Not sure how many of you read r/Guitar on reddit, but this guy has a cool thing going where he is learning Guitar World's top 100 guitar solos in order from 100->1.
Currently at 94.
The list is here:
I see Scuttle Buttin' is coming up at No. 83 ?
Learning Guitar World's top 100 solos
Yoh! Hectic.
Shame he looks so bored though ?
Maybe this just isn't one of his faves.
NorioDS Maybe thats his 50th take ?
klaasvakie ja well I can definitely sympathize with that! It's horrible doing a billion takes to get a good one!
these "of all time" type lists are always a a joke.. it shoudl always be followed with .." in my opinion from the following genre that have received a certain percentage of air time and popularity.."
or say " from my list of CD's..".."
StephenG
Unfortunately or maybe fortunately when it comes to the art's , the best is very subjective to bias and preference.
my list would include a few other bands, where somebody else's would include Taylor Swift. but I think doing a list like this can only improve ones playing capabilities, and that is the whole point of this list, me thinks.. and thinking maybe I should give it a bash..
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klaasvakie NorioDS Maybe thats his 50th take ?
? His outtakes must be funny! I'd probably go through 5-6 guitars and then I'd only be on song 92 or so ?
StephenG these "of all time" type lists are always a a joke.. it shoudl always be followed with .." in my opinion from the following genre that have received a certain percentage of air time and popularity.."
I agree...perhaps this list is better described as "100 favourite Blues/Rock Solo's". There's no jazz, country or flamenco players - a list of solo's missing Chet Atkins, Paco de Lucia and Al di Meola? But featuring Kirk Hammett three times? Umm...
But fun to scroll through and see if any pop up that one likes (or is familiar with).
Crazy Train - Great example of a rock 16 bar solo. Tasty bends and very economical playing in a solo that fits the song perfectly
Machine Gun. Jimi ripping this live inspired sooooo many guitarists.
There a bunch of others I agree with, but they're (to me) more sentimental choices than outstanding solo's.
I'd nominate
SRV - Life without out you (live). My favourite jam solo of all time.,
Kenny Burrell - Chitlins con carne. The granddaddy of Scuttle Buttin....recorded in 1963!
George Benson - Breezin'. Probably his cheesiest tune, but what a melody, what a player.
Paco de Lucia/Al di Meola/John Mclaughlin - Mediterranean Sundance. No explanation necessary.
Spin Doctors - Two Princes. I reckon this solo has some of the best blues/rock/pop solo phrasing I've ever heard.
GnR - Paradise City. Kinda sentimental choice, but Slash really does some magic on this track. Over three pages of notation and he just rips through it like Usain Bolt. I guess it's my "Eruption" because I couldn't imagine how the dickens a human could play this.
Tuckstir my list would include a few other bands, where somebody else's would include Taylor Swift. but I think doing a list like this can only improve ones playing capabilities, and that is the whole point of this list, me thinks.. and thinking maybe I should give it a bash..
Yeah, I agree, in this case the contents of the actual list is much less important than the act of learning 100 difficult solos/riffs one after the other.
I also thought about giving it a bash, so I can see myself learning No. 100, and No 99, but alas, Mr. Petrucci at No. 98 would've stopped me dead in my tracks for the next 24 months or so.
I've been playing for about 2 years now, and I'm really struggling to build speed, currently working on the solos for Hotel California (can play at about 70% speed) and Are you gonna go my way (about 60% speed), but it feels like the progress is sooooo sloooow.
For the last two weeks or so I've been starting my practice routine with these exercises from steve stine:
My pinky is such a lazy bastard. I also find it's quite tough to do sucky chromatic exercises instead of noodling around when you only have a couple of minutes a day, but I guess progress must be earned yeah?
There is also this:
http://52weeksofblues.com/?page_id=403
Which aims to teach one blues song a week for a year. I tried to start this in Jan 2017 after playing for 6 months or so, but I wasn't good enough to get each song down in the allotted week and I gave up after about 3 weeks or so. Perhaps I should give it another try now that I have a lot more practice under my belt.
5 days later
No 93 is up:
klaasvakie For the last two weeks or so I've been starting my practice routine with these exercises from steve stine:
This is useful. Very similar to what @Satriani taught me all those years ago but I eventually stopped practising. (Stupid me.)
klaasvakie My pinky is such a lazy bastard.
I have the same issue!
And so is No 92:
6 days later
No 91 is up:
No 90:
I'm putting these up in the hope that you find them interesting (I do), but if this is too spammy, let me know.
This is great, keep 'em coming.
Would also be interesting to hear from you what YOU think of each performance.
klaasvakie but if this is too spammy, let me know.
Not at all! I dig the explanations of each - some good tips n insights there. ?
12 days later
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Next one is up - not on the list of 100 but an honourable mention. I haven't given it a listen yet, but I know the solo well (but can't play it yet), and it is also one of my favourites. I'll be at a good set of headphones tomorrow morning and then I'll give it a spin.
Perhaps my second favourite version (first is obviously the Gilmour one) is the one in the Martin Miller Medley:
@NorioDS Off topic, looks like the forum ate my post about Yousician, I get 404.
klaasvakie Off topic, looks like the forum ate my post about Yousician, I get 404.
Working for me:
https://community.guitartalk.co.za/d/26723-thoughts-on-yousician
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NorioDS This is what I get when I click on that link:
