{"id":2612,"date":"2010-03-15T00:33:53","date_gmt":"2010-03-15T04:33:53","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2010-03-19T09:47:57","modified_gmt":"2010-03-19T09:47:57","slug":"solos-that-lemgget-itl-emg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/solos-that-lemgget-itl-emg\/","title":{"rendered":"Solos That Get It<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nI was out to dinner with some friends and fellow Townsmen last night, and Townsman machinery<\/strong>, who’s never yet launched a thread in the Halls of Rock said, “Here’s what I’d like to know: when we talk about the greatest guitarists in rock, why does no one ever mention Neil Young<\/strong>?” He acknowledged that his playing is simple, but that his solos are so identifiable and have so much feeling. <\/p>\n

I realized this tied into something I’ve been thinking about: solos that get it<\/em>.
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\nSome of you may roll your eyes at having to hear this from me again, but I was listening to the song “Marquee Moon,” and the solos, maaaannnnn<\/em>, seem to express something about the human condition, or at least my own condition. They build and battle and struggle in ways that reflect the ebb and flow of how I perceive our cosmic, emotional world. This is subjective, of course, but without the benefit of the musician using lyrics to convey meaning, name a solo (on any instrument) that you feel gets it<\/em> and, if possible to explain, why<\/em>? Just name one to start.<\/p>\n

Contrast this with a solo that you do like<\/em> yet does not seem to get it<\/em>? Just one. Don’t waste our time on some easy example from among solos and styles of soloing that you can’t stand. Don’t risk some middle-class wrist injury typing in “Anything by Steve Vai” or some other soloist we wouldn’t expect you to dig. See if you can contrast an “expressive” solo with a solo that you actually like yet would acknowledge does not convey much more than Check out my [kick-ass\/tasty\/fancy\/lightning-fast] licks!<\/em> For me, Steve Howe<\/strong>‘s twisted take on Chuck Berry<\/strong> in the opening of “Going for the One” comes to mind. I love it for so many intellectual reasons: the unexpectedness of Howe playing a Berry lick, the variations he throws into the well-worn phrases… It’s one of rock’s finest pipe-tamping solos, but I don’t know that it gets<\/em> anything.<\/p>\n

And let us know what you think about Neil Young’s place among rock’s greatest guitarists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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