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He wouldn’t be known as just ‘a pop star’ ever again. The solo took him to a whole other audience – it was part Hendrix freakout and part country-rock jam. It began with Prince attempting to write a crossover song in the style of Bob Seger for Stevie Nicks. Ricky Byrd’s solo takes the riff of the song and pitches it harmonically upward, striking all the right, leather jacketed notes.
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She’d already earned her stripes with The Runaways, but the glam stomp through the Arrows track made her a bonafide international star. The hook may have gone “ Ooo-wee-ooo,” and the video may have been an eye catching Happy Days tribute, but that didn’t detract from River Cuomo’s short-but-to-the-point solo, which ticked all the boxes of an ‘instant classic’.ģ7 Joan Jett And The Blackhearts – ‘I Love Rock N Roll’ You don’t have to widdle away like Eddie Van Halen to carve out a truly memorable solo. There’s something so unique and melancholic about it.”Īs fine an example of an anti-guitar solo as you’ll hear anywhere – just a string of discordant notes, building to a storm of haywire string-bending. “I don’t know about an all-time favourite, but Bad Brains’ ‘Banned in DC’ has to be in my Top Five. You can sing along to them all, too they aren’t all ‘look how fast I can move my fingers on this piece of wood with wires attached to it’ ones.” “There’s about five or six top class guitar solos in this song, while most bands can’t even do one. There are so many haunting bends in this solo that show off what a unique and creative guitarist Billy Corgan is.”Ĥ0 Thin Lizzy – ‘Roisin Dubh (Black Rose)’ It’s a perfect combination of melody, noise and technique by one of the most underrated lead players in modern rock music. “My personal favourite guitar solo would be by Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins from the song ‘Soma’. Taken from the band’s fifth album ‘Where You Been’, this solo is a blistering amalgam of 70s rock influences (especially Neil Young) and My Bloody Valentine’s Kevin Shields. J Mascis is a relatively underappreciated guitar hero, but his technical ability cannot be doubted. “That one sounds like you should be in front of a huge architectural masterpiece, like a church or a cathedral, and you should be on tons of acid, playing along.” Influenced by Slash he lets rip on his trademark white Les Paul. The Manics’ bombastic rock ‘n’ Van Gogh tribute found producer Dave Eringa amping up everything and ensuring James Dean Bradfield’s melodic soloing gets a welcome spotlight. I think he could put most of Rolling Stone‘s top 100 guitar players to shame in his sleep.”Ĥ4 Manic Street Preachers – ‘La Tristesse Durera’ which is true (and awesome) but he is also an incredible guitarist.
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People think of Prince as this prolific genius wearing pink lace and thongs, etc. I think any good guitar solo should do that. “This is a perfect example of a guitar solo that you can sing along with. Also, the moment where after five minutes, you hear him say ‘ yeh well err, d’ya get the point now?‘ then he plays for another three minutes is basically the coolest thing to ever happen.”Ĥ5 Prince – ‘I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man’ He never plays the same thing twice throughout this song, and the high solo parts are absolutely brutal.