Tuesday, July 26, 2011

MPOTW, Righteous Guitar Edition

Boys,

We enjoy things that are virtuous, lovely, or of good report (if I remember the quote correctly). What's that mean? We like good stuff. We're men of taste and refinement. That means we're connoisseurs of good books, good movies, amazing guitar solos and awesome moments in sporting history, such as this legendary Tiger Woods ad:

Interesting note: this ad wasn't planned - it was shot while Mr. Woods was waiting to shoot a different and really lame ad for Nike. Anyway, I think it's virtuous, lovely and of good report. It also makes me feel like I should sell my clubs and stop pretending to play golf.

Anyway, this MPOTW is about virtuous music, which means virtuosity! Let's go with guitar. As usual, we'll have three picks, you vote on the winner in the comments.

First off: did you like Tron 3D much? This guy did:


Killer fretwork! Now if only the movie was as good as this guy is at guitar. Points for originality, but no further points awarded - he didn't solo. How important is a scorching solo? Ask Doug Rappoport, guitarist for Edgar Winter:

Fits the bill for killer solo work (extra credit for the Baba O'Reilly riff), but a little too planned out for the genius award. I'd like to point out that this contender is definitely of good Rappoport, so that counts for something (pun). Final contender of the evening:

This is the gold standard - Hendrix's Woodstock Improvisation. Note the bass-face to end all bass-faces. It looks like his skull's gonna melt off. Still, this was all extemporaneous - nothing planned, yet it changes modes, keys and times more often than the Mariners' offensive lineup this season. And unlike the Mariners, Hendrix's magnum opus here works! It's amazing. Truly lovely and of good report.

Thoughts? Let's get some votes here, fellas.

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