Robert McNeil - We need noodling, wah-wah, twiddly bits and as much feedback as you can make

IWISH to speak to you this morning about the death of the electric guitar solo. My controversial thesis is prompted by seeing Antonio Forcione, a Spanish guitar player, at the weekend. The Burd is a fan, but I hadn't heard of him. This proved embarrassing. We'd to wait in a huge queue. The Burd went off to get some money or a hat or something, and a passer-by approached me and said: "What are you queuing for?" And I replied: "I don't know."

I couldn't remember the performer's name, and the passer-by left, looking at me as if I'd just landed from ooter space. However, I enjoyed the concert, and was struck by how Señor Wotsisname attacked his nylon-struck acoustic guitar like it was an el...