TOP 20 STRANGEST GUITAR SOLOS OF ALL TIME
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2 жыл бұрынIn this episode I countdown the TOP 20 STRANGEST GUITAR SOLOS OF ALL TIME.
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@Theopholly Жыл бұрын
Rick Beato is a better guitar player than I am but I absolutely destroy him at air guitar…
@chrislane3228 Жыл бұрын
Yeah? So, what? I destroy him at air drums.
@apollobassguitar Жыл бұрын
He may be a better bass guitarist, however he is not the bass hero
@deanmasini9768 Жыл бұрын
omg, that's hilarious and I totally agree. Love hearing him talk about music and crack up watching him look goofy 😂.
@paranoidandroid4270 Жыл бұрын
Rick’s one of the few people better at real guitar than air guitar 😂
@bakerbrown6 Жыл бұрын
He’s got that move: the Bobblehead 😂
@allisonwestbrook4171 2 жыл бұрын
I don’t understand how Adrian Belew didn’t make a single appearance. His work with Bowie, Talking Heads, and King Crimson is a total master class in “outside the box” guitar work, ESPECIALLY, when it comes to solos. Just listen to Bowie’s live version of Station to Station.
@nathanchampionmusic 2 жыл бұрын
I second that your honour 🎶🎶🎸
@zaraak323i 2 жыл бұрын
I came here to say this. You also forgot his tenure with Frank Zappa. Anyone that's played with Zappa should probably be on this list. I'm happy that Elliot Easton got some love, I think he's underrated. I've always loved that Andy Summers solo, just _because_ it's so WTF? I really do agree with this list.
@pierenricobonalumi7850 2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. His solo on Elephant talk (and the one of Robert Fripp) is brutal
@alexleontin 2 жыл бұрын
...and those solos with Talking Heads (Remain in Light, just to mention one)
@Copaceticness 2 жыл бұрын
We will be having none of that elephant talk here. (No, I agree.)
@cmadelaide56 7 ай бұрын
Kim Thayil was always going to be in here. A tab book of Soundgarden way back when simply said ‘random combination of notes and scratchings with an absence of musicality’ for one of his solos instead of any tablature.
@markspin4596 6 ай бұрын
lol.
@curcumin417 5 ай бұрын
Love Kim Thayil- Atonality, and jazz/prog is my jam.
@KeithMorin-ro5wl Ай бұрын
Great guitarist who hopefully will never be forgotten for his contribution to rock music. Yes , Cornell sang and wrote but Kim screamed! *fuck Heroin. Always holds back and kills.
@mashamist 6 ай бұрын
Always thought that Friedman solo was WICKED. It doesn't even sound strange to me. It's expertly crafted and teeters perfectly between being "outside" and right on point.
@RkicF8 4 ай бұрын
Marty Friedman is an A++, cant be touched. Love playing Freidman's licks, the best of the best. So sad he left Megadeth, RIP Nick. Rust in Peace is one of the best albums EVER made.
@sevenlayer8780 19 күн бұрын
@@RkicF8 He is an absolute monster and supreme musician.
@HeartOfLightning 10 ай бұрын
Some of Rick's videos feel like you're just hanging out in a music shop with a guy who seems to work there but just shows you all the cool stuff he's found.
@MirkoReaper 6 ай бұрын
Same vibes here dude!...
@TheTrendDoctor 6 ай бұрын
Definitely he will be fun to hangout with
@richardreinertson1335 Жыл бұрын
I've always been fascinated by Alex Lifeson's guitar solo in "Limelight." It sounds so eerie and otherworldly.
@mattbailey7049 Жыл бұрын
Epic song and solo!
@edwardx.winston5744 Жыл бұрын
The best solo, by far, of Lifeson’s entire career, was the lead from “Free Will.” Somehow both an utterly raw emotional outburst and a statement of musical sophistication, “Free Will” also features his best use of effects and his most epic structural climax. That show-stopping transition from the 6/8 lead break into the 4/4 pre-chorus near the end is a moment of sublime beauty that moves me every time I hear it. I’m not sure a bastardization such as the “progressive rock single” should even exist, but “Free Will” was Rush’s best argument against that bias. It is easily the best sub-six-minute song of their four-decade run.
@egg979 Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah
@jamesmurray6883 Жыл бұрын
i also think his solo at the 3.35 mark on Spirit of Radio is really unusual. I'm not sure it would really be called a solo but it's an abrupt, radical shift in the song's rhythm and timbre, leading into two additional slightly less jarring shifts and a final reprise of the song's opening section.
@glitchmon 11 ай бұрын
@@edwardx.winston5744 I love the Freewill solo. Alex gets the crown for making his guitar sound like Godzilla! Go ahead.... try to listen to Freewill without hearing Godzilla's ROAR! You can't do it. It is now forever implanted in your brain. You're welcome ;o)
@MagnusGustin 7 ай бұрын
I've always considered the Robert Fripp solo on Bowies Fashion is one of the greatest strange solos
@user-lg1oh3hb5f 6 ай бұрын
Great, but the relentless harmonic logic on Baby's on Fire from Brian Eno's Here Come the Warm Jets gets my Fripp's Best vote.
@foudroyaume 5 ай бұрын
"Up the Hill Backwards" would be my pick.
@cag4 5 ай бұрын
Swastika Girls II is pretty odd too. Was surprised not to see any Fripp solos mentioned…
@richardk6659 4 ай бұрын
I never liked Robert Fripp. He's too strange. It scares me.
@tadrickman4491 4 ай бұрын
Love that song and solo!
@BrundleFlyXP 5 ай бұрын
Anything by Vernon Reid of Living Colour could be in this list. Took me a while to get used to his style but now I love it.
@theonlygannonyouknow8257 2 жыл бұрын
0:31 Driven to Tears by The Police (Andy Summers) 1:18 Painkiller by Judas Priest (K. K. Downing) 2:13 Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden (Kim Thayil) 3:03 Heart-Shaped Box by Nirvana (Kurt Cobain) 3:34 Just What I Needed by The Cars (Elliot Easton) 4:15 Symphony of Destruction by Megadeth (Marty Friedman) 5:12 Cut to the Chase by Rush (Alex Lifeson) 5:58 The Sails of Charon by Scorpions (Uli Jon Roth) 6:43 Zero by The Smashing Pumpkins (James Iha) 7:12 Bulls on Parade by Rage Against the Machine (Tom Morello) 7:54 Goodbye Divinity by Sons of Apollo (Ron Thal) 8:37 Sunny Days by The Drills (Phil X) 9:07 Jordan by Buckethead) 9:54 The Attitude Song by Steve Vai 10:34 Fives by Guthrie Govan 11:35 Owner of a Lonely Heart by Yes (Trevor Rabin) 12:35 Sinner's Swing! by Van Halen (Eddie Van Halen) 13:05 five-five-FIVE by Frank Zappa 14:06 Tokyo Dream by Allan Holdsworth 15:14 Scatterbrain by Jeff Beck
@nakedhookandfloridaoutdoors 2 жыл бұрын
What's the point of the summary list? Watching it is the fun part.
