Been thinking about my favorite guitar solos. Some of the best ever, ever ever are on:
"Nowhere Man" by the Beatles
"Don't Worry Baby" by the Beach Boys
That's the sort of thing I seek in my solos, not saying I've found it ever but it's a worthy goal. To have the right notes, not a bunch o' notes played as fast as one can manage.
In "Don't Worry Baby", it's just chords. I love it.
"Nowhere Man" is even closer to what I try to do when I make up a solo.
To play a phrase in a different melody, complementary to the song it is contained within. To give a glimpse of the spirit? person? of the guitarist. To make a mini-song.
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