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Why Neal Schon’s “Send Her My Love” Solo Is Perfect
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- čas přidán 13. 08. 2024
- This this episode I breakdown Neal Schon's guitar solo on "Send Her My Love" off the Journey "Frontiers" album from 1983.
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Prince called Schon a "genius". He makes things fit so well, and even his slower solos aren't as simple or basic as people think. No other guitarist is so versatile. He can play anything. So underrated...
I feel the same way and Tom Scholz too both geniuses!
Prince himself was also a genius, so that is saying something.
Not true, Gary Moore was too
Early 80's, hanging at a condo party Huntington Beach with a couple of ARMY buddies......angry/unknown Dave Mustaine drinking with us. He was recently dumped by Metallica, so he was talking trash while getting trashed. MTV/VH1 on the TV set because videos were a new/big deal. Journey pops up on the screen and angry Dave starts yelling at the screen bashing Journey, and calls Neal Schon a poser. Kind of silly, especially when 'Frontiers' was a huge album at the time and they were riding high. Always stuck with me. Maybe Dave was a genius or something. But not that night........just a bitter, skinny, shaggy, angry drunk.
Toss in a little mix of Phil Keaggy while your at it.
We need Neal Schon for a full 2 hour interview!! 🎸 🎶😎🎵
One of the first solos I ever learned! Fantastic.
Fully agree!
Yep!!
💯🤘 For sure!!
Schon's playing is so sophisticated that none of us realized we were listening to adult contemporary. This music helped us grow up.
I share your love of Neal Schon's playing, vastly under appreciated IMO; Neal Schon and Steve Perry were one the greatest melodic pairings in rock history...
Agree 1000%!!!! Schon/ Perry are right there with others like Bachrach/David, Campbell/Webb, ect........ No denying it!!!!
They're all under rated apparently 😂
Perry's vocals and Neil on guitar hits you deep in the emotions, very very few bands are able to do that constantly.
Absolutely well said
Neal’s solo in Still the ride just confirms his creative melodic genius, very very underrated.
Prince called it when he described Neal Schon a genius.
Neal has some of the best solos in rock, PERIOD! His solos on the ballads have a very haunting sound. One of his bests is on Who's Crying Now.
The fact Eddie Van Halen hung out a lot with Neal on that 78 tour is telling. Both were equally amazed by each other. I feel real guitarist know and appreciate Neal.
No diss to Eddie but Neal was the superior guitarist in almost all ways.
@@RichOzowski-kc7tvplease stop he is great but come on. EVH is the GOAT
@@RichOzowski-kc7tvIn agree with that. Neal is a more well rounded guitarist than Eddie.
@@jakemf1Not hardly.
Stone in Love never fails to get my heart racing. The overwhelmingly aggressive approach to every part of the song, Steve’s vocals, Ross Valory reproducing Neal’s solo riffs in the bass line almost like a canon, and Neal just wailing. Never want that song to end.
I personally find Neal Schon on "Mother, father" much more aggressive.
My favorite, most definitely!
My girlfriend, at the time, was a big Journey fan, but seeing them live in '82 at the Texxas Jam made me a convert- their ability to reproduce album-quality songs live is matched by very few. And Stone in Love kicked ass live. Definitely my favorite solo by Schon
And Ross's bass playing during the early Cain years was astronomical.
Neil Schon is one of the main reasons I always liked Journey. I don't know music theory but the notes in his solos are crafted so smoothly, they build on the song instead of interrupting it.
👏 well said!
This is the reason Rick Beato is so good. He can play anything. He can teach anything. And he knows a lot of things about music. Great video, Rick!
Can he play "flight of the 97 trillion bumblebees"?
He can't play anything lol.
@@levi5073He can easily show you how to play it. That’s the point.
Rick is really becoming one of my favorite guitarists and what a lovely 1980s guitar solo there.
Rick Beato explains music the way Stephen Kotkin explains international politics.
I also love Schon’s solo in Who’s Crying Now. So clean and crisp with no embellishment. Perfect for the fade out
that really is SO good
Who's Crying Now is my favorite Journey song.
