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Jesus by Queen

I literally cut out the entire song except for the guitar solo on my computer using Audacity, so I have an awesome guitar solo from Brian May, but I don't have to hear the borderline Christian preaching from Freddie Mercury.

This is the only song in which I have done this out of several thousand tracks.

The solo lasts from 1:35 to 3:18:



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Interesting, we have posts for three Eddie Van Halen solos;  'Beat It', 'Eruption', and 'When Push Comes to Shove', and I don't think that's posthumous sentiment.  

Impressive for a prog site.   We love you, Eddie !
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Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Originally posted by I prophesy disaster I prophesy disaster wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

I don't listen to music like that Ermm
I don't think there is a right way or a wrong way to listen to music. Whatever floats your boat.
Me neither. But Cristi didn't say that it was wrong. No one did.
 
Perhaps not explicitly, but it does seem to me to be implied, not the least by the emoji.
 
 
Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

If anyone wants to sit through a full song they don't particularly enjoy until the guitar solo starts, like say Free Bird  -  fine, it's none of my business.
 
A benefit of having a digital recording on a computer is that one doesn't need to sit through the whole song if they only want to listen to some section of it. Sometimes, I repeat bits of tracks that I especially enjoy.
 
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Originally posted by I prophesy disaster I prophesy disaster wrote:

Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Originally posted by I prophesy disaster I prophesy disaster wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

I don't listen to music like that Ermm
I don't think there is a right way or a wrong way to listen to music. Whatever floats your boat.
Me neither. But Cristi didn't say that it was wrong. No one did.
 
Perhaps not explicitly, but it does seem to me to be implied, not the least by the emoji.
 

No, I didn't mean to imply what you said here, at all. I wasn't telling people how to listen to music. 

Saperlipopette! understood what I meant easily. 
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by I prophesy disaster I prophesy disaster wrote:

Perhaps not explicitly, but it does seem to me to be implied, not the least by the emoji.
No, I didn't mean to imply what you said here, at all. I wasn't telling people how to listen to music. 

Saperlipopette! understood what I meant easily. 
 
Ok. Although it was your post that I quoted, my reply was directed more broadly towards a general attitude that there is a right or wrong way to listen to music.
 
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While I love the entire Odyssey album, Terje Rypdal's solo on "Adagio" still leaves me FLOORED after all these years!
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Originally posted by I prophesy disaster I prophesy disaster wrote:

A benefit of having a digital recording on a computer is that one doesn't need to sit through the whole song if they only want to listen to some section of it. Sometimes, I repeat bits of tracks that I especially enjoy.
I've done that myself. But the question or challenge is: Songs You Just Listen For The Guitar Solos? and to me that means sitting through the whole song while waiting for the part you actually enjoy. Solos you listen to while skipping the rest, is different.
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It's a hard concept to get your head round but I think these tracks are only good because of the guitar 'solos'. It doesn't mean the rest of the band are not playing well though or anything like that Tongue

Stargazer
Achilles Last Stand
Comfortably Numb
Whisky In The Jar - (Thin Lizzy)
Sabre Dance - (Love Sculpture)

The last is just a guitar solo that last's over 10 minutes. Dave Edmunds is just insanely good.
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Generally I'm with those who say they don't listen to music like this, however I will mention one song, which I actually like as a whole, however it has a really outstanding guitar solo while some other elements of it are rather controversial (and let's say not all to my liking, even though overall it still makes for a great song), which is Camel's Summer Lightning.
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Originally posted by suitkees suitkees wrote:

Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

I'm with Moshkito on this (although he hasn't posted anything yet) as there's no such songs for me.

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I agree, too.

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My only comment would be one word ... NONE. 

And, honestly, I find it offensive within the context of "progressive music" which means that the solo can not have a "meaning" which fits the musical passage relative to the completeness of the piece. I find that bizarre, and perhaps the one thing that really turns me off DT in the past few years, when the "solo" part is extended and kills the rest of the band!

To me, it is either the FULL PIECE, with its "pastoral" side and such, and the ideas and thoughts that such moments can create for your imagination. But, in rock music, the "solo" has become an ego-driven thing that has hurt a lot of music ... like you go see it just for the solo ... and yeah, if my name was Frank Zappa, I'm definitely putting my guitar down and conducting the band the rest of the way ... maybe you can find some meaning in the music now, since it obviously was meaningless until the guitar solo!

I'm not sure many musicians appreciate that at all ... Daevid Allen and I had a discussion about that once, and he said it was bad enough that he did the glissando a couple of times each show! He wanted the completeness of the music and the show, not the show-off side, although his characters and acting could easily take over this part. But he stuck to the script.


