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Author:  paigan0 [ Thu Aug 25, 2016 10:47 am ]
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Getting caught up....
Alan with the Lifeson! Alex (he lets me call him "Alex" 8-) ) doesn't get near the love and attention that Geddy and Mr. Peart get(he won't let me call him "Neil"). Rush! :twisted:

And Alan and Steve A. remind us not to forget Jeff Beck! Ever! He's actually listed as number one on most of these lists of "top melodic (rock) guitarists." I know so many other guitar player legends who count Beck as an influence.

Also, I love the OTHER Beck, Beck Hansen, who I saw twice in Sendai Miyagi before the earthquake, tsunamis, and general Apocalyptic doom stuff, back in '99 and 20000. He puts on a great live show with his band and plays a million instruments, a few bad-ass and a few poorly, but all fearlessly (my model in that regard--the many instruments poorly yet fearlessly!)

Here he is, playing a parody of an 80s guitar solo.


And then Rob Martino with the Steve Rothery! Another fine Steve player! (and not to mention the melodic jammeister Steve Adelson himself, and Steve Hackett, and ....I'm noticing a trend here. ) I've never heard of Marillion in my life and I immediately thought "Dream Theater," and then changed my mind. I really liked the snippets in the video, so I looked them up:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marillion
Quote:
Marillion /məˈrɪljən/ are a British rock band, formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, in 1979. They emerged from the post-punk music scene in Britain and are credited with creating a bridge between the styles of punk rock and classic progressive rock,[4] becoming the most commercially successful neo-progressive rock band of the 1980s.[5] They have sold more than 15 million albums.
Good stuff! Thanks, Rob!

For Mike Kemp: hit the share button on the Youtube video and copy the link that looks like this:
Code:
https://youtu.be/VgTM8TNZGo4

and then put the Youtube2 tags around it.

You'll notice that you could just truncate this other style link to make it match the format, but that's too much work. Just hit share, copy and paste, highlight and hit Youtube2 tag.

Old style that you had to remove the "s" from https on:
Code:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgTM8TNZGo4


Mike's awesome jamming video:
Author:  paigan0 [ Thu Aug 25, 2016 10:54 am ]
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Keith wrote:
Oh that's right - forgot Eric Johnson - thanks Jayesskerr

I know, right? He should have been in my top 5 right from the start!

Jayesskerr wrote:
There are so, so many important players in regards to "soloists". I feel like y'all missed a bunch of really important ones... I have a new favourite every day haha

Steve Morse, Marty Freidman, Paul Gilbert, Yngwie Malmsteen, Danny Gatton, Brian Setzer
Tommy Emmanuel, Tuck Andress, Les Paul, Joe Bonnamassa, Ritchie Blackmore, Joe Pass, Lenny Breau, Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Gambale, Steve Vai, Jason Becker, Tony MacAlpine, and Guthrie Govan. Ooo don't forget Mike Stern, Shawn Lane and Allan Holdsworth. Steve Howe, Greg Howe and Jeff Healy. Colin James. Lenny Breau.

Miles Davis doesn't seem to get much mention in these parts, but where I went to school it was required listening and Study material; his "So What" solo is a masterpiece. Charlie Christian and Wes Montgomery need some kind of mention...

I notice country music and rockabilly doesn't get much traction here either...

Chet Atkins, Danny Gatton, Brian Setzer, Jerry Reed, the Hellecasters, Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Brent Mason all worth mentioning...

My favourites; J.S Bach and N. Paganini

Lol there are so, so many great players of past and present...
Scott, you're so right on all your points and all of those greats. Also, [hits head]Country music--and what about bluegrass???

Like I said at the beginning, almost all the Great Greats belong in this list, but some stick out more than others as just mellifluous melodic masters of melody.

Looks for some blue grass (help me, Obiwan Stick Forum!)...

