Subject: Now THIS is a guitar solo!!!! Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:40 pm
Allan Holdsworth - one of the biggest influences on Eddie Van Halen
Mglaffas81 Heart of Metal
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Subject: Re: Now THIS is a guitar solo!!!! Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:55 pm
Awesome solo!! These guys are the true guitar gods, since they truly started it all - I am not too familiar with jazz, but I don't think a guitar solo like this is a normal part in jazz? Or what? - In any case, it's awesome
XYZ Card-carrying Van Halen Freak
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Subject: Re: Now THIS is a guitar solo!!!! Tue Mar 10, 2009 6:34 pm
No surprises here. Jazz musicians are the most talented musicians out there, imo.
Addy Metal is in my blood
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Subject: Re: Now THIS is a guitar solo!!!! Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:00 pm
agreed
stepcousin Heart of Metal
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Subject: Re: Now THIS is a guitar solo!!!! Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:29 pm
wow, not only was he phenominal but he also pioneered the uni-brow look.
Guest Guest
Subject: Re: Now THIS is a guitar solo!!!! Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:35 pm
That type of playing in jazz also developed "post-Hendrix", John McLaughlin and Sonny Sharrock were two of the first...then Holdsworth and DiMeola came in a little later.
rattpoison Metal is in my blood
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Subject: Re: Now THIS is a guitar solo!!!! Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:41 pm
The first two Soft Machine records are brilliant.......after that though is a different story.
Schbopo Ate his vegetables
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Subject: Re: Now THIS is a guitar solo!!!! Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:13 pm
Dude's got skills.
Guest Guest
Subject: Re: Now THIS is a guitar solo!!!! Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:50 pm
Great playing, but kind of lifeless, eh?
Guest Guest
Subject: Re: Now THIS is a guitar solo!!!! Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:31 pm
I don't find it lifeless, maybe a little clinical, but I feel it.
Troublezone Road Warrior
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Subject: Re: Now THIS is a guitar solo!!!! Wed Mar 11, 2009 5:09 am
Excellent
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DallasBlack Zooey Addict
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Subject: Re: Now THIS is a guitar solo!!!! Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:13 am
Quite the guitar solo for sure. I agree with Eyesore but only on the beginning. It starts off lifeless but picks up quite nicely.
sam Metal is in my blood
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Subject: Re: Now THIS is a guitar solo!!!! Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:48 am
holdsworth one of the best.
MetalGuy71 Bukkake Tsunami
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Subject: Re: Now THIS is a guitar solo!!!! Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:50 am
Why does it sound like all the members are each playing a different song? Each a skilled musician, no doubt, but there doesn't seem to be any groove here. Maybe it's just a bad recording, but even the drums and bass seem out of sync with each other. Eh, it's probably just me. I don't get this.
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MetalRob331 Dinky Do
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Subject: Re: Now THIS is a guitar solo!!!! Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:56 pm
Allan is amazing
Troublezone Road Warrior
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Subject: Re: Now THIS is a guitar solo!!!! Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:57 pm
Intriquet but not lifeless.
sam Metal is in my blood
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Subject: Re: Now THIS is a guitar solo!!!! Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:37 pm
MetalGuy71 wrote:
Why does it sound like all the members are each playing a different song? Each a skilled musician, no doubt, but there doesn't seem to be any groove here. Maybe it's just a bad recording, but even the drums and bass seem out of sync with each other. Eh, it's probably just me. I don't get this.
highly complex jazz fusion with a hefty dose of improving tends to sound like that a lot, one gets use to it though.
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Subject: Re: Now THIS is a guitar solo!!!! Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:46 pm
sam wrote:
MetalGuy71 wrote:
Why does it sound like all the members are each playing a different song? Each a skilled musician, no doubt, but there doesn't seem to be any groove here. Maybe it's just a bad recording, but even the drums and bass seem out of sync with each other. Eh, it's probably just me. I don't get this.
highly complex jazz fusion with a hefty dose of improving tends to sound like that a lot, one gets use to it though.
The foundation of jazz is "collective improvisation".
MetalRob331 Dinky Do
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Subject: Re: Now THIS is a guitar solo!!!! Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:44 pm
I love improv but sometimes like MG71 said it sounds like crap.
Guest Guest
Subject: Re: Now THIS is a guitar solo!!!! Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:00 pm
Now here's a new approach to Stairway To Heaven...
Stanley Jordan - I've seen this guy live a few times and he's mind boggling.
MetalRob331 Dinky Do
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Subject: Re: Now THIS is a guitar solo!!!! Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:31 pm
That is amazing!! I have practiced playing like that many times and i just cant get it as clean as I would like it.
What does bother me about the song is when the other musicians come in the song does a complete 360 and gets really bad IMO. The playing is still amazing its just it didnt have that great rich tone and grab as it did.
Guest Guest
Subject: Re: Now THIS is a guitar solo!!!! Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:27 am
Hmmm...I didn't think they were all playing a different song. Surely travelling different paths, but the same direction.
Then again, many years ago I would have rather stabbed my testicles with a wire brush than listen to anything jazzy or progressive.
EvyMetal Baron Von 40oz.
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Subject: Re: Now THIS is a guitar solo!!!! Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:44 am
Eyesore wrote:
Hmmm...I didn't think they were all playing a different song. Surely travelling different paths, but the same direction.
Then again, many years ago I would have rather stabbed my testicles with a wire brush than listen to anything jazzy or progressive.
Subject: Now THIS is a guitar solo!!!! 
Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:40 pm
Each a skilled musician, no doubt, but there doesn't seem to be any groove here. Maybe it's just a bad recording, but even the drums and bass seem out of sync with each other. Eh, it's probably just me. I don't get this.
