The Greatest Guitar Solo You Can’t HEAR!

A video on YouTube. In Music Lessons, a Krater category.

Summary by Krater

Rick Beato breaks down the legendary guitar solos on Christopher Cross's self-titled debut album and Eric Johnson's "Minstrel Gigolo", analyzing how the solos are buried in the mix despite their brilliant performances and complex multi-part phrasing.

From the video

Answers: Why are the incredible guitar solos on Christopher Cross's debut album buried in the mix?

Christopher Cross guitar solo analysis
Eric Johnson "Minstrel Gigolo" solo
Guitar solos buried in mixes
Yacht rock guitar playing
Terry Kath influence
Lukeather and Peter Frampton style licks

What it concludes

The guitar solos on Christopher Cross's debut album are phenomenal yet virtually inaudible in the original mix.
Eric Johnson's guitar solo on "Minstrel Gigolo" is an incredible piece of playing that was set too low in the mix.
The term "yacht rock" unfairly dismisses incredible musicianship by artists like Christopher Cross, Steely Dan, and the Doobie Brothers.

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