Favorite Solos (indie, metal, rolling stones, metallica, Okkervil River)

Voice_of_the_Soul12,13,01 · 07-27-2007, 10:52 PM

Death- Zero Tolerance
Death- The Philosopher
Necrophagist- Diminished to B
Arch Enemy- Bury Me an Angel

All I can think of at the moment. I'm sure there's more, but that's all that sticks out at the moment.

GravitySlips · 07-28-2007, 08:28 AM

The solo in War Pigs by Sabbath is just wonderful.

that said, generally, i see guitar solos are a waste of time in a song because it distracts me from the whole atmosphere of the song, and I always end up thinking "fine, you can play guitar well - now play something that SOUNDS good rather than an indecipherable 10 notes a second". Maybe you guitarists can find MORE VALUE in them though.

adidasss · 07-28-2007, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by GravitySlips

The solo in War Pigs by Sabbath is just wonderful.

that said, generally, i see guitar solos are a waste of time in a song because it distracts me from the whole atmosphere of the song, and I always end up thinking "fine, you can play guitar well - now play something that SOUNDS good rather than an indecipherable 10 notes a second". Maybe you guitarists can find MORE VALUE in them though.

Blasphemy! Sometimes a good guitar solo can actually salvage a song.

GravitySlips · 07-28-2007, 04:56 PM

True. A dull or lagging song can be JUICED UP real nice by a good solo. But I say the reverse is much more often the case, with me at least.

Music Man · 07-30-2007, 01:41 AM

Highway Song--Blackfoot

joyboyo53 · 07-30-2007, 07:56 AM

tears in the rain -joe satriani
texas flood - srv

.. although they are both songs, they are really more like long solos.

Julesio · 07-31-2007, 08:02 AM

Metallica - Orion. Not my favorite solo of all time (c'mon, how can you choose ONE?), but definitely would be on the top of the list.

jackhammer · 08-01-2007, 01:04 PM

Frank Zappa-Sexual Harrassment In The Workplace. He is one seriously underated guitar player.

GravitySlips · 08-02-2007, 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

Frank Zappa-Sexual Harrassment In The Workplace. He is one seriously underated guitar player.

No doubt, man.

Inuzuka Skysword · 08-02-2007, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by GravitySlips

that said, generally, i see guitar solos are a waste of time in a song because it distracts me from the whole atmosphere of the song, and I always end up thinking "fine, you can play guitar well - now play something that SOUNDS good rather than an indecipherable 10 notes a second". Maybe you guitarists can find MORE VALUE in them though.

Yeah, but when a guitar solo makes the song suck it is because it is by a band that sucks at guitar anyway.

07-27-2007, 10:52 PM	#11 (permalink)
Voice_of_the_Soul12,13,01 #1 Schuldinist. Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 420	Death- Zero Tolerance Death- The Philosopher Necrophagist- Diminished to B Arch Enemy- Bury Me an Angel All I can think of at the moment. I'm sure there's more, but that's all that sticks out at the moment. __________________ I don't mean to dwell But I can't help myself When I feel the vibe And taste a memory Of a time in life When years seemed to stand still

07-30-2007, 01:41 AM	#15 (permalink)
Music Man Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA Posts: 202	Highway Song--Blackfoot __________________ "Paranoid is just like an anchor. It really secures everything about the metal movement in one record. It's all there: the riffs, the vocal performance of Ozzy, the song titles, what the lyrics are about. It's just a classic defining moment." --Rob Halford of Judas Priest

08-01-2007, 01:04 PM	#18 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Frank Zappa-Sexual Harrassment In The Workplace. He is one seriously underated guitar player. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

07-28-2007, 08:28 AM	#12 (permalink)
GravitySlips Music Addict Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,578	The solo in War Pigs by Sabbath is just wonderful. that said, generally, i see guitar solos are a waste of time in a song because it distracts me from the whole atmosphere of the song, and I always end up thinking "fine, you can play guitar well - now play something that SOUNDS good rather than an indecipherable 10 notes a second". Maybe you guitarists can find MORE VALUE in them though.

07-28-2007, 04:56 PM	#14 (permalink)
GravitySlips Music Addict Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,578	True. A dull or lagging song can be JUICED UP real nice by a good solo. But I say the reverse is much more often the case, with me at least.

07-30-2007, 07:56 AM	#16 (permalink)
joyboyo53 down the rabbit hole Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: the mountain called monkey Posts: 764	tears in the rain -joe satriani texas flood - srv .. although they are both songs, they are really more like long solos.

07-31-2007, 08:02 AM	#17 (permalink)
Julesio Groupie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 17	Metallica - Orion. Not my favorite solo of all time (c'mon, how can you choose ONE?), but definitely would be on the top of the list.