'Noise' solos?

ewal

I've been listening to Yo La Tengo quite a bit recently - a band I always think I should've listened to more.

HarrySeven

And also pretty much everything about this...

https://youtu.be/Ap80YRw56So

TheBigDipper

HarrySeven said:

Loobs said:

How about Robert Quine's lead playing on Blank Generation (track and whole album) by Richard Hell & The Voidoids?

+1 for that!

Not noise, though. far too melodic for that, surely? FWIW, I think his solo in Kid With The Replaceable Head is nigh on perfect for the song. 

Loobs

Not 'noise' per se, but definitely some noise elements, especially on "betrayal takes two", definitely a fair bit of free jazz influence. 

Reverend

Dave Chandler's solos with Saint Vitus are often Greg Ginn-esque noise. 
He once played a solo on my forehead at Hellfest

EricTheWeary

I was thinking about Eight Miles High by The Byrds for that 'sheets of sound' approach. 

I do like a bit of Sonny Sharrock, as mentioned above, although I know many people will hate what he does. He was an accomplished conventional player as well which, I think, does give the context that he was making deliberate choices and not just hitting the strings with a steel bar because that's all he could do. 

I like a bit of Daniel Ash as well and he used percussive noise and effects quite a bit, the intro to Bela Lugosi's Dead being a famous example as it is mostly pick slides and tape(?) delay atmospherics.  

4on6

Haven’t seen Fripp or Belew mentioned yet?? (Or did I just miss it??) Surely they are naturalised in these climes?? Fripps solo on Bowie’s Fashion and Belews on Talking Heads The Great Curve come to mind... then does anyone remember the Flying Lizzards cover of The Beetles Money? No idea who that was but it interested me at the time. 

EricTheWeary

4on6 said:

Haven’t seen Fripp or Belew mentioned yet?? (Or did I just miss it??) Surely they are naturalised in these climes?? Fripps solo on Bowie’s Fashion and Belews on Talking Heads The Great Curve come to mind... then does anyone remember the Flying Lizzards cover of Barrett Strong's Money? No idea who that was but it interested me at the time. 

It's very pedantic but people give too much credit already to the mop tops. 


I was thinking of songs like Heroes and Boys Keep Swinging although I haven't listened to them for ages. Fripp plays on some of David Sylvian's solo work and I love the atmospheric playing although probably not many defined solos ( that come to mind anyway).    

BillDL

Are we allowed to mention the inspired guitar playing of Lil Wayne?

Philly_Q

guitarmangler said:

Philly_Q said:

Interesting thread, and thanks for kicking off with Helmet, I'm a fan (although I haven't kept up with anything recent).

I guess a lot of Vernon Reid's solos could fall into this category?

And anything by Kerry King.

I was going to suggest anything Vernon Reid, too. I think he particularly quotes ornette coleman as an influence for his solos, sheets of sound style.

He's talked about Sonny Sharrock in interviews, too... otherwise I wouldn't have heard of Sharrock until @EricTheWeary mentioned him here.

longshins

The work of Jon Poole on Cardiacs album Sing to God is great, the solo in fiery gun hand in particular.

EricTheWeary

Philly_Q said:

guitarmangler said:

Philly_Q said:

Interesting thread, and thanks for kicking off with Helmet, I'm a fan (although I haven't kept up with anything recent).

I guess a lot of Vernon Reid's solos could fall into this category?

And anything by Kerry King.

I was going to suggest anything Vernon Reid, too. I think he particularly quotes ornette coleman as an influence for his solos, sheets of sound style.

He's talked about Sonny Sharrock in interviews, too... otherwise I wouldn't have heard of Sharrock until @EricTheWeary mentioned him here.

Carlos Santana mentions Sharrock as an influence as well. Partly I remember this because he talked about him during his interview with Andertons and Lee didn't have a scooby ( fair enough I suppose). 

Redlester

Robert Quine is the master. Exhibit A: Waves of Fear by Lou Reed. 

khaotic

How about from about 2:30

https://youtu.be/5Epj2nStQrk

khaotic

Or the intro to this

Philly_Q

EricTheWeary said:

Philly_Q said:

guitarmangler said:

Philly_Q said:

Interesting thread, and thanks for kicking off with Helmet, I'm a fan (although I haven't kept up with anything recent).

I guess a lot of Vernon Reid's solos could fall into this category?

And anything by Kerry King.

I was going to suggest anything Vernon Reid, too. I think he particularly quotes ornette coleman as an influence for his solos, sheets of sound style.

He's talked about Sonny Sharrock in interviews, too... otherwise I wouldn't have heard of Sharrock until @EricTheWeary mentioned him here.

Carlos Santana mentions Sharrock as an influence as well. Partly I remember this because he talked about him during his interview with Andertons and Lee didn't have a scooby ( fair enough I suppose). 

Oh yeah!  I remember he pronounced the name "Sha-Rock". with the emphasis on the second syllable - which is probably correct, but not at all how I'd always imagined it...

jdgm

This one.

He detuned the low E to Eb.

TTBZ

(Sort of, it has a melody but it all goes into feedback)

Lebarque

HerbieTheRadDorklift said:

Slayer's solos are generally an awful noise.

But a fantastic awful noise...

grungebob

No mention yet of billy corgan? 

https://youtu.be/3wk7C64kaP4

this next song is almost all crazy noise solos. 

https://youtu.be/lrelrCc7iSQ


these aren’t the best examples just the ones I could grab easily from YouTube