TOP 20 STRANGEST GUITAR SOLOS OF ALL TIME

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Rick Beato

Rick Beato

2 жыл бұрын

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@Theopholly
@Theopholly Жыл бұрын
Rick Beato is a better guitar player than I am but I absolutely destroy him at air guitar…
@chrislane3228
@chrislane3228 Жыл бұрын
Yeah? So, what? I destroy him at air drums.
@ApolloBassGuitar
@ApolloBassGuitar Жыл бұрын
He may be a better bass guitarist, however he is not the bass hero
@deanmasini9768
@deanmasini9768 Жыл бұрын
omg, that's hilarious and I totally agree. Love hearing him talk about music and crack up watching him look goofy 😂.
@TheFullKanani
@TheFullKanani Жыл бұрын
Rick’s one of the few people better at real guitar than air guitar 😂
@bakerbrown6
@bakerbrown6 Жыл бұрын
He’s got that move: the Bobblehead 😂
@nothingmuchado
@nothingmuchado 2 жыл бұрын
The Robert Fripp solo in David Bowie's "Fashion" is one of the top ones for me. I saw an interview with Fripp where he basically thanked Bowie for letting him play... that.
@KPJohnson
@KPJohnson 2 жыл бұрын
When I saw the video this solo was my first thought. That song blew my mind as an impressionable 13 year old and I have tended to prefer solos like that ever since.
@QuickEyedSky
@QuickEyedSky 2 жыл бұрын
Voilà. Fripp. And Steve Howe. And ughhhh Richard Pinhas!
@marcelogarciasoto9860
@marcelogarciasoto9860 2 жыл бұрын
I was about to comment the same
@NickGeraldPeterson
@NickGeraldPeterson 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely expected this solo on the list, also thought Rick would refer to the #20 Andy Summers solo as a Fripp ripoff; a "Fripp-off" if you will. In my attempts to learn it, my transcriptions always were titled, "Fripp Insanity Interval Rip"
@carlodave9
@carlodave9 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly. Crazy fast, quasi-scales noodling is not strange to me at all. In fact they sound conformist. It's the solos that are minimalist, dissonant, off-beat, but perfectly fitting that are the real miracles of creativity. No Fripp? No Belew? GTFOH! Even early Devo managed more outlandish, rule-breaking solos than half of what's on this list.
@grandwazoodebris1015
@grandwazoodebris1015 2 жыл бұрын
I love Jeff Beck because he can show up on the strangest list, play beautiful singing things like Cause We've Ended as Lovers or The Final Peace, play rockabilly, and just rock hard & obnoxious too. Always capable of surprise. I also love the Zappa Shut Up & Play Your Guitar albums, fun to see him here. All on the list was fun. The Yes Trevor Rabin thing reminded me of King Crimson from kind of similar vintage for some reason (Discipline-Beat--3 of a Perfect Pair). Belew & Fripp could've made this list somewhere for sure.
@judgegarry
@judgegarry 2 жыл бұрын
When I began playing electric vinyl records were king and I wore the grooves out of Jeff Beck Truth, Clapton Blind Faith and Led Zeppelin.(Not to mention the Stones, etc)
@MisterWade74
@MisterWade74 2 жыл бұрын
I think Jeff Beck played the weird "ugly" solo in 'Private Dancer' by Tina Turner, written by Mark Knopfler.
@rufus_mcdufus
@rufus_mcdufus 2 жыл бұрын
I'd add Adrian Belew's ending solo on David Bowie's "Boys Keep Swinging" . I'd also add John Sykes' solo on Whitesnake's "Still Of The Night" which is just incredible but also melodically quite complex.
@byrddog2364
@byrddog2364 2 жыл бұрын
Adrian Belew could have filled up half of the video. “The Great Curve”, “Elephant Talk”, “Guernica”, “Drive”, “I Wonder” are all great examples
@rogercudney6466
@rogercudney6466 2 жыл бұрын
@@byrddog2364 Pink Rose...
@humanactivated1017
@humanactivated1017 2 жыл бұрын
Same with king Crimson and David Bowie fashion
@OAlem
@OAlem 2 жыл бұрын
What about Reeves Gabrels? His work on Bowie's Earthling is unlike any guitar sound, especially Seven Years In Tibet. It sounds like what Tom Morello is trying for.
@haydenwalton2766
@haydenwalton2766 Ай бұрын
awesome top three. some of my favorites
@seste87
@seste87 Ай бұрын
Is Bulls On Parade a guitar solo? It sounds like when Tom takes the jack out of the guitar and touches it with his hand to make a squealing sound, maybe with some whammy pedal added. I don’t actually think you need a guitar to play that solo, just the instrument cable.
@daveoberhelman5485
@daveoberhelman5485 Ай бұрын
What often makes Matthew Sweet's "Girlfriend," "Altered Beast" and "100% Fun" albums great, aside from the songwriting, are the guitar parts by Richard Lloyd, Robert Quine and Ivan Julian. They may not provide the three qualifications Rick holds for "strange" solos, but they're so unique and may run through entire songs on those albums.
@daveoberhelman5485
@daveoberhelman5485 Ай бұрын
And he's right: He could have chosen any of Frank Zappa's solos on "Shut Up and Play Yer Guitar"; my pick is "Cagey Cretins."
@JayRod711
@JayRod711 Ай бұрын
Larry lalonde of Primus has some of the strangest/greatest solos.. .. same can be said of Robert Fripp of King Crimson 🤘
@PepeAtreides-s3b
@PepeAtreides-s3b Ай бұрын
Diary of a Madman…1st time I heard it I was like WTF…then proceeded to rewind and play it over and over and over again RIP Randy
@jeholmberg7065
@jeholmberg7065 Ай бұрын
The first one, by Andy Summers, is just Monk on electric guitar.
@kencobb4037
@kencobb4037 2 жыл бұрын
Z Z Top's "La Grange" is the first "weird" solo I remember hearing, and after all these years, it still strikes me as very strange. Let's just make the whole solo pick harmonics! Awesome!
@meekrob
@meekrob 2 жыл бұрын
That whole song is pretty weird. No chorus, only two verses...
@ashcustomworks
@ashcustomworks Ай бұрын
A standout in the "what were they thinking" category has to be Don't Lose My Number by Phil Collins. The scene in the video where the guy asks him who's playing guitar and he name drops Daryl Stuermer, who then rips into a god awful solo that he surely wishes didn't have his name plastered on every time the video plays for the next fifty years... Harsh perhaps, but that's my reckon.
@KenThompson-nq6ik
@KenThompson-nq6ik 23 күн бұрын
Take any solo by Pat Metheny on Ornette Coleman’s Song X. More unique than all those 20 put together, and far more complex musically x 1000
@mauroborin941
@mauroborin941 Ай бұрын
I love the superweird solo by Phil Manzanera in China my China by Brian Eno
@ignaciolois
@ignaciolois Ай бұрын
Robert Fripp's solo on Eno's Baby's On Fire
@andreasomenzi5194
@andreasomenzi5194 15 күн бұрын
grande Rick !!! Grandi Soundgarden e Guthrie Allan Jeff 👏👏👏👏👏
@Zilmayjaink
@Zilmayjaink 10 күн бұрын
Rick you should really do a sequel to this, or even consider making it a series there are plenty of suggestions already here. My nominee is Misunderstood by Dream Theater
@HeartOfLightning
@HeartOfLightning Жыл бұрын
Some of Rick's videos feel like you're just hanging out in a music shop with a guy who seems to work there but just shows you all the cool stuff he's found.
@MirkoReaper
@MirkoReaper 9 ай бұрын
Same vibes here dude!...
@TheTrendDoctor
@TheTrendDoctor 9 ай бұрын
Definitely he will be fun to hangout with
@UryneCayne
@UryneCayne Ай бұрын
That’s exactly why I am attracted to this channel, it feels exactly like that.
@rikvanhorn9714
@rikvanhorn9714 Жыл бұрын
How you managed to list 20 strange guitar solos with none of them by Robert Fripp astounds me.
@CHodgy
@CHodgy Жыл бұрын
Agreed, but Fripp never got played on radio or TV like the rest of em
@TheRoadhammer379
@TheRoadhammer379 Жыл бұрын
It's his list, it's not your list. Opinions vary.
@evansteidtman962
@evansteidtman962 Жыл бұрын
@@CHodgy do you ever hear Heroes by David Bowie on the radio?
@CHodgy
@CHodgy Жыл бұрын
@@evansteidtman962 I know! As soon as I typed I remembered
@sargentoinkwinson4888
@sargentoinkwinson4888 Жыл бұрын
@@CHodgy Um, Heroes by Bowie was quite a big hit. And that solo is influenced by the Oblique Stratagies.
