Slayer solos
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When a band play as frantically as Slayer do, frantic solos fit with the songs, however random they are...
abrasiverock
Mark Carras
The solo on seasons is the most slayful slayer solo ever, say that 6 times as fast as you can.
I like Jeff's solos, I think Jeff is about the only cool thing left in that band. Kerry King has turned into a bitchy old guy.
Those of you who think that only Slayer's kind of solos fit the frantic style of their playing, give a listen to Dark Angel's Darkness Descends. More mad and frantic than Slayer but solos that make fucking sense.
BigFakeSmile
toe much love!
i think slayers solos suck too. if this is what fits this style, then their style must suck also.
dimensionidol
free thinker
i think that slayer experimenting a lot with their solos...
and i also think that they are not so easy to play!
i also prefer trey style to jeff and kerry...
but not slayer nor morbid angel...
so a little bit of respect!
Board
A role model to mankind:
I copied this from a post I made on a similar subject in May. I might also ad that I've grown pretty tired of Slayer. I think "Divine..." was the last good album they made, but I've also grown tired of their old stuff.:
"To me they're loads of "braindead" solos. I often refer to them as "Slayer solos" - Just speeding away with no mention of melody or anything. When I play solos myself it's excactly the same; 200 mph with no melody! The only decent solos I've ever heard from Slayer is Jeff Hanneman's solos on "Seasons in the abyss", "Ghosts of war" (when the song slows down) and maybe "213". I've never heard Kerry King do a decent solo - it's all kind of braindead "wanking" as you say.
Besides the soloes I've just mentioned these solos are the only ones that come to mind:
Pantera "Floods" and Guns N' Roses "Double talkin' jive". The GN'R song has probably the best guitar solo I've ever heard. It doesn't sound complicated or hard or anything, but it has melody and it fits the song very well. I think Slash is very good at doing soloes, he always make soloes that fits the song and doesn't seem braindead. The Pantera song also has a great solo with lots of melody. I think that Dimebag often do braindead solos too, maybe fitting for the song, but nothing I will remember 5 minutes after the song is over, except "Floods".
I have a lot of jazz records, but jazz often tends to just play the melody for a half minute then do piano/guitar/bass solo for 4-5 minutes and it gets tiresome listening to it. I can find jazz that is extremely avesome, but they haven't that much soloing either. Oscar Peterson's "Wheatland" has solos, but is a fantastic song and I don't think that the soloing ruins the song. I can recommend this song to everyone as it's a fantastic song as I said. Buy the record ("Canadiana Suite") or download it or some shit. Beatufil stuff!"
"To me they're loads of "braindead" solos. I often refer to them as "Slayer solos" - Just speeding away with no mention of melody or anything. When I play solos myself it's excactly the same; 200 mph with no melody! The only decent solos I've ever heard from Slayer is Jeff Hanneman's solos on "Seasons in the abyss", "Ghosts of war" (when the song slows down) and maybe "213". I've never heard Kerry King do a decent solo - it's all kind of braindead "wanking" as you say.
Besides the soloes I've just mentioned these solos are the only ones that come to mind:
Pantera "Floods" and Guns N' Roses "Double talkin' jive". The GN'R song has probably the best guitar solo I've ever heard. It doesn't sound complicated or hard or anything, but it has melody and it fits the song very well. I think Slash is very good at doing soloes, he always make soloes that fits the song and doesn't seem braindead. The Pantera song also has a great solo with lots of melody. I think that Dimebag often do braindead solos too, maybe fitting for the song, but nothing I will remember 5 minutes after the song is over, except "Floods".
I have a lot of jazz records, but jazz often tends to just play the melody for a half minute then do piano/guitar/bass solo for 4-5 minutes and it gets tiresome listening to it. I can find jazz that is extremely avesome, but they haven't that much soloing either. Oscar Peterson's "Wheatland" has solos, but is a fantastic song and I don't think that the soloing ruins the song. I can recommend this song to everyone as it's a fantastic song as I said. Buy the record ("Canadiana Suite") or download it or some shit. Beatufil stuff!"
dimensionidol
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union9
He Who Can Not Be Named
Yea. They make such great riffs and songs, but the solos are just random notes as fast as they can move their fingers. They usually sound horrible.
Dan
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Dan
www.into-obscurity.com
Nocturnal Emperor
Why so serious ?
I think Jeff's solos are descent but I think Kerry focuses or relies too much on one note tremolo screams.
In the purely technical sense Slayer solos are brilliant.Where they are lacking in my opinion is that there is not much else to them.They are just about speed.
In technical sense they are brilliant? Just hitting random notes is brilliant? What the fuck are you on?
union9
He Who Can Not Be Named
NeXTLiFE
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Hi 5's union9!
What a dumb-fukken-ass thread eh?
My suggestion is:- if you don't like Slayer don't fukken listen to 'em!
I've never seen or heard anything more ludicrous than picking out a great band and making an entire subject out of one particular aspect you don't consider to be "great".
Slayer have NEVER specialised in great solos, you imbeciles!
They just do what they do...and goddamn they do it WELL!
Amen.
Timmeth
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