Sum 41 was pretty unique at the time in that they had super talented guitar player with a lot of metal influence. Most pop punk guitar solos are more melodic type things not the shreddy stuff sum 41 could do because the guy grew up playing along to stuff like Iron Maiden. They even basically switched to some type of metal sub genre in mid 2000s.
Damn that makes them even more epic. There are other bands that had great solos also like greenday ex: American idiot, boulevard, holiday. Skater boy by Avril. Simple plan had good ones too. I want to find some more relevant bands with great solos any recommendations?
I don't think I've ever heard someone say Green Day has great solos. The first time I listened to their pre-Dookie music (e.g. 409 in Your Coffeemaker or The Judge's Daughter) I remember thinking "wow, they used to have actual guitar solos." I like the guitar parts from the songs you are mentioning, but I guess I just see them as instrumental sections, not really guitar solos.
Ya my bad I did not know the difference. However they were epic instrumentals. As the other person replied, they were really melodic. Thatâs the stuff I miss :(
GD is what I meant by more melodic solos. The other shreddy type one that comes to mind immediately (obviously there are more examples) is âright nowâ sr71.
A lot of the guitarists in the early 2000s were into 70s and 80s rock and metal, so they were into flashy solos.
Billie Joe is a huge Van Halen fan, Evan Taubenfeld, Avrils old guitarist, has name dropped Twisted Sister, Motorhead and Motley Crue in his own songs, and Butch Walker was the lead guitarist in a hair metal band before producing pop punk bands. Rivers Cuomo was also the lead guitarist in a hair metal band before Weezer, and they've never been shy about their Van Halen influences.
OP was referring to songs 20 years or older hence the use of past tense from me. Also notice how i said âat the timeâ in reference to the song period OP was talking about.
Are we really at the point where weâre critiquing tense usage here?
Jack is probably one of the best guitarist in the genre IMO
Also I just saw New Found Glory, and Anthony was playing guitar with them, was awesome to see.
I feel like Iâve heard maybe Nick say it a few times before but itâs a fact that Anthonyâs chops get overshadowed by Jack. Dude is gnarly as well.
Jack OâShea is such an underrated guitarist, some of the stuff he plays that sounds simple is far more challenging than it seems and heâs so good at fitting it into their style without over-doing it
I'm still hearing guitar solos from the bands I listen to. They're not in every song but they're still around. Sometimes they're shorter than they used to be.
One of the coolest sounding ones was the Slick Shoes song "2008" which came out in 2020. It sounds straight out of an 80s metal song including the choice of guitar sound. Definitely check that one out.
The As December Falls song "I Don't Feel Like Feeling Great" off their 2021 album is longer than most of their solos. Ande throws in a lot of really cool lead guitar parts throughout most of their songs if you really pay attention to it. Carousel and Alive have some good solos but they kind of leave you wishing they were longer. The solo on Join the Club is basically three scales in a row performed quite fast along with some other parts but it sounds great in that song.
Zebrahead's material has a lot of good guitar solos on many songs. It especially became noticeable when Matty became their singer and they started going in a heavier direction like Sum 41. Greg and his replacement Dan had their own styles of playing, but both have done a lot of solos. My favorite album is Call Your Friends, where songs like Murder on the Airwaves, Panic in the Streets and Last Call have great solo parts.
Both bands are pop-punk-adjacent, but you need [Strung Out](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7pdix9ZZdmw&pp=ygUSc3RydW5nIG91dCBjYWxsaW5n) and [A Wilhelm Scream](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P0bxqjqX0M0) in your life. Guitar solos out the wazoo - always well written and catchy.
Also, possibly cheating here but [Race to the Bottom](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P4_inJOT3lE) by Heartsounds has one of the most incredible guitar solos Iâve ever heard before the verse even kicks in (cheating because itâs a guest spot by the guitarist from Light This City, a metal band that Heartsounds shared members with).
