daddyelmis Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 This thread idea came to me whilst driving the other day and "Sympathy For The Devil" came on. Now, I'm a Keef and Stones fan. Played their stuff for years (and I know Lee's gonna carpet bomb my house for this) but . . . IMHO, that solo is about the worst thing I've heard recorded by a professional player. And as poor as the solo is, the tone sounds worse -- like someone mic'd an Alka-Seltzer. Now, I'm NOT saying I could do any better (but I sure hope so), and I know "get out there and do better, ya putz" etc., etc. But it got me to thinking, what other solo's are out there by really good (or great) guitarists that just make you go "was that really the best take?" Okay Lee . . . bombs away!!!! www.ruleradio.com "Fame is like death: We will never know what it looks like until we've reached the other side. Then it will be impossible to describe and no one will believe you if you try." - Sloane Crosley, Village Voice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve LeBlanc Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 funny, I think that's one of Keith Richards' best solos but yeah the tone is ass http://www.youtube.com/notesleb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudcat Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 George Harrison on "Don't Bother Me." I cringe every time I hear the solo ( I still absolutely love the song though). What baffles me is that on the same album he nails a beautiful flamenco bit on "Til There Was You" and also plays a tremendous Chet Atkins knock-off on "All My Loving." Never could figure that out. Mudcat's music on Soundclick "Work hard. Rock hard. Eat hard. Sleep hard. Grow big. Wear glasses if you need 'em."-The Webb Wilder Credo- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A String Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 Neil Young's little "diddy" at the end of Cinnamon Girl has always struck me as one of the worst things ever recorded... Craig Stringnetwork on Facebook String Network Forum My Music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not coaster MODERATOR Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 Originally posted by A String: Neil Young's little "diddy" at the end of Cinnamon Girl has always struck me as one of the worst things ever recorded...what are you talking about? it took me 3 years to learn that riff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A String Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 I just was never a fan of the bit at the end. Also the one note guitar solo in the song is also a bit of a ear full. Don't get me wrong, that song was on our bands song list for over 7 years. We just changed the solo and left out the bit at the end. Craig Stringnetwork on Facebook String Network Forum My Music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes from Wpg Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 All of the solos on Metallica's St. Anger. Oh Wait! There were no solos. My mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hound Dog Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 The solo on the Beastie Boys "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)" Really bad Yum, Yum! Eat em up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antimatter Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 Clapton on 'Blues Power' from his first solo album. Not much 'Power' in it at all. Much better version on his 79' live album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihategarybettman Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 While "In the Evening" is one of my favorite songs on Zep's "In Through the Out Door," Jimmy Page's solo always makes me cringe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyote Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 I'm not a big Stones fan, but I like the 'Sympathy' solo - and while the tone could've been smoother it probably wouldn't fit the song as well. The one that cracks me up is on the Kink's "You Really Got Me". Jimmy Page has gone to great lengths over the years to tell folks he was the creator of that particular solo. That solo is just horrendous! I used to think I was Libertarian. Until I saw their platform; now I know I'm no more Libertarian than I am RepubliCrat or neoCON or Liberal or Socialist. This ain't no track meet; this is football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve LeBlanc Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 how about the guitar solo in Def Leopard's song "Photograph"....absolutely terrible http://www.youtube.com/notesleb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTRBass Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 CC Deville's solo on Talk Dirty to me by Poison. I heard he attended Julliard... yeah, right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoes Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 Randy Bachman did something that irritates the crap out of me in Taking Care of Business when B.T.O. was making noise. Actually the entire song is freightening. My favorite is Zappa in Montana from Overnite Sensation. figure that. I still think guitars are like shoes, but louder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A String Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 Originally posted by Guitars are like shoes. But louder.: Randy Bachman did something that irritates the crap out of me in Taking Care of Business when B.T.O. was making noise. Actually the entire song is freightening. My favorite is Zappa in Montana from Overnite Sensation. figure that.Welcome fellow Canadian! Stay a while. There are a great bunch