I learned the "Who's Cryin' Now" solo note for note, fun one to do.
Yes, for me, Who’s Crying Now, the song and the solo are stronger and more memorable than this one. The solo’s melodic content and phrasing supply a beautiful transition from the vocal melody to the iconic outtro.
That’s my favorite one.
a solo that stuck with me for 40 years. Absolutely love this song.
You can always count on Schon's ability to write solos that are melodic, memorable, technical, and appropriate. Journey as a whole definitely is one of the most prolific and melodic bands ever.
@SuperNostalgia.Hail Satan 😅
@fiftycycle9842 his soloing now is very sloppy, but his 70's and 80's work is great.
@fiftycycle9842 both he and Cain are full of themselves
@@Lance37a I'm not sure why you say that. I think it's too polished now. His sound seems too sanitized. I liked the more economical solo style he performed in the early 80s and late 70s with less effects. He throws in too many notes now which loses some of the melodic touch. I still love watching him play but I prefer the 70s/early 80s Schon over the ROR and beyond version.
Also the most dysfunctional.
Schon is different from a lot of guitarists in my opinion. He knows how to exploit the chord changes and goes for an emotional set of peaks and valleys in his solos. They make sense.
Agreed !
Well said. When I started learning guitar where you learned the scales and started trying to learn the solos I would find out some songs were easy to figure out . Neal wasn't easy. I'm not talking about his faster stuff. The way he phrases, bends, vibrato. It's quirky. In my own playing I am trying to be more melodic.
Never said better.
He uses a note to say one thing, and before it is trailing off, he has it saying yet another thing. He knows when to let a note sing across phrases and chords.
I cant play a lick of music but I can watch Ricks tutorials all day long. Such a cool guy.
Without a doubt, one of Journey's finest songs. Kind of gets overlooked today, but that was Journey at their peak.
Neal's always been incredibly melodic. He's not afraid to slow down and play the perfect parts, even though he can absolutely fly around the fretboard. Monster player.
As they say: "Brevity is the soul of wit". It applies to guitar, as well.
From what I've heard, Steve Perry was a big reason for that. Neal definitely wanted to rip all the time! lol
Regardless, Neal is an absolutely phenomenal player. He doesn't get nearly enough credit for his talent IMO
Schon is a master of melodic minimalism. Others would have not left the open spaces that make Schon such a unique & talented players. IMHO, his solo’s are never gratuitous- they always lift the entire song to a higher level.
@@matt2eadgbe With respect, no. Schon had already made at least 5 albums before Perry joined Journey, and Neal was plenty brilliant every step along the way. Listen to the Infinity record, for example. Perry had just joined the band and had zero say in how the album was produced, and he certainly didn’t come in and immediately start telling this band of virtuosos what or how to play. We can give Perry credit for a lot of things, but not Neal’s playing.
@@matt2eadgbe Rick Beato just told millions this was a perfect solo.
Millions have bought Journey records.
Critics love him.
Guitar players wish they could be him.
Still, he's no Chuck Berry. I get it.
So glad to see Neal Schon getting a shout out. He has it all: melodic sense, technical skills to die for, and a genuine commitment to serving the song.
Agree.
Neil Geraldo would be another one IMO.
a rare talent
Believe he did great work on Santanas Caravanserai Album
Ok. The fact that this is a powerful song in the first place, AND THEN Neil ramps it up higher?!?!?
Goosebumps and tears.
Exactly the effect one would want. Amazing.
Absolutely delighted that my favorite Journey song got analyzed by Rick. The most melodic solo that does so little yet absolutely elevates the track to another level.
Rick is what a lifetime of dedication to music looks like. Can literally break down any song and tell you why it speaks to you.
While I do not dispute your assessment of Rick's passion and abilities, frankly, I don't need or want him or anyone else to tell me why a song speaks to me. I already know, even if I don't care to or cannot give words to that feeling.
