Voting for Solo of the Month (SotM) #70

stratman3142

Welcome to the voting thread for Solo of the Month (SotM) #70. Feel free to vote and comment in this thread.

The backing track for this one was kindly provided by @digitalkettle

Vote for your top 3 entries. If you're an entrant you can't vote for yourself.

1st choice gets 5 points

2nd choice gets 3 points

3rd choice gets 1 point

Voting will end at midnight 31st May 2021.

The top three will be announced after the voting closes. No prizes. It's just for fun.

You can find all the entries the playlist below.

https://soundcloud.com/thefretboard/sets/sotm70-2021-05

jeroenvanhulsteijn

5 pts @digitalkettle , very exciting choice of notes
3 pts @bellycaster, solo blends very well with the backing
1 pt @mudslide73, really like the raw tone.

All solo's had great parts to them. I could easily switch around places for @digitalkettle and @bellycaster. 3rd position to me was a hard choice. I think tonewise @mudslide73 appealed most to me. 

ChrisRG

I know he provided the backing but.....

5pts @digitalkettle - Great playing and as mentioned above some nice choice of notes to add more interest.  A perfect fit.
3pts @Bellycaster - Really liked the melodic playing.  Great fit for the track
1pt - @Barney - Nice smooth start followed by some lightning flurries.  Great stuff

Bellycaster

5 Points @stratman3142 - Wonderful melody, nice smooth tone. Love the bends and the legato.

3 Points @digitalkettle - Great blend of a multitude of styles and skills. Some lovely extra touches, nice melody too.

1 Point @ChrisRG - I really liked the sustained notes here combined with the timing/delivery of the shorter type phrases/passages and loved how it lead to that final little run at the climax.

fastonebaz

5pts @Barney I loved the tone and freedom of the phrasing, held my interest throughout
3pts @digitalkettle really very good, awesome  tone and loved the intro and how restrained it was going for phrasing over pace.  Tiny point deducted for what I felt was a bum key note slipping in at 28s ish, otherwise perfection
1pt @stratman3142 very nice ear worm,  great phrasing

mudslide73

5 pts @digitalkettle  lots of great ideas that flow into each other naturally - lovely.
3 pts @bellycaster I really like the transitions and the way you returned to your theme after the middle section.
1 pt @stratman3142 Super flowing stuff negotiating effortlessly between the sections.

The track is lovely and has produced some great stuff. Very had to choose again. I must give a special mention to @fastonebaz for his unflinching inventiveness too. 

stratman3142

5 points : @digitalkettle : Great ideas. Lots of variation. Some of the notes where a bit unusual but quickly resolved.
3 points : @Barney : Lovely flowing solo.
1 point : @Bellycaster : Some nice lines and note choices.

I'll probably put my foot in it here, but I was left feeling that I possibly preferred the backing track on its own without the solos . Not that the solos weren't great but maybe the backing track was so strong on its own.

Have I said the wrong thing?

Anyway, my wife (who's usually very positive) said my solo sounded "wishy washy".

fastonebaz

That's a good point actuality yes.  The backing track was great in its own right and quite complete.   I marvel at everyone's ability to mix a pristine track. 

Barney

All great I thought for me though 
@digital kettle 5 points 
@Fastonebaz 3 points 
@stratman3142 1 point 

All great though ....loved  the backer and as said before it was great on its own 

stratman3142

Voting ends tonight at midnight.

Habanero

stratman3142 said:

Anyway, my wife (who's usually very positive) said my solo sounded "wishy washy".

Remember that feedback next time she gets a new hairdo.

Habanero

I liked them all, but finally settled on...

5pts: @digitalkettle ;

3pts: @Bellycaster

1pts: @stratman3142 ;

digitalkettle

stratman3142 said:

I'll probably put my foot in it here, but I was left feeling that I possibly preferred the backing track on its own without the solos . Not that the solos weren't great but maybe the backing track was so strong on its own.

I had a similar thought when I came to record over it...probably why there's more space than usual in my submission!

digitalkettle

5pts: @stratman3142 - nice spacey melody over the start/end sections...really liked the middle section...tasty articulations
3pts: @Barney - very smooth...not overthought...loved the intro phrase
1pt: @fastonebaz - great intro harmonics using a 'sit up & listen' tone...a legato stamina workout with tasty bits of dissonance...enjoyed your use of the track's reverb tail at the end: 'no, i'm not done yet...there's still room for a few more notes'

fastonebaz

There's always room for a bit of tapping that's my motto  

stratman3142

Voting closed.