Most underrated guitar solo

[Neutral Corner]

Lindley's lap steel work is so damn good, and he really shines on "Redneck Friend" and "Mercury Blues". The guy could play anything with strings. I caught him solo at City Stages, a downtown festival here. It was just Lindley and a Turkish drummer who played the talking drums. Lindley was playing blues and slide on an Oud and a Saz.

Oud

Saz

He's out there playing the "Peanut Blues" on these with this funkyass drummer and still lighting it up, it was fabulous. That was part of my guitar weekend at City Stages, I caught David Lindley, Doc Watson, Johnny Winter, and Leo Kottke all in one weekend.

 

[Huggy]

Lindley's lap steel work is so damn good, and he really shines on "Redneck Friend" and "Mercury Blues". The guy could play anything with strings. I caught him solo at City Stages, a downtown festival here. It was just Lindley and a Turkish drummer who played the talking drums. Lindley was playing blues and slide on an Oud and a Saz.

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Saz

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He's out there playing the "Peanut Blues" on these with this funkyass drummer and still lighting it up, it was fabulous. That was part of my guitar weekend at City Stages, I caught David Lindley, Doc Watson, Johnny Winter, and Leo Kottke all in one weekend.

That's a damn good weekend. Never saw Lindley but El Rayo-X is a great, eclectic album and not just because of Mercury Blues, one of the greatest covers ever.

 

[Neutral Corner]

I bless City Stages. I saw so many acts there that I never expected to play Birmingham, as well as great young acts on the way up before they became known. It was a weekend party, and we'd grid out who was on what stage when and migrate, or we'd get there early and stake out a really prime spot and camp there all day, depending on the schedule. Nine stages running from Friday night to Sunday night, big names and small. All kinds of music as well, it was eclectic as hell. We'd go from Cajun dance to Klezmer to blues. It went belly up years ago, and I really miss it.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

It's not as famous as what he did at the RRHoF or on "Purple Rain" but the solo Prince plays on "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" (my fave song by the great man) is ****ing great, fits the song perfectly.

This is the perfect ****ing song. The second verse, in particular, is damn near an out-of-body experience. And then he shreds for a minute to end things. Nobody should be able to do any of these things and this guy did all of it all the ****ing time.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

I've been on a Nuno Bettencourt/Jake E. Lee kick since the Black Sabbath farewell. Nuno is the best living guitarist and it's not close. His solo in "Rise" from Extreme's latest album is the greatest solo since "November Rain." I swear this ****er levitates during the solo (starts around 2:25).

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

Jake E. Lee, meanwhile, should have been infinitely bigger if not for his self-destructive traits and, especially, the bad luck of crossing that ***** SHAROOOOOON Osbourne by demanding he get writing credits for Bark at the Moon. His comeback effort basically came and went without much attention about 12 years ago, but this absolutely shreds (even if it's heavily borrowed form Bark at the Moon). The finishing kick is incredible.

 

[Mr._Graybeard]

Southern Culture on the Skids is an incredibly fun band, but frontman Rick Miller is no joke.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Y'all have covered a lot ground. Unmentioned is Jason Isbell's work and even John Mayer's playing with Dead & Company.

And a whole lot of bluegrass guys led by Billy Strings.

 

[FileNotFound]

Y'all have covered a lot ground. Unmentioned is Jason Isbell's work and even John Mayer's playing with Dead & Company.

And a whole lot of bluegrass guys led by Billy Strings.

Point of order: I mentioned Isbell in the second post.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Point of order: I mentioned Isbell in the second post.

I condemn myself and will listen “Live from the Ryman, Vol. 2” as penance. After Night 1 of Dead & Company at Golden Gate Park, which I’m livestreaming.

 

[MisterCreosote]

Has anyone mentioned Zappa’s Watermelon in Easter Hay?



Also, Vito Bratta (of White Lion) is criminally underrated. So much better than his band deserved. The solo on Wait is an all-timer:

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Y'all have covered a lot ground. Unmentioned is Jason Isbell's work and even John Mayer's playing with Dead & Company.

And a whole lot of bluegrass guys led by Billy Strings.

I’ll take 50 bluegrass and country guys before I’d consider most of the rockers.

A few years ago, Fender put out a video with a bunch of its contracted players performing an all-guitar version of the Game of Thrones theme. A bunch of rockers ...

and one country guy named Brad Paisley, who buried all of them.

Call me when a rocker masters chicken picking.

 

[da man]

I'll take 50 bluegrass and country guys before I'd consider most of the rockers.

A few years ago, Fender put out a video with a bunch of its contracted players performing an all-guitar version of the Game of Thrones theme. A bunch of rockers ...

and one country guy named Brad Paisley, who buried all of them.

Call me when a rocker masters chicken picking.

Exhibit A:

 

[DanielSimpsonDay]

I'll take 50 bluegrass and country guys before I'd consider most of the rockers.

A few years ago, Fender put out a video with a bunch of its contracted players performing an all-guitar version of the Game of Thrones theme. A bunch of rockers ...

and one country guy named Brad Paisley, who buried all of them.

Call me when a rocker masters chicken picking.

Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, now Motley Crue

John 5 can play anything

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

John 5 can play anything

Here’s John 5 playing an acoustic Hello Kitty guitar.



He says his inspirations were Roy Clark and Buck Owens on Hee Haw, and he prefers Telecasters. If he ever records a country album, it will be amazing.

 

[justgladtobehere]

"Get on it."

 

[Slacker]

Billy Joe Shaver was a damn good time.

 

[Mr._Graybeard]

 

[Mr._Graybeard]

The chicken pickin' reference reminded me of a guy from Milwaukee named Greg Koch.

 

[Huggy]

Billy Joe Shaver was a damn good time.

Quality honky tonk raver here