@markpell8979 2 жыл бұрын
Ooh dittoes to K.K.'s wild ride on "Painkiller." Sick. In the best way.
@toddgarci1966 2 жыл бұрын
El 99 %de los solos de Zappa son raros ...para un análisis exhaustivo. Pero parece ser que Zappa no es de los músicos favoritos de Rick.... siendo uno de los compositores más importantes del siglo XX .. jamás le dedicó ni un programa..tampoco a cientos de músicos negros estadounidenses precursores..tampoco a varias bandas de rock y músicos de Sudamérica...en fin tú te lo pierdes Rick. Me gustan tus programas pero te falta mucho " background"
@Moment-14 Жыл бұрын
There's so many you could draw on....Jerry Garcia, I suppose that could be an episode all in it's own...
@Yossarian921 Жыл бұрын
@@toddgarci1966 He said that everything that he has tried use by Zappa had gotten blocked. The song he used on this list just one of the rare few is that only one that wasn't blocked.
@andrewpappas9311 2 жыл бұрын
Honestly, whenever I think of strange solos I always go with Larry LaLonde's playing with Primus. Like, the stuff he plays on My Name Is Mud, Jerry Was A Race Car Driver, Wynona's Big Brown Beaver and pretty much everything he does in Primus is so weird but it fits the vibe of the band so well. As for other players, George Harrison on The Beatles' All You Need Is Love is a bit of an oddity as well but I still really like it
@krazykchaos6088 2 жыл бұрын
Couldn't say it better myself. Primus' whole catalog is just a library of unique solos, weird phrasing, offkey and offbeat descending and ascending climbs
@mosesgarner2404 2 жыл бұрын
I thought of 'Ler too!!!
@mauro12mdp 2 жыл бұрын
I know nothing about LaLonde but judging from his playing style, there must be something not in place inside his head. And that makes it more cool
@robzilla69 2 жыл бұрын
I agree 100%
@MrAKbass 2 жыл бұрын
This Btw. Larry, he has the ability to create solo's that are both weird AND catchy and that's imho a pretty amazing feat.
@devinphillips9704 7 ай бұрын
What made Zappa's solos so strange, and so unique, is that he hardly ever wrote or rehearsed his solos, except in the earliest years of the Mothers. Most of his recorded solos, especially LIVE solos, were entirely improvised, on the spot. I once read an interview where he said they were, for him, one of most exciting parts of playing a show, because "I don't know what I'm going to do, and you don't know what I'm going to do, so let's find out together." And the one in this video, "five-five-FIVE," is an example of one of those live improvised solos.
@gj8683 7 ай бұрын
I was thinking his solo on "Zomby Woof" (studio) would qualify, but maybe it got blocked. Never heard a whammy bar sound like that anywhere else.
@danu6718 4 ай бұрын
Yo Mama 🎉❤
@stochasticstoic4810 6 ай бұрын
And Ler LaLonde remains one of the most underrated guitar wizards of my era...
@reubenhopkins1996 6 ай бұрын
Came here to mention Larry LaLonde. Criminally underrated player!
@ghostandbell2006 5 ай бұрын
I love playing Larry's parts and solos on drumset... here's to sharn' love for Ler
@richc8936 2 жыл бұрын
Another vote for Vernon Reid and "Cult Of Personality." All his solos really remind me of Coltrane's "sheets of sound" technique from his later years.... which is a HUGE compliment for any guitarist. I remember that song dropping in the middle of an era of sound-alike glam metal and it blew my teenaged mind!
@paulsalinas1524 2 жыл бұрын
When it first came out, there was nothing in my world that sounded even remotely close to it. It was like, "What is this dude even doing? Does he even know how to play? Whoa! That was epic! Genius!"
@jimford7649 2 жыл бұрын
Yep, Vernon Reid immediately came to my mind, too. Any number of his solos could fit here. Can't say I like all of them, but I do admire the guy for trying something different.
@breizoid4719 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@spodey8484 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly what came to mind for me too 👍
@thomaslutro5560 2 жыл бұрын
Agree. On Vernon Reid being weird and wonderful at the same time, I might suggest the intro to Information overload, though.
@Jacobcob90 Жыл бұрын
Let's not forget about Adrian Belew. The stuff he did with King Crimson back in the 80s was insane. Super exciting contrast to Fripps style. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🚀
@davidehrobat8950 Жыл бұрын
I'd also suggest to check his work with Talking Heads: The Great Curve has one of the strangest and most badass solo ever.
@grahamhannah2108 Жыл бұрын
Adrian Belew and Robert Fripp are both absolutely geniuses on guitars.
@elusivelectron Жыл бұрын
I agree. I also feel like you can't have this list without Larry LaLonde from Primus. My contribution would be Professor Nutbutter from Primus.
@roguecheddar7545 Жыл бұрын
In my mind I thought Rick was going to pick anything by Adrian Belew as number one, but alas we settled for Jeff Beck :) lol
@jerryeberts Жыл бұрын
Adrian was in Capt. Beefheart's Magic Band, was he not?
@omarcosantonios 7 ай бұрын
Kim Thayil is always underrated and that’s why i always like those solos! Feel on Black Days is a masterpiece!!!
@thomasoegerli7762 6 ай бұрын
It indeed is, but it's actually called "Fell on Black Days"...
@marcuspulkas 6 ай бұрын
Adding to the large pile of suggestions for Belew and Fripp. Belew’s playing on Remain In Light is mind-melting, particularly that solo for the Great Curve. Also Verlaine/Lloyd for Television have some excellent phrasing on Marquee Moon. Ichiro Agata from Melt Banana is also incredible.
@clawspace 4 ай бұрын
Yes, came here to say this!
@kenlawdavis1742 2 жыл бұрын
Robert Fripp has written and played some "impossible" solos with King Crimson, from the 70s until recently when he announced his retirement.
@DM-sy4hg 2 жыл бұрын
I have really tried to listen to him. I just don't get it. I don't like his playing at all.
@frankeec 2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking of the ‘banjo’ solo on Sailor’s Tale as a weird but magical example.
@roddmcleodable 2 жыл бұрын
Sheltering Sky, Baby on Fire, Sailor's Tale.... any of those should make this list
@zendisciple3737 2 жыл бұрын
The one on the Album Red, that is like 2 notes for 2 minutes....
@Ratmatia 2 жыл бұрын
@@zendisciple3737 fallen angel
@TheLateBoyScout 2 жыл бұрын
Can’t have a “strange guitar solos” list without Buckethead! Glad you included him. I remember seeing Buckethead play with Primus in the late 90’s. That dude blew my mind!
@ohiorunwithme 2 жыл бұрын
Anything Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead) Just, Paranoid Android, to name 2 that stand out. Anything Nels Cline (Wilco) Impossible Germany**, One Wing
@CHARLESAUVET 2 жыл бұрын
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@thiagofreitas4409 2 жыл бұрын
Buckethead is the king of strange guitar solos.
