100 Greatest Metal Guitar Solos

Gray · **Joined:** Sun Jul 10, 2011 4:49 pm **Posts:** 3794

I agree.

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11827

Yousha wrote:

its also absolutely terrible to listen to (my opinion of course)

Why? There was nothing else like it at the time....

Yousha · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2011 4:02 pm

Ummmm, So ??

I can assure you, there's nothing else I've heard thats quite like this too, doesnt mean I have to like it

Timi · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2011 4:04 pm

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11827

I know but what's there to dislike about it?
The tone is explosive, as are the notes themselves....not just the tapping, but his picking is pretty absurd too....

Timi · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2011 4:08 pm

Yeah, plus the rapping in that song is blazing. Not to forget the pink bunny!

Yousha · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:03 pm

Timitzii wrote:

Yeah, plus the rapping in that song is blazing. Not to forget the pink bunny!

and Neg, The tapping and the picking may be the most impressive thing ever, but its not what id like to listen to, plus, the tone could be the best thing ever, and it still wouldnt fix the mess that is that composition. Its a milestone for the guitar, perhaps the single most influential piece of guitar music, but i would never, ever sit down and listen to it if i had the option not to. Spanish Fly is still listenable, often enjoyable given the right moment. But eruption, no thank you

Gray · **Joined:** Sun Jul 10, 2011 4:49 pm **Posts:** 3794

Negative Creep wrote:

I know but what's there to dislike about it?

It doesn't sound good.

boo boo · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:36 pm **Posts:** 10865

Yousha wrote:

Ummmm, So ??

I can assure you, there's nothing else I've heard thats quite like this too, doesnt mean I have to like it

Oh for fuck's sake, please don't compare it to Brokencyde.

It's like playing the Hitler card. But worse.

boo boo · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:36 pm **Posts:** 10865

a_man_named_gray wrote:

Negative Creep wrote:

I know but what's there to dislike about it?

It doesn't sound good.

Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

Look, I used to piss off metalheads on this forum all the time because I ripped on shred guitarists a whole hell of a lot, but I matured a lot since then, and I came to accept that some shredders (like Friedman for example) are fantastic at what they do.

What sounds good is in the ear of the beholder, but I realized that talent is talent and it should be respected even if you don't like it. I'll even defend Dream Theater if I have to, and that takes a lot of pride swallowing because I hate that fucking band.

You just shouldn't compare someone like Malmsteen, who (like him or not) is exceptionally talented, to Brokencyde. It's fucking wrong man. IT'S WRONG!!!

Black Zeppelin · **Posted:** Tue Dec 13, 2011 7:25 am

Why would somebody think that Eruption is not a metal solo?

I'm a little shocked to see Crazy Train outside of the top 10 considering how famous that solo is. At least it's up there in the top 15.

Yngtchie Blacksteen · **Posted:** Tue Dec 13, 2011 9:15 am

"Eruption" kicks ass.

boo boo · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:36 pm **Posts:** 10865

People who hate on Eruption can fuck off forever.

Especially when they say EVH played with no emotion, pfft, bunch of tossers.

Timi · **Posted:** Tue Dec 13, 2011 11:31 am

"Eruption" is(/was) great, especially live.

Yousha · **Posted:** Tue Dec 13, 2011 12:09 pm

boo boo wrote:

People who hate on Eruption can fuck off forever.

Especially when they say EVH played with no emotion, pfft, bunch of tossers.

Thats false, but Eruption is perhaps an acquired taste, but that sort of technical flurry of notes doesnt appeal to me usually.

and im not comparing it to brokencyde, just stating a point to Neg that unique=/= enjoyable for all

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