Contest: most "emotional solo"

[tubenit]

Ok guys, don't take me too seriously here. I thought I'd throw out a playful competition fun.

What is the most emotional lead solo you've heard an artist do?  Sort of approach this as a "my guy's lead solo can kick your guy's emotional lead solo's butt".

Emotional lead will be defined as any lead that ellicits strong emotions from you as the listener.

Only rule is you have to post a link to a video or sound bit to enter the fray.

Again, don't take me too seriously. 

I thought it could be interesting to see what everyone threw into the mix?

This is the guy and lead that I'll throw into the ring.  Joe Bonnamassa and
"Mountain Time" at the Albert Hall.

With respect, Tubenit

[sluckey]

That sets the bar pretty high!

Brothers in Arms always leaves me wanting to hear more. Mark has several videos on youtube. This one is not great quality, but I sure wish I had been in the audience.

[Bassmanster]

[EL34]

Some of my favorites start with one long sustained note

I would go with most of Derek Trucks solos most of the time, but that one long note that Hendrix does in machine gun is all I need.

wait for it, it's at the 4 minute mark, then the rest is icing on the cake.

This one noter starts at 1:59 and last for 10 seconds
Carlos Santana - Santana III - Taboo

[Bassmanster]

Hendrix was a freak.  He must have had the guitar strapped on every waking hour to be able to do anything with it at the drop of a hat.

This one is kind of obvious to me, but I still have to post it.

This also gives me chicken skin, even though it's low tech.

[simonallaway]

This one is kind of obvious to me, but I still have to post it.

+1 on Comfortably Numb...especially as it is TWO emotive solos for the price of one. The first is almost optimistic, but the second trashes all hope and goes for pure anger. Gets me everytime 

[EL34]

Gilmour rules!
I like the album version better than that live version.

[tubenit]

I think this one has some over the top emotion to it.

Sonny Landreth   Congo Square

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Tubenit

[Ritchie200]

Ok, those of yous that know me know I am not a big fan of EC, and anything after Cream puts me to sleep...in a deep coma sleep....like until next week sleep.  However, there was one little ray of sunshine that he released in 1972 on Derek and the Dom's Live at the Fillmore.  When I bought the album way back then, I was expecting to hear some fire from the Cream years.  I was getting ready to scratch it and take it back to the store for a refund, when this tune came on and it absolutely floored me.  He diddles with a few trick runs, but when he gets to the solo, you can tell he is squeezing out a few tears with every note.  I think this tune is probably THE best recorded EC tune ever.  BUT, it has to be this one.  He was in the middle of his Patty/George thing and I think it meant something.  Other versions are hohum snoozers in comparison.  This is a tune that I can listen to even today and it reminds me to not worry about how fast I can do a run or gee what diminished aolien alien retarded scale was that....  It's all about closing your eyes and listening to the music and letting your fingers give and take, screech and moan, whisper and scream.....

Oh darnit! OHHH, I can't believe I just did that!  So stupid.....uhhh!!!  I broke 'Nits rule about "don't take this too serious!"  Oh wait!  He said don't take ME too serious!  ...no comment...

Have you ever loved a woman

Enjoy!
Jim

[tubenit]

OK Jim,

I'll see your Eric Clapton emotional blues solo  and raise you one Albert Collins Texas blues!  

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Tubenit

[Bassmanster]

Okay, Albert.  For me this is the hair raising thing from him, even though BB leads it.
Maybe because he knew he wasn't long for this world.  When he comes info
for part two of his solo....I think he makes BB's head explode.

[gmoon]

I'll second Derek Trucks--so expressive. Really love his playing on "I Wish I Knew":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2mG6C18new

(Strange choice of images by whoever made the video. Some are nice... ;)

[Ritchie200]

Ok 'Nit, this one is specifically for you (watch closely the beginning and end)...  I'll see your Texas AC and raise you an English RB...

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This is just an awesome solo from my main man Sir Blackmore.  This one makes the hairs stand up..  It's amazing how clean his "tone" actually is.  The passion, dynamics, technique,...  I wish I had a fraction of his talent.

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Jim

[tubenit]

OK Jim,  I'll admit I am impressed with that!  He will have to change his name to Ritchie Bluesmore.


