Thread 127476416

Right, since nobody seems to have the balls to say it, i will. His solos are all very medicore, lacks melody and personality, no memorable moments or any thing just monotonous noodling. It's not a 'le boomer and pentatonic' thing because many guitarists like that do have great solos. he is a riff master though

>>127476416 (OP)
what do you like about him?

>>127476416 (OP)
I think people like him for the songs, not for the solos. Nobody ever talks about his solos.

OP is a fag
https://youtu.be/SjpLjSbQzns?si=e2QB3jnTewCEkieY&t=118

>>127476439
>video unavailable

>>127476439
Yep, the Neon Knights solo is pure kino. Great keyboards from Geoff Nicholls underneath it, too.

>>127476439
Love this song but the solo is meh

>>127476416 (OP)
What do you think are good solos?

>>127476416 (OP)
his Dio era solos are great

>>127476644
https://youtu.be/-nq2lf-821A?si=cSCZ7Ut92dOzOKZw

Iommi didn't make particularly memorable lead breaks on the classic Sabbath albums but he did have more solo-ing in the 80s albums, H&H title track and Trashed have killer lead breaks.

>>127476644
too many to name but i've always enjoyed iron maidens solos, steve hillage, thin lizzy solos, chris poland, andy latimer, judas priest, mercyful fate/king diamond

>>127476416 (OP)
He was heavily copping Mick Abrahams in the early days, even down to lifting entire song passages.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhJzjSltmqA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAKheilC4fg

>>127476416 (OP)

It’s just a different concept of guitar solos, it’s not some desperate for attention everybody look at me solo, it’s more just a melodic interlude for the mood of the track. It’s not really supposed to stand out, more just a part of the overall journey of the song.

>>127476416 (OP)
They sound fine to me. And I'd rather hear him than some effeminate sounding power metal shit from the '80s that utilizes every conceivable scale pattern.

>>127476776
Boomerfags will hear anything other than the same blues rock solo copypasted and call it "effeminate" lmao.

>>127476773
His solos have no interesting melodies though. I don't want my music to just be white noise lol.

>>127476788
sweep picking is gay. you're gay.

>>127476416 (OP)
>His solos are all very medicore
He's missing like 3 fingertips, you absolute retard faggot. You couldn't play a better solo with all 10 of your fingers if your LIFE depended on it, retard. Prove me wrong right now. Vocaroo is free and easy. Let's hear you shred Eddie Van GAYlen

>>127476816
Listening to anything of substance is gay? Am I gay for listening to Mahler and Scriabin too? I think you're just afraid to branc

>>127476803
planet caravan has plenty of interesting melodies, as does his acoustic shit, tourist.
https://youtu.be/4g_Yk6eKlwk?si=sDO-tNKZROXwCMeQ&t=319

>>127476827
super mario bros weedily weedily sound effects don't belong in my metal, sorry

Major Sabbath fan. Tbh I was trying to think of their best solos and I got stumped and I know their first 4 albums back to front. I know I love fairies wear boots but I couldn't play it's solo in my head if I tried. I remember one of the ones on the first album are great maybe the warning? They escape me

His solos on sabotage are great but it’s because of the tone, not the note choices

>>127476416 (OP)
Planet Caravan? Rat Salad? The Straightener?
Just because they aren't shredslop doesn't mean they aren't good. God I hate how much people overrate shredsloppa so much. People can't appreciate a simple solo.
>lacks melody and personality
You have to be baiting

>>127476873
This is it..its mostly his guitar tone and the fact he goes wild and improvisational which has a lot of charm in the songs

>>127476864
>NOOO I WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN

>>127476876
I'm not making any argument that shredding is superior in soloing some of my favorite solos are short tasteful guitar interludes. All I'm saying is I can't play them in my head from memory and they used to be in my top 5 most listened to artists. Gilmour and Page are more memorable on the solo end

nah, this lead line sounds sick, and of course, op is certified homo.
https://youtu.be/eDzLk9SshYM?si=15EiPNHT09XGmaCY&t=352

I mean, Trashed also showed he can shred when he feels like it.

>>127476416 (OP)
I disagree entirely. His leads are phenomenal musically even if they’re not all that technical. The real problem is that since Black Sabbath is a 1 guitar band, his leads are played over top of his rhythm playing in the studio, something that can’t be duplicated live though they managed well enough.

>>127476904
>I can't play them in my head from memory
Can you play jazz solos from memory in your head? Not all solos are supposed to be that way. They can also be fun moments where someone can "noodle" over the song without worrying about overpowering others. It's even better when soloists interact with the band.

Always liked the Ancient Warrior solo. There's some great guitar playing on the Martin albums.

https://youtu.be/pYkB4H373Po?si=OgHgJdZ3WScMLucY&t=171

He's also a very good blues player.

https://youtu.be/jLFfFgUpzyw?si=SmZBrnwPMb4EnpDl

>>127476416 (OP)
Ritchie Blackmore actually said that he thought Paranoid was a crap song carried by its guitar solo, which he praised for being "full of intensity".

switching between electric and acoustic solos is giga-kino
https://youtu.be/4UrHfqmgycY?si=OwNB02P1rNsgjNos&t=205

>>127476998
I love Blackmore, hands down the better melodicist and soloist, but he's kind of a massive ding-dong. Wish they would have collaborated, especially pretty early on as that could have yielded some excellent results (see Wakeman on Sabbra Cadabra), but Blackmore seems to be impossible to work with.

>>127476416 (OP)
Well yeah, his solos are literally multitrack noodling with a bunch of delay. It's basically filler. But it's kind of good too, and his riffs are unbeatable. Also it may just be production but pic related actually had really good riffs and solos.
>captcha: JAMWW

>>127476416 (OP)
He's praised for riffage and being the father of metal along with ozzy. Not the solos.

>>127477889
On a sidenote, I think this was what grunge learned from Iommi the most. After Sabbath, metal just went further and further into shredding. Nothing wrong with that, but Grunge brought it back to where Iommi reigned supreme and reminded everyone rock is still cool without the complex leads.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GqnNSlrV18
get rekt faggot

>>127476416 (OP)
Piss off, you could never reach his genius

>>127477847
yes its too overlooked imo

OP is a faggot