Worlds worst guitar solo.

[KARMAPOL1CE]

I'd have to say the solo on Deep Purple's Highway Star. Ritchie basically just abuses the whammy bar for 30 seconds.

[guitar_virtuoso_jg]

rush's solos are played on one string to


Having been to 2 Rush concerts, both in front row in front of Alex, and an avid Rush cover guitarist, I can safely say that is not the case.

[hsgdlkaj'fa]

yea it was like the 100 worst guitar riffs and they filled up the top ten i think

wouldnt suprise me. skinny bop, definately worst solo

[linkotim]

the solo for smells like teen spirit sucks
its just the tune that he sings, arranged for guitar... that takes no skill watsoever

[real4253]

"youth of the nation" POD tries to do a solo

[yogaguitar]

I'd have to say the solo on Deep Purple's Highway Star. Ritchie basically just abuses the whammy bar for 30 seconds.
WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is like one of the best deep purple solos. And then its good!

[ArcLite]

Yeah I love that solo...and it's fast as hell tapping he uses, not his ****ing wammy bar.

[plasticspoon]

Probably one of blink 182's two note repeating solos. sorry people!

[albert_bass]

Dead kennedy's - Riot

I just can't stand that solo, but the song kicks *** (strange things)

[Anarchy for the UK]

even if rush's solos are played on 1 string (which i seriously doubt) does it really matter if it sounds good?

[Bass_ment]

Anyone else think that having long threads on subjective things like guitar solos is just a waste of time?

[unclebobscircus]

I'd have to say the solo on Deep Purple's Highway Star. Ritchie basically just abuses the whammy bar for 30 seconds.

I hope this is sarcasm. That was the fastest solo ever until Eddie Van Halen became famous in the late 70's. He barely uses the whammy bar at all.

Anyone else think that having long threads on subjective things like guitar solos is just a waste of time?

Not me. Guitar solos are an integral part of many bands and songs, and discussing them is one of the things this forum is around for. You're just jealous because bassists don't get enough credit :p

[Noisy Bastard]

the solo for smells like teen spirit sucks
its just the tune that he sings, arranged for guitar... that takes no skill watsoever
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[The_Axeman]

i'd say it's the solo Jack Black plays in "school of rock", when he and the kids are playing "smoke on the water".

it sounds terrible, but he's got ****ing attitude so that doesn't matter at all.

[KARMAPOL1CE]

I hope this is sarcasm. That was the fastest solo ever until Eddie Van Halen became famous in the late 70's. He barely uses the whammy bar at all.



Fast? Yes. Good? No.

[unclebobscircus]

Fast? Yes. Good? No.

So we agree to disagree.

At least admit that Jon Lord's keyboard solo was insanely good.

[KARMAPOL1CE]

So we agree to disagree.

At least admit that Jon Lord's keyboard solo was insanely good.

Yea I agree with you there. Whatever happend to keyboard solos?

[unclebobscircus]

Yea I agree with you there. Whatever happend to keyboard solos?

The only people who play piano anymore are Jamie Cullum and They Might Be Giants :p

EDIT: Just a wee bit of exaggeration

[KARMAPOL1CE]

The only people who play piano anymore are Jamie Cullum and They Might Be Giants :p


And we both know how popular They Might Be Giants are. :lol:

[brendan_leach]

The solo on Slipknot-Pulse of the Maggots. It's just a jumble of ****, it actually makes me laugh every time I hear it. :lol: I don't think they should try solos anymore... :lol:

[Bass_ment]

Not me. Guitar solos are an integral part of many bands and songs, and discussing them is one of the things this forum is around for. You're just jealous because bassists don't get enough credit :p

Well I understand that your comment was made for humour and I did chuckle a bit at it, but believe me this isn't meant to be a dick measuring contest, and I quite like guitarists and guitar solos.

I agree that solos are integral to many bands and musical styles but they are still very subjective in nature.
Music is not something that can be justified or proven fully. You either like somethig or you dont. Since solos are a part of music, why debate it? The conclusions are still the same.

but hey if you wanna have fun go ahead I'm not gonna stop ya :D

[KARMAPOL1CE]

Yeah I love that solo...and it's fast as hell tapping he uses, not his ****ing wammy bar.


I think I have a missunderstanding, because I have only heard Highway Star preformed live on a video I have. Maybe he was just improvising, but on the performance I have, he is just hitting the whammy bar and playing sloppy licks.

[Jaded]

This thread is extremly gay. Don't bag on other guitar player's solos, just because they aren't some sweep picking wank fest that gives you losers a hardon. Except that other guitar players play differently, and stop acting like a bunch of tools.

[FFbassist26]

This thread is extremly gay. Don't bag on other guitar player's solos, just because they aren't some sweep picking wank fest that gives you losers a hardon. Except that other guitar players play differently, and stop acting like a bunch of tools.
i agree with this guy.



























dead kennedys-police truck

[ClayTheJ]

^Thats a bit wierd, lol, but I agree with him to, people whine about Nirvana solos, but they are making productive music, and don't be jealous because your not where ever that person is

With the exception of Fred Shred of course

[ClayTheJ]

Probably one of blink 182's two note repeating solos. sorry people!
Can I ask what song this is in? I have 7 blink CDs and I'm pretty sure they don't have any two note solos, go buy chesire cat and shut up.

[I'mhungryForASandwich]

Fred Dursts "Fredshred"

[I'mhungryForASandwich]

Can I ask what song this is in? I have 7 blink CDs and I'm pretty sure they don't have any two note solos, go buy chesire cat and shut up.

blink-182 is a boyband that happens to play instruments. And they dont play them very well.

[Cain]

The guitar solo on that Nirvana song "Breed" is just one headache-inducing feedback note. Awful. It pains me when I see a guitar magazine calling one of his little lead-fingered noises a "solo." Mike McCready could play a cooler one with his *** while wasted.

[splashfreak]

The guitar solo on that Nirvana song "Breed" is just one headache-inducing feedback note. Awful. It pains me when I see a guitar magazine calling one of his little lead-fingered noises a "solo." Mike McCready could play a cooler one with his *** while wasted.


ROFL!!! I have always laughed at Nirvana's "solos", but I couldn't have put it as well as you did! :thumb:

blink-182 is a boyband that happens to play instruments. And they dont play them very well.

Man, people on this board are SO good at insulting... This is so true it isn't even funny. Although I would say they *butcher* their instruments.

[Wish]

This thread is extremly gay. Don't bag on other guitar player's solos, just because they aren't some sweep picking wank fest that gives you losers a hardon. Except that other guitar players play differently, and stop acting like a bunch of tools.


lol. You are a genius

[Refl]

Pointless thread.

Fred's 'shredding' would win though.

[iamtheking]

My friend just showed me the fred durst video again and i couldn't believe my eyes...he was probably thinking of what a guitar god he was.

[CreepingBlack]

the thing that should not be.

