Drums/bass/guitar solos at concerts

[That 70s Guy]

Do you like it when some guy plays a 10 minute guitar or drum solo at a concert?

 

[That 70s Guy]

No

I'd rather hear songs, I find solos boring and a waste of time.

Play tunes damnit!!

 

[Jonny Come Lately]

I'm not quite sure if I can pick either option here as I often enjoy extended guitar solos (I also enjoy extended organ/keyboard solos) and I dig some live performances which have four minutes or more of improvised solos (this to me is However, I don't enjoy lengthy drum solos - I don't really like them that much on record either bar Led Zeppelin's Moby Dick. I'm somewhere in the middle about bass solos, I don't like them as much as the guitar or keyboard solos (I don't find them as exciting or moving) but I definitely prefer them to drum solos.

 

[wisertime]

I don't like when they are part of the set list, rather, I dig it when they are spontaneous and the band just goes with it.

 

[JimJam]

No, with the exception of the great jam bands such as the Grateful Dead and Allman Brothers. Those guys could sustain solos and spontaneous interplay (well, more often than not).

I saw Zep 38 years ago - awesome! - but I can still remember the draaaaag of Bonzo's endless drum solo during "Moby Dick." No one ever surpassed Bonzo as a band drummer, not a soloist. Most rock musicians are made to rock, not jam. Leave the improv to jazz musicians.

 

[recgord27]

I love it when a band improvises and there are great solos. The proviso is that the musicians must be very good. It's embaressing for everyone when a guitarist drops notes, etc

 

[Magic]

Hell yes! Spontaneous solo jams are awesome.

The way I look at an extended concert solo is............the musical preacher is speaking to you!

 

[joker1961]

NO unless its...Grateful Dead and...