'Guitar World' Highlights Interesting Social Post By Marty Friedman

A great read from Guitar World! The piece is a breakdown of Marty Friedman's recent Facebook post about the decline in guitar solos in streaming music. I shared a sort of similar piece recently about the lack of guitar solos in modern songs, period - but Friedman's take is different. He looked at how people interact with streaming music. That is, how they either listen to an entire song or skip past the guitar solo.

Apparently more and more folks are skipping guitar solos, which is nuts to me. One, I prefer music that is driven by guitar solos like classic rock or metal. Second, who is taking the time to actively skip through solos but not the entire song? That seems like a lot of work. Are these people the nuts who mess with their phones while driving, preferring to look at their screens instead of the cars merging near them? The other day, I noticed a woman full-on reading her phone with both hands - while driving - and I made sure to get away from her quick. I assume she was using her legs to steer, but I digress.

The article linked below is definitely worth a read. It was the first piece of journalism I read this morning and it helped me kick my day off right. Then I felt like listening to Megadeth, so win-win.

Marty Friedman on why streaming listeners are skipping guitar solos: “Solos often have an obligatory existence – they must be there for a deeper reason” https://t.co/CVokfWANqq pic.twitter.com/2R4U4zD2Ob

— Guitar World (@GuitarWorld) May 10, 2022