@SteveHuffer
@SteveHuffer Ай бұрын
When Rick Beato is looking bewildered and playing wild air guitar, you know you're in trouble.
@allisonwestbrook4171
@allisonwestbrook4171 2 жыл бұрын
I don’t understand how Adrian Belew didn’t make a single appearance. His work with Bowie, Talking Heads, and King Crimson is a total master class in “outside the box” guitar work, ESPECIALLY, when it comes to solos. Just listen to Bowie’s live version of Station to Station.
@nathanchampionmusic
@nathanchampionmusic 2 жыл бұрын
I second that your honour 🎶🎶🎸
@zaraak323i
@zaraak323i 2 жыл бұрын
I came here to say this. You also forgot his tenure with Frank Zappa. Anyone that's played with Zappa should probably be on this list. I'm happy that Elliot Easton got some love, I think he's underrated. I've always loved that Andy Summers solo, just _because_ it's so WTF? I really do agree with this list.
@pierenricobonalumi7850
@pierenricobonalumi7850 2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. His solo on Elephant talk (and the one of Robert Fripp) is brutal
@alexleontin
@alexleontin 2 жыл бұрын
...and those solos with Talking Heads (Remain in Light, just to mention one)
@Copaceticness
@Copaceticness 2 жыл бұрын
We will be having none of that elephant talk here. (No, I agree.)
@kenlawdavis1742
@kenlawdavis1742 2 жыл бұрын
Robert Fripp has written and played some "impossible" solos with King Crimson, from the 70s until recently when he announced his retirement.
@DM-sy4hg
@DM-sy4hg 2 жыл бұрын
I have really tried to listen to him. I just don't get it. I don't like his playing at all.
@frankeec
@frankeec 2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking of the ‘banjo’ solo on Sailor’s Tale as a weird but magical example.
@roddmcleodable
@roddmcleodable 2 жыл бұрын
Sheltering Sky, Baby on Fire, Sailor's Tale.... any of those should make this list
@zendisciple3737
@zendisciple3737 2 жыл бұрын
The one on the Album Red, that is like 2 notes for 2 minutes....
@Ratmatia
@Ratmatia 2 жыл бұрын
@@zendisciple3737 fallen angel
@n.miller907
@n.miller907 2 жыл бұрын
I would also say that the 1966 song "Eight Miles High" by The Byrds has some of the weirdest soloing going on. There certainly wasn't anything like it during that era.
@joaquinlezcano2372
@joaquinlezcano2372 2 жыл бұрын
Finally someone mentioned it
@kenkoellner9421
@kenkoellner9421 2 жыл бұрын
Definitely the ORIGINAL strange guitar solo.
@jamesrowland2170
@jamesrowland2170 Ай бұрын
No Robert Fripp?
@johnadams4808
@johnadams4808 19 күн бұрын
Or a Micheal hedges. The guitarist from another planet. The alternate tunings alone, let alone the guitar notation invented to put him on paper.
@defilcj
@defilcj 16 күн бұрын
Or Adrian Belew...
@gabrieledavolio
@gabrieledavolio 15 күн бұрын
He's on another championship...over all other guitarist👍
@richardreinertson1335
@richardreinertson1335 Жыл бұрын
I've always been fascinated by Alex Lifeson's guitar solo in "Limelight." It sounds so eerie and otherworldly.
@mattbailey7049
@mattbailey7049 Жыл бұрын
Epic song and solo!
@edwardx.winston5744
@edwardx.winston5744 Жыл бұрын
The best solo, by far, of Lifeson’s entire career, was the lead from “Free Will.” Somehow both an utterly raw emotional outburst and a statement of musical sophistication, “Free Will” also features his best use of effects and his most epic structural climax. That show-stopping transition from the 6/8 lead break into the 4/4 pre-chorus near the end is a moment of sublime beauty that moves me every time I hear it. I’m not sure a bastardization such as the “progressive rock single” should even exist, but “Free Will” was Rush’s best argument against that bias. It is easily the best sub-six-minute song of their four-decade run.
@egg979
@egg979 Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah
@jamesmurray6883
@jamesmurray6883 Жыл бұрын
i also think his solo at the 3.35 mark on Spirit of Radio is really unusual. I'm not sure it would really be called a solo but it's an abrupt, radical shift in the song's rhythm and timbre, leading into two additional slightly less jarring shifts and a final reprise of the song's opening section.
@glitchmon
@glitchmon Жыл бұрын
@@edwardx.winston5744 I love the Freewill solo. Alex gets the crown for making his guitar sound like Godzilla! Go ahead.... try to listen to Freewill without hearing Godzilla's ROAR! You can't do it. It is now forever implanted in your brain. You're welcome ;o)
@LL-vy5bj
@LL-vy5bj 2 жыл бұрын
ANY solo by Adrian Belew could fit on this list. Fantastic guitarist with an incredible resumé who still somehow often flies under the radar.
@lamecasuelas2
@lamecasuelas2 2 жыл бұрын
I had the solo from Larks' part 4 as a ringtone and surprisingly i never got tired of heating that
@gregwixted
@gregwixted 2 жыл бұрын
His solo on Talking Heads, Born Under Punches from their Remain in Light album.
@peterz4427
@peterz4427 2 жыл бұрын
Elephant Talk!
@DidactDude
@DidactDude 2 жыл бұрын
The Great Curve
@kaewonf8
@kaewonf8 2 жыл бұрын
I'll throw in "Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club
@stephenyatesacoustic
@stephenyatesacoustic 2 жыл бұрын
I reckon Adrian Belew's solo from "Elephant Talk" should have been included if only for its weird sound. (though his note choices weren't exactly ordinary either.)
@herbyverstink
@herbyverstink 2 жыл бұрын
that solo rules!
@alexandremello6913
@alexandremello6913 2 жыл бұрын
Great call!
@davidhuther9965
@davidhuther9965 2 жыл бұрын
I expected his "modem solo" from Born Under Punches to be in this list
@robh9079
@robh9079 2 жыл бұрын
King copy-write-strike....
@randymurphy
@randymurphy 2 жыл бұрын
Yup - How he missed that one in a collection of "All Time" solos is almost sacrilegious.
@boasdubbelman
@boasdubbelman 11 күн бұрын
Hey Rick, another amazing and inspiring video. Something that came to my mind, was to give Jimi a spot with his Castles made of Sand solo. But then again, where do you draw the line with all the beautiful music in this world 🎼? Okay gotta go now and play my guitar now! Cheers
@richc8936
@richc8936 2 жыл бұрын
Another vote for Vernon Reid and "Cult Of Personality." All his solos really remind me of Coltrane's "sheets of sound" technique from his later years.... which is a HUGE compliment for any guitarist. I remember that song dropping in the middle of an era of sound-alike glam metal and it blew my teenaged mind!
@paulsalinas1524
@paulsalinas1524 2 жыл бұрын
When it first came out, there was nothing in my world that sounded even remotely close to it. It was like, "What is this dude even doing? Does he even know how to play? Whoa! That was epic! Genius!"
@jimford7649
@jimford7649 2 жыл бұрын
Yep, Vernon Reid immediately came to my mind, too. Any number of his solos could fit here. Can't say I like all of them, but I do admire the guy for trying something different.
@breizoid4719
@breizoid4719 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@spodey8484
@spodey8484 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly what came to mind for me too 👍
@thomaslutro5560
@thomaslutro5560 2 жыл бұрын
Agree. On Vernon Reid being weird and wonderful at the same time, I might suggest the intro to Information overload, though.
@plynbass1292
@plynbass1292 2 жыл бұрын
Would love to see you do a feature of King Crimson, maybe even an interview with Robert Fripp. I met him many years ago, he was was very courteous and brilliant.
@ferleiva7080
@ferleiva7080 2 жыл бұрын
His solo in Brian Eno's ''Baby's on fire'' should have been on this list.
@brucewalker7865
@brucewalker7865 5 ай бұрын
@@ferleiva7080 Absolutely!
@BrundleFlyXP
@BrundleFlyXP 8 ай бұрын
Anything by Vernon Reid of Living Colour could be in this list. Took me a while to get used to his style but now I love it.
@johnpenner2632
@johnpenner2632 2 ай бұрын
Hell yeah!
@paulsingleton8012
@paulsingleton8012 2 ай бұрын
Came here to comment the same thing.. I agree!
@rossfitzgerald6596
@rossfitzgerald6596 Ай бұрын
@@paulsingleton8012 exactly- me too. should be #1.
@chrischilton8455
@chrischilton8455 Ай бұрын
Same. Cult of Personality. Crazy fast and off kilter
@jdweinmann1
@jdweinmann1 Ай бұрын
also Dave Fuzcynsky with Screaming Headless Torsos or pretty much anything he plays.
