Radioactive - Jimmy Page's hidden solo

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Learn how to play Radioactive, as performed by The Firm released as their single of off their debut self titled album. Very catchy rock tune, was great to hear new guitar material coming from Jimmy Page following the dissolution of Led Zeppelin. I always wondered about that crazy computer sounding guitar solo and assumed it was Jimmy Page - and turns out I (and many others) were wrong about that! It was Paul Rogers! BUT Jimmy actually does play a solo on the song, though it is mixed below Paul Rogers' parts.

The lesson covers the electric guitar work on Paul Rogers' and Jimmy Page's guitar solos, I'll show you what's happening on both of those.

00:00 Introduction / What to expect
02:56 Chords the song is built around
03:54 Lesson - Guitar Solo (Paul Rogers)
06:47 How can we hear what Jimmy is playing?
08:21 Lesson - Guitar Solo (Jimmy Page)
09:51 Demo - Guitar Solo (all parts)
10:11 A brief word about other guitar parts happening
11;16 Final thoughts

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[billydelacruz]

Awesome choice!! Saw them in concert in New Haven, Ct. Jimmy played his solo in a laser pyramid and he was a bit toasted but band was awesome!!

[Base]

While you are at it, check out the slide solo in "Satisfaction Guaranteed". It is amazing.

[guydouglas]

I'm first one! I did not know that about the guitar intro BUT I always thought it sounded a 'bit odd' - to me it did not sound like what Page would play or expected to play. Love the walk around the baseball(?) park - it looks a nice day. Love Paul Rodgers singing.

[merovechthest]

Great choice! My brother had this record when I was a kid. Had no idea PR played it. That album was my intro to Jimmy Page actually lol

[tedc]

I tried to figure that out for hours (in the 80s) and never did. Thank you

[Turybegood]

Very Creative from Mr Rodgers and Jimmy Page, very original, thank you for showing us.

[neiljones]

I saw those guys touring that album here in England.. Awesome two total legends.. Tony was so young, he'd played with Roy Harpers band in his teens...

[teledriver]

I like the intro you did on this video, it made for a great segue to your usual musical intro! Keep 'em coming, my man!

[shakeyblues]

The Firm was a great album imo by Paul Rogers and Jimmy Page. I still have it on vinyl. Nice 12 Ft ♪♫♪♫♪

[johntiger]

I like the walk and talk. I really like that telly. I traded mine that was exactly like that for a strat. Then the strat for a telly custom. At the time I could only afford one guitar at a time. The S.G. you traded some guitars for has a great tone for you to do S.W.L.A B.R. ( She walks like a bearded rainbow) from Cream's Disraeli Gears album. You already did a magnificent job on another Cream song with an acronym N.S.U.( non specific urethritis). From Fresh Cream . Thanks Doug always informative, and great guitar work, and dedication.

[Owl-qhrh]

Very cool 👍 ill second satisfaction guaranteed!!!! I remember trying to learn it back in the 90's but couldn't finish it.. great content!!! Love it 🙏🕊️✨

[iancroft]

Now I’m Wondering if Page did the Solo on Stairway ? Haha-Cool Vid !

[mylescourier]

Excellent analysis & dissection as always 👍

"Demented Dissonance" is what I've always called it.
Jimmy is no stranger to it either...
Bow Solo - any time, during any era

the F# E C triplets in Heartbreaker and before that, in live versions of How Many More Times -
Speaking of which, he would also do this E Bflat Eoctave thing at a certain point during the early part of How Many More Times live

the flat5 sharp11 chord during No Quarter

and then the climax of the Dazed & Confused solo just before re-entry during the tail end of the solo- when the camera is spinning round and round in the movie illustrating the dementia in the music

Many such cases

It stands to reason that everyone just assumed that was Jimmy's idea in radioactive
It was completely within character- wasn't it?

This is news to me and I'm a long time, O.G. Jimmy / Zep fan from way, way back

Rogers brought in the initial part and it had a slower tempo

Jimmy doubled the tempo and also brought in the prechorus section

The chord parts for the verse are very similar/ exact to Becks Bolero IMO

And the nasal sounding "radioactive" during the chorus wasn't done with EQ.
Paul was singing into a long metal pipe with a mic on the end to get that sound

[MarcCarriage]

I actually missed the concert with the Firm in the 1980s . As a teenager myself, I was working so I wouldn't be homeless. I have both of their only albums together with the Firm. Being a big Jimmy Page fan I tried to collect as much of his material as I could .

[adamschronk]

Ahh! I thought I heard Paul Rogers say he played that in an interview!

[jazzbass]

Another great video. The first time I heard Radioactive on the radio, i thought "that solo is just like the Green Eyed Lady lick!" Check out the full-length version (6:50 in length). You will hear that descending pattern, starting on the 12th fret, at 2:34.

[LRCw]

Okay. Make that, last comment. And I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW!! But I got a free copy of COVERDALE/PAGE!! And with today's Jimmy's work throughout that long CD is astonishingly layered & sophisticated it grows on you with every listen! Biggest shout out for 1982 DEATH WISH Ii soundtrack!! Definitely hear some early OUTRIDER on here!

[fengshui]

Wow!! I Think Randy Rhoads did the same thing on the tribute album.

[GaryBook]

I enjoy the new walking action clips of you outside walking.

[darrenmoore]

very robert fripp, larks' tongues in aspic.