The Death of the Guitar Solo

[@Tensei888]

I think bands like Queens of the Stone Age (Kyuss), Muse, and Porcupine Tree also kept great guitar work driven music alive in the 2000s, if in a slightly more niche space than before. Thank you for a great series. Looking forward to you highlighting more of what’s brewing now.

[@gsly6081]

Muse was huge in the mainstream at least. And yes i agree with you, this guy missed a lot of stuff.

[@Scott_Silver]

Yeah Knights of Cydonia solo even if it is easy ish in retrospect is amazing

[@FosFate]

Yeah, not mentioning Muse on this list is crazy. They were one of, if not the biggest UK band in 2000s, and Matt Bellamy's solos were a big part of many songs.

[@LeSensuel]

I was expecting Muse’s Hysteria to pop up in this list. That solo is incredible!

[@alexlogan124]

Queens have some really cool solos, little sister in particular is badass

[@cantcontrol12]

The solos on Weezer's 'Say it ain't so' is what got me into music. Solos are a true art form that's lost its way in mainstream music

[@thecoolguy7985]

Weezer

[@clipPRmusic]

Only In Dreams’ guitar soli give me chills.

[@toalladepapel]

same, but it was pinkerton's guitar solos and guitar orchestration in general that kept me in music

[@FBracht]

Same. Say It Ain't So completely floored me.

[@just_some_guy_innit]

@@thecoolguy7985💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@MichaelDooleyProject]

The guitar solo is alive and well and lives in my basement. 🤘🏽

[@SpacemanXC]

It lives on youtube. The amount of shredders on here is insane. There's clean shredders like Ichika and Tim Henson. Gamer shredders like The Doo. Tappy acoustic shreddrs like Marcin. There's endless channels doing guitar covers and lessons. Not to mention all the new wave thrash and prog dudes that are a dime a dozen now. SHits alive and well as far as I see it. We're just in a different era

[@P_B_FR]

​@@SpacemanXCthat's not alive, just abundant. Ask non-guitarists/musicians about these people. I would bet you 9/10 wouldn't know most of the people you just mentioned for their guitar stuff

[@SpacemanXC]

Its crazy that "Playing God" can have over 30 million views on youtube, and people wanna claim its not popular. We're just in a different era. I couldn't name a single Taylor Swift song if my life depended on it. @@P_B_FR

[@kuyion]

​@@SpacemanXCbro a lot of those people call shredders boomers

[@SpacemanXC]

A lot? Or just Tim Henson? Also, if you watch the video where he say's it, its not even really what he said. @@kuyion

[@griffinmaxwell789]

That performance of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" is my favorite live musical performance ever. Petty and Lynne are amazing, but then Prince just emerges from the darkness and melts everyone's faces.

[@charleneong]

Ohmygod iconic moment. My soul left my body for a bit

[@JSmusiqalthinka]

Prince truly deserves to be remembered not just as a great pop act, but as a GOATed guitarist/everything else he played and imo as a musical Great like Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, etc.

[@_wanderingrocks_]

What happens to his guitar at the end? I swear Prince played such a transcedent solo, the guitar just disolved in ecstasy

[@var9828]

The clapton version is better tbh

[@itsirrelevant4565]

Just about any time prince was on stage was a special moment.

[@--thatbih]

4:12 Just a correction: The song is not Serve The Servants, it's Scentless Apprentice

[@wgb01001]

Came here to say the exact same thing!

[@theDragoon007yaboiCJ]

me too@@wgb01001

[@billepperson2662]

Same...

[@dillanleach7205]

Scrolled to see this! Also, the Serve the Servants solo is ironically very melodic at points

[@billepperson2662]

@@dillanleach7205 I was gonna mention that too! I swear, I'm about to start my own Nirvana yt channel, due to how bad, incorrect & exploitative all the others are

[@augustosolari7721]

I just want to point out that if you look at the end of Prince performance of the solo, you will notice that he throws his guitar up to the sky AND IT NEVER COMES DOWN. Simply Magic!

[@thewyldness]

And no one there knows how he did it.

[@Sinjax1]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/moi1dKKle7CeacU&ab_channel=Rock%26RollHallofFame Found this version at the end that shows where it went. all this time i thought it really disappeared 😔😭

[@empireoflizards]

Whenever I've seen Prince show up to these type events, or anytime really, his playing is absolutely incredible. And yeah...his axe sort of went bye-bye lol.

