krock Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars-terrible-solos-by-great-guitarists-505440/10 Found it to be quite a good article. What do you all think should be in that list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauloon Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 mama,talk to your daughter-J.B.Lenoir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 . Some of Total Guitar's comments are totally rid!culous. Total Guitar is now synonymous with total idiots and total krock (no offense). . <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I've always thought the outro solo to Layla was one of the most horrable solos ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duende Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 . Some of Total Guitar's comments are totally rid!culous. Total Guitar is now synonymous with total idiots and total krock (no offense). . <_< Total Guitar ewwww Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvar Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 This gets my vote: Radioactive, the Firm- Jimmy Page http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3973tfsllqw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Any solo by Jimmy Page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I've always thought the outro solo to Layla was one of the most horrable solos ever. On the weakest song on that record. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=VUC6phV4OkU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzboy Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 The should add Grand funk Railroad botch solo or Locomotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG Jester Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Andy Summers with "So Lonely", during the Police reunion tour 2008. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Wj5_2cZMok Don't know what was going on there? I always considered Andy Summers an underrated guitarist... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Aerosmith, "Janie's Got A Gun" Joe usually has such tasty licks and sweet tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Anyone playing live gets my sympathy and a 'Get Out of Jail Free' card. Anyone, and I really do mean anyone, can fcuk-up live. Apart from that the list, stating-the-bloody-obvious, is just one person's viewpoint. I've heard much worse than those listed but life's simply too short to ponder my own top-ten selection of other peoples crap solos. Pondering my own crap solos is bad enough.... P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG Jester Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Anyone playing live gets my sympathy and a 'Get Out of Jail Free' card. Anyone, and I really do mean anyone, can fcuk-up live. Granted... But to ease my guilty complex, there are only two live solos on the list/in this post. And neither are here because of normal playing errors: - Eddie Van Halen was playing in a different key the whole song (presumably guitar tuned differently), and had plenty of opportunity to rectify the problem (i.e. change guitars), before launching into the solo. - Andy Summers was experimenting with some weird jazz scales, which he did the whole tour, which IMO didn't fit the song at all and had nothing to do with the original, recorded solo. No playing error here, just sheer bloody mindedness! Otherwise I think this post is just a bit of harmless fun... If anything it serves to humanize some "star" guitarists and inspire others. Not everything they touch is gold... And maybe "my" playing isn't that bad in comparison after all. \:D/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 - Eddie Van Halen was playing in a different key the whole song (presumably guitar tuned differently), and had plenty of opportunity to rectify the problem (i.e. change guitars), before launching into the solo. If this is the Jump vid, the playback method was off, and the taped synth parts were between beats. Anyone that has ever had to tune, re-tune, switch to an in-tune guitar in a setting like he was in should know that is isn't possible to get in tune with a warbling tape/cd/dvd/iPod machine that is not spinning at the right speed to be in tune with you. It's a real problem, most old guitar players remember having to constantly re-tune to records, because not all masters went down and zactly 33.3. This is a very similar idea. Don't know how they got started without checking it at least 73 times, I know we would have if we were using any sort of taped intro/outro type stuff. I don't even really like VH, never did all that much, saw 1984 and it blew, saw them with Gary only because I wanted to see Gary and hang around for a while. But I still don't blame Edward for that. He can't hear jackola up there, guitar players should know that. The guys in back couldn't get a tuner up and going to get a guitar to that tape. And then a bass. And get the "singer" to find the right key would be impossible probably. Epic Fail, for sure. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG Jester Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 If this is the Jump vid, the playback method was off I've got far too much time... B) This may be an old link, and I don't want to get into an argument about it (I didn't even post the EVH solo myself), but it looks as if the Greensboro incident was a guitar issue after all. http://popwatch.ew.com/2007/10/29/van-halens-jump/ Regardless of that, I don't agree that he wouldn't/couldn't hear the problem. that would suggest the monitoring was out as well... Then he would REALLY be having a bad day!! I do however agree that, whatever the reason, it was a technical problem and as such shouldn't really be on this list. (it wasn't my list :unsure: ) Mat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I've always thought the outro solo to Layla was one of the most horrable solos ever. Especially if you listen to it with all the other tracks removed except Eric's slide guitar. I blame it on the drugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Anyone playing live gets my sympathy and a 'Get Out of Jail Free' card. Anyone, and I really do mean anyone, can fcuk-up live. Apart from that the list, stating-the-bloody-obvious, is just one person's viewpoint. I've heard much worse than those listed but life's simply too short to ponder my own top-ten selection of other peoples crap solos. Pondering my own crap solos is bad enough.... P. And that is the truth right there. If you haven't had a trainwreck live...well, anyone who has knows that avoiding and getting out of bad situations is a skill you gotta have. Not something that people like to dwell on, because it usually involves memories of embarrassment. Sometimes, one can just get really, really away from you. You gotta take that somewhat as serious as you do your job...but you HAVE to laugh in the end too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobB Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 There are a bunch of spoof videos on YouTube that are really funny. If you type in the name of most any famous guitar player and the word "shreds" right after his name you should be able to find one of these. There are two or three "Eddie Van Halen Shreds" videos. The video and music (if you can call it music) are really well done so that it appears he is really playing what you hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Especially if you listen to it with all the other tracks removed except Eric's slide guitar. I blame it on the drugs. I always understood that the slide on 'Layla' was played by Duane Allman? P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 I always understood that the slide on 'Layla' was played by Duane Allman? P. Sure was, and if you take any solo out of context it just might not sound good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Ritchie Blackmore's solo on the live version of Stone Cold on the album Final Vinyl...problem is...he omits the solo, Why would they select a live song to put in a live compilation album when the song is missing the solo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Well the Van Halen one was probably not his fault and he just did the best that the could do. Playing live is whole different ball game. I remember seeing Rush where Geddy Lee messed up the bass solo to Freewill. Happens to everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 dumb list and not worth revisiting. Who ever compiled this list.... well if they write for a magazine then I have no reason to read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbabig Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JBzWZq4fXg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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