@buzzcrushtrendkill 2 жыл бұрын
Buckethead is in his own guitar world. Hence why he is much better being a solo artist.
@nitedreamer23 2 жыл бұрын
Good ones! Especially Nels Cline’s.
@YoshiCh1ef-je6me 4 ай бұрын
Black Hole Sun, Heart Shaped Box, Just What I Needed, Symphony of Destruction, and especially Owner of a Lonely Heart's guitar solo are just iconic
@SpaTZz9 7 ай бұрын
Alan Holdsworth is one of my heroes. Thank you for including him here. RIP Alan.
@weets69 2 ай бұрын
Alan is/was an animal. Eddie V loved him.
@stephenyatesacoustic 2 жыл бұрын
I reckon Adrian Belew's solo from "Elephant Talk" should have been included if only for its weird sound. (though his note choices weren't exactly ordinary either.)
@herbyverstink 2 жыл бұрын
that solo rules!
@alexandremello6913 2 жыл бұрын
Great call!
@davidhuther9965 2 жыл бұрын
I expected his "modem solo" from Born Under Punches to be in this list
@robh9079 2 жыл бұрын
King copy-write-strike....
@randymurphy 2 жыл бұрын
Yup - How he missed that one in a collection of "All Time" solos is almost sacrilegious.
@LL-vy5bj 2 жыл бұрын
ANY solo by Adrian Belew could fit on this list. Fantastic guitarist with an incredible resumé who still somehow often flies under the radar.
@lamecasuelas2 2 жыл бұрын
I had the solo from Larks' part 4 as a ringtone and surprisingly i never got tired of heating that
@gregwixted 2 жыл бұрын
His solo on Talking Heads, Born Under Punches from their Remain in Light album.
@peterz4427 2 жыл бұрын
Elephant Talk!
@DidactDude 2 жыл бұрын
The Great Curve
@kaewonf8 2 жыл бұрын
I'll throw in "Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club
@azuraq25 6 ай бұрын
“Saint Elmo’s Fire” - Robert Fripp on Eno’s Another Green World. Love that solo
@JoaoGabriel-lk9cv 5 ай бұрын
So good
@rafaelmoreirareis5064 7 ай бұрын
Trevor Rabin is so amazing, his solos are often between the strange and the beautiful. Each time I listen to his music the more I love it!
@PierreGarrabrant 7 ай бұрын
One of the most talented people in Yes and planet Earth 🌍
@louise_rose 6 ай бұрын
Trevor's solo on "Owner" makes a lot more sense if it's seen as a duet with Squire's bass, they're jiving together closely. Also, he leaves out some notes and lets you "fill them in", suggesting them as part of the solo curve without actually playing them, a device also used by Jimi Hendrix and Jeff Beck.
@rikvanhorn9714 Жыл бұрын
How you managed to list 20 strange guitar solos with none of them by Robert Fripp astounds me.
@CHodgy Жыл бұрын
Agreed, but Fripp never got played on radio or TV like the rest of em
@TheRoadhammer379 Жыл бұрын
It's his list, it's not your list. Opinions vary.
@evansteidtman962 Жыл бұрын
@@CHodgy do you ever hear Heroes by David Bowie on the radio?
@CHodgy Жыл бұрын
@@evansteidtman962 I know! As soon as I typed I remembered
@sargentoinkwinson4888 Жыл бұрын
@@CHodgy Um, Heroes by Bowie was quite a big hit. And that solo is influenced by the Oblique Stratagies.
@thpeter 2 жыл бұрын
Adrian Belew needs a mention, especially for his solo in The Talking Heads’ “Great Curve”
@dust4magnet 2 жыл бұрын
Yes! I thought Belew for sure would be in this list. Many of his solos are brilliantly oddball.
@UjwalAroor 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah exactly or the dial up telephone solo on born with punches
@georgesonm1774 2 жыл бұрын
yes! or the one in KC's Elephant Talk!
@thpeter 2 жыл бұрын
@@Enneque absolutely! I saw him live with the Bears. Phenomenal show! “Big Electric Cat” etc. No one sounds like him!
@jamesdignanmusic2765 2 жыл бұрын
His work on Laurie Anderson's "Sharkey's Day" is worth the price of admission, too.
@jordanclements8178 6 ай бұрын
I love watching these videos because I feel like I’m just hanging out with a friend 🤙 Rick, you’re an awesome dude with a gnarly take on life.
@janeamandaford4199 6 ай бұрын
💥YES!💥 O! Yes! Indeed!
@MrRaulmu 7 ай бұрын
Robert Fripp's solo in Brian Eno's "Baby is on fire" must be there
@pite9 2 жыл бұрын
Fripp's last solo on Starless (King Crimson) is glorious. After the sax solo. Really intense. Fripp really have the gift to set the mood.
@caelenselke-minogue 2 жыл бұрын
Fripp is objectively underrated... possibly my favorite guitarist.
@manuafee 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly! Fripp was forgotten here.
@chairmankaga101 2 жыл бұрын
It’s too bad anytime anyone posts any Fripp anything it gets taken down. Although he could’ve tossed up something Belew.
@PaulTheSkeptic 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, every time he said "All his solos are weird." which was quite a few times, I thought "Here is comes. Robert Fripp." But it never came. I also thought Syd Barrett could go on this list.
@guitarjag1 2 жыл бұрын
King Crimson blocks everything
@ajmania7692 2 жыл бұрын
I would personally add "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead. Jonny Greenwood absolutely kills it with 2 mind-boggling solos.
@whitestplayer3014 2 жыл бұрын
Same here, that solo have it all when it comes to weirdness like strange tone and effects, atonality and the syncopated bends. So strange it wasnt included here!
@manum9851 2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking exactly the same while watching the video. Maybe not for top 10, but I missed to see it in the list.
@seidelswitcher 2 жыл бұрын
@@whitestplayer3014 I was waiting for it too.
@patchoulicyanide 2 жыл бұрын
This song and Cult of personality would be my +2
@andrewpappas9311 2 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, Jonny is definitely up there for odd solos but I still love his playing
@pablodebiddlybo3771 5 ай бұрын
Every one of these is amazing. Such fine musicians and in the case of Beck and Holdsworth such fine aliens from another realm! Great video
@shawn_530 7 ай бұрын
I got to see Buckethead perform live with John Zorn / Bill Laswell’s Painkiller back in 93 (?). Stood literally 3 feet from him. He’s not human. His fingers are freakish. Have been a fan ever since
@MrNeosantana 2 жыл бұрын
I would love to see a sequel like "ANOTHER 20 strange guitar solos". Because let's be honest, it's the strange ones that drive innovation in the instrument and there are sooooo many interesting pieces.
@zaraak323i 2 жыл бұрын
Well said!
@porkbelly0713 2 жыл бұрын
and there are so many others that could be included. C'mon Rick we need a part two to this asap
@ccelik97 2 жыл бұрын
@@porkbelly0713 I too would like this to turn into a series. Like, put together 5-10 more like these every few months and see how much more influential they'll be, especially for the younger audiences (not to mention the new players & bands on the internet).