[@edgedjbob]

That performance is a protest for Rolling stones sleeping on him as one of the best guitarist of the century.

[@nickameen]

Fun fact: someone later handed that guitar to Oprah on Prince’s orders.

[@ileutur6863]

As someone who still listens to a ton of mainstream and underground guitar based music, I really don't notice when a song doesn't have a solo. I prefer creative lead lines instead, often found in instrumental genres like post rock and prog.

[@quentinbringthenumetalchil5125]

Same. I’ve been gravitating towards stuff like that within underground music sites.

[@SpacemanXC]

Lich King, Vektor, Havok, Between the Buried and Me, Polyphia, Chon, Covet...even fucking Dragonforce. All still doing badass solos

[@empireoflizards]

Back in the 70's, Pink Floyd was known for that. They were a sort of 'alternate' type back then and the guitar leads were more melodic...yet some of the 'solos' became iconic to this day. The best solos don't distract from the rest of the song.

[@unique1o1-g5h]

The love I feel for post-rock.

[@DrAnxiety17]

@@empireoflizards without solos Pink Floyd music would have been a lot less iconic.

[@jonashrabcik6444]

It would be so amazing to have a final instalment of the series about guitar players today and how they are currently breaking new ground. I'd love to know about them

[@ArthurSanford3706]

Some of Thomas Raggi's guitar solos blew my mind when I first heard them

[@RogueReplicant]

I love the retro feel in the solo on 2021's "Ummon" by French band Slift. Great riff, too!

[@chinchirap]

Listen to black midi, their first album has a lot of noise driven guitar on it, not traditional solos but so cool. Their other two are a lot more progressive and impressive but i love all their stuff, they are geniuses

[@sleepytomato9100]

Personally I'm a big fan of Fredrik Thordendal's solos in Meshuggah. Definitely unique and cool sounding. Worth a listen if you're into metal

[@mryett]

Big Thief - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXzQdWljpc5-aKM More in the style of Neil Young.

[@rEdf196]

In 1977, at age 13 I remember hearing The Ramones debut album. I was stunned to notice there were no guitar solos at all, something I thought was crazy at the time.

[@trailingupwards]

Another great punk album with no solos from 1977: Wire - Pink Flag

[@becomingamirror]

A little surprised not to see Incubus's Michael Einziger not get a mention here. He has been very innovative from the late 90s through 00s, and many Incubus records include some creative guitar solos.

[@wgb01001]

💯

[@Jasonmakesvideo]

innovative ,yes, but he never plays solos per se

[@milosnikolic5140]

Matt Bellamy of Muse has amazing solos and riffs from late 90s, "Plug in Baby" for example

[@ia5662]

He's more known for his superior 2000s work - he's got sick solos in many of those classic albums.

[@msmoniz]

Small correction; Gilmour's solo on 1994 Pink Floyd's High Hopes, is not a (slide) guitar solo, but a lap steel solo. And yes it makes a difference.

[@InfectiousGroovePodcast]

The guitar solo, just like every genre of music is most certainly not dead. People like to proclaim the death of things once they just have to do a little work for themselves to find it.

[@CarLos-is2bz]

The Strokes have so many badass guitar solos so does Mac Demarco they been carrying rock and roll for the last 10 years Stu and Joey from King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard in 2008 we got Psychosocial by Slipknot Oxford Comma by Vampire Weekend

[@3xtan327]

Queens of the stone age deserve a mention as well, the weird solo on little sister is a good example of Josh homme’s style

[@user-lp7tx1fe6t]

And King Buffalo, All The Witches, Slift

[@user-lp7tx1fe6t]

And Muse

[@ultimadum7785]

POLYPHIA.

[@jaywalshmusicandsong1736]

He does state in the title that it is an incomplete analysis of guitar solos, so...I agree. Alot missing. Oh well. Still a great video.

[@jibrilbaldhead]

A note of correction: Rick Rubin and the Beastie Boys parted ways several years before Sabotage. Mario Caldato Jr was their producer for that one.

[@PhantomStrange]

I didn’t read the other comments, but Beastie Boys had long left Rick Rubin by the time Sabotage came out. Rubin was only involved with Licensed to Ill. Mario Caldato Jr produced Sabotage

[@Hawkschamp2010]

I feel like Pearl Jam’s early music had some decent solos during that time

[@emiofnnc]

Mike McCready is a gem of a guitarist, what he did in Mad Season was also really good

[@Gian4455]

McCready is a monster! Somehow he always gets overlooked in these type of videos. But his solos (and guitar work in general) on Pearl Jam, Mad Season and Temple of the Dog are simply amazing.

