the problem with this kind off feedback is that we all have different tastes and Genres of music, for me I Angus Young solo in Live in Paris was the brilliant. but if you go through the different decades you will find a band or individual that has stuck out, and made you take notice, and these are not always the best but the most popular. point of fact i have never even heard of the guys Alan mentioned, that is realy sad that we are not expossed to local musos, via tv and radio. last week i played golf with the guitarist from Concussion Girl. and i have never heard them, and they have sold plenty of CD's , so why do we have this problem. is it the music business in SA or the way it's marketed.
Best guitar solo EVER!
One of my favourites: Steve Vai on Touching Tongues.
And to think he was trained by his mother to be a pianist...guitar is his second instrument. ?sepheritoh wrote:Off course you are correct in your point about sales vs excellence.X-rated Bob wrote:No insult intended, and I apologise if it even looked that way.sepheritoh wrote:I don't think Britney has enything to do with it. If you don't like the guitar solo, just say so and we all will understand, but I just thought that you must have some other reason why you use words with the specific intend to insult.X-rated Bob wrote:So thus we can conclude that Brtitney Spears is "better" than Steve Vai.sepheritoh wrote:That is a bit harsh. At least Trevor sold - mmmm let me see - about 10 million more albums than you.Explorerlover wrote: No, that to me is like Joe Perry's attempt at a solo with "Janie's got a gun"....a.k.a. noise. ?
I thought it was a pretty mundane solo made sonically interesting with some pretty extreme effects. Not that I could play it, but then being a better player than me is no yardstick of anything.
My point was that there is no relationship between musical excellence and record sales.
Trever is however more than just an excellent player. He counts amongst the best. I have been collecting everything he has done, starting from the Rabitt days up to his movie scores. He does not often shred on studio albums, but like to play "composed" or "engineered" licks, while live (listen to his LA live album) he can stand up to most shredders. After all, being in the (2nd) greatest prog rock band of all time - past and present (after Pink Floyd that is) is nothing to be ashamed of.
With engineered solo's I am talking about his studio technique of using effects and layering his guitars and by composed I am thinking about his tendency to do a bit more than simply sticking to a "box-pattern" on the fretboard.
Trevor was my first rock hero, if my memory serves me correctly (using the part of my brain that wasn't destroyed by zol), I first saw Rabbit live in 75/76/77 in my school hall, Highlands North High school.
I knew that day I was watching a genius at work.
The remarkable thing about Trevor, his modesty.
I remember after his huge success he came back to SAfrica and was interviewed by Cedric Samson on the TV show Cedric used to present, can't remember the name of the show.
Cedric kept asking him about his success and his achievements, etc,etc...and all Trevor wanted to speak about was how great a drummer Cedric was and how things were going for him (Cedric)...I'll never forget that.
Two solos on the same record will have my conversation trundle to a halt if they're on in the background.
Tales of Brave Ulysses when the heavily wa'd guitar just suddenly screams a couple of times has sent shivers down my spine since I was 13, and Outside Woman Blues which just has one of the tightest, punchiest, most tasteful solos ever - with all these nifty surprises.
Both on Cream's Disraeli Gears.
Weirdly, I suddenly thought of John Lennon's solo on the single version of Let It Be. I actually prefer it to George's one on the album. Not a technician, to say the least, ol' Lennon. But his melodic sense got poured into a great solo that's almost like a song within the song. I wonder if he used his Epiphone Casino on it.
Tales of Brave Ulysses when the heavily wa'd guitar just suddenly screams a couple of times has sent shivers down my spine since I was 13, and Outside Woman Blues which just has one of the tightest, punchiest, most tasteful solos ever - with all these nifty surprises.
Both on Cream's Disraeli Gears.
Weirdly, I suddenly thought of John Lennon's solo on the single version of Let It Be. I actually prefer it to George's one on the album. Not a technician, to say the least, ol' Lennon. But his melodic sense got poured into a great solo that's almost like a song within the song. I wonder if he used his Epiphone Casino on it.
ha ha Thanks bru ?Guy Onraet wrote:Indeed, i can think of 2 world class solos from each ?Alan Ratcliffe wrote: Arjun Menon and Andrew Bryson are the two to watch out for around these parts.
+ 1 Conrad. The whammy'd notes are just beautiful.Conrad wrote: One of my favourites: Steve Vai on Touching Tongues.
+1singemonkey wrote: Tales of Brave Ulysses
Another 1 of my absolute favourites: Borislav Mitic's solo on his neo classical interpretation of La Campagnella
You can listen to it here: http://www.myspace.com/borislavmitic it's the 1st rtack in the playlist.
C
You can listen to it here: http://www.myspace.com/borislavmitic it's the 1st rtack in the playlist.