@willrue
@willrue Ай бұрын
Two strange guitar solos Robert Fripp's on Eno's "Baby's on Fire" Robby Krieger's slide on The Doors' "Moonlight Drive"
@rikk1546
@rikk1546 12 күн бұрын
Some might say that Fripp's coolest solos are found on early Eno albums. "St Elmo's Fire" and "Blank Frank" are arguably more unique and unhinged than anything on a Crimson album.
@thpeter
@thpeter 2 жыл бұрын
Adrian Belew needs a mention, especially for his solo in The Talking Heads’ “Great Curve”
@dust4magnet
@dust4magnet 2 жыл бұрын
Yes! I thought Belew for sure would be in this list. Many of his solos are brilliantly oddball.
@UjwalAroor
@UjwalAroor 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah exactly or the dial up telephone solo on born with punches
@georgesonm1774
@georgesonm1774 2 жыл бұрын
yes! or the one in KC's Elephant Talk!
@thpeter
@thpeter 2 жыл бұрын
@@Enneque absolutely! I saw him live with the Bears. Phenomenal show! “Big Electric Cat” etc. No one sounds like him!
@jamesdignanmusic2765
@jamesdignanmusic2765 2 жыл бұрын
His work on Laurie Anderson's "Sharkey's Day" is worth the price of admission, too.
@andrewpappas9311
@andrewpappas9311 2 жыл бұрын
Honestly, whenever I think of strange solos I always go with Larry LaLonde's playing with Primus. Like, the stuff he plays on My Name Is Mud, Jerry Was A Race Car Driver, Wynona's Big Brown Beaver and pretty much everything he does in Primus is so weird but it fits the vibe of the band so well. As for other players, George Harrison on The Beatles' All You Need Is Love is a bit of an oddity as well but I still really like it
@krazykchaos6088
@krazykchaos6088 2 жыл бұрын
Couldn't say it better myself. Primus' whole catalog is just a library of unique solos, weird phrasing, offkey and offbeat descending and ascending climbs
@mosesgarner2404
@mosesgarner2404 2 жыл бұрын
I thought of 'Ler too!!!
@mauro12mdp
@mauro12mdp 2 жыл бұрын
I know nothing about LaLonde but judging from his playing style, there must be something not in place inside his head. And that makes it more cool
@robzilla69
@robzilla69 2 жыл бұрын
I agree 100%
@MrAKbass
@MrAKbass 2 жыл бұрын
This Btw. Larry, he has the ability to create solo's that are both weird AND catchy and that's imho a pretty amazing feat.
@Jacobcob90
@Jacobcob90 2 жыл бұрын
Let's not forget about Adrian Belew. The stuff he did with King Crimson back in the 80s was insane. Super exciting contrast to Fripps style. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🚀
@davidehrobat8950
@davidehrobat8950 2 жыл бұрын
I'd also suggest to check his work with Talking Heads: The Great Curve has one of the strangest and most badass solo ever.
@grahamhannah2108
@grahamhannah2108 2 жыл бұрын
Adrian Belew and Robert Fripp are both absolutely geniuses on guitars.
@elusivelectron
@elusivelectron 2 жыл бұрын
I agree. I also feel like you can't have this list without Larry LaLonde from Primus. My contribution would be Professor Nutbutter from Primus.
@roguecheddar7545
@roguecheddar7545 2 жыл бұрын
In my mind I thought Rick was going to pick anything by Adrian Belew as number one, but alas we settled for Jeff Beck :) lol
@jerryeberts
@jerryeberts 2 жыл бұрын
Adrian was in Capt. Beefheart's Magic Band, was he not?
@MikeCannon-xj1bi
@MikeCannon-xj1bi Ай бұрын
Graham Coxon's soloing is unlike anyone else. The solo on Coffee and TV is on the edge of disaster the whole time and the tone is incredible,. He says that he fights the guitar. Rick you need to give him props!
@jazzco.4827
@jazzco.4827 Жыл бұрын
Adrian Belew should be in this list, a lot of his solos are crazy af
@SgtFloofy
@SgtFloofy 11 ай бұрын
TRUTH! His solos are weird but in a great way
@Terminus1962
@Terminus1962 11 ай бұрын
I could not agree more, except that besides Rush, Rick never seems to mention Steve Howe very much. That guy had extremely crazy guitar solos. I guess progressive rock is not held in high regard in Rick's circle.
@kristiangartner4155
@kristiangartner4155 11 ай бұрын
Adrian Belew on KC Elephant Talk
@alianmontreal8593
@alianmontreal8593 11 ай бұрын
Adrian intro and solo on Mister heartbreaker ( Sharkey's day) with Laurie Anderson !!!! not only it's weird but it's candy for the brain.
@EricBBarker
@EricBBarker 11 ай бұрын
I feel like Adrian is in this list in spirit so many times. A good 50% made me think “Oh, he’s doing Belew” or “Oh, he’s doing Fripp”!
@tedfero3320
@tedfero3320 2 жыл бұрын
It's great to see the love for Frank Zappa. He was such an incredible guitarist and for some reason slips under so many peoples' radar.
@petermuller161
@petermuller161 2 жыл бұрын
The meandering and complex nature of Zappa tunes can be a bit… much.
@zman890
@zman890 2 жыл бұрын
@@petermuller161 I’ve been listening to Frank for 35 years and I have no idea what you’re talking about. Lol Hes definitely an acquired taste.
@michaelrobinson529
@michaelrobinson529 Ай бұрын
Never got frank zappa.
@toucantango1
@toucantango1 Ай бұрын
Because the Zappa music itself is rather strange at times(well.....most times.)
@cjg6364
@cjg6364 2 жыл бұрын
Lots of strange solos from Adrian Belew and King Crimson - Elephant Talk comes immediately to mind. And speaking of King Crimson, Robert Fripp's Satori in Tangier is definitely "out there".
@walrus0972
@walrus0972 2 жыл бұрын
My go to for odd guitars is Scary Monsters.. Go TEAM FRIPP~!!! Word~!!!
@fernandodebiase2239
@fernandodebiase2239 2 жыл бұрын
And the weird solo on Sailors Tale from Islands.
@talastra
@talastra 2 жыл бұрын
Satori in Tangiers for sure :)
@joedyer502
@joedyer502 2 жыл бұрын
Belew for sure.
@RedwoodGeorge
@RedwoodGeorge 2 жыл бұрын
Saw Belew in concert - man were there some strange sounds coming out of his guitar! (In a good way, of course)
@Art4DSoul
@Art4DSoul 9 күн бұрын
The list is fine but you may have to do another list that would include Steve Wilson, Ty Tabor, Larry Carlton, and Eric Johnson.
@plasticsoundwavecult
@plasticsoundwavecult 2 жыл бұрын
How did you miss Robert Fripp’s solo on “Fashion” by David Bowie? I believe Andy Summers worked with him before the Police.
@willkomnath2560
@willkomnath2560 2 жыл бұрын
This was the first solo I thought of!
@aaronmanzer3451
@aaronmanzer3451 2 жыл бұрын
KC is a blocker. So i dont think RB really cares to show case them.
@kingkeefage
@kingkeefage 2 жыл бұрын
@@aaronmanzer3451 King Crimson has no say so whatsoever concerning the Bowie catalog...
@karlzosel1464
@karlzosel1464 2 жыл бұрын
It's obvious Summers' solo is totally inspired by Fripp as are many dissonant solo's in this clip. And he is not mentioned? Weird.
@rodjones117
@rodjones117 2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact - Fripp and Andy Summers both come from my home town in England, and my aunt (who gave me my first guitar) was in a band in the 60's with Summers and Zoot Money (a well-known jazz pianist in England). Greg Lake, of KC and ELP, was also from the same area, which is how he met Fripp (presumably).
@gsantoyo8899
@gsantoyo8899 2 жыл бұрын
I was totally disappointed you left out Adrian Belew and Robert Fripp. Everything they did was unique.
@valterbarberini
@valterbarberini 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly, they deserve their own episode.
@davpat2112
@davpat2112 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed on both and Baby's on Fire should have 100% been on here, one of the most out there, ahead of its time, solos. Which one by Adrian? Gun Man with Bowie? It's a pick anything deal with Adrian I guess. Rick, I am very disappointed these two revolutionary guitarist were not on here. Nels Cline as well for that matter. Love you Rick.
@asmrdadbod2483
@asmrdadbod2483 2 жыл бұрын
Indeed, Fripp has done many interesting thing, notably requiem from king crimson.
@circattle
@circattle 2 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, (as he has explained previously), Rick can't use anything by Robert Fripp as he gets instantly hit with the copyright banhammer.
