Favorite 15 minute guitar solo ever

[Ó Flannagáin]

Easily the best in my book: http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...=16&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=3

Might want to fast forward to the 4:23 mark... EDIT: really gets nuts right after the 7 minute mark.

 

[Jester369]

I dunno, I like Phish well enough - even remember seeing them play a dorm party (doing covers) at UVM before they hit it big. But as far as solos go, I found it just ok. Phish isn't a particulary 'technical' band - they don't play anything really difficult - but they have their own groove that makes them 'good', not proficiency with an instrument. Just my opinion, however, and it's worth exactly what you paid for it!

 

[Ó Flannagáin]

YOu saw them in the 80's?

 

[Ó Flannagáin]

I don't think 'technical' makes a good solo... in fact, I feel it can make for a very bad solo.

 

[Jester369]

Yep - 80's I was at UVM towards the end of that decade

And I completely agree that technical does not equal good (BB King can bend one note and it makes you want to cry!). At the same time, technical does not equal bad, either.

However, for me (just my opinion ) I am impressed when someone is capable of doing both - creating a difficult, yet incredibly moving, piece of work. I tend to be less impressed by just one or the other.

If I had to choose, though, I'd definetly take a heartfelt non-tech over a mechanical mastubatory note-fest any day

 

[Ó Flannagáin]

If I had to choose, though, I'd definetly take a heartfelt non-tech over a mechanical mastubatory note-fest any day

LOL, great line. Personally, I feel that every member of phish (except maybe Gordon) is pretty damn technical. To each his own on that. Not too mention, in the 80's they were pretty damn loose and high energy, but they really tightened up in the mid to late 90's.

 

[joebou4860]

LOL, great line. Personally, I feel that every member of phish (except maybe Gordon) is pretty damn technical. To each his own on that. Not too mention, in the 80's they were pretty damn loose and high energy, but they really tightened up in the mid to late 90's.

I am going to have to call BS on this statement. Cactus is one of the better bassists out there right now. If you hace seen or heard any of the final run stuff or any of the post-Phish solo stuff, Mike is ripping it up.

 

[Ó Flannagáin]

I am going to have to call BS on this statement. Cactus is one of the better bassists out there right now. If you hace seen or heard any of the final run stuff or any of the post-Phish solo stuff, Mike is ripping it up.

Ripping it, no doubt. I flippin love Cactus... especially the him and leo stuff. But technically, I could play anything Cactus does, and I don't play bass much... although I have played guitar a long time.... I could never play the stuff page plays, and I've played piano a while and I have to try realllllly hard to do some of Trey's riffs, and there's still quite a few I can't play.

I mean, he plays with a pick, that's pretty UNtechnical (that a word?) for a bass player. A technical bass player would be wooten, but I don't think wooten has near as much heart and soul in his playing as Gordon does. That's why I don't think technical is such a great thing.

 

[joebou4860]

point taken

 

[Bobby_M]

I dislike jam bands no matter how good they are.

 

[olllllo]

A fifteen minute solo of any kind is the perfect opportunity to go get a beer.
I'd be yelling for Freebird at minute one.

If you can't communicate your idea succinctly then what's the point?

SWMBO is a friend of Jerry, so we go 'round and 'round on this.

 

[The Drizzle]

I liked phish until i met their fans.

 

[tbulger]

Any 15 mins of jimmy herring solos are my favorite.

 

[Short Drive]

I still like Clapton all the way through Layla. Especially the high stuff, barely within human hearing.

 

[Willy Boner]

:rockin: Freebird comes to mind right away. Dickie Betts from the Allman Bros is really good. Old Marshall Tucker had some exceptional licks. Anybody tell I love southern rock?:rockin:

 

[Ó Flannagáin]

I dislike jam bands no matter how good they are.

Out of curiosity, why?

 

[Soulive]

I saw them on New Years Eve '99 and it was awesome. Not their best show I've seen, but great. It couldn't have been the best I've seen since they didnt play Punch You In The Eye :rockin:

 

[krispy d]

once again I have the itch... thanks o flannagain. I can't believe it's been so long. almost 300 show from 92 on, and the 95 holiday run is still one of my favorites.

 

[ohiobrewtus]

Talented musicians, but I've certainly seen and heard better.

I agree with Bobby's assertion that this just sounds like a 'jam session' my friends and I do this once every couple of months - albeit at a lesser talent level.

I've heard their music before, but I'm not a Phish fan per se - so I've got to ask...

WTF is the deal with the drummer in a baby outfit? That's messed up.

 

[Soulive]

WTF is the deal with the drummer in a baby outfit? That's messed up.

That's just a small taste of it...

 

[Ó Flannagáin]

Soulive, you like the band "Soulive"? I asked you that before, but I think it got buried in some huge thread.

I used to see them a lot when it was just the main 3. Didn't think they were as good with the new bigger band.

 

[Ó Flannagáin]

WTF is the deal with the drummer in a baby outfit? That's messed up.

He's the baby new year. Yea, it's kind of wierd, but he's an odd bird. He wears a dress with big red circles on it for most shows.

 

[Soulive]

Soulive, you like the band "Soulive"? I asked you that before, but I think it got buried in some huge thread.

I used to see them a lot when it was just the main 3. Didn't think they were as good with the new bigger band.

