Crawldaddy
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Hmm.
My take on guitar solos is that especially in the rock context, you have verses and choruses and solos, all part of the structure of a song.
My viewpoint is that a solo is strategically used to provide the listener with a period of time within a piece of music to take a break from a vocal singing out words or lines.
Of course in different genres, a 'solo' is used to different effect, some players out there use a solo as a period of 'expression', be it just wanking away, or really using an economy of notes to bring an idea across in the most straightforward manner possible.
A solo could be used to raise or decrease the tension within a song, or to bridge maybe two differnt riff ideas, time signatures e.g. Money by Pink Floyd is played in 7/4 timing during the verse, but during the 2 inter-linked solos the timing is in 4/4.
This is the reason why whenever I write a song, sometimes it may not need a solo, or maybe tehre are two... there's so much to play about in a song structure, but I always try and make it simple so that a listener won't be confused regarding the progression of the song.
Simplicity also gives me the excuse to NOT wank away, but play something simple and effective :wink:
My take on guitar solos is that especially in the rock context, you have verses and choruses and solos, all part of the structure of a song.
My viewpoint is that a solo is strategically used to provide the listener with a period of time within a piece of music to take a break from a vocal singing out words or lines.
Of course in different genres, a 'solo' is used to different effect, some players out there use a solo as a period of 'expression', be it just wanking away, or really using an economy of notes to bring an idea across in the most straightforward manner possible.
A solo could be used to raise or decrease the tension within a song, or to bridge maybe two differnt riff ideas, time signatures e.g. Money by Pink Floyd is played in 7/4 timing during the verse, but during the 2 inter-linked solos the timing is in 4/4.
This is the reason why whenever I write a song, sometimes it may not need a solo, or maybe tehre are two... there's so much to play about in a song structure, but I always try and make it simple so that a listener won't be confused regarding the progression of the song.
Simplicity also gives me the excuse to NOT wank away, but play something simple and effective :wink:
