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Peace,
Adam.
Peace,
Adam.
As far as being difficult, I`d say his top one is Son & Daughter BBC Version. Also Put Out The Fire.
But obviously it depends on your personal abilities. There can be very technically skilled classical guitarists who can do the chromatic runs Steve Howe put in `Innuendo` (which is beyond Brian imo), but probably would have more troubles with something like Liar. Or vice versa.
But obviously it depends on your personal abilities. There can be very technically skilled classical guitarists who can do the chromatic runs Steve Howe put in `Innuendo` (which is beyond Brian imo), but probably would have more troubles with something like Liar. Or vice versa.
Dead on Time i would say
I agree with Bob on every terms of his response.And,of course there's no tapping or Legato on "The Invisible Man" solo.Like FC said, there's only some chromatic runs,not that it's hard if you ask me.
Actually, maybe I was referring to the latter part of the IM solo at 2:22.
Peace,
Adam.
Peace,
Adam.
I personally do not really look to May when I am in the 'technical prowess' mood.
The latter part of the TIM-solo has some fast hammer-pull-figures, but no tapping.
And I agree with some others here that it isn't paricularly difficult to do it in a technical sense. It becomes diabolically difficult though as soon as you try to play it exactly like Brian. The latter applies to most of his solos. You can't copy him and that makes him a good guitarist. He's also considered to be one of the greatest rock players, because he played with taste and feeling and because he actually was inventive and original, which legions of hyper-fast fretboard-masturbators invariably aren't.
Technique isn't everything and in fact, it tends to be rather boring. Technical prowess may be useful to impress the girls in your rehearsal room, but what is it good for when you're not able to make a good song better through your playing (rather than just musically vomiting over every second bar) ? Everyone can reach a certain technical level once he practices with enough effort. There's no genuine talent behind it.
Songs with tapping that weren't mentioned so far are Rain Must Fall, The Miracle and Cyborg.
And I agree with some others here that it isn't paricularly difficult to do it in a technical sense. It becomes diabolically difficult though as soon as you try to play it exactly like Brian. The latter applies to most of his solos. You can't copy him and that makes him a good guitarist. He's also considered to be one of the greatest rock players, because he played with taste and feeling and because he actually was inventive and original, which legions of hyper-fast fretboard-masturbators invariably aren't.
Technique isn't everything and in fact, it tends to be rather boring. Technical prowess may be useful to impress the girls in your rehearsal room, but what is it good for when you're not able to make a good song better through your playing (rather than just musically vomiting over every second bar) ? Everyone can reach a certain technical level once he practices with enough effort. There's no genuine talent behind it.
Songs with tapping that weren't mentioned so far are Rain Must Fall, The Miracle and Cyborg.
To clarify things a little...
- The Invisible Man has no tapping in any part of the song. The most impressive sounding parts of the solo are just fast descending chromatic runs over 2-3 strings.
Queen songs with tapping:
- It's Late
- One Vision
- Gimme The Prize
- Don't Lose Your Head
- The Miracle
- Rain Must Fall
- Bijou
- I Was Born To Love You
Non-Queen songs where Brian uses tapping:
- Love Of My Life (with Extreme)
- Love Token
- Resurrection
- Rollin' Over
- Business
- Cyborg
I'm sure the Queen list there is exhaustive, but there may be other songs Brian's collaborated on that I've missed out.
- The Invisible Man has no tapping in any part of the song. The most impressive sounding parts of the solo are just fast descending chromatic runs over 2-3 strings.
Queen songs with tapping:
- It's Late
- One Vision
- Gimme The Prize
- Don't Lose Your Head
- The Miracle
- Rain Must Fall
- Bijou
- I Was Born To Love You
Non-Queen songs where Brian uses tapping:
- Love Of My Life (with Extreme)
- Love Token
- Resurrection
- Rollin' Over
- Business
- Cyborg
I'm sure the Queen list there is exhaustive, but there may be other songs Brian's collaborated on that I've missed out.
Perhaps the Love Of My Life thing is Nuno, although they`re both credited for guitars there, who knows...
Regarding Phillip`s points: there are usually two extremist sides of the story: the "purists" (who argue that "feeling" is just a word people invent to explain why a mediocre guitar player is still good in spite of being proven not technically skilled), and another group that starts with out of context data ("he built his guitar, he also sang, he played piano, he composed great songs..."). I`m not accusing you or anyone to be one of the two extremes of course, but many people are (not in this forum, but in rock circles in general).
In my personal opinion, Brian is a very good guitarist, but slightly over-rated. And imho, John is slightly better bassist, Roger is slightly better drummer and Fred was slightly better pianist, than Brian as guitarist.
Regarding Phillip`s points: there are usually two extremist sides of the story: the "purists" (who argue that "feeling" is just a word people invent to explain why a mediocre guitar player is still good in spite of being proven not technically skilled), and another group that starts with out of context data ("he built his guitar, he also sang, he played piano, he composed great songs..."). I`m not accusing you or anyone to be one of the two extremes of course, but many people are (not in this forum, but in rock circles in general).
In my personal opinion, Brian is a very good guitarist, but slightly over-rated. And imho, John is slightly better bassist, Roger is slightly better drummer and Fred was slightly better pianist, than Brian as guitarist.
In my personal opinion, Brian is a very good guitarist, but slightly over-rated. And imho, John is slightly better bassist, Roger is slightly better drummer and Fred was slightly better pianist, than Brian as guitarist.
I usually trust your opinion, but you're way off the mark with this one. There's no way Freddie's a better pianist than Brian as a guitarist. No contest.
All Freddie does is play ooctaves on his left hand and major and minor chords with his right.
Like always,I agree with what Bob said.
As a guitarist,Brian's not at all overated,it's quite the 'contraire' my friend.
In my personal opinion, Brian is a very good guitarist, but slightly over-rated. And imho, John is slightly better bassist, Roger is slightly better drummer and Fred was slightly better pianist, than Brian as guitarist.
As a guitarist,Brian's not at all overated,it's quite the 'contraire' my friend.
Actually, I think Brian's pretty underrated. He's usually overshadowed by other guitarists, but I think he deserves more credit.
To say all Fred does is octave bass and simple chords is just the same as to say all Brian does is pentatonic scales with ocassional blue notes. They`re both great musicians and great with their instruments. Fred has done interesting stuff, like the solo in Love Of My Life, or the intro of Death On Two Legs. Of course I don`t mean he`s Rachmaninov, but he knew his way with the keys. As well as Brian with the guitar, or John with the bass or Roger with the drums or any of them with a pen and a blank sheet (it`s just the expression, I know they didn`t write songs that way....).
Wow this was actually a good question! lol