Why Neal Schon’s “Send Her My Love” Solo Is Perfect

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Why Neal Schon’s “Send Her My Love” Solo Is Perfect

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Жыл бұрын

This this episode I breakdown Neal Schon's guitar solo on "Send Her My Love" off the Journey "Frontiers" album from 1983.
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@RustyHinge Жыл бұрын

Prince called Schon a "genius". He makes things fit so well, and even his slower solos aren't as simple or basic as people think. No other guitarist is so versatile. He can play anything. So underrated...

@sportsygirl8 9 ай бұрын

I feel the same way and Tom Scholz too both geniuses!

@paulrevere4749 6 ай бұрын

Prince himself was also a genius, so that is saying something.

@ulrichpuschel3624 5 ай бұрын

Not true, Gary Moore was too

@LosBombero 5 ай бұрын

Early 80's, hanging at a condo party Huntington Beach with a couple of ARMY buddies......angry/unknown Dave Mustaine drinking with us. He was recently dumped by Metallica, so he was talking trash while getting trashed. MTV/VH1 on the TV set because videos were a new/big deal. Journey pops up on the screen and angry Dave starts yelling at the screen bashing Journey, and calls Neal Schon a poser. Kind of silly, especially when 'Frontiers' was a huge album at the time and they were riding high. Always stuck with me. Maybe Dave was a genius or something. But not that night........just a bitter, skinny, shaggy, angry drunk.

@gregoryjohnson8946 4 ай бұрын

Toss in a little mix of Phil Keaggy while your at it.

@AeroDude73 Жыл бұрын

We need Neal Schon for a full 2 hour interview!! 🎸 🎶😎🎵

@chopperdeath Ай бұрын

One of the first solos I ever learned! Fantastic.

@Faithful_Watchman 10 күн бұрын

Fully agree!

@cryptopotomus3948 2 күн бұрын

Yep!!

@lonewolf1053 5 сағат бұрын

💯🤘 For sure!!

@NVRAMboi 3 сағат бұрын

" MAKE IT HAPPEN!!" :o)

@ottototo8 12 күн бұрын

Schon's playing is so sophisticated that none of us realized we were listening to adult contemporary. This music helped us grow up.

@Valarien777 Жыл бұрын

I share your love of Neal Schon's playing, vastly under appreciated IMO; Neal Schon and Steve Perry were one the greatest melodic pairings in rock history...

@scotabot7826 7 ай бұрын

Agree 1000%!!!! Schon/ Perry are right there with others like Bachrach/David, Campbell/Webb, ect........ No denying it!!!!

@mrmale9985 6 күн бұрын

They're all under rated apparently 😂

@danielmorley4919 3 ай бұрын

Perry's vocals and Neil on guitar hits you deep in the emotions, very very few bands are able to do that constantly.

@8corymix8 17 күн бұрын

Absolutely well said

@tz125r 3 ай бұрын

Neal’s solo in Still the ride just confirms his creative melodic genius, very very underrated. Prince called it when he described Neal Schon a genius.

@jber9569 17 күн бұрын

Neal has some of the best solos in rock, PERIOD! His solos on the ballads have a very haunting sound. One of his bests is on Who's Crying Now.

@mindeloman 11 күн бұрын

The fact Eddie Van Halen hung out a lot with Neal on that 78 tour is telling. Both were equally amazed by each other. I feel real guitarist know and appreciate Neal.

@RichOzowski-kc7tv 2 күн бұрын

No diss to Eddie but Neal was the superior guitarist in almost all ways.

@jakemf1 22 сағат бұрын

@@RichOzowski-kc7tvplease stop he is great but come on. EVH is the GOAT

@juantuan5941 10 сағат бұрын

@@RichOzowski-kc7tvIn agree with that. Neal is a more well rounded guitarist than Eddie.

@juantuan5941 9 сағат бұрын

@@jakemf1Not hardly.

@mattwildermuth9152 9 ай бұрын

Stone in Love never fails to get my heart racing. The overwhelmingly aggressive approach to every part of the song, Steve’s vocals, Ross Valory reproducing Neal’s solo riffs in the bass line almost like a canon, and Neal just wailing. Never want that song to end.

@schwarzerkuerbis 7 ай бұрын

I personally find Neal Schon on "Mother, father" much more aggressive.

@angelasarre6537 2 ай бұрын

My favorite, most definitely!

@JC-ye7pj Ай бұрын

My girlfriend, at the time, was a big Journey fan, but seeing them live in '82 at the Texxas Jam made me a convert- their ability to reproduce album-quality songs live is matched by very few. And Stone in Love kicked ass live. Definitely my favorite solo by Schon

@ronaldstone1285 7 күн бұрын

And Ross's bass playing during the early Cain years was astronomical.

