why do people love guitar solos

[28 days later]

why do you think ppl like guitar solos. i like them cause theyre sick

[Gary88]

only if they are good, over the top 'because i like to wank myself silly' shreding and generally bad solos can ruin a song. good ones are just...good

[God-Emperor of Mankind]

Personally I love "emotional" solos.
Solos that you can feel that not only fits the mood of the song but also the emotions of the one doing the solo. Good examples are Bathory - Call from the grave(Quorthon in general was a emotional player) and Rotting Christ - A Dynasty from the ice.
Solos like for example Dragonforce do, I just can't stand.
Yeah he can do 5000 frets a second, wow good for him, it still sounds like ****.

[Drexxus Maximus]

I like a good solo just like the next guy, but I absolutely love rhythm, I dont know why exactly. Obviously that's why I play rhythm guitar. "Mother" & "Pigs on the Wing prt 1&2 by Pink Floyd...ftw. I can sit and play those for ever, feeling every chord, I love it!

[jimkatalanos]

Only the good ones, because they rockkkkkkkkk.......

[God]

Personally I love "emotional" solos.
Solos that you can feel that not only fits the mood of the song but also the emotions of the one doing the solo. Good examples are Bathory - Call from the grave(Quorthon in general was a emotional player) and Rotting Christ - A Dynasty from the ice.
Solos like for example Dragonforce do, I just can't stand.
Yeah he can do 5000 frets a second, wow good for him, it still sounds like ****.

Agreed completely, especially on Bathory!

[Hookah Smoking Caterpiller]

Guitar solos when they fit. not retarded shredding that takes up 10 mins

[misfitsfiend138]

guitar solos is what separates the pussies from the bad asses! it determines if your good or not . solos kick ass and you're in the spot light if you shred like a maniac!!

[victor.]

i dont like solos.

[Scorch]

There's a difference between shredding and playing the best solos. Look at some of those people that can play fifty bajillion (that's the exact number) notes a second, but it sounds crap. Now look at some of Santana's stuff, or Led Zeppelin. Sure it's hard to play, but it's not shredding thousands of notes a second.

Same goes for Eric Clapton's stuff and his ilk.

Shredding is impressive ... the first ten times. After that it gets old really fast.

[Poisoner]

Guitar solos kick ass. Especially if Kerry King of Jeff Hanneman are playing.

[Racer X]

There are few guitar solos lasting more than 15 seconds that I think are worth listening to.

[Rhah]

Guitar solos kick ass. Especially if Kerry King of Jeff Hanneman are playing.

Slayer solo's suck..... Atonal, random rubbish......

[hunter260859]

i like solos especially ones with feel

judas priest do some of the greatest solos as do piink floyd and led zepp

[God-Emperor of Mankind]

Slayer solo's suck..... Atonal, random rubbish......

Agree.
+rep for you

[misfitsfiend138]

they started ok at show no mercy then it went down hill after each record

i think dave murray and adrian smith make the best pair, their harmonies are 2nd to none.

sure shredding can get boring, people who can do that are like a dime a dozen these days. like rusty cooley and michael angelo, theyre awesome but they play the same stuff over and over again and yes it gets really boring.
but there are some shredders who are just plain awesome, joe satriani, yngwie malmsteen, steve vai, paul gilbert and buckethead.

[hunter260859]

i think KK DOWNING and GLEN TIPTON make a better pair they play of each solos so well and their harmonies are great though i do like dave and adrain also why does janick have to do that thing with his guitar every show wheres hes polaying it like above his head.

[misfitsfiend138]

i think KK DOWNING and GLEN TIPTON make a better pair they play of each solos so well and their harmonies are great though i do like dave and adrain also why does janick have to do that thing with his guitar every show wheres hes polaying it like above his head.

yea priest is pretty awesome. i think janick does it for show or as a signature move or something

[issues]

"Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb" has one of the best emotional feeling solos in my opinion.

[the_mango55]

A fantastic solo can make an average song into a great song

Audioslave - Doesn't Remind Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOMSB7s15C8

About 2:50 is one of my favorite guitar solos. The key is to not just be impressive or difficult, but to fit and add to the rest of the song.