of guys here who have tons of knowledge. You need help, this is the place to be! Craig Stringnetwork on Facebook String Network Forum My Music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-money Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 Clapton on "Bell Bettom Blues" Not my cup of tea. "Politics are like sports, where all the teams suck" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerg Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 Andy Summers on So Lonely by the Police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiral light Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 How about any guitarist, playing live, who plays a bum note and then decides to play it over and over again to make it sound like they meant to play it. We've all played bum notes live but we should all be mature enough to do the right thing and accept it as a 'blue note' and keep going (tip: when playing a bum note don't grimace or smirk in embarrasment, instead look directly at the audience with a serious face that says 'I meant to play that note so what's it to you', practising in front of a mirror will help). As for actual recorded bad solos, my humble offering is wonderful tonight by Eric Clapton. A man with his talent should be strung up by the short and curlies for unleashing this one on an unsuspecting public! www.windhamhill.com - Shameless Advertising! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teahead Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 Originally posted by spiral light: (tip: when playing a bum note don't grimace or smirk in embarrasment, instead look directly at the audience with a serious face that says 'I meant to play that note so what's it to you', practising in front of a mirror will help). As for actual recorded bad solos, my humble offering is wonderful tonight by Eric Clapton. A man with his talent should be strung up by the short and curlies for unleashing this one on an unsuspecting public!I had a hard time editing this down for appraisal. Excellent post! Tea. Pedal Clips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derwreck12 Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 Not that I think he's really a good player in the first place, but the guy in Kid Rock's band played the solo on "Picture" and it is THE WORST SOLO I HAVE EVER HEARD..The tone is bad, the intonation is bad, the tempo is bad, the feel is bad...It's just not getting it done...Now I'm not one to rip on other guitar players, so I tuned in to an awards show a few months ago hoping to hear the man redeem himself: "No way it can sound that bad more than once." I said to myself...Unfortunately for me and about 3 million others, I was wrong...good god man............ "If you put a hungry ferret in your trousers, he'll run around. You'd be amazed at the energy."-Nigel Tuffnel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hound Dog Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 Eddie Van Halen's "I'll Wait" Mushy tone. The first part is not too bad, but at the end it just turns into a flying saucer and warps off. In trying to make some cool noise he just sounds stupid. Yum, Yum! Eat em up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Björn Fröberg Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 How about any guitarist, playing live, who plays a bum note and then decides to play it over and over again to make it sound like they meant to play it. We've all played bum notes live but we should all be mature enough to do the right thing and accept it as a 'blue note' and keep going (tip: when playing a bum note don't grimace or smirk in embarrasment, instead look directly at the audience with a serious face that says 'I meant to play that note so what's it to you', practising in front of a mirror will help). I talked to a really good swedish guitarist (I think his name is Mats Windemoor) once, and one thing he said that differs a good player from a great one is that when they play a bum note, the good player keeps on playing what he was playing (ignoring the bum note) while the great guitarist starts playing something completely different where that bum note works. In that way the audience doesn't notice he ever played a bum note. Just my .02 - Bob Freebird A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -Douglas Adams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar Geezer Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 "If it wasn't for bad notes'" dum dum dum "I wouldn't have no notes" da dum "If it wasn't for REAL bad notes" dum dum dum "I wouldn't have no notes at allllll" da dum sa dum da dum Lynn G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sysexguy Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 I remember scratching my head in disbelief on this one, Zakk wlyde on "Dreamer".... and once again when in the GP interview, he was at best, quite luckwarm about this album and the outside collaborator's input. I think he was quite right but it is surprising that he actually came out and said this. Another one is a mid-late eighties Deep Purple live album where Blackmore seems to reverse things and be influenced by Yngwie.....not good! of course it's called "Nobody's Perfect" so there ya go. Great, great players in almost every other instance. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Merritt Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 I see Phish a lot... 'nuff said. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Merritt Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 I see Phish a lot... 'nuff said. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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