Do you recon Brians Guitar Solos at concerts were necessary. They went on for over 10 minutes and i bet it was a real bore for the majority of the crowd. If you werent a real die hard fan or someone who loves guitar solos it would've been a sour point at a concert in my opinion. In Greg Brooks many of the exherts from reviews about thir concerts make point of this.
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Yes, I think simple admirers might find guitar solos in general quite long.
On the other hand, don't you think Queen fan would have been disappointed if Brian hadn't given them those ten minutes of guitar music?
On the other hand, don't you think Queen fan would have been disappointed if Brian hadn't given them those ten minutes of guitar music?
it was extremely boring. I always fast forward this. I play guitar and love guitar solos but BM's is boring. There are no peaks and valleys.Just valleys. I know Sir GH would disagree as he knows the diffrence in the solo from night to night.
Yes, the solos are boring.
I thought that if Brian wanted to show us his stuff and what his guitar and echo were capable of then a few instrumental versions of songs like Keep Yourself Alive, Great King Rat and Liar would have gone down a storm!
Now that wouldn't be a boring 10 minutes!!!
I thought that if Brian wanted to show us his stuff and what his guitar and echo were capable of then a few instrumental versions of songs like Keep Yourself Alive, Great King Rat and Liar would have gone down a storm!
Now that wouldn't be a boring 10 minutes!!!
I always found his older solos to be boring, especially in contrast to the ones he uses in songs. However I think he has found more interesting and tasteful applications to the delay effect more recently.
having seen him do (practically) the self-same solo on five times on four separate tours...i can confirm...it was fucking tediously dull
however, in fairness to Brian - he is not unique amongst lead guitarists (as opposed to guitar players/singers) in that they all fucking do it...
Townsend, Blackmore, Angus, Schenker, Moore etc....the ten minute solo is pretty much a standard at most rock gigs
it's the guitarists way of saying "hey girls look at my cock...i can make it stay up all night"
however, in fairness to Brian - he is not unique amongst lead guitarists (as opposed to guitar players/singers) in that they all fucking do it...
Townsend, Blackmore, Angus, Schenker, Moore etc....the ten minute solo is pretty much a standard at most rock gigs
it's the guitarists way of saying "hey girls look at my cock...i can make it stay up all night"
It's a rock concert. What was he supposed to do? Magic tricks?
Watching Brian pull a rabbit out of this hat would have been entertaining. Maybe they could saw John Deacon in half... then bring him back for Leroy Brown.
Watching Brian pull a rabbit out of this hat would have been entertaining. Maybe they could saw John Deacon in half... then bring him back for Leroy Brown.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Micrówave wrote: [/QUOTENAME]It's a rock concert. What was he supposed to do? Magic tricks?
Watching Brian pull a rabbit out of this hat would have been entertaining. Maybe they could saw John Deacon in half... then bring him back for Leroy Brown. [/QUOTE]
Haha, you made be laugh thrice today till now. You're one of the funniest around here...(along with Pim & Niek and Zebonka)
Watching Brian pull a rabbit out of this hat would have been entertaining. Maybe they could saw John Deacon in half... then bring him back for Leroy Brown. [/QUOTE]
Haha, you made be laugh thrice today till now. You're one of the funniest around here...(along with Pim & Niek and Zebonka)
well i play guitar an i love em
Other than Brenski and myself who have seen the band live back in the day you would know what a very energetic performance the band put on. The guitar solo provided a nice break for the other 3 for that time period. The videos don't really do any justice to how much they really worked the stage. Ah, the good old days...
Is true... I imagine that in a concert really make sense and people enjoy it very much...
See the crowd at wembley 86...
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See the crowd at wembley 86...
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On Youtube of course, not on DVD or CD!
Greetz.
Greetz.
maybe Deacon and roger could have come out half way through and had a sort of jam, that woulda made it better.
"it's the guitarists way of saying "hey girls look at my cock...i can make it stay up all night"
Not ENTIRELY true... I think, in the sense that his solo never changed much, you're probably right in this case. However, there is a certain emotional release in exploring guitar sounds for a good length of time. I wouldn't do it on a stage ordinarily though... talk about snooze-fest! Not everyone digs a half hour solo. They're fun to do, not so fun to inflict on people. Hehe.
Personally, I would've loved a bit more variety in the long solo Brian did. I know he's capable of it, every now and then he pulls something that is really pretty neat.
What I'd really like is a studio version of 'the' solo. He's got 30 years of experimentation to build off of.. I reckon it'd be fantastic.
Not ENTIRELY true... I think, in the sense that his solo never changed much, you're probably right in this case. However, there is a certain emotional release in exploring guitar sounds for a good length of time. I wouldn't do it on a stage ordinarily though... talk about snooze-fest! Not everyone digs a half hour solo. They're fun to do, not so fun to inflict on people. Hehe.
Personally, I would've loved a bit more variety in the long solo Brian did. I know he's capable of it, every now and then he pulls something that is really pretty neat.
What I'd really like is a studio version of 'the' solo. He's got 30 years of experimentation to build off of.. I reckon it'd be fantastic.
Indeed that would be nice