Rick Beato is a better guitar player than I am but I absolutely destroy him at air guitar…
@chrislane3228 Жыл бұрын
Yeah? So, what? I destroy him at air drums.
@ApolloBassGuitar Жыл бұрын
He may be a better bass guitarist, however he is not the bass hero
@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 Жыл бұрын
Rick’s one of the few people better at real guitar than air guitar 😂
@bakerbrown6 Жыл бұрын
He’s got that move: the Bobblehead 😂
@nothingmuchado2 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.
@KPJohnson2 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.
@QuickEyedSky2 жыл бұрын
Voilà. Fripp. And Steve Howe. And ughhhh Richard Pinhas!
@marcelogarciasoto98602 жыл бұрын
I was about to comment the same
@NickGeraldPeterson2 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"
@carlodave92 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.
@grandwazoodebris10152 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.
@judgegarry2 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)
@MisterWade742 жыл бұрын
I think Jeff Beck played the weird "ugly" solo in 'Private Dancer' by Tina Turner, written by Mark Knopfler.
@rufus_mcdufus2 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.
@byrddog23642 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
@rogercudney64662 жыл бұрын
@@byrddog2364 Pink Rose...
@humanactivated10172 жыл бұрын
Same with king Crimson and David Bowie fashion
@OAlem2 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.
@haydenwalton2766Ай бұрын
awesome top three. some of my favorites
@seste87Ай 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.
@daveoberhelman5485Ай 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.
@daveoberhelman5485Ай 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."
@JayRod711Ай бұрын
Larry lalonde of Primus has some of the strangest/greatest solos.. .. same can be said of Robert Fripp of King Crimson 🤘
@PepeAtreides-s3bАй 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
@jeholmberg7065Ай бұрын
The first one, by Andy Summers, is just Monk on electric guitar.
@kencobb40372 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!
@meekrob2 жыл бұрын
That whole song is pretty weird. No chorus, only two verses...
@ashcustomworksАй 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-nq6ik23 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
@mauroborin941Ай бұрын
I love the superweird solo by Phil Manzanera in China my China by Brian Eno
@ignacioloisАй бұрын
Robert Fripp's solo on Eno's Baby's On Fire
@andreasomenzi519415 күн бұрын
grande Rick !!! Grandi Soundgarden e Guthrie Allan Jeff 👏👏👏👏👏
@Zilmayjaink10 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 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.
@MirkoReaper9 ай бұрын
Same vibes here dude!...
@TheTrendDoctor9 ай бұрын
Definitely he will be fun to hangout with
@UryneCayneАй бұрын
That’s exactly why I am attracted to this channel, it feels exactly like that.
@rikvanhorn9714 Жыл бұрын
How you managed to list 20 strange guitar solos with none of them by Robert Fripp astounds me.
@CHodgy Жыл бұрын
Agreed, but Fripp never got played on radio or TV like the rest of em
@TheRoadhammer379 Жыл бұрын
It's his list, it's not your list. Opinions vary.
@evansteidtman962 Жыл бұрын
@@CHodgy do you ever hear Heroes by David Bowie on the radio?
@CHodgy Жыл бұрын
@@evansteidtman962 I know! As soon as I typed I remembered
@sargentoinkwinson4888 Жыл бұрын
@@CHodgy Um, Heroes by Bowie was quite a big hit. And that solo is influenced by the Oblique Stratagies.
@SteveHufferАй бұрын
When Rick Beato is looking bewildered and playing wild air guitar, you know you're in trouble.
@allisonwestbrook41712 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.
@nathanchampionmusic2 жыл бұрын
I second that your honour 🎶🎶🎸
@zaraak323i2 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.
@pierenricobonalumi78502 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. His solo on Elephant talk (and the one of Robert Fripp) is brutal
@alexleontin2 жыл бұрын
...and those solos with Talking Heads (Remain in Light, just to mention one)
@Copaceticness2 жыл бұрын
We will be having none of that elephant talk here. (No, I agree.)
@kenlawdavis17422 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-sy4hg2 жыл бұрын
I have really tried to listen to him. I just don't get it. I don't like his playing at all.
@frankeec2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking of the ‘banjo’ solo on Sailor’s Tale as a weird but magical example.
