Ίσως να ταίριαζε και στα δημοψηφίσματα ή στους μουσικούς συνδέσμους, αλλά ας είναι...το e-zine
Pitchfork, πριν από καιρό, είχε δημοσιεύσει ένα άρθρο του Michael Sandlin (ένας απλός reviewer) με θέμα
Τα 50 Χειρότερα Κιθαριστικά Σόλο της Χιλιετίας...προφανώς είχε προκαλέσει θύελλα αντιδράσεων τότε (κι ενδεχομένως να το κάνει και τώρα)...αντιγράφω τον πρόλογο κι ένα απλό παράδειγμα:
What would possess us to compile the worst guitar solos in history? I mean, come on, it's no great feat to list the best guitar solos ever. Just put Hendrix, Page, Clapton, and Gilmour in the Top 10 and everyone's happy. It's obscuring reality somewhat, but it's convenient.
The worst guitar solos, on the other hand, don't get talked about much. I know I left out plenty of deserving guitar dudes on this list (there's a lot of hammered nuts out there, y'know). I took care to exclude bozos like Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai, and John McLaughlin because, frankly, their styles seem to have less to do with pure rock-n-roll than that of say, Eddie Van Halen. Anyway, it's a good bet that some of you will consider some or all of these solos the best of all time. For those about to sulk, we at Pitchfork salute you.
...στη θέση 6:
6. "Fuel to the Fire" by Rory Gallagher
Soloist: Rory Gallagher
Album: Photo-Finish
Year: 1978Another colossal blues wankfest from the dreaded year of '78, when disco stood toe- to- toe with mediocre blues- rock as the crap of choice polluting the airwaves. Photo-Finish establishes Gallagher as another insufferable Clapton copycat. At times, his phrasing is such an obvious facsimile of Clapton's that it just becomes funny. In a close race, the solos on "Fuel to the Fire" place first in a succession of losers. Its slow blues feel hobbles along as Gallagher's guitar cries out, parrot- like, for attention: "I'm the next Clapton, I'm the next Clapton!"
