Members EvanAgee Posted January 17, 2008 Members Share Posted January 17, 2008 So, let's have 'em. What do you consider to be the best guitar solo ever recorded? I nominate the solo in Venus Isle by Eric Johnson, fits the song better than any other solo I've heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dukebblovr Posted January 17, 2008 Members Share Posted January 17, 2008 second solo in comfortably numb. esp the pulse live version. never gets old to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cosmikdebris Posted January 17, 2008 Members Share Posted January 17, 2008 Mick Taylor's in the Rolling Stone's Time Waits for No One Blue Sky Allman Brothers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DCBullet Posted January 17, 2008 Members Share Posted January 17, 2008 Anything by SRV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CGord Posted January 17, 2008 Members Share Posted January 17, 2008 Eruption. [/thread] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted January 17, 2008 Members Share Posted January 17, 2008 second solo in comfortably numb. esp the pulse live version. never gets old to me. First solo deserves an honorable mention. As do both solos on another brick in the wall off the same record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FUBTAG Posted January 17, 2008 Members Share Posted January 17, 2008 EVH's Beat It solo.... no --- really!! Perfect fit to a song.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarmikeb Posted January 17, 2008 Members Share Posted January 17, 2008 All Slash solos in "November Rain". Still makes the hair on my arms stand up when I hear it. It was also accompanied by a very iconic rock star move in the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jnapruitt Posted January 17, 2008 Members Share Posted January 17, 2008 So, let's have 'em. What do you consider to be the best guitar solo ever recorded?I nominate the solo in Venus Isle by Eric Johnson, fits the song better than any other solo I've heard. Elliott Randle, guitar solo from Steely Dan's Reeling in the Years. Way ahead of its time. Raunchy tone. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DenverDave Posted January 17, 2008 Members Share Posted January 17, 2008 No such thing, just a bunch of awesome solos... I tend to like solos in the context of a vocal song more, and then solos that really feel like they fit the song well...with that in mind.... David Gilmour - Comfortably NumbAl Stewart/Tim Renwick - Year Of the Cat (Al plays the first solo - Tim the second)Michael Wilton (Queensryche) - Empire. I tend to like Chris DeGarmo's playing way better than Wilton's on almost everything Queensryche does, but Wilton really nailed the solo on this song. Mark Knopfler - Telegraph Road (end solo), Sultans of SwingLarry Carlton - Kid Charlemange (Steely Dan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members belief bone Posted January 17, 2008 Members Share Posted January 17, 2008 Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl [YOUTUBE]9XBJeX0UyZ0[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rock-lobster Posted January 17, 2008 Members Share Posted January 17, 2008 i couldn't say. some that come to mind: the solos in time and ABITW part II from gilmourbrian setzer's version of black mountain ragthe solos from i'm the one by van halenfor the love of god by steve vaimisirlou by dick dalered house by jimisurfing with the alien by satrianiheard it through the grapevine by creedence clearwater revivalthe solo's from lemon song, heartbreaker, the ocean, and dazed and confused from page that's all i can think of right now. but there are surely others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 6mmSid Posted January 17, 2008 Members Share Posted January 17, 2008 You should change the thread title to "What's your favorite guitar solo". My two best friends and I can't agree on the greatest, so I don't think there's much hope for a couple thousand people on an internet forum. My favorites are, in no particular order: "Comfortable Numb" - the 2nd"White Room" - outro"Green Grass & High Tides" - any of them"Eruption""Working Man""Let It Be""Fade To Black" - outro As an aside, I hold up "Let It Be" as a great example of a simple solo which fits the song perfectly. YMMV..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ESchmidt Posted January 17, 2008 Members Share Posted January 17, 2008 both solos in estranged by guns n roses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rock-lobster Posted January 17, 2008 Members Share Posted January 17, 2008 You should change the thread title to "What's your favorite guitar solo". My two best friends and I can't agree on the greatest, so I don't think there's much hope for a couple thousand people on an internet forum.My favorites are, in no particular order:"Comfortable Numb" - the 2nd"White Room" - outro"Green Grass & High Tides" - any of them"Eruption""Working Man""Let It Be""Fade To Black" - outroAs an aside, I hold up "Let It Be" as the perfect example of a simple solo which fits the song perfectly. YMMV..... i forgot about about the white room solo. some of my favorite early wah work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jkay Posted January 17, 2008 Members Share Posted January 17, 2008 I love the solo in Comfortably numb, but the solo in "Time" is truly inspired. Admittedly it's spliting hairs. Gilmour's got something special. That said, the crazy raunch of a feedback drenched Neil Young solo ala Like a Hurricane is about as good as it gets for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted January 17, 2008 Members Share Posted January 17, 2008 No contest - Fred Durst: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members inkblot Posted January 17, 2008 Members Share Posted January 17, 2008 I like Eruption, but not so much as a piece of music as a party trick or just plain wankery. Kind of like Eugene's Trick Bag, its just that, a trick bag. Some ones I can think of: Knopfler - Brothers in Arms (the tone is amazing too) Rush - Analog Kid, live version. The studio take has a harmonizer and just doesn't sound that great, but the version off Different Stages is one of my favorite solos. Gilmour - Coming Back to Life. Both the intro and solo are very good and fit very well with the song. Prince - Purple Rain and I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man both have good solos, but with different styles. Assorted Brian May solos, can't say I really have a favorite but We Will Rock You and I Want it All spring to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members talljohn Posted January 17, 2008 Members Share Posted January 17, 2008 Mr. Jeffrey Beck -- 'Cause We've Ended As Lovers....just to name one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 6StringSling Posted January 17, 2008 Members Share Posted January 17, 2008 Hand on Heart - Steve VaiHitch A Ride (Outro) - BostonBlue Sky - The Allman Brothers Band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scoogs Posted January 17, 2008 Members Share Posted January 17, 2008 Another plus for Brian May solos.. His aren't immense and immaculate. But he is amazing. In the general discussion of guitarists (not necessarily here), his name should be brought up more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phil051300 Posted January 17, 2008 Members Share Posted January 17, 2008 I have to agree with "Let it Be". God, that is always just perfect and beautiful. Solo in Pink Floyd's "Mother" is great. Lots of Eagles stuff, Solos in "Take it Easy, I Can't Tell you Why". They fit the song so nicely. I also agree with Slash on "November Rain", that is a brilliant peice of work. This list can go on . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Geeter Posted January 17, 2008 Members Share Posted January 17, 2008 I cannot argue with many of the previous posts. To me Stairway is a perfectly constructed solo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dimmypage Posted January 17, 2008 Members Share Posted January 17, 2008 I cannot argue with many of the previous posts. To me Stairway is a perfectly constructed solo. As well as Time by Floyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bjcarl Posted January 17, 2008 Members Share Posted January 17, 2008 unquestionably, this steve vai scorcher:[YOUTUBE]wsXS5fCq4LU&feature=user[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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