At 02:29 PM 9/23/96 -0700, you wrote:
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>Sender:       The Connells <[log in to unmask]>
>Poster:       Dean Money <[log in to unmask]>
>Organization: Information Solutions
>Subject:      Re: Solo?
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>> i think a band that doesn't need a solo is that much greater a band.  the
>> connells are one of the best bands of all time - that's just it - they are a
>> band.  they sound beatiful as a band - they don't need the cruch that so
>> many bands use.  i'd be hard pressed to find a band that has better "leads"
>> - with those leads, who needs long, drawn out solos?
>
>I love the Connells, and don't think they need solos.  But when I think
>of great bands like Pink Floyd, I think that guitar solos can add some-
>thing positive to the music without being a crutch.  A band can have
>great leads and great solos.
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solos can be great - but pink floyd never wrote nor played a solo worth
repeating.
just my opinion.