Favourite Guitar Solo's?

manic_man said:
Each to their own :) Personally the 3 times I have seen Jack White live he has been very good, he plays guitar without apparant effort, which is a skill in itself.

Admittedly his foray into Blues is only just really beginning, but he is rapidly improving as a guitar player to the point he has become a highlight whenever he picks one up.

I chose that specifically as in much of the older white stripes stuff, he is just not that great with the guitar, while with that specific song he has really picked up his game. Admittedly he is still apeing the masters, but hey, thats how people who arn't improve. There are some really nice riffs in that song, and he shows that he is really getting to grips with how long to hold a note and how to meld it all together into a cohesive sound.

Any reason for your hate? :)
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The drummer is so bad she is enough to enfuriate me.

Of all the great musicians and solo's you chose that guff. Then have the audacity to explain to all of us (many who have been playing the guitar for years) what makes a solo.

There is nothing inventive in that track. The drumming is out of time and its basically dull.


Listen to some zappa FFS!
 
easyrider said:
The drummer is so bad she is enough to enfuriate me.

Of all the great musicians and solo's you chose that guff. Then have the audacity to explain to all of us (many who have been playing the guitar for years) what makes a solo.

There is nothing inventive in that track. The drumming is out of time and its basically dull.


Listen to some zappa FFS!
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Wow I think i have actually made you genuinely angry by liking Jack White! Sorry about that, not my intention.

I concur, Meg White is a terrible drummer, though that is actually part of the point of the white stripes. Her very very simple drumming and slight mis-time leads to a more raw sound. I'm actually not a huge fan of the white stripes, much prefer the raconteurs and the dead weather. Certainly the dead weather were superb live at Glasto this year. Also, this thread is kinda about guitarists, not drummers, whites talent far surpasses that of Meg, that was always kind of the point of the white stripes. Watch him live, he's not as untalented as you say he is.

As you bring him up, i'm actually not a huge fan of Zappa. The man could play for sure but I find much of what I have heard self indulgent without ever drawing me in. Listening to it, I feel like I am intruding on his music rather than him sharing something he loves with me. Bit like listening to Joe Satriani.

I find the exact opposite with guitarists I really dig, now give me a good Blues man, Buddy Guy (Damn right, I've got the Blues), Junior Wells, Earl Hooker, Stevie Ray Vaughan and the true boss, B. B (Payin' the cost to be the boss) and many many others, these men tell a story with their guitar, you feel like they WANT you to listen, want you to love what they are doing.

Others include Clapton (nobody can hate that man), Jimmy Page and even Slash at times (when he isnt using his guitar just to extend his manhood).

Look, i'm no player thats for sure, but ever since I started listening to music, the only element that has ever truly interested me is the guitar, electric, acoustic, steel, slide, whatever, as an instrument it fascinates me. It's portable enough the player can be experessive while using it, yet an electric can make as much noise as any instrument that exists. It seems to me playing one pretty well isn't too tough, I have many friends who do, but playing one like B. B. does.. thats something else.

I can appreciate that Jack White is a reasonably good player right now and has aspirations at least to be a great player, whether he will ever get there, I dunno but it's fun and enjoyable watching him try.

With re: to me "explaining" what makes a solo, as Fox would say, this is a public forum, somebody else in this thread said a guitar solo is simply self indulgent noise and is pointless, I was explaining why I don't think thats true at all. I could have ended my post with a disclaimer saying "all in my opinion of course" but that would have been childish as I assume that is taken as read. I certainly wouldnt call it audacity. Was my description of why the guitar solo can be so special wrong? Is it not the case that a good solo will lead the song as well as the vocals can, continuing the story through a few good riffs, allowing the vocalist to pick up where he left off? If im wrong i'd (genuinely) like to hear why.
 
manic_man said:
Wow I think i have actually made you genuinely angry by liking Jack White! Sorry about that, not my intention.
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Not really just a tad miffed :p

I concur, Meg White is a terrible drummer, though that is actually part of the point of the white stripes. Her very very simple drumming and slight mis-time leads to a more raw sound. I'm actually not a huge fan of the white stripes, much prefer the raconteurs and the dead weather. Certainly the dead weather were superb live at Glasto this year. Also, this thread is kinda about guitarists, not drummers, whites talent far surpasses that of Meg, that was always kind of the point of the white stripes. Watch him live, he's not as untalented as you say he is.
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White is no doubt a good guitar player...But I don't think that track is worthy of a mention.But Hey its just an opinion.

