shark said:
shurt said:
Does Zeppelin qualify?
Asking for a friend....
Same question re Hendrix
Many of the artists listed so far are just rehashing Hendrix/Page pentatonic licks anyway. Licks that they themselves nicked from the Blues guitarists that came before them :worms:
For a guitar solo to be worthwhile, there has to be some composition in there for my money and the arrangement must be greater than the sum of each part. If the solo is a collection of licks you could play over any backing track then it's just self indulgent noodling that actually detracts from the song, in most cases. Many of the dad-rock greats are guilty of this.
For what it's worth, I rate Hendrix extraordinarily highly. I like the looseness in his playing and the way he blended both his guitar and voice to thread transparently between rhythm, lead and melody. Angus Young noodling pentatonic licks in the 16 bar break between choruses doesn't come close.
Punter me into oblivion :guilty:
Anyway, since this is metal solos, I'll submit the whole outro section to this Meshuggah song (timestamped) even though the actual guitar solo comes in a bit later. It's not the 'best' solo ever as there's no such thing, this is art not sport, but I like it:
https://youtu.be/rQS3vP47Xjs?t=185