@stilldisorder 2 жыл бұрын
Well said! I love all of these videos, but this one spoke to me on another level.
@porkbelly0713 2 жыл бұрын
@@ccelik97 I also would like to see this, and not just a part two. This has been some kind of great discussion on this topic. I am subscribed so it will pop up for me if he does another one
@IcarusNadir 2 жыл бұрын
Allan Holdsworth was such an incredibly unique guitarist, often times overlooked.
@michaelgaboardi9817 2 жыл бұрын
Honestly possibly the greatest single note improviser of all time. I’d put Allan’s playing up against Coltrane, Cannonball, Brecker, literally anyone
@JAG214 2 жыл бұрын
Agree
@jonasbernstein2560 2 жыл бұрын
Totally.
@QueenToKingOfSpades 2 жыл бұрын
@@michaelgaboardi9817 I disagree, probably also the most interesting use of unique chord voicings.
@dominickstavola1062 2 жыл бұрын
Agree. His solo on 'In the Dead of Night' is one of my all-time favorite solos
@joshkatsikis9138 4 ай бұрын
theres something to be said about the early to mid 80s, I think Allan Holdsworth's album "Heavy Metal Fatigue" perfectly explains the police solo
@adamsherley-dale9503 7 ай бұрын
Hugely enjoyable thank you and some great new discoveries 🙏🏻
@nothingmuchado 2 жыл бұрын
The Robert Fripp solo in David Bowie's "Fashion" is one of the top ones for me. I saw an interview with Fripp where he basically thanked Bowie for letting him play... that.
@KPJohnson 2 жыл бұрын
When I saw the video this solo was my first thought. That song blew my mind as an impressionable 13 year old and I have tended to prefer solos like that ever since.
@QuickEyedSky 2 жыл бұрын
Voilà. Fripp. And Steve Howe. And ughhhh Richard Pinhas!
@marcelogarciasoto9860 2 жыл бұрын
I was about to comment the same
@NickGeraldPeterson 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely expected this solo on the list, also thought Rick would refer to the #20 Andy Summers solo as a Fripp ripoff; a "Fripp-off" if you will. In my attempts to learn it, my transcriptions always were titled, "Fripp Insanity Interval Rip"
@carlodave9 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly. Crazy fast, quasi-scales noodling is not strange to me at all. In fact they sound conformist. It's the solos that are minimalist, dissonant, off-beat, but perfectly fitting that are the real miracles of creativity. No Fripp? No Belew? GTFOH! Even early Devo managed more outlandish, rule-breaking solos than half of what's on this list.
@CoolCoverBro 2 жыл бұрын
I think having something from Adrian Belew (King Crimson, Talking Heads, Zappa, David Bowie) would be worth looking at. I feel like he’s criminally underrated for the acts he’s been involved with.
@squirtlesquad28 2 жыл бұрын
was gonna say it’s a crime his solos on Remain in Light are nowhere to be seen
@brendanoshea1472 2 жыл бұрын
He’s one of those “musician’s musicians.” He’s criminally underrated for a reason, I think. Same thing goes for Ty Tabor and Ian Thornley. Both guitar masters and nobody’s ever heard of ‘em…
@consulentecomunicazionestr3072 Жыл бұрын
To me, one of the best guitarist. Innovation, originality ever. To go beyond.
@consulentecomunicazionestr3072 Жыл бұрын
@@brendanoshea1472 musicians'musician? No, my friend. I lightly disagree. Who played with Bowie, Talking Heads, King Crimson is not a musicians'musician. He's a musician for evoluted ears. He researches ever something more, something new, something that go beyond the same old song. To me, one of the GOAT
@toniearl3497 Жыл бұрын
Adrian Belew on Thela Hun Ginjeet (King Crimson - Discipline, 1981). There's a live version on YT...amazing to see how he works with feedback.
@NeoclassicalRadagast 6 ай бұрын
I wasn't expecting to see so many of the obscure musicians I love so much. Great list.
@42roadsforman44 7 ай бұрын
Trevor Rabin guitar solo on the song Big generator to me was always just so wildly strange and perverse. Such an awesome solo
@bryanhershey29 2 жыл бұрын
So often overshadowed by Les’s huge presence but I was kinda surprised none of Ler LaLonde’s eclectic solos made the list. Primus really threw music a curveball and I love it!
@ewehmu21 2 жыл бұрын
I was just scrolling through to see if anyone else noticed!
@shawarmageddonit 2 жыл бұрын
Beat me to it.
@jasonp5918 2 жыл бұрын
I concur... The solo in Mr. Krinkle is pretty out there.
@shawn4189 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Primus could have taken at least six spots on this list for me.
@balamx2802 2 жыл бұрын
When you said "Les" my mind immediately went to Les Paul. In that time period there was nothing else even close. Sped up tracks and sound effects! LaLonde should have definitely been included in this list, too.
@n.miller907 2 жыл бұрын
I would also say that the 1966 song "Eight Miles High" by The Byrds has some of the weirdest soloing going on. There certainly wasn't anything like it during that era.
@joaquinlezcano2372 2 жыл бұрын
Finally someone mentioned it
@kenkoellner9421 2 жыл бұрын
Definitely the ORIGINAL strange guitar solo.
@barneymiller6204 6 ай бұрын
It's about time you mentioned Frank!!! Do more of him.
@EmitRemmus87 5 ай бұрын
Yes! 😊
@pooletranslation7581 4 ай бұрын
Yeah what the hell, I'm a big fan of Rick's but with regard to the topic of Zappa he's like the boy staring at the hottie the other side of the disco afraid to go up and talk to her.
@Tsardoz Ай бұрын
@@pooletranslation7581 I can't image Frank being in that situation. He never lacked confidence.
@vincemelson9655 5 ай бұрын
Jeff becks playing as an example of the strat and how capable it is at expressing itself when it's really pushed more so than most other Guitars
@Pbnj1379 2 жыл бұрын
Eliot Easton is terribly underrated. He’s a phenomenal player who always served the song.
@youmothershouldknow4905 2 жыл бұрын
Contrary to Rick’s assessment, this Easton solo isn’t weird; it’s perfect.
@jimdixon3470 2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking "This is a new wave George Harrison special" as I listened to the Easton solo (which I've heard a million times, of course).
@loubandiera 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, exactly. I don't find that solo strange at all. It outlines the chord changes perfectly, and then throws in that cool kinda rockabilly double-stop bit at the end. I played this song with my band and it was really fun to learn the solo.
@daveseesmovies 2 жыл бұрын
Love this solo. “Shake it Up” is a classic, too.
@davidgeisler9885 2 жыл бұрын
@@Wizardofgosz I don’t think this list is meant to be negative as such. “Weird” in this context means “very different” but not in a bad way. He says he likes them
@seamusoneill6611 10 ай бұрын
Rick, the story behind Driven To Tears goes that Sting and Stewart hated lengthy solos, they would limit Andy to a few bars. Sting said Driven To Tears was the perfect example of less is more. Andy did indeed do it in one take, apparently furious, and that's what we hear.