@jamesg872 2 ай бұрын

Neil Schon is one of the main reasons I always liked Journey. I don't know music theory but the notes in his solos are crafted so smoothly, they build on the song instead of interrupting it.

@kathyscoppettuolo7168 2 ай бұрын

👏 well said!

@gabrielpaiva9070 Жыл бұрын

This is the reason Rick Beato is so good. He can play anything. He can teach anything. And he knows a lot of things about music. Great video, Rick!

@levi5073 Жыл бұрын

Can he play "flight of the 97 trillion bumblebees"?

@sixmillionsilencedaccounts3517 Жыл бұрын

He can't play anything lol.

@dnylsun Жыл бұрын

@@levi5073He can easily show you how to play it. That’s the point.

@craigusselman546 Жыл бұрын

Rick is really becoming one of my favorite guitarists and what a lovely 1980s guitar solo there.

@JamesBlevins0 Жыл бұрын

Rick Beato explains music the way Stephen Kotkin explains international politics.

@jakeaustin5399 Жыл бұрын

I also love Schon’s solo in Who’s Crying Now. So clean and crisp with no embellishment. Perfect for the fade out

@etmccaus Жыл бұрын

that really is SO good

@stevenmontelongo6181 Жыл бұрын

Who's Crying Now is my favorite Journey song.

@XFLexiconMatt Жыл бұрын

I learned the "Who's Cryin' Now" solo note for note, fun one to do.

@SamHooperGroup Жыл бұрын

Yes, for me, Who’s Crying Now, the song and the solo are stronger and more memorable than this one. The solo’s melodic content and phrasing supply a beautiful transition from the vocal melody to the iconic outtro.

@bonglord430 11 ай бұрын

That’s my favorite one.

@scottrogoway7034 6 ай бұрын

a solo that stuck with me for 40 years. Absolutely love this song.

@RC32Smiths01 Жыл бұрын

You can always count on Schon's ability to write solos that are melodic, memorable, technical, and appropriate. Journey as a whole definitely is one of the most prolific and melodic bands ever.

@davekiddie4467 Жыл бұрын

@SuperNostalgia.Hail Satan 😅

@Lance37a Жыл бұрын

@fiftycycle9842 his soloing now is very sloppy, but his 70's and 80's work is great.

@ethanreed8400 Жыл бұрын

@fiftycycle9842 both he and Cain are full of themselves

@gemint67 Жыл бұрын

@@Lance37a I'm not sure why you say that. I think it's too polished now. His sound seems too sanitized. I liked the more economical solo style he performed in the early 80s and late 70s with less effects. He throws in too many notes now which loses some of the melodic touch. I still love watching him play but I prefer the 70s/early 80s Schon over the ROR and beyond version.

@cylexxxicago Жыл бұрын

Also the most dysfunctional.

@DropAnchor1978 Жыл бұрын

Schon is different from a lot of guitarists in my opinion. He knows how to exploit the chord changes and goes for an emotional set of peaks and valleys in his solos. They make sense.

@vincenttaylor9691 Жыл бұрын

Agreed !

@takaorobinson8719 5 ай бұрын

Well said. When I started learning guitar where you learned the scales and started trying to learn the solos I would find out some songs were easy to figure out . Neal wasn't easy. I'm not talking about his faster stuff. The way he phrases, bends, vibrato. It's quirky. In my own playing I am trying to be more melodic.

@christianyanez2449 2 ай бұрын

Never said better.

@BigDancin 13 күн бұрын

He uses a note to say one thing, and before it is trailing off, he has it saying yet another thing. He knows when to let a note sing across phrases and chords.

@cory3518 8 күн бұрын

I cant play a lick of music but I can watch Ricks tutorials all day long. Such a cool guy.

@sdthor27 Жыл бұрын

Without a doubt, one of Journey's finest songs. Kind of gets overlooked today, but that was Journey at their peak.

@calwells5612 Жыл бұрын

Neal's always been incredibly melodic. He's not afraid to slow down and play the perfect parts, even though he can absolutely fly around the fretboard. Monster player.

@conanthegreat4418 Жыл бұрын

As they say: "Brevity is the soul of wit". It applies to guitar, as well.

@matt2eadgbe Жыл бұрын

From what I've heard, Steve Perry was a big reason for that. Neal definitely wanted to rip all the time! lol Regardless, Neal is an absolutely phenomenal player. He doesn't get nearly enough credit for his talent IMO

@-Gramps Жыл бұрын

Schon is a master of melodic minimalism. Others would have not left the open spaces that make Schon such a unique & talented players. IMHO, his solo’s are never gratuitous- they always lift the entire song to a higher level.

