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Episode 719: Straining for Sublimity

Overthinking It Podcast

English - April 11, 2022 04:01 - ★★★★★ - 264 ratings
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On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle the phenomenon of the guitar solo: What it means, and whether it has a place in modern music.

Episode 719: Straining for Sublimity originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather use the occasion of a New York Times think piece to overthink the phenomenon of the guitar solo. Where does it come from, what are its types, what (if anything!) does it accomplish?



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Further Reading

Nabil Ayers, “Why We Can’t Quit The Guitar Solo” (NY Times)
Twisted Sister, “We’re Not Gonna Take It”
Dio, “Holy Diver”
Isaac Butler, The Method: How The Twentieth Century Learned to Act

Episode 719: Straining for Sublimity originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]