Worst solos

Yeah that's what I was thinking- that's why I had the question marks after his name.

Apparently the member was Keith Hale, a keyboard player, so I was way off!

It wasn't Simon House I don't think- he had long since jumped ship. I have the CD with the details somewhere and will have to check it out...

salmacis wrote: By the way, the reason I heard Ginger Baker was forced to leave Hawkwind was that he tried to bring Jack Bruce in, then he toured with only one other member (I think Simon King??) and called that Hawkwind!! 'Levitation' is one of their best albums no doubt, though.

you probably mean violinist and keyboarder Simon House

Funny- I think both the 'Very 'Eavy..' and 'Live 79' versions of 'Gypsy' have somewhat scrappy solos- I enjoy the one on 'Very Eavy' because it's roughshod yet still terrific (adding much charm and grit), yet the live 79 one is just a mess, in my opinion. (much of that original '79 album is in a similar vein- the CD version greatly expands it to a better degree) Hensley's absolutely stunning work on the 'Live '73' version outshines both for me.

If you like the Uriah Heep 'Live In Europe 79' set, the new box 'Chapter And Verse' has recordings from Newcastle in this era, and they absolutely rip through the songs- by far the best gig judging by the songs on the box..

The solo on 'July Morning' is one of the best recorded imo- Manfred Mann was one of the few people in the UK at the time that used a Moog to any good degree, alongside Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman.

Heep otherwise have had mostly superb solos in their career- in some cases, the solos are better than the song' 'Cheat 'N' Lie', 'Shady Lady' and their unnecessary cover of 'Hold Your Head Up', which has an extremely meaty solo by Mick Box.

Anyone ever hear the 'California Jam 74' version of 'Space Truckin' by Deep Purple? Jon Lord sounds as if he's learning to play the moog right there and then- it's awful!

As has been said earlier, 'Don't Kill The Whale' has an embarassing solo that's the epitome of those fake strings sounds on late 70s keyboards...Most of Rick's album 'Rhapsodies' has truly awful and cheesy solos too- 'Rhapsody In Blue' and 'Swan Lager' are just terrible!

By the way, the reason I heard Ginger Baker was forced to leave Hawkwind was that he tried to bring Jack Bruce in, then he toured with only one other member (I think Simon King??) and called that Hawkwind!!

'Levitation' is one of their best albums no doubt, though.

transend wrote: Not really prog, but did anyone notice that on 'Cinnamon girl' by Neil Young his solo consists of almost entirely ONE note....

Yes, but I think he plays that one note quite well.

Robert Fripp also did one-note solos.

Progbear wrote: Worst synth solo: Wakeman’s Polymoog (ugh!) solos on “On The Silent Wings Of Freedom”. Actually, the sound of the solo on “Don’t Kill The Whale” is worse, but this one’s harder to listen to because it’s a great, great Yes song with horrible, horrible synth solos. It’s the aural equivalent of taking a big, steaming dump on the Mona Lisa.

Actually almost all the keyboard sounds Rick used on the "Tormato" era are plain awful. Overall the whole band's playing on Tormato is far from their best.