Worst Guitar Solo - Page 3

wilkat1 · February 14th, 2007, 04:59 PM

This thread is vicious, I agree, and I am guilty of being part of it.

It's hard not to blame some folks, like Eddie Van Halen, not for his own playing but for all the utter crap his playing inspired.

E.D. Patton · February 14th, 2007, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck 909

Wow! Tough crowd here.

Years ago I read a music critic somewhere who hated Mark Farner's solo in LOCOMOTION and called it the worst guitar solo ever. I guess critics are critical... I thought it was hilarious myself and figured the critic had no sense of humor.

+1

That Grand Funk solo is sublime. Freaked me out bad the first time I heard it. Todd Rundgren production at it's finest. I wonder what Farner thought when he heard it, as Todd assembled it from scraps.

It always reminded me of the chicken/guitar bit from "Sgt. Pepper" which I always loved...

I think that Adrian Belew must have spent some time with those records.

Dick Seacup · February 14th, 2007, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Blazer

One note solos?

Probably the best one note solo.

What the heck was Mick on? He looks like he's out of his gourd. Or, maybe he's just a really intense drummer and I've never noticed it before. :D Either way, that band was never the same after Peter Green left.

wilkat1 · February 14th, 2007, 05:12 PM

Mick Fleetwood was always an intense drummer, but I'm quite sure he was still a prisoner to large mounds of white powder at that time. Out of his gourd is probably a good assessment.

And I still have a crush on Stevie Nicks after all these years.

Telenator · February 14th, 2007, 06:23 PM

Rolling Stones, Sympathy for the Devil. Yikes! My ears! What a heinous, out of time, poorly mixed, completely devoid of mojo guitar solo. Bletch!

casterway · February 14th, 2007, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by WickedGTR

This wasn't all bad. The part where he jumps up in the air, and lands on his feet was pretty cool, I thought. But, everything other than that was pretty bad.

Sleph · February 14th, 2007, 07:37 PM

STOP IT!!!!!

You guys are hurtin' me bad!!!

Who is that F#ckwit with the violin?...he could be vastly improved by sudden death......aaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

aznrambo481 · February 14th, 2007, 07:50 PM

i've actually tried the violin thing before, gets rosin all over your strings

electricbody · February 14th, 2007, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by WickedGTR

Make it stop...please....PPPLEASEEEEe Make it Stop!....

zombywoof · February 14th, 2007, 08:21 PM

Another vote for the Edge - how about that soulless, milk toast little ditty he plays in "Rattle & Hum" when Bono yells something like "play some blues."

Close second - Neil Young - "Down By The River" although "Southern Man" as someone else listed, would be a strong contender.

Would also agree with James Gurley - "the father of psychedelic guitar." The one that jumps to my mind is his solo in "Summertime."

'caster oil · February 14th, 2007, 08:22 PM

Yours/Mine.

TelZilla · February 14th, 2007, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Sleph

STOP IT!!!!!

You guys are hurtin' me bad!!!

Who is that F#ckwit with the violin?...he could be vastly improved by sudden death......aaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

That is the immortal Christopher Guest in his role as lead guitarist Nigel Tufnel from "This Is Spinal Tap". If you have not seen it, rent it immediately. The funniest music related movie ever. Trust me: http://imdb.com/title/tt0088258/

Skully · February 14th, 2007, 09:11 PM

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Rolling Stones, Sympathy for the Devil. Yikes! My ears! What a heinous, out of time, poorly mixed, completely devoid of mojo guitar solo. Bletch!

I'd rather listen to it than some clean, precise chicken picking any day of the week.

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Another vote for the Edge - how about that soulless, milk toast little ditty he plays in "Rattle & Hum" when Bono yells something like "play some blues."

You don't get it. That's The Edge's blues. The real deal. Original. Not some carbon copy of recycled licks stolen from Albert King 40 years ago.

Colo Springs E · February 15th, 2007, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by charlie frey

Lord have mercy.
That was actually worse than Nigel Tufnel.