BUT ............... can Ritchie "trump" this card (Roy Buchanan's emotional Hey Joe).  Also live from Austin Texas.

And note that Roy does NOT play a strat but like most knowledgeable bluesmen plays a Tele like Albert Collins and Muddy Waters.

This song is best enjoyed with a Shiner Bock.  

With respect, Tubenit

[rafe]

Expressing emotions through playing

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Proper Triumph script shirt and proper emotional expession

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But my list could go on for weeks

[EL34]

A quick poem, made up on the spot.
(It don't mean squat)

Some of these videos, don't do the same thing to me as they do to you.

To each his own really is true.  

End of poem

I wonder what makes one thing seem so intense to one and registers nothing to another?
It's a curious thing.

[tubenit]

I wonder what makes one thing seem so intense to one and registers nothing to another?
It's a curious thing.

It's totally a fascinating thing to me!  There is a whole field of science about attraction and also what becomes a point of focus in someone's conciousness.

Some stuff just doesn't register with me at all ....... such as tubas. and polka. 

But then others would think the zydeco and accordian stuff that gets my feet to tapping is totally over the top obnoxious.
 

With respect       Tubenit 

[Ritchie200]

Some stuff just doesn't register with me at all
 

EXACTLY!!!  There is Tubenit's stuff and there is the good stuff - MY stuff!  

Yeah, and that's what makes these little contests so cool!  For example, I've seen Joe Bonamassa's name come up several times here but I've never looked into his stuff.  I clicked on a link someone posted on this thread and WOW!  I gotta get some of his stuff!  I'm sure everyone is tired of me posting stuff about Randy Hansen (especially 'Nit-the-hater...), but I think a couple of folks posted that they had never heard about him until they saw my post and were blown away - that's cool!

The science of attraction is fascinating.  You would think there would be consistent parallels. For example: Doug and I absolutely love Beck, Marshall Tucker, Hendrix.  I think Gary Hoey - surfer guitarist - is really cool.  He doesn't register with Doug.  You would think that with all the other musical things in common, Hoey would fall right in.  But nope.  'Nit and I pretty much like the same stuff too.  But 'Nit is an absolute hater on Ritchie Blackmore - which really makes me question his sanity, manhood, and first and foremost - his choice of beer.  But I digress.  GroudhogKen and I are spot on with our musical interests, which makes me wonder if he is stalking me....  I think it is interesting seeing what kind of music impacts people.  Sometimes I discover something, sometimes I just shake my head.  It's always a neat learning experience for me.

I drive my wife absolutely crazy with "my" music.  A few years ago, we went to a huge George Straight festival with ten some odd performers, a few days later we saw Les Miserables, a few days later the St. Louis Symphony, a week later Boston/Journey/Styx, about a week later an Italian opera, and then a few days later (by myself) Ozzfest.  She thinks I am nuts since the only thing she liked was LeMiz, George Straight, Journey, and Styx.  I thought it was the coolest musical month and a half I'd had in a long time!

Cheers!  
Jim

PS 'Nit - what the heck is a Tele?

[tubenit]

Jim,

About that Tele vs Strat thing .................

You can tell which one is really the "better" guitar by watching the guitarists in the bands.  The guitars that aren't that great are the ones they usually smash, break and then throw into the audience because they don't like them and don't want to keep them.

Have you ever heard of that being done with a Tele?   

(actually my personal Tele has strat pickups) 

Tubenit

[Willabe]

About that Tele vs Strat thing .................
Have you ever heard of that being done with a Tele?  

HEY NOW!   Where's a dawg-gone moderator when you need one?    

To each his (or her) own.        

And BTW, Joe Walsh has said Page's "Stairway" solo sounds like a Paul to him, not a Tele, he did give Page his 1'st Paul.

    
                                       Brad                    

[tubenit]

Brad,

It's just a thing that Jim and I do ribbing each other. 

There are yrs of history between us going back to a post regarding throwing guitars and amps into the audience. We've been at it ever since.
 

This is a yrs old respectful feud between us. I actually have plans to share a Shiner Bock with him in St. Louis next time I get up there. He's become a worthy "adversary" and a friend to boot! I just have trouble keeping up with his clever and witty comments. But then I wasn't abducted by aliens or had the vulcan mind melt that he claims either.
 

Totally just in fun. I think strats are great guitars and have built several for friends.