@clickbaitcharlie2329 10 ай бұрын
If you watch an Andy Patrfidge interview (xtc, English band), they had a rule where you couldn't play the Ernie. You know, the er-nie. ( as a bit of a country player I could be offended, but I take it with good humour), love Elliot Eastons playing btw.
@mattiasorre1718 10 ай бұрын
@@clickbaitcharlie2329 ernie?
@clickbaitcharlie2329 9 ай бұрын
@@mattiasorre1718 bend g string 1 whole step (3rd finger, anywhere)..hit that b string with 4th finger...fast, slow, do the reverse Ernie, if you like?. You now know Ernie.
@VanMan83 6 ай бұрын
I thought you always hated Frank Zappa but delighted to see "Five Five Five" on the list. I'd love to see you do an episode on him. I guess Gail Zappa was such a blocker when she took over his catalog? And now Ryko owns his catalog? Such a shame that so many people can't hear his playing, you bring great exposure and exposition and analysis. I'd love to see you review some of his work on Joe's Garage like 'Packard Goose' or 'He used to cut the Grass' He's one of my favourite guitarists. And putting Beck and Holdsworth in top spots puts him in good company! That Rush solo blew me away too. Great video!
@mrbobawesome 5 ай бұрын
Kim Thayil always sounds like he's not even listening to the song he's soloing on, but they always fit perfectly for Soundgarden.
@zachleary108 2 жыл бұрын
Theres a real Miles Davis philosophy to all these...."you gotta learn to play inside before you can play outside" - all these guys can play inside if they wanted but instead chose some weird notes to make it oddly perfect. Great idea for a list, Rick! (and PS - I think Adrian Belew should have been on this list. The master of stunt guitar)
@RockinRobbins13 2 жыл бұрын
Zappa really couldn't play inside. He had no sense of rhythm, was always trying to make some obscene jokes that didn't quite work, was his own worst enemy all wrapped up in a freakin' genius workaholic. He could twist a phrase or a guitar with equal virtuosity.
@trickfinger1177 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly, i think john frusciante said the same thing once: ‘you have to learn the rules to be able to break them with finesse’
@HalfHeartedFanatic 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, I'm a little bit mad that Adrian didn't make this list.
@mwfmtnman 2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking these all had a jazz feel in the sense of expressing angsty emotion,
@Hevvvyyy 2 жыл бұрын
That reminds me of Josh homme since he has weird but badass guitar riffs as well as solos
@tedfero3320 2 жыл бұрын
It's great to see the love for Frank Zappa. He was such an incredible guitarist and for some reason slips under so many peoples' radar.
@petermuller161 2 жыл бұрын
The meandering and complex nature of Zappa tunes can be a bit… much.
@zman890 2 жыл бұрын
@@petermuller161 I’ve been listening to Frank for 35 years and I have no idea what you’re talking about. Lol Hes definitely an acquired taste.
@user-pw4he3sr4n 6 ай бұрын
Holdsworth's style is so unique because when he was a kid and his father asked him what instrument he wanted to learn and play, Alan's answer was the saxophone. Well, dear old dad bought him a guitar instead and taught him to play, but Alan never lost the desire to play sax - so he adapted his guitar style around saxophone scales. Knowing this, if you listen to ANY of Alan's guitar work, you can easily imagine and almost "hear" the same piece being done on a sax.
@nudnick 6 ай бұрын
Andy Partridge of XTC has quite a few very strange solos. Check out "Train Running Low on Soul Coal," "Garden of Earthly Delights," "Complicated Game," "Day In, Day Out," "Love at First Sight"
@arthurroberts5025 5 ай бұрын
Love at first sight, for sure. Great minimal solo
@vetteazul5114 2 жыл бұрын
The "Just What I Needed" solo is one of my favorite solos of all time. I don't consider it that crazy though, as it is very "tasty" and fits so well. I was really expecting Vernon Reid's solo from "Cult of Personality" to be on this list, though.
@TheHawk3007 2 жыл бұрын
The fact that Reid did not back down from having a Hendrix tribute in his shows says a lot. To me, anyway!
@toddpeterson2992 2 жыл бұрын
Eliot Easton's middle name is Tasty.
@georgejeffries3566 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed. That solo is beautifully melodic, and certain notes are expertly accentuated. I don’t think of it as crazy or odd.
@dbe2700 2 жыл бұрын
Correct. Strange inclusion.
@Bob.Silverstein 2 жыл бұрын
💯
@tonyleeglenn 2 жыл бұрын
Lifeson's solo on Limelight always impressed me for it's exotic note selection and execution. The solo on YYX is also exquisitely odd and soulful. He covered a lot of uncharted ground on most of his solos from Permanent Waves forward.
@ikepigott 2 жыл бұрын
Limelight’s solo tells a story within the story.
@AlessandroCorazzaCA 2 жыл бұрын
I'd add "Kid Gloves" to the list. It's probably my favourite Lifeson solo - so delightfully weird but also has a childlike quality to it that fits perfectly with the song. BTW I'm not sure why Rick says Counterparts is from 2004 here.
@skindizle09 2 жыл бұрын
Umm didn't Counterparts come out in like 1990, not 2004? 🤔 but nonetheless Alex Lifeson is still amazing 🤘
@mikeysmith4637 2 жыл бұрын
Definitely my favorite guitarist!
@micha4431 2 жыл бұрын
He's super creative!
@casillasluisfernando5288 5 ай бұрын
Paranoid android by radiohead definitely came to mind. Jonny is such a guitar wizard
@K0rp0 5 ай бұрын
Absolutely
@zdenekmejzlik796 5 ай бұрын
I miss Robert Fripp and Adrian Bellew. I think they both have the most original ideas how the guitar solo should sound like.
@hyamsosnow3973 2 жыл бұрын
My suggested addition: Robert Fripp's solo in "Sailor's Tale" from King Crimson's 'Islands' album. Completely unique.
@cluelessbaj9563 2 жыл бұрын
You could just pick any Robert fripp solo and it would fit right in
@matthewcoombs3282 2 жыл бұрын
I thought of a few weird but beautiful Fripp solos as well. My favourite of his is "St Elmo's Fire" on Brian Eno's "Another Green World". Sounds like the electrical storm it is meant to be describing in the lyrics. Wonderful.
@lamecasuelas2 2 жыл бұрын
I kind of agree but i think that some.of His most Out there playing Is with His work outside Crimson, Bowie, Talking Heads, Eno. league of gentlemen. You name It. No For the weird solos he had my Man Adrian Belew
@lamecasuelas2 2 жыл бұрын
@@matthewcoombs3282 yeah! Did you even hear the solo from Disturbed Being? Its from another Eno álbum and it's from what i like to call, His super sherd era
@stefangeoffrey 2 жыл бұрын
I agree 100% here but I think Fripp stuff always gets blocked :( Hopefully this will change soon, would love to hear RB's insights.