@WhiskerBiscuit1
@WhiskerBiscuit1 4 ай бұрын
​@@circattle Boooooo!
@CoolCoverBro
@CoolCoverBro 2 жыл бұрын
I think having something from Adrian Belew (King Crimson, Talking Heads, Zappa, David Bowie) would be worth looking at. I feel like he’s criminally underrated for the acts he’s been involved with.
@squirtlesquad28
@squirtlesquad28 2 жыл бұрын
was gonna say it’s a crime his solos on Remain in Light are nowhere to be seen
@brendanoshea1472
@brendanoshea1472 2 жыл бұрын
He’s one of those “musician’s musicians.” He’s criminally underrated for a reason, I think. Same thing goes for Ty Tabor and Ian Thornley. Both guitar masters and nobody’s ever heard of ‘em…
@consulentecomunicazionestr3072
@consulentecomunicazionestr3072 2 жыл бұрын
To me, one of the best guitarist. Innovation, originality ever. To go beyond.
@consulentecomunicazionestr3072
@consulentecomunicazionestr3072 2 жыл бұрын
@@brendanoshea1472 musicians'musician? No, my friend. I lightly disagree. Who played with Bowie, Talking Heads, King Crimson is not a musicians'musician. He's a musician for evoluted ears. He researches ever something more, something new, something that go beyond the same old song. To me, one of the GOAT
@toniearl3497
@toniearl3497 Жыл бұрын
Adrian Belew on Thela Hun Ginjeet (King Crimson - Discipline, 1981). There's a live version on YT...amazing to see how he works with feedback.
@svartmetall
@svartmetall Ай бұрын
For Zappa, I would recommend 'Them Or Us' played as loudly as your speakers/neighbours will permit...the feedback control on that track is just insane.
@josephcalabrese2220
@josephcalabrese2220 Ай бұрын
How about fifty fifty from Zappa?
@zachleary108
@zachleary108 2 жыл бұрын
Theres a real Miles Davis philosophy to all these...."you gotta learn to play inside before you can play outside" - all these guys can play inside if they wanted but instead chose some weird notes to make it oddly perfect. Great idea for a list, Rick! (and PS - I think Adrian Belew should have been on this list. The master of stunt guitar)
@RockinRobbins13
@RockinRobbins13 2 жыл бұрын
Zappa really couldn't play inside. He had no sense of rhythm, was always trying to make some obscene jokes that didn't quite work, was his own worst enemy all wrapped up in a freakin' genius workaholic. He could twist a phrase or a guitar with equal virtuosity.
@trickfinger1177
@trickfinger1177 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly, i think john frusciante said the same thing once: ‘you have to learn the rules to be able to break them with finesse’
@HalfHeartedFanatic
@HalfHeartedFanatic 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, I'm a little bit mad that Adrian didn't make this list.
@mwfmtnman
@mwfmtnman 2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking these all had a jazz feel in the sense of expressing angsty emotion,
@Hevvvyyy
@Hevvvyyy 2 жыл бұрын
That reminds me of Josh homme since he has weird but badass guitar riffs as well as solos
@pite9
@pite9 2 жыл бұрын
Fripp's last solo on Starless (King Crimson) is glorious. After the sax solo. Really intense. Fripp really have the gift to set the mood.
@caelenselke-minogue
@caelenselke-minogue 2 жыл бұрын
Fripp is objectively underrated... possibly my favorite guitarist.
@manuafee
@manuafee 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly! Fripp was forgotten here.
@chairmankaga101
@chairmankaga101 2 жыл бұрын
It’s too bad anytime anyone posts any Fripp anything it gets taken down. Although he could’ve tossed up something Belew.
@PaulTheSkeptic
@PaulTheSkeptic 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, every time he said "All his solos are weird." which was quite a few times, I thought "Here is comes. Robert Fripp." But it never came. I also thought Syd Barrett could go on this list.
@guitarjag1
@guitarjag1 2 жыл бұрын
King Crimson blocks everything
@hyamsosnow3973
@hyamsosnow3973 2 жыл бұрын
My suggested addition: Robert Fripp's solo in "Sailor's Tale" from King Crimson's 'Islands' album. Completely unique.
@cluelessbaj9563
@cluelessbaj9563 2 жыл бұрын
You could just pick any Robert fripp solo and it would fit right in
@matthewcoombs3282
@matthewcoombs3282 2 жыл бұрын
I thought of a few weird but beautiful Fripp solos as well. My favourite of his is "St Elmo's Fire" on Brian Eno's "Another Green World". Sounds like the electrical storm it is meant to be describing in the lyrics. Wonderful.
@lamecasuelas2
@lamecasuelas2 2 жыл бұрын
I kind of agree but i think that some.of His most Out there playing Is with His work outside Crimson, Bowie, Talking Heads, Eno. league of gentlemen. You name It. No For the weird solos he had my Man Adrian Belew
@lamecasuelas2
@lamecasuelas2 2 жыл бұрын
@@matthewcoombs3282 yeah! Did you even hear the solo from Disturbed Being? Its from another Eno álbum and it's from what i like to call, His super sherd era
@stefangeoffrey
@stefangeoffrey 2 жыл бұрын
I agree 100% here but I think Fripp stuff always gets blocked :( Hopefully this will change soon, would love to hear RB's insights.
@rockzilla5150
@rockzilla5150 Ай бұрын
Allan Holdsworth was on a different level.
@Pbnj1379
@Pbnj1379 2 жыл бұрын
Eliot Easton is terribly underrated. He’s a phenomenal player who always served the song.
@youmothershouldknow4905
@youmothershouldknow4905 2 жыл бұрын
Contrary to Rick’s assessment, this Easton solo isn’t weird; it’s perfect.
@jimdixon3470
@jimdixon3470 2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking "This is a new wave George Harrison special" as I listened to the Easton solo (which I've heard a million times, of course).
@loubandiera
@loubandiera 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, exactly. I don't find that solo strange at all. It outlines the chord changes perfectly, and then throws in that cool kinda rockabilly double-stop bit at the end. I played this song with my band and it was really fun to learn the solo.
@daveseesmovies
@daveseesmovies 2 жыл бұрын
Love this solo. “Shake it Up” is a classic, too.
@davidgeisler9885
@davidgeisler9885 2 жыл бұрын
@@Wizardofgosz I don’t think this list is meant to be negative as such. “Weird” in this context means “very different” but not in a bad way. He says he likes them
@PaulParkinson
@PaulParkinson 2 жыл бұрын
Surprised there was no Fripp in the list. What he did on Bowie's Scary Monsters album was beyond fabulous - let alone his Crimson stuff!
@jaiji
@jaiji 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah - Fripp really ought to be on that list.
@jonathanroberts8981
@jonathanroberts8981 2 жыл бұрын
By the criteria here, “St. Elmo’s Fire.”
@patmil8314
@patmil8314 2 жыл бұрын
He was my first thought when I saw the title
@MrBrianBogus
@MrBrianBogus 2 жыл бұрын
The solo on Sailor's Tale is stranger than everything on this list.
@MyTsullivan
@MyTsullivan 2 жыл бұрын
His solo o. “Ashes to Ashes” would be great.
@vetteazul5114
@vetteazul5114 2 жыл бұрын
The "Just What I Needed" solo is one of my favorite solos of all time. I don't consider it that crazy though, as it is very "tasty" and fits so well. I was really expecting Vernon Reid's solo from "Cult of Personality" to be on this list, though.
@TheHawk3007
@TheHawk3007 2 жыл бұрын
The fact that Reid did not back down from having a Hendrix tribute in his shows says a lot. To me, anyway!
@toddpeterson2992
@toddpeterson2992 2 жыл бұрын
Eliot Easton's middle name is Tasty.
@georgejeffries3566
@georgejeffries3566 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed. That solo is beautifully melodic, and certain notes are expertly accentuated. I don’t think of it as crazy or odd.
@dbe2700
@dbe2700 2 жыл бұрын
Correct. Strange inclusion.
@Bob.Silverstein
@Bob.Silverstein 2 жыл бұрын
💯
@denisbainbridge4813
@denisbainbridge4813 Ай бұрын
I love Rick's confounded expressions whilst running through these solos. Kind of reminds me of Beaker from The Muppets when he senses that something bad is about to happen to him.
@cactuslog
@cactuslog Ай бұрын
Best part of the video-cracked me up😂😂😂
@kmancrx
@kmancrx Ай бұрын
I love that you used the word "whilst"
@denisbainbridge4813
@denisbainbridge4813 Ай бұрын
@@kmancrx Thankst😀
@ajmania7692
@ajmania7692 2 жыл бұрын
I would personally add "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead. Jonny Greenwood absolutely kills it with 2 mind-boggling solos.
