Like does anyone ever go "DAMN that Cobain solo is fucking rad"
In Bloom is probably my favorite 90s guitar solo
― billstevejim, Thursday, May 24, 2012 2:31 AM (4 hours ago) Bookmark
god yeah in bloom solo is so good
― some dude, Thursday, 24 May 2012 11:24 (11 months ago) Permalink
I love the one in 'Pennyroyal Tea'.
― Gavin, Leeds, Thursday, 24 May 2012 12:06 (11 months ago) Permalink
i thought this list was just greatest guitarists, though, not greatest solos or greatest lead guitar parts? obviously cobain wrote d0pe ass riffs
― flopson, Thursday, 24 May 2012 13:02 (11 months ago) Permalink
But yes, not EVERY cobain solo was just the vocal melody... But doing it in three different singles is a bit much don't you think?
Well, there's kind of a point to doing it that way which is a whole anti-guitar-heroism thing but I don't really feel like getting into it.
― it was a dark and stormy genitals. (Phil D.), Thursday, 24 May 2012 13:09 (11 months ago) Permalink
its true the in bloom solo is awesome
― max, Thursday, 24 May 2012 13:13 (11 months ago) Permalink
voted for Nile Rodgers.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, May 19, 2012 6:20 AM (5 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
listen to his solo on "savoir faire" it fuckin shreds!!!!!!!!!!
― he bit me (it felt like a diss) (m bison),
or "Real People"!
― go down on you in a thyatrr (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 24 May 2012 13:18 (11 months ago) Permalink
truth be told i was on the wrong side of history in '92 and was a Pearl Jam fan who was lukewarm on the first three Nevermind singles and then "In Bloom" hit and i was like holy shit this is great
― some dude, Thursday, 24 May 2012 13:18 (11 months ago) Permalink
The chord progressions for the verse and chorus are identical, only the rhythm changes, and the chorus has a brief turnaround at the end.
You're right. I should have said he plays it over the rhythm and arrangement of the chorus.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 24 May 2012 13:38 (11 months ago) Permalink
dudes how come now one is talking about his flight of the bumblebee between the speakers on "breed"
― da croupier, Thursday, 24 May 2012 13:44 (11 months ago) Permalink
I think with this list Spin has finally and officially surpassed Rolling Stone as the most pathetic music publication.
― One Way Ticket on the 1277 Express (Bill Magill), Thursday, 24 May 2012 13:47 (11 months ago) Permalink
― tylerw, Thursday, 24 May 2012 13:51 (11 months ago) Permalink
"Too many notes."
― go down on you in a thyatrr (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 24 May 2012 13:56 (11 months ago) Permalink
its sad they were a magazine
― rock the swagon and g.o.a.t. it (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 24 May 2012 14:28 (11 months ago) Permalink
I liked your list, Whiney. I even bought two or three albums because of it. Was there any SPINsider drama about leading off with Skrilldog though?
― how's life, Thursday, 24 May 2012 14:37 (11 months ago) Permalink
Given the logic of the list, two surprising omissions are Michael Karoli and Michael Rother. They seem like essential parts of the narrative.
― Träumerei, Thursday, 24 May 2012 14:38 (11 months ago) Permalink
I had thought about Karoli when I read it. Never heard of Rother.
― how's life, Thursday, 24 May 2012 14:41 (11 months ago) Permalink
He was in a couple of bands you might have heard of...
― Number None, Thursday, 24 May 2012 14:43 (11 months ago) Permalink
Oh, duh.
― how's life, Thursday, 24 May 2012 14:48 (11 months ago) Permalink
I'm much more of a fan of CAN than NEU, but I had one of their records once.
― how's life, Thursday, 24 May 2012 14:50 (11 months ago) Permalink
no doubt it's Fahey.
― global tetrahedron, Thursday, 24 May 2012 23:06 (11 months ago) Permalink
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Friday, 25 May 2012 00:01 (11 months ago) Permalink
Prince? I like his playing, although it's mostly just blues runs and nothing to write home about
― Iago Galdston, Friday, 25 May 2012 00:09 (11 months ago) Permalink
Fair enough.
― Ian Hunter Is Learning the Game (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 25 May 2012 00:49 (11 months ago) Permalink
In Bloom solo reminds me of Limelight
― thillrer (loves laboured breathing), Friday, 25 May 2012 01:26 (11 months ago) Permalink
I like that guitar thing at the end of "Let's Go Crazy"
― billstevejim, Friday, 25 May 2012 05:39 (11 months ago) Permalink
I was about to call out ILM for picking Hazel over Hendrix, but then I realized it was Spin itself who challopsed here.