@calwells5612 Жыл бұрын

@@matt2eadgbe With respect, no. Schon had already made at least 5 albums before Perry joined Journey, and Neal was plenty brilliant every step along the way. Listen to the Infinity record, for example. Perry had just joined the band and had zero say in how the album was produced, and he certainly didn’t come in and immediately start telling this band of virtuosos what or how to play. We can give Perry credit for a lot of things, but not Neal’s playing.

@paulwooton4390 Жыл бұрын

@@matt2eadgbe Rick Beato just told millions this was a perfect solo. Millions have bought Journey records. Critics love him. Guitar players wish they could be him. Still, he's no Chuck Berry. I get it.

@danielconrad764 Жыл бұрын

So glad to see Neal Schon getting a shout out. He has it all: melodic sense, technical skills to die for, and a genuine commitment to serving the song.

@chrismcgady4978 Жыл бұрын

Agree.

@butcho7492 Жыл бұрын

Neil Geraldo would be another one IMO.

@raymo6795 Жыл бұрын

a rare talent

@gispel7058 Жыл бұрын

Believe he did great work on Santanas Caravanserai Album

@operating 19 күн бұрын

Ok. The fact that this is a powerful song in the first place, AND THEN Neil ramps it up higher?!?!? Goosebumps and tears. Exactly the effect one would want. Amazing.

@jomaka Күн бұрын

I have been screaming about the brilliance of this song for decades. It is incredibly unique. It hits you hard in the heart. But, it is also incredibly sophisticated.

@gilmourdimegates Жыл бұрын

Rick is what a lifetime of dedication to music looks like. Can literally break down any song and tell you why it speaks to you.

@Glicksman1 Жыл бұрын

While I do not dispute your assessment of Rick's passion and abilities, frankly, I don't need or want him or anyone else to tell me why a song speaks to me. I already know, even if I don't care to or cannot give words to that feeling. HIs "What makes this song great" is nonsense. No words or technical analysis can begin to explain this. Why a song may be technically well written, unique, inventive, groundbreaking, etc., sure. Great? No. "Great" is highly subjective and is for each individual to decide for themselves for their own reasons, unnecessary to explain in words..

@afrog2666 Жыл бұрын

That`s why we`re all here (:

@caprise-music6722 Жыл бұрын

@@Glicksman1 so you’re a fan?

@R-RIFF Жыл бұрын

No one should interpret how music speaks to you and no amount of theory does that… it shakes your ass or doesn’t. Period.

@geoffmerrill164 Жыл бұрын

@@Glicksman1 How would you feel about 'What I love about this song' instead?

@davidhoxit4274 Жыл бұрын

Schons guitar work and Perry's vocals remain unmatched....even all these years later. A very special melodic time stamp

@raymo6795 Жыл бұрын

....the stars aligned

@SneharthoDey 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely delighted that my favorite Journey song got analyzed by Rick. The most melodic solo that does so little yet absolutely elevates the track to another level.

@fredsmith5791 7 ай бұрын

Neil really is one the greatest guitar players of our time! So much emotion in his choice of the notes in his solos. Great choice!

@danieltrickey9285 Жыл бұрын

What I love about Neal is in his solos he repeats licks just enough for your mind to get comfortable yet not be repetitive or boring. Genius.

@1968cdc1 Жыл бұрын

I never thought about it that way, but going back and listening to his stuff… 100% correct.

@kjlee2112 Жыл бұрын

Neal Schon is an all-time guitarist in pop music. He is the perfect example of having all the skill and speed talent in the world in his bag but choosing to play the most emotionally visceral note choices that haunt you, augmenting with that fluid blistering speed to create gorgeous crescendoing landscapes that are forever memorable. I never understood how he was always so overlooked.

@tattoofthesun Жыл бұрын

Saw them in 2018. He was so excited to solo and did heavily. I soaked in every minute

@Knards Жыл бұрын

You should look up the early Journey album "Look Into the Future". No pop there

@petermcallister8489 Жыл бұрын

Pop music? Send Her My Love is more prog than pop.

@kjlee2112 Жыл бұрын

@@petermcallister8489 to me, songs that had and have regular radio rotation are pop, although I agree it has prog roots.

@bbaltizar70 Жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you

@mcclane8812 5 ай бұрын

This is one of those absolutely perfect songs start to finish. The voice, the melodramatic guitar tone and the soupy haze of early summer concert nights listening to great music in the 80s. This is music composition perfection

@kendallcjones9032 9 күн бұрын

agree 1000% - a Journey song that is under appreciated how different it is, so powerful and moving

@PastorMcfly66 Жыл бұрын

Rick- FOR 30 YEARS I have said that solo is absolutely perfect. The amount of "crunch" rolls like a light fuzz seamlessly in flow. His choice of notes works so well and always brings me a chill...

