re: Inexplicably Epic Rock Guitar Solos in R&amp;B/Rap/Pop Songs

Posted by fontell

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Posted on 11/29/19 at 8:04 pm to jUzAm

Holy retired thread

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Posted by 88Wildcat

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Posted on 12/1/19 at 10:59 am to fontell

Really? This thread has no Prince in it? I think I'm going to go crazy.

Posted by TheFolker

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Posted on 12/1/19 at 7:05 pm to shutterspeed

“Dirty Diana” - Michael Jackson ft. Steve Stevens

Posted by AlxTgr

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Posted on 12/2/19 at 11:27 am to shutterspeed

The Carpenters...yes that's right, The Carpenters.
Goodbye To Love @ 1:30

Posted by FearlessFreep

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Posted on 12/2/19 at 5:25 pm to AlxTgr

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The Carpenters...yes that's right, The Carpenters.

Hopped ITT just to post this, and you beat me to it.

The brief bit in the middle is nice, but the real good shite starts at the 2:50 mark and goes all the way to the fade. Just magic.

Speaking of guitar solos ?

Posted by Crow Pie

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Posted on 12/2/19 at 11:16 pm to FearlessFreep

Posted by QJenk

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Posted on 12/3/19 at 2:32 am to shutterspeed

I can't think of a specific song with a solo, but If we talking R&B music I gotta throw Mint Condition in the mix. In a era where R&B music had largely gone away from using actual instruments, Mint stayed true to themselves and remained a true band using only live instruments and playing all the instruments themselves. They were 90s, and so their time is up now, but definitely the last true R&B band though.

Not really a solo but I do love listening to the guitar in this song and how he follows the singer.

Posted by jUzAm

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Posted on 12/3/19 at 10:10 am to QJenk

Some new in the rap category:
The D.O.C. - Beautiful but Deadly (solos @ 2:17 & 3:41)
Outkast - Funky Ride (solo @ 2:52)
Outkast - Chonkyfire (solo @ 2:52)
Outkast - B.O.B. (solo @ 3:01)
Outkast - Prototype (solo @ 2:59)
Rick Ross ft. Andre 3000 - Sixteen (solo @ 7:22)
BIG K.R.I.T. - Insomnia (solo @ 2:59)
Action Bronson - Easy Rider (solo @ 3:47)
The Dream - Falsetto (solo @ 2:26)
Kid Cudi - Pursuit Of Happiness (solo @ 2:38)
Hi-Tek ft. Dion, Bun B, Devin The Dude, & Pretty Ugly- So Tired (solo @ 4:08)
Nas - Sly Fox (solo @ 4:28)
Travis Barker ft. RZA, Raekwon, Tom Morello - Carry It (solo @ 3:00)
Kanye West - Devil In A New Dress (solo @ 3:12)
Kanye West - Gorgeous
Kanye West - Hold My Liquor (solo @ 3:47)
Childish Gambino ft. Chance The Rapper - The Worst Guys (solo @ 2:45)
MF Doom - Rapp Snitch Knishes (no solo but electric guitar notes all along the song)
Noir Fluo - Poison (french rap) (solo @ 3:00)
Sully Sefil ft. Dayron Ferguson, Bang Bang & Aaron Matts (french blend of rap, raggamuffin and metalcore) (solo @ 2:47)

and one R&B :
The Weeknd - Shameless (solo @ 2:52)

This post was edited on 12/4/19 at 4:14 am

Posted by Htowntiger90

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Posted on 12/3/19 at 1:57 pm to 88Wildcat

quote:
This thread has no Prince in it? I

Exactly. I immediately thought of 'When Doves Cry'.

This post was edited on 12/3/19 at 1:58 pm

Suga Free - Tip Toe (Reprise)

Posted by jUzAm

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Posted on 12/4/19 at 7:52 am to jUzAm

Posted by TigerBlazer

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Posted on 12/4/19 at 2:00 pm to shutterspeed

Stevie Ray plays on China Girl by David Bowie and maybe a few other cuts on that record.

Duane Allman wrote the riff and plays the solo on Layla by Eric Clapton (Derek & the Dominies)

Clapton plays the solo on My Guitar Gently Weeps by the Beatles