Edited by moshkito - May 31 2023 at 07:50
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Not exclusively for the solo, but there are songs where the solo is the high point that you look forward to as you're listening. A good example: Home Invasion / Regret #9.
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Originally posted by suitkees suitkees wrote:

Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

I'm with Moshkito on this (although he hasn't posted anything yet) as there's no such songs for me.

LOL
I agree, too.

Hi,

Thanks a big brunch!

My only comment would be one word ... NONE. 

And, honestly, I find it offensive within the context of "progressive music" which means that the solo can not have a "meaning" which fits the musical passage relative to the completeness of the piece. I find that bizarre, and perhaps the one thing that really turns me off DT in the past few years, when the "solo" part is extended and kills the rest of the band!

To me, it is either the FULL PIECE, with its "pastoral" side and such, and the ideas and thoughts that such moments can create for your imagination. But, in rock music, the "solo" has become an ego-driven thing that has hurt a lot of music ... like you go see it just for the solo ... and yeah, if my name was Frank Zappa, I'm definitely putting my guitar down and conducting the band the rest of the way ... maybe you can find some meaning in the music now, since it obviously was meaningless until the guitar solo!

I'm not sure many musicians appreciate that at all ... Daevid Allen and I had a discussion about that once, and he said it was bad enough that he did the glissando a couple of times each show! He wanted the completeness of the music and the show, not the show-off side, although his characters and acting could easily take over this part. But he stuck to the script.

BTW ... I don't do "songs". I either do MUSIC, or I don't! Plain and simple and if someone wants to solo go to Harlem, or the streets in Paris and London and do some busking ... might be the better place for it, and maybe folks will drop a few coins, and you can count $21 at the end of 8 hours! BTW, you will find in Madrid and Barcelona at least 25 guitar players that make almost anyone in rock music look like an idiot just doing scales!


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I think that really all is being asked for is tracks where the guitar solo elevates the music so much that it's the main or only reason you may listen to it. Of course it's always a 'team game'. Even in soccer you need a defence and a goal keeper but generally its the strikers that create the excitement. In some ways the guitarist is the striker and the drums and bass are the defence and goalkeeper. Big smile
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^ If that’s the intent then the OP can specify and elaborate on the concept, but then I would think he would have said words to that effect. I’m taking what’s written verbatim. I’m with the get thee to a none-ery crowd, so here’s another “none”. Perhaps we have enough nones to form our own convent.
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

I think that really all is being asked for is tracks where the guitar solo elevates the music so much that it's the main or only reason you may listen to it. Of course it's always a 'team game'. Even in soccer you need a defence and a goal keeper but generally its the strikers that create the excitement. In some ways the guitarist is the striker and the drums and bass are the defense and goalkeeper. Big smile

I didn't get that meaning, with this idea in mind, the thread would have been called "songs with great guitar solos". Something totally different in meaning to what the thread title says. 
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The OP's question is rather unambiguous and he hasn't deemed necessary these last 10 days to come back to elaborate on his intentions, so everything else seems to me over-interpretation.

And, as I predicted, I agree with Mosh!

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Hi,

A bit more ... sorry ... I look at a band, as a team. Everything that is done is for the quality, purpose and the music itself. In my book, a "solo" is not exactly a good representative for that team ... after all Ronaldo still needs the back and the midfield to provide some service since he can't do it all himself. Messi still relies on teammates, although in the WC, he kinda played more as a midfielder than otherwise, as he is a great passer ... 

My only concern, in a lot of rock music is that the "solo" is there, because it is the spot in the format where everyone does it ... and to me, that is way too mechanical and not enough musically exciting or defined within the band to make the music better. So we end up "expecting" the solo to carry the rest of the piece. Again, if my name was Frank, I would put the guitar down and then conduct the band ... until one day the fan can find the meaning and ability in the music he wasn't interested in. It's bad, and can be thought of as "mean" but how you gonna learn something, if all you are looking for is the "solo" and not hearing the rest of the music? 
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Achilles Last Stand


Great choice, but it's one of my favorite songs, so I listen to all of it. Pink Floyd might be my favorite group, but if I had to pick one of their solos, it would be "Time", although I love the entire song.

To answer an earlier poster. I did mean it literally, but if someone wants to "edit" - go for it..

When I put in "Stairway to Heaven", I fast-forward right to the guitar solo. I haven't listened to the entire song in a while.
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