Marty Friedman’s name will forever be synonymous with his box-office lead playing during Megadeth’s golden era, redefining what was possible with metal guitar with his spectacular solos on tracks such as Tornado Of Souls and Hangar 18. But Friedman has admitted that he has had it with the solo, at least the traditional format of the solo, and says he hopes it “dies a slow and painful death”.
Speaking with Guitar World, Friedman he wished a pox upon the eight bars of hot licks that we have come to expect of the guitar solo in rock and metal, declaring it out of date, unimaginative, and worst of all it boring. The audience might be listening, but unless they're a beginner player who will naturally be impressed by technical wizardry, they’re not feeling anything.