[the_iron_maiden]

I watched it and asked myself "Was Fred trying to sound bad?"

[enjoyincubus421]

any solo by kurt cobain

[Joe]

any solo by kurt cobain

THANK YOU!!! why does everyone including magazines and websites think he's so freakin great?! he is a BAD guitarist!

[the_iron_maiden]

Megadeth - "Something I'm Not" Has to be mentioned! It's a good solo...but the riff from Rising Force by Malmsteen...... just doesn't fit!!! And I totally agree on the whole Kurt Cobain thing! Nirvana's music wasn't that bad but I ****ing hate them because they (and other bands at that time and in that genre) started the movement of ****ty *** solos! **** YOU NIRVANA!

[ekajsk8er]

its definately that new jimmy eat world song it totally sucks

[PinkFloyd]

"Where Are We Running" -Lenny Kravitz

[Seafroggys]

The little guitar stuff going on during the bridge section of Space Oddity. It dissapoints me how pathetic it is and how hard it is to hear, because the rest of the song is so **** cool.

[ToolBox]

Jimi Hendrix's Solo in All Along the Watch Tower
The Solo in Dream Theater's Endless Sacrifice
EVH's Solo in Eruptions.

All horrible solos. I'll take Marc Hoppus anyday!

(If you don't get I'm joking by now, die)

Oh, where can I see this Fred Durst "shredding" video?

[CreepingBlack]

Kerry King is a terrible lead player.
edit: most slayer solo's are uncreative and sloppy.

[Scenes From A Memory]

All Cobains solos are terrible, but they just can't compete with that Fred Durst video for sheer atrociousness. Sorry Kurt, but Fred Durst has outdone you at being a crap guitar player.

[Jaded]

THANK YOU!!! why does everyone including magazines and websites think he's so freakin great?! he is a BAD guitarist!
Guess what? He's inspired countless numbers of kids to play guitar, and his solos fit Nirvana perfectly. What makes a good guitar player? The ability to play arpeggios at 300 bpm? Anybody with decent dexterity can lock themselves in a room and practice for 10 hours a day and eventually play like Petrucci or Vai. I don't necessarily think he was an excellent guitarist, or even a good one, but he certainly wasn't BAD. He played grunge, for christs sake, and noisy, sloppy solos were just how Nirvana sounded.

[Jaded]

FRED DURST IS NOT A GUITAR PLAYER! OF COURSE HE SUCKS!
God at least he has the balls to go on stage and play like that.

[mongfarmer]

Its not balls he has, its just he loves himself so much he thinks because its "him" he can pull something like that off.

[mongfarmer]

I'd also like to say, 'Rolling stones - Sympathy for the devil' is probably near the top of my list for embarrassingly bad guitar solos.

[Jaded]

Its not balls he has, its just he loves himself so much he thinks because its "him" he can pull something like that off.
Do you know that for a fact? Playing bad when you know you are bad in front of thousands of people takes balls, my man.

[BassStabbed]

7 nation army

[Dropkickmetohell]

The Misfits - we Are 138

Great Song, terrable solo

[Chimpy247]

Guess what? He's inspired countless numbers of kids to play guitar, and his solos fit Nirvana perfectly. What makes a good guitar player? The ability to play arpeggios at 300 bpm? Anybody with decent dexterity can lock themselves in a room and practice for 10 hours a day and eventually play like Petrucci or Vai. I don't necessarily think he was an excellent guitarist, or even a good one, but he certainly wasn't BAD. He played grunge, for christs sake, and noisy, sloppy solos were just how Nirvana sounded.


Yes they fitted the music, but you can make techincal solos fit the music too. These guitarists don't lock themselves in a room for 10 hours a day you fool. They aim to improve technicality in their playing and not learn 4 chords and call themselves professionals. Also, stereotypically speaking, it would be people who listen to crap depressing music like Nirvana who would lock themselves in a room all day.

[AndrewHarris]

Slayer - Raining Blood

That solo is basically jerking off the whammy bar.

The song kicks *** though


incase no one else notices this

look at the lyrics booklet on your reign in blood cd, flip it to the page that has raining blood, look past all the words and at the end

what does it say

it doesnt say solo (hannenman/king)

it says NOISE (hannenman/king)

they say that because it isnt a solo.....its just noise and you're right, they basically are just jerking off the whammy bar

[Jaded]

Yes they fitted the music, but you can make techincal solos fit the music too. These guitarists don't lock themselves in a room for 10 hours a day you fool. They aim to improve technicality in their playing and not learn 4 chords and call themselves professionals. Also, stereotypically speaking, it would be people who listen to crap depressing music like Nirvana who would lock themselves in a room all day.
You don't think Vai and Satch woodsheded for hours a day to be as technically advanced as they are now? You think it just came naturally? I never said that you couldn't have technical solos that fit, and I'm a big fan of Vai. Most people it seems don't like Cobain because he can't phisically play very well, and I was saying that any body can be a robot and play sweep picked pseudo-classical solos if they work hard enough.

[PinkFloyd]

the solo for smells like teen spirit sucks
its just the tune that he sings, arranged for guitar... that takes no skill watsoever

I'd like to see you come up with a melody .023x as good as that one, jackass. I don't understand why people say SLTS is so bad. So what if he just took the vocal melody? It's a ****ing good melody and it doesn't sound bad to the ears whatsoever.

[Alco-ButzA]

any solo from metallica's Reload with the exception of fuel and the unforgiven 2.....these are so bad they just crap on trying to make the songs longer than they need to be.

[Brennen]

http://www.siamshade.org/washutempdir/videos/fredshred.wmv

that's the link for everyone still asking.

i think people are flaming guitar solos as being crap even though they are meant to be the way they are because they suit the music. simple doesn't mean ****, they're meant to be that way alot of the time. i think the really crap guitar solos are the ones that don't fit in and ruin a song (or are by some clueless wanker such as durst attempting to play guitar) :)

[iamtheking]

:lol: I always laugh out loud when i see that fredshred vid

[splashfreak]

You don't think Vai and Satch woodsheded for hours a day to be as technically advanced as they are now? You think it just came naturally? I never said that you couldn't have technical solos that fit, and I'm a big fan of Vai. Most people it seems don't like Cobain because he can't phisically play very well, and I was saying that any body can be a robot and play sweep picked pseudo-classical solos if they work hard enough.

I would say that is the point... if they WORK hard enough they can get good. Does that mean that anyone who DOESN'T work hard gets a pass cuz anyone who "works hard enough" can become great? Do you realize how dumb that sounds?

[Jaded]

You are confusing yourself. What "pass" do you speak of?
Not good, but technically advanced. People in here seem to love fast, technical stuff, but anyone can be fast if they work at it. The guitar players who really matter are the ones that write great melodys and songs.