@whitestplayer3014
@whitestplayer3014 2 жыл бұрын
Same here, that solo have it all when it comes to weirdness like strange tone and effects, atonality and the syncopated bends. So strange it wasnt included here!
@manum9851
@manum9851 2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking exactly the same while watching the video. Maybe not for top 10, but I missed to see it in the list.
@seidelswitcher
@seidelswitcher 2 жыл бұрын
@@whitestplayer3014 I was waiting for it too.
@patchoulicyanide
@patchoulicyanide 2 жыл бұрын
This song and Cult of personality would be my +2
@andrewpappas9311
@andrewpappas9311 2 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, Jonny is definitely up there for odd solos but I still love his playing
@adamsvideos1
@adamsvideos1 2 жыл бұрын
Some great picks! Belew on "Elephant Talk" would be a great addition. This is all rock stuff, though - a lot of free improvisors traffic in strangeness on a daily basis. Anything by Derek Bailey or Sonny Sharrock is stranger than anything on this list. Fred Frith, Nels Cline.. plus many many younger musicians too.
@realobama1100
@realobama1100 2 жыл бұрын
He cant include KC because it would be striked
@KeeperOfPoops
@KeeperOfPoops 2 жыл бұрын
@@realobama1100 he did get blocked by king crimson once in one video and he made a stream about it
@bernab
@bernab 2 жыл бұрын
I agree about Adrian Belew, Fred Frith, etc
@bernab
@bernab 2 жыл бұрын
I respect Rick Beato. But I knew he would use examples of those groups. I wouldn't expect for example a guitar solo of those giants or musicians from other countries. For example, Ángel Ontalva and October Equus.
@djgrovemiller
@djgrovemiller 2 жыл бұрын
Would love to see Primus make it on some of these lists. Larry Lalonde has some pretty out there solos
@sicfrynut
@sicfrynut 2 жыл бұрын
you'd think that in pursuit of strange solos one would immediately think of primus. they made strange awesome.
@minibuns5397
@minibuns5397 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah what a miss. Larry is really TF out there. Primus sucks.
@Quantum_Zebra
@Quantum_Zebra 2 жыл бұрын
Primus sucks!! totally agree
@Pinkycarruthers
@Pinkycarruthers 2 жыл бұрын
Hellbound 17 1/2 is a recommendation - My Name Is Mud, Jerry Was A Racecar Driver too for mainstream singles. They all have strange left field solos that still really work well.
@tacocat737
@tacocat737 2 жыл бұрын
You're the guy from the hamburger train, right?
@crazedzealots
@crazedzealots 2 жыл бұрын
That's fun seeing Rick who is a masterful guitarist himself playing air guitar and geeking out to his favorite weird solo's of all time. Never change Mr Beato we love ya for your intense and unyielding passion for music.
@TheLateBoyScout
@TheLateBoyScout 2 жыл бұрын
Can’t have a “strange guitar solos” list without Buckethead! Glad you included him. I remember seeing Buckethead play with Primus in the late 90’s. That dude blew my mind!
@ohiorunwithme
@ohiorunwithme 2 жыл бұрын
Anything Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead) Just, Paranoid Android, to name 2 that stand out. Anything Nels Cline (Wilco) Impossible Germany**, One Wing
@CHARLESAUVET
@CHARLESAUVET 2 жыл бұрын
i.e: look at my pfp
@thiagofreitas4409
@thiagofreitas4409 2 жыл бұрын
Buckethead is the king of strange guitar solos.
@buzzcrushtrendkill
@buzzcrushtrendkill 2 жыл бұрын
Buckethead is in his own guitar world. Hence why he is much better being a solo artist.
@nitedreamer23
@nitedreamer23 2 жыл бұрын
Good ones! Especially Nels Cline’s.
@dvzaccari
@dvzaccari 2 жыл бұрын
Any Robert Fripp solo should be on this list. The one he does on Sailor's tale is a great example.
@hexzerorouge6361
@hexzerorouge6361 2 жыл бұрын
...and maybe some of Adrian Belew's as well. Elephant, Dinosaur, basically any animalistic song would do 😉
@magnuszetterqvist5936
@magnuszetterqvist5936 2 жыл бұрын
Amen!👍😘🇸🇪
@matthewhenry122
@matthewhenry122 2 жыл бұрын
I think Andy Summers was trying to channel Fripp in Driven to Tears (think Fashion by David Bowie).
@guy_incognito
@guy_incognito 2 жыл бұрын
@@matthewhenry122 Yes, good point -- although I think his best "fripp-ism" is Mother. 🙂
@KurtColville
@KurtColville 2 жыл бұрын
Amen! And from "The Night Watch" (who else could ever come up with that?) and "Starless" (weeds out the impatient listener).
@MrNeosantana
@MrNeosantana 2 жыл бұрын
I would love to see a sequel like "ANOTHER 20 strange guitar solos". Because let's be honest, it's the strange ones that drive innovation in the instrument and there are sooooo many interesting pieces.
@zaraak323i
@zaraak323i 2 жыл бұрын
Well said!
@porkbelly0713
@porkbelly0713 2 жыл бұрын
and there are so many others that could be included. C'mon Rick we need a part two to this asap
@ccelik97
@ccelik97 2 жыл бұрын
@@porkbelly0713 I too would like this to turn into a series. Like, put together 5-10 more like these every few months and see how much more influential they'll be, especially for the younger audiences (not to mention the new players & bands on the internet).
@stilldisorder
@stilldisorder 2 жыл бұрын
Well said! I love all of these videos, but this one spoke to me on another level.
@porkbelly0713
@porkbelly0713 2 жыл бұрын
@@ccelik97 I also would like to see this, and not just a part two. This has been some kind of great discussion on this topic. I am subscribed so it will pop up for me if he does another one
@IcarusNadir
@IcarusNadir 2 жыл бұрын
Allan Holdsworth was such an incredibly unique guitarist, often times overlooked.
@michaelgaboardi9817
@michaelgaboardi9817 2 жыл бұрын
Honestly possibly the greatest single note improviser of all time. I’d put Allan’s playing up against Coltrane, Cannonball, Brecker, literally anyone
@JAG214
@JAG214 2 жыл бұрын
Agree
@jonasbernstein2560
@jonasbernstein2560 2 жыл бұрын
Totally.
@QueenToKingOfSpades
@QueenToKingOfSpades 2 жыл бұрын
@@michaelgaboardi9817 I disagree, probably also the most interesting use of unique chord voicings.
@dominickstavola1062
@dominickstavola1062 2 жыл бұрын
Agree. His solo on 'In the Dead of Night' is one of my all-time favorite solos
@sammydavej
@sammydavej 2 жыл бұрын
Always loved that sitar-guitar solo from Do It Again, Steely Dan. And several of Fripp’s solos on Bowie’s Scary Monsters.
@deanhedin1615
@deanhedin1615 11 күн бұрын
I was thinking, "Man - if Beato doesn't place Jeff Beck in here somewhere then he is out of his freakin mind". Thankfully I was rewarded in the end :) My faith in you has been re-enforced!
@AngelVivaldi
@AngelVivaldi 2 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for Buckethead, Zappa and Vai to pop up in that Top 10! Well done as always. A notable mention, if I may! "The Battle of Bob" by my dear friend Mattias Eklundh. Absolutely gorgeous and bizarre piece of guitar music.
@bobjohnson2392
@bobjohnson2392 2 жыл бұрын
Shreeeeeeed!
@MrBossei
@MrBossei 2 жыл бұрын
Yes! Mattias Eklundh should absolutely be on the list.
@magnuszetterqvist5936
@magnuszetterqvist5936 2 жыл бұрын
Amen!👍😘🇸🇪
@jonasjensen8001
@jonasjensen8001 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. Most of IA’s playing is weird and pure technical playfulness. He could easily make the list. Not sure he’s that well known outside of Scandinavia (orJapan) though..
@CASNY4METAL
@CASNY4METAL 2 жыл бұрын
love that Rage, pain killer, YES, five, just all brilliant
@Spuzzmacher
@Spuzzmacher 2 жыл бұрын
Glad to see Jeff Beck getting recognition for being the best guitarist from whatever planet he came from. I wasn’t sure if you were going to go with sidetracked painter Syd Barrett for his avant-garde sprawling guitar-noise collages throughout his catchy little pop tunes. They sound like noise at first, but upon further review, a great deal more interesting.
@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy
@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy 2 жыл бұрын
Allan Holdsworth, the solo from "Devil Take the Hindmost' on the Metal Fatigue album is really weird and on of my favorite solos.
@bethtucker5797
@bethtucker5797 2 жыл бұрын
3 Sheets To The Wind
@paulwally9007
@paulwally9007 2 жыл бұрын
Atavachron is my favourite album of his.
