True about Muse. Lots of OTT riffing but not really stand-out solos. I'm still trying to make up my mind about Alter Bridge. I need to listen to some more and maybe put an album on heavy rotation.
First three albums are the best, so one of them. Tremonti is very Slash inspired but also much more than that... but Myles Kennedy is also a great player, so the twin guitars make a great noise over an excellent rhythm section. They also play in all kinds of drop tuning which makes for some really heavy tones... underrated band in my opinion.
It's the drop tuning, which I know makes for a compelling, deep, distorted sound, that puts me off a bit, ironically. I'm on the fence. I need to get off it.
Most of the post 70s bands I like play drop tuning. Playing in a Soundgarden cover band is fun. I need 4 guitars in 4 different tuning.. I reduced to 3 adapting the Eeeeee song (Mind Riot) in std.
@Octoberon … I haven’t listened to any of them yet, but will try to make a themed evening of it one night… first band practice of the year, so it won’t be tonight!
Right then. Five songs. One each day. See if you can guess what the fifth song (and artist) will be. First song...