[fuzzy`]

this one time my freind droped his guitar and it made some wierd noise
that wasnt really a solo but it sucked :lol:

[splashfreak]

You are confusing yourself. What "pass" do you speak of?
Not good, but technically advanced. People in here seem to love fast, technical stuff, but anyone can be fast if they work at it. The guitar players who really matter are the ones that write great melodys and songs.

Yeah, and writing melodies and songs doesn't take practice? I'd say it does. But its easy to write crappy three chord songs with five note solos. Anyone can write songs like SLTS. ANYONE.

Being able to shred is NOT easy; it takes tons of hard work and practice. Not "anyone" can just learn how to shred. It takes years of work and practice. ANYONE can pick up a guitar, think of a melody, and write words to it. It won't necassarily be GOOD, but anyone can do it.

However, I DO know what you mean. Some people do get so caught up in speed that they forget the song.

[splashfreak]

this one time my freind droped his guitar and it made some wierd noise
that wasnt really a solo but it sucked :lol:

What?

[UntoldProphecy]

Poisons guitarist CC-Dewille or somethings HORRIBLE solo in every Rose in Poisons live album. Seriously it has no amount of music in it at all, it sounds like a teenager picking his first random notes.

[RiceMonster]

Kerry King is a terrible lead player.
edit: most slayer solo's are uncreative and sloppy.
Agreed, Kerry King should never solo.

[Alco-ButzA]

hahaha that fred durst thing was so ****ehouse.....jesus i could make a lacky band on a ruler sound a **** load better than that.

[harps2cool]

you think those are bad? This is a band i used to be in, and the guitarist is probably the world's worst. He only did about 3 solos because he considered solos to sound "too eighties". Obviously he doesnt know a whole lot about guitar then lol. The solos he did were funny enough to kill somebody, and ear piercing too ha.

Here's a funny one, thats also him singing, and me (sadly) on drums. enjoy!

www.localretard.com/loser.mp3 its just a little bit past the halfway mark in the song....listen to the whole thing for some more laughs haha.

[SUGAAAAA]

The solo in "Heart Shaped Box". It just throws the whole song off. Doesn't fit in at all.

[PinkFloyd]

you think those are bad? This is a band i used to be in, and the guitarist is probably the world's worst. He only did about 3 solos because he considered solos to sound "too eighties". Obviously he doesnt know a whole lot about guitar then lol. The solos he did were funny enough to kill somebody, and ear piercing too ha.

Here's a funny one, thats also him singing, and me (sadly) on drums. enjoy!

www.localretard.com/loser.mp3 its just a little bit past the halfway mark in the song....listen to the whole thing for some more laughs haha.

The song sucked. Maybe he just doesn't like solos.

[RaTm_FaN]

could someone please tell me where fred durst did this solo? i would really like to dl it!

[Kwash2]

RaTm FaN, scroll up the ****ing page, it's right there.

I can't believe that Splashfreak and Jaded are both arguing over the definition of being good.

You're both fighting a losing battle boys.

[splashfreak]

^I wasn't arguing over the definition of being good. I don't think there is a "Definition" of being good. I was saying I thought his "definition" was dumb.

That's all.

*looks innocent*

[JamesPatrickPageZoSo]

I know he's my fav guitarist, but has anybody seen Jimmy Pages Hearbreaker solo when Zepp reunited (jason bonham on drums) for the atlantic award thing a few years back? it was a pretty embarrassing solo. im sure alcohol didnt help

[Iron Turtle]

I was just gonna say heartbreaker is pretty ****ing bad. And before I get flamed by zepp fans - I like zepp too, but c'mon that solo is pretty freakin crappy. It sounds like a 12 year old who just learned a couple of pentatonic licks and then played them after slamming down a pint of jim beam.

Oh yeah, also Ace Frehley did a solo for a KISS reunion Halloween gig a several years ago. It was really, really bad. It made heartbreaker look good. Even Gene Simmons made a remark about it afterwards saying something like Ace was like nobody else on the planet (you could tell it wasn't a compliment.)

[Lord of Sword]

justin hawkin's solo on the new live aid song or whatever it is. worst tone ever, and it sounds like he forgot to tune back to standard from the Eb he loves so much.

[darksoul]

The only thing I can say to that is...WTF?
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that guy SUCKS!

[tayla]

i would have to say "otherside" by the chili peppers and the last 5 minutes of "layla" by derek & the dominos

What the?!? Otherside's solo sucks? geez mate! Id love to see you do better! And the day you do I'll grow a ***** (because im a chick)

[tayla]

I'd have to say Can't Stop by the Red Hot Chili Peppers ...I play bass and when I picked up a guitar I could play it not to knock the Peppers cause they ROCK! but its pretty simple

There si a big ****ing difference between simple and sucky, so tell me if u think the cant stop solo is sucky or simple, because it doesnt make too much sense to me this post you posted.

[MattyBlade]

(Instert random Slayer solo here.)

Also Fred Dursts solo is a laugh. I hope to god he doesn't pick up a guitar again.

I think you mean (Insert random KERRY KING SOLO here.) because as we (you as well should know) that jeff hennamen solos are bad ***

[tayla]

Ehh... that one Fred Durst did.

Fred Durst is no musician, hes a businessman. Think about it. He could sing or play to save his life! He's a businessman hiding under a vanilla ice wananbe's skin.

[tayla]

My friend bought me a single (korn's did my time) and on it was a live version of metallica's One and I dont knowall the nema of korns members but I thought that the korn guitarist who solo'd in it was really pathetic. I showed my ex boyfriend (a music teacher of all things) and he agreed with me, I am not saying that just because hes a music teacher it makes his opinion right but i think they know what sucks and what doesnt

[JAStewart]

anything by poison, guitar world had an article on this not too long ago


How dare you!

[tayla]

What continues to puzzle me, someone told me that Joe Satriani taught Steve Vai, Slash and Kirk Hammett. People are bagging the **** out of Metallicas solos (and kirk play them) and yet Joe gave one of his prized guitars to the best student and the best student was Kirk. Ah well, I wish I was around when Kirk got that guitar because he musta sounded better then than now. Maybe Joe was heaps drunk that night and since kirk and slash have similar hair, he probably got blurred vision and passed the guitar to Kirk instead of Slash. And Slash has never once disappointed me. He owns all.

[Mr.P.]

dude, do you have no taste in music whatsoever:lol:?

kurt cobain could not play the guitar to save his life.

Dont mean to say it isnt a great solo

[Mr.P.]

Totally unrelated to my post earlier ^^ The worst solo is Milk It by Nirvana... all Kurt does is go up and down the frets or it sounds like that

[ibanezevh7891]

Okay I could not even do worse blindfolded and drunk. He was like tryin to count the frets to find a lick to play. MY GOD He should just stick to trying to die or make really bad videos so we can laugh at him more. Also the song he was singing while playing "NEVERMIND NEVERMIND" thats what he said and then went into a little metal thrashing stuff man that sucks then HE STOPS COME ON. I atleast if I do that at my bands practice or a gig I now some riffs to play and do the stuff for more than a minute.

