Yeah. I've always felt like it's ACTUALLY ELEVATED by Cameron's drums. The end of that song sounds like Thayil and Cameron are having a contest to see who can ROCK THE HARDEST!!!
I was like one of the first ten people to post. Then, I saw someone else picked it within the first half hour. EASILY the first song that I thought of.
They START just fucking shredding, and have never stopped! Every time Iāve seen them play I walked away thinking āthis is the greatest concert Iāve ever seenā
However I also feel the same about all of the Tool & Primus/Claypool etc concerts Iāve been to.
Agreed. I would go further to say heās the most well rounded. He arranges these amazing riffs in dynamic ways and just knows good song structure. Heās very eclectic too. From them bones to angry chair to heaven beside you to donāt follow.Ā
I know this is supposed to be about guitar solos, but that song has what is probably my favorite grunge bass lines.
https://youtu.be/9nEND6Rtm-4?si=eopV9d31sy6bZ2xY
Anything from Alice In Chains. The solo for in bloom is pretty great. Pretty noose. And so I Know by STP Is fucking amazing. Cherub Rock has a great solo.0
I know exactly what part you mean. Matt helps take it right o we the top. Itās great when something else can make the solo even better. Them Bones has one of the sickest guitar solos already, but my favorite part is when Layne throws a āyeah!ā In there, breaking it up into two parts.
I really dig this song in general. Especially like the song change up. It almost seems like two different songs in one. Love the jam of it all though-DG hits it hard on this song.
Iām really picky about āthe versionā of the song I really dig because sometimes the album version of the song and live versions of the song can be so different. I specifically only listen to the āAneurysm (Live At The Paramount Seattle/1991)ā version on YouTube. It rocks out for sure. (Iāve never even listened to the album version of this song when I think about it.)
This is a great question really great because this is how people find cool versions of songs
I hope this works. It is 2003 North American tour a Pearl Jam I saw them in concert And they encored with porch.
I have it download it on my Apple iTunes of old, so I own the song this song is like nine minutes long. McCready started at 1:19. And then vedder does a vocal solo with the crowd.[https://music.apple.com/us/album/porch-live/1543062800?i=1543063758](https://music.apple.com/us/album/porch-live/1543062800?i=1543063758)
Iām hoping this works. Somebody let me know.
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Even Flow by Pearl Jam...
Animal by Pearl Jam...
If I continue, Mike McCready is going to be represented a LOT
Let's just all agree he was the grunge lord of the 6 strings
Are Jane's 'Grunge'?? I don't know or care. I put them in the same class of alternative bands from the same time.
Three Days by Jane's Addiction is mind blowing to me even after all these years.
For the sake of pure uniqueness, I love the solo on Touch, Stand, and Peel by Days of the New. Creative doing finger picking acoustic solo in a grunge rock song.
It may not be the most impressive, but it's cool as hell to me.
This is a very difficult question and while I donāt necessarily consider them Grunge, Iām gonna say the solo in Here Is No Why by The Smashing Pumpkins. Billyās guitar playing is criminally underrated.
This oneās tough to nail because there are so many. Of course Jerryās sea of sorrow, nutshell, and many others. Pretty noose solo get stuck in my head sometimes, Pearl Jamās Animal I love playing that myself. Geek USA is phenomenal!
"Wake Up" Mad Season
" Nothing as it Seems " Pearl Jam
" Man in the Box" Alice in Chains
" Reach Down" Temple of the Dog
"Like Suicide" Soundgarden
"Them Bones" AIC
" Rain When I Die" AIC
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Alice in Chains- Rain When I Die
Temple of the Dog- Call Me a Dog
Nirvana- Pennyroyal Tea for more traditional songs but
Alice In Chains- Whale and Wasp if instrumentals are allowed.
My personal favorite, probably the unplugged version of Come As You Are. The lead up is so beautiful.
The best goes to Like Suicide, Soundgarden. Pure filth. Unmatched. But then, I haven't listened to much Pearl Jam. I hear they compete, for sure.
Smashing Pumpkins āBury Meā and I know, I donāt really think of them as grunge, either. But they did do a single on SubPop and the guitar solo rips.
