Surell

Did Bob Dylan make a mostly one note guitar solo that still sounded killer?

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Howard the Duck

no he didn't

but his solo in "Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat" is pretty killer

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blastingas10

I think rhythm guitar playing gets too overlooked and people put too much value on some loud, single-note lead guitar. Theyre both good, I just think the latter is overrated a little. There are plenty of chord shapes, progressions and picking patterns that are more difficult than some single-note lead. And I can think of some Dylan fingerpicking that is more difficult than some of youngs lead guitar work. I'm not trying to knock young, I'm a huge dan and he was a good guitarist, I just think he gets too much credit as a guitarist when he's compared to Dylan and Dylan doesn't get enough credit.

Yes it is. There's a bootleg recording from "planet waves", I believe, of Dylan and The Band playing "house of the rising sun". Dylan does a nice little solo in it. He also does a lot of lead guitar on his unplugged album, which would probably sound a lot cooler if he had the volume and distortion cranked up.

But still, young could play the hell out of a guitar and I love the way he moves and jams while he's playing. The man has got soul. They just have different styles when it come down to it.

Surell

Complexity can be overrated itself though. I think Neil is so famous because, amidst Psychedelia, hippies, and even the beginning of prog, his music was fairly stripped down, raw, and dissonant. A one note guitar solo just proves that he was doing more with the bare minimum than others were in the same period.

But you're right: though they've both tackled country, folk, and rock around the same period, and are both hailed as songwriters and innovators, their careers are completely distinctive.

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blastingas10

I like the rawness of youngs music, it's very real and down to earth. Same thing that attracts me to The Band.

I agree that complexity can be overrated. I love simple music.

Surell

Note: Along with Dylan, I need to listen to the Band.

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blastingas10

I highly recommend them both. The band was a real down to earth, rootsy band. It's funny that they wrote some of the most rootsy American songs that were filled with american history And only one member was from America.

They were a very folky, rootsy band but they still had some complexity in their music at the same time. Listen to "chest fever", there's a great bach-inspired organ solo.

I can't think of many if any more talented bands. Garth Hudson was an amazing organist and pianist. He also played saxophone, flute, accordion, Cello and violin, to name a few. He could play more instruments.

Every member was a very talented multi-instrumentalist.

Rick danko was a great bassist and guitarist, he also played fiddle, trombone and accordion. Robbie Robertson was a great guitarist and songwriter. Richard Manuel was a very talented pianist, he could also play drums, Lap slide guitar, Saxophone. Levon played drums, guitar, mandolin and harmonica.

Surell

Yeah, the one from America is actually from my neck of the woods. Would the Last Waltz be a good start, or should i begin chronologically, or how? I am excited to check em out, 70's rock (post psychedelic optional) is one of my favorite forms of rock, and this sounds extremely promising.

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blastingas10

I wouldnt expect most younger people to really like them. I created a thread about them here and it didn't get much attention.

I think the last waltz is a good starting point. It has such an all-star lineup and you'll get many great songs from them.

They had a very diverse style ranging from folk to blues to rock n roll to new Orleans jazz (they worked with Allen toussaint on some occasions) to country . They just had a unique style. In A time when so many bands were doing the counter-culture, rebel, psychedelic thing they were certainly something different and inspired many bands, even the beatles.

All their albums with the original line up and even some later ones are good But I think the last waltz is a great starting point. Their first two albums are probably their best.

Surell

Was the Blues/Country/Folk scene really against the counter-culture grain back then? I thought those were fundamental to the psychedelic scene.

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