Muzak

[Ceranex]

As a lover of music and a musician myself,(I play the tenor sax, and piano) I think it depends on what musician your listening too. There are some complex rock bands out there, Shadows Fall plays some awesome stuff, and complex classical. And to some talented musicians its all easy no matter how complex.

 

Any of you guys listen to Jazz.

[raynman]

Benoit, w00t

[ThetaOrionis01]

Malchik asked me to post this on his behalf, since the computer he was using wouldn't let him post it

 

No, really. Metallica are about as complex as a 4 piece jigsaw puzzle.

 

So this guitarist rings up his friend one night and says: "I've er um I think like maybe perhaps like I've broken a record!"

 

So the friend says: "Geez, man. What is it?"

 

"I've just like er um done this four piece jigsaw like, you know, right and it's only taken me like three weeks, right!"

 

The friend, who being a pianist is more tuned in to the realities of life says. "How can that be a record, man?"

 

"It says like on the box 'two to four years'.

 

Interestingly the concept of a solo piece in the middle of concerted music is found throughout most types of music including Jazz, Folk, Classical. In operas of old the soloists had long, florid, solos in the middle of the arias. Surely a good guitarist can make a solo interesting. I am not a great fan of all the derivatives of pop and rock but I enjoy listening to Mark Knopfler for instance not only with Dire Straits but some of his film music too.

[Adras]

A lot of what I listen to, most people dont like.

 

-Hevia

-Vanessa Mae

-Bond (not the movie/soundtrack)

-TSO

-They Might Be Giants

-Adiemus

 

And I also enjoy listening to George Carlin.

[Kissimurra]

It might not be complex to play guitarr but you still gotta be talented to write a good solo or riff, like stairway to heaven. A song dosent need to be complex to be good.

 

Anyway, here's what I listen to :D

 

1. Black Sabbath

 

2. Led Zeppelin

 

3. Thin Lizzy

 

4. Jimi Hendrix

 

5. Misfits (the older albums, nowadays, they are just crap)

[ThetaOrionis01]

I totally detest Stairway to Heaven - so that's perhaps not the best example. :D

[draighox]

Detesting something doesn't make it bad example. Stairway To Heaven is a perfect example. :P

[ThetaOrionis01]

Not if you wanted to convince me of the merits of guitar solos :P

[Kissimurra]

In that case you dont know anything about guitarr solo's. The end solo in Stairway To Heaven is perfect.

 

The solo in Ozzy Osbournes - Mr Crowley is a very good example to.

 

 

As I said, a solo doesnt need to be super complex to be good, I think many rate guitarr solo's depending on how fast they are, cause that makes it complex, right? :P playing like 1000 tones as fast as possible, up and down. :P

[ThetaOrionis01]

*yawns*

 

Some people just can't seem to accept that others might not like their kind of music - it has nothing do with 'knowing about guitar solos' or 'understanding'.

 

I consider guitar solos to be self-gratification on part of the guitar player. Someone else's self-indulgence holds little appeal for me.

 

 

Musical taste is a personal thing - there's no 'right' or 'wrong', no 'better' or 'worse', and it has nothing to do with 'understanding' or 'keeping it real' or whatever - what it comes down to is whether you like certain music or not.

 

So kindly allow me to detest Led Zeppelin without trying to convince me of the merits of a song I consider to be absolutely awful. :P