Never ending guitar solo
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Never ending guitar solo is a phrase that has entered popular usage, often as a derogatory reference to the perceived excess of rock and roll musicians, especially during the mid-to-late 1970s.
[edit] Origins
The origins of the phrase are unclear, but it is certain that the saying was inspired by the musical styles of iconic rock bands. The music produced by these bands often contained a prolonged, enduring midsection which involved all other instruments quietening and the lead guitar taking over. The length of these midsections often grew to incredible lengths during live performances.
[edit] Derogatory use
The idea of the guitar solo became unfashionable during the period of punk music in the late 1970s and early 1980s, where such excess was seen to be pretentious and annoying. The short, sharp rhythms of punk music were the direct antithesis of the elongated, patient build up that many rock and roll bands employed.[1]