@daschwarjazz 2 жыл бұрын
“Driven To Tears” is automatically the first thing that pops into my head when thinking about oddball solos. Some other strange solos: Adrian Belew on “Elephant Talk” (or really any other of his solos.) David Fiuczynski on “Time Out” from Hiromi’s first Sonic Bloom album.
@Siskiyouoffroad 2 жыл бұрын
Same here 🤣I saw the video title and thought of that lol
@michaelwine 2 жыл бұрын
Yep, that was my first thought too. Love it!
@thebiggianthead8364 2 жыл бұрын
Sorry, but now I will definitely not subscribe. While I enjoy a few of your videos, despite an over emphasis on 80's music, I struggle with your request for 3 million subscribers, when many folks with better channels struggle for a small percentage of that? I see a guy with a bunch of guitars behind him worth more than some peoples house, trying to get more money. For a while I thought you might be about the art and music, but your plead this time just rubbed me the wrong way. As usual, it's about greed and status, as if your own standard of living is too low. Everyone should be so lucky as to have a rack of Les Paul's. Do you not appreciate what you have?
@scottgregory6129 2 жыл бұрын
oh man, elephant talk. Good call.
@kelvendyson1508 2 жыл бұрын
That solo on Driven to Tears is f'ing awesome!!
@walterwise935 6 ай бұрын
its your list bro. no editing needed. love it all
@raysachs2397 6 ай бұрын
your passion for music is contagious
@WattchomanBrandySavage Жыл бұрын
I think what I like most about this channel, is the pure celebration of music. We're talking about the top 20 strangest guitar solos of all time and nowhere is Rick saying these are in poor taste or quality. Instead it's like "hey check this out. It's different." I love that.
@Nicky-T Жыл бұрын
That is what makes Rick Rick. What a breadth of musical styles.
@tomwhitaker1 2 жыл бұрын
Andy Summers Driven to Tears solo is actually my favorite on the list. It fits the driving desperateness and despair of the song. It's strange but fits so well. And many of Tom Morello's solos could have been on here as well. Great list. And like everyone said...I want more!!
@BluegumCounterpoint 2 жыл бұрын
Same. I thought #1 on this list as i clicked play.
@neozentruth 2 жыл бұрын
I have to add myself to the list of those who thought first of Andy Summers brilliant solo on Driven To Tears which I understand was played on a fretless guitar.
@mgbasinski 2 жыл бұрын
+1
@jeffreybell436 2 жыл бұрын
I feel that was meant ironically. In his book he says that "No Solos" was the slogan of The Police, although he did play some solos at live shows.
@pitapocketortwo 2 жыл бұрын
It's a great song but without the freakazoid solo it would just be something nice to hum.
@williamrogers3825 3 ай бұрын
Great list brother. Idk what took me so long to find your channel but im here to stay
@rossbuchanan1060 5 ай бұрын
20 "strangest guitar solos" becomes an appreciation of 20 beautiful and brilliant guitar solos. Great video Rick. So much fun watching this 🙂
@matthewfox4299 2 жыл бұрын
"Driven to Tears" was definitely the first thing to come to mind. One "strange" solo not included but that still gets a lot of airplay is Vernon Reid's work in "Cult of Personality". Love him or hate him, he definitely had his own thing going on. Glad to see Rick finally give Uli some love, too (maybe Michael Schenker next?)
@markwestaway7207 2 жыл бұрын
Vernon Reid's shredding is insane.
@markcheetah4960 2 жыл бұрын
Not that I agree, but both of those solos make it onto the "worst solos" lists. I think it's great how blatant and "in your face" they are.
@ElBrazoOnofre 2 жыл бұрын
Those two solos were my first thought, as well. Driven to Tears I like. Cult of Personality's solo, not so much.
@DustinKreidler 2 жыл бұрын
Came here to say 'Cult of Personality.'
@crazedzealots 2 жыл бұрын
That's fun seeing Rick who is a masterful guitarist himself playing air guitar and geeking out to his favorite weird solo's of all time. Never change Mr Beato we love ya for your intense and unyielding passion for music.
@mr.mojorisin6402 5 ай бұрын
I was waiting for Zappa..... and not disappointed... great list!
@terrybrodsky4948 5 ай бұрын
Great list, Rick.
@rickmilam413 2 жыл бұрын
I was so happy to see Holdsworth make it near the top.. Amazing player. He was my little brother's idol and was a huge influence. His band opened for Allan once and each time he returned he requested that Brian open for him. I even once saw him drinking a beer on the side watching Brian play and giving him "the nod". When my brother became terminally ill Allan called several times, sent him some stuff and asked me to call him when Brian passed. The Bruford album with Allan and Jeff Berlin on bass was amazing.
@joehook145 2 жыл бұрын
@Rick Milan , sorry to hear about your brother, getting a nod from Alan Holdsworth is monumental. Hopefully they’re jamming together now… Are there any links to your brothers playing? I’d love to have a listen. Holdsworth has been a favorite of mine since I first heard him with Soft Machine when the “Bundles” album came out… many years ago
@AnonosaurusRex1 16 күн бұрын
Do you have any recordings of your brother?
@cjg6364 2 жыл бұрын
Lots of strange solos from Adrian Belew and King Crimson - Elephant Talk comes immediately to mind. And speaking of King Crimson, Robert Fripp's Satori in Tangier is definitely "out there".
@walrus0972 2 жыл бұрын
My go to for odd guitars is Scary Monsters.. Go TEAM FRIPP~!!! Word~!!!
@fernandodebiase2239 2 жыл бұрын
And the weird solo on Sailors Tale from Islands.
@talastra 2 жыл бұрын
Satori in Tangiers for sure :)
@joedyer502 2 жыл бұрын
Belew for sure.
@RedwoodGeorge 2 жыл бұрын
Saw Belew in concert - man were there some strange sounds coming out of his guitar! (In a good way, of course)
@SodomaMuikku 7 ай бұрын
Excellent choice for number one! Personally, I would have put Belew and Fripp on the list, but definitely Jonny Greenwood.
@secretdecoder 5 ай бұрын
I thought for sure Paranoid Android would make it. That one at the 3 minute mark is so wonderfully weirdo!
@pintadog 5 ай бұрын
GREAT LIST and what a tough chore. FWIW, Phil Keaggy's solos on Sounds (4:20 ish mark) and The Wall (1:20 ish) have always intrigued me.
@jazzco.4827 9 ай бұрын
Adrian Belew should be in this list, a lot of his solos are crazy af
@SgtFloofy 8 ай бұрын
TRUTH! His solos are weird but in a great way
@Terminus1962 8 ай бұрын
I could not agree more, except that besides Rush, Rick never seems to mention Steve Howe very much. That guy had extremely crazy guitar solos. I guess progressive rock is not held in high regard in Rick's circle.
