Where have the solos gone?

This review of Pat Benatar's latest album has sparked a discussion. What's happened to guitar solos? Why have they gone so completely out of fashion that even bands like Rush and Metallica feel obliged to release albums devoid of any solos?

It seems the culprit is Grunge, which was a reaction against the soulless widdlywiddly soloing of 80s hair metal. Like punk in Britain a decade and a half earlier, Grunge threw the baby out with the bath water and rejected guitar solos altogether. Somehow solos have vanished from the British scene as well, and we're stuck with boring strummy stuff.

Posted by TimHall at November 09, 2003 10:06 PM | TrackBack

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I play lead guitar and ever since I heard the song heartbreaker by pat benator I said to my self I have to learn the solo and I can't find it any where so if u can get it please send it to me that would be awsome my email [email protected]

Posted by: calvin weathers on December 3, 2004 06:20 AM


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