No mention of Bill Frisell? A great artist. Cliche-free playing, few notes,
and every note counts. Improvises in the traditional way of always
returning to the melody while stretching the harmonic boundaries. Miles
Davis-like use of space, and a very unique sound.
Of course, the king of packing meaning and emotion into a single note will
always be B.B. |
Frogman, can you give a example of Frisell doing Miles's like use of space? I am familiar with him a little but was never impressed. Maybe I missed something. |
i have never tired of hearing pete townsend's solo on "pure and easy". played with great passion and energy.... |
Has anyone heard form auralone?
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Funny that some thought of Stevie Ray. My first thought was Jimmie Vaughn. Another that comes to mind is the Bluebird's Buddy Flett , more slide but still economical. |
Neil Young-Like a Hurricane. A very long but simple guitar solo that never gets old. |
It appears Buddy Flett is solo at this time. I will have to learn how to import videos, but a lot on Youtube.
I have to agree that Beach Boy's solo is hard to beat. Many great players I have never heard. Thanks. |
I think the OP lost his interest after I posted the guitar links with too many notes! |
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Santana, 'now you know'...:0) |
Jeff Beck's solo on What God Wants, Part III on Amused To Death. |
Ritchie Blackmore's solo on 'Hold On' from Stormbringer album. Every time I hear that, it just makes me feel so good. Not a single wasted note in the whole solo. |
Lindsey Buckingham on F/M's "The Chain".
Zappa, "Orange County Lumber Truck" on Weasels Ripped My Flesh
Zappa, "Holiday in Berlin, Full Blown". Latter part of the track after the schmaltzy sax stuff. He gets the groove down. Don't know if it is "less" but it sure is "more" for me. |
Ghost,
Good calls, all. In particular, the end of "The Chain" (breakdown/outro) is among my favorite 2 minutes of rock n roll. There's that iconic bass guitar figure to kick it off, Mick Fleetwood going batsh*t on his drums, and Buckingham's repetitive solo, replete with accompanying chant. My favorite Buckingham solos are usually not of the "less is more" variety, but the last 30 seconds of this song probably qualify:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TV6BEwJEKI
Marty |
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Hey Marty - glad someone else agrees. Love how The Chain just builds. re the Zappa, for those that might be interested but don't know, "Holiday in Berlin" is from Burnt Weenie Sandwich. Another great FZ solo to be found there as well is on the track, "The Little House I Used to Live In."...about 4:15 in and right before Sugar Cane sets sail. |
Ghost.
Burnt Weenie is still my favorite FZ record. I guess our taste does overlap a fair bit. |
Any and All B.B. King in Blues. Wes Montgomery and Kenny Burrell in Jazz. No one in Rock. I am sure I missed some in Blues and Jazz. |
Rok,
Kinda curious how you reached this conclusion ("no one in rock"). Was this via a comprehensive survey of rock guitar solos, or is it something inherent in rock music that prevents rock guitar players from producing "less is more" solos of the type that players in jazz and blues are able to produce?
Marty |
"is it something inherent in rock music that prevents rock guitar players from producing "less is more" solos of the type that players in jazz and blues are able to produce?"
This is the correct answer. of course there has to be at least one exception. It's a LOUD and fast music. |
Ah, got it!
I suspect that there's more than one exception, but I got it. |
Hendrix from Rainbow Bridge "Pali Gap" |
Beatles solos, whether George, Paul (Taxman, Drive My Car, Another Girl) or John, tend to be just the right length and tasty as can be. |
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Peter Green at the end of Peter Gabriel's Sky Blue on UP. It might be only two or
three notes repeated...but they're the right few notes with just the right amount
of distortion. Lot of emotional weight in very little space. |