@roddmcleodable2 жыл бұрын
Sheltering Sky, Baby on Fire, Sailor's Tale.... any of those should make this list
@zendisciple37372 жыл бұрын
The one on the Album Red, that is like 2 notes for 2 minutes....
@Ratmatia2 жыл бұрын
@@zendisciple3737 fallen angel
@n.miller9072 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.
@joaquinlezcano23722 жыл бұрын
Finally someone mentioned it
@kenkoellner94212 жыл бұрын
Definitely the ORIGINAL strange guitar solo.
@jamesrowland2170Ай бұрын
No Robert Fripp?
@johnadams480819 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.
@defilcj16 күн бұрын
Or Adrian Belew...
@gabrieledavolio15 күн бұрын
He's on another championship...over all other guitarist👍
@richardreinertson1335 Жыл бұрын
I've always been fascinated by Alex Lifeson's guitar solo in "Limelight." It sounds so eerie and otherworldly.
@mattbailey7049 Жыл бұрын
Epic song and solo!
@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 Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah
@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 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-vy5bj2 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.
@lamecasuelas22 жыл бұрын
I had the solo from Larks' part 4 as a ringtone and surprisingly i never got tired of heating that
@gregwixted2 жыл бұрын
His solo on Talking Heads, Born Under Punches from their Remain in Light album.
@peterz44272 жыл бұрын
Elephant Talk!
@DidactDude2 жыл бұрын
The Great Curve
@kaewonf82 жыл бұрын
I'll throw in "Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club
@stephenyatesacoustic2 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.)
@herbyverstink2 жыл бұрын
that solo rules!
@alexandremello69132 жыл бұрын
Great call!
@davidhuther99652 жыл бұрын
I expected his "modem solo" from Born Under Punches to be in this list
@robh90792 жыл бұрын
King copy-write-strike....
@randymurphy2 жыл бұрын
Yup - How he missed that one in a collection of "All Time" solos is almost sacrilegious.
@boasdubbelman11 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
@richc89362 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!
@paulsalinas15242 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!"
@jimford76492 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.
@breizoid47192 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@spodey84842 жыл бұрын
Exactly what came to mind for me too 👍
@thomaslutro55602 жыл бұрын
Agree. On Vernon Reid being weird and wonderful at the same time, I might suggest the intro to Information overload, though.
@plynbass12922 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.
@ferleiva70802 жыл бұрын
His solo in Brian Eno's ''Baby's on fire'' should have been on this list.
@brucewalker78655 ай бұрын
@@ferleiva7080 Absolutely!
@BrundleFlyXP8 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.
@johnpenner26322 ай бұрын
Hell yeah!
@paulsingleton80122 ай бұрын
Came here to comment the same thing.. I agree!
@rossfitzgerald6596Ай бұрын
@@paulsingleton8012 exactly- me too. should be #1.
@chrischilton8455Ай бұрын
Same. Cult of Personality. Crazy fast and off kilter
@jdweinmann1Ай бұрын
also Dave Fuzcynsky with Screaming Headless Torsos or pretty much anything he plays.
@willrueАй бұрын
Two strange guitar solos Robert Fripp's on Eno's "Baby's on Fire" Robby Krieger's slide on The Doors' "Moonlight Drive"
@rikk154612 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.
@thpeter2 жыл бұрын
Adrian Belew needs a mention, especially for his solo in The Talking Heads’ “Great Curve”
@dust4magnet2 жыл бұрын
Yes! I thought Belew for sure would be in this list. Many of his solos are brilliantly oddball.
@UjwalAroor2 жыл бұрын
Yeah exactly or the dial up telephone solo on born with punches
@georgesonm17742 жыл бұрын
yes! or the one in KC's Elephant Talk!
@thpeter2 жыл бұрын
@@Enneque absolutely! I saw him live with the Bears. Phenomenal show! “Big Electric Cat” etc. No one sounds like him!
@jamesdignanmusic27652 жыл бұрын
His work on Laurie Anderson's "Sharkey's Day" is worth the price of admission, too.
@andrewpappas93112 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
@krazykchaos60882 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
@mosesgarner24042 жыл бұрын
I thought of 'Ler too!!!
@mauro12mdp2 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
@robzilla692 жыл бұрын
I agree 100%
@MrAKbass2 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.
