Hmm... that's a toughie! Alex's solo on the title track and Eric's solo on Throne Of Thorns are probably my faves... the latter solo isn't very technical, and I learned it by ear very quickly, but it's so melodic and memorable, and sticks in my head! In a lot of respects, it reminds me of his solo on "Musical Death", which is also very tuneful and memorable.
Powerslave is a pretty easy song to play. I play guitar by ear mostly, which makes learning songs a lot easier. The 2nd and 3rd solos are tough to learn though! lol To be fair to Greg though, Id imagine the bass part in Powerslave is more tricky to play than the guitar part! lol
My first guitar was a really cheap, nylon stringed acoustic. I knew about 3 or 4 basic classical chords, and that was it. When it came to learning how to play metal, I just used to play my vinyls or cassettes (showing my age here! lol), get my guitar out, and try and play along to what I was hearing. Once I worked out a basic power chord for the first time, playing by ear just came really naturally to me. And that was how I learned how to play, just simply playing along with records, and letting my ears guide my hands as to the right notes to play. I do think I have missed out by not learning musical theory, as I think I'd be a better player if I knew all that stuff, but people who hear me play are usually very surprised to learn that Im completely self-taught, without the aid of lessons or instructional books.
Hope they get that sorted soon!