[Lord_Hypnos]

whoever bumped this should burn in hell for all eternity..along with ibanezevh7891 for that utter **** post.

[shamed-angel]

Most Slayer, It is good playing but has no feeling or melody. The only feeling in it is 'Ow my ears.' I love Slayer but their solos annoy me.

[Continuum]

well if busted ever dared to break the mould and attemped a solo im sure their's would be up there

[RNR]

Good Charlotte- The anthem. 1 string, like 2 notes per second and it doesn't even sound good.

[shamed-angel]

There's A solo in a Mcfly song and its laughable. Room on the third floor. methinks. :cool:

[maggot4875]

anything by nirvana

[dracma]

Every Nirvana ****ing Solo!!!!!!!!!!!

[Simple Man]

Good Charlotte- The anthem. 1 string, like 2 notes per second and it doesn't even sound good.


Hahaha, I agree.

[^Dream~Theater^]

Smells like teen spirit...A monkey could play that solo

[Fat people are hard to kidnap]

Pulse of the Maggots...horrible, if you can call it a solo.

slipknot sucks, but ****!

[YDload]

Slayer solo formula:

Kerry King: whammy bar abuse, followed by light shredding
Jeff Hanneman: scales, fast scales, and more scales

Unless there are some awesome exceptions to this rule. Please tell me, because I think these guys have talent every once in a while.

[VeryMental]

hehe, whoever it was that mentioned Neil Young - Rocking In The Free World, i sadly must agree. I love Neil Young's songwriting skills, but let's face it, the man should not try to solo. Even if it isn't meant to be a proper solo, it just doesn't fit properly.

Same goes for all those people who keep bagging out Nirvana. I personally think their music is repetetive and atonal, but that's not to say it's not conveying emotion. Kurt was by no means a great guitar player, and yet for some unknown reason will always be hailed as one. His solo's weren't solo's in the traditional sense, if anything they were anti-solo's, rebelling against the times where every popular song had a set structure.

Point being made is, a solo is not meant to be a wizardry display of talent, but an emotive breakaway from the rest of the song. While Rocking In The Free World's solo didn't set any standards, it had a mournful piercing shrill about it.

So yes, that's my story....

[darksoul]

Everyone needs to shut the F*** up about Tom Morello. His name does not even BELONG in this post. Think about it: he's gotten guitarist of the year at least 3 times. He started at around the same time as Tool, and formed Rage Against the Machine, a band that, even though they have since broken up, revolutionized the rock genre. The solos he chooses to construct for his songs fit with the flow of the song. Morello knows how to make his guitar pierce right into the soul, and he can pry out the deepest of emotions. His work with Audioslave only cements that theory, in that he can work around the amazing voice talent of Chris Cornell, and play solos that invoke sadness and loneliness, rather than his style with Rage, which was basically fight music.

Tom Morello is one of the best guitarists out there, and he could shred any of you f***ers in half if he wanted to. He chooses to use effects and different guitar techniques, and i choose to faithfully listen to them.

As far as the worst goes, i wouldn't know, because i don't listen to bands that suck. If i hear a song that sucks, i either tune it out or turn it off before it gets to the solo.

you people need to stop bashing professional guitarists, get a life, and learn to play yourselves. jealous f***s. get off your duff and prove me wrong if you think i am. make sure that if you're good enough to bash a professional musician, you're good enough and motivated enough to back it up.
Worst argument ever. You should know that music is a matter of taste. Just because someone gets guitarist of the year 3 times doesnt mean that person's music will please to everyone. So in other words, you need to shut the **** up. If someone thinks he sucks, then that is his or her opinion and you are an idiot for trying to change that. Also, aren't the guitarists of Sum41 and Good charlotte also considered "proffesional guitarists"? We all know how the rest goes. Anyway...
I dont have any opinion on him(Tom Morello) because i havent heard any of his music.
I for one think that Nirvana has some good solos, whether they are original or complicated or not. They still sound good, and i think thats what matters.

Anyway, can someone give me some of Tom Morello's best guitar solos? so i can go.."get" them?

kthxbai

[iamkirk]

hmm well you may say that "hit the lights" and "ride the lightning" solos suck...but just think...those were when metallica just started...you can't expect their initial stuff to be THAT good can you...

I hope you're joking...

["5150"]

well if busted ever dared to break the mould and attemped a solo im sure their's would be up there

lol very much agreed!
:lol:

[Mind Revolution]

sum 41 solos are pretty much the same as metallica solos. Yet they manage to mess it up

[Esoteric Whisper]

The Sultans of Swing solo is absolute Shiite, as are most Metallica solos I find.
Zakk Wylde or however it's spelt generally fails to impress too.

[TTTSNB]

The solo in The thing that should not be of Metallica's Master of Puppets, it's not the worst, but it's a very weak solo that has a over use of the whammy bar randomally through out the whole section. Nothing special compaired to the other tracks on the album.
I love that solo. Its so much more atonal and cool sounding then any of the other solos on the album, which sound far more predictable and classical. IF you think about it, the solo in The Thing That Should Not Be fits the song perfectly. You guitarists should realize that often solos you dont like are just played to fit the overal mood of the song.

[Stevie]

I wouldn't have guessed you'd like that song in every way....

Hmm some early Caracss solos are just noise.

[Esoteric Whisper]

Hmm some early Caracss solos are just noise.

True and so are some of the riffing and vox on the early Grindcore efforts.

[QUOTE=the thing that should never be]
You guitarists should realize that often solos you dont like are just played to fit the overal mood of the song.[QUOTE]

Ohhhh now I get it, silly me all these years.....I thought it was an excuse to sound crap over songs I like by trying not to fit in with the tune.

[Mob]

...2 words

Radar Love

[Shred Danson]

Any song in which Kurt Cobain tried to solo sucked...Krisiun is a good band, but their solos get annoying as well.

[magicbus]

The Sultans of Swing solo is absolute Shiite, as are most Metallica solos I find.
Zakk Wylde or however it's spelt generally fails to impress too.

You, sir 05, are an idiot. The Sultans of Swing solo rules, and Mark Knopfler could destroy you.

[Mister_Che]

The Sultans of Swing solo is absolute Shiite, as are most Metallica solos I find.
Zakk Wylde or however it's spelt generally fails to impress too.

Moron post of the day. :thumb:

When you say, "Metallica solos I find," well, what the hell do you mean? You'll have to reprhase that.

[Deano_Geetar]

Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd

LMAO!!Nah im ****tin yous that solo is amazing.

the worst solo...umm it doesnt matter

[Esoteric Whisper]

Moron post of the day. :thumb:

Cheers, I assume that it's passed on from the last moron.

When you say, "Metallica solos I find," well, what the hell do you mean? You'll have to reprhase that.

For you anything.....

I find (which with a comma before it might have helped, though Mister_Che literating himself would also) is also another way of saying for "To me" "In my opinion."