HIs "What makes this song great" is nonsense. No words or technical analysis can begin to explain this. Why a song may be technically well written, unique, inventive, groundbreaking, etc., sure. Great? No.
"Great" is highly subjective and is for each individual to decide for themselves for their own reasons, unnecessary to explain in words..
That`s why we`re all here (:
@@Glicksman1 so you’re a fan?
No one should interpret how music speaks to you and no amount of theory does that… it shakes your ass or doesn’t. Period.
@@Glicksman1 How would you feel about 'What I love about this song' instead?
Schons guitar work and Perry's vocals remain unmatched....even all these years later. A very special melodic time stamp
....the stars aligned
Neil really is one the greatest guitar players of our time! So much emotion in his choice of the notes in his solos. Great choice!
This is one of those absolutely perfect songs start to finish. The voice, the melodramatic guitar tone and the soupy haze of early summer concert nights listening to great music in the 80s. This is music composition perfection
agree 1000% - a Journey song that is under appreciated how different it is, so powerful and moving
Neal Schon is an all-time guitarist in pop music. He is the perfect example of having all the skill and speed talent in the world in his bag but choosing to play the most emotionally visceral note choices that haunt you, augmenting with that fluid blistering speed to create gorgeous crescendoing landscapes that are forever memorable. I never understood how he was always so overlooked.
Saw them in 2018. He was so excited to solo and did heavily. I soaked in every minute
You should look up the early Journey album "Look Into the Future". No pop there
Pop music? Send Her My Love is more prog than pop.
@@petermcallister8489 to me, songs that had and have regular radio rotation are pop, although I agree it has prog roots.
I totally agree with you
What I love about Neal is in his solos he repeats licks just enough for your mind to get comfortable yet not be repetitive or boring. Genius.
I never thought about it that way, but going back and listening to his stuff… 100% correct.
Rick- FOR 30 YEARS I have said that solo is absolutely perfect. The amount of "crunch" rolls like a light fuzz seamlessly in flow. His choice of notes works so well and always brings me a chill...
There is so much emotion in this song... ugh! You can feel it. And yes... it's a perfect solo. Makes you want to cry...
Neal is one of the only guitarist that i can literally sing along with his solos. He's such a huge part of every song. The melody monster.
That is a huge observation and compliment……YUGE‼️🎸🎸🎸
I'd add Tom Scholz from Boston to that list.
And Slash
Brian May. I saw a vid where they decided he played like a singer rather than a guitarist.
Agreed! Neal doesn't overplay. In the words of Marty Friedman, "your solo should tell a story!"
Yes!! Finally some love for Neil Schon. Send her my love solo is amazing. The Stone in Love solo at the end is probably one of his best.
I know right?! There are good comments in here about him, other places on social media they hate on him. I don't know what he's like as a person, but as a guitar player very talented and underrated.
Neal Schon completely blew me away on "Santana III". His solo on their rendition of "In a Silent Way" still moves me. That album is before my time but it's still some of my favorite music.
I have been screaming about the brilliance of this song for decades. It is incredibly unique. It hits you hard in the heart. But, it is also incredibly sophisticated.
I’ll bet Neal never thought that his guitar solos would become a classroom course 40 years after they were recorded. Amazing work!
Music theory studies Neal 😊
I love it when Rick plays the guitar sequences on keyboards. You get such a full & rich presentation of the chords and melodies that is so beautiful.
Totally agree. The keyboard offers such a rich palette. So many songs are first composed using just a piano. Jonathan Caine on keys, was the melody writer, compositional force of Journey while Steve Perry mainly wrote the lyrics. Together they created music that transcended Neil Schon’s artistry.
@SuperNostalgia.Well that's nice. But what if you're a grown up?
I missed 69 by 1
1 is the loneliest number 👨🍳
@SuperNostalgia. Evidence for any of the bullshit you wrote? Provide please, but read the definition of evidence before you start spouting biblical bullshit.
@@kw8757 If God is not real and you are ok with being an atheist why are you wasting your time lashing out in anger.