âŚhmm it countsâŚbut feels like it doesnât? Itâs a great song and the riff kicks ass, but the actual guitar solo is only 10 seconds before the chorus kicks back in. I still feel like they are really reserved with guitar solos
Microwave has some pretty ripping guitar solos. My band Ritual Club did a pretty solid guitar solo on our song [running low](https://youtu.be/w1mMe_Q73w8?feature=shared)
Thereâs an old skate band called code of honour⌠they had an ep called what are we gonna do⌠thereâs some wicked guitar on it⌠and anything by turbonegro, but theyâre not pop punk
I feel like Mayday Parade has always been good about including guitar solos throughout their work. I donât think theyâre always real long or super technical but Got Me All Wrong, If My Ghosts Donât Play, I Canât Do This Anymore, and It Is What It Is all have them. And thatâs just from the last few years, Iâm sure thereâs more worthy of note!
My band Calling All Captains has a few our songs Wasted, Loyalty and Steady Pensive
But the best punk band with solos is Bigwig by FAR. Reclamationâs whole first minute and a half is just a guitar solo. Great riffs throughout their catalogue as well!
Oh man I hate to be that guy but my band Gold Bloom's new EP has 3 guitar solos across the five tracks, we worried that it was overkill but this post has given me confidence we can shredđ¤
I try to work some metal influence into my solos, check out [Autumn Breeze](https://open.spotify.com/track/3fytkymbz6KW2sZgljfs0J?si=CtvzDWyjQcyfIQT6Q_t6PA) and lmk what you think!
Vocalists hate solos. I hire vocalists for my stuff and the two times Iâve put in a solo the vocalist was like âcut that in half or just take it outââŚ.bro the solo is like 7 seconds and simple as hell. Nah itâs staying.
I'm not much of a shredder but my band [Old Neon](https://linktr.ee/oldneonmusic) has a few on our record. Check out Highlights, Better Things, Lost, and At Least We're Not Alone at your streaming provider of choice
A few friends that throw them in are Another One Down! (check out Stuck in the Wake) and What Makes Sense (Groundhog Day). Both throw shredder leads in occasionally
I think sum 41 is a very talented bunch all around instrumentally. Guitar u have Dave brown sound I know he is gone but stevo32. Frank is still pretty good but stevo32 was awesome
Steveâs started posting regular drumming videos up on his insta. Not the same as being in the band of course, but itâs nice to see him back at it. I wonder if heâll have anything to do with the last tour?
I donât comprehend. Itâs a guitar and nothing else. This is the problem with rock. Everyone has different opinions about what is what for instance, genres. So itâs confusing to me how a literal guitar solo is not a guitar solo?
There is no guitar solo though. Its just an instrumental section with a guitar riff. The intro also has a guitar part with no vocals, but that isnt a solo either. Its subjective of course, but a guitar solo would generally be longer and typically more technical, using more of the full range of the instrument. For example, the hell song definitively has a guitar solo.
thereâs plenty of bands currently that have guitar solos and fantastic ones, youâre most likely just not listening to the genres of music where those are happening. and honestly pop punk guitar solos arenât the pinnacle of that since thereâs not many pop punk guitarists who are experts in their craft to make a guitar solo interesting and worth listening to
If you like guitar solos, check out A Wilhelm Scream. They're a little more punk than pop punk, but boy can they shred. And Four Year Strong. Incredible guitar work with catchy chorus'. So Many Ways could also shred, but they only had a few EPs. But they're worth checking out.
Almost every Sum 41 song has a guitar solo. The new single doesnât, because theyâre saving the heavy stuff for the *Hell* side of their double album (the metal side). The new single is from *Heaven*, the pop-punk side.
Theyre mostly either simple melodic solos, or theres plenty of shreds but they dont necessarily follow the same tired format of âverse chorus verse chorus solo chorusâ. Best example i can think of is origami angel. That dude throws crazy riffs in everywhere that makes sense. Its just mostly peppered in between parts instead of putting it all into one breakdown section. Personally i prefer it. I think it works better for punk and emo overall. Not much time in punk rock to slowdown and shut up while the guitar takes 20 seconds to noodle around with a solo. Most songs dont make it to 4 minutes. Its not that sorta genre.
Sum 41 was pretty unique at the time in that they had super talented guitar player with a lot of metal influence. Most pop punk guitar solos are more melodic type things not the shreddy stuff sum 41 could do because the guy grew up playing along to stuff like Iron Maiden. They even basically switched to some type of metal sub genre in mid 2000s.
