tuesday: solo of the day

[escapewindow]

The second one goes to Zakk Wylde. He can be all over the map; his studio work with Ozzy is spot on but his live stuff tends to get a little dense in the pinch-harmonics-per-minute. (Tom Morello: He gets a 10 for his "kwaa's", 6.5 for the rest.")

But Farewell Ballad gets full marks for everything, except for the fact that I want it to be a lot longer. Zakk has a soft spot in his heart for the power ballad (as do I) and his brand of intensity and tone and feel just floors me every time.

Comments

[bdu.livejournal.com]

Fingers of fury!

I still prefer David Gilmour-style solos, though. This is a few notches further down the Tasteful scale.

[bdu.livejournal.com]

Brain not funcitoning this morning, needed more sleep, apparently.

[drkscrtlv.livejournal.com]

Me too =)

[drkscrtlv.livejournal.com]

I agree, but only slightly; when he turns up the guitar volume and hits the wah and goes into double time I imagine my emotional reaction is similar to what car aficionados go through when flooring a Porsche.