@Jacobcob902 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. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🚀
@davidehrobat89502 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.
@grahamhannah21082 жыл бұрын
Adrian Belew and Robert Fripp are both absolutely geniuses on guitars.
@elusivelectron2 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.
@roguecheddar75452 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
@jerryeberts2 жыл бұрын
Adrian was in Capt. Beefheart's Magic Band, was he not?
@MikeCannon-xj1biАй 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 Жыл бұрын
Adrian Belew should be in this list, a lot of his solos are crazy af
@SgtFloofy11 ай бұрын
TRUTH! His solos are weird but in a great way
@Terminus196211 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.
@kristiangartner415511 ай бұрын
Adrian Belew on KC Elephant Talk
@alianmontreal859311 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.
@EricBBarker11 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”!
@tedfero33202 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.
@petermuller1612 жыл бұрын
The meandering and complex nature of Zappa tunes can be a bit… much.
@zman8902 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.
@michaelrobinson529Ай бұрын
Never got frank zappa.
@toucantango1Ай бұрын
Because the Zappa music itself is rather strange at times(well.....most times.)
@cjg63642 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".
@walrus09722 жыл бұрын
My go to for odd guitars is Scary Monsters.. Go TEAM FRIPP~!!! Word~!!!
@fernandodebiase22392 жыл бұрын
And the weird solo on Sailors Tale from Islands.
@talastra2 жыл бұрын
Satori in Tangiers for sure :)
@joedyer5022 жыл бұрын
Belew for sure.
@RedwoodGeorge2 жыл бұрын
Saw Belew in concert - man were there some strange sounds coming out of his guitar! (In a good way, of course)
@Art4DSoul9 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.
@plasticsoundwavecult2 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.
@willkomnath25602 жыл бұрын
This was the first solo I thought of!
@aaronmanzer34512 жыл бұрын
KC is a blocker. So i dont think RB really cares to show case them.
@kingkeefage2 жыл бұрын
@@aaronmanzer3451 King Crimson has no say so whatsoever concerning the Bowie catalog...
@karlzosel14642 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.
@rodjones1172 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).
@gsantoyo88992 жыл бұрын
I was totally disappointed you left out Adrian Belew and Robert Fripp. Everything they did was unique.
@valterbarberini2 жыл бұрын
Exactly, they deserve their own episode.
@davpat21122 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.
@asmrdadbod24832 жыл бұрын
Indeed, Fripp has done many interesting thing, notably requiem from king crimson.
@circattle2 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.
@WhiskerBiscuit14 ай бұрын
@@circattle Boooooo!
@CoolCoverBro2 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.
@squirtlesquad282 жыл бұрын
was gonna say it’s a crime his solos on Remain in Light are nowhere to be seen
@brendanoshea14722 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…
@consulentecomunicazionestr30722 жыл бұрын
To me, one of the best guitarist. Innovation, originality ever. To go beyond.
@consulentecomunicazionestr30722 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 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.
@svartmetallАй 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.
@josephcalabrese2220Ай бұрын
How about fifty fifty from Zappa?
@zachleary1082 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)
@RockinRobbins132 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.
@trickfinger11772 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’
@HalfHeartedFanatic2 жыл бұрын
Yes, I'm a little bit mad that Adrian didn't make this list.
@mwfmtnman2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking these all had a jazz feel in the sense of expressing angsty emotion,
@Hevvvyyy2 жыл бұрын
That reminds me of Josh homme since he has weird but badass guitar riffs as well as solos
@pite92 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-minogue2 жыл бұрын
Fripp is objectively underrated... possibly my favorite guitarist.
@manuafee2 жыл бұрын
Exactly! Fripp was forgotten here.
@chairmankaga1012 жыл бұрын
It’s too bad anytime anyone posts any Fripp anything it gets taken down. Although he could’ve tossed up something Belew.
@PaulTheSkeptic2 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.
@guitarjag12 жыл бұрын
King Crimson blocks everything
@hyamsosnow39732 жыл бұрын
My suggested addition: Robert Fripp's solo in "Sailor's Tale" from King Crimson's 'Islands' album. Completely unique.
@cluelessbaj95632 жыл бұрын
You could just pick any Robert fripp solo and it would fit right in
@matthewcoombs32822 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.
