Episode 719: Straining for Sublimity

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather use the occasion of a New York Times think piece to overthink the phenomenon of the guitar solo. Where does it come from, what are its types, what (if anything!) does it accomplish?

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• Nabil Ayers, “Why We Can’t Quit The Guitar Solo” (NY Times)
• Twisted Sister, “We’re Not Gonna Take It”
• Dio, “Holy Diver”
• Isaac Butler, The Method: How The Twentieth Century Learned to Act

Episode 719: Straining for Sublimity originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]