@kristiangartner4155 8 ай бұрын
Adrian Belew on KC Elephant Talk
@alianmontreal8593 8 ай бұрын
Adrian intro and solo on Mister heartbreaker ( Sharkey's day) with Laurie Anderson !!!! not only it's weird but it's candy for the brain.
@EricBBarker 8 ай бұрын
I feel like Adrian is in this list in spirit so many times. A good 50% made me think “Oh, he’s doing Belew” or “Oh, he’s doing Fripp”!
@warrengamameilhardin Жыл бұрын
Marc Ribot on Tom Waits' Rain Dogs "Clap Hands" is a bit of a head-scratcher that I've always loved.
@gLittle807 Жыл бұрын
yes!
@Etrigan2112 Жыл бұрын
Agreed, Ribot is terribly underrated, I would also recommend his solo on "Hoist That Rag."
@sonnyhenriksen284 Жыл бұрын
@@Etrigan2112 my favourite solo, of any Waits song.
@Etrigan2112 Жыл бұрын
@@sonnyhenriksen284 you have exceptional taste good sir.
@mattgilbert7347 Жыл бұрын
The Skronkiest of Skronk.
@17primemover 7 ай бұрын
I thought I was the only one who loved Cut to the Chase by Rush. And I agree that that guitar solo is absolutely insane.
@melnikov_m 6 ай бұрын
Absolutely love it too
@melnikov_m 6 ай бұрын
I love the entire Counterparts album. It’s amazing record
@Tanyth2112 4 ай бұрын
That is a great song and an awesome album.
@Wavarii 7 ай бұрын
Glad you could get a Zappa song in there. What an interesting soloist, among everything else.
@danrmdk1721 2 жыл бұрын
Fripp's solo on Baby's on Fire (Eno's Here Come the Warm Jets) is like nothing else, even for him. Strange & masterful exploring a variety of sounds that he crafts into retching emotion. It knocks down the doors, the walls and half the buildings down the street!
@ChrisDenDaas 2 жыл бұрын
it's on my list as well
@paulbrocklehurst3639 2 жыл бұрын
Check out Fripp's solos on 'Distributed Being' by Brian Eno's Nerve Net album or 'Super Heathen Child' by Grinder man!
@ChrisDenDaas 2 жыл бұрын
@@paulbrocklehurst3639 Grinderman is on my list as well ;-)
@briancaulfield7251 2 жыл бұрын
I came here to post this one. I start sweating profusely every time I hear it.
@leosonic 2 жыл бұрын
And it was long before most solos in this list.
@rschlueter7 2 жыл бұрын
Talking Heads is never on your radar, but Adrian Belew played with them on Remain in Light and really made the layered masterpiece - The Great Curve - into a new realm with animal ferocity that harkens to Yes, Owner of a Lonely Heart, but has its own life in this absolutely unique incomparable track.
@utubercorin 2 жыл бұрын
Love Belew! I've been listening to Lone Rhino and King Crimson Discipline for many years!
@michaelk137 2 жыл бұрын
And when Adrian was with The Bears from Cincinnati!
@philipgreene8345 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Adrian Belew was born for this list.
@anyway96 2 жыл бұрын
IM A GOVERNMENT MAN
@scottporterfield7008 2 жыл бұрын
Adrian should be here.
@jerryrichmond4707 2 ай бұрын
I think one of the most beautiful guitar solos is by you, Rick. Your solo on "Cardinal Motion" by Crowfield is off the charts and gives me goosebumps! It's a beautiful and loving song and your solo fits in perfectly. Love it!
@frostywelder1220 7 ай бұрын
Awesome list of unique guitar solos. Marty Friedman era of Megadeth are the absolute best. His solos always amazed me. It was great seeing Painkiller on there. I never thought that it was a strange solo but seeing it on your list for being unique I’ll have a deeper appreciation for it.
@nicknorod6607 2 жыл бұрын
One of the things I love about Rick's videos is that he gets so excited about the awesomeness of the music. Even though he has spent decades in the music industry, he still finds music exciting. And that love for music comes through when he explains the theory behind some of it.
@victorfernandes5191 2 жыл бұрын
The 2nd solo on "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead might be my favorite one. I love how at one point Jonny is playing along with the melody and seconds later he's playing totally alien stuff. And it goes back and forth on that. Mind-blowing.
@Sklounst_Actual 2 жыл бұрын
Also his solo on "Go to Sleep", especially live
@lluewhyn 2 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised he didn't include "Just" on here, as that's one of his favorite songs. The outro solo at the end is pretty odd.
@varandapub9072 Жыл бұрын
I was expecting Jonny as number one. Epic fail by Rick. Search for Paranoid Android live performance on Jools Holland, on BBC channel
@davidlowery3111 Жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactly
@varandapub9072 Жыл бұрын
In "What makes a song Great" (Paranoid Android episode) Rick just ignored Jonny's insane solo as well, AGAIN
@antoniomarinuzzo4496 7 ай бұрын
this is the coolest episode ever !!!
@liamsherwood1385 7 ай бұрын
I'm actually glad you mentioned the subscription, I've been watching for years, and just now realized I never subscribed..... so I did.
@benbadger1072 2 жыл бұрын
“Are You Experienced” - Jimi Hendrix. Love this song, very strange and psychedelic sounding
@mattmiller3673 2 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, great suggestion! That one still sounds strange but must have been scary-strange back when it first came out.
@Dwoed 2 жыл бұрын
Its that reverse delay thing
@jacobfife7273 2 жыл бұрын
Surprised Hendrix didn't make the list. Maybe copyright problems
@FinicumHardy 2 жыл бұрын
Robert Fripp’s solo in David bowie’s “Fashion”. Is weird odd and complete genius….and far more satisfying than most of this list
@jodyacoustic 2 жыл бұрын
that whole scary monsters album has some messed up lead brilliance
@grocerbear9700 2 жыл бұрын
he could have put some Devo on here as well but at least we got some Zappa and Yes. i agree though, i always respect Bowie and the musicians he worked with. gonna go listen to Fashion now!
@hillx021hill3 2 жыл бұрын
And it still gets radio airplay!!!
@MobiusBandwidth 2 жыл бұрын
@@hillx021hill3 radio usually plays an edit of Fashion that cuts out some of Fripp's solos.
@wm6848 2 жыл бұрын
Ikr
@jasongoddard819 6 ай бұрын
Props for remembering Uli John Roth! I'm always so torn about his departure from the Scorpions. I love Uli's playing but I think Matthias ended up being exactly what they needed to hit the next level. Absolutely not a knock on Uli and I still love it when I hear him play. Old Scorpions still make it to my CD player all the time though.
@wilkanavan4785 7 ай бұрын
Fiery Gun Hand by Cardiacs has a fantastically schizophrenic solo. Would love to see it incorporated into a future list. Sartori in Tangiers by King Crimson is also a fun listen.
@HugoFrederick 6 ай бұрын
first thing I thought of when I thought of a crazy solo
@RoryLynott 6 ай бұрын
Cardiac own. They're unreal.