As you bring him up, i'm actually not a huge fan of Zappa. The man could play for sure but I find much of what I have heard self indulgent without ever drawing me in. Listening to it, I feel like I am intruding on his music rather than him sharing something he loves with me. Bit like listening to Joe Satriani.
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I disagree...Some of Zappa's Solo's have huge soul. Water Melon in Easter Hay is a fine example of beauty in simplicity.

I find the exact opposite with guitarists I really dig, now give me a good Blues man, Buddy Guy (Damn right, I've got the Blues), Junior Wells, Earl Hooker, Stevie Ray Vaughan and the true boss, B. B (Payin' the cost to be the boss) and many many others, these men tell a story with their guitar, you feel like they WANT you to listen, want you to love what they are doing.
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No mention of Robert Johnson:confused:


Others include Clapton (nobody can hate that man), Jimmy Page and even Slash at times (when he isnt using his guitar just to extend his manhood).
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Indeed can't argue with that.

Look, i'm no player thats for sure, but ever since I started listening to music, the only element that has ever truly interested me is the guitar, electric, acoustic, steel, slide, whatever, as an instrument it fascinates me. It's portable enough the player can be experessive while using it, yet an electric can make as much noise as any instrument that exists. It seems to me playing one pretty well isn't too tough, I have many friends who do, but playing one like B. B. does.. thats something else.
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BB has Soul....Have a listen to Live Wire Blues Power by Albert King if you haven't

I can appreciate that Jack White is a reasonably good player right now and has aspirations at least to be a great player, whether he will ever get there, I dunno but it's fun and enjoyable watching him try.
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OK

With re: to me "explaining" what makes a solo, as Fox would say, this is a public forum, somebody else in this thread said a guitar solo is simply self indulgent noise and is pointless, I was explaining why I don't think thats true at all. I could have ended my post with a disclaimer saying "all in my opinion of course" but that would have been childish as I assume that is taken as read. I certainly wouldnt call it audacity. Was my description of why the guitar solo can be so special wrong? Is it not the case that a good solo will lead the song as well as the vocals can, continuing the story through a few good riffs, allowing the vocalist to pick up where he left off? If im wrong i'd (genuinely) like to hear why.
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Please get Shut up N play your Guitar by Zappa...There are some Gems on there.

Also there is a solo on Joe's Garage on the track On the Bus that is essential listening.
 
manic_man said:
With re: to me "explaining" what makes a solo, as Fox would say, this is a public forum, somebody else in this thread said a guitar solo is simply self indulgent noise and is pointless, I was explaining why I don't think thats true at all. I could have ended my post with a disclaimer saying "all in my opinion of course" but that would have been childish as I assume that is taken as read. I certainly wouldnt call it audacity. Was my description of why the guitar solo can be so special wrong? Is it not the case that a good solo will lead the song as well as the vocals can, continuing the story through a few good riffs, allowing the vocalist to pick up where he left off? If im wrong i'd (genuinely) like to hear why.
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I find that quite annoying, for some reason. I just don't think that the only redemption from being self indulgent noise is straight to story-telling ability. Why does there need to be a story? Why does there need to be a vocalist? Music can be anything.

Kerry King and Tom Morello have also done some good solos, can't be bothered pin pointing one right now.
 
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on to the list

LITTLE WING - Jimi hendrix (short but the most emotive solo imo)
TEXAS FLOOD- SRV imo srv is seriously underrated, i know he always appears in top 100 lists etc but seriously i watch videos and it scares me with sickness lol, rude mood being one example scuttle buttin being another, texas flood at el mocambo though is something else
TESTIFY- SRV
IN BLOOM Nirvana
Beat it MJ(van halen)
House burning down Jimi Hendrix (thats one serious intro, bit of a weird choice but i like it, technically not a solo either)
Voodoo child jimi obviously gonna on list.


so many more i may add later lol
 
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