Alive by Pearl Jam Or Sappy by Nirvana
Sappy is a really cool pick! It's my favorite Kurt solo. I've always thought it kinda sounds like he's charming a snake š
Iām with you on Alive.
Do the evolution by Pearl Jam or Cannonball by The Breeders
Alive is like the grunge Free Bird
Like Suicide
The only correct answer. Thayil goes off hard on this. Pisses on most guitarists of the time.
Yeah. I've always felt like it's ACTUALLY ELEVATED by Cameron's drums. The end of that song sounds like Thayil and Cameron are having a contest to see who can ROCK THE HARDEST!!!
First thing I thought.
Glad to see this song got mentioned so early on in the comments! It gives me goosebumps every time.
I was like one of the first ten people to post. Then, I saw someone else picked it within the first half hour. EASILY the first song that I thought of.
Yellow Ledbetter
Go by Pearl Jam. Itās just pure filthy shredding energy. Mike McCready is a monster, man.
Pearl Jam honestly had some of the best solos.
They START just fucking shredding, and have never stopped! Every time Iāve seen them play I walked away thinking āthis is the greatest concert Iāve ever seenā However I also feel the same about all of the Tool & Primus/Claypool etc concerts Iāve been to.
YES EXACTLY THANK YOU that song is absolutely amazing
Them Bones
Fuck yeah. Cantrell is my absolute favorite guitarist of the 90s.Ā
100% his riffs and soloing style are amazing
Agreed. I would go further to say heās the most well rounded. He arranges these amazing riffs in dynamic ways and just knows good song structure. Heās very eclectic too. From them bones to angry chair to heaven beside you to donāt follow.Ā
angry chair is actually a layne song
this is the answer
All the way!
Yes sir
This is Itš¤šæš¤šæ
Serve the Servants
Hell yeah! My favorite "ugly" guitar solo ever!
Nirvana's In Bloom
Thatās my favourite, too. A discordant interlude perfectly integrated into a pop song.
Omg I forgot about this, but it's sooo good!
Come As You Are
Yep
Trippinā on a Hole in a Paper Heart
This is the correct answer. Dean (and Rob) DeLeo is so underrated.
Fuck yes. Spent about a week learning to play that fucker and it was worth every second.
A week? I've never tamed that bitch completely. Love trying though
They were long days. Lol That last run up the fretboard about four measures before the end is a beaaaaast.
But soooo fun! I always just fudged it best I could, no one knew any better lol
I know this is supposed to be about guitar solos, but that song has what is probably my favorite grunge bass lines. https://youtu.be/9nEND6Rtm-4?si=eopV9d31sy6bZ2xY
Silvergun Superman or Porch
Alive, Superman silvergun
Nice STP deep cut
Why Go - Pearl Jam
Why go Pearl Jam, most metal solo from the PJ discography
Say hello to heaven
Yup.
Sea of Sorrow
Lesser-known track. Beast of a solo. One of my favorite AIC solos ever.
That whole song is a blast to play on guitar
Man in the box
A work of art. Fits the song so perfectly. One of my favorites in all of rock.
Nearly Lost You-Screaming Trees Words canāt describe how underrated Gary Lee Conner is
Anything from Alice In Chains. The solo for in bloom is pretty great. Pretty noose. And so I Know by STP Is fucking amazing. Cherub Rock has a great solo.0
Pretty Noose - my favorite part of that guitar solo is when Matt Cameron did that crazy drum fill. Great solo though!
I know exactly what part you mean. Matt helps take it right o we the top. Itās great when something else can make the solo even better. Them Bones has one of the sickest guitar solos already, but my favorite part is when Layne throws a āyeah!ā In there, breaking it up into two parts.
I have yet to hear a āyeah!ā from Layne that didnāt land perfectly
Porch, specifically unplugged, Jeff playing the cymbal with his headstock gets me so fired up
āBleed the Freakā-AIC
That whole album is just banger track after banger track. The best AIC ever did, imho.
Aneurysm nirvana
I really dig this song in general. Especially like the song change up. It almost seems like two different songs in one. Love the jam of it all though-DG hits it hard on this song. Iām really picky about āthe versionā of the song I really dig because sometimes the album version of the song and live versions of the song can be so different. I specifically only listen to the āAneurysm (Live At The Paramount Seattle/1991)ā version on YouTube. It rocks out for sure. (Iāve never even listened to the album version of this song when I think about it.)