@brianprior7403 Жыл бұрын

Neal is one of the only guitarist that i can literally sing along with his solos. He's such a huge part of every song. The melody monster.

@warrenbutterfield4208 Жыл бұрын

That is a huge observation and compliment……YUGE‼️🎸🎸🎸

@PeteBreen Жыл бұрын

I'd add Tom Scholz from Boston to that list.

@abc54436 Жыл бұрын

And Slash

@johnafirth Жыл бұрын

Brian May. I saw a vid where they decided he played like a singer rather than a guitarist.

@mgsmith7475 Жыл бұрын

Agreed! Neal doesn't overplay. In the words of Marty Friedman, "your solo should tell a story!"

@TorToroPorco Жыл бұрын

I love it when Rick plays the guitar sequences on keyboards. You get such a full & rich presentation of the chords and melodies that is so beautiful.

@dnylsun Жыл бұрын

Totally agree. The keyboard offers such a rich palette. So many songs are first composed using just a piano. Jonathan Caine on keys, was the melody writer, compositional force of Journey while Steve Perry mainly wrote the lyrics. Together they created music that transcended Neil Schon’s artistry.

@luciferpantykrist7570 Жыл бұрын

@SuperNostalgia.Well that's nice. But what if you're a grown up?

@daviddansereau1793 Жыл бұрын

I missed 69 by 1 1 is the loneliest number 👨‍🍳

@kw8757 Жыл бұрын

@SuperNostalgia. Evidence for any of the bullshit you wrote? Provide please, but read the definition of evidence before you start spouting biblical bullshit.

@paulspecht5165 Жыл бұрын

@@kw8757 If God is not real and you are ok with being an atheist why are you wasting your time lashing out in anger.

@DavidPykeVentures Жыл бұрын

There is so much emotion in this song... ugh! You can feel it. And yes... it's a perfect solo. Makes you want to cry...

@kirk1968 3 күн бұрын

Been a fan of Journey and especially Neal Schon for 45 years, the man's signature sound is unmistakable and his influence is legendary. The man has created the soundtrack of our lives.

@jeffgrummons2954 Жыл бұрын

Yes!! Finally some love for Neil Schon. Send her my love solo is amazing. The Stone in Love solo at the end is probably one of his best.

@sportsygirl8 9 ай бұрын

I know right?! There are good comments in here about him, other places on social media they hate on him. I don't know what he's like as a person, but as a guitar player very talented and underrated.

@OswaldBatesIIIEsq 7 ай бұрын

Neal Schon completely blew me away on "Santana III". His solo on their rendition of "In a Silent Way" still moves me. That album is before my time but it's still some of my favorite music.

@KCCheez Жыл бұрын

Neil Schon and Elliot Easton mastered the solo as mini song.

@Gerrys-Channel 2 ай бұрын

Two of my favorites.

@IgnacioPreiss 2 ай бұрын

So true! I've listened to Journey and The Cars just because of those guitar legends

@lonewolf1053 5 сағат бұрын

Exactly...those 2 players totally are about the mini composition within the composition...🤘💯

@larrynowicki5651 Жыл бұрын

I’ll bet Neal never thought that his guitar solos would become a classroom course 40 years after they were recorded. Amazing work!

@kathyscoppettuolo7168 Жыл бұрын

Music theory studies Neal 😊

@andrewthompson6893 11 ай бұрын

This is just amazing to me. I've been a guitar player since 1988, and this solo is one of the very few that I learned early, and still play to this day. Just wow.

@rdg1266 Жыл бұрын

This is one of my favorite Journey songs, but I never really appreciated how magically beautiful the chords were until you voiced them on the piano -- exquisite! I taught myself how to voice chords on a piano in high school and college in the '80s, but it's a real gift to know someone who appreciates this stuff as much as I do. Not everyone has a jazz piano teacher who can teach these chords -- they're not cheap either. You provide a truly valuable service to the public, helping us understand why we love these songs so much, and teaching us the chords so that we can go to the piano or guitar and voice them ourselves...very gratifying! Thank you so much, Rick!

@hrosemd Жыл бұрын

Favorite solo. RUSH-Limelight. Alex Lifeson. Perfectly fits the song, mood. Builds to a climax. So good.

@gabrielpaiva9070 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, could have honestly been that one.

@tyronejefforeillyramirez7961 Жыл бұрын

A Farewell to Kings too

@tyronejefforeillyramirez7961 Жыл бұрын

@@markskubal844 the last album Clockwork Angels exemplifies that perfectly. Way too much going on. Surprisingly a lot of people like that one and I thought it sucked balls!

@brianrose2487 Жыл бұрын

Frigging Awesome!

