Did Izzy ever played any lead solos?

[Mikkamakka]

I was just wondering if Izzy played any GNR solo back in the good old days or maybe he's just lazy.

He played the first half of the first Nightrain solo.

[IzzyDutch]

Izzy did NOT solo on Double Talkin' Jive... It was a misprint in the booklet
You can also hear that it isn't him, he can't play that fast and it doesn't sound like Izzy, it's a cool solo though

Izzy played solos on:
Nightrain (first half on the chorus)
Think About You
Back Off Bitch (intro solo only)

A lot of times he plays some short lead licks thru out the song for example like the end of Right Next Door To Hell, beginning of Rocket Queen and Estranged

Izzy doesn't like to solo so he just doesn't...


http://qfg.info/misc/izzytotalguitar801.txt


Having played rhythm guitar in one of the world's biggest bands, do you think

modern players spend enough time practising rhythm skills, or is it just about

flash soloing?


Well, I tell you what, there's nothing more annoying than a guitarist just

noodling. Shredding, it's horrid. It's the same thing when you try to get a band

together, you always end up with these noodlers, y'know...


So was Slash a noodler?


Yeah, when I first met him, yeah. Slash was a noodler, man. I think he still is.

Like in Guns N' Roses he would noodle but then the vocals would come back in and

that would shut him up!

[ClintroN]

You can also hear that it isn't him, he can't play that fast and it doesn't sound like Izzy, it's a cool solo though

Dude thats bullshit, Izzy was one talented motherfucker, are you a guitarist? , your listening but you cant hear it man, plus Slash was seriously noone special, he just had the trademarks that stood out n' why some of you dont take the time to see the talent in Izzy or Gilby 'there not noticable....there not needed' i've read it all on this site n' its wrong

Even Slash admits himself, it's appreciated but he's not the king

[IzzyDutch]

You can also hear that it isn't him, he can't play that fast and it doesn't sound like Izzy, it's a cool solo though

Dude thats bullshit, Izzy was one talented motherfucker, are you a guitarist? , your listening but you cant hear it man, plus Slash was seriously noone special, he just had the trademarks that stood out n' why some of you dont take the time to see the talent in Izzy or Gilby 'there not noticable....there not needed' i've read it all on this site n' its wrong

Even Slash admits himself, it's appreciated but he's not the king

Dude, I'm one of the biggest Izzy Stradlin' fans and I'm a guitarist, Izzy is a great rhythm guitarist and songwriter and the solos he did are not bad at all but he isn't a real solo guitarist, he has said it himself... and that's just fine

I also like Gilby and Slash alot, but about that DTJ solo, you listen to that sound, that guitarsound is from Slash and not Izzy, compare that sound to the other solos on UYI... Izzy can't play that fast, he is not a shredder, that is not his style... It was a misprint in the booklet, there are other booklet that says that Slash played lead guitar...

I'm a big fan of Slash but a lot more of Izzy, but the fact is that Izzy didn't play that solo... And if he did, he would play it live aswell just like the Nightrain solo...
I've heard that there is a bootleg with GN'R playing Honky Tonk Woman where Axl is asking Izzy during the song to play a solo but Izzy doesn't react and doesn't play the solo

[coolman78SLASH]

Yeah, I have a hard time beliving that Izzy played on Double Talkin' Jive, because it's soooo Slash's sound.
I think some of the reason why they put Lead/Rythm on Slash, and Rythm/Lead on Izzy is more a nice thing to do, to not hurt anyone's feelings, and to try to keep the peace. Same thing did they do with giving Steven songwriting credits on the AFD album, even if he diden't do as much as the rest of the guys...

[N.I.B]

i could swear izzy played the intro to the solo in paradice city.
then again i may be wrong.....

[Leah_RocketQueen]

Izzy is always on the left speaker and Slash on the Right.

how can u tell??  i cant even notice, my headphones must be funky, cause the same sounds come out of both head phones.

[IzzyDutch]

i could swear izzy played the intro to the solo in paradice city.
then again i may be wrong.....

He doesn't solo in PC

[coolman78SLASH]

I think it's more mixed to the center on both guitars on all the albums after Lies, but Slash is slightly more on the right side, and Izzy's on the left.. But if you listen to LIES, on the 4 tracks from LIVE F#*% LIKE A SUCIDE (mama kin, Reckless life, Nice boys and Move to the City) the mix is Slash in right chanel only, and Izzy in left side only...? I haven't heard any of the GnR albums for some time, so this is only after my memory, so excuse me if I'm wrong..

[IzzyDutch]

Izzy is always on the left speaker and Slash on the Right.

how can u tell??? i cant even notice, my headphones must be funky, cause the same sounds come out of both head phones.

That's probably the way your stereo is set, I can choose between different sounds like Rock, Concert, Hall etc. but when I choose concert I don't have stereo either so... You might wanna change the sound of your stereo, cause when the sound is in stereo it's much better to listen to, that's the why the production was set up for in the first place.
There's nothing wrong with your headphones, if you listen to a AFD on a discman then you will hear it in stereo. If you still don't know who Izzy is and who Slash is then listen to Outta Get Me, the first guitar that you hear is from Izzy in the left speaker, on the right you hear nothing, then after two seconds Slash comes in on the right speaker

[Leah_RocketQueen]

Izzy is always on the left speaker and Slash on the Right.

how can u tell??? i cant even notice, my headphones must be funky, cause the same sounds come out of both head phones.

That's probably the way your stereo is set, I can choose between different sounds like Rock, Concert, Hall etc. but when I choose concert I don't have stereo either so... You might wanna change the sound of your stereo, cause when the sound is in stereo it's much better to listen to, that's the why the production was set up for in the first place.
There's nothing wrong with your headphones, if you listen to a AFD on a discman then you will hear it in stereo. If you still don't know who Izzy is and who Slash is then listen to Outta Get Me, the first guitar that you hear is from Izzy in the left speaker, on the right you hear nothing, then after two seconds Slash comes in on the right speaker

oh!! thanx so much, lol, i thought maybe my headphones and speakers were messed. lol