Originally Posted by R_of_G
Amen
Oh yeah, but I can't play that one either.Originally Posted by FrankenFretter
No wait, I won't play that one!
Originally Posted by R_of_G
Amen
"I love being alive and I will be the best man I possibly can. I will take love wherever I find it and offer it to whoever will take it... seek knowledge from those wiser and teach those who wish to learn from me."
"Develop your talent, man, and leave the world something. Records are really gifts from people. To think that an artist would love you enough to share his music with anyone is a beautiful thing."
Duane Skydog Allman
You come to a point in your life when you really don't care what people think about you, you just care what you think about yourself." - Evel Knievel
Maggot Brain -- Funkadelic
Climbing up the Ladder -- Isley Bros
Summer Breeze -- Isley Brothers
Super Stupid -- Funkadelic
comfortably Numb -- Pink Floyd
Still of the night -- White Snake
The sun goes down -- Thin Lizzy
Cry like the skies -- Jesse johnson
just to name a few
There are so many.... but here are three of my faves:
Mississippi Queen by Mountain. Leslie West absolutely rips on this one. Gives me chills every time I hear it. Talk about a combination of dirt and super vibrato!
One of These Nights -- Joe Walsh jolts this song into overdrive with the first 2 notes and just keeps going. Amazing.
Cinammon Girl -- Neil Young. I know he's not considered the best guitarist, but this solo absolutely serves the song. And he plays ONE FREAKIN NOTE.OVER AND OVER. Great timing and feel.
I'm sure I'll think of others later.
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Cant you see!!! Marshall Tucker Band = Toy Caldwell
Black Water: The Doobie Brothers= guitar work ,patrick simmons and steely dan???
Last edited by mrmudcat; October 28th, 2009 at 08:14 PM.
"I love being alive and I will be the best man I possibly can. I will take love wherever I find it and offer it to whoever will take it... seek knowledge from those wiser and teach those who wish to learn from me."
"Develop your talent, man, and leave the world something. Records are really gifts from people. To think that an artist would love you enough to share his music with anyone is a beautiful thing."
Duane Skydog Allman
You come to a point in your life when you really don't care what people think about you, you just care what you think about yourself." - Evel Knievel
I Want You (She's So Heavy), especially when I can listen all the way through to The End, and Her Majesty.
That's one anyway. Depends on the mood.
(EDIT: oh, you mean also in terms of playing. I don't play that one yet.)
I guess for playing, I really enjoy messing around with Gravity, Mayer. Really a lot of nice things you can do with it, and you are not limited to minor only, and it is very up and down the neck with a lot of areas for me to work on expression. And working on The Wall Pt. 2, Gilmour/Floyd. I say working on for a reason. My first solo I ever learned was "Secret Agent Man" and that solo, along with the intro is actually quite fun.
Steve Thompson
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love is the answer, at least for most of the questions in my heart. . .
- j. johnson
Bill Nelson's solo w/ BeBopDeluxe on "Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape" from the "Live! In the Air Age" live album.
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A solo doesn't have to be amazingly complex or blazing fast to make a statement. If two notes ice the cake, the deal is real. You are also not bound to learning the solos note for note, or even putting solos where they are in the original tunes. Play what you feel and have fun with it.Originally Posted by Eric
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Oh no, sorry for the confusion. I was saying that the solos I can play don't require much in the way of chops (since about all I can handle are solos that are pretty technically simple).Originally Posted by Plank_Spanker
Moreover, I don't actually know of that many solos that really stand out to me, where the notes seem to mean much. A lot of solos are technically challenging or impressive demonstrations of skill, but so many of them aren't melodic to the point where I'd call them memorable.
The solos that do stand out are a bunch of David Gilmour solos, along with the ones I mentioned originally. I was looking for input on which solos other people find to be truly affecting or worth remembering. Noel Gallagher seems to have a way of carving out memorable guitar solos without too much in the way of technical ability, and to me, that's frequently more impressive than speed demons playing as many notes as they can.
Guitars: Gibson LP Studio, MIA Fender Precision, Carvin C350Originally Posted by Spudman
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The Gilmour solos are worthy of learning - they're not technically complex, but they do require touch.......................one of my favorite guitar players.
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I would take a slow simple burn over a fast complex speed lick any day of the week........................
"I love being alive and I will be the best man I possibly can. I will take love wherever I find it and offer it to whoever will take it... seek knowledge from those wiser and teach those who wish to learn from me."
"Develop your talent, man, and leave the world something. Records are really gifts from people. To think that an artist would love you enough to share his music with anyone is a beautiful thing."
Duane Skydog Allman
You come to a point in your life when you really don't care what people think about you, you just care what you think about yourself." - Evel Knievel
LOL Me too, and probably the only one too. Wait I did learn Sanitarium solo off Master of Puppets.Originally Posted by R.B. Huckleberry
Living...is a fun easy solo, yeah...although a bit akin to were not gonna take it which some people hate. IMO the est keads ever, anything old ac/dc works well. Up to bak in black.
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Yeah, I agree with that for the most part. A large portion of my favorite guitar parts are slower pieces.Originally Posted by mrmudcat
Speedy licks have their place, but can become overbearing quickly if not played in just the right place and time.
Oh yeah!!!Originally Posted by mrmudcat
I recently jumped in and played fretless bass with an open-mic band that was doing Can't You See (they didn't have a bassist). What a blast that was!
The structure of it is so simple that it allows all sort of possibilities.
I also played SD's Peg with a different band, again with the fretless, and it was a hoot to play. I'd never played it before, but man, what a sweet groove on that one! The guitarist gave me the key and the changes just before we started and we nailed it pretty well.
Good stuff for sure!