[@ia5662]

Decent? They were EXCELLENT. It's unfortunate that Mike went off the deep end and just mindlessly shreds as fast as he can now. The solos he put to tape on the first 3 albums are magic.

[@DrAnxiety17]

Solo from Alive is fantastic.

[@jeppyjep]

Alice In Chains also has amazing solos.

[@dylafterdark]

i’m glad modern guitar music is getting its own episode and i’m even more glad you’re talking about mdou moctar. truly a visionary on the guitar and not nearly talked about enough

[@screamdreamer9085]

I randomly discovered him like 3 years ago. I’ve never seen anyone play guitar the way he does. So many notes get played so quickly with all his fingers. He’s so amazing at what he does

[@ClassifiedUnit-135]

"Guitar music", by that you mean metal? Or some other gen z heartthrob 😆

[@codyjohnson4174]

What? What are you talking about

[@dylafterdark]

@@ClassifiedUnit-135 what are you on about, in 2023 rock isn’t the only genre with guitar in it. and there’s plenty of amazing guitarists in non conventional bands

[@ClassifiedUnit-135]

@@dylafterdark I was being sarcastic. Also, metal is quite different from rock, despite being called a "subgenre".

[@bourgeais7085]

the guitar solo on 4:11 is actually from scentless apprentice, not from serve the servants

[@Aron-bz1zn]

yee was just about to say

[@GCSoundArtifacts]

A little correction: the title of Kurt Cobain's guitar solo should've been "Scentless Apprentice", not "Serve the Servants". The music that was played was from the 2nd track of "In Utero", not the 1st one.

[@hailmaryrecordings8255]

I still like a well placed guitar-solo that serves the song.

[@skrillah6259]

Key words, serves the song

[@brianalbertdejesus3863]

John mayer's live in la album has a lot of guitar solos. His latest album has some solos as well (Wild Blue imitating Mark Knopfler's guitar style)

[@grahamk7571]

I watch Prince's solo from "My guitar Gently weeps" about twice a year and its still just as magical.

[@karlouribe1187]

I'm pretty sure that Kurt's solo is from Scentless Apprentice but great video btw!

[@cheesemcsqueeze8845]

Jam bands were pretty big in the 90s and that entire style is based on solos. Trey played countless solos worth studying for years and years in that decade.

[@ia5662]

word has it, they're still going on today....

[@albertcornett7408]

Tell this to Japanese bands like Band Maid. Their guitar solos fit into their songs seamlessly and are epic.😊

[@davidfrischknecht8261]

You can add LoveBites to that list as well.

[@SpacemanXC]

Lich King, Vektor, Havok, Between the Buried and Me, Polyphia, Chon, Covet...even fucking Dragonforce. All still doing badass solos

[@LynnHermione]

But didn't you know only english sprakers matter? /s

[@albertcornett7408]

@@davidfrischknecht8261 They are on the list.

[@CPD0123a]

Tbf Japan has a thriving alt scene where stuff like that can still succeed far more than in our current draconian system of mega labels, iHeart, Pandora, and Spotify basically telling you what to listen to.

[@danieldelahunty7973]

Hi Polyphonic. The Nirvana song you have playing in the video is not from Serve the Servants. It’s from Scentless Apprentice.

[@blackrosekeating]

Black Summer by the Chilis is the first guitar solo I've heard on the radio for about a decade. And it's an unreal solo too

[@loydthabartender5794]

Great documentary and mostly correct conclusion even though it is depressing. There was one glaring omission though: Allan Holdsworth. That guy was in many ways the godfather of shred guitar. When Eddie Van Halen was not tapping in the early days, he was playing holdsworth licks. The fast legato, the crazy hand stretching licks, the common scales that EVH uses, all holdsworth stuff.

[@frostyeli]

I’d really love to see you cover the red dirt southern rock scene out of Oklahoma and Texas. Throughout the 2000s bands like Cross Canadian Ragweed, The Great Divide, and Reckless Kelly kept heavy guitar sounds alive but with a little country twang on it

[@Gian4455]

It amazes me how many people overlook Mike McCready from Pearl Jam. How about the solos on "Alive", "Even Flow", ""Daughter" or on Temple of the Dog's "Reach Down"? There seems to be a tendency lately to diminish Pearl Jam's impact on the 90"s "Grunge" explosion and on music ever since.

