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At 2:00 of this killer solo, there's a little Queen connection. Spot it !!
I'm sure it was just in Brian's subconscious, as so often these things just have to come from somewhere.
Can't say I hear anything other than a quite-nice but rather-generic minor pentatonic lick.
The feel of the song and solo calls to mind You Don't Fool Me a little. But I can't imagine that there's any direct link, consciously or subconsciously, between this and anything Bri played.
What am I missing?
I was hearing similarities with the solo in Dancer, but not nearly note for note. Anyhow, I think we can safely say that The Alan Parsons Project is responsible for the Thriller album.
I have no idea what is going on. It sounds like one of those guitar parts that if you close your eyes it could sound like anything. It certainly doesn't resemble a Queen piece as far as I'm concerned.
*goodco* wrote - "sidetracking....but I love your user name!"
Wasn't an attempt at sidetracking, more of an attempt at humor, poking fun at Brian's statement about Hot Space influencing Thriller. Seeing as I heard a resemblance to Brian's playing on Hot Space, I think it was appropriate. Whether or not it was funny, that's debatable, but not worth anyone's time to actually debate.
As for the name cobohall, thanks for the nod. I saw my first Queen concert at Cobo Hall on November 9, 1978, at the age of 12. What an experience.
*goodco*, are you also from Detroit?