@wozadamada
@wozadamada 2 жыл бұрын
With K2. Album Book of the Dead. Track Infinite Voyage. Typical Allan, brilliant!
@MrPyroguru
@MrPyroguru 2 жыл бұрын
Was thinking the exact same solo!
@sdingeswho
@sdingeswho 9 күн бұрын
I’ll second at least one other commenter: Surprised none of Vernon Reid’s stuff (Living Color) made the list, especially some of that weirdness in “The Cult of Personality”! Right up there with The Edge’s deliberate freak-out on “Bullet the Blue Sky”!
@nikitacalvus
@nikitacalvus 2 жыл бұрын
I was really waiting to hear Robert Fripp's incredible three -minute two-part (at least) solo from Brian Eno's "Baby's on fire"
@donnh6522
@donnh6522 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@halbvaras5002
@halbvaras5002 2 жыл бұрын
YES!
@spencerroskelley6452
@spencerroskelley6452 2 жыл бұрын
I think that “do it again” by steely dan should definitely be on the list, I’ve never heard anything like it and I just love the sound
@da5idnz
@da5idnz 2 жыл бұрын
Played by Denny Dias, I believe, who never bent strings.
@Anautistictherapist
@Anautistictherapist 2 жыл бұрын
That's a Sitar and not a guitar I do believe.
@rowenlampe7426
@rowenlampe7426 2 жыл бұрын
@@Anautistictherapist sitar guitar, its a guitar but it has a thing by the bridge that just basiclaly gives it permenent fretbuzz, giving it a sitar sound. basically a guitar with a built in effect
@RedwoodGeorge
@RedwoodGeorge 2 жыл бұрын
Funny, I saw the title of this video and thought "Oh, there has -got- to be at least one Steely Dan song on this list!"
@jamesbryan1731
@jamesbryan1731 2 жыл бұрын
Tom Sawyer seems so mainstream but that solo is quite unique. Honestly, Alex Lifeson has many to choose from.
@gzahnd
@gzahnd 2 жыл бұрын
Yep. He’s definitely one of the most underrated guitarists of all time.
@gillesthibault429
@gillesthibault429 2 жыл бұрын
@@gzahnd It's easy to be an underrated genius when you share the stage with two other geniuses. All three are among the very best!
@tb6791
@tb6791 2 жыл бұрын
@@gillesthibault429 Alex being the genius that Neil and Geddy were witnesses of.
@jongoff2425
@jongoff2425 2 жыл бұрын
@@gzahnd Along with Andy Summers...which is ironic considering in a lot of ways they have a very similar approach/influences and positioning in their respective projects.
@harrysiboldmd9079
@harrysiboldmd9079 12 күн бұрын
Rick, I absolutely love your videos. I am not a guitarist though I've wanted all my life to take lessons (National Park Ranger then medical school kinda got in the way though). I have loved music, especially rock guitar, ever since my big brother gave me a Clapton 8 track (yes) with Bell Bottom Blues on it. For this list I was wondering if "Country Hat" (Peter Haycock, Climax Blues Band off of "FM Live") could have earned a place on this list especially! Tell me what you think.
@deashou
@deashou 2 жыл бұрын
In my opinion in this list should be some songs from Radiohead like "Paranoid Android" or "Just". They have absolutely insane and weird solos, but really complicated and beautiful.
@shecky57
@shecky57 2 жыл бұрын
The exact solos I was thinking of.
@sandman0829
@sandman0829 2 жыл бұрын
Yep, 100% agree and looked to find this comment. I love all of his choices but the solo from Paranoid Android should definitely place higher than some of these!
@robsreality
@robsreality 9 ай бұрын
Had exactly those two in mind.
@shecky57
@shecky57 2 жыл бұрын
Seconding Vernon Reid ("New Jack Theme" and "Fight the Fight" are so out, they're in) and Marc Ribot ("Clap Hands"? Absolutely nuts.) and there definitely needs to be some Jonny Greenwood ("Just" or "Paranoid Android") and Reeves Gabrels (especially his work with Bowie in Tin Machine and the "Earthling" album)
@allisonwestbrook4171
@allisonwestbrook4171 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, on Ribot.
@DavidLazarus
@DavidLazarus 2 жыл бұрын
Speaking of Vernon Ried, I meant to mention GTR OBLQ in my comment above.
@SailingGalway
@SailingGalway 2 жыл бұрын
Jonny Greenwood - his solos are out there. Intentionally unsettling. Radiohead is my theme music for 21st century uncertainty. - Y2K, etc...
@piedt4369
@piedt4369 2 жыл бұрын
I love Adrian Belew’s solo’s on Talking Heads Remain in Light. Another one that comes to mind is Vernon Reid. Great Alex Lifeson pick! It sounds so different. I am happy that you mention Frank Zappa. I hope you can do an episode on his music sometime.
@hugh-johnfleming289
@hugh-johnfleming289 2 жыл бұрын
I was surprised Below didn't show but, well...
@SpawnofHastur
@SpawnofHastur 2 жыл бұрын
It took me like... 20 listens to realise that the guitar solo in Born Under Punches was a guitar solo.
@monkeyrobbl2298
@monkeyrobbl2298 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, I was thinking of Belew, Fripp, and Vernon Reid. Every. Darn. One. of their solos is weird - and wonderfully so.
@OAlem
@OAlem 2 жыл бұрын
@@SpawnofHastur IKR? It doesn't help that the album wan't mastered well. There is a remastered version out there on the internet where you can really appreciate the work. You can finally hear the individual instruments.
@jeffwolinski2659
@jeffwolinski2659 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, WTF, no Belew! Always strange yet always cool.
@BHAKTIBROPHY
@BHAKTIBROPHY Ай бұрын
*Everyone complaining Fripp and Belew aren't in this list* ... a fan of Fripps since he was first on the cover of Guitar Player with his Frippertronics (circa 1980?), and a fan of Belew since 1983 re his playing with Frank... *COME ON!* EVERYTHING they do is strangely beautiful and odd. *That's a given!* That's who and what they are all about. They're *so* unique. *They are in a league all by themselves.* You hear Andy playing on "Driven To Tears" (I *also* remember the first time I heard that-- it was on WDHA [Eddie Trunk was a DJ in our town!]... it took me a year to discover that was a Police tune! I just remember the lead and thought it had to be Alex Lifeson, because of YYZ). That's a strange lead coming from The Police. It wasn't Andy's usual lead. Even the comment I left about my brother Jason Becker's beloved friend and former bandmember when Jason was 17-18 years old-- Marty Friedman. Marty grew SO MUCH between Cacophony and his solo album and playing with Megadeth. Every lead Marty played on Megadeth's *SYMPHONY...* album *was* strange for the genre-- so melodically beautiful-- no boring shredding that metal players, including me at the time, used to use to get from point A to point B in their leads (IYKYK). Every note Marty played in those leads was there for a reason. If I saw Fripp or Belew on this list I would be asking, "WHY are they in this list?! They pushed the envelope every time they played! some players create strange for a living because it's who they are: two of the most well know are Fripp and Belew. I wouldn't expect them to be in this list. It's kind of a given that they're playing with a different set of cards, so to speak.
@Bradybrandwood
@Bradybrandwood 2 жыл бұрын
Alex Lifeson’s solos from Analog Kid or Limelight are both amazing beautiful chaos to me. Loved this episode Beato! ✌️✌️✌️
@MehYam2112
@MehYam2112 2 жыл бұрын
Pulling a Counterparts track for this list was a great call by Rick - that album flies under the radar, but it's fantastic, and it's got peak Alex. Also check out the track Cold Fire.
@Redhotlugnut
@Redhotlugnut 2 жыл бұрын
@@MehYam2112 Yeah, they went for a more raw sound on that album and it definitely worked. I heard Alex had a difficult time with just plugging straight into the amp or with minimal effects and it was a struggle. Very good album with many solid tracks compared to RTB.
@Redhotlugnut
@Redhotlugnut 2 жыл бұрын
I was expecting YYZ to be honest but Alex has a lot of very original solos.
@ghostwheelinshadow
@ghostwheelinshadow 2 жыл бұрын
Great episode - glad Alex made the list as he’s properly weird. Freewill anyone?
@Redhotlugnut
@Redhotlugnut 2 жыл бұрын
@@ghostwheelinshadow Yeah is actually a great solo with his chord call/answer thing in the last 1/3rd. Haha, I've listened to it twice and I really like it. I'm a drummer and bass player so I never actually listened to Alex all that much. I remember when I was learning YYZ the solo, the note choices I thought I was learning a Zappa piece. Lots of nuance and articulation with his picking as they're not full pinched harmonics but definitely added color and style to his playing.