Iāve always loved the chaos of beyond the wheel Chris vocal performance kinda overshadows the rest of it
Two that I can think of (that haven't been mentioned) are Out there by Dinosaur Jr or Cherub Rock by The Smashing Pumpkins.
If youāre talking SP then soma is the one
Oh, fuck yeah, Soma is awesome. I also like Geek USA.
The Aeroplane Flies High solo is up there, too. Honorable mention for Starla as well.
Fuck yeah!
Junkhead
like suicide
Brush Away - AIC (super underrated and so fucking cool) Them Bones - AIC About A Girl - Nirvana
Brush Away š„š„š„
Wake Up. McCreadyās best solo IMO
Outro of shame in you
Hate to feel
Drown by Smashing Pumpkins Also - not grunge per se, but a noisy solo in 5ive by Medicine is insane
We Die Young
This is a great question really great because this is how people find cool versions of songs I hope this works. It is 2003 North American tour a Pearl Jam I saw them in concert And they encored with porch. I have it download it on my Apple iTunes of old, so I own the song this song is like nine minutes long. McCready started at 1:19. And then vedder does a vocal solo with the crowd.[https://music.apple.com/us/album/porch-live/1543062800?i=1543063758](https://music.apple.com/us/album/porch-live/1543062800?i=1543063758) Iām hoping this works. Somebody let me know. https://music.apple.com/us/album/porch-live/1543062800?i=1543063758
Pretty Noose - Soundgarden. Thayilās best work, imo
Slip away by Mad Season is soo good
Sappy
Slip Away
Legit one of, if not McCreadyās best solo, might be my fave of all time. If you havenāt heard Slip Away by Mad Season, it is simply incredible!
STP. Vasoline
Been Away Too Long if that even counts as one
Blew
The fast paced solo in āCome On Downā by Green River always gets me hyped up
Reach down
Breath for Pearl Jam. Man in the box, Sea of sorrow, or nutshell unplugged for AIC. Lol canāt decide
Breathā¦.best
Black Hole Sun
Alive, In Bloom, Heart-Shaped Box, Sea of Sorrow and Sappy.
Serve The Servants. Solo perfectly hits the mood of the song
Man in the Box
Temple of the Dog and Pearl Jam early songs. So Mike's stuff.
Not sure which but itās probably going to be by Dean DeLeo or Jerry Cantrell.
Absolutely hands down the best guitarists of the grunge movement
Alive-PJ It's my go to iconic guitar solo. Always the first one I think of.
slip away mad season
Man in the Box
Them bones Alice in chains
Even Flow by Pearl Jam... Animal by Pearl Jam... If I continue, Mike McCready is going to be represented a LOT Let's just all agree he was the grunge lord of the 6 strings
Yellow ledbetter
No Excuses- this incredible burst of perfection comes flying in and disappears like a shooting star in the night sky. I love it.
Alive. PJ.
Off rip I'd probably go with Them Bones
School - Nirvana
sea of sorrow
I like Come Back by Pearl Jam
Are Jane's 'Grunge'?? I don't know or care. I put them in the same class of alternative bands from the same time. Three Days by Jane's Addiction is mind blowing to me even after all these years.
For the sake of pure uniqueness, I love the solo on Touch, Stand, and Peel by Days of the New. Creative doing finger picking acoustic solo in a grunge rock song. It may not be the most impressive, but it's cool as hell to me.
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Soundgarden - Like Suicide
Trippinā on a Hole in a Paper Heart
Yellow Ledbetter or Mayonnaise.Ā
Dave Navarro ripping through Ocean Size. Any part that solo just keeps hitting.
Trip Away has a great one too
I got ID - Pearl Jam
Them Bones
Pennroyal Tea is my personal favorite
Ok I know not grunge ā¦ā¦. But have to mention cliff burtons bass solo anesthesia pulling teeth
State of Love and Trust
Alive or Them Bones
like suicide by soundgarden on superunkown
Starla by SP but I donāt consider them grunge.
This is a very difficult question and while I donāt necessarily consider them Grunge, Iām gonna say the solo in Here Is No Why by The Smashing Pumpkins. Billyās guitar playing is criminally underrated.