Helpful...good.

[Mister_Che]

For you anything.....

I find (which with a comma before it might have helped, though Mister_Che literating himself would also) is also another way of saying for "To me" "In my opinion."

Helpful...good.

Nice job rewriting what I wrote there.

[atremore]

To metallogy, I think the solo in The Thing That Should Not Be is actually one of the better solos. Like someone mentioned before, it is very atonal and quite different from the usual scalic runs that master Hammett does.

To Mister che, nice job quoting someone with a valid point against you and then writing a pointless sentence below it.

As for my worst solo, probably the outro to God**** Electric. There are some really cool effects in it, but Mr. King just milks too much of the same thing here. Best solo ever: Burzum - War

This is... huh! Waor!

:lol:

[deftoned]

http://jennykelly.bizmail.com.au/tk/index.html

haha that's my friend's site. the only link to 'fred shred'. after all the press releases he said about his "jamming on acoustics at home", he's **** awful.

[Iplaythegeeeeetar!]

Now that I've thought about it, why did someone even start this thread? Everybody has their own opinion. I think this thread is just a trick to get people with bad opinions flamed.

[deftoned]

"Radar Love"

Golden Earring rule, and I love that solo haha.

[atremore]

Now that I've thought about it, why did someone even start this thread? Everybody has their own opinion. I think this thread is just a trick to get people with bad opinions flamed.

Isn't that the point of every thread? :lol:

[Orange Soda]

Isn't that the point of every thread? :lol:

Smartest post by a new person. EVER



I would have to say..

We are 138 - The Misfts. I love the band, but the solo is so horrible.

[Termiitos]

Ride The Lightning - Metallica

crap.






wha????????????? You must have smoken weed or something.... :amaze:

[Termiitos]

don't forget about those great metallica solos (sarcasm). i thought my ears were going to burst when i heard the solo off hit the lights.






Yeah, don't forget about those GREAT Metallica solos (read with NO sarcasm)...I have read many rewiews about Metallica and alot of people think Metallica is Metallica thanks to the awesome solos they got. Ofcourse, not everything from them is good.... :rolleyes:

[Temple of the Dead]

iron maiden can i play with madness

[opethsurfer1]

Smoke on the Water's solo disgraces the awesome intro.

Wat are u on the solo is one of the best things about the song the solo is over played and over rated its so simple.

[Joe]

Any song in which Kurt Cobain tried to solo sucked...

i couldn't agree more. Smells Like Teen Spirit is by far the most overrated solo. he's soloing to what he sings and it took very little, if none at all, talent to write

[Joe]

What the?!? Otherside's solo sucks? geez mate! Id love to see you do better! And the day you do I'll grow a ***** (because im a chick)

yes the otherside solo sucks. it's all of three notes and theres nothing special about it. yes it fits the song, ok, but it's a pretty weak solo

[jolle]

Any Yngwie Malmsteen solo!
When he plays slow and melodic its nice but when he plays so f****n´ fast as he uses to it´s just a big mess.
Agree that nirvana solos sucks bigtime

[Joe]

Any Yngwie Malmsteen solo!
When he plays slow and melodic its nice but when he plays so f****n´ fast as he uses to it´s just a big mess.
Agree that nirvana solos sucks bigtime

yea yngwie is a major major shredder, and i don't give him credit for his skill

[_HiGhVoLtAgE_]

heart shaped box nirvana kurt is kick *** though

[Dottore]

could someone please tell me where fred durst did this solo? i would really like to dl it!

The stag looks like "Rock am Ring", a big festival in Germany, but I'm not sure... anyway, Fred sucks hard !

[RNR]

Any Yngwie Malmsteen solo!
When he plays slow and melodic its nice but when he plays so f****n´ fast as he uses to it´s just a big mess.
Agree that nirvana solos sucks bigtime

Agreed and agreed (though there's a few good solos on In Utero)

[mordredozzy124]

Dont Forget Me solo by RHCP. I had to make some major changes to it when I played it at the talent show.

[spitfirejunky]

Any Yngwie Malmsteen solo!
When he plays slow and melodic its nice but when he plays so f****n´ fast as he uses to it´s just a big mess.
Agree that nirvana solos sucks bigtime

I will agree that an overwhelming majority of his solos are messy, but I will not take it that some of Yngwie Malmsteem's finer shred pieces are also a mess. "Far Beyond the Sun", "Playing with Fire" and "The Seventh Sign", in my opinion, are among the greatest solos of all time as far as both shredding and melody is concerned.

[Drum_and_Bass_Guy89]

The Hero of the day solo-Metallica

[SnowMakesMeCold]

I kno that mostly all nirvana solos sound the same, but Come As You Are is the worst. It's the verse, played about 20 times over. SHUT THE **** UP ALREADY

[AEDICULA]

buckethead plays some impressive solos on "Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains The Big Eyeball in the Sky", i am not the biggest fan, but i respect it...

[Tweak710]

most alternative bands cant solo and last about 5 seconds

[lucky luciano]

I can't believe the stupidity in some of these ****ing forums. I could maybe understand if you were talking about some of those stupid hair bands that didn't put any heart into their **** but we got all these ****ing idiots dissing cobain or saying "it sucks its too fast or too slow or too simple" get a ****in life and quite trying to judge other peoples art. why don't you talk about something constructive rather than judging other peoples music and trying to express you stupid ****in opinion like its a fact.

[\m/-CHeV-\m/]

i don't know what is was or who it was by but when i was in florida that spring break i heard this ****ty solo it was only like 5 notes and it was on like 3 seconds long and it was by one of those new pop rock bands to i think im not sure and i don't really care

maybe you've heard the song ''The Only'' by Static X, that's a pretty short solo. The song kicks *** though..

[Neoteric]

what is the name of the song that fred solos on, the click came up 404

[Neoteric]

most alternative bands cant solo and last about 5 seconds
Radiohead's Paranoid Android anyone?

[darksoul]

yea yngwie is a major major shredder, and i don't give him credit for his skill
i dont see why thats bad that he is a shredder.
and i think his solos rock.

[Sonic Raydome Bass Guru]

Bring em back alive by AudioSlave. It would be my favorite song on the audioslave album, but tom morrello screwz it with a solo thats iz like far 2 long and ****. (And I will murder any smart arse who comes out with "yeh bet you couldn't do it")

[AmericanWeiner]

I can't believe the stupidity in some of these ****ing forums. I could maybe understand if you were talking about some of those stupid hair bands that didn't put any heart into their **** but we got all these ****ing idiots dissing cobain or saying "it sucks its too fast or too slow or too simple" get a ****in life and quite trying to judge other peoples art. why don't you talk about something constructive rather than judging other peoples music and trying to express you stupid ****in opinion like its a fact.

Stop trying to change things round here. We don't like your kind.