@bryanhershey29
@bryanhershey29 2 жыл бұрын
So often overshadowed by Les’s huge presence but I was kinda surprised none of Ler LaLonde’s eclectic solos made the list. Primus really threw music a curveball and I love it!
@ewehmu21
@ewehmu21 2 жыл бұрын
I was just scrolling through to see if anyone else noticed!
@shawarmageddonit
@shawarmageddonit 2 жыл бұрын
Beat me to it.
@jasonp5918
@jasonp5918 2 жыл бұрын
I concur... The solo in Mr. Krinkle is pretty out there.
@shawn4189
@shawn4189 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Primus could have taken at least six spots on this list for me.
@balamx2802
@balamx2802 2 жыл бұрын
When you said "Les" my mind immediately went to Les Paul. In that time period there was nothing else even close. Sped up tracks and sound effects! LaLonde should have definitely been included in this list, too.
@georgerichardson7560
@georgerichardson7560 2 жыл бұрын
I think Jonny Greenwood's legendary work as a guitar soloist should definitely be on this list. Maquiladora, Paranoid Android and Just to name few
@EarleMonroe
@EarleMonroe 2 жыл бұрын
He would also be one of my choices. Lots of jazz noodling and metal-shreddle on Rick's list, which is fine, but my thing is more the weird rock stuff like Radiohead
@WattchomanBrandySavage
@WattchomanBrandySavage 2 жыл бұрын
I think what I like most about this channel, is the pure celebration of music. We're talking about the top 20 strangest guitar solos of all time and nowhere is Rick saying these are in poor taste or quality. Instead it's like "hey check this out. It's different." I love that.
@Nicky-T
@Nicky-T 2 жыл бұрын
That is what makes Rick Rick. What a breadth of musical styles.
@kerrycanfield332
@kerrycanfield332 Ай бұрын
Rick is a national musical treasure.
@trevorhansbury
@trevorhansbury 2 жыл бұрын
Steve Howe's bizzare diminished solo from the song Sound chaser off the album Relayer should be on this in fact most of Howe's solos were pretty strange and brilliant
@bobespirit2112
@bobespirit2112 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, you could make a Top 20 list with only Steve Howe solos
@polbecca
@polbecca 2 жыл бұрын
A lot of Steve Howe's solos kind of sound like his guitar is coming apart at the seams, and the faster he plays, the more the guitar is coming apart.
@fredblogs3308
@fredblogs3308 2 жыл бұрын
His solo on "the heat of the moment" is certainly strange. But if it's brilliant, It must be a brilliant solo to a completely different song, that a drunk mixing engineer accidentally put on the wrong song. It sounds like Howe didn't show up to the recording session, so the rest of the band just threw Howe's guitar down some stairs and recorded the random sounds it made on the way down.
@jamesmcghee3440
@jamesmcghee3440 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed, Steve us a master and has produced some strange brilliance…
@b.badger_1991
@b.badger_1991 2 жыл бұрын
“Are You Experienced” - Jimi Hendrix. Love this song, very strange and psychedelic sounding
@mattmiller3673
@mattmiller3673 2 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, great suggestion! That one still sounds strange but must have been scary-strange back when it first came out.
@Dwoed
@Dwoed 2 жыл бұрын
Its that reverse delay thing
@jacobfife7273
@jacobfife7273 2 жыл бұрын
Surprised Hendrix didn't make the list. Maybe copyright problems
@pjamesvee2869
@pjamesvee2869 Ай бұрын
@@Dwoed no delay, just backwards guitar though (or reverse as you call it)
@neelymotorsportsinc.9244
@neelymotorsportsinc.9244 Ай бұрын
3 of these are in the top 20 of all time most memorable guitar solos actually, there's nothing strange going on with Easton, Friedman, & Rabin
@kenviscidi4621
@kenviscidi4621 Ай бұрын
I thought the same thing about Easton. That Just What I Needed solo sounded like it was mostly arpeggios.
@descono0cido
@descono0cido 2 жыл бұрын
Jonny Greenwood definitely deserved a mention. 'Paranoid Android' is probably the first song I think of when it comes to strange solos. Also Stephen Malkmus from Pavement has a couple of weird ones, my favorite one has to be the 'Rattled by the Rush' solo.
@WilliamLithgowGuitars
@WilliamLithgowGuitars 2 жыл бұрын
Was gonna mention Jonny alongside Graham Coxon but forgot! Is that how his names spelled! You confuse me even more now!
@dvanmartin9842
@dvanmartin9842 2 жыл бұрын
Both guys are so unique in their style.
@Heath.houston
@Heath.houston 2 жыл бұрын
Jonny Greenwood's solo from "Just" blows me away every time, barely restrained chaos on a digitech whammy.
@croushnaff
@croushnaff 2 жыл бұрын
yeah malkmus's solo in "rattled by the rush" is great on yhe album version!!
@descono0cido
@descono0cido 2 жыл бұрын
@@WilliamLithgowGuitars Graham Coxon is an absolute shout. The 'Coffee & TV' solo is a beautiful mess.
@onlycheez
@onlycheez 2 жыл бұрын
I still think the 'strangest' solo I've ever heard is Fashion (David Bowie). Robert Fripp's solo still haunts me to this day haha
@andrewlwatts
@andrewlwatts 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Fripp should've been somewhere on the list. He's cranky enough that he's probably a blocker though.
@mikescott8225
@mikescott8225 2 жыл бұрын
And there are at least two, weird solos in the full album version.. plus the weird fills throughout the song.
@mbacko1
@mbacko1 2 жыл бұрын
I agree with Fripp or Belew on the list but King Crimson would get blocked unless Rick can get Toyah to dance on the screen of his video during the solo.
@stonail665
@stonail665 2 жыл бұрын
​@@mbacko1 On point about Toyah. haha
@cmadelaide56
@cmadelaide56 10 ай бұрын
Kim Thayil was always going to be in here. A tab book of Soundgarden way back when simply said ‘random combination of notes and scratchings with an absence of musicality’ for one of his solos instead of any tablature.
@markspin4596
@markspin4596 10 ай бұрын
lol.
@curcumin417
@curcumin417 8 ай бұрын
Love Kim Thayil- Atonality, and jazz/prog is my jam.
@KeithMorin-ro5wl
@KeithMorin-ro5wl 4 ай бұрын
Great guitarist who hopefully will never be forgotten for his contribution to rock music. Yes , Cornell sang and wrote but Kim screamed! *fuck Heroin. Always holds back and kills.
@FishRock77
@FishRock77 Ай бұрын
Johnny Greenwood of Radiohead should definitely be on here. He rips apart and modifies guitars and plays some insanely unique stuff. Perhaps Mark Knopfler should also be on here. Pretty bizzare stuff.
@joemisek
@joemisek 2 жыл бұрын
I knew Kim Thayil was going to make this list. Such a unique guitarist.
@tylerrose4416
@tylerrose4416 2 жыл бұрын
Like suicide solo is fucking intense
@dltnartist
@dltnartist 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent choices culminating with Jeff Beck. I agree with a previous comment that Adrian Belew deserves a look, especially the King Crimson Beat and Discipline work.
@steverobertson3980
@steverobertson3980 2 жыл бұрын
Yes I was going to say the same exact thing!
@mikereiss4216
@mikereiss4216 2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing. He should be on here.
@cornfilledscreamer614
@cornfilledscreamer614 2 жыл бұрын
Great call. Fripp & Belew are the masters of odd!
@xianshep
@xianshep 2 жыл бұрын
Belew is always criminally underrated/unknown by mainstreamers.
@richandruska
@richandruska 2 жыл бұрын
WOW! How can you miss 50 years of Robert Fripp's guitar solos? It seems many in the comments section feel the same.
@kenbower6611
@kenbower6611 2 жыл бұрын
Sure fire way to get the video blocked.
@MrRetromaniacs
@MrRetromaniacs 2 жыл бұрын
Haha - My first thought also. Babys on Fire makes number 1 for me.
@D.A.OhK.
@D.A.OhK. 2 жыл бұрын
They went with his protege, Belew, instead, forgetting the master.
@davidstockhoff8801
@davidstockhoff8801 2 жыл бұрын
@@MrRetromaniacs That's Phil Manzanera. It sounds a hell of a lot like a deranged Fripp though.
@davidstockhoff8801
@davidstockhoff8801 2 жыл бұрын
Andy Summers' solo was, I think, a clear homage to Fripp.
@RossoNero1987
@RossoNero1987 10 күн бұрын
Audioslave "Bringem back alive" by Morello is the most bizarre solo I've heard and it's terrible
@ElementalMark
@ElementalMark 2 жыл бұрын
Love Alex Lifeson's playing and personality. Counterparts was from 1993 though, not 2004..