― this guy's a gangsta? his real name's mittens. (Hurting 2), Friday, 25 May 2012 06:01 (11 months ago) Permalink
Exactly. They gave us challops, we made challopini
― Ian Hunter Is Learning the Game (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 25 May 2012 06:07 (11 months ago) Permalink
lol otm. Picked Hazel of course.
― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Friday, 25 May 2012 06:14 (11 months ago) Permalink
otm
― (REAL NAME) (m coleman), Friday, 25 May 2012 10:18 (11 months ago) Permalink
i voted for tom verlaine & richard lloyd
― flopson, Friday, 25 May 2012 14:54 (11 months ago) Permalink
i like neil young fine but come the fuck on
― call all destroyer, Friday, 25 May 2012 14:55 (11 months ago) Permalink
if you factor in what a great acoustic player he is i don't think it's a stretch
― wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 25 May 2012 15:23 (11 months ago) Permalink
Its a massive stretch
― One Way Ticket on the 1277 Express (Bill Magill), Friday, 25 May 2012 15:33 (11 months ago) Permalink
you're a massive stretch!
― wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 25 May 2012 16:34 (11 months ago) Permalink
who the fuck voted for Greg Ginn
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Friday, 25 May 2012 16:35 (11 months ago) Permalink
i think his later lead playing is p innovative
― wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 25 May 2012 16:36 (11 months ago) Permalink
(i didn't vote in the poll)
greg ginn is fucking awesome wtf!
― flopson, Friday, 25 May 2012 16:40 (11 months ago) Permalink
i didn't vote in this poll either, but i could've voted for many of these dudes. a lot of this music is my favorite music.
― tylerw, Friday, 25 May 2012 16:55 (11 months ago) Permalink
greg ginn as decent guitarist is one of the great historical snow jobs, that guy sucks
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Friday, 25 May 2012 16:59 (11 months ago) Permalink
I love opinions, I could watch people have them all day.
― Trey Imaginary Songz (WmC), Friday, 25 May 2012 17:00 (11 months ago) Permalink
Just FP'd myself for that.
― Trey Imaginary Songz (WmC), Friday, 25 May 2012 17:01 (11 months ago) Permalink
i probably would have voted for robert quine
― wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 25 May 2012 17:11 (11 months ago) Permalink
I love opinions, I could watch people have them all day.― Trey Imaginary Songz (WmC), Friday, May 25, 2012 1:00 PM (32 minutes ago)
― Trey Imaginary Songz (WmC), Friday, May 25, 2012 1:00 PM (32 minutes ago)
― Ian Hunter Is Learning the Game (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 25 May 2012 17:34 (11 months ago) Permalink
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Friday, 25 May 2012 12:59 (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
what the fuck is this shit! he wrote black flag songs!
― flopson, Saturday, 26 May 2012 18:48 (11 months ago) Permalink
flopson, aerosmith is from boston so you know he's all "slapshot this...ten yard fight that..."
― wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 26 May 2012 20:02 (11 months ago) Permalink
sst stuff is for hippies and cambridge pussies
― wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 26 May 2012 20:03 (11 months ago) Permalink
as a teenager i had some older punker dude lecture me on what a fraud greg ginn was too! does it have to do w/ a deep-seated anti-Hermosa Beach bias? i just remember the guy was from Reseda and had issues about "beach bands". it was a long time ago, can't remember exactly what his argument was. but he kept telling me "ginn sucks, man!"
― tylerw, Saturday, 26 May 2012 20:27 (11 months ago) Permalink
there are a lot of popular arguments against ginn but i'd never heard any that had much to do with whether he was sufficiently skilled at his instrument relative to his contemporaries
― some dude, Saturday, 26 May 2012 20:38 (11 months ago) Permalink
6 BLACK FLAG“Thirsty and Miserable”Damaged (1981)GUITARIST: Greg Ginn
Well, at least Black Flag got the last half of the song title right. Punk rockers should never attempt shredding, even if they’re trying to be ironic. Greg Ginn performs his solo like a sloppy drunk having sex, and, mercifully, he gets his act over quickly before his flaccid notes have the chance to penetrate deep enough to do damage. Even worse, Ginn tries to mimic Jimi Hendrix with his overextended bent-note screams but ends up sounding like someone trying to bend Jimmy Kimmel. The guitarist claims Black Flag practiced about six hours every night. Apparently, that didn’t involve playing any musical instruments (though it certainly involved a ton of wanking).
― flopson, Saturday, 26 May 2012 20:48 (11 months ago) Permalink