Neil Schon and Elliot Easton mastered the solo as mini song.
Two of my favorites.
So true! I've listened to Journey and The Cars just because of those guitar legends
Exactly...those 2 players totally are about the mini composition within the composition...🤘💯
This is just amazing to me. I've been a guitar player since 1988, and this solo is one of the very few that I learned early, and still play to this day. Just wow.
There was something magic, mysterious and mesmerizing about this Journey album. I can remember it like yesterday, playing it endlessly, it was just so beautiful.
This is one of my favorite Journey songs, but I never really appreciated how magically beautiful the chords were until you voiced them on the piano -- exquisite! I taught myself how to voice chords on a piano in high school and college in the '80s, but it's a real gift to know someone who appreciates this stuff as much as I do. Not everyone has a jazz piano teacher who can teach these chords -- they're not cheap either. You provide a truly valuable service to the public, helping us understand why we love these songs so much, and teaching us the chords so that we can go to the piano or guitar and voice them ourselves...very gratifying! Thank you so much, Rick!
Favorite solo. RUSH-Limelight. Alex Lifeson. Perfectly fits the song, mood. Builds to a climax. So good.
Yeah, could have honestly been that one.
A Farewell to Kings too
@@markskubal844 the last album Clockwork Angels exemplifies that perfectly. Way too much going on. Surprisingly a lot of people like that one and I thought it sucked balls!
Frigging Awesome!
Absolutely!
I love Rick’s humility. This is basically an entire class on how to play it with the additional theory information. My only addition is that Perry’s singing on this particular song is equally unique due to the fact he also sings notes that don’t necessarily form part of the chord structure. Excellent video for an excellent song.
Life goes on. Cc Deville’s solo in this song blows me away.
Damn rite!
As a 37 year music educator in the public schools, I'm always so impressed with your teaching, but then your playing, OMG, your playing is so good!! This solo has always been a favorite of mine as well.
honestly? (the teaching, not the playing)
@@DrWhom ???
Neil's outro on stone in love is so underrated, too. Worth a listen.
That's a HOF solo, one of the best in classic rock history IMO. Always gives me chills when I hear it. It sounds ridiculous to say it, but Schon is underrated, he's an amazing player.
@@jaykay6387
Underrated?
Oh FFS.
@@benjaminperez7328 He gets overlooked, that's all I meant. Obviously, Journey was a huge band but I think he was taken for granted a little. Musicians and guitar geeks know how good he is.
@jaykay6387 that leaves out the staff at rolling stone. 😜🤪
Rick included that solo in the top 5 of his top 20 solos of all time
I love how Rick dissects the song to its details in a classroom like environment. And plays it well, too. Such a great teacher.
Been a fan of Journey and especially Neal Schon for 45 years, the man's signature sound is unmistakable and his influence is legendary. The man has created the soundtrack of our lives.
To me the most perfect guitar solo is at the end of Boston's "Hitch A Ride". Such a pleasure to listen to, the two guitars trading beautiful phrasings and melodies.
Agreed. Hitch a Ride is a masterpiece and the guitar work is amazing!
100% agree.
My thoughts exactly.. Also Supertramp's Sister vMoonshine is a perfect solo!
I don't think there's a bad note on that whole album tbh. It's a solid 10/10 album. The vocal melodies, the guitars, the drums, the keyboards hell even the bass lines (Lol) of most of the songs are unbelievably good. Journey at their best imho.
If we're going Schon...
The solo/outro on I'll be alright with out you...
Brilliant and the TONE... damn!!
You know the kind of solo of a song where as it fades out you're cranking up the volume to hear every last drop 😉
I agree 100%
That solo is one of the best ever recorded in any genre. Like you said, you're turning it up as it fades out.
One of the most beautiful love songs ever written and played.....
Schon's guitar work throughout Infinity is absolutely phenomenal, as well. Every song on that album has incredibly well thought out leads and fills.
Agreed! And when Neal harmonizes with Steve's vocal riffs toward the end of Something To Hide... My eyes get watery.
