Hogan Made Wrestling Posted October 8, 2004 Report Posted October 8, 2004 43. "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd Soloist: David Gilmour Album: The Wall Year: 1979 Right here is the real reason that this list is a fucking JOKE. "Comfortably Numb" is one of the finest solos of all-time, and is probably David gilmour's most well-know guitar work. It's not my favourite solo of his, but it's an outstanding solo none the less. What redbaron didn't post was their reasons for choosing the list. The Comfortably Numb solo was apparently pieced together from several different takes because Gilmour couldn't get it right, hence its inclusion. For the record it's my favourite PF solo. Pitchfork have no idea with this list. Of course, they don't even have their facts right. Gilmour pieced solos together because he wanted to make something that would be "impossible to perfectly replicate live", not because all his material was flawed.
Your Paragon of Virtue Posted October 8, 2004 Report Posted October 8, 2004 Then it's fitting, and can't really be a truly bad solo because it fits the BAD music. Case in point: any of the solo's on Nevermind The Bollocks. The solo's are crap, but they fit perfectly with the music. So I take it by crap you mean "simple". If so, I agree, because I'd rather listen to the "solo" (lead guitar/whatever) from Teen Spirit than a bunch of that awful Wanking Phish or Grateful Dead crap.
Guest GreatOne Posted October 8, 2004 Report Posted October 8, 2004 I think we can say that this list brings the ghey and plenty of it.
snuffbox Posted October 8, 2004 Report Posted October 8, 2004 Then it's fitting, and can't really be a truly bad solo because it fits the BAD music. Case in point: any of the solo's on Nevermind The Bollocks. The solo's are crap, but they fit perfectly with the music. So I take it by crap you mean "simple". If so, I agree, because I'd rather listen to the "solo" (lead guitar/whatever) from Teen Spirit than a bunch of that awful Wanking Phish or Grateful Dead crap. Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia are/were both extremely good guitarists...
KanadianKrusty Posted October 9, 2004 Report Posted October 9, 2004 I swear if I see Motörhead on another worst-of list, heads are gonna fucking roll.
Guest Agent of Oblivion Posted October 9, 2004 Report Posted October 9, 2004 That's rather severe. Top five worst looking musicians ever: 1. Lemmy Kilmister 2. Aaron Neville 3. Ohgr, post-performance 4. Joe Cocker 5. Alex Lifeson
B. Brian Brunzell Posted October 9, 2004 Report Posted October 9, 2004 You need Joey Ramone, Dee Snider and Rick Ocasek on that list.
Your Paragon of Virtue Posted October 9, 2004 Report Posted October 9, 2004 Then it's fitting, and can't really be a truly bad solo because it fits the BAD music. Case in point: any of the solo's on Nevermind The Bollocks. The solo's are crap, but they fit perfectly with the music. So I take it by crap you mean "simple". If so, I agree, because I'd rather listen to the "solo" (lead guitar/whatever) from Teen Spirit than a bunch of that awful Wanking Phish or Grateful Dead crap. Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia are/were both extremely good guitarists... I never said that they weren't talented.
Your Paragon of Virtue Posted October 9, 2004 Report Posted October 9, 2004 Then it's fitting, and can't really be a truly bad solo because it fits the BAD music. Case in point: any of the solo's on Nevermind The Bollocks. The solo's are crap, but they fit perfectly with the music. So I take it by crap you mean "simple". If so, I agree, because I'd rather listen to the "solo" (lead guitar/whatever) from Teen Spirit than a bunch of that awful Wanking Phish or Grateful Dead crap. Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia are/were both extremely good guitarists... I never said that they weren't talented.
Red Baron Posted October 9, 2004 Author Report Posted October 9, 2004 5. Alex Lifeson He's Canadian. Canadians aren't suppose to look good in the first place.
B. Brian Brunzell Posted October 9, 2004 Report Posted October 9, 2004 I'd put Geddy Lee on there instead of Lifeson though.
Vanhalen Posted October 13, 2004 Report Posted October 13, 2004 39. "Dazed and Confused" by Led Zeppelin Soloist: Jimmy Page Album: Led Zeppelin Year: 1969 27. "Sucker in a 3-Piece" by Van Halen Soloist: Eddie Van Halen Album: OU812 Year: 1988 2. "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd Soloist: Gary Rossington, Ed King, Allen Collins Album: Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd Year: 1973 What a fucking load of bollocks, these had good solos, especially Pages use of the violin string
cabbageboy Posted October 14, 2004 Report Posted October 14, 2004 Teen Spirit doesn't really have an extended solo in it per se, but just a little section of the song where the guitar does some licks while the drums and bass still essentially go forth. To me, a really BAD solo is one that just stops a song dead in its tracks. I was surprised that some of the stuff Tony Iommi did on the first Sabbath album wasn't listed. Thing is, there's so much mindless soloing on that album that it's hard to narrow it to one song. I love old school Sabbath but there are parts of that 1st album that drive me crazy. And since no one has the balls to do it, I will stand up for the Scorpions. No One Like You is a cool song.
Red Baron Posted October 15, 2004 Author Report Posted October 15, 2004 Yes it is. Sucker in a 3-Piece isn't that great anyways, but I mean, for the worst Van Halen lick/riff, Human Beings is the worst.
Rendclaw Posted October 24, 2004 Report Posted October 24, 2004 My whole point is why get all that fired up over a list produced by an anti-guitarist site? Too elite for elitists, indeed. Its more comical than anything else. And yes, guitar solos should fit the song, not interfere with the message that the song is trying to convey. But then again, I just might still be on a high from meeting Joe Satriani Wednesday night, so don't mind me. Edit: By the way, the "solo" in Teen Spirit was more of a harmony than anything else, as it was replicating the vocal line in the pre-chorus. I like it because its just a minimalist approach to a guitar solo. If the really wanted to put a "bad" solo on there, they should have put In Bloom in there. That was a rambling, disjointed solo if there ever was one. But then again, perhaps that was the point. Not like you can ask Kurt about it, considering he's dead and all.
Guest GreatOne Posted October 25, 2004 Report Posted October 25, 2004 I always thought when when Metallica would do Harvester Of Sorrow live and Kirk went off and did his own thing instead of the regular solo was a WTF moment.
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