[@MichaelDooleyProject]

Mike McCready is a definite favorite. 🤘🏽🎶

[@TomatoFettuccini]

When I see bands like King Gizzard, Cybertronic Spree, and Polyphia, and see the inroads they're making into mainstream consciousness, coupled with the state of....well, everything....I firmly believe we're on the cusp of a whole new era of popular rock.

[@506hunterst]

As someone who very much has grown up with band King Gizzard, they inspired me to learn guitar, and I'm certain I'm not the only one,

[@TomatoFettuccini]

@@506hunterst From the sheer number of under-20 musicians into rock I see on KZbin, I'm extremely excited about the prospect of new rock and metal. My god, the Fine Bros series "Do Kids Know (insert rock band name)?" filled me with so much joy because of 10-year-old kids screeching in joy about Led Zeppelin. I mean, Miley Cyrus covering Heart of Glass, Greta van Fleet flat-out stealing Zep's sound, @Ellenplays, that 11-year old girl bassist who can play Muse's Hysteria....I'm so stoked about the next 20 years of rock. Love that you're inspired by other rock musicians! Don't neglect your music theory; it's super-important!

[@506hunterst]

@@TomatoFettuccini My fave bands are King Gizzard Tool and Radiohead, music theory is my bread and butter.

[@yellowjackboots2624]

For the record, my favourite guitar solo is the second solo in Iron Maiden's 2 Minutes To Midnight, Adrien Smith at his best. Anyone else?

[@ClassifiedUnit-135]

Mines a lot from Alexi laiho, a combination of Mors Principum Est and All that remains.

[@gameroo713]

I didn't even know he was sick.

[@memopinzon]

Another fellow Norm enjoyer

[@lifeisdead01]

Just came from a norm compilation and was very confused

[@memopinzon]

I know what you're talking about, I have the same fetish too.@@lifeisdead01

[@TheCropCircleQueens]

You seem like a professor of logic

[@gln121970]

Rick Rubin and Beastie Boys had long since stopped working with each other by the time Sabotage hit.

[@waysinwaves]

Score notes for this one (wow this series is almost done 😶): - Whenever I was doing the grunge-ish cues, I used my Shallow Water pedal by Fairfield Circuitry on the front end to have some light chorusing before the drive section of whatever I was playing. Not a pedal that existed for that era, but I felt like it was a fun way to approximate that chorus kinda vibe while keeping it a bit more modern - 6:31 wrote this after watching live performances of Panic Attach and Under a Glass Moon. No matter what your feeling on Dream Theater are you can't deny that they do over-the-top like no one else, lol - 7:02 the first of many cues written on my tele tuned un 5ths for this ep! - 12:24 modular and swell guitar on the harmony, slide and e-bow Guit on the melody, all through an effect that reduces the sample rate of the whole cue (Ableton Redux) - 13:46 I'm very happy that this transition worked, lol - 16:12 everything from here is tele in 5ths through the Fairfield Circuitry Unpleasant Surprise Fuzz Thanks for watching y'all, one more :)

[@likecrazyhorse]

I really hope one of these takes the focus off of pop music and shows off some really great artists that have been giving us incredible guitar work under the radar of studio executives

[@santiagoclark9431]

Yessss!!! Killer ending with Mdou Moctar. That guitarist is onto something special

[@paulmatolsy4593]

Hey you youngsters, let me add a bit of perspective to this matter. I am a 74 year old guitarist who has been playing guitar solos since the early 60s. Over the years I have soloed in all genres of music including rock and roll, jazz, classical guitar, Indian and Arabic modal poly-rhythmic styles Country Chicken Pickin'. In my book, the era of the guitar solo's decline began with Eddie Van Halen's Eruption guitar solo. That solo showcased the finger tapping technique, and it was fast, but other than that went no further. The pity is that young guitarists from that point on focused on speed to the detriment of the other aspects of music. I saw it with my own eyes and I heard it with my own ears. The biggest loser was rhythm and timing. Focusing on fast picking led to solos that were monotonous in their frenzy to attain ultra fast speed. Riffs and phrases began and ended on the downbeat with little or no experimentation with freeing the solo from the heavy downbeat, thus making it for the most part rhythmically boring. Lost was the lyrical soaring singing voice that the best 60s guitar exemplied and the clever little riffs that stayed with us and we couldn't get out of our heads. All the subtleties of music fell to the wayside in a bombastic race attain ultra fast speed. Also, chord changes became random showing little knowledge of the basics of western music or even the attempts by 20th century composers to break with western music traditions. This creates a disjointed feeling that usually sounds misguided rather than intentional. I must confess a fondness for singing melodies that spring from the guitar like heavenly lighter-than-air golden drops of dew (how poetic😅), but that's just me. Seriously though, a zillion notes played at breakneck speed in a stumbling disjointed rhythmic pattern doesn't stay with me as much as one of George Harrison's short simple leads or Jeff Beck's quirky little phrases or Eric Clapton's soulful apotheosis of Blues solos. And where are Jimmy Page's innovative acoustic inventions amongst the guitar creations that followed it? I could go on and on but then I would be writing a book, wouldn't I? Anywho, that is my humble opinion. Long live the guitar solo! 👍🎸🎶🎶🎶