Yeah I love them. The newest incarnation with the lead singer isn't my favorite but they still kick ass. The best lineup they've ever had was the trio with horn section. Have you heard anything on Trey? Any news on him getting off drugs and Phish getting back together?

 

[Rhoobarb]

I just don't think there is a particularly outstanding long gutiar solo out there. I like Phish okay, but they are a jam band and most jam bands aren't known for their outstanding solos. This one was just okay, IMHO. That said, I think Trey Anastasio had a killer solo on his song "Stash".

Having sung vocals and played in several bands in a past life and having had varying levels of guitar proficiency, I get jacked by a solo that I could never come close to pulling off, no matter how hard I tried! My favorites are all short ones:

Elliot Randall - "Reeling' In The Years" (still kicks a** after all these years)
Stevie Ray Vaughan - "Pride & Joy" (actually, just about anything by Stevie)
And one that I probably could play, but still love:
Lindsay Buckingham - "Go You Own Way" (taking a page from Neil Young, simple, yet it hits me)

 

[Soulive]

Elliot Randall - "Reeling' In The Years" (still kicks a** after all these years)
Stevie Ray Vaughan - "Pride & Joy" (actually, just about anything by Stevie)
And one that I probably could play, but still love:
Lindsay Buckingham - "Go You Own Way" (taking a page from Neil Young, simple, yet it hits me)

Yeah SRV kicked ass. As a guitarist, I'm usually only impressed by solos I can't play. That's why I love Charlie Hunter, but some of my favorite solos are by Eddie Van Halen. My favorite Trey solo is probably the one on Reba...

 

[Ó Flannagáin]

I just don't think there is a particularly outstanding long gutiar solo out there. I like Phish okay, but they are a jam band and most jam bands aren't known for their outstanding solos. This one was just okay, IMHO. That said, I think Trey Anastasio had a killer solo on his song "Stash".

Having sung vocals and played in several bands in a past life and having had varying levels of guitar proficiency, I get jacked by a solo that I could never come close to pulling off, no matter how hard I tried! My favorites are all short ones:

Elliot Randall - "Reeling' In The Years" (still kicks a** after all these years)
Stevie Ray Vaughan - "Pride & Joy" (actually, just about anything by Stevie)
And one that I probably could play, but still love:
Lindsay Buckingham - "Go You Own Way" (taking a page from Neil Young, simple, yet it hits me)

Not really a solo on "Stash" that's a composed piece of music. I can play that one too

I guess we will just have to agree to disagree, because this solo/jam gets me pumped more than any other. 12/31/95 was the greatest show in Phish history (IMHO). The Reba, PYITE, Mike's Groove were all exceptional jams.

I don't think Stevie Ray or any other big electric "blues" musicians are that good. Some of their technical stuff is impressive, but there solos are dead in my eyes. They just play the same blues scale over and over and over and over again. They bend the strings hard and long and make it squeal, but the solo is just not there. Break out of the box!! When Stevie Ray comes on the radio, I turn it off.

Now Eric Clapton... he's a badass, and he knows how to "break out of the box" so to speak. His solo's have immense soul in them.

(go ahead and flame me, but I don't like BB King either... )

 

[Rhoobarb]

...Now Eric Clapton... he's a badass(go ahead and flame me, but I don't like BB King either... )

I'll give you that, and I think he's better live than in studio. Not as mesmerizing to watch on stage as Jimi Hendrix, but damn good to watch.

You're going to heap bad karma on yourself for saying that about The King, though! And Stevie's ghost may pay you a visit, too! If anyone offers you any helicopter rides in the near future, I'd decline if I were you.

 

[Ó Flannagáin]

I'll give you that, and I think he's better live than in studio. Not as mesmerizing to watch on stage as Jimi Hendrix, but damn good to watch.

You're going to heap bad karma on yourself for saying that about The King, though! And Stevie's ghost may pay you a visit, too! If anyone offers you any helicopter rides in the near future, I'd decline if I were you.

LOL! True, true. I know, they are legends according to Rolling Stone and the music charts. But, I saw BB King live not too long ago and he was TERRIBLE. I listened to some of his older stuff and really wasn't much better. His voice is great, and his style is excellent, but he's playing is just plain old plain.

 

[Rhoobarb]

... but he's playing is just plain old plain.

I guess that's be cause he's getting "just plain old"!

Speaking of old ax men, one guy who never gets his due that I'd still like to see before he dies, even though it probably wouldn't compare to when he was in his prime, is Les Paul. He still plays a couple nights a week at the Iridium Jazz Club in NYC - at 92 years of age!

Getting back on topic, one of my fav long solos is still Frampton's "Do You Feel...". I could skip the mellow talk box stuff, but the solo he rips into after that up until the finish, I still have to crank up!

 

[Ó Flannagáin]

I guess that's be cause he's getting "just plain old"!

Speaking of old ax men, one guy who never gets his due that I'd still like to see before he dies, even though it probably wouldn't compare to when he was in his prime, is Les Paul. He still plays a couple nights a week at the Iridium Jazz Club in NYC - at 92 years of age!

Getting back on topic, one of my fav long solos is still Frampton's "Do You Feel...". I could skip the mellow talk box stuff, but the solo he rips into after that up until the finish, I still have to crank up!

My grandpop drives up to see Les about 3 times a year. He can't get enough.