.....Paul Stanley should stick to singing, but then we'd have to listen to him sing.

That was god-awful.

Sarge · February 15th, 2007, 06:31 AM

"Cover of the Rolling Stones"

1293 · February 15th, 2007, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Maggot

I think I've seen about six or seven of my favorite guitar solos mentioned here. Southern Man, Sympathy for the Devil and Piece of My Heart make my top ten list for the best guitar solos. I Love Rock n' Roll and You Really Got Me are right up there too. So IMHO etc. etc. I have to humbly submit that you guys don't know what you're talking about!

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Originally Posted by Skully

I'd rather listen to it than some clean, precise chicken picking any day of the week.

You don't get it. That's The Edge's blues. The real deal. Original. Not some carbon copy of recycled licks stolen from Albert King 40 years ago.

Thank you for some sanity in this thread. Ball and Chain and Southern Man could certainly be in my top ten.

zooropamofo · February 15th, 2007, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by zombywoof

Another vote for the Edge - how about that soulless, milk toast little ditty he plays in "Rattle & Hum" when Bono yells something like "play some blues."

That would be the song Silver and Gold. Have to disagree with you there. Bono's remark was intended to be tongue & cheek. Personally, I like the solo, and I think it fits the song.

Rattle & Hum has some great music, though I do agree that U2 comes off as a bit pretentious. I chalk that up to Paramount trying to make the film into a big budget release, contrary to its original intention.

In any event, that's why I was happy when U2 walked into the 90's and chopped down the Joshua Tree.

CasinoBoogie · March 7th, 2007, 02:48 PM

this threads crazy guys, Neil Youngs solo's on Down By The River, Southern Man and Cinnamon Girl are some of the greatest pieces of guitar playing ever

not a single person alive can make a guitar sound like that

and have i missed something with Robbie Robertson and clapton??
robbies solo is awesome on that track

Jorge · March 7th, 2007, 03:23 PM

Juste tasteless and awfull!

Bones · March 7th, 2007, 03:35 PM

Check out Joe perry circa 1974 wanking it out on Train kept a Rollin'

I love Aerosmith but man, starting at 1;45, you really wonder how they ever got so big.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOTD-Su8zmk

davidge1 · March 7th, 2007, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Bones

Check out Joe perry circa 1974 wanking it out on Train kept a Rollin'

It really is "each to their own" here...because I thought that Aerosmith clip was HOT! One of the first bands I got into when I was like 12 years old. To me, that clip is everything rock music should be. The thing I wonder about is how they morphed into the crap act they are now (and have been for many years).

Thanks for posting it... I'm gonna go watch it again.

Dayo · March 7th, 2007, 03:59 PM

'I think I've seen about six or seven of my favorite guitar solos mentioned here. Southern Man, Sympathy for the Devil and Piece of My Heart make my top ten list for the best guitar solos. I Love Rock n' Roll and You Really Got Me are right up there too. So IMHO etc. etc. I have to humbly submit that you guys don't know what you're talking about!'

Have to go along with the bauld Maggot there.

Is it just me or do some people not get that Nigel is a joke ( and a very profound one at that ) ? Or that the excellent solo in Cover of the Rolling Stone is also a joke ? ' Rock and Rolllllll....'

Here's to ol' Neil and Cinnamon Girl. Sometimes less IS more.

austintele · March 7th, 2007, 04:04 PM

I've got the winner right here

twisted sister(jay jay french) "we're not gonna take it" solo @ 3:45 minutes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdMcY83n0IM

byrdbrain · March 7th, 2007, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Dayo

Here's to ol' Neil and Cinnamon Girl. Sometimes less IS more.

I agree. And I like Stills' solo on "Wooden Ships".

February 14th, 2007, 04:59 PM	#81 (permalink)
wilkat1 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: So. Illinois Age: 40 Posts: 1,531 20 Photos	This thread is vicious, I agree, and I am guilty of being part of it. It's hard not to blame some folks, like Eddie Van Halen, not for his own playing but for all the utter crap his playing inspired. __________________ MySpace "That number don't mean nothing to me if the guitar don't sound right." - Buddy Guy on the year a guitar was manufactured.