[@williamhiles7404]

I wholeheartedly agree!!!!!!!! LedHed Pb 207.20 🎶 🎸 🎹

[@ivanterrible7362]

Speed instead of musical intention. Because you can do something doesn't mean you should do something. It's just musical masturbation.

[@willaroberts134]

Imma young bitch but read this whole thing and appreciate the perspective as a player greatly. Happy holidays !

[@werewolflover8636]

Totally agree! Fast playing doesn’t automatically translate to great melody.

[@ProfessionalRageBaiter]

i ain’t reading all that old head

[@JR_Taylor]

good point about the dial up modem, I've never noticed that before.

[@tecpaocelotl]

Reminds me of this baby book I bought my daughter and read to her about the history of rock. Both end with the feeling that it ends in a downer, but there's hope.

[@azaraelhyzer3874]

Thank you! Polyphonic for featuring mdou in the end. His performance on kexp was really breathtaking.

[@GizzyDillespee]

Don't forget about microtonal guitar. A guy in Turkey just wrote the book on it. He uses a guitar with moveable frets, and also a lego guitar, among others. For microtonal rock, I'd check out Brendan Byrnes' song Operator and King Gizzard's O.N.E, to start with. Of course, you gotta mention Henson and Tosin, and 7 and 8 string shredders, and fan frets... There have actually been quite a few practical innovations in guitar playing, many of which seem to be catering especially for lead guitar playing. Also, for the 2020s you gotta mention Nuno's solo - that moved me more than most, maybe even more than Prince's, depending on my mood.

[@monk3ysmuggler]

It wasn't the guitar solo that was being rejected but the exclusionary idea that every band needed a shredder on guitar to be taken seriously. Players like Guy from Fugazi were playing amazing unpretentious leads that focused on supporting the song and carried the torch through the dark days of the early 90's. Kyuss, QOTSA, Primus, Foo Fighters, Them Crooked Vultures, The Mars Volta...there's a bridge through the 90's to the 2000's of players like Dave Grohl, Josh Homme, Trey Anastasio, and Larry LaLonde that kept the guitar solo alive despite the popular narrative.

[@thewyldness]

exactly! Homme alone killed it.

[@jpjpjp6328]

In the underground, the guitar solos were everywhere and they sometimes got even further over the top. The "dark days" you speak of were for more mainstream material.

[@monk3ysmuggler]

Fugazi was being courted by Atlantic records so its hard not to giggle at the idea they weren't mainstream just because they stayed with Discord and turned down the cash to keep their souls

[@jpjpjp6328]

@@monk3ysmugglerI was going to tons of gigs back then and thought Fugazi was merely "alright" They had exactly one song i really liked and that was pretty much it. I respected them for their stances concerning the majors but Big Black already famously turned down A&R guys a few years back. As for guitar solos, 1991 was the year of the Death Metal explosion and they were chock full of over the top throat cutting lead players that didn't get attention in the mags for some time (if ever) because they weren't fashionable.

[@LanceEads]

Doug Martsch of Built to Spill and Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse are a couple of guitarists to check out. They've both been at it a while, but with limited commercial success.

[@cerperalpurpose]

I wouldn't say Modest Mouse have had limited commercial success for at least twenty years

[@bry8883]

I hope for the 7th & 8th title of the sequals after this would be: • 7th: The pop punk reign of guitar solo's in 2000's. • 8th: The "Indie-fication" of guitar solos within 2010's

[@jpjpjp6328]

"The Death of the Guitar Solo" only exist if you dwell in the mainstream

[@andrewmcmillan3655]

Respects for talking about portishead Tyler, Kendrick etc have talked about how much influence they’ve had for their production

[@Panda_man..]

