Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey as we discuss our favorite guitar solos. Listen to the episode below or download directly (right click and "save as").
Show notes:
- Occasional chiming in from CC intern Lily
- Rolling Stone recently released a top 100 solos list
- Phil likes the long jammy solos
- Solos can go along with a riff or go off on crazy tangents
- Steely Dan used many guitarists
- Jay used to be into '80s speed guitar
- Vinnie Vincent went way over the top
- Charlie Sexton was a guitar prodigy who went on to play in Dylan's band
- The greatness of early Dire Straits
- Tough to narrow down our lists
- Appreciating Billy Idol
- Eagles bad, Joe Walsh good
- Terry Kath could rip
- So many great Jimmy Page solos
- The vast and weird catalog of Frank Zappa
- Billy Corgan has many excellent solos
- Kim Thayil was an unconventional soloist
- Bowie worked with many great guitarists: Mick Ronson, SRV, Belew, Earl Slick, Reeves Gabrels
- Townshend's solo on "I Can See for Miles" is simple but intense
- Fun weirdness from Focus on "Hocus Pocus"
- Phil's #10 is a tie
- Roger Hodgson of Supertramp was better known for playing keyboards
- Many hidden gems in the Who catalog
- Jay's #10: Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age
- Phil's not a fan of mosh pits
- To be continued
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