veatch Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I've always found Ian Bairnson's work on Alan Parson's albums fairly short and very tasty. Ammonia avenue had some really cool leads on it. +1 for EE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamerhead Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Eagles - 'Already Gone' - after the line 'heaven knows it wasn't you who set me free' - there's a little blip of a thing that just screams. To me that's always stood out as one of the coolest short blasts of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCChris Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 ^^^On that tip, how's about the three wah-drenched notes near the beginning of Jailbreak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodan Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Everything by Elliot Easton.Say no more. The master of the "wow" brief solo. I'd say the one from "Shake it Up" says more in eight bars than most players do in 32.^ This and "Tonight She Comes". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgar_allan_poe Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I always thought that Gary Richrath's work with REO was outstanding. IMHO it was his guitar playing and tone that made them huge in the 80's. The solo to Keep on Loving You is damn near perfect. I have always had huge respect for guys who could make a statement in only a couple of seconds. That is a rare talent. Guys like Richrath and Easton are definitely unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carfish7 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 The solo on Steve Perry's "Oh SherrIe"? Oh, wait.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 "Gary Richrath" and "Elliot Easton": Two names that should never be mentioned in the same sentence, unless the point of that sentence is to illustrate how LAME Richrath is when compared to Easton.Which he so is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCChris Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 "Gary Richrath" and "Elliot Easton": Two names that should never be mentioned in the same sentence, unless the point of that sentence is to illustrate how LAME Richrath is when compared to Easton.Which he so is.Aaaaaaaaaaand you'd be wrong about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 "Gary Richrath" and "Elliot Easton": Two names that should never be mentioned in the same sentence, unless the point of that sentence is to illustrate how LAME Richrath is when compared to Easton.Which he so is.Aaaaaaaaaaand you'd be wrong about that.I would be wrong about that, were I wrong about that, but I'm not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCChris Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Richrath was one of the top guitarists of the 70s and 80s. Aspirational Les Paul/Marshall tones. Period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Maybe he was one of the top semicolons of the 70's and 80's, but that's as far as I'd go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belikerick Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 "Candy-O", by the CARS.Pretty much everything EE ever did is short and perfect though.Absofrigginlutely!! EE is the king of the short and sweet solo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobieboy Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 While I normally don't think of The Edge as a soloist..his solo in "One" is short but impactful..IMHO.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloozguy Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 I must be living in the 80’s ‘cause both of my favorite “short” solos are from 1980 releases…17 seconds from Dave Edmunds in the song “Heart” from the 1980 Rockpile album “Seconds Of Pleasure.”15 seconds from James Honeyman Scott in the song “Kid” from the 1980 Pretenders album “Pretenders.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodan Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Richrath was one of the top guitarists of the 70s and 80s. Aspirational Les Paul/Marshall tones. Period. Just a +1, before I forget... Brevity not a factor here, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I'll toot my own horn here.2:06 - 2:16:https://soundcloud.com/c-frederick-lathrop/dog-and-pony-show-demoDamn! That was sweet! Great tune and great guitar tones. Nice furious solo sneaked in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3of5 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 George's solo in the Beatles' "Carry That Weight". Short, slow, simple and cool. A guitar haiku. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCChris Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I'll toot my own horn here.2:06 - 2:16:https://soundcloud.com/c-frederick-lathrop/dog-and-pony-show-demoDamn! That was sweet! Great tune and great guitar tones. Nice furious solo sneaked in there!Oh hey! Thanks! Glad all that stuff came through on my warbly cassette copy of that tune! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feynman Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Your warbly cassette sounds huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxschrek Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 My favorite short solo (and indeed, nearly favorite of any length) would be that in Led Zeppelin's "Tangerine" just because it's so beautifuland perfect for the song. It's just "right" somehow.T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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