I love all three, with Portis being the most recent one I’ve gotten into (just a few days ago) Great stuff from them.

[@officialihopcustomerservic7331]

I love the video ! great work ! I will, however, say that MCR deserves a mention -- I see Ray Toro as a guitar hero among the best of them, as well as an important contemporary to Jack White -- and one that brought forward the legacy of acts like Queen and Iron Maiden and Megadeth

[@SMJSmoK]

Completely agree. The solo in Famous Last Words is such a wonderful release of pent up emotions. It's one of my favourite guitars solos of all time.

[@PencilFan-hj3lo]

For sure Demolition Lovers is my favorite solo ever

[@judegraham463]

Excellent. one of the best sites on the internet regarding western music from the rock Age. Really well done. Thank you.

[@KenM_1987]

There's tons of good rock with solos out there, it just isn't mainstream. The current era of rock is probably the best ever if you're willing to dig a bit. Edit: posted this before seeing the end of the video lol

[@gregdahlen4375]

if current guitarists don't have as much of a spotlight i'd think they'd lose some motivation to produce great solos

[@axelhallen5802]

I freaking LOVE your vids mister! The knowledge, the narration and the music. It's all awesome. I think the one the really got the hook in me was the John Bonham one (but I'm guessing that's not uncommon). I actually did have Nebula for a year but there where so many features missing compared to YT that I found myself watching content on YT instead if it was on both platforms. It was abut a year ago now though so I guess it might have gotten better now but still. In my opinion as a serious YT addict (it seriously interferes with my life) the platform really needs to work on that.

[@ZEKYAHWEHBLUD]

I hope one day you cover Shoegaze

[@cinezurdo]

I think its safe to argue that today’s newest pioneers in the electric guitar sound are King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard; with a collection of fusion genres ranging from Nu Metal, Prog Rock, Jazz Rock, etc.

[@lennontyner4096]

Looking over John Mayer as a 2000s guitar god is a full war crime. Continuum is easily a more influential album than elephant

[@sunny1992s]

Yeah theres a ton of late 2000's teens that got into blues style playing because of "Where the Light is". I'd argue Mayer's solo on "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room" is just as memorable/iconic as "Ball and a Biscuit"

[@loansharklacrosse5523]

I’m just hoping he mentions Mayer next video bc ya it’s gotta be against the Geneva conventions

[@charlescdt6509]

Which John Mayer? His mainstream stuff is different then his John Mayer Trio stuff. But yess I was looking for him as well.

[@edalvarez8901]

John is easily one of the most underrated guitar players every while still being quite hyped. He definitely fills a very interesting spot for players but his influence is undeniable. I’ve met metal fans who love John and worship guys who love John. It’s quite a broad fan base that few guitarists get to fill

[@geargeekpdx3566]

Maybe "Overlooking" would have been a better choice of word there.

[@hayes9443]

This content is so cool!!! Please keep up the good work man!

[@guillaume8141]

Mdou moctar at the end gave me chills. You've got to do a video on the desert rock and tinariwen and the like ❤️❤️

[@misorodzinak8829]

Yes. One of the most fresh and exciting things to happen in Rock Music in a long time.

[@brianmiller1077]

@@misorodzinak8829 They are a great pallet cleanser. Something different but still groovy

[@asd1234asd1234asd]

Incidentally Old Gods of Asgard - Herald of Darkness, the song for Alan Wake 2 has a lot of guitar solo. Not sure if its me or its game music but I feel that guitar solo never dies in games. My contacts with newer musics, those after the 2000s, are from games. I never felt guitar solo ever left the scene at all.

[@matthewlewis4559]

I'm a little surprised you didn't mention Extreme's Rise as a recent guitar solo to break out. Nuno Bettencourt's solo on that song is amazing and quickly received many props even if it didn't make "popular" radio.

[@nickameen]

Nuno is one of the greatest.

[@SevensMarkedSeven]

Finally someone recognizing Nuno and Extremes talent

[@parkie101010]

This (as so much of your stuff) has been a great series. Congrats and thanks. I think the thing about guitar is you’re just happenstance away from finding someone new and amazing. Mdou Moctar is my current. Music is a never ending journey and that’s the best part.