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wilkat1 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: So. Illinois Age: 40 Posts: 1,531 20 Photos	Mick Fleetwood was always an intense drummer, but I'm quite sure he was still a prisoner to large mounds of white powder at that time. Out of his gourd is probably a good assessment. And I still have a crush on Stevie Nicks after all these years. __________________ MySpace "That number don't mean nothing to me if the guitar don't sound right." - Buddy Guy on the year a guitar was manufactured.

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Telenator Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 4,403	Rolling Stones, Sympathy for the Devil. Yikes! My ears! What a heinous, out of time, poorly mixed, completely devoid of mojo guitar solo. Bletch! __________________ Dogs have the right idea!

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aznrambo481 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla, California Age: 17 Posts: 2,833 6 Photos	i've actually tried the violin thing before, gets rosin all over your strings __________________ "Never age. Never die. Live forever in that one last white-hot moment, when the crowd screamed. When every note was a heartbeat. Burn across the sky."-Terry Pratchett, Soul Music.

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zombywoof Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Back in the Heartland Posts: 2,811 17 Photos	Another vote for the Edge - how about that soulless, milk toast little ditty he plays in "Rattle & Hum" when Bono yells something like "play some blues." Close second - Neil Young - "Down By The River" although "Southern Man" as someone else listed, would be a strong contender. Would also agree with James Gurley - "the father of psychedelic guitar." The one that jumps to my mind is his solo in "Summertime." __________________ "I don't play a lot of fancy guitar. I don't want to play it. The kind of guitar I want to play is mean, mean licks." John Lee Hooker

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Sleph Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 1,052 6 Photos	STOP IT!!!!! You guys are hurtin' me bad!!! Who is that F#ckwit with the violin?...he could be vastly improved by sudden death......aaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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'caster oil Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 692 1 Photos	Yours/Mine. __________________ "Capo on the fourth fret." Keef

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CasinoBoogie Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London Posts: 161	this threads crazy guys, Neil Youngs solo's on Down By The River, Southern Man and Cinnamon Girl are some of the greatest pieces of guitar playing ever not a single person alive can make a guitar sound like that and have i missed something with Robbie Robertson and clapton?? robbies solo is awesome on that track

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Jorge Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Oslo Posts: 1,286 11 Photos	Juste tasteless and awfull!

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Bones Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,920 1 Photos	Check out Joe perry circa 1974 wanking it out on Train kept a Rollin' I love Aerosmith but man, starting at 1;45, you really wonder how they ever got so big. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOTD-Su8zmk

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Dayo Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dublin, Ireland Age: 50 Posts: 164 12 Photos	'I think I've seen about six or seven of my favorite guitar solos mentioned here. Southern Man, Sympathy for the Devil and Piece of My Heart make my top ten list for the best guitar solos. I Love Rock n' Roll and You Really Got Me are right up there too. So IMHO etc. etc. I have to humbly submit that you guys don't know what you're talking about!' Have to go along with the bauld Maggot there. Is it just me or do some people not get that Nigel is a joke ( and a very profound one at that ) ? Or that the excellent solo in Cover of the Rolling Stone is also a joke ? ' Rock and Rolllllll....' Here's to ol' Neil and Cinnamon Girl. Sometimes less IS more. __________________ James Burton Black Gold Paisley, Aerodyne,CIJ Pink Paisley, CIJ '62 Custom RI, CIJ HM Contemporary, Squire Tele Custom, Squire Affinty, Godin Artisan TC, Melancon P90 Artist, Hohner TE Custom, SX Tele

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austintele Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2004 Location: austin, texas Posts: 1,526	I've got the winner right here twisted sister(jay jay french) "we're not gonna take it" solo @ 3:45 minutes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdMcY83n0IM

March 7th, 2007, 06:23 PM	#105 (permalink)
ye olde fretmonkey