I've never really thought about the speed of the solos on ND's music. When I was listening to INRI for the first time last week, I just remember thinking that the solos sounded just right for the music and were well played. I've been playing guitar for 27 years and I'd say that to play something cleanly and precisely with (to quote Bruce Lee, heheheh) emotional content takes skill and good musicianship as much as playing fast does. In fact, if you crank up the distortion and play on the neck pickup, you can get away with murder in terms of almost faking good technique, by playing a bunch of fast notes that sound flash on first hearing but are really messy and don't have a lot of substance behind them. I saw a dvd by that mega-shred guy Michael Angelo, and he kind of myth-busted fast playing by saying that some guitarists can play a fast run that's initially impressive, but have very little idea what they've actually played, and couldn't play the same thing twice!
I'd say the solos on ND's albums sound precise and show good technique but also have a lot of feel and most importantly, fit with the songs they're being played over.
I'd say the solos on ND's albums sound precise and show good technique but also have a lot of feel and most importantly, fit with the songs they're being played over.
