
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 04:52:08
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Haha, sorry, not you Denis.
John.
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 05:09:49
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Hey, no knocking John Spencer. You're just jealous of his BLUES POWER.
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 05:13:57
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You've got to be kidding, Mike.
(by the way, that's Jon, not John)
Denis
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 05:45:25
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Jon Spencer is the motherfucker
really
he IS rock and roll
for solo's
I like Rivers Cuomo on Tired of Sex-Weezer
and the solo on Say it ain't so
Of course those Metallica guys can pull a mean solo
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jtjcp88
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 06:07:21
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I agree with Cheeseman, Hey Joe has to be the best solo ever. Simple, elegant and perfectly suited to the song. In fact pretty much all of Jimi's songs are solo's when you think about it.
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marcus4realius
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 06:20:38
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You guys, don't rule out "Sultan's of Swing" by Mr. Mark Knopfler and the Dire Straits boys.
Those "solos" are awesome.
"This is a weird story. President Bush has apologized today for scolding a member of the White House press corps for wearing sunglasses because he found out the reporter is legally blind. ... Bush also apologized for telling physicist Stephen Hawking `to get off your lazy ass.'"
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Broken Face
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 06:22:59
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"All Day and All of the Night" - The Kinks, soloist - Dave Davies
"I Gotta Move" - Frank Black and the Catholics, soloist - Lyle Workman
"And Your Bird Can Sing" - The Beatles, soloist - George Harrison
"Little Wing" - Stevie Ray Vaughn, soloist - Stevie Ray Vaughn
"Witch Mountain Bridge" - Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, soloist - Stephen Malkmus
"Why Bother?" - Weezer, soloist - Rivers Cuomo
That's all i've got right now.
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jtjcp88
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 06:26:27
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Hey Broken Face, you talking about SRV's cover of little wing? If you are then your right, that is a great song/solo.
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Broken Face
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 06:35:44
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Yes i am. As much as i enjoy the Hendrix version, SRV's is 10x better in my opinion.
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marcus4realius
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 06:48:36
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quote:
Originally posted by Broken Face
Yes i am. As much as i enjoy the Hendrix version, SRV's is 10x better in my opinion.
-Brian - http://bvsrant.blogspot.com
At least you didn't say the Sting version.
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cassandra is
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El Loco
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 07:09:02
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jtjcp88
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 07:09:14
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quote:
Originally posted by marcus4realius
quote:
Originally posted by Broken Face
Yes i am. As much as i enjoy the Hendrix version, SRV's is 10x better in my opinion.
-Brian - http://bvsrant.blogspot.com
At least you didn't say the Sting version.
Please tell me your joking?
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Newo
~ Abstract Brain ~
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 07:47:58
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Adam Jones, Tool - Third Eye
Marc Ribot, Tom Waits - Way Down In The Hole
Dave Navarro, Jane´s Addiction - So What?
Django Reinhardt - Georgia On My Mind
Buzz Osborne, Fantomas - Simply Beautiful
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 09:27:07
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Originally posted by vilainde
You've got to be kidding, Mike.
(by the way, that's Jon, not John)
Denis
Your team sucks
Why? It's a shit quote. He's just plain wrong.
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cassandra is
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TarTar
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 09:45:10
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Brokenface, I remember reading that it's actually Brian Bell soloing on "Why Bother?" I'll have to look into that, fact check it.
I think Joey Santiago's solo on "Hey" is at the top of the pile when it comes to fantastic guitar solos.
All the leads in "and your bird can sing" by the Beatles are marvelous.
Steve Malkmus has a great solo in that song "Church on White" from his first solo record.
Dean Ween's guitar work on "Buckingham Green" is so fuckin' brown!
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PixieSteve
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 09:47:17
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quote:
Originally posted by TarTar
I think Joey Santiago's solo on "Hey" is at the top of the pile when it comes to fantastic guitar solos.
one of the few solos i've bothered to learn
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El Loco
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 09:57:38
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Originally posted by El Loco
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird......you all lose.
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Carl
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 10:29:34
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I like a lot of Kirk Hammet's solos. Jane's Addiction's Dave Navarro shreds out a wonderful jazzy lead on Been Caught Stealing.
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Broken Face
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 10:47:18
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This choice isn't hip at all, but neither are guitar solos:
"Tripping on a Hole in a Paper Heart" - Stone Temple Pilots, soloist - Dean DeLeo
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mr.biscuitdoughhead
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 12:02:49
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I love Alex Turner's solo in the beginning of The Arctic Monkeys' song I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor.
I wouldn't say it's the best, though.
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Broken Face
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BLT
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 13:18:53
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Bob Mothersbaugh(Devo) solo on "Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA"
Billy Zoom (X)...lots of great stuff but I especially love the solo in "The Have Nots"
Captain Sensible - if I had to pick one, it'd probably be either "Smash It Up" or "I Think I'm Wonderful"
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WolfManMikeLonely
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 13:20:30
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Richard Hell and the Voidoids(Robert Quine) - Love Comes in Spurts
I'm pretty sure it's Quine doing this solo, but I think I might have read somewhere that it's actually Ivan Julian.
"Hey fuck you if you don't like it."
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 13:41:36
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Originally posted by BLT
Bob Mothersbaugh(Devo) solo on "Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA"
Billy Zoom (X)...lots of great stuff but I especially love the solo in "The Have Nots"
Captain Sensible - if I had to pick one, it'd probably be either "Smash It Up" or "I Think I'm Wonderful"
I actually thought to myself when I started this thread, I wonder if BLT will suggest a Devo song...
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 14:05:57
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quote:
Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
quote:
Originally posted by vilainde
You've got to be kidding, Mike.
(by the way, that's Jon, not John)
Denis
Your team sucks
Why? It's a shit quote. He's just plain wrong.
Oops... Seems we're having all this discussion for nothing. Jon Spencer did write the liner notes from this CD, but the quote I'm referring to is not by him, it's by the guy who made the comp (from Rough Trade I guess) called Mick Petts, and he says: "Just to let you know for a record to stake a claim for 'authentic rock and rollness', at least half of the tracks must contain guitar solos. It's over 70% on this baby."
And I stand by it!
Denis
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edbanky
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Burkina Faso (Upper Volta)
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 15:04:47
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Frenetic Dinosaur Jr ones like "How'd You Pin That One On Me" or majestic tunnel ones like on "Keep The Glove" or "They Always Come". I also like a lot of Billy Corgan's ones. I also like ones you can sing, like the one on "Something" or the one on "Severed Lips".
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BLT
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 15:08:36
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Originally posted by Cheeseman1000
I actually thought to myself when I started this thread, I wonder if BLT will suggest a Devo song...
Why, thank you.
I never hear mention of Bob1's guitar prowess but listen to any pre-Freedom of Choice Devo, especially the Hardcore comps. The guy's great. |
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