Guitar World names 100 Worst Riffs and Solos.
He may be known for his over-the-top antics but Poison guitarist C.C. DeVille has another claim to fame: his "Guitar Solo" has been named the worst of all time by Guitar World magazine.
The magazine selected the "100 Worst Riffs, Licks & Solos of All Time," identifying ones that are "lazy," "boring," "just plain stoopid," or "involve C.C. Deville."
The list includes songs by David Bowie, Def Leppard, Metallica, Green Day, B.B. King, The Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Aerosmith and The Strokes, among others.
Many are guitar legends who simply had a bad night or bum note.
Guitar World describes DeVille's nine-minute solo "completely devoid of taste, structure or steady tempo" and recommends every budding guitarist listen to it because "surely, they can't do any worse."
DeVille was also cited for his "Cherry Pie" solo when he played with Warrant and Poison's "Every Rose Has Its Thorn."
The magazine recommends DeVille "take solace in the fact that he's in some rather good company."
Rounding out the top 10: "Summertime Blues," Blue Cheer; "The Game of Love," Carlos Santana; Falstaff beer 1967 radio spot, Cream; "All You Need is Love," The Beatles; "Thirsty and Miserable," Black Flag; "Wango Tango," Ted Nugent; "Ain't Too Proud to Beg," Rolling Stones; "Sting of the Bumblebee," Manowar; and "American Woman," Lenny Kravitz.
The list appears in the magazine's December issue.
"All You Need is Love" had a prominent guitar part? There may have been a riff in there somewhere, but I sure as hell can't remember a solo.
There may have been a riff in there somewhere, but I sure as hell can't remember a solo.
It was so bad that they edited it out.
"All You Need is Love" had a prominent guitar part? There may have been a riff in there somewhere, but I sure as hell can't remember a solo.
There's one really twangy bit where George plays the melody, and it eventually gets swallowed by the strings. Yup, it's pretty bad.
"Summertime Blues," Blue Cheer
I can see why some would simply call it bad, but I find it hilarious in a glorious-mess sorta way.
Tentative date for Talk of the Nation: 11/11/04, 3pm EST.
Tentative date for Talk of the Nation: 11/11/04, 3pm EST.
The Radio Interview to End All Radio Interviews. (Later to be renamed "A Salute to Everyone Who Was Ever on the Radio".)
And to answer your question, Hayden, no, I haven't started.
The Fugs were a blast last night. Tuli must still be in his seventies because he did a rewrite of "Teenager in Love": "If you want to make me cry/It isn't very hard to do/If you say "Fuck off!"/I'll still whack off to you/Each night I ask the [stars/moon/satellite] above/Why must I be a septuagenarian in love?"
The Radio Interview to End All Radio Interviews. (Later to be renamed "A Salute to Everyone Who Was Ever on the Radio".)
I'm a little worried after the transcription of my interview with Jay Ferguson from Sloan. "..like, you know..." Ack. Not a trained speaker.
I did well in my KFOG interview, but that's because I was (a) in studio and (b) there were four professionals in the room with me to keep me on track and cogent.
Cool David. Is Talk of the Nation on NPR? Can we hear that online?
