Guitar Worlds 100 Worst Guitar Riffs, solos, etc.

[Panamark]

Did that solo from the Beastie Boys song. make the top 50..
That solo sucked serious ass..

[Seshmeister]

Fight for your right to party?

That's funny when I saw this thread I thought of that song right away...

[Coyote]

Yeah, Sesh, it's probably that one. I was thinkin' of "No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn", but that one's played by Kerry King.

[Panamark]

Originally posted by Seshmeister
Fight for your right to party?

That's funny when I saw this thread I thought of that song right away...

Yep !! Thats the one

That sucks ass.. I think Kerry King may have done that
one too ??? (not 100% sure)

[manwiththedogs]

Anastasia?!?!
OK, inna first place, it`s ANESTHESIA, FuckHead.
2. It was absolutely the greatest fucking bass solo since Gezzer`s "Bassically"
3. Cliff Burton was one of the best bassist`s to ever walk the planet, and anyone who thinks otherwise is an idiot.
4. That list really pissed me off, think I`ll go lie down for awhile...

[smaz]

Fucking shit list. Enough said.

[DeadOrAlive]

Thanks guys, I'm glad that you dudes agree with me!

[DeadOrAlive]

For God's sakes, they even put Do You Feel Like We Do on the list... That is just wrong.

[diamondsgirl]

Re: Guitar Worlds 100 Worst Guitar Riffs, solos, etc.

Originally posted by diamondsgirl
Did anyone get the Dec. 2004 issue??

I heard that Steve Vai's solo in Yankee Rose was listed as one of the worst.

Can someone post the entire list?

Here are the Top 50 WORST riffs, solos, etc. according to Guitar World:

1. POISON "GUITAR SOLO" SWALLOW THIS LIVE
2. BLUE CHEER "SUMMERTIME BLUES" VINCEBUS ERUPTUM
3. CARLOS SANTANA "THE GAME OF LOVE" SHAMAN
4. CREAM "FALSTAFF BEER 1967 RADIO SPOT" BOOTLEG
5. THE BEATLES "ALLYOU NEED IS LOVE" MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR
6. BLACK FLAG "THIRSTY AND MISERABLE" DAMAGED
7. TED NUGENT "WANGO TANGO" SCREAM DREAM
8. ROLLING STONES "AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG" IT'S ONLY ROCK N ROLL
9. MANOWAR "STING OF THE BUMBLEBEE" KINGS OF METAL
10. LENNY KRAVITZ "AMERICAN WOMAN" 5
11. MEGADETH "CRUSH EM" RISK
12. TWISTED SISTER "WERE NOT GONNA TAKE IT" STAY HUNGRY
13. KENNY LOGGINS "DANGER ZONE" TOP GUN SOUND TRACK
14. PETER FRAMPTON "DO YOU FEEL LIKE WE DO" FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE
15. KORN "Y'ALL WANT A SINGLE" TAKE A LOOK IN THE MIRROR
16. DAVID BOWIE "HANG ONTO YOURSELF" ZIGGY STARDUST & THE SPIDERS FROM MARS
17. DEF LEPPARD "ROCKET" HYSTERIA
18. BRITNY FOX "SAVE THE WEAK" BRITNY FOX
19. ROY BUCHANAN "SNEAKING GODZILLA THROUGH THE ALLEY" WHEN A GUITARIST GETS THE BLUES
20. METALLICA "2X4" LOAD
21. BUZZCOCKS "NOISE ANNOYS" SINGLES GOIND STEADY
22. BLIND MELON "NO RAIN" BLIND MELON
23. SMASHING PUMPKINS "ZERO" MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS
24. VINNIE VINCENT INVASION "BOYZ ARE GONNA ROCK" VINNIE VINCENT INVASION
25. WARRANT "CHERRY PIE" CHERRY PIE
26. FAITH NO MORE "EPIC" THE REAL THING
27. POISON "EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN" OPEN UP AND SAY...AHH
28. GREEN DAY "BRAIN STEW" INSOMNIAC
29. IRON MAIDEN "FEAR IS THE KEY" FEAR OF THE DARK
30. B.B. KING "INTO THE NIGHT" INTO THE NIGHT SOUNDTRACK
31. THE GRATEFUL DEAD "SHAKEDOWN STREET" SHAKEDOWN STREET
32. THIN LIZZY "THE ROCKER" VAGABONDS OF THE WESTERN WORLD
33. KISS "LOVE GUN" LOVE GUN
34. DAVID LEE ROTH "YANKEE ROSE" EAT 'EM AND SMILE
35. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE "KNOW YOUR ENEMY" RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
36. MOLLY HATCHET "GATOR COUNTRY" MOLLY HATCHET
37. AC/DC "DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP" DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP
38. JACKYL "SHE LOVES MY COCK" JACKYL
39. BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS "STIR IT UP" CATCH A FIRE
40. LIMP BIZKIT "FAITH" THREE DOLLAR BILL Y'ALL$
41. MOTLEY CRUE "LOOKS THAT KILL" SHOUT AT THE DEVIL
42. THE WHO "EMINENCE FRONT" IT'S HARD
43. VENOM "AT WARE WITH SATAN" AT WAR WITH SATAN
44. OFFSPRING "LIGHTNING ROD" SPLINTER
45. JIMI HENDRIX "FOXEY LADY" CLUE WILD ANGEL (DIGIPAK)
46. CANDLEBOX "FAR BEHIND" CANDLEBOX
47. MARILYN MANSON "CYCLOPS" PORTRAIT OF AN AMERICAN FAMILY
48. P.O.D. "ETERNAL" PAYABLE ON DEATH
49. GODSMACK "MOON BABY" GODSMACK
50. ALBERT KING "DONT LET ME BE LONELY TONIGHT" RED HOUSE

[diamondsgirl]

I am not a guitarist and so I don't know the technical aspect of these solos, but I know what sounds good, at least to me.

Can someone, please tell me what is wrong with the solo in Yankee Rose?

What about some of the others?

[Blacklisted]

Yah I have all due respect for Guitar World... But Yankee Rose was fucking wicked. In its entirety.

DLR fucking RULES.

[BrownSound1]

Those fuckers are on crack...not just for the Steve Vai thing either. To have BB King on a list of bad solos...holy shit that man has never played a bad solo. Or Peter Frampton...what the fuck?? That's a bad ass guitar solo. Dirty Deeds?? What the hell is wrong with that solo? It fucking fits the song..what more do you want... I'll admit to playing a shit ass solo from time to time, but damn..some of this list is utter bullshit.

[sambo]

12. TWISTED SISTER "WERE NOT GONNA TAKE IT" STAY HUNGRY

damn it... now I have that solo in my head...I was sitting here thinking.. "how does it go again?" and now I can't get rid of it..

[Kristy]

Don't EVER let those cunts at Pitchfork ever get you down. They are the most bitter rejected hacks to start their own website ...I won't even go on about them but will say this to one of their quotes

"39. "Dazed and Confused" by Led Zeppelin
Soloist: Jimmy Page
Album: Led Zeppelin
Year: 1969

Page uses a bow on his Les Paul here, becoming rock's first lead cellist. Gee whiz, where would rock be without this sort of bold neo- classical pioneering?"


First off, he wasn't rock's first "cellist" for Page, being the limey that he is, STOLE that from a guitar player in Alabama whose name escapes everyone. Second, Page played a Fender Telecaster on that entire first album and not a Les Paul.

Like I said, the folks at Pitchfork are cunts.

[Rebel]

Originally posted by DeadOrAlive
These guys are assholes. They even put Freebird on the list. :fu2:

Dear lord no...........Freebird????? Greatest song ever!!!!!!