Neal schon has created so many incredible solos over the years. Everytime I hear a journey song his solos really just give me chills. Such a great melodic soloist
His most famous solo from “who’s cryin now”. He was tired of trying to figure out what to play and just decided to play the dumbest thing he could think of and the producer said “Thats it keep it”
@@brianskinner5212 I never heard that story but it's cool
Finally, a true musician can explain in great detail why this song send my love makes my heart flutter and I feel like I’m in a dream when I hear Neil Sean’s guitar
One of my favorite journey songs. Everything about it is perfect. From the keyboard work to the magic that is Steve Perry’s voice. Perfection.
I've listened to "Send Her My Love" countless times -- I wore that album out -- and you just brought to light a whole new appreciation of it -- revealing new colors that were always there on the canvas of this song!
Great job, again, Rick!
That’s the gift of Rick 😊
@@dnylsun
Indeed it is!!!
💯%
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@@warrenbutterfield4208
Yes.
I'd never heard that solo before, but it is damn good. Fits perfectly, super melodic, and memorable. A solo you hum in your head.
These things MAAAADE you pay attention to the Raaaâdio !!!
Neal schons solos always fit the song perfectly, never goes over the top with crazy guitar tricks, he keeps every note relevant to the song. Just incredible playing.
Journey in their prime were untouchable: Steve Perry, the greatest of all rock singers, with Schon's gloriously dramatic and melodic solos, underrated bass from Valory, Cain's songwriting chops... So glad I was around for their heyday. I still love to listen to and play their stuff. Rock does not get better than their best material.
Don’t forget Steve “Machine Gun” Smith, STILL one of the greatest drummers breathing on Earth.
Neil has always been one of my favorites for the same reason Gilmour is: it’s that relaxed, smooth as silk yet deeply emotional touch. So creamy 🍰
Neal is one of the most talented rock guitarists of all time, hands-down. He has his own unique style, and his melodies and solos are always so clean and perfect. If anyone has doubts about Neal's guitar work or playing ability/technique, I'd recommend listening to the solos in "Stone in Love" (Re-recorded version), and "The Journey (Revelation)", which is entirely instrumental - then listen to the rest of the Revelation album. You'll realize Schon is one of the greatest. The man is a master at bending strings and hitting those perfect tones and melodies that fit the songs like a glove...his guitar playing remains legendary and he's incredible to this day live at concerts.
My favorite journey song. I literally wore out a journey cassette rewinding that solo over and over .
You really know a song is special when you can replay the solo or voicing in your head, without any effort .
Oh hell yeah one of my top three favorite guitarists. Neal Schon. His phrasing and melodicism is beyond compare.
Always been a fan of Neal Schon. Amazing talent and longevity.
Listen to "Welcome" lp by Carlos Santana. Schon is a youngster, playing mostly rhythm but one of my favorite albums of all time
I've always found this song hauntingly beautiful. And the solo is just the cherry on top. Thank you Rick for featuring this song on your channel!
Frontiers is such a great album- beginning to end. Neal just knows how to follow and create amazing solos and short runs w/Steve..what a duo.
One thing stands out for me is how the dramatic chord changes underneath the solo that Rick highlighted can make a good melody reach even greater heights, as they do here.
That's why Santana wanted Neal Schon to play in his band. Because of his guitar prowess with latino overtones. Good video Rick! Thx for all you do! Neal Schon needs to get more accolades. He was a force to be reckoned with. 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸👍👍
Saw Journey two nights ago in Toronto and was blown away by Neal, incredible talent and the biggest smile on his face the whole night. Amazing!
I was sceptical, as we all have our favourite solos.....until I heard it again....beautiful phrasing, melodic and fits perfectly with Steve's vocal and the keys...top job Rick...
Neal's solos always served the song, you never get the feeling that he's just shredding away to impress the audience.
Another guitar player that i've always liked and played very melodic eventhough his music is heavier than Journey"s is Michael Schenker of UFO. I remember him saying in an interview that "the lead should aid the song, not be the song." Excellent quote!