Googles...trust in the Google...
[Un-embeds The Osborne Brothers - Bluegrass Melodies-- because Google was wrong!!!]
https://youtu.be/LexuWQ9hAG8

Wait! This is much better!
An amazing bluegrass cover of "Rocket Man".
Author:  gpoorman [ Thu Aug 25, 2016 11:12 am ]
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Just to stay on the Metheny train for a sec ... here are two great soloists for the price of one. First Lyle Mays on synth followed by Pat on the Roland GR-300 guitar synth in what has always been one of his most epic solos.
Author:  AnDroiD [ Thu Aug 25, 2016 12:09 pm ]
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...And the hair!...
Author:  bachdois [ Thu Aug 25, 2016 12:42 pm ]
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Best guitar solo on a rock band I've heard so far: Steve Rothery on a Marilion album that had just the songs released on the B side of their singles. can't remember the name of the song, but the album was "B sides themselves." And I can totally
Remember every note of that solo, after more than 20 years since I lost that vinyl.
From then on, it was Bill Evans, Miles, Cannonball... On the double bass: Red Mitchell! Always! Still! Did you know he had his double bass tuned in 5th's? That's what make his solos so incredible. I considered it for a while... I see a pattern here ;)


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Author:  paigan0 [ Thu Aug 25, 2016 2:52 pm ]
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gpoorman wrote:
Just to stay on the Metheny train for a sec ...

I could ride that train all day, Glenn! I really have you guys to thank for introducing Pat Metheny to me!

gpoorman wrote:
...here are two great soloists for the price of one. First Lyle Mays on synth followed by Pat on the Roland GR-300 guitar synth in what has always been one of his most epic solos.
Also as a fellow keyboard player, I appreciate you bringing the sweet keyboard melodic love. I'm/we're obviously biased, but nothing says melody like the keys! And damn--that was really, really sweet stuff. I played it twice in a row and then left the room and listened again. That's somewhat hilarious to me that this was going on while I was listening to Steve Perry (another Steve!) and Journey. At 6:40, I might have hurt myself with some air keys, and I had an eargasm. :o Good stuff!

Since you broke the seal on the keys, I shall bring you the whammy clav! Which I'll post now! The time is right and the moment has been Made. I present to you the wondrous melodic fury and awesome beauty that is The Whammy Clav.

And it's jammeister, Wild Lachy Doley's Solo on a Super Rare Whammy Clav - Castlebar Clavinet:

God damn!

Alright, let's take it back a notch and get funky!

Use Me (Bill Withers) - The Lachy Doley Group - LIVE AT MITCHELL CREEK 2015
Author:  Jayesskerr [ Thu Aug 25, 2016 3:11 pm ]
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Don't forget guys that aren't virtuosos;

Jack White from the White Stripes, Kurt Cobain from Nirvana, and Jerry Cantrell from Alice In Chains... Tony Iommi did some cool stuff too.

But here, check THIS guy out, he's awesome (In my opinion!) Johnny Marr (One of my favourite guitar players!) Sooooo good...
Author:  paigan0 [ Thu Aug 25, 2016 3:46 pm ]
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Jayesskerr wrote:
Don't forget guys that aren't virtuosos;

Jack White from the White Stripes, Kurt Cobain from Nirvana, and Jerry Cantrell from Alice In Chains... Tony Iommi did some cool stuff too.


As for Jack White, if you've ever been to a sporting event--oh, anyplace on the planet, especially Europe and Japan--you might've heard a few thousand people chanting this little melody:



I've shared this before, but this is very relevant (and extremely cool!):

Jack White teaches Jimmy Page and The Edge how to play Seven Nation Army


Adds: 7 Nation Army has over 100 million views! Wow!
Author:  nashorn [ Fri Aug 26, 2016 12:32 am ]
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Has Jeff Beck been mentioned yet?
Author:  JRJ [ Fri Aug 26, 2016 11:43 am ]
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I like this one a lot for melody and soloing; John Mc Laughlin: "Unknown Dissident"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgonZUPqImg

I last saw JMC a few years ago and he opened with this song. Gary Husband on keyboards
and a bass player with gloves :|... Gary Husband stole the show 8-).

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