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Zitro 
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Posted: April 02 2006 at 16:47 |
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain - Maggot Brain
I don't know if it can be considered prog, but I don't know where to put this thread.
Anyways, after so many listenings ... I consider this the best guitar solo ever made, period.
It has melancholy, feeling, melody, bombast, dynamics, speed, improvisation ... all under an extremely simple organ background. Never boring at all!
Anyone with me?
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Syzygy
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Posted: April 02 2006 at 16:52 |
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Best ever guitar solo? - not sure. It's certainly a remarkable piece of playing, and in a blindfold test I'd guess 8 out of 10 forum members would call it prog. It also crams more feeling into 9 minutes than many shredders manage in their entire careers. Interesting thread, but it should really be in the non prog music section.
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Antennas
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Posted: April 02 2006 at 17:28 |
 Zitro wrote:
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain - Maggot Brain
I don't know if it can be considered prog, but I don't know where to put this thread.
Anyways, after so many listenings ... I consider this the best guitar solo ever made, period.
It has melancholy, feeling, melody, bombast, dynamics, speed, improvisation ... all under an extremely simple organ background. Never boring at all!
Anyone with me? |
I'm with you! That solo is AWESOME.
I enjoy Funkadelic a lot, though I don't think many will consider it prog. Should go in the "Overall Awesome Music"-section, I'd say.
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 Jesus never managed to figure out the theremin either
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zappaholic
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Posted: April 02 2006 at 19:33 |
"Maggot Brain" makes you wonder why Eddie Hazel isn't a household name like Jimi Hendrix.
George Clinton allegedly gave Hazel just one instruction: "Play like your mama just died."
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Kazz
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Posted: April 02 2006 at 21:54 |
One of my favorite solos ever.
It's so simple to play, yet Hazel puts so much emotion to each note.
Every time I listen to it, it really makes me want to cry
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timothy leary
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Posted: April 02 2006 at 23:05 |
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We did talk about Eddie Hazel and Maggot brain here not long ago. It
seems the overall opinion was it is some fine guitar work. I personally
like the album cover.
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krusty
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Posted: April 03 2006 at 04:56 |
Syzygy wrote:
Best ever guitar solo? - not sure. It's certainly a remarkable piece of playing, and in a blindfold test I'd guess 8 out of 10 forum members would call it prog. It also crams more feeling into 9 minutes than many shredders manage in their entire careers. Interesting thread, but it should really be in the non prog music section. |
 I have both live and studio versions and as you say Syzygy Eddie Hazel manages to put more feeling into both than some guitarists do in their entire catalouge. Not sure I'd call it prog, It's a bit bluesy IMHO. 
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oliverstoned
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Posted: April 03 2006 at 05:13 |
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Indeed, what a solo!
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Man Erg
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Posted: April 03 2006 at 12:02 |
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Eddie Hazel really pulled out all the stops on Maggot Brain and the Free Your Mind... title track.
The one album on which he really lets fly is,Live at Meadowbrook 1971.Maggot Brain and Free Your Mind...get the full treatment.Staggering!
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lordoflight
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Posted: April 03 2006 at 12:24 |
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I once noticed it on a top 100 guitar solo lists in the top 5 positions and was surprised that i had never heard it. I downloaded it and I was amazed by the emotion and feeling in the solo. It never gets boring even though it lasts 10mins. The live version is even better IMO. I bought a couple of albums and they're really good - I especially like the songs war of armageddon and lunchmeataphobia (another instrumental). Reminds me a lot of Jimi Hendrix
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