Great guitar players both Neil Schon and Michael Schenker! 🎸
Michael Schenker's solos on "Doctor, Doctor" and "Lights Out" from the live UFO album Strangers In The Night are among the best ever captured. Everyone that knows me is aware there is no talking allowed during those. Speaking of "Captured", Schon's solos on the live Journey album are fantastic.
@@jameshowell6361
Yes, Indeed! 👍🎸
UFO's Obsession album captured Schenker absolutely on fire and at his peak.
Winds of March 1 of the greatest solos
Probably the most perfect solo ever. It'll never get the credit it deserves
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Wow, someone needs to do piano arrangements of famous solos, hearing the resolution into each chord was just so beautiful.
Agreed. I've always thought that solo was mesmerizing and carries the consuming sadness and loss of the song. Who hasn't felt that? It's a vital part of what I've always thought was Journey's best love ballad. Legendary!!
Excellent that you covered this those early Journey albums are absolutely phenomenal… This song is a favorite!
He is a master at telling the innocence of the story with his guitar not many have this gift
Before I even knew who he was going to talk about I had a huge feeling it was Neal. That man is one of the greatest players of all time and revered by so many of his peers. His solos are songs within the songs. He truly should be required listening of any new guitar player. It’s all there. Feel, structure, phrasing, tone….the complete package. Have to believe Rick is working on getting Neal in next. Can only hope so. Great job Rick!!!
I cannot say enough about this song. It's been on my heartbreaking/cry list for 41 years and I cannot listen to it enough. How does a song change my brain chemistry so consistently and so immediately every time I hear it? This vid explains exactly why. ❤❤❤❤❤
Smashing Pumpkins "Soma" has been my favorite guitar solo for a while. A lot of melodic phrases, just enough shred and noise to let you know you're hearing a virtuoso player exercising the perfect level of restraint to never subvert the mood of the song. Corgan also finishes up with lots of overlap and interplay with the vocals, rather than just stepping on the pedal and walking away. He allows the lead to continue through the last chorus, taking everything up another level before letting everything collapse into a dreamy reprise. Perfection.
Jeff Beck’s solo on “Blaze of Glory” was pretty freaking perfect.
There’s also a cool video of him recording it here on CZcams.
Great call! Very tasteful.
You are SO right!
One solo I absolutely love is from Wings 'My Love'. Super simple, but incredible.
I think the work McCartney did with wings largely outshone the entire Beatles catalog.
Completely agreed!! Henry mcculouch did an incredible job on Pauls wonderful song. And in just a couple of takes.
@@alext.1459 i liked the wings over america live version better. jimmy mccullough
@markv.5962 so right. Jimmy played the same notes that Paul wrote originally, but with such FEEL.
That solo by Henry was a big deal. Members of the band said to Paul you've got to hear this and it wound up on the record. But tension happened because Henry wanted to improvise live but Paul wanted it the same every night as the record.
His solos were composed with a beginning, middle and an end just like a song. Sophisticated.
So glad you showcased this! This and Boston's "Hitch A Ride" solo are two of the best I've ever heard in classic rock. Keep up the good work!
Hitch a Ride is one of the best of all time. Trade offs into harmonies, it's just beautiful
In my opinion Marty Friedman is a genius in making an own story in a song. For example the Killing Road by Megadeth. Absolutely phenomenal.
Almost every solo of Marty is great! Rio is a good example... ;)
I love how many different chords where used in older popular songs. This is no joke a perfect solo, it has space and the guitarist left room for the vocals. I also like how you always have the perfect tones to match songs when you do these videos.
This video was LONG overdue. Thank you SO much Rick. I really need to point out that Jonathan Cains piano and Ross Valorys bass lines really up the goose bump factor. Their parts really carry Neals solo to the highest level (Steve drums so perfect). I picked up Neal's half step note bend with the index finger years ago and its such an expressive technique. Long live Neal!
Agree! The melodic bass adds so much. I feel that Ross's contributions are lost since the disagreements happened with he and Smith.