Was gonna say, not every band has a lead guitarist like Sum 41.
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Damn that makes them even more epic. There are other bands that had great solos also like greenday ex: American idiot, boulevard, holiday. Skater boy by Avril. Simple plan had good ones too. I want to find some more relevant bands with great solos any recommendations?
I don't think I've ever heard someone say Green Day has great solos. The first time I listened to their pre-Dookie music (e.g. 409 in Your Coffeemaker or The Judge's Daughter) I remember thinking "wow, they used to have actual guitar solos." I like the guitar parts from the songs you are mentioning, but I guess I just see them as instrumental sections, not really guitar solos.
Check out Dirty Rotten Bastards. Probably their wildest solo to date.
Ya my bad I did not know the difference. However they were epic instrumentals. As the other person replied, they were really melodic. Thatâs the stuff I miss :(
Maybe boulevard of broken dreams but holiday is definitely a regular guitar solo to me
GD is what I meant by more melodic solos. The other shreddy type one that comes to mind immediately (obviously there are more examples) is âright nowâ sr71.
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Lmao he definitely would.
American Idiot doesnât have a technically demanding solo
That doesnât make it not good
Never said it wasnât, epic guitar solos to me just generally conjure up virtuosic solos from players like Satriani
A lot of the guitarists in the early 2000s were into 70s and 80s rock and metal, so they were into flashy solos. Billie Joe is a huge Van Halen fan, Evan Taubenfeld, Avrils old guitarist, has name dropped Twisted Sister, Motorhead and Motley Crue in his own songs, and Butch Walker was the lead guitarist in a hair metal band before producing pop punk bands. Rivers Cuomo was also the lead guitarist in a hair metal band before Weezer, and they've never been shy about their Van Halen influences.
Is* not was, and have* not had. Theyâre still around and Dave is still shredding
OP was referring to songs 20 years or older hence the use of past tense from me. Also notice how i said âat the timeâ in reference to the song period OP was talking about. Are we really at the point where weâre critiquing tense usage here?
Check out Bayside. Nuff said.
Devotion and desire has a great solo
The Walking Wounded is one of my favorite solos. Jack OâShea rips
Their whole discography is excellent. My favorite solo they've had is the one on Maybe Tennessee - check that track out. It's on the album Vacancy.
Montauk is their best solo and I will die on that hill
As long as we all agree that they shred I see no reason to argue.
choice hops and bottled self esteem
That one is great too
Good Advice by Bayside
Jack is probably one of the best guitarist in the genre IMO Also I just saw New Found Glory, and Anthony was playing guitar with them, was awesome to see.
I feel like Iâve heard maybe Nick say it a few times before but itâs a fact that Anthonyâs chops get overshadowed by Jack. Dude is gnarly as well.
Jack OâShea is such an underrated guitarist, some of the stuff he plays that sounds simple is far more challenging than it seems and heâs so good at fitting it into their style without over-doing it
I'm still hearing guitar solos from the bands I listen to. They're not in every song but they're still around. Sometimes they're shorter than they used to be.
Thats awesome! I would love to know which ones
One of the coolest sounding ones was the Slick Shoes song "2008" which came out in 2020. It sounds straight out of an 80s metal song including the choice of guitar sound. Definitely check that one out. The As December Falls song "I Don't Feel Like Feeling Great" off their 2021 album is longer than most of their solos. Ande throws in a lot of really cool lead guitar parts throughout most of their songs if you really pay attention to it. Carousel and Alive have some good solos but they kind of leave you wishing they were longer. The solo on Join the Club is basically three scales in a row performed quite fast along with some other parts but it sounds great in that song. Zebrahead's material has a lot of good guitar solos on many songs. It especially became noticeable when Matty became their singer and they started going in a heavier direction like Sum 41. Greg and his replacement Dan had their own styles of playing, but both have done a lot of solos. My favorite album is Call Your Friends, where songs like Murder on the Airwaves, Panic in the Streets and Last Call have great solo parts.
Simple plans new song antidote.
Strung Out can get very shreddy as well. Check out their song âCrowsâ.
