"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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What are your favorite guitar solos?

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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wootapotky said:
Hendrix-Izabella (woodstock version)
Hendrix-Machine Gun
Hendrix-Little Wing
Hendrix-Woodstock Improvisation (although it's really an instrumental)
Hendrix-The Stars That Play with Laughing Sam's Dice
Hendrix-Red House
Hendrix-Hear My Train a comin' (both acoustic and electric)
Cream-Tales of Brave Ulysses
Cream-White Room
Cream-Born Under a Bad Sign
Cream-Deserted Cities of the Heart
Allman Brothers-Don't Want You No More/It's Not My Cross to Bear
Allman Brothers-Blue Sky
Allman Brothers-In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
Clapton-Old Love (Acoustic Version)
Derek and the Dominos-Have You Ever Loved a Woman?
Derek and the Dominos-Why Does Love Got to be So Sad?
Derek and the Dominos-Layla
Roy Buchanan-Sweet Dreams (and a lot of his other stuff, but I don't know the names)
Ain't that the truth. :up:
 

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I like the ones that get to the point, and don't overstay their welcome. A few that come to mind are:

Roger MCGuinn (Byrds): "Eight Miles High," and especially "Thoughts and Words" (most frighteningly intense backwards guitar solo I've ever heard)
Dave Davies (Kinks): "I Need You," "Til The End of the Day"
Pete Townshend (Who): "Our Love Was," "Young Man Blues" (London Coliseum, 1969 version on The Kids Are Alright film)
Dave Gregory (XTC): "Ball and Chain" (actually an ensemble w/Andy Partridge, most likely).
Roy Wood (Move): "The Last Thing On My Mind" (brilliant overbubbed ensemble)
Richard Thompson (Fairport Convention): "Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman"
Robert Fripp (w/ Bowie): "Heroes" (w/King Crimson): "Starless" (both nothing in terms of notes, but devastating in terms of musical sense) (w/King Crimson):"Epitaph"
Martin Barre (Jethro Tull): "Aqualung," "With You There To Help Me".

And yeah, Hendrix and Clapton (early on) knew how to jam without too often falling into drawn-out ass-wanking.
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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Joe Pass- Joy Spring
Kurt Rosenwinkel- Zhaivago
Wes Montgomery- West Coast Blues

Jazz guitar > women
 

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***tornado Of Souls By Megadeth!!!! The Solo Is A Work Of Art!***
 

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A few more that come to mind:

Will Sergeant (Echo & the Bunnymen): "My Kingdom," "The Killing Moon"
Emma Anderson (w/Lush): "Kiss Chase," (w/ Sing-Sing): "Tegan"
Justin Clayton: "Miles Away"
George Harrison: "Something"
James Williamson (Stooges): "Search and Destroy"
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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