[@Pekoe.]

king gizzard has some of my favourite solos from the 2010s

[@sylvesterfalkeriksen8746]

This is my faverite on going Series on KZbin right now, keep up the fucking good work!!!

[@MusicByDamienA]

Thank you Polyphonic for uploading such awesome educational rockin content 🤘

[@jeffjefferson8137]

the solo on cherub rock is probably one of my favorite solos ever. i remember hearing that album the first time and just instantly falling in love. then i heard that just insane bend going into one of the best solos ever

[@something3551]

While it's not exactly related to the topic of guitar solo. I feel like The Prodigy should have been mentioned in the video. They were innovative in bringing the rock genre and dance genre together. Though that's probably just me being really biased to spread more awareness and love about them.

[@reithchase7784]

As an early millennial me and my friends religiously listened to classic rock in high school, we were super weird, But realized back then it is and was the best music ever made, and also the best to party to. Don’t get to far away from the blues.

[@navneetsinghr4290]

I am yet to hear something as good and crazy as tornado of souls

[@paulciampo2104]

As a blossoming guitarist - I have to say that... 🤔 What I've noticed is that we simply need to find out what's possible. There's so much out there to discover in history, there are nonguitar sounds that can be emulated... What do you love? What are some new ways to express what you love?

[@tjenadonn6158]

Honestly the solos I find myself appreciating these days are are the ones more further affield in terms of instrumentation. Blame it on my earliest musical memories being of my dad's Jethro Tull records, with Ian Anderson defining once and for all what it means to be a rock flautist. Many prog and prog-adjacent bands do this exceptionally: Thank You Scientist's tracks have included blistering tenor sax, violin, and, accordion solos, "Victorian Brickwork" by Big Big Train has a cornet solo that always moves me to tears, and unsung Canadian prog duo FM featured numerous mandolin solos. Moving away from strictly rock-based stuff "Reverse," the latest single from electroswing legends Caravan Palace, features a prominent contrabass clarinet solo. The most electrifying soloing I've seen in recent years was Leo P blowing the roof off of Royal Albert Hall with his baritone sax and Joe Dart getting a sold out crowd at Madison Square Garden to sing along with a bass solo. Guitar soloing still has its place: it just has to sgare the stage.

[@CaptHiltz]

Music has fragmented so much and there is so much to absorb that it's almost impossible to know what's truly out there even with platforms like KZbin, Tiktok and Instagram.

[@stevieCOH2142]

The guitar solo is dead? I didn't know that.. John Mayer, Joe Bonamassa, Avenged Sevenfold, Tame Impala, Animals as Leaders, all of mathrock/progmetal, Tinariwen, Gary Clark Jr., Tom Misch' Liftoff and Kyiv with Yussef Dayes, Alter Bridge and these are just the biggest and I'd say even influential names I can come up with now, there's so much more goodness if you look just below the surface.

[@griffinmaxwell789]

Tame Impala doesn't really do guitar solos anymore, but another Australian band, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, absolutely shreds. They've got a bunch of minute+ guitar solos. All those other names you mentioned I definitely agree with.

[@wellurban]

If you make it to the end of the video, it’s clear that Polyphonic knows that guitar solos are thriving among all sorts of scenes and niches. It’s just that they’re no longer a mainstay of popular music like they were in the 70s and 80s.

[@mattmacarthur520]

Eric Steckel , kingfish in the blues/rock genre are both fantastic players as well! Especially Steckel man he’s like metal and blues on steroids

[@stuntrushjr64]

Allen Collins, the guitarist that gave us Free Bird. He may have lived a tragic life, but God damn, he's good at what he does.

[@harrymarquez]

The way the narration is worded makes it seem like Rick Rubin produced "Sabotage" by the Beastie Boys.

[@estebanmorales6487]

What a great, yet depressing, finale to a brilliant series. I truly hope the guitar solo will make a comeback someday...

[@tomaslopez2940]

There’s one episode left

[@mobbarleyguitarlab6922]

Have you listened to any rock or metal these days? Lol There's guitar solos a plenty out there

[@SpacemanXC]

They're on youtube now. Plenty of shredders still out there getting millions of views.

[@jgeraci1]

There’s also the fact that during the same period of time the Music scene in Nashville became the place to be for musicians to go if they wanted to “make it” there are a few players in that genre who should probably be in this conversation

[@OtavioFesoares]

4:15 - That's Scentless Apprentice, not Serve the Servants.