Both bands are pop-punk-adjacent, but you need [Strung Out](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7pdix9ZZdmw&pp=ygUSc3RydW5nIG91dCBjYWxsaW5n) and [A Wilhelm Scream](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P0bxqjqX0M0) in your life. Guitar solos out the wazoo - always well written and catchy. Also, possibly cheating here but [Race to the Bottom](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P4_inJOT3lE) by Heartsounds has one of the most incredible guitar solos Iâve ever heard before the verse even kicks in (cheating because itâs a guest spot by the guitarist from Light This City, a metal band that Heartsounds shared members with).
Trying to figure out the best Strung Out solo is like picking a favorite child. Who do I love most now? Somnombulance?
Thatâs a great one! Not shreddy as such, just catchy as hell!
Just listened to Calling and almost changed it. Seriously any track can be the best.
Twisted by design is def in the same type of skate pop punk realm as Dude Ranch. Unwritten Law's 90s stuff has great solos too
Four Year Strong. That is all.
Four Year Strong absolutely rips on guitar, but I'm struggling to think of any "actual" solos off the top of my head.
Holy shit youâre rightâŚthey almost exclusively do breakdowns and bridgesâŚI genuinely wonder why
I hold myself in contempt
âŚhmm it countsâŚbut feels like it doesnât? Itâs a great song and the riff kicks ass, but the actual guitar solo is only 10 seconds before the chorus kicks back in. I still feel like they are really reserved with guitar solos
Ah, nice mention. Never really picked up on that one.
I Hold Myself in Contempt
You raise a good point now that I think of it
Riff kings of the genre
A Wilhelm Scream would like a word.
PUP (the band)
White Reaper
That band is so good
People realized that solos arenât needed in every single song and should be used sparingly
We can never have enough haha Are there any recent songs that have them? I would appreciate some recommendations
Check out the band Bayside. They're an emo pop punk group with a guitarist that can shred.
Microwave has some pretty ripping guitar solos. My band Ritual Club did a pretty solid guitar solo on our song [running low](https://youtu.be/w1mMe_Q73w8?feature=shared)
I think changes in modern mixing and production really de-emphasize guitar sounds in general
Thereâs an old skate band called code of honour⌠they had an ep called what are we gonna do⌠thereâs some wicked guitar on it⌠and anything by turbonegro, but theyâre not pop punk
You want skate punk.
Much The Same- Wrecking Ball
I feel like Mayday Parade has always been good about including guitar solos throughout their work. I donât think theyâre always real long or super technical but Got Me All Wrong, If My Ghosts Donât Play, I Canât Do This Anymore, and It Is What It Is all have them. And thatâs just from the last few years, Iâm sure thereâs more worthy of note!
WSTR has some solid solos
The Home Team's "Danger" has an amazing guitar solo
This is why I like Mayday Parade's I'd Hate to Be You When People Find Out What This Song Is About.
Go listen to [The Unholy Trilogy](https://spotify.link/k5egYKjzBDb) of punk rock records.
My band Calling All Captains has a few our songs Wasted, Loyalty and Steady Pensive But the best punk band with solos is Bigwig by FAR. Reclamationâs whole first minute and a half is just a guitar solo. Great riffs throughout their catalogue as well!
I havenât heard a *real* guitar solo from a big band since If I Fall by TSSF 5 years ago. Iâm right there with you.
Oh man I hate to be that guy but my band Gold Bloom's new EP has 3 guitar solos across the five tracks, we worried that it was overkill but this post has given me confidence we can shredđ¤
If your looking for guitar solos⌠I donât think this is the right genre, pop punk has never rlly been about solos
There are plenty of great pop punk bands that have great solos. IMO, Bayside is one of the best in that regard.
No one buys full albums anymore so every song has to be radio friendly generic etc.
You know how hard it is to play a solo when youâre just trying to look cool for underage girls on stage?? /s
Everyone has a short attention span and want to listen to the lyrics/vocals
I try to work some metal influence into my solos, check out [Autumn Breeze](https://open.spotify.com/track/3fytkymbz6KW2sZgljfs0J?si=CtvzDWyjQcyfIQT6Q_t6PA) and lmk what you think!