With respect, Jeff

[Willabe]

tubenit, I'm sorry, I was just foolin around too. I used to own an ASAT Tele.  

I know from reading past post's you 2 are good friends.  My fault. I ment no disrespect to any one.

I changed it a little.


               Brad        


          

[tubenit]

Hey, please put the Tele insults back in your post they were hysterical!!  Jim will get a kick out of em!

I got a huge grin and chuckle out of reading those.  And if only my strat insults are on the table, then I win (I think).

 

Best regards, Tubenit

[Ritchie200]

"Respectful feud"?  "Friend"?  Where on earth did you EVER get that idea?!?!?!?

Ya know, it's a little cold here in St. Lou.  I could use some firewood. Hey 'Nit, would you happen to have some?
Sheesh, like taking candy from a baby....

[Willabe]

Hey, please put the Tele insults back in your post they were hysterical!!  Jim will get a kick out of em!

     You mean when I said.....

" I never say anything about those thin, plinky sounding, low sustain, soul-less, scurge of the universe and I forgot to say....  As "Van the Man" sang, "you can take all the tea in China and put it in a big brown bag for me, sail it right round the world and throw in the deep blue sea", insert --tele-- for --tea--, off-balanced, uncomfortable and too short feelin, makin your pickin hand and forearm fall asleep, while it's hangin off your neck and shoulder, which is why Beck took a --BELT SANDER--       to his, after realizing Leo was right when he fixed his own design mistake, after hearing so many players tell him "my arms falling asleep", only to keep a strat as his main girl in the end, with the pickup switch where the volume pot should be, all of which is why I ---used--- to own one but don't any more, even though Vince Gile is one of my favorite players of all time, I need to catch my breath, tele's. And I never will say."

Is that what your asking me to put back up?  


No, I don't think I should put that back up.                  


Like I said, to each his own and here's another, one man's ceiling is another man's floor. I'm just pullin your chain, if you like'm/love'm I truly wish you the best and many years of enjoyment from playin it!  

Besides I'm giving up gittar for this             Gonna be a ZydaCajun-Blues man, Ieeee!  


              Brad, "Gimme one of these    any day", Willabe                    
  

[tubenit]

Yikes, I forgot about Townsend!       Oh wait, ........ he's not from around here is he?

Zydeco, huh??   I lived in New Orleans, DeRidder, Bossier City and Monroe ........... Louisiana.

My step grandfather was Willie Bourgeois! I dated Loretta Ledeaux.  I eat crawdads!  Can I zydeco too if I bring my Tele?

 

Jeff

[RicharD]

The only thang that comes to mind is "The Sister".

Up Above My Head

[Willabe]

Zydeco, huh??   I lived in New Orleans, DeRidder, Bossier City and Monroe ........... Louisiana.
My step grandfather was Willie Bourgeois! I dated Loretta Ledeaux.  I eat crawdads!  Can I zydeco too if I bring my Tele?

Man, you lived in New Orleans! I've got to go some day. Yes you can Zydico too, you probley play it better than I do, since you lived down there.  

That's a great name for a woman, would make a great song title! Your grandfathers name, another great sounding name, seems like I've heard that name before, was he a musican?

There was a resterant up by me for a while that was called "Crawdaddys". BIG place, must have been able to seat 200 or more. Great food,  deep fried gattor, crayfish ettoufe, red beans and rice, gumbo, ect. Loved it! Took my wife back there one day and it was gone.        

They had a seperate bar with little tables that held 100/150, and where bringing up Cajun and Zyeco bands from Louisiana. I was there one night and a women named (I'm not gonna get this spelling right) Cheril Cormea, the cajun Queen, was playin there. She plays cajun squeeze  box, and man can that women play. IMO, she can play as good as any one I ever stood on stage with and I've been lucky enough to sit-in with and play for some realy good Chgo. blues men.

When the band came down to take a set break, I started talking with the guitar player (I forgot his name, good player) turns out he went to HS with Sonny Landreth and was good friends with him. Anyway, I droped a few names and he let me sit-in with Cheril. She took a liking to me and we traided phone #'s. She'd call when they were coming to town and I'd go and see them and play some.

Then she called and said she was comin to town and needed a guitar player for a few gigs in and around Chgo.       When and where do you want me!          I took who would become my wife with me and we had a great time.  