@dawsongentleman Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@smoothpicker 3 күн бұрын

Neal schons solos always fit the song perfectly, never goes over the top with crazy guitar tricks, he keeps every note relevant to the song. Just incredible playing.

@MrPercussionPete 9 күн бұрын

There was something magic, mysterious and mesmerizing about this Journey album. I can remember it like yesterday, playing it endlessly, it was just so beautiful.

@chriscinnamon2256 Жыл бұрын

As a 37 year music educator in the public schools, I'm always so impressed with your teaching, but then your playing, OMG, your playing is so good!! This solo has always been a favorite of mine as well.

@DrWhom Жыл бұрын

honestly? (the teaching, not the playing)

@gatekeeper65 Жыл бұрын

@@DrWhom ???

@dannyrockett4182 Жыл бұрын

Neil's outro on stone in love is so underrated, too. Worth a listen.

@jaykay6387 Жыл бұрын

That's a HOF solo, one of the best in classic rock history IMO. Always gives me chills when I hear it. It sounds ridiculous to say it, but Schon is underrated, he's an amazing player.

@benjaminperez7328 Жыл бұрын

@@jaykay6387 Underrated? Oh FFS.

@jaykay6387 Жыл бұрын

@@benjaminperez7328 He gets overlooked, that's all I meant. Obviously, Journey was a huge band but I think he was taken for granted a little. Musicians and guitar geeks know how good he is.

@jeffroegner1499 Жыл бұрын

@jaykay6387 that leaves out the staff at rolling stone. 😜🤪

@WowzaGuy 4 ай бұрын

Rick included that solo in the top 5 of his top 20 solos of all time

@paulfischbach474 Жыл бұрын

I love Rick’s humility. This is basically an entire class on how to play it with the additional theory information. My only addition is that Perry’s singing on this particular song is equally unique due to the fact he also sings notes that don’t necessarily form part of the chord structure. Excellent video for an excellent song.

@davereith54 3 күн бұрын

Life goes on. Cc Deville’s solo in this song blows me away.

@woobrahamlincoln6696 3 күн бұрын

Damn rite!

@axnyslie Жыл бұрын

To me the most perfect guitar solo is at the end of Boston's "Hitch A Ride". Such a pleasure to listen to, the two guitars trading beautiful phrasings and melodies.

@mab2112 Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Hitch a Ride is a masterpiece and the guitar work is amazing!

@jzeunik Жыл бұрын

100% agree.

@spicetraders Жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly.. Also Supertramp's Sister vMoonshine is a perfect solo!

@mvisperas 2 ай бұрын

I love how Rick dissects the song to its details in a classroom like environment. And plays it well, too. Such a great teacher.

@andysmith8295 23 сағат бұрын

Frontiers is such a great album- beginning to end. Neal just knows how to follow and create amazing solos and short runs w/Steve..what a duo.

@wildgoose-media Жыл бұрын

If we're going Schon... The solo/outro on I'll be alright with out you... Brilliant and the TONE... damn!! You know the kind of solo of a song where as it fades out you're cranking up the volume to hear every last drop 😉

@TheGlass50 10 күн бұрын

I agree 100%

@chrisb8655 22 сағат бұрын

That solo is one of the best ever recorded in any genre. Like you said, you're turning it up as it fades out.

@Jopeymessmusic Жыл бұрын

I don't think there's a bad note on that whole album tbh. It's a solid 10/10 album. The vocal melodies, the guitars, the drums, the keyboards hell even the bass lines (Lol) of most of the songs are unbelievably good. Journey at their best imho.

@garylee7252 Жыл бұрын

Schon's guitar work throughout Infinity is absolutely phenomenal, as well. Every song on that album has incredibly well thought out leads and fills.

@moreld1 5 ай бұрын

Agreed! And when Neal harmonizes with Steve's vocal riffs toward the end of Something To Hide... My eyes get watery.

@sniprfire3774 Күн бұрын

One of the most beautiful love songs ever written and played.....

@dannypedraza5854 Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite journey songs. Everything about it is perfect. From the keyboard work to the magic that is Steve Perry’s voice. Perfection.

@theonlyredspecial Жыл бұрын

Neal schon has created so many incredible solos over the years. Everytime I hear a journey song his solos really just give me chills. Such a great melodic soloist

@brianskinner5212 Жыл бұрын

His most famous solo from “who’s cryin now”. He was tired of trying to figure out what to play and just decided to play the dumbest thing he could think of and the producer said “Thats it keep it”

@fredwerza3478 Жыл бұрын

@@brianskinner5212 I never heard that story but it's cool

@garywatts8811 6 ай бұрын

Finally, a true musician can explain in great detail why this song send my love makes my heart flutter and I feel like I’m in a dream when I hear Neil Sean’s guitar

@ChrisG9978 Жыл бұрын

Neal is one of the most talented rock guitarists of all time, hands-down. He has his own unique style, and his melodies and solos are always so clean and perfect. If anyone has doubts about Neal's guitar work or playing ability/technique, I'd recommend listening to the solos in "Stone in Love" (Re-recorded version), and "The Journey (Revelation)", which is entirely instrumental - then listen to the rest of the Revelation album. You'll realize Schon is one of the greatest. The man is a master at bending strings and hitting those perfect tones and melodies that fit the songs like a glove...his guitar playing remains legendary and he's incredible to this day live at concerts.

