Anyone else like a well-crafted melodic solo on a pop tune?

**mr. beaumont** · 12-01-2023, 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by joelf

Buzz(y) Feiten's solo on the 2nd half (ballad: Where were You When I Needed You?). A hero since I was 17, and I still feel the same way.

Outside of Stevie's writing, singing, playing all the other instruments genius...

Stevie's run on Tamla in the 70s is the most consistently excellent string of albums by any artist in music history. I will die on this hill.

joelf · 12-02-2023, 03:03 AM

Originally Posted by mr. beaumont

Stevie's run on Tamla in the 70s is the most consistently excellent string of albums by any artist in music history. I will die on this hill.

Let's also give credit to the late Malcolm Cecil for his incredible synth programming. Great a genius as Stevie is, You and I wouldn't be the same w/o those intros and outros.

A collaboration made in heaven...

**pingu** · 12-02-2023, 03:51 AM

George Harrison’s solo on
Something is beautiful

**Ukena** · 12-02-2023, 11:35 AM

I have always thought George was completely reliable in the melodic solo department.

I believed that was why he was underappreciated as a soloist until later – because his solos weren't flashy, but tasteful and reflective of the melody.

joelf · 12-02-2023, 01:09 PM

Originally Posted by Ukena

I have always thought George was completely reliable in the melodic solo department.

I believed that was why he was underappreciated as a soloist until later – because his solos weren't flashy, but tasteful and reflective of the melody.

Melodists are underappreciated, period.

But where would we be w/o them?

**docsteve** · 12-02-2023, 09:46 PM

Thirty posts in and George finally gets his dues!

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**fep** · 12-03-2023, 09:43 AM

I should have thought of this one earlier. This is such a great example of a melodic guitar solo over a popular tune. Eric Gale's guitar playing over the entire tune is something worth a good listen.