[@jhawk1229]

My god I've been a desert blues fan for years and the second I heard bombino flickering in the background my heart jumped, nice nod to the guys carrying the torch!

[@Iheartbreakdowns]

Have to agree lower the volume during your talking segments. I thought it was just me till I saw the comments.

[@Iheartbreakdowns]

Thanks Noah this series has been absolutely fantastic.

[@Jargleman]

See king gizzard and the lizard wizard. They got guitar solos, harmonica solos, a fucking flute solo at one point. They’re fucking wild

[@christophervan9634]

Rick Ruben had nothing to do with Sabotage.

[@DblakeDeathMetal89]

Solos are a highlight to me in classic rock & metal music. And I noticed how I mainly pay attention to the actual music more so than what they’re saying. Because my mom is the complete opposite she knows songs from the words and when I try to describe a song to her by sounding out the music she usually can’t figure out what song I’m humming.

[@samgross2027]

The music is louder than hell on this video

[@pllndch]

One of Polyphonic's best videos yet (IMO).

[@Yreq]

Great episode, but pretty sad for me, as a witness. But what about Rival Sons? It's absolute rock reborn. And for many years before them, what about Zakk Wylde?! Anyway I now there's so much music over these years. Too much to say about it all. I do appriciate Your work, so keep on rockin'; Polyphonic rules!

[@DjVanillaGuerilla]

Nirvana gave hope to the kids who were dropping out of school. A bunch of talentless people saw talentless people and thought, "If they can be famous doing this, so could I."

[@RB-oc7ti]

Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti of AlterBridge create many fantastic guitar solos, often each having one in the same song (eg Blackbird, Cry of Achilles, The Last Hero, among many many other great music!) Awesome band of the last 20 yrs and I’d miss it if no more guitar solos were included in most bands I like going forward. The guitar solo, when done well, says things emotionally musically that sung words just cannot convey.

[@spooley]

QOTSA are back in good form with Josh healthy, hope is not lost. Add the cats from DFA1979 and of course Royal Blood. All is not lost, you just have to look harder

[@neelnair7845]

The strokes were a huge influence in the guitar world in the early 2000’s and same with john mayer

[@SpacemanXC]

Yeah, they inspired me to crowdkill and start a beatdown band because I couldn't stand all that boomer revival shit. Jet, The Vines, and The Strokes can all s my deeeeeek Actually they were all ok lol. I even saw Jet live once.

[@neelnair7845]

@@SpacemanXCokay

[@SpacemanXC]

I'm gay @@neelnair7845

[@MrIke86]

If we can collectively forget about John Mayer that'd be great. K Thx.

[@neelnair7845]

@@MrIke86I’m not a John Mayer fan at all but can’t deny his influence

[@Groovegandalf]

The darkness we're no chopped liver either. Justin and Dan are rippers and riff Masters.

[@imobiline]

Bruh... Rick Rubin had nothing to do with Sabotage.

[@spark556]

It's tied to Classic Rock which hasn't been mainstream since early 90s

[@Kaijujon]

I just don’t think every guitar driven song needs a solo

[@PianoMan-hx3ev]

Good to see this video has a happy ending. A great watch!

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Even though I'm not a fan of greta van fleet, but they are playing solos. Weight of dreams is pretty climactic. But i still think their music is kind of goofy

[@findtheothers]

excited for the next episode! I think its kind of a blessing that guitar music went underground again.. a chance for the phoenix to be reborn. Also there's a band called the fall of troy that had a revolutionary impact on guitar within the people who heard them. Also, KHRUANGBIN!

[@aroysdon]

I find it a little odd that the Edge is never mentioned. His style and use of effects were pretty innovative an influential. His solos on "The Fly" and "Until the End of the World" are some of the best of the '90s. And his band was kind of popular...

[@SheilaTheGrate]

Thank you so much for your videos. I always look forward to them! \

[@neugey]

If you need a time of death, it would probably be 2003 with Metallica St. Anger. 75 minutes, 11 songs, 0 solos 😮

[@SplitMutton]

Have a good break bud. We'll miss you while you're gone but we'll see you again when you are feeling refreshed and ready to make great videos!

[@Trelkovsky69]

Sorry to be the smartass, but that's Scentless Apprentice and not Serve The Servants around 4:15.

[@yungorange209]

Rock never dies, it just goes in cycles. I think this video kinda had that mentality that rock is “dying” but really the cycle is just on the other side rn. Everything is over played (like solos) and people just want a different form of expression