She offered to hire me for a 45 day 35 gig/trip, something like that, up the east coast and up into Canada, but I turned her down.

I did'nt want to mess up, too much wine, women and song on the road. I'm glad I stayed home and got married. If I was a little younger and was'nt in a relationship, I would have gone in a heatbeat.

There was talk of Cheril and her husband puting me up for a while till I saved some money and got an apt. for my self in Louisiana.

Eh, all past history, I'm starting to tell stories like my father, must be gettin old.


             Brad            


                                

[Willabe]

The only thang that comes to mind is "The Sister". Up Above My Head

Buttery, I love that, thanks for posting that link. Not only can she sing, but look at her tearin up that SG.

My wifes gonna love her too.

        Brad       

[RicharD]

My flavorite part of that solo, and the reason I posted in this thread is because she does a good solo, but she obviously feels she can do better so she says, "Let's do that again," then she flippin tears it up.

[Madison]

Who else?
Buckethead Best Live Solo

Here is another solo performer I like
Andres Segovia - Asturias

I could watch those first two guys all day.

Oh wait,you were asking for solos or leads?

Ok ok.
Listening.
These are a few that kind of get my goat.

Gilmore has way to many
Time - Pink Floyd + Lyrics

SRV too
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Riviera Paradise

But this one....really gets to me.....no matter how you rate them!
The song is just so damn well written.
The Beatles - Something

Too many to list.
I really like everything I have seen/heard on this thread.

Oh, and I'll play any ol geetar. They each have their own personality, inspiration, purpose, and place.
Which one do I prefer?
Ask me next week.

[Megachunk]

For me? One person only. No one can make me feel more emotions in one solo than this man.

[Fresh_Start]

Guys - thanks for sharing links to all that great music. 

Unfortunately for the rest of you, Doug nailed it with "Machine Gun" in Post #3.  I've been trying to think of an alternative, but that is far and away the most passionate, emotionally awesome guitar solo I've ever heard.

The closest "runner up" I could think of was another live offering from Jimi:  Wild Thing at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967.  Maybe not the most emotional "solo" exactly.  A masterpiece of technical guitar playing it is not, but no one put more emotion into their performance.  Does the solo at 4:10 of Part 1 sound like "Strangers in the Night" to anyone else?  Jimi was so excited he did a backwards somersault shortly before making love to his amp and then burning that beautiful Strat painted by The Fool.  No wonder Pete Townsend refused to go on stage after Hendrix!

After all, tubenit asked for "most emotional" - not most beautiful or technically amazing...



For another really emotional performance at Monterey, you might want to check out Janis Joplin's "Ball and Chain".  I love the point in the film where the camera pans to Momma Cass who is sitting in front of the crowd with her mouth wide open.

Chip

[EL34]

Oh yeah, Janis at Monterey.

Not a guitar solo but awesome!

[tubenit]

I saw Janis Joplin at the New Orleans Pop Festival. She came on at midnight with her glass of Southern Comfort. Quite a show!

Tubenit

[TIMBO]

Hi guys,I don't know about you guy's but i'm a wantabe and its these unique people that sets the bar high and i do believe that its a good thing. These are my emotional solos.Thanks


Gary Moore - The Prophet

 Gary Moore - The Messiah Will Come Again

Gary Moore: RIP

[Willabe]

Oh man I for got about this!      

Might not be #1, but it's gotta be in the top 10?

Larry Carlton Live at the Baked Potato.


              Hope you like it, Brad    


http://youtu.be/cOeB4oANTVg]http://youtu.be/cOeB4oANTVg]

Or this one too?  That other guys pretty good, huh?        

http://youtu.be/2PmckSlLevQ]http://youtu.be/2PmckSlLevQ

[EL34]

Here's some very short clips of my fav's

HORRIBLE Guitar Players! OUCH!

[LooseChange]

My vote is for Larry Carlton - Emotions wound us so.

[tubenit]

I listen to Larry Carlton and FourPlay (he's in that band too) more than any other music. Been that way for yrs now for me. Just liking the more mellow warm tone.  I like him more with FourPlay than his playing alone, FWIW.