[yogaguitar]

Radiohead's Paranoid Android anyone?

eeeeeeeeeh...... no. some people are really stupid. "Any malmsteen solo", "otherside... I mean its so simple", "that five noted solo I heard 6 month ago...". You really have understand the different of

1. a simple (or easy to play) solo.
2. a short solo.
3. a "not so great" solo.
4. A solo that’s built up by "regular" scales.
5. a solo to a bad song.

And the worlds worst. I mean the world’s worst should be a solo that makes you puke or pisses you of when you even think about it. A five noted solo could might as well just been a riff to give effect to the song. So when Hendrix suddenly just makes one bend and then continues with the song’s riff that’s bad? Even if it sounds good?
And do you really think Malmsteen plays the absolute WORST solos there is? I admit he’s not for everybody to like, and is not even close to be the best, but is certainly not the worst.

[pastor jacobi]

the moldy peaches -nothing came out
by far the worst i've ever heard

[Chickenmonkey]

Black Hole Sun. Crap. Good song though.

[tayla]

Dear god. Who would even consider calling that a solo? No.... just no. Fred Durst should just... fall over and die or something. Jesus.

amen to that

[supra_speed]

Fred Durst's poor attempt at shredding :lol:

I don't have a link but I'm sure someone will


ahahahahahha everything about that is so true..ahhaha

[supra_speed]

amen to that

let me join the rest of the world lol

[V_R_C_H_P]

worst solo! hmmm i disapear by metallica canny song tho especially for that band

[Kyle]

worst solo! hmmm i disapear by metallica canny song tho especially for that band
whaaaaat?! that may not be the hardest solo to play it sounds awesome!
i don't like gueriila radio...or most tom morello solos for that matter due to the effects which ruin them..cept sleep now in the fire :thumb:
also the solo to porch by pearl jam is kinda poor

[id552]

Yeah, it is subjective. But, I think it is a fact that a solo should fit a song.

[Han Tytje]

I think Rammstein - America is the worst solo i've ever heard... It's just pure crap!

[Grondahl]

The guitar solo in DMV by Primus is the worst I've heard. It's horrible.

[orangeacid]

Simple doesn't mean bad..Look at most of Frucante's solos.

Most of Slipknot's solos suck.

Thats kinda true... Slipknots solos (all like, 3 of them) are incredebly technical but don't sound all that hot. The vermillion solo is very complex but apart from a snippet at the end, to the average person just sounds like a load of crap.

[destroyerXofXsenses]

anything my buddy will do when he tries to show off......he sucks

[chimp_spanner]

There are so many technically bad solos out there that it would be impossible to pick one as being the "worst". To me, the worst solos are the ones that are made out to even be a solo, when really it's just another crappy one note riff...but really high up, as in Teen Spirit (not picking exclusively on Nirvana by the way, just saying).

I was gunna say that solos out of context are also really bad, but at the end of the day, it's like...a halfway treat, and even if it's totally un-needed within the context of the song, I'd be dissapointed if there was nothing to look forward to at all!

[hafez]

RHCP- zephyr song

[hell_is_4_hobos]

please dont hate me but i think some dreamtheater solos sound really out of place like they wrote it with out listening to the song, also this kid i know wrote a solo so bad that his younger brother in the band had a go at him and the other guitarists and bassist and drummer all left the band.

[hell_is_4_hobos]

I can't believe the stupidity in some of these ****ing forums. I could maybe understand if you were talking about some of those stupid hair bands that didn't put any heart into their **** but we got all these ****ing idiots dissing cobain or saying "it sucks its too fast or too slow or too simple" get a ****in life and quite trying to judge other peoples art. why don't you talk about something constructive rather than judging other peoples music and trying to express you stupid ****in opinion like its a fact.

of course we judge their art thats why we listen to it and its why they make it if they are worried that some people wont like it then they would never get anywhere. its like going to an art gallery and saying you cant critisize any of the paintings because its not constructive. and how exactly are we supposed to be constructive...well i think mr cobain should really have...but kirk hammet just wasnt doing what i would have...!!! for every post about a bad solo on this forum i bet theres a hundred people who like it so there stop being so angry.

[Biancazzurri]

please dont hate me but i think some dreamtheater solos sound really out of place like they wrote it with out listening to the song, also this kid i know wrote a solo so bad that his younger brother in the band had a go at him and the other guitarists and bassist and drummer all left the band.

These called modulations or something like that, they are MEANT to be out of key and out of contest . Very liitle ammount of musicians can write that sort of things it has to be somehow linked to the piece but when you hear it you think its not.

[IheartSP]

Metallica - One
Metallica - Master of Puppets

Hammet doesn't know about melody but shhhhh don't tell him.

[Iron Maiden^666^]

Smoke on the Water's solo disgraces the awesome intro.

you discrace yourself :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Biancazzurri]

indeed

[YDload]

I hate when people try to defend Kurt Cobain by saying that people who diss him only like really fast and complex solos. It's as if there's no middle ground! Personally, I prefer something SLOW and complex, like what Clapton, Santana, Gilmour, and such were famous for.

[Shred Danson]

Although I love Krisiun, I'm gonna have to say that their solos are pretty horrible...

[3FingeredHoek]

Joe Satriani - Echos.

[DuncMaster]

Everyone needs to shut the F*** up about Tom Morello. His name does not even BELONG in this post. Think about it: he's gotten guitarist of the year at least 3 times. He started at around the same time as Tool, and formed Rage Against the Machine, a band that, even though they have since broken up, revolutionized the rock genre. The solos he chooses to construct for his songs fit with the flow of the song. Morello knows how to make his guitar pierce right into the soul, and he can pry out the deepest of emotions. His work with Audioslave only cements that theory, in that he can work around the amazing voice talent of Chris Cornell, and play solos that invoke sadness and loneliness, rather than his style with Rage, which was basically fight music.

Tom Morello is one of the best guitarists out there, and he could shred any of you f***ers in half if he wanted to. He chooses to use effects and different guitar techniques, and i choose to faithfully listen to them.

**** FuC*n right mate! One of the most original guitarists of all time...!!

[DuncMaster]

Metallica - One
Metallica - Master of Puppets

Hammet doesn't know about melody but shhhhh don't tell him.

And i suppose you are better? :smash:

[DuncMaster]

[/QUOTE]whaaaaat?! that may not be the hardest solo to play it sounds awesome!
i don't like gueriila radio...or most tom morello solos for that matter due to the effects which ruin them..cept sleep now in the fire
also the solo to porch by pearl jam is kinda poor[QUOTE]

You don't like his solo in guerilla radio which is prettty genius, yet you like the one in sleep now in the fire which imo isnt that gd...Great song but the solo isnt nethin special...i mean, the main riff is 100 times better than solo.

[I_love_cheesy_poofs]

I hate the fast fingerpicking metallica one solo, metallica kicks *** but that just sounds like crap

[6Stringer]

Metallica - One
Metallica - Master of Puppets

Hammet doesn't know about melody but shhhhh don't tell him.

