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HamiltonBlack t1_j60m20f wrote

Is Maggot Brain a solo though? It's the entire song. It's a composition.

I agree it's phenomenal and Maggot Brain the album is one of my favorites, but when discussing guitar solos I think people mean the 20-30 second tear in the middle of a song.

Maggot Brain is a piece as much as Bach or Beethoven

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hobelf42 t1_j614n5v wrote

Guitar Sonata no. 1 in E Minor, Opus 40, Edward E. Hazel

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SteveCake t1_j62t2g9 wrote

Maggot Brain is not a solo. It's an instrumental with a guitar as the lead, like a jazz song with a sax as the lead instrument. That said, most people don't know or care about the difference and even some musicians will argue the point. Either way, Maggot Brain is fantastic.

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