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Shredworthy solos
Kai:
Thrill, you win for mentioning Zappa. That song is ace. Also, Joe's Garage's "little miny almost-but-not-really-a-solo-Oh look you can play it on a saxophone" thing is pretty charming.
Bastardous Bassist:
--- Quote from: The Thrill ---(Billy Sheehan plays bass better than most people play guitar)
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QFT, and to mention that Mr. Big was a rediculously awesome band that far too few people have heard of, aside from that hilariously bad "To Be With You" (for which Paul Gilbert actually had to purchase an acoustic guitar because he didn't own one!). Billy Sheehan and Paul Gilbert having a solo battle is absolutely incredible. Plus Paul Gilbert's guitar solos are fucking incredible. Flawless technique plus amazing taste plus rocking the hell out!
Patrick:
--- Quote from: E. Spaceman ---In my opinion riff > solo everytime.
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Second. Example: Steve Vai. Great guitarist, but I fucking HATE his music and I just want to damage his head every time I hear a song like his. They seriously all sound the same, it's always, "Oh, look, here's an impressive tapping solo I'm playing, using a fucking obscure scale or mode! LOL!"
SpacemanSpiff:
--- Quote from: KimJongSick ---Yeah, that's a pain, that is. Ah well, we might never no, why dwell on it.
Anyways, if you want a badass guitar line, check out "Verdamp Lang Her" by BAP. The guy's not on an overdrive channel, he's putting an SG through an all-tube amp (either a Marshall 1959SPLX head or a Vox AC30, I can't tell in this case) on the clear channel, but he has it turned WAY THE FUCK UP. Required listening.
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It's amazing that another person actually knows BAP, and liking it ... yeah, that's rare. w00t for BAP!
By the way, if you like Niedecken's lyrics, you should check out Wolfgang Niedecken & Komplizen, he's got some pretty good stuff there. And also, in case you don't have the album, I can have a look at my dad's LP copy of Für Usszeschnigge, I think they have most of their equipment somewhere on that cover.
Also:
Drive Like Jehu - Luau
Pure dissonant brilliance.
edit: And because I've seen it live yesterday:
31 Knots - Darling, I
Guitar tapping + bass tapping = awesome. (not technically a solo, the song doesn't have one, but it's still impressive)
Patrick:
Hawt, so I'm not the only one on earth who has heard of BAP! Thanks, I'll definitely check out Niedecken's other work now that I have a recommendation.
Also, "Jessica" by the Allman Brothers. I guess that doesn't count as a guitar solo, because of the 4 tracks of Gibson Les Paul that Duane has stuck on there. It's still one hot little piece.
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