This is a compilation of iconic guitar solos assembled by Youtuber The Man In Me, highlighting what he believes to be the best each year from 1965 to 2004. Do you agree? Let me take a look here…*checks 1973 for ‘Free Bird’* Yes it’s accurate. The full list: 1965. Heart
This is a video highlighting the endangered Palm Cockatoo, the only non-cartoon bird known to make and play instruments, crafting drumsticks and using them to beat out a rhythm to attract a mate. Mates love good rhythm. Me? I have no rhythm. One time I tried to impress a date
This is a video of musician Luna Lee (who I’ve had the pleasure of seeing perform live) covering The Grateful Dead’s ‘Sugar Magnolia’ on the gayageum. It’s a pleasant trip — the kind of trip you might hope for at a concert. Watching your face melt in the funhouse mirror
This is a video of musician Ichika Nito performing his own uptempo arrangement of Beethoven’s Für Elise on guitar with a drum and bass backing that turns the song into a speedy club track. I remember in high school my music teacher actually tried to convince us Für Elise meant
Because if you yell ‘Free Bird’ at enough concerts somebody is bound to oblige, this is a video of musician Mo Yun performing Lynyrd Skynyrd’s guitar solo from the song on a traditional Chinese guzheng (a form of plucked zither). Like my girlfriend whenever she senses I’m about to start
Not to be outperformed by that cat playing part of the ‘The Entertainer’ on piano, this is a video of musical canine Helix performing an original song he wrote. It’s a banger. Now somebody just needs to remix this into a song that actually makes it on the radio and
This is a video of a custom nine-neck guitar produced by the Fender Custom Shop being played by three musicians simultaneously to perform Nena’s ’99 Luftballons’, with one guitarist sitting, one standing, and one standing on a chair. Granted, they each only play a single neck, so it’s unclear why
This is a video of musician Luna Lee (who I had the pleasure of seeing perform live at Disneyland many moons ago) covering Prince’s 1984 ultra-banger ‘Purple Rain’ on a traditional Korean gayageum. She does a fantastic job — very emotive. Me? I try to show as little emotion as