I concur, I think he focuses too much on his speed in solos.

[RiceMonster]

And i suppose you are better? :smash:
You'd be suprised at the large amount of people who are.

[TrainTakeMeHome]

I concur, I think he focuses too much on his speed in solos.
Kirk Hammett rocks balls and you know it.

[RiceMonster]

Kirk is nothing special to me. He's done some cool solo's, but nothing special.

[PinkFloyd]

I hate when people try to defend Kurt Cobain by saying that people who diss him only like really fast and complex solos. It's as if there's no middle ground! Personally, I prefer something SLOW and complex, like what Clapton, Santana, Gilmour, and such were famous for.

you screwed bret.

[PinkFloyd]

Where are we running by lenny kravitz

[Werny]

k buddy thats a ****in awesome solo what the hell are you tlaking about :confused:

Smells Like Teen Spirit's solo isn't the worst, but come on man it's just the main riff over and over.

Worst solo I've ever heard that I can remember is Alive by Mike McReady. Longest, most boring thing ever.

[ultimaterocker]

this is just a thread to beak nirvanna and thats not right. even though lots of people don't care for them peopel have to understand they were the beatles of the 90's and live with it and not constantly put them down.

[Chu]

this is just a thread to beak nirvanna and thats not right. even though lots of people don't care for them peopel have to understand they were the beatles of the 90's and live with it and not constantly put them down.
Don't even go there...

[Charvel]

Hero of the Day - Metallica

Thats a pretty crap solo.

[hell_is_4_hobos]

These called modulations or something like that, they are MEANT to be out of key and out of contest . Very liitle ammount of musicians can write that sort of things it has to be somehow linked to the piece but when you hear it you think its not.
yeah i know that i just dont think they sound good, they are amazingly tallented though as they all went to berkley music school

You'd be suprised at the large amount of people who are.
exactly how many other people out there are or have been in the/one of the best Metal bands of all time and written some of the greatest songs ever?
plus if you think he concentrates too much on speed i bet he could still kick your *** at melodic solos any day of the week of course you'll never get the chance to try because hes in metallica and your just some guy on a forum

[WarlockMan4389]

any solo from metallicas new songs.

[GnRguitarist]

Green Day- Boulevard of Broken Dreams, American Idiot
My Chemical Romance- Im Not Ok
Nirvana- Smells like teen spirit
Guns N Roses- Its so Easy, My Michelle (slash can do so much better than that)
and of course, the Fred Durst thing

[Yngtchie Blacksteen]

John Petrucci - John & Theresa Solo Spot

[Claudio The Monstar]

Id have to say either Otherside by the Chili Peppers or Green Days American Idiot

[Darkness]

any solo from metallicas new songs.

There are no solos in Metallicas new songs, this is one of the reasons people insult them.

[PinkFloyd]

Worst solo I've ever heard that I can remember is Alive by Mike McReady. Longest, most boring thing ever.

What!? Sometimes I just don't understand people.

[^Dream~Theater^]

John Petrucci - John & Theresa Solo Spot
That was a killer solo!!

[Yngtchie Blacksteen]

That was a killer solo!!Killer solo indeed, I got suicidal halfway through.

[LarsAgi007]

worst solo! hmmm i disapear by metallica canny song tho especially for that band


Its not really a solo though in i dissappear, its more or less following the main riff of the song to make it sound more interesting..... i wouldnt class it as a solo.....

[nicksilver101]

Lots of these solos aren't much of solos at all... I just call them interludes, or bridge, or just a riff... like in the green day songs.

[maggot4875]

Looks like someone was sick when they tought grammar, and punctuation in school.

who cares its the internet,seriousley it doesnt matter

[maggot4875]

There are no solos in Metallicas new songs, this is one of the reasons people insult them.

on an interview metallica said there wasnt enough room for solos,but they have enough room for playing crappy riffs and repeat the same riff a load of times,i hate new metallica,i hope so much there new album will be different,but 2x4 by metallica or most of the solos on reload/load are bad

[FateisCold]

Anytime Greenday attempts to solo its pretty bad but I couldn't pick the worst solo out.

[PIGS(1 different one)]

Anytime Greenday attempts to solo its pretty bad but I couldn't pick the worst solo out.


Any time greenday bash Bush, I can't stop laughing at their stupidity.

**** I hate that.

[FateisCold]

Any time greenday bash Bush, I can't stop laughing at their stupidity.

**** I hate that.

Wait what are you talking about?

[Dried Muffin Remnants]

I have no problem with bashing Bush in general. But I agree, Green Day is over their heads, and their new stuff is bad.

[EightMilesHigh]

I have no problem with bashing Bush in general. But I agree, Green Day is over their heads, and their new stuff is bad.


123. Bush-bashing has gotten trendy in music lately.


And I agree about the Otherside solo. Fruiscante can (and has) done far better.

[Slaytanic777]

Smells Like Teen Spirit's solo isn't the worst, but come on man it's just the main riff over and over.

Worst solo I've ever heard that I can remember is Alive by Mike McReady. Longest, most boring thing ever.

You've obviously bumped your d@mn head! "Alive" is a GREAT d@mn solo... (even though McRready pretty much copied it off of Ace Frehley)

[viper03]

anyway, what about i dissapear by metallica, if that piece of crap even qualifies as a solo...don't know if its been said, as i'm too lazy to read all of the posts

[Modestbob]

allso lost of mars volta guitar solos suck

I am a big fan of TMV and there guitar player Omar is a great guitarist. But a lot of there songs he tends to make more "noise" stuff which fits i think and i like who they sound. But he can really play a guitar good, some of there stuff from there new cd Frances The Mute he plays more "structured" i guess you could say. But he does tend to stick to making noises and stuff and making random sounding solo stuff. And I have heard that live they go into long improvisions during songs so he must know what he is doing.

[whatduffhuck7]

the chainsaw solo by some band. i saw it on mtv2 and just started laughing

[Faith No Doubt]

INXS - "What You Need"

[laura_au]

What is the worst guitar solo you have ever heard.


all slayer solos are terrible

[Hauntedman]

Some guitar solo on one of the new QOTSA tracks sucks, but they aren't that rocking really, and in genreal they're pretty crap.

[Phobophile]

the chainsaw solo by some band. i saw it on mtv2 and just started laughing
I think you are talking about The Heavils or some **** like that. And if so I couldn't agree more.

[Cain]

all slayer solos are terrible

You bumped this thread from three and a half months ago just for that?

[laura_au]

You bumped this thread from three and a half months ago just for that?
its a fact man

[Shattered_Future]

its a fact man

Dude, don't bump old threads. Its not wise to do that around here.

Anyway, the solo for Dimmu Borgir's cover of Satan My Master is unholy and bastardly. Its like...how is this even a solo?

[FlyingPaul_83]

OMG this thread is very old.