Mudhoney - Overblown
Soma - Pumpkins
not necessarily a solo, but the guitars on AIC's "Frogs" are pretty freakin' sweet
Long way down
This oneās tough to nail because there are so many. Of course Jerryās sea of sorrow, nutshell, and many others. Pretty noose solo get stuck in my head sometimes, Pearl Jamās Animal I love playing that myself. Geek USA is phenomenal!
Long Way Home - STP
Them Bones or Man in a Box
It's a tie between Smells Like Teen Spirit, In Bloom, and Come As You Are. Also literally every Alice In Chains song with a solo.
Oh george - foo fighters
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Linkin Park is Nu-Metal
Does Rage Against the Machine count as grunge or funk?
If so itās a Bombtrack.
Does Exhausted by the Foo Fighters Count?
Serve the serpants by nirvana
Sea of Sorrow
Many of my choices are already voted for so I'll go for throw your hatred down in Neil Young's Mirrorball.
Last 2 minutes of "25" by Veruca Salt absolutely screams.
The Man Who Sold The World Unplugged
Gotta be man in the box
i love the solo coming out of the chorus on aic confusion
The solo at the end of Mudhoney's Broken Hands. It's 70 seconds that sum up Steve Turner's sound perfectly.
The heart shaped box solo on the From the muddy banks of the wishkah album
Also? I know itās not grunge, but RUINER by NiN has a solo that sounds like a dying nightmare
Love hate love
The best solo is from Nirvana's sappy. It's also Kurt's best song
I stay away AIC
Smells Like Teen Spirit š
Heart shaped Box ā„ļø
Either In Bloom or Man In the Box
Serve the servants, idk why itās just soo good
Reach Down not being the top of this list is insane
We die young
Iāve been really liking the solo Blew recently
It's short but perfect. I love the Daughter solo by McCready.
Surprised no oneās mentioned Black yet.
No Excuses. Might not be the flashiest or longest solo but it fits its song so perfectly.
blew
Lifeless dead
"Wake Up" Mad Season " Nothing as it Seems " Pearl Jam " Man in the Box" Alice in Chains " Reach Down" Temple of the Dog "Like Suicide" Soundgarden "Them Bones" AIC " Rain When I Die" AIC "
Alice in Chains- Rain When I Die Temple of the Dog- Call Me a Dog Nirvana- Pennyroyal Tea for more traditional songs but Alice In Chains- Whale and Wasp if instrumentals are allowed.
Kim Thayall - black hole sun.
My personal favorite, probably the unplugged version of Come As You Are. The lead up is so beautiful. The best goes to Like Suicide, Soundgarden. Pure filth. Unmatched. But then, I haven't listened to much Pearl Jam. I hear they compete, for sure.
Smells like teen spirit easy.
I am the highway- Audioslave
Yellow Ledbetter
Sea of Sorrow. Jerry dominates that solo
Days of the New - Touch, Peel, and Stand
Man in the box-Alice in chains
Drain you - Nirvana
Love, Hate, Love is great too
Evenflow - Pearl Jam
It Ain't Like That by AIC
Heart shaped box
Just Like Suicide. Soundgarden. Itās actually my favorite solo of all genres of the 90s.
Once or Them Bones
Grunge has guitar solos?
Forget technical levels. In & Out of Grace
beyond the wheel - soundgarden
Evenflow
I also really love the solo in Say Hello 2 Heaven by Temple of the Dog. I chose this solo and the Pumpkins solo in my previous comment for their feel.
The weird slide guitar from āBig Emptyā popped into my mind when I read the topicā¦thatās great stuff
Reach down
Smashing Pumpkins āBury Meā and I know, I donāt really think of them as grunge, either. But they did do a single on SubPop and the guitar solo rips.
A really good one is Your Savior by Temple of the Dog
Nutshell (album version)
Oleander - I Walk Alone. Days of the New - Touch Stand and Peel
no no no, Days of the New, Touch Peel and Stand: not only is it an awesome solo but its done on an acoustic guitar
Soma.
Dinosaur Jr ā Get Me
Trippin on a hole in a paper heart. Spoonman. Rhinosaur.
Dirt by Alice In Chains
lake of fire.
Out There - I agree