Ooh, a new Def Leppard album

He has wussed out, he doesnt even play guitar solos anymore. Because they are "songwriters" now. IM SICK OF SONGWRITERS! I WANT SONGWRITERS WITH WIDDLY DIDDLY GUITAR SOLOS!
 
Spawny you are the last person I would've expected to say that after your "Slayer's guitarists are so good because they are good songwriters, who cares if they can't solo?" lectures haha.

Songwriting and awesome sounding melodic twin guitar textures are Def Leppard's strongest point I think..
 
Def Leppards style of music is rather different from Slayers music. I dont listen to Slayer to hear a solo like Fade To Black...
 
I know but Slayer aside, you were still the last person I'd expect to complain that somebody is just a songwriter and not doing fiddly solos haha!
 
I like stuff like Vivs Dio playing and 80s Kirk Hammet, oh and the Skid Row/Bon Jovi stuff, that sort of thing, they fit the songs brilliantly, but in general you are right, I dont really care for guitar solos too much, I can take them or leave them.