So Long Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Okay...so, Freebird's been in my head all night (don't ask me why...), and I decided to make a note that epic guitar solos suck.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 no, they don't Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 by definition, it wouldn't be epic if it sucked. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tblair Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 depends on the guitarist usually... Freebird definitely sucks.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 depends on the guitarist usually... Freebird definitely sucks.... Well, it's no Green Grass and High Tides ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Maggot Brain sucks?!?   Lie down in a dark room!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JUDE Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 While I could live out the rest of my days without hearing "Freebird" one more time, If you ever get the chance to hear a really good version of this live with all three guitars when they are "on" and you still thingk it sucks, well then you are beyond hope. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjpuczko Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 i love great guitar solos. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 I suspect that ultra long guitar solos have had their day..... LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjpuczko Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 when done right though, they are so great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nettles Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 2 word Rebuttal 'Marquee Moon' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
deepseacatfish Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 The 20+ minute version of Sonic Youth's "Diamond Sea" can be pretty transcendent at times, though I don't know that everyone would consider that to be an 'epic' solo. The same can be said (at least in my mind) for Yo La Tengo's "Pass the Hatchet I think I'm Goodkind." Even classic epic solos can be great phenomena, Hendrix I believe for the most part lives up to all his hype as a guitarist, and there are plenty more who can keep on cranking it out without being a yawn-fest. Skynyrd, I just don't like very much, but the first time I ever heard "Freebird" I thought it was pretty cool, though admittedly it's been all downhill from there. I also listen to a fair bit of jazz, maybe that colors my opinion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Is G'n'F'n'R's guitar solo in November Rain considered epic? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 I suspect that ultra long guitar solos have had their day..... LouieBI hope you're wrong . Maybe it'll come back...I pine for the days when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fortuneinmyhead Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 neil young - cowgirl in the sandmy kind of epic guitar solo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Azzurri Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 the epic guitar solos on Built to Spill's You In Reverse are pretty great too... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 the guitar solo on 'At Least That's What You Said' doesn't suck. it's a timeless classic. f**k Freebird! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marino13 Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Dondante no sucky. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjpuczko Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 i loooove the 20+ minute version of diamond sea. i need to bust out that album again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Okay...so, Freebird's been in my head all night (don't ask me why...), and I decided to make a note that epic guitar solos suck....If you eat a bad tomato, do all tomatoes necessarily suck? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
So Long Posted February 28, 2007 Author Share Posted February 28, 2007 haha. I hate tomatoes. I admit, done tastefully (or by Neil Young) guitar solos can be awesome. But when a song is kinda...meh, and the band members go "alright, let's just do a solo that'll blow people's minds!" and name it "Freebird", "Stairway to Heaven", or "Hotel California"...well...that's where I draw the line. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 So really this thread should be titled "Songs with long guitar solos that are ridiculously overplayed" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjpuczko Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 sure stairway's overplayed but that solo is fuckin' great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 "Freebird", "Stairway to Heaven", or "Hotel California"Oh, so what you meant to say is "all the songs q23 tried to learn how to play in high school to impress chicks suck". I can get behind that argument moreso than the original one, tho I still think the issue with these songs has a lot to do with overexposure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JUDE Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 So I'd imagie the consensus here is that "In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed" sucks too... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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