[Trivium]

any solo from metallicas new songs.

they dont have solos in their new songs


...and name a better soloist than kirk hammet


and to all you kids complaining about the nirvana bashing, suck it up, a lot of people hate them

[FlyingPaul_83]

they dont have solos in their new songs


...and name a better soloist than kirk hammet


and to all you kids complaining about the nirvana bashing, suck it up, a lot of people hate them


hey there is a trivium thread.

[maggot4875]

any solo by nirvana

[maggot4875]

they dont have solos in their new songs


...and name a better soloist than kirk hammet


and to all you kids complaining about the nirvana bashing, suck it up, a lot of people hate them

ya seriousley they have like 3 different notes in each solo,get over it

[Shadius]

i think ay punk and pop and emo solos are horrible
they are played no more then 2 strings
they shouldnt play guitar beacuse thier horrible

Yeah, because one of the many prerequisites of a good solo is that it must be played on three or more strings, am I right?

[Bazarov]

they dont have solos in their new songs


...and name a better soloist than kirk hammet


and to all you kids complaining about the nirvana bashing, suck it up, a lot of people hate them

Marty Friedman
Frank Zappa
Dave Mustaine
Chris Poland
Buckethead

to name a few.

[Rattlehead]

they dont have solos in their new songs


...and name a better soloist than kirk hammet

first point is a good one. the second one is not. Kirk is a great soloist, yea, but there are numerous soloist who are far more talented.
Marty Friedman
Frank Zappa
Dave Mustaine
Chris Poland
Buckethead

to name a few.
nice one.
Yeah, because one of the many prerequisites of a good solo is that it must be played on three or more strings, am I right?
no, but pop/emo solos are nevertheless exceedingly tedious.

hey there is a trivium thread.
and? that's just his name. despite being a fanboy of apparently extreme levels, he is entitled to posting ootside the Trivium thread.

[deliriousmouse]

kirk hammlet is good, just over rated,
this local band, stars dont fall, they had the worst solo ever when i saw them live
worst 5 dollars ever spent

[Rattlehead]

yeah, true.
ha unlucky. welcome.....:wave:

[raz0r]

Marty Friedman
Frank Zappa
Dave Mustaine
Chris Poland
Buckethead

to name a few.

You missed out Gilmour.

Shame on you...

[Seafroggys]

this is more then a bump!

this is a bump and grind!

[willis2441]

i really dont like kerry kings solos at all.
its all whammy bar tricks and chromatics that arent to scale
but that is my opinion

[insanepunkguy]

who here likes tom morrelo's solos??
most of them are played on one note, very few even move string

[BassMasterMike88]

About Tom Morello, I think he's a decent soloist, he dosen't belong on the worst soloists list, but he REALLY needs to lay off the effect pedals when he shreds.

[Shadius]

no, but pop/emo solos are nevertheless exceedingly tedious.

I disagree, I contest that a pop song can have a good guitar solo.

I also contest that you can play a good sounding solo on one string. More accurately; that strings are irrelevant.

[Crysiss]

and? that's just his name. despite being a fanboy of apparently extreme levels, he is entitled to posting ootside the Trivium thread.

What a stupid thing he said amirite?

[Rattlehead]

excuse me?

[Aw3someman]

your excused.
and the worst solo ever...
umm... most of the one's i've heard are badass but i would have to say a lot of A7x's solo's make me cringe. imo they suck hairy donkey tits. Thank you for your time

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

queens of the stone age - little sister

if u can even call it a solo...

god it annoys me

[MidnightRider]

I can't even think of any bad solos. If they're not good, I normally don't remember them.

[Shadows Within]

Fred Durst's poor attempt at shredding :lol:

I don't have a link but I'm sure someone will
that was ****ing horrible.

found it...good ol' youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UQ_ZhC-1CU&search=fred%20durst%20shred

EDIT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0PbOk6GgmY&search=fred%20durst%20shred

WTF! ihavesoldout made this?

[Aw3someman]

OMG.
Wow.
OMFG.
That is ****ing terrible.

[ACircuitShock]

that was ****ing horrible.

found it...good ol' youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UQ_ZhC-1CU&search=fred%20durst%20shred

Oh damn, that wins worst guitar solo hands down. My ears are bleeding...

[HAIL TRUE METAL]

any death metal song that has a 10 second solo. they might sound good, but theyre too short and i dont like solos like that

[Bazarov]

What about power/thrash/black/prog/nwobhm metal songs with 10 second solos? Or are you just confined to death metal?

[Tusk]

I dont much like shredding.. but thats an opinion, and they're not really bad, per se. I can subjectively say that shredding probably takes quite a lot of talent to play. Durst, though, really shouldn't pick up a guitar. The audience actually cheers. Unbelievable.

As far as individual songs.. its really not my right to say, cause I cant play worth a $hit.

[HAIL TRUE METAL]

What about power/thrash/black/prog/nwobhm metal songs with 10 second solos? Or are you just confined to death metal?
well yeah i guess in general would be a better way to put it, but death is really the only genre that i have on my ipod with 10 second solos. but yeah you have a point and i forgot to include those genres

[Bazarov]

I was messing around with you anyways though. :p

[Shadows Within]

What about power/thrash/black/prog/nwobhm metal songs with 10 second solos? Or are you just confined to death metal?
prog/power metal have 10 sec solos? i've never heard of one.

[HAIL TRUE METAL]

prog/power metal have 10 sec solos? i've never heard of one.
yeah thats what i was also wondering lol

[Thor]

Yeah, Raining Blood's solo pretty much blows. I love that song to death, at least before that part.

[Bazarov]

prog/power metal have 10 sec solos? i've never heard of one.
refer to post above your post.

[Lemuria]

I should say that every "solo" played in punk bands are the worst.

[Apocalypticon]

The solo in the Cradle of Filth live DVD of when they are in the studio. Kinda hard to describe but anyone who has seen the DVD would know of what I speak.

[HAIL TRUE METAL]

I should say that every "solo" played in punk bands are the worst.
haha thats pretty much true. maybe with the exception of some bands.

i see that your new here. welcome the the mx forums!

[HAIL TRUE METAL]

The solo in the Cradle of Filth live DVD of when they are in the studio. Kinda hard to describe but anyone who has seen the DVD would know of what I speak.
i wana get the DVD! i will soon hopefully

[HazMan]

Hmm the only time i consider a solo bad is when it's right out of place with the song.

I might get flamed by fanboys but Metallica's 'Unforgiven' solo. Its quite flat and i just don't like the tone, but i'm not comparing it to earlier works as Metallica haters would do. I like Metallica just that song isn't as great as most people let on, i feel its terribly overrated.

[I'm Charming]

The solo in the Cradle of Filth live DVD of when they are in the studio. Kinda hard to describe but anyone who has seen the DVD would know of what I speak.


Which DVD, my torrent of Bette Through Superior Firepower should be done or almost. I gotta look on my other computer. :cool:

[standard]

Green Day 'solos' are all pretty bad.