@jannelehtinen7705 6 ай бұрын
Cardiacs absolutely! Another one for this list would be Tom Verlaine (Television) and his solo on "Foxhole".
@w1521 6 ай бұрын
Absolutely going to back this one up. Incredible piece of music from a strange, unique and wonderful band.
@weaversproduction4044 6 ай бұрын
Its brilliantly unhinged - would love to see a Cardiacs deep dive of Ricks channel at some point
@ridethelightning7979 2 жыл бұрын
#20 0:31 Driven To Tears (The Police) #19 1:18 Painkiller (Judas Priest) #18 2:12 Black Hole Sun (Soundgarden) #17 3:00 Heart Shaped Box (Nirvana) #16 3:32 Just What I Needed (The Cars) #15 4:14 Symphony of Destruction (Megadeth) #14 5:10 Cut To The Chase (Rush) #13 5:55 The Sails of Sharon (Scorpions) #12 6:35 Zero (Smashing Pumpkins) #11 7:11 Bulls on Parade (Rage Against The Machine) #10 7:52 Goodbye Divinity (Sons of Apollo) #9 8:31 Sunny Days (The Drills) #8 9:05 Jordan (Buckethead) #7 9:53 The Attitude Song (Steve Vai) #6 10:34 Fives (Guthrie Govan) #5 11:35 Owner of a Lonely Heart (Yes) #4 12:34 Sinners Swing! (Van Halen) #3 13:04 Five-Five-Five (Frank Zappa) #2 14:16 Tokyo Dream (Allan Holdsworth) #1 15:14 Scatterbrain (Live) (Jeff Beck)
@KurtRichterCISSP 2 жыл бұрын
Not all heroes capes etc etc 😁👍👍
@TheIdiotNamedJoe 2 жыл бұрын
I personally think Dirty Movies is a weirder Van Halen solo than Sinner’s Swing but that’s just me
@MerkinMuffly Жыл бұрын
@@TheIdiotNamedJoe Always loved that atonal intro to that song.
@MumbleEtc 2 жыл бұрын
There's a really out-there solo in The Mars Volta's "Goliath" that sounds more like Omar and his guitar fell down the stairs than played an instrument but it just sounds so *right* in the context of the other blistering and chaotic instrumentation that it's just one of my favourites ever.
@skullgarden2417 2 жыл бұрын
Heck yeah lol Goliath is a trip of a song anyway
@cuzthatshoweyroll 2 жыл бұрын
I think Take The Veil Cerpin Taxt at around 3:45 would've been a great candidate.
@evandettling7134 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah no Omar on this list is a shame
@mauimarcus 2 жыл бұрын
Yes
@Guitarisforgrins 2 жыл бұрын
+1 sad there was no Mars Volta mention
@piedpeter1 6 ай бұрын
Love your videos, subscribed! More unusual guitar vids please. Maybe vol 2 weird solos etc.....
@JudgeDrey 7 ай бұрын
Just an honorable mention to Kerry King - Jeff Hanneman(RiP). The stuff they came up with for so many songs for so many years was astonishing as it was usually so fast and all over the place, but always worked perfectly for the song. And also Darrell Abbott had a unique insight into using scale patterns nobody else would think of using and making them sound awesome and normal.
@MrLBPug 7 ай бұрын
To be fair, Kerry King plays the same solo on every Slayer song. 😁
@nikitacalvus 2 жыл бұрын
I was really waiting to hear Robert Fripp's incredible three -minute two-part (at least) solo from Brian Eno's "Baby's on fire"
@donnh6522 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@halbvaras5002 2 жыл бұрын
YES!
@plynbass1292 2 жыл бұрын
Would love to see you do a feature of King Crimson, maybe even an interview with Robert Fripp. I met him many years ago, he was was very courteous and brilliant.
@ferleiva7080 2 жыл бұрын
His solo in Brian Eno's ''Baby's on fire'' should have been on this list.
@brucewalker7865 2 ай бұрын
@@ferleiva7080 Absolutely!
@donkkong5551 Ай бұрын
As a guitarist this review was awesome... I love most of these players... FZ,JB, and Holdsworth mentions are spot on!
@henryhayth3303 7 ай бұрын
This list is great, but I would've included Marc Ribot's solo from "Clap Hands" by Tom Waits, Adrian Belew's solos from "The Great Curve" or "Born Under Punches" by Talking Heads, and Ronald Jones' guitar solos from "Turn It On" by The Flaming Lips.
@onlycheez 2 жыл бұрын
I still think the 'strangest' solo I've ever heard is Fashion (David Bowie). Robert Fripp's solo still haunts me to this day haha
@andrewlwatts 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Fripp should've been somewhere on the list. He's cranky enough that he's probably a blocker though.
@mikescott8225 2 жыл бұрын
And there are at least two, weird solos in the full album version.. plus the weird fills throughout the song.
@mbacko1 2 жыл бұрын
I agree with Fripp or Belew on the list but King Crimson would get blocked unless Rick can get Toyah to dance on the screen of his video during the solo.
@stonail665 2 жыл бұрын
@@mbacko1 On point about Toyah. haha
@spencerroskelley6452 2 жыл бұрын
I think that “do it again” by steely dan should definitely be on the list, I’ve never heard anything like it and I just love the sound
@da5idnz 2 жыл бұрын
Played by Denny Dias, I believe, who never bent strings.
@Anautistictherapist 2 жыл бұрын
That's a Sitar and not a guitar I do believe.
@rowenlampe7426 2 жыл бұрын
@@Anautistictherapist sitar guitar, its a guitar but it has a thing by the bridge that just basiclaly gives it permenent fretbuzz, giving it a sitar sound. basically a guitar with a built in effect
@RedwoodGeorge 2 жыл бұрын
Funny, I saw the title of this video and thought "Oh, there has -got- to be at least one Steely Dan song on this list!"
@hermancanter9884 7 ай бұрын
Rick you are the man!!! I wish I could hang out and jam with you.........that's on my bucket list.......I've learned so much watching you and I think your skills in the "musical" realm of life are nothing less than spectacular, phenomenal, amazing, staggering, astounding, bewildering......etc......I like your channel and I think you're a really cool dude!!! I wish nothing but the best for you and I hope to keep learning and being inspired by you and your knowledge!!!!!! Your chops are pretty fantastic as well!!!! by the way your studio is kick-a$$...........so many toys..........It's like your very own music store lol........How many guitars do you own in total?? I', very curious.........If I had to guess.........I'd say at least 50????????................................Stay thirsty my friend and keep on rockin in the free world!!!
@phydauex Ай бұрын
Thank You Rick!! Sails of Charon is a must. Your top 5 are all in my vinyl stash as well as Flexible. Great list Rick. Other notables would be Robert Fripp (surprised he wasn't here), Thela Hun Jinjeet. Probably every solo by David Torn. And Bless you for Frank - 5/5/5 in the top 5. Frank said each solo was a spontaneous composition, that solo feels exactly like that.