@FinicumHardy
@FinicumHardy 2 жыл бұрын
Robert Fripp’s solo in David bowie’s “Fashion”. Is weird odd and complete genius….and far more satisfying than most of this list
@jodyacoustic
@jodyacoustic 2 жыл бұрын
that whole scary monsters album has some messed up lead brilliance
@grocerbear9700
@grocerbear9700 2 жыл бұрын
he could have put some Devo on here as well but at least we got some Zappa and Yes. i agree though, i always respect Bowie and the musicians he worked with. gonna go listen to Fashion now!
@hillx021hill3
@hillx021hill3 2 жыл бұрын
And it still gets radio airplay!!!
@MobiusBandwidth
@MobiusBandwidth 2 жыл бұрын
@@hillx021hill3 radio usually plays an edit of Fashion that cuts out some of Fripp's solos.
@wm6848
@wm6848 2 жыл бұрын
Ikr
@richatkinsonthenewbilliona9808
@richatkinsonthenewbilliona9808 2 жыл бұрын
Robert Fripp's solos on David Bowie's 'Scary Monsters' surely are worth a mention! Somebody has already rightly mentioned Fripps work on 'Fashion'. How about covering some XTC sometime Rick, surely they have come up with some of the most inventive guitar interplay ever! Great songs too!
@driexxx
@driexxx 2 жыл бұрын
Yep,Fripp solo's are great! Adrian Belew plays a nice "Fripp" solo on "Boys keep swinging" as well bytheway.
@aroundhedleybc7483
@aroundhedleybc7483 2 жыл бұрын
You wrote the reply I was thinking of the whole video. Where are Andy and the boys, Frippetronics, and Adrian’s Elephant Guitar?
@eccehomer8182
@eccehomer8182 2 жыл бұрын
Stevie Ray Vaughan's solo on Let's Dance is also a bit out there.
@hoopzinc
@hoopzinc 2 жыл бұрын
I was going to be looking for 'scary monsters' - the first weird solo I thought of.
@JSS112196
@JSS112196 2 жыл бұрын
Scary Monsters is one of my favorite guitar albums of all time; not to mention one of my favorite albums in general
@johnsimley7496
@johnsimley7496 2 жыл бұрын
Robert Fripp’s scalene-triangle solo on David Bowie’s “Fashion.” That will melt your head.
@bobjob27
@bobjob27 2 жыл бұрын
For your consideration, "The Great Curve" from Talking Heads Remain in Light, Adrian Belew (who is now 72!, time zooms). The ending solo is jaw dropping. To channel Greg Koch, it sounds like Adrian is wrestling a great sonic beast into submission.
@mjumbotron
@mjumbotron 2 жыл бұрын
Rick seems to have an odd blind spot for both Adrian Belew & Robert Fripp; I've brought it up before to no avail. It's possible that it's a block issue, but IMO, there is no other legit excuse, especially considering the topic of this video. Fripp and Belew, in King Crimson, and w/ the various other outfits they each worked with (Talking Heads, Eno, Bowie, etc) basically redefined the parameters of electric guitar sound, it's bizarre that Rick never seems to mention this.
@JohnLloydDavis
@JohnLloydDavis 2 жыл бұрын
Belew is one of my all time fave guitarists, so unique.
@dstroviolin
@dstroviolin 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting to see that Belew is popping up more than anyone else here, with Fripp probably a close second. KC bandmates & maybe the two most brilliantly weird guitar bandmates ever.
@mjumbotron
@mjumbotron 2 жыл бұрын
@@dstroviolin Some other commenter noted that KC, and so probably also Fripp, are blockers. So that helps explain Fripp's absence, but Belew did some amazing work for other artists, I wonder why it's overlooked on this channel
@thomasharper1927
@thomasharper1927 2 жыл бұрын
Was really expecting to hear something from Omar Rodriguez-Lopez in here. He's often popping up with interesting timbres, phrasings and harmonic elements that I only really associate with him and/or Robert Fripp. Crossing my fingers for a Part 2 in the future. Anyone here looking for suggestions, the solo in the middle of The Mars Volta's "L'via L'viaquez" is a prime example 👍🏻
@utubedestroysmytime
@utubedestroysmytime 2 жыл бұрын
Ahhh the solo with a B and F# in a G harmonic minor song . Love that one.
@thomasharper1927
@thomasharper1927 2 жыл бұрын
@UC5OYAofGUxX0EmBUMqohsBA As far as I'm aware, Frusciante plays the first 2 solos then it's Omar for the third solo in the "breakdown" section about 6 minutes in.
@utubedestroysmytime
@utubedestroysmytime 2 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure he was talking the “weird” one in the middle as far as time goes not solos
@BHAKTIBROPHY
@BHAKTIBROPHY Ай бұрын
Marty going to Megadeth after he and Jason did their solo work after retiring Cacophony was... let's just say hearing *Symphony...* for the first time, I was blown away with the leads, I wasn't good friends with Jason yet, so did not know Marty had joined Megadeth-- I immediately looked in the liner notes. That's the only Megadeth album I still listen to. Marty's work in that album to the heavy metal "leads" up a notch. He never shredded: every note was played for a reason. Hearing that when it was released was glorious. Such a melodic player! Still best friends with JB. Marty is the real deal, cool and kind, down to earth guy who happens to be an ingenious guitarist. Did I say melodic?
@williamb6884
@williamb6884 2 жыл бұрын
Kind of surprised to not see Maggot Brain by Funkadelic. Eddie Hazel's solo throughout the piece is something to behold; one of the strangest and interesting solos I've ever heard. It's sad how Eddie Hazel never seems to get the recognition or respect as a guitarist and musician he deserves.
@Akaite79
@Akaite79 2 жыл бұрын
Eddie Hazel and Funkadelic are so sadly overlooked. I got to see Michael Hampton perform it live a few years ago and it's an unforgettable experience. Only guitar solo that's moved me to tears.
@TheOldhippo
@TheOldhippo 2 жыл бұрын
@@Akaite79 Saw Funkadelic in February 2018, B B King's bar, with my son. Absolutely amazing night. There was a real young lad playing the solo of Maggot Brain. Pretty sure George C said it was one of his grandsons. Completely tore the place open.
@meademorgan6614
@meademorgan6614 2 жыл бұрын
@@Akaite79 Michael is not Eddie. Eddie Hazel is Funkadelic.
@ericmusch8325
@ericmusch8325 2 жыл бұрын
Eddie Hazel"s playing period !...and not just that album all of his other work on the other Funkadelic albums. That guy was a cosmic Funk genius !!....very underrated .
@philfrei1
@philfrei1 2 жыл бұрын
Am pleased to see Eddie Hazel and Maggot Brain getting some love here! That recording is one of the all time greatest guitar solo pieces.
@rschlueter7
@rschlueter7 2 жыл бұрын
Talking Heads is never on your radar, but Adrian Belew played with them on Remain in Light and really made the layered masterpiece - The Great Curve - into a new realm with animal ferocity that harkens to Yes, Owner of a Lonely Heart, but has its own life in this absolutely unique incomparable track.
@utubercorin
@utubercorin 2 жыл бұрын
Love Belew! I've been listening to Lone Rhino and King Crimson Discipline for many years!
@michaelk137
@michaelk137 2 жыл бұрын
And when Adrian was with The Bears from Cincinnati!
@philipgreene8345
@philipgreene8345 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Adrian Belew was born for this list.
@scottporterfield7008
@scottporterfield7008 2 жыл бұрын
Adrian should be here.
@ckallaher
@ckallaher 2 жыл бұрын
My very first thought when I saw the title was “Adrian Belew’s solos on The Great Curve!”
@darrenboyd4837
@darrenboyd4837 2 жыл бұрын
You missed ‘Cult of Personality’ by Living Colour. That solo makes me want to scream in agony every time I hear it. Vernon’s rhythm playing is so absolutely precise and then this solo is just nuts. I was learning to play guitar when it came out and my teacher said “don’t do that.”
@dylanadams1455
@dylanadams1455 2 жыл бұрын
I was about to comment that this was the first thing that came to mind. Totally chaotic.
@Shreddah
@Shreddah 2 жыл бұрын
Haha, was gonna mention this as well! Total slopfest.
@Bob.Silverstein
@Bob.Silverstein 2 жыл бұрын
Vernon Reid was SPITEFULLY dissonant :) because he could totally play melodic if he wanted to.
@Shreddah
@Shreddah 2 жыл бұрын
The riff is killer though. One of my fav songs featured in GTA San Andreas. 😄
@ArcturianStarGate
@ArcturianStarGate Ай бұрын
On you tube you have all these predictable videos with 10 best guitar solos of all time and then you listen to this and you are 10 light years ahead. You always learn something new when you watch Rick Beato.
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