Tubenit

[Shrapnel]

A mostly forgotten band in the US, the original version of the song was done in 1979. (remade decades  later by a new lineup for the band.)

http://youtu.be/knCqXsF6HNw

The Soulful solo starts about 3:27

[Ritchie200]

Madison,

I was incredibly fortunate to see Andres Segovia back in....I think it was 83 or 84.  I think it was his last US tour before he died in 87.  He played at Powell Symphony Hall here in St. Louis, where the St. Louis Symphony plays.  It has PERFECT acoustics.  It seats about 2600 and was a sellout.  He came out and just sat on a chair in the middle of the stage - and you could hear EVERYTHING, it was amazing.  This was also back when every doc and anyone else who thought they were important had a beeper (I would also say drug dealer, but I don't think any were there that night...).  Well, Andres announces his next song and it started out with a very quiet passage.  All of a sudden someone's beeper went off.  He stopped, stared at the offender who was doing acrobatics to try and silence it.  He then gave a very audible sigh, composed himself, and started over.  Well, wouldn't you know it, at almost the same point in the song someone else's beeper goes off.  Andres stops again and looks up with a really irritated look on his face.  Everyone is holding their breath just horrified.  And then with his thick accent Andres slowly said, "You know....there is a place you can put that..."  And then he started cracking up.  The whole place erupted in a standing ovation!  There were no more interruptions!  The concert was absolutely amazing.  It was like different stories told on the fretboard - just unreal.  The crowd brought him back for three encores and then almost a fourth - but he came out and just bowed.  The girl I was dating at the time was originally from Chile.  When I brought her home and told her parents where we went, I found out they were very good friends of Segovia and he used to stay with them when he performed in Chile.  Had they known, they could have arranged for me to meet him!  AAAAUUURGGHHH!  I'm sure I would have done a Chris Farley/Paul McCartney scene...  "Uhhhhhh...Do you like Ritchie Blackmore?"  It's probably just as well...

Jim

[simonallaway]

You've got some great stories Jim. You ought to be writing a memoir!

[HotBluePlates]

Every time I read the title of this thread, I can't help but bust out laughing...

I get a mental image of a guitar guru on stage and ready to rip into his "emotional solo" but then he's so overcome he bursts into tears. He regains his composure, and is about to launch a blizzard of emotional notes, then bursts into tears again.

Somewhere on the 'net there's gotta be a spoof video like that.

"... D-minor; the saddest of all keys..."

[HotBluePlates]

Okay, so I have my own entry. I've been working on a new angle lately, playing with a thumbpick (never played strict fingerstyle before). I have one good Jerry Reed song about 97% down... This will be the next one I tackle.

I'll call this an "emotional solo" because Jerry is playing the entire song by himself... But while this particular version doesn't mirror Ray Charles' version, Ray's piano style obviously heavily influenced Jerry (he covered soooo many of Ray's song's). I'd say this is something akin to a piano-approach to playing a song unaccompanied.

Enjoy "Careless Love".

Jerry Reed-Careless Love

[tubenit]

Very cool tune!  Very tasty playing and singing.  I liked it!  He was quite a player.

With respect, Tubenit

[bigsbybender]

For me, it's SRV's "Little Wing".  I actually hadn't heard it until the announcement that he had died in a helicopter crash over at Alpine Valley. I really connect his version of that song to that event, and realize how much we had all lost.

I often get flamed for saying this, but he was the only person that could take a Hendrix riff and make it better! My opinion, does not have to be yours........

j.

[Ritchie200]

I often get flamed for saying this, but he was the only person that could take a Hendrix riff and make it better! My opinion, does not have to be yours........

j.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.....  Playing on the up-beat on (what seemed like) every single song and covering (?) JH does not put you into the same creative universe as JH.  My goodness man, that's like saying a Bigsby is in the same elite league as a Strat wammy, or that surf music is somehow above the level of rap, or that the Beatles were in any way, shape, or form, influential to any music beyond the 60's, or that a Tele is actually a real guitar!  Have you gone MAD!!!!

Jim

[bigsbybender]

Actually the best thing that SRV did was to remove all the "Moonbeams and Unicorns" lyrics...

I wish I could get the Masters from Hendrix's benefactors and make his an instrumental too.

[six el six]

Thou shall not take Jimi's name in vain. Or else, ETERNAL DAMNATION! (with no unicorns or moonbeams whatsoever)

Dude, seriously, dude.