@lamecasuelas22 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
@lamecasuelas22 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
@stefangeoffrey2 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.
@rockzilla5150Ай бұрын
Allan Holdsworth was on a different level.
@Pbnj13792 жыл бұрын
Eliot Easton is terribly underrated. He’s a phenomenal player who always served the song.
@youmothershouldknow49052 жыл бұрын
Contrary to Rick’s assessment, this Easton solo isn’t weird; it’s perfect.
@jimdixon34702 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).
@loubandiera2 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.
@daveseesmovies2 жыл бұрын
Love this solo. “Shake it Up” is a classic, too.
@davidgeisler98852 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
@PaulParkinson2 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!
@jaiji2 жыл бұрын
Yeah - Fripp really ought to be on that list.
@jonathanroberts89812 жыл бұрын
By the criteria here, “St. Elmo’s Fire.”
@patmil83142 жыл бұрын
He was my first thought when I saw the title
@MrBrianBogus2 жыл бұрын
The solo on Sailor's Tale is stranger than everything on this list.
@MyTsullivan2 жыл бұрын
His solo o. “Ashes to Ashes” would be great.
@vetteazul51142 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.
@TheHawk30072 жыл бұрын
The fact that Reid did not back down from having a Hendrix tribute in his shows says a lot. To me, anyway!
@toddpeterson29922 жыл бұрын
Eliot Easton's middle name is Tasty.
@georgejeffries35662 жыл бұрын
Agreed. That solo is beautifully melodic, and certain notes are expertly accentuated. I don’t think of it as crazy or odd.
@dbe27002 жыл бұрын
Correct. Strange inclusion.
@Bob.Silverstein2 жыл бұрын
💯
@denisbainbridge4813Ай 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.
@cactuslogАй бұрын
Best part of the video-cracked me up😂😂😂
@kmancrxАй бұрын
I love that you used the word "whilst"
@denisbainbridge4813Ай бұрын
@@kmancrx Thankst😀
@ajmania76922 жыл бұрын
I would personally add "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead. Jonny Greenwood absolutely kills it with 2 mind-boggling solos.
@whitestplayer30142 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!
@manum98512 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.
@seidelswitcher2 жыл бұрын
@@whitestplayer3014 I was waiting for it too.
@patchoulicyanide2 жыл бұрын
This song and Cult of personality would be my +2
@andrewpappas93112 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, Jonny is definitely up there for odd solos but I still love his playing
@adamsvideos12 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.
@realobama11002 жыл бұрын
He cant include KC because it would be striked
@KeeperOfPoops2 жыл бұрын
@@realobama1100 he did get blocked by king crimson once in one video and he made a stream about it
@bernab2 жыл бұрын
I agree about Adrian Belew, Fred Frith, etc
@bernab2 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.
@djgrovemiller2 жыл бұрын
Would love to see Primus make it on some of these lists. Larry Lalonde has some pretty out there solos
@sicfrynut2 жыл бұрын
you'd think that in pursuit of strange solos one would immediately think of primus. they made strange awesome.
@minibuns53972 жыл бұрын
Yeah what a miss. Larry is really TF out there. Primus sucks.
@Quantum_Zebra2 жыл бұрын
Primus sucks!! totally agree
@Pinkycarruthers2 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.
@tacocat7372 жыл бұрын
You're the guy from the hamburger train, right?
@crazedzealots2 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.
@TheLateBoyScout2 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!
@ohiorunwithme2 жыл бұрын
Anything Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead) Just, Paranoid Android, to name 2 that stand out. Anything Nels Cline (Wilco) Impossible Germany**, One Wing
@CHARLESAUVET2 жыл бұрын
i.e: look at my pfp
@thiagofreitas44092 жыл бұрын
Buckethead is the king of strange guitar solos.
@buzzcrushtrendkill2 жыл бұрын
Buckethead is in his own guitar world. Hence why he is much better being a solo artist.
@nitedreamer232 жыл бұрын
Good ones! Especially Nels Cline’s.
@dvzaccari2 жыл бұрын
Any Robert Fripp solo should be on this list. The one he does on Sailor's tale is a great example.