@SO-ym3zs 6 ай бұрын

Journey in their prime were untouchable: Steve Perry, the greatest of all rock singers, with Schon's gloriously dramatic and melodic solos, underrated bass from Valory, Cain's songwriting chops... So glad I was around for their heyday. I still love to listen to and play their stuff. Rock does not get better than their best material.

@BBaldwin 7 күн бұрын

Don’t forget Steve “Machine Gun” Smith, STILL one of the greatest drummers breathing on Earth.

@keyman8072 Жыл бұрын

I've listened to "Send Her My Love" countless times -- I wore that album out -- and you just brought to light a whole new appreciation of it -- revealing new colors that were always there on the canvas of this song! Great job, again, Rick!

@dnylsun Жыл бұрын

That’s the gift of Rick 😊

@keyman8072 Жыл бұрын

@@dnylsun Indeed it is!!! 💯%

@warrenbutterfield4208 Жыл бұрын

Willy Loman: “Attention must be paid ‼️ “

@keyman8072 Жыл бұрын

@@warrenbutterfield4208 Yes.

@TheRodge2112 Жыл бұрын

I'd never heard that solo before, but it is damn good. Fits perfectly, super melodic, and memorable. A solo you hum in your head.

@warrenbutterfield4208 Жыл бұрын

These things MAAAADE you pay attention to the Raaaâdio !!!

@marnimajor64 3 күн бұрын

Schon is one of the most underrated guitar players in rock. Amazing musician.

@jayrussell3796 5 күн бұрын

You really know a song is special when you can replay the solo or voicing in your head, without any effort .

@NVRAMboi 3 сағат бұрын

I wish I'd posted that. That is exactly it.

@danrebeiz4598 Жыл бұрын

Neil has always been one of my favorites for the same reason Gilmour is: it’s that relaxed, smooth as silk yet deeply emotional touch. So creamy 🍰

@binkywarren21 Жыл бұрын

Oh hell yeah one of my top three favorite guitarists. Neal Schon. His phrasing and melodicism is beyond compare.

@chadmashburn1248 7 ай бұрын

My favorite journey song. I literally wore out a journey cassette rewinding that solo over and over .

@davidncbrown 2 ай бұрын

I've always found this song hauntingly beautiful. And the solo is just the cherry on top. Thank you Rick for featuring this song on your channel!

@mikeh52 Жыл бұрын

Always been a fan of Neal Schon. Amazing talent and longevity.

@sancho8521 Жыл бұрын

Listen to "Welcome" lp by Carlos Santana. Schon is a youngster, playing mostly rhythm but one of my favorite albums of all time

@chatter7653 Жыл бұрын

One thing stands out for me is how the dramatic chord changes underneath the solo that Rick highlighted can make a good melody reach even greater heights, as they do here.

@shawti77 10 күн бұрын

Saw Journey two nights ago in Toronto and was blown away by Neal, incredible talent and the biggest smile on his face the whole night. Amazing!

@cazmacd Жыл бұрын

I was sceptical, as we all have our favourite solos.....until I heard it again....beautiful phrasing, melodic and fits perfectly with Steve's vocal and the keys...top job Rick...

@JohnRotonto-ql9ds Жыл бұрын

That's why Santana wanted Neal Schon to play in his band. Because of his guitar prowess with latino overtones. Good video Rick! Thx for all you do! Neal Schon needs to get more accolades. He was a force to be reckoned with. 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸👍👍

@kentmains7763 Жыл бұрын

Neal's solos always served the song, you never get the feeling that he's just shredding away to impress the audience.

@jimtepe2825 3 күн бұрын

Winds of March 1 of the greatest solos

@TranceSFX 22 күн бұрын

Probably the most perfect solo ever. It'll never get the credit it deserves

@henrys.6864 Жыл бұрын

Another guitar player that i've always liked and played very melodic eventhough his music is heavier than Journey"s is Michael Schenker of UFO. I remember him saying in an interview that "the lead should aid the song, not be the song." Excellent quote! Great guitar players both Neil Schon and Michael Schenker! 🎸

@jameshowell6361 Жыл бұрын

Michael Schenker's solos on "Doctor, Doctor" and "Lights Out" from the live UFO album Strangers In The Night are among the best ever captured. Everyone that knows me is aware there is no talking allowed during those. Speaking of "Captured", Schon's solos on the live Journey album are fantastic.

