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Re: Let's not be *too* critical
>> [O'Neal, Kevin W.] Yeah, I don't think the singing is the weakest
> part. The boys do *very* well with what they have which is allot. I fear
> saying this and it does pain me to say, but IMHO the weakest part these
> days.........gulp........has to be Pete's solo electric work.
You may be right (I may be crazy).
> On rhythm riffs he flat out rocks
> like no other, but when it comes to dancing on the fret board.......there
> seems to be a bit of stumble-ig. At times, Pete hits it. At others, he
> fumbles a bit and I watch Roger staring at the guitar with a look on his
> face like "come on old git, you can do it".
I dig his soloing from '69 - '76. Especially the '69 - '70 Gibson SG era.
And while not technically astounding, some of these solos make me
hop around with abandon. The best soloing is on "Heaven & Hell,"
"Young Man Blues," & the noisy "Sparks" intro part. The "improv"
songs.
The dips & dives, the screeches, the stops, the jazz-noodling, the shifts
in tone, the spaces where he allows the chord to sustain........these
solos (& the accompanying Moon/OX barrage) is Art, & It, for me. There
is nothing more glorious & redeeming in life.
Besides, sloppy-shloppy. Hendrix was sloppy, too.
> [O'Neal, Kevin W.] I concur with your HO. What 'cha think 'Schrade
> in Acron', does John need to be turned up??? ;-)
I'm sorry, what? What did you say? Yes, I'll have another......
- SCHRADE in Akron