Great Guitar Solos

[Animal]

Apologies of this has been done to death before, but may I invite nominations please?

[ih8thisname]

Marillion(sp??) - Easter.

Full Stop.

Edited by ih8thisname on Friday 28th September 19:32

[smiller]

Animal said:

Apologies of this has been done to death before, but may I invite nominations please?

Jeeeeeeesus

That is one ing broad church........

However.

John Sykes "Life-Live" Thin Lizzy solo on "Still In Love With You" ticks many boxes for me.

Also Steve Vai's "For The Love of God" at Seville Expo 1992

[Kinky]

smiller said:

John Sykes "Life-Live" Thin Lizzy solo on "Still In Love With You" ticks many boxes for me.

Yeah - i'd go along with that one for sure!

K

[Evil Jack]

OK I'm going to be boring and say:
Eddie Van Halen on Michael Jacksons 'Beat It' - IMO it's better than most of his Van Halen solos

...and at the less technical end of the scale:
Kurt Kobain/Nirvana 'In Bloom' - just the most perfect 'anti solo'!

[ganglandboss]

Steely Dan - Kid Charlemagne!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2Qedtk56YQ 

[Ian V]

Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb surely. Anyone who has been lucky enough to see this performed live will know what I mean.

[The Wiz]

Deep Purple Mistreated off the Tits and Perk CD ... Blackmore in outstanding form.

[JaymzDead]

This:

smiller said:

Steve Vai's "For The Love of God" at Seville Expo 1992

plus Comfortably Numb.
Anything Jimmy Page has ever done
Kirk Hammett on Metallica - Unforgiven
Pretty much anything Ihsahn has ever played on.

I find it easier to mention guitarists than to single out particular solos.

[The Wiz]

La Villa Strangiato - Alex Lifeson (Exit Stage left/Rush)

[ganglandboss]

Ian V said:

Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb surely. Anyone who has been lucky enough to see this performed live will know what I mean.

[Apache]

S'funny but one of the best, ie not the most technically competent, long or self indulgent, for me is the solo on G Raffertys Baker Street. It is perfect, suits the moment and is just enough to be very powerful

[Ian V]

Ian V said:

Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb surely. Anyone who has been lucky enough to see this performed live will know what I mean.

Here we go, for all the non believers. Absolutely awesome. God how I wish they could settle there differences and get back on the road.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6Yb-vURVRKw

[Bunglist]

Ian V said:

Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb surely. Anyone who has been lucky enough to see this performed live will know what I mean.

Good Call, Floyds older stuff is excellent

But there are quite a few by Joe Satriani especially off the album "Flying in a blue dream"

[RobM77]

Smashing Pumpkins - Geek USA
Smashing Pumpkins - Soma
Guns and Roses - Sweet Child of Mine - it just suits the song so well and is so well structured.
Stevie Ray Vaughan any time he goes anywhere near a guitar!

[smiller]

Ian V said:

Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb surely. Anyone who has been lucky enough to see this performed live will know what I mean.

Oh god, yes!

[smiller]

How about for frothing, rabid, guitar duelling? Hanger 18 by Megadeth. Mustaine & Friedman at their diametrical best.

More?

Tony Iommi on "Warning"
"Eruption". Corny, I know.
Muddy Waters on "She's Nineteen Years Old"
"Flight of the Wounded Bumblebee" by Nuno Bettencourt
"Eugene's Trick Bag" by Steve Vai
"I've Got Rhythm" by Martin Taylor
"Manic Depression" by Jeff Beck (on a Hendrix tribute album)
"Child In Time" by Richie Blackmore on "Deep Purple in Rock"
"Recuerdos de Alhambra" played by Simon Dinnigan

[deadslow]

F Zappa. Imaginary Guitar Solo. Joe's Gagage.

[Malam]

There are far too many....

Frank Zappa- Stinkfoot, Inca Roads, the entirety of Shut Up 'N' Play yer guitar..

Eddie Van Halen- Beat It

Steve Vai- For the love of God, Attitude Song, F*ck You..

Mike Keneally- Beautiful


I absolutely love Zappa's playing, here's a clip of me noodling over 'Muffin Man'

http://s177.photobucket.com/albums/w225/feloniousb...

[incubus]

Mike McCready (Pearl Jam) - Alive.