The problem with those lists is the definition of what they are trying to rank. How do you define something as great?

It's just some opinions, so there is no right or wrong. Could've put some Green Day song on top, and it would not be any less wrong.

LordWeird

United States3411 Posts

January 30 2009 16:17 GMT

#10

No Necrophagist - Fermented Offal Discharge

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edit: So beautiful I weep sometimes.

hymn

Bulgaria832 Posts

January 30 2009 16:25 GMT

#11

On January 31 2009 01:17 LordWeird wrote:
No Necrophagist - Fermented Offal Discharge

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and thanks for that too

I couldn't disagree more about that list though.

-orb-

United States5770 Posts

January 30 2009 16:41 GMT

#12

Ugh I knew I shouldn't've clicked on it, but I figured what the hell.

Fucking disgustingly bad list

SmoKing2012

United States385 Posts

January 30 2009 16:47 GMT

#13

I'm scared to click...

HooHa!

United States688 Posts

January 30 2009 17:05 GMT

#14

Psh, steve vai and satch and yngwie are like in the 30's and mid 20's there.

Blackstar totally is better than freebird! I dont even care what a freebird IS! Far beyond the Sun should be actually ON that list.

At least highway star is somewhat up there.

Little Wing is good. Anything SRV is good.

Man, Im getting a soda or something. Some serious kim chee. I gotta get out of here.

Ancestral

United States3230 Posts

January 30 2009 17:29 GMT

#15

On January 31 2009 01:17 LordWeird wrote:
No Necrophagist - Fermented Offal Discharge

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edit: So beautiful I weep sometimes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H76LUCBIUg

That one is majestic, although the one from Advanced Corpse Tumor may be even more tragically beautiful, though they are both some of my favorite guitar solos of all time.

Also, I won't look just so I can remain optimistic, but if there is no song from Cowboys from Hell on that list, I will destroy the universe.

I'm sure the list is absolutely horrible.

Ancestral

United States3230 Posts

January 30 2009 17:34 GMT

#16

And also, as I said I intend to spare my psyche from the torment, but I assume that they mostly list a very narrow range of music in that list. For example, I doubt Charlie Christian is going to show up on it,

The world of music as viewed from the eyes of a guitar magazine editor is a dark place indeed, full of death, rape, $5.00 bananas, and no refrigerators.

Freyr

United States500 Posts

January 30 2009 17:41 GMT

#17

If you disagree with the list why don't you provide and support some reasons why you feel certain solos should have been concluded?

This is obviously all hugely subjective so a ranking is meaningless. So if the concept of the ranking is silly it is certainly silly to argue and try to supplant your own idea of a ranking.

I enjoy many, if not most of the solos in the ranking significantly more than those in the posted videos. Obviously that doesn't make the ranking correct, but there really isn't any way to justify your own ideas as somehow 'better' either.