Am I the only one who thinks Princes solo on While My Guitar Gently Weeps wasn't THAT good? I mean people are talking like he was some hidden guitar god and that there is the proof. It's a good solo, but technique wise it's not world class, and musically it's not mind blowing either. Sad to see him gone but why do people always have to circlejerk over dead celebs.
>>64287901
>why do people always have to circlejerk over dead celebs.
because it's the easiest thing to circlejerk over and people love feeling as though they're a part of something bigger than they are
It's really wanky. The worst example of guitar solos actually, overly showy with pentatonic licks upon pentatonic licks.
>>64287901
>>64287950
please direct us to the "world class" guitar solos oh wise ones
>>64287985
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwIrXOtZyvQ
>>64287950
>>64287901
It's about his phrasing, timbre, and overall ability to make the guitar sing. You've got no ear for melody or harmony if you deny Prince as a soloist.
>>64287901
I'm not qualified to say, but he certainly livens up that shitty draggy muso jam. People like the attitude, you can see why he's a star and the rest are just names.
>>64287985
Here's some good ones. Notice how lyrical and purposeful the note choices are.
@3:10 (but the first half of the song really helps build up tension for the solo's context)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y60Mo_Nmydg
This whole song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UehZ6fsBLe4
>>64288013
Frank Zappa is a wankman extraordinaire. He has no soul, no melody, and no fusion. Prince ignites things within people with his playing.
>>64287985
LOVE dat outro solo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asU5mWc6xrc
>>64288013
Am I the only one who thinks Zappas solo on Muffin Man wasn't THAT good? I mean people are talking like he was some hidden guitar god and that there is the proof. It's a good solo, but technique wise it's not world class, and musically it's not mind blowing either. Sad to see him gone but why do people always have to circlejerk over dead celebs
Also, It's really wanky. The worst example of guitar solos actually, overly showy with pentatonic licks upon pentatonic licks.
All jokes aside, he just used a bunch of pentatonic licks too lmao. Whoever suggested this is world class and the prince solo not is obviously an edgy contrarian
>>64288066
Dad?
>>64287985
Show Must Go On
Maggot Brain
Van Hale on Beat It
>>64288058
>tom petty not a star
Ok kid.jpg
>>64288153
Same era as Prince more or less so don't see your point senpai.
>>64288116
>He has no soul, no melody, and no fusion. Prince ignites things within people with his playing.
That's personal to each individual and plenty of other human beings would disagree with you
>>64288167
Prince still sounds fresh is the difference. Kids still listen to Prince. Only old farts listen to JP and Camel.
>>64288188
tell that to OP
>>64287901
>thinking technique has anything to do with a good solo
>>64288188
No they wouldn't. Everybody but the edgelords in this thread love Prince.
>>64288163
He's not. When he dies nobody will notice except Q magazine.
>>64288212
That's why I also included my opinion of it's musicality if you didn't notice.
>>64288221
you can't honestly believe that so I'm going to assume you don't
>>64287901
Not a fan of solos generally and thought this was pretty amazing. It's as much about his style and attitude as it is about his sound.
>>64288135
>pentatonic lick upon pentatonic lick
sorry, not world class
>>64288066
>judas priest
too many pentatonics sorry
>>64288156
All containing too much pentatonics Im afraid they dont qualify
it was a good solo, and certainly more creative than the usual pentatonic solos, he does some cool things
but it's still a somewhat typical rock guitar solo
>tfw nobody I know appreciates atonal Fripp solos like I do
https://youtu.be/q-qfW1UL-vQ?t=14m13s
it's supposed to start at 14:15 or so in case it doesn't
>>64288248
pfff, Brian Mccleans solos got soul.
>>64288248
>MUH PETATONIXXXX
just die already
>>64288237
He's really not a star. That's like saying Jeff Lyne is a star. They've written the hits, sure. They're just not stars. Shit, Rivers Cuomo is a bigger star than Petty and he's not a star.
>>64288217
I love prince also
but he can't speak for everybody in the world and claim
zappa has no soul and prince ignites things within people. It's a childish statement
>>64288194
>Prince still sounds fresh is the difference
lolno. His music aged horribly
>>64288248
I (op) never said it was a bad solo because lmao pentatonics. I said it wasn't super techinal (which would be a merit, but not a requirement for a good solo), and neither very interesting or touching musically. As opposed to the three songs I mentioned which I think have awsome, inspires solos that mean something.
>>64288297
Then explain this
http://youtu.be/EyEB2AEqHxc
>>64288282
uh huh
you can stop now
>>64288281
I was mocking
>>64287950
this guy silly
>>64288305
I guess different strokes for different folks I thought Prince's phrasing was pretty good
>Zappa
>no soul
https://youtu.be/tcrBFpLo7_g?t=2m25s
Here's a good solo.
Adrian Belew with Talking Heads in Rome, 1980.
The only thing wrong here is that the song is 4 minutes then stops.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn2NIhVI8qQ
>>64288296
It's not, it's just about objective truth. Prince gets the people going and Zappa is all left brain. Those are the facts. Zappa was so disconnected his idea of artistry was being antagonistic.
>>64288370
>Zappa was so disconnected his idea of artistry was being antagonistic.
that's more pretentious than anything Zappa ever did or said
>>64287901
It was good, but it simply went viral and become a meme
What many people overlook though is that Prince was a fucking great guitarist beside being a singer. I love that intro of When Doves Cry
>>64288326
People see Rivers and at least say "it's Weezer man!". People below 45 see Petty and say "who's than weird guy?". We're talking about the general populous.
>>64288384
Don't kid yourself.
>>64288427
ahahaha literally make me stop kidding myself faggot
>>64288456
>faggot
>Samberg
it's 2016
>>64288486
ahahaha tell me again what year it is nigger
>>64288297
This is objectively wrong.
If you dont think hendrix is the only guitar music worth listening, you are a fucking pleb.
>>64288577
>If you dont think hendrix is the only guitar music worth listening, you are a fucking pleb.
L O L
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Yeah forget Sonny Sharrock, Keith Rowe, John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, Derek Bailey, Manuel Göttsching, Tony Iommi, I could go on
>>64288696
the list goes on...
>>64288696
>taking obvious bait
>responding with shitty answers
>16 posters
hmmm
>>64288758
that's three posts per person you retard
>>64288358
>>64288248
There's nothing wrong with using pentatonics sparingly. It's when you build your entire solo off of overused,showy cliche pentatonic licks that you move into douchebag territory.
Seriously that Prince solo is tasteless, you casual fucks probably didn't even listen to him before Thursday and now you're defending this terrible example of blatant wankery.
>>64288696
Hendrix is literally 100 times better than any of them
>>64288560
No i'ts really not. You can pretty much pinpoint the exact year any Prince album was made by the technology used on it . His albums are the definition of sounding dated.
>>64288855
I hate the Hendrix meme
he's definitely a dank guitarist but shit, I heard better
>>64288866
name some albums that aren't dated
>>64288855
Jazz guitarists shit all over Hendrix
This is how you solo...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vuadh1o0yC8