@hexzerorouge63612 жыл бұрын
...and maybe some of Adrian Belew's as well. Elephant, Dinosaur, basically any animalistic song would do 😉
@magnuszetterqvist59362 жыл бұрын
Amen!👍😘🇸🇪
@matthewhenry1222 жыл бұрын
I think Andy Summers was trying to channel Fripp in Driven to Tears (think Fashion by David Bowie).
@guy_incognito2 жыл бұрын
@@matthewhenry122 Yes, good point -- although I think his best "fripp-ism" is Mother. 🙂
@KurtColville2 жыл бұрын
Amen! And from "The Night Watch" (who else could ever come up with that?) and "Starless" (weeds out the impatient listener).
@MrNeosantana2 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.
@zaraak323i2 жыл бұрын
Well said!
@porkbelly07132 жыл бұрын
and there are so many others that could be included. C'mon Rick we need a part two to this asap
@ccelik972 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).
@stilldisorder2 жыл бұрын
Well said! I love all of these videos, but this one spoke to me on another level.
@porkbelly07132 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
@IcarusNadir2 жыл бұрын
Allan Holdsworth was such an incredibly unique guitarist, often times overlooked.
@michaelgaboardi98172 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
@JAG2142 жыл бұрын
Agree
@jonasbernstein25602 жыл бұрын
Totally.
@QueenToKingOfSpades2 жыл бұрын
@@michaelgaboardi9817 I disagree, probably also the most interesting use of unique chord voicings.
@dominickstavola10622 жыл бұрын
Agree. His solo on 'In the Dead of Night' is one of my all-time favorite solos
@sammydavej2 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.
@deanhedin161511 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!
@AngelVivaldi2 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.
@bobjohnson23922 жыл бұрын
Shreeeeeeed!
@MrBossei2 жыл бұрын
Yes! Mattias Eklundh should absolutely be on the list.
@magnuszetterqvist59362 жыл бұрын
Amen!👍😘🇸🇪
@jonasjensen80012 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..
@CASNY4METAL2 жыл бұрын
love that Rage, pain killer, YES, five, just all brilliant
@Spuzzmacher2 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.
@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy2 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.
@bethtucker57972 жыл бұрын
3 Sheets To The Wind
@paulwally90072 жыл бұрын
Atavachron is my favourite album of his.
@wozadamada2 жыл бұрын
With K2. Album Book of the Dead. Track Infinite Voyage. Typical Allan, brilliant!
@MrPyroguru2 жыл бұрын
Was thinking the exact same solo!
@sdingeswho9 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”!
@nikitacalvus2 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"
@donnh65222 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@halbvaras50022 жыл бұрын
YES!
@spencerroskelley64522 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
@da5idnz2 жыл бұрын
Played by Denny Dias, I believe, who never bent strings.
@Anautistictherapist2 жыл бұрын
That's a Sitar and not a guitar I do believe.
@rowenlampe74262 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
@RedwoodGeorge2 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!"
@jamesbryan17312 жыл бұрын
Tom Sawyer seems so mainstream but that solo is quite unique. Honestly, Alex Lifeson has many to choose from.
@gzahnd2 жыл бұрын
Yep. He’s definitely one of the most underrated guitarists of all time.
@gillesthibault4292 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!
@tb67912 жыл бұрын
@@gillesthibault429 Alex being the genius that Neil and Geddy were witnesses of.
@jongoff24252 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.
@harrysiboldmd907912 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.
@deashou2 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.
@shecky572 жыл бұрын
The exact solos I was thinking of.
@sandman08292 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!
@robsreality9 ай бұрын
Had exactly those two in mind.
@shecky572 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)
@allisonwestbrook41712 жыл бұрын
Yes, on Ribot.
@DavidLazarus2 жыл бұрын
Speaking of Vernon Ried, I meant to mention GTR OBLQ in my comment above.
@SailingGalway2 жыл бұрын
Jonny Greenwood - his solos are out there. Intentionally unsettling. Radiohead is my theme music for 21st century uncertainty. - Y2K, etc...
@piedt43692 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-johnfleming2892 жыл бұрын
I was surprised Below didn't show but, well...
@SpawnofHastur2 жыл бұрын
It took me like... 20 listens to realise that the guitar solo in Born Under Punches was a guitar solo.
