JP's solo section following To Live Forever on Live in Tokyo Appreciation Thread

[KevShmev]

Awesomeness.  I love how the band keeps is nice and simple underneath while he solos for around six or seven minutes, but never really going off into wankville.   And the section early on (starts at 5:57 of the mp3 I ripped of it) where it sounds like he is channeling Alex Lifeson's playing at the beginning of Xanadu is .

[wasteland]

Agree 

But there's a GDT release where the band delivers an even greater final jam in To Live Forever. Guitar is never enough! 

[hefdaddy42]

Love that section, Kev.  IIRC, on the DVD commentary he goes into great detail about how that section grew on the tour and what other bands/songs/musicians he is channeling during that solo.  Great stuff.

[MetropolisxPt1]

That jam sounded most like modern dt before jordan came in.

[ReaperKK]

My favorite moment of the entire DVD. I always found JP had more interesting solos back in the Ibanez days versus now.

[3xodus]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5VwPfyEq3w

I do love this solo a lot but something has always bothered me about it. From 2:27 - 2:30 he plays a little jingle from like a comercial or something in the late 80's/90's and I have never been able to figure out wtf it is. Anyone know what that's from?

[KevShmev]

Love that section, Kev.  IIRC, on the DVD commentary he goes into great detail about how that section grew on the tour and what other bands/songs/musicians he is channeling during that solo.  Great stuff.

I'll have to listen to that again, as I don't remember any of what he said.

[hefdaddy42]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5VwPfyEq3w

I do love this solo a lot but something has always bothered me about it. From 2:27 - 2:30 he plays a little jingle from like a comercial or something in the late 80's/90's and I have never been able to figure out wtf it is. Anyone know what that's from?

Are you sure it's a jingle?  It just sounds like a little bit of improv.

[Bill Carson]

Such a well constructed & tasteful solo piece. What's also great is how the rest of the band gives JP space and a canvass to really be dynamic.

[Zydar]

Love that section, Kev.  IIRC, on the DVD commentary he goes into great detail about how that section grew on the tour and what other bands/songs/musicians he is channeling during that solo.  Great stuff.

I'll have to listen to that again, as I don't remember any of what he said.

I remember him playing a bit of Within You Without You (The Beatles) and Had A Dad (Jane's Addiction) weaved into that solo.

[hefdaddy42]

Love that section, Kev.  IIRC, on the DVD commentary he goes into great detail about how that section grew on the tour and what other bands/songs/musicians he is channeling during that solo.  Great stuff.

I'll have to listen to that again, as I don't remember any of what he said.

I remember him playing a bit of Within You Without You (The Beatles) and Had A Dad (Jane's Addiction) weaved into that solo.

Yup.  Just great stuff.

[3xodus]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5VwPfyEq3w

I do love this solo a lot but something has always bothered me about it. From 2:27 - 2:30 he plays a little jingle from like a comercial or something in the late 80's/90's and I have never been able to figure out wtf it is. Anyone know what that's from?

Are you sure it's a jingle?  It just sounds like a little bit of improv.

OMG! I finally found it! I believe it is a short reference to the coca cola commercials. I'd like to buy the world a coke to keep it company.. or something. This is a much slower version than the one that was popular in the 90's. But I'm almost positive he is referencing that because it was a very popular commercial at the time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib-Qiyklq-Q&feature=related

[hefdaddy42]

That is a complete coincidence.

[3xodus]

lol I think so too now.. Actually now that I listen to them they don't even sound remotely close rofl... Whatever.. it's what pops in my head every time I hear that part of his improv for some reason

[KevShmev]

Still so, so awesome.

[TheGreatPretender]

Awesome section. I remember thinking it was pretty cool that they were playing To Live Forever, then suddenly the solo comes on and I was like, "WHOA! What is THAT!?" 

[nikostheater]

Amazing section! I can't help but be amazed by Myung also, I LOVE his playing here..

[NickySpanjaards]

Yeah that solo is one of the most awesome moments of the DVD 

[Dream Team]

Agreed about the Ibanez. I like it way more than the Musicman.

[KevShmev]

I really love how it is JP taking the section as his while the rest of the band backs him up, instead of him having to trade solos back and forth, which they'd probably do with a section like that nowadays.  And the fact that he never really wanks it up with shredding, instead focusing on melody and just getting off on a certain vibe.