C
Anywhere we can hear Arjun online?
I can't remember if his tracks are online. If they are not, and he gives his permission, I'll post them.lindsmuse wrote: Anywhere we can hear Arjun online?
hint towards arjun to get a myspace profile ?
One of my favourites/best has always been Private Investigations by Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits). Maybe because of the semi-acoustic nylon guitar.
Apologies for seeing this post so late.Alan Ratcliffe wrote:I can't remember if his tracks are online. If they are not, and he gives his permission, I'll post them.lindsmuse wrote: Anywhere we can hear Arjun online?
Alan, you most definitely have my permission to post my stuff here. ?
Or you can check Out of India and Flying underwater out at
http://www.supload.com/listen?s=CBQM6P45D378
http://www.supload.com/listen?s=RWU7LF1UFCAL
And they're free to download ?
? Funny enough, i actually have a myspace profile..i just keep forgetting the password ?Manfred Klose wrote: hint towards arjun to get a myspace profile ?
Sorry, my bad. Those links don't work anymore :-[
Will post the new link as soon as i'm done uploading it to Box.net
Will post the new link as soon as i'm done uploading it to Box.net
Ok, managed to sort myself out ? Much ado about nothing...
Here's the link for Flying under water (My attempt at eletronica+jazz)
http://www.box.net/shared/5bp355k102
And here's the link for Out of India (A bit of a tribute to home)
http://www.box.net/shared/vqkrfuubah
Hope you like it Linds.
Criticism more than welcome.
Here's the link for Flying under water (My attempt at eletronica+jazz)
http://www.box.net/shared/5bp355k102
And here's the link for Out of India (A bit of a tribute to home)
http://www.box.net/shared/vqkrfuubah
Hope you like it Linds.
Criticism more than welcome.
Those are the two I would have uploaded - I also have Eat This!.
Many thanks! I have listened to both tracks quickly and as I am a Shakti and Ali Khan fan I am now a keen follower of yours before even getting to your actual amazing talent. Really incredible. Makes me so happy to know that this is right here on our doorstep ...But what I really love is the originality - the blend of jazz and eastern. I have not heard anything like this before so it means I now have somethng totally new to listen to ... ? Are those local vocalists by the way - recorded locally? I will be enjoying this!
Arjun that's some lovely stuff there!
What makes a great solo for me, irrespective of the style, is the way that it works with the song that it's an integral part of. As I see it your role as guitarist is to take over the singing of the emotion of the song from the vocalists for a time, and then to bring the listener seamlessly back into the song.
Solos that demonstrate the prowess of the guitarist and then end, leaving you hanging while the band seems to come back from a different direction do nothing for me. It's one of the things I like about some of Thin Lizzy's work where (whoever the particular lineup was) both guitarist share the load, making it more about the piece than the individual musician.
What makes a great solo for me, irrespective of the style, is the way that it works with the song that it's an integral part of. As I see it your role as guitarist is to take over the singing of the emotion of the song from the vocalists for a time, and then to bring the listener seamlessly back into the song.
Solos that demonstrate the prowess of the guitarist and then end, leaving you hanging while the band seems to come back from a different direction do nothing for me. It's one of the things I like about some of Thin Lizzy's work where (whoever the particular lineup was) both guitarist share the load, making it more about the piece than the individual musician.
Was going to ask exactly the same question.........wow, Arjun, that's really amazing stuff. What more can I say? Brilliant!!!!lindsmuse wrote: .............. Are those local vocalists by the way - recorded locally? I will be enjoying this!
There are so many great solos around....but those which come up immediately in my mind are the solos in * Something (George Harrison) and *Brothers in Arms (Mark Knopfler). Both are hauntingly melodic and inspiring.
The "best" solo's is a hard one. I can give my absolute favourites though. Two songs from Jeff Beck's 'Live at Ronnie Scotts' would be: "Cause we've ended as lovers" and the absolutely brilliant "A day in the life"... that was goosebumps for me.
After that would be Dann Huff as Giant with "I'm a believer"... my word, bonk me sideways in a banana shaped coffin and call me susanna... that is AWESOME. His intro is spectacular... but his little 8 bar solo (or thereabouts) in the bridge is just, to me, the perfect addition to the perfect song.
Gilmour and Steve Stevens are right up there too... but not as high as Jeff and Dann. But its my pick for me, so its all good ?
After that would be Dann Huff as Giant with "I'm a believer"... my word, bonk me sideways in a banana shaped coffin and call me susanna... that is AWESOME. His intro is spectacular... but his little 8 bar solo (or thereabouts) in the bridge is just, to me, the perfect addition to the perfect song.
Gilmour and Steve Stevens are right up there too... but not as high as Jeff and Dann. But its my pick for me, so its all good ?