Neal’s solos are always so melodic and memorable!
I've seen Neal countless times starting with Santana, . . . Journey, with Jan Hammer, etc the man is a musical genius and a heckuva nice guy. Been backstage twice watching Journey and Neal is magical.
Alex Lifeson is my favorite for a plethora of intense, inventive and heady solos with arpeggios and chords which are obvious in seconds as uniquely Alex. Also to be certain, Neal Schon is both melodic and emotive with his guitar work regardless of whether playing softer melodies or hard driving rock. Neal's work with early Journey work, HSAS, Santana, and rich solo albums really shows his diverse rock compositions far beyond the hyper popular and famous Journey hits. What is amazing about Neal is that he still insists on writing and composing new material even after all this time of a stellar past music catalog.
Journey's very first album is so monumentally underrated, and deserves so much more than what it has received by far too few people. In a Lifetime and Topaz for example among the others, is mind-blowing guitar work.
Lifeson is a wizard. Certainly one of the goats.
As I said in my comment today . . .
"Freewill". Alex has MANY more where he describes the "Lyrics" emotionally in the solo, but its 1 of many elements why he is my favorite guitarist (even though I have TONS of faves).
@@mvunit3 The solo done by Alex on the song Ghost of a Chance on the live concert version of the Snakes and Arrows tour/video gives me goosebumps. Look it up if you like, it won't disappoint.
@@tribzman3977 Haha! I've seen it (and saw the tour in Irvine Calif. ;) . . .
Ghost of a Chance and Bravado again, explain the emotions of the lyrics in their solos like a vocalist.
Same goes for "Open Secrets", "Emotion Detector", "Available Light", "Everyday Glory", you can hear/feel the pain, tears, longing, emoting all the feelies :) Alex makes his guitar weep, cry out in pain, scream in triumph, even to explain _sights_ and "sounds" (for ex. Spirit of Radio, Jacobs Ladder, etc.).
I was 12, learning guitar, and learning how to figure out radio/MTV hit songs/solos by ear. Neal Schon was front and center. I still love to hear him play one note and put that super shapey vibrato on it. I’m grateful that my ears got to hear that at that age.
Very reminiscent of what Michael Schenker does in his solos. Very melodic and appropriate for the song.
You read my mind dude
Oh that’s such a great solo. My personal favorite solo of all time is Neal Schon on “I’ll Be Alright Without You”. The solo and the outro are just… soul-moving.
Raised On Radio was a great album. A swan song for classic Journey as Valory and Smith were gone by then leaving Perry, Schon & Cain.
Yes! So emotional and melodic, and he saves a stellar hook for the outro!
This solo takes me back to being a kid again listening to the radio. a time where things were slower and less stressful. I am almost certain it lowers my blood pressure. so good, and thank you Rick for explaining why it works so well.
Neal a great guitarist with many great riffs/solos. How he never ends up on greatest guitarist lists is beyond me.
When I read the topic and then heard which solo Rick meant, I was surprised; out of so many solo's he picked this one. Made me happy, this is such a great song and Neal has an amazing melodic style... Thank you Rick for analyzing this solo and playing it very, very well 👏👏👏
I love that song , all the parts are so fluid it's heartbreakingly beautiful.
This has been one of my favorite songs and solos ever to play since I discovered it around 1986. Glad to see you giving it the spotlight it deserves, Rick! This is the kind of solo that lifts the guitar as an instrument of beauty.
One of my favorites of all time. It's an emotional solo like the rest of the song. Neal was and is amazing at doing that.
Frusciante's solo on the album version of "I Could Have Lied" is my top pick. That solo expresses the torture and resolution of the song so well. Gets me every time.
Agree... Although I love the way John will just play whatever he feels like live, making every performance unqiue, there are some solos that I wish were close to the album version because the notes are perfect. This song and Californication especially.
Yes! Amazing. Such a feeling of soulful spontaneity. His best solo ever IMO.
The way the guitar sound bites on the string bends in that solo is amazing.
Favorite by him for sure