@henrys.6864 Жыл бұрын

@@jameshowell6361 Yes, Indeed! 👍🎸

@TheLexluthier 2 ай бұрын

UFO's Obsession album captured Schenker absolutely on fire and at his peak.

@jsb354 Жыл бұрын

Music appreciation to the utmost level!! *The joy of it is indescribable!! Thank you so much, Mr. Beato!!* 👍🏼👍🏼 🤗🤗

@DoctorFixMaster Күн бұрын

Agreed. I've always thought that solo was mesmerizing and carries the consuming sadness and loss of the song. Who hasn't felt that? It's a vital part of what I've always thought was Journey's best love ballad. Legendary!!

@thegreenberetlife0191 Жыл бұрын

Excellent that you covered this those early Journey albums are absolutely phenomenal… This song is a favorite!

@TheOneZenMusic Жыл бұрын

Wow, someone needs to do piano arrangements of famous solos, hearing the resolution into each chord was just so beautiful.

@bcb2555 Жыл бұрын

He is a master at telling the innocence of the story with his guitar not many have this gift

@aubreyhinde9817 19 күн бұрын

I cannot say enough about this song. It's been on my heartbreaking/cry list for 41 years and I cannot listen to it enough. How does a song change my brain chemistry so consistently and so immediately every time I hear it? This vid explains exactly why. ❤❤❤❤❤

@ericschlotzer1670 Жыл бұрын

Smashing Pumpkins "Soma" has been my favorite guitar solo for a while. A lot of melodic phrases, just enough shred and noise to let you know you're hearing a virtuoso player exercising the perfect level of restraint to never subvert the mood of the song. Corgan also finishes up with lots of overlap and interplay with the vocals, rather than just stepping on the pedal and walking away. He allows the lead to continue through the last chorus, taking everything up another level before letting everything collapse into a dreamy reprise. Perfection.

@KCCheez Жыл бұрын

Jeff Beck’s solo on “Blaze of Glory” was pretty freaking perfect.

@KCCheez Жыл бұрын

There’s also a cool video of him recording it here on KZfaq.

@BudSchnelker Жыл бұрын

Great call! Very tasteful.

@mendocaron Жыл бұрын

You are SO right!

@tdz69 Жыл бұрын

Before I even knew who he was going to talk about I had a huge feeling it was Neal. That man is one of the greatest players of all time and revered by so many of his peers. His solos are songs within the songs. He truly should be required listening of any new guitar player. It’s all there. Feel, structure, phrasing, tone….the complete package. Have to believe Rick is working on getting Neal in next. Can only hope so. Great job Rick!!!

@jimmydriveway Күн бұрын

His solos were composed with a beginning, middle and an end just like a song. Sophisticated.

@pfenigma Жыл бұрын

So glad you showcased this! This and Boston's "Hitch A Ride" solo are two of the best I've ever heard in classic rock. Keep up the good work!

@starvinmarvin72 11 ай бұрын

Hitch a Ride is one of the best of all time. Trade offs into harmonies, it's just beautiful

@vecernicek2 Жыл бұрын

One solo I absolutely love is from Wings 'My Love'. Super simple, but incredible.

@dnylsun Жыл бұрын

I think the work McCartney did with wings largely outshone the entire Beatles catalog.

@alext.1459 Жыл бұрын

Completely agreed!! Henry mcculouch did an incredible job on Pauls wonderful song. And in just a couple of takes.

@markv.5962 Жыл бұрын

@@alext.1459 i liked the wings over america live version better. jimmy mccullough

@laneadamson5686 Жыл бұрын

@markv.5962 so right. Jimmy played the same notes that Paul wrote originally, but with such FEEL.

@luvpants2012 Жыл бұрын

That solo by Henry was a big deal. Members of the band said to Paul you've got to hear this and it wound up on the record. But tension happened because Henry wanted to improvise live but Paul wanted it the same every night as the record.

@SjonColtrui Жыл бұрын

In my opinion Marty Friedman is a genius in making an own story in a song. For example the Killing Road by Megadeth. Absolutely phenomenal.

@malmsteen1973 Жыл бұрын

Almost every solo of Marty is great! Rio is a good example... ;)

@RobberStormfire 18 минут бұрын

I've always thought this solo was absolutely amazing. There is so much feel/heart in it. It just takes you on a journey (lol). It just fits the whole vibe of the song.