@monkeyrobbl22982 жыл бұрын
Yes, I was thinking of Belew, Fripp, and Vernon Reid. Every. Darn. One. of their solos is weird - and wonderfully so.
@OAlem2 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.
@jeffwolinski26592 жыл бұрын
Yes, WTF, no Belew! Always strange yet always cool.
@BHAKTIBROPHYАй 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.
@Bradybrandwood2 жыл бұрын
Alex Lifeson’s solos from Analog Kid or Limelight are both amazing beautiful chaos to me. Loved this episode Beato! ✌️✌️✌️
@MehYam21122 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.
@Redhotlugnut2 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.
@Redhotlugnut2 жыл бұрын
I was expecting YYZ to be honest but Alex has a lot of very original solos.
@ghostwheelinshadow2 жыл бұрын
Great episode - glad Alex made the list as he’s properly weird. Freewill anyone?
@Redhotlugnut2 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.
@bryanhershey292 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!
@ewehmu212 жыл бұрын
I was just scrolling through to see if anyone else noticed!
@shawarmageddonit2 жыл бұрын
Beat me to it.
@jasonp59182 жыл бұрын
I concur... The solo in Mr. Krinkle is pretty out there.
@shawn41892 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Primus could have taken at least six spots on this list for me.
@balamx28022 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.
@georgerichardson75602 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
@EarleMonroe2 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
@WattchomanBrandySavage2 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-T2 жыл бұрын
That is what makes Rick Rick. What a breadth of musical styles.
@kerrycanfield332Ай бұрын
Rick is a national musical treasure.
@trevorhansbury2 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
@bobespirit21122 жыл бұрын
Yeah, you could make a Top 20 list with only Steve Howe solos
@polbecca2 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.
@fredblogs33082 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.
@jamesmcghee34402 жыл бұрын
Agreed, Steve us a master and has produced some strange brilliance…
@b.badger_19912 жыл бұрын
“Are You Experienced” - Jimi Hendrix. Love this song, very strange and psychedelic sounding
@mattmiller36732 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, great suggestion! That one still sounds strange but must have been scary-strange back when it first came out.
@Dwoed2 жыл бұрын
Its that reverse delay thing
@jacobfife72732 жыл бұрын
Surprised Hendrix didn't make the list. Maybe copyright problems
@pjamesvee2869Ай бұрын
@@Dwoed no delay, just backwards guitar though (or reverse as you call it)
@neelymotorsportsinc.9244Ай 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
@kenviscidi4621Ай бұрын
I thought the same thing about Easton. That Just What I Needed solo sounded like it was mostly arpeggios.
@descono0cido2 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.
@WilliamLithgowGuitars2 жыл бұрын
Was gonna mention Jonny alongside Graham Coxon but forgot! Is that how his names spelled! You confuse me even more now!
@dvanmartin98422 жыл бұрын
Both guys are so unique in their style.
@Heath.houston2 жыл бұрын
Jonny Greenwood's solo from "Just" blows me away every time, barely restrained chaos on a digitech whammy.
@croushnaff2 жыл бұрын
yeah malkmus's solo in "rattled by the rush" is great on yhe album version!!
@descono0cido2 жыл бұрын
@@WilliamLithgowGuitars Graham Coxon is an absolute shout. The 'Coffee & TV' solo is a beautiful mess.
@onlycheez2 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
@andrewlwatts2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Fripp should've been somewhere on the list. He's cranky enough that he's probably a blocker though.
@mikescott82252 жыл бұрын
And there are at least two, weird solos in the full album version.. plus the weird fills throughout the song.
@mbacko12 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.
@stonail6652 жыл бұрын
@@mbacko1 On point about Toyah. haha
@cmadelaide5610 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.
@markspin459610 ай бұрын
lol.
@curcumin4178 ай бұрын
Love Kim Thayil- Atonality, and jazz/prog is my jam.
@KeithMorin-ro5wl4 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.
@FishRock77Ай 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.
@joemisek2 жыл бұрын
I knew Kim Thayil was going to make this list. Such a unique guitarist.
@tylerrose44162 жыл бұрын
Like suicide solo is fucking intense
@dltnartist2 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.
@steverobertson39802 жыл бұрын
Yes I was going to say the same exact thing!
