Ok , rhetorical question, but Sterophonics do a wonderful jobs of adding little melodic lines and riffs through their songs. Iām not talking about solos here just simple chord based licks, very often played over lyrics.
Itās a mine of inspiration. So who else does this so often and so well?
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Who is Kelly
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Iād say this pretty much answers your questionā¦
Ok, Iāll playā¦who are stereophonics? 
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Steve Cradock, John Squire?
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Cool - Ocean Colour Scene and Stone Roses, two bands Iāve not listened much to. Any stand out tracks showing off their no-soloing leads stuff?
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For OCS worth checking out
For the stone roses worth checking out
Youāve likely heard some of Johnās other band stuff
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Love Kelly Jones and the Stereophonics especially when he plays acoustic sets. Just looking is one of the songs that inspired me to learn to play guitar.
He also has a cracking voice that would sound good singing the ingredient list on the side of a cereal box.
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Guess most bands member post the mid 80s was pretty inconsequential to me, as you tend to stick to the bands of your developing (musical) years. But many bands register all the same and though you may not know their line up by name you know āthe styleā. Stereophonics was one such band for me, so I can see where you are coming from Paul.
That weaving between chords with melodic runs is surely what we all seek, Getting beyond grinding out those multi voice chords with nothing in between is something I have been pursuing this year. I can think of other bands and equally would not know their melodic rhythm man by name but the āphonicsā are a great example.
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Indeed - to be honest, very often solos just donāt move me these days. Sure, there are tons of great solos out there, but there are many more āspace fillersā. I would much rather a well constructed melodic lead/rhythm line, these guys just get that right for me. They do chuck in solos too, but Iāll forgive them 
I spend 95% of my band/jamming time not playing solos, so Iām always on the lookout for something interesting to bring to a song. I love transcribing these little parts and working out why they sound so good.
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Been enjoying my Congilio rhythm course which focuses on those chord/fill links. Just a few notes interspersed between the chords takes your rhythm a new level and makes you feel like a guitarist and not a perennial learner.
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Dave Gilmour is a master at thisā¦pretty much arpeggio based fills and little runs, coupled with sublime phrasing.
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