@BaconFire Жыл бұрын

This video was LONG overdue. Thank you SO much Rick. I really need to point out that Jonathan Cains piano and Ross Valorys bass lines really up the goose bump factor. Their parts really carry Neals solo to the highest level (Steve drums so perfect). I picked up Neal's half step note bend with the index finger years ago and its such an expressive technique. Long live Neal!

@brianruyack7632 Жыл бұрын

Agree! The melodic bass adds so much. I feel that Ross's contributions are lost since the disagreements happened with he and Smith.

@SpartanLaserCanon Жыл бұрын

I love how many different chords where used in older popular songs. This is no joke a perfect solo, it has space and the guitarist left room for the vocals. I also like how you always have the perfect tones to match songs when you do these videos.

@MrStudio6429 Жыл бұрын

I've seen Neal countless times starting with Santana, . . . Journey, with Jan Hammer, etc the man is a musical genius and a heckuva nice guy. Been backstage twice watching Journey and Neal is magical.

@vincerusso5619 8 күн бұрын

Neal’s solos are always so melodic and memorable!

@johnkeller5163 Жыл бұрын

Alex Lifeson is my favorite for a plethora of intense, inventive and heady solos with arpeggios and chords which are obvious in seconds as uniquely Alex. Also to be certain, Neal Schon is both melodic and emotive with his guitar work regardless of whether playing softer melodies or hard driving rock. Neal's work with early Journey work, HSAS, Santana, and rich solo albums really shows his diverse rock compositions far beyond the hyper popular and famous Journey hits. What is amazing about Neal is that he still insists on writing and composing new material even after all this time of a stellar past music catalog.

@tribzman3977 Жыл бұрын

Journey's very first album is so monumentally underrated, and deserves so much more than what it has received by far too few people. In a Lifetime and Topaz for example among the others, is mind-blowing guitar work.

@MariusHKz Жыл бұрын

Lifeson is a wizard. Certainly one of the goats.

@mvunit3 Жыл бұрын

As I said in my comment today . . . "Freewill". Alex has MANY more where he describes the "Lyrics" emotionally in the solo, but its 1 of many elements why he is my favorite guitarist (even though I have TONS of faves).

@tribzman3977 Жыл бұрын

@@mvunit3 The solo done by Alex on the song Ghost of a Chance on the live concert version of the Snakes and Arrows tour/video gives me goosebumps. Look it up if you like, it won't disappoint.

@mvunit3 Жыл бұрын

@@tribzman3977 Haha! I've seen it (and saw the tour in Irvine Calif. ;) . . . Ghost of a Chance and Bravado again, explain the emotions of the lyrics in their solos like a vocalist. Same goes for "Open Secrets", "Emotion Detector", "Available Light", "Everyday Glory", you can hear/feel the pain, tears, longing, emoting all the feelies :) Alex makes his guitar weep, cry out in pain, scream in triumph, even to explain _sights_ and "sounds" (for ex. Spirit of Radio, Jacobs Ladder, etc.).

@oscarcampos2432 Жыл бұрын

Very reminiscent of what Michael Schenker does in his solos. Very melodic and appropriate for the song.

@jayanthbharadwaj9490 Жыл бұрын

You read my mind dude

@mulderncc 10 күн бұрын

This solo takes me back to being a kid again listening to the radio. a time where things were slower and less stressful. I am almost certain it lowers my blood pressure. so good, and thank you Rick for explaining why it works so well.

@journeyquest1 10 күн бұрын

Neal a great guitarist with many great riffs/solos. How he never ends up on greatest guitarist lists is beyond me.

@chrismcgady4978 Жыл бұрын

Oh that’s such a great solo. My personal favorite solo of all time is Neal Schon on “I’ll Be Alright Without You”. The solo and the outro are just… soul-moving.

@CodeBleu724 Жыл бұрын

Raised On Radio was a great album. A swan song for classic Journey as Valory and Smith were gone by then leaving Perry, Schon & Cain.

@michaeltlewis3481 Жыл бұрын

Yes! So emotional and melodic, and he saves a stellar hook for the outro!

@DM11871 Жыл бұрын

When I read the topic and then heard which solo Rick meant, I was surprised; out of so many solo's he picked this one. Made me happy, this is such a great song and Neal has an amazing melodic style... Thank you Rick for analyzing this solo and playing it very, very well 👏👏👏

@JerryShelato Жыл бұрын

I was 12, learning guitar, and learning how to figure out radio/MTV hit songs/solos by ear. Neal Schon was front and center. I still love to hear him play one note and put that super shapey vibrato on it. I’m grateful that my ears got to hear that at that age.

@BigDancin 13 күн бұрын

This has been one of my favorite songs and solos ever to play since I discovered it around 1986. Glad to see you giving it the spotlight it deserves, Rick! This is the kind of solo that lifts the guitar as an instrument of beauty.