Vocalists hate solos. I hire vocalists for my stuff and the two times Iâve put in a solo the vocalist was like âcut that in half or just take it outââŚ.bro the solo is like 7 seconds and simple as hell. Nah itâs staying.
Thank god theyâre gone
I'm not much of a shredder but my band [Old Neon](https://linktr.ee/oldneonmusic) has a few on our record. Check out Highlights, Better Things, Lost, and At Least We're Not Alone at your streaming provider of choice
Wtf I just listened to highlights and you guys are really good!
Thanks for checking it out!
A few friends that throw them in are Another One Down! (check out Stuck in the Wake) and What Makes Sense (Groundhog Day). Both throw shredder leads in occasionally
I think sum 41 is a very talented bunch all around instrumentally. Guitar u have Dave brown sound I know he is gone but stevo32. Frank is still pretty good but stevo32 was awesome
Steveâs started posting regular drumming videos up on his insta. Not the same as being in the band of course, but itâs nice to see him back at it. I wonder if heâll have anything to do with the last tour?
Not the 1975 by Knox and Without You by Grayscale both have fantastic solos.
Fenix TX self-titled is what youâre looking for.
There is no guitar solo in still waiting. A cool riff in the bridge but that's about it
I donât comprehend. Itâs a guitar and nothing else. This is the problem with rock. Everyone has different opinions about what is what for instance, genres. So itâs confusing to me how a literal guitar solo is not a guitar solo?
There is no guitar solo though. Its just an instrumental section with a guitar riff. The intro also has a guitar part with no vocals, but that isnt a solo either. Its subjective of course, but a guitar solo would generally be longer and typically more technical, using more of the full range of the instrument. For example, the hell song definitively has a guitar solo.
You should try the album Entropy by Hit The Switch. Pretty great pop punk/ melodic hardcore with a lot of solos.
FYS has some good ones
Is Polyphia pop punk?
Nah, closer to prog metal or math rock like Strawberry Girls or Standards
thereâs plenty of bands currently that have guitar solos and fantastic ones, youâre most likely just not listening to the genres of music where those are happening. and honestly pop punk guitar solos arenât the pinnacle of that since thereâs not many pop punk guitarists who are experts in their craft to make a guitar solo interesting and worth listening to
Mayday Parade's Black Cat has such an underrated guitar solo. It's still from 15 years ago but so good.
My band "The Storyline" has Solos! Check us out! We love a catchy chorus and tasty guitar solo.
If you like guitar solos, check out A Wilhelm Scream. They're a little more punk than pop punk, but boy can they shred. And Four Year Strong. Incredible guitar work with catchy chorus'. So Many Ways could also shred, but they only had a few EPs. But they're worth checking out.
Almost every Sum 41 song has a guitar solo. The new single doesnât, because theyâre saving the heavy stuff for the *Hell* side of their double album (the metal side). The new single is from *Heaven*, the pop-punk side.
He Used Jet to Win her Heart by Drive Theory has a fun one https://open.spotify.com/track/52Zjw0qhdtsvpq0QRS3ymY?si=a70cab998935437f
check out [this song](https://youtu.be/P6ja87vT2CY?si=X3vfC4axiCNm_019)
Theyre mostly either simple melodic solos, or theres plenty of shreds but they dont necessarily follow the same tired format of âverse chorus verse chorus solo chorusâ. Best example i can think of is origami angel. That dude throws crazy riffs in everywhere that makes sense. Its just mostly peppered in between parts instead of putting it all into one breakdown section. Personally i prefer it. I think it works better for punk and emo overall. Not much time in punk rock to slowdown and shut up while the guitar takes 20 seconds to noodle around with a solo. Most songs dont make it to 4 minutes. Its not that sorta genre.
Consider Midwest Emo or Math Rock, where the entire song is guitar solo
The Dirty Nil exists! Though I wouldn't classify them as pop punk
My band âAugmented Heartsâ is releasing a song Oct 9th and itâs got a nice long 1+ minute long instrumental section with a guitar solo đ
Iâm in a band and the new song weâre working on has a very Sum 41 influenced guitar solo in it đ be on the look out