@mikereiss42162 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing. He should be on here.
@cornfilledscreamer6142 жыл бұрын
Great call. Fripp & Belew are the masters of odd!
@xianshep2 жыл бұрын
Belew is always criminally underrated/unknown by mainstreamers.
@richandruska2 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.
@kenbower66112 жыл бұрын
Sure fire way to get the video blocked.
@MrRetromaniacs2 жыл бұрын
Haha - My first thought also. Babys on Fire makes number 1 for me.
@D.A.OhK.2 жыл бұрын
They went with his protege, Belew, instead, forgetting the master.
@davidstockhoff88012 жыл бұрын
@@MrRetromaniacs That's Phil Manzanera. It sounds a hell of a lot like a deranged Fripp though.
@davidstockhoff88012 жыл бұрын
Andy Summers' solo was, I think, a clear homage to Fripp.
@RossoNero198710 күн бұрын
Audioslave "Bringem back alive" by Morello is the most bizarre solo I've heard and it's terrible
@ElementalMark2 жыл бұрын
Love Alex Lifeson's playing and personality. Counterparts was from 1993 though, not 2004..
@FinicumHardy2 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
@jodyacoustic2 жыл бұрын
that whole scary monsters album has some messed up lead brilliance
@grocerbear97002 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!
@hillx021hill32 жыл бұрын
And it still gets radio airplay!!!
@MobiusBandwidth2 жыл бұрын
@@hillx021hill3 radio usually plays an edit of Fashion that cuts out some of Fripp's solos.
@wm68482 жыл бұрын
Ikr
@richatkinsonthenewbilliona98082 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!
@driexxx2 жыл бұрын
Yep,Fripp solo's are great! Adrian Belew plays a nice "Fripp" solo on "Boys keep swinging" as well bytheway.
@aroundhedleybc74832 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?
@eccehomer81822 жыл бұрын
Stevie Ray Vaughan's solo on Let's Dance is also a bit out there.
@hoopzinc2 жыл бұрын
I was going to be looking for 'scary monsters' - the first weird solo I thought of.
@JSS1121962 жыл бұрын
Scary Monsters is one of my favorite guitar albums of all time; not to mention one of my favorite albums in general
@johnsimley74962 жыл бұрын
Robert Fripp’s scalene-triangle solo on David Bowie’s “Fashion.” That will melt your head.
@bobjob272 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.
@mjumbotron2 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.
@JohnLloydDavis2 жыл бұрын
Belew is one of my all time fave guitarists, so unique.
@dstroviolin2 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.
@mjumbotron2 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
@thomasharper19272 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 👍🏻
@utubedestroysmytime2 жыл бұрын
Ahhh the solo with a B and F# in a G harmonic minor song . Love that one.
@thomasharper19272 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.
@utubedestroysmytime2 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure he was talking the “weird” one in the middle as far as time goes not solos
@BHAKTIBROPHYАй 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?
@williamb68842 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.
@Akaite792 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.
@TheOldhippo2 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.
@meademorgan66142 жыл бұрын
@@Akaite79 Michael is not Eddie. Eddie Hazel is Funkadelic.
@ericmusch83252 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 .
@philfrei12 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.
@rschlueter72 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.
@utubercorin2 жыл бұрын
Love Belew! I've been listening to Lone Rhino and King Crimson Discipline for many years!
@michaelk1372 жыл бұрын
And when Adrian was with The Bears from Cincinnati!
@philipgreene83452 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Adrian Belew was born for this list.
@scottporterfield70082 жыл бұрын
Adrian should be here.
@ckallaher2 жыл бұрын
My very first thought when I saw the title was “Adrian Belew’s solos on The Great Curve!”
@darrenboyd48372 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.”
@dylanadams14552 жыл бұрын
I was about to comment that this was the first thing that came to mind. Totally chaotic.
@Shreddah2 жыл бұрын
Haha, was gonna mention this as well! Total slopfest.
@Bob.Silverstein2 жыл бұрын
Vernon Reid was SPITEFULLY dissonant :) because he could totally play melodic if he wanted to.
@Shreddah2 жыл бұрын
The riff is killer though. One of my fav songs featured in GTA San Andreas. 😄
@ArcturianStarGateАй 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.