Members Acid Test Posted January 20, 2010 Members Share Posted January 20, 2010 1 - Take every Malmsteen song and write its name on a piece of poster board.2 - Grab a dart..Whatever you hit, even if you hit 2 of them by some miracle, that's the one that sucks the most... Make the world a better place, Punch Yngwie Malmsteen in the face. (Moderator Note: Fictional fantasy that should not be taken as any type of serious threat. Nor do I condone preemptive physical violence of any type.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaVenCAD Posted January 20, 2010 Members Share Posted January 20, 2010 Really?? Malmsteen wrote GREAT songs that were only ruined by his solos?Im not much of a Yngwie fan (I only like a few of his instrumentals) but I dont really see how he fits into this category. Mostly because his songs are one long, run-on solo.. Remove his lead and some of the songs are good.. It's all that wankery that kills em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Maess Posted January 20, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 20, 2010 I think some of the songs brought up have solos that are an acquired taste (like Niel's stuff) what I am going after are more songs with just plainly awful solos. I would have to agree regarding Slayer though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Floortom Posted January 20, 2010 Members Share Posted January 20, 2010 Mostly because his songs are one long, run-on solo.. Remove his lead and some of the songs are good.. It's all that wankery that kills em. Well Im not deeply acquainted with Yngwie's catalogue but I have a different opinion. I bought his "Best of" 10 years ago. I wansnt aware of any of his music so just picked it up to see if it appealed to me. Other than the instrumentals, all of the songs were highly generic pop-metal--intro, verse,chorus,verse,chorus, bridge, solo, chorus END (possible outro solo). I didnt hear anything resembling a great song or any run-on soloing. I dont think there is any more soloing on there than your typical Ozzy album for instance. Again, my opinion is based on a limited sample size but I just cant agree with you here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted January 20, 2010 Moderators Share Posted January 20, 2010 Comfortably Numb:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elazul Posted January 20, 2010 Members Share Posted January 20, 2010 Comfortably Numb:rolleyes:Oh, c'mon! Both those solos are classics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sxyryan Posted January 20, 2010 Members Share Posted January 20, 2010 Well Im not deeply acquainted with Yngwie's catalogue but I have a different opinion.I bought his "Best of" 10 years ago. I wansnt aware of any of his music so just picked it up to see if it appealed to me.Other than the instrumentals, all of the songs were highly generic pop-metal--intro, verse,chorus,verse,chorus, bridge, solo, chorus END (possible outro solo). I didnt hear anything resembling a great song or any run-on soloing. I dont think there is any more soloing on there than your typical Ozzy album for instance.Again, my opinion is based on a limited sample size but I just cant agree with you here. He has mad skills for sure. But any of the songs I hear from him lack any real depth, dynamically. He takes so much (as far as chord structure) from classical music, and is lacking in the most important area. Could I do the things he does? No. And I can respect that, but his music dulls my senses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Maess Posted January 20, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 20, 2010 Oh, c'mon! Both those solos are classics! Hence the eye roll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lowbatt65 Posted January 20, 2010 Members Share Posted January 20, 2010 Remove his lead and some of the songs are good.. It's all that wankery that kills em. I'm hoping you mean his guitar lead... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members johanneswiberg Posted January 20, 2010 Members Share Posted January 20, 2010 The Free Bird bashing is very surprising to me. For me, I'm just waiting for the awesome solo. It's just a long sit till that looong climax finally arrives and drones on like a hurricane for years. It rules. (IMHO) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dparr Posted January 20, 2010 Members Share Posted January 20, 2010 To me, Symphony for the Devil has one of the wimpiest solos ever. That great song deserved so much more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members benzem Posted January 20, 2010 Members Share Posted January 20, 2010 Thunderstruck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members undergod12 Posted January 20, 2010 Members Share Posted January 20, 2010 Jambi by Tool wins it for me. A wonderful odd time signature song ruined by an icepick-in-the-ear solo. From the interviews I've read on the making of the album, they worked hard to capture that specific godawful tone. I have seriously considered attempting a remaster of that song using a negative envelope follower to reduce the volume of the solo. Solo starts @ 4:15 [YOUTUBE]Hbkyz5tNbWk&feature=related[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ak47dragunov Posted January 20, 2010 Members Share Posted January 20, 2010 I just can't stand AC/DC solos, other than YSMANL. Sometimes I get the feeling Angus just solos because every AC/DC song is required to have an 8 bar blues solo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members roygbiv Posted January 20, 2010 Members Share Posted January 20, 2010 Helter Skelter. Never let your bassist play lead guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elazul Posted January 20, 2010 Members Share Posted January 20, 2010 I don't think anyone's ever failed as hard as Mccartney did on that "solo"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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