RaoulDuke79 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 I was driving to the store this evening and No More Tears came on the radio. Without thinking I automatically turned it up a few notches. Thinking back, I realized that I do this every time the song comes on because I love the guitar solo. What are some of your favorite guitar or drum solos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 I'm guessing I'll post about 50 times in this thread. Off the top top of my head: Celebration Day - Page No More Tears - Wylde Voodoo Chile - Hendrix Texas Flood - SRV Time - Gilmour Freewill - Lifeson Little Guitars - Van Halen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Beard Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 8 minutes ago, Gugny said: I'm guessing I'll post about 50 times in this thread. Off the top top of my head: Celebration Day - Page No More Tears - Wylde Voodoo Chile - Hendrix Texas Flood - SRV Time - Gilmour Freewill - Lifeson Little Guitars - Van Halen I haven’t heard Little Guitars in over twenty years. I just played it. Memories flooding back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 I'm a drummer and I hate drum solos. Best guitar solo? Jesus. As a huge Allman Brothers fan I'll go with this. Doesn't have to be fast or shredding. Slow and bluesy is actually my favorite 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Comfortably Numb, Guitar Solo 2 is one of the best pieces of guitar music I've ever heard. The live version David Gilmour did on tour in Gdansk is phenomenal. I have the DVD/CD set of that concert and the CDs live in my car, so I've listened to that version of the solo about 10,000 times now. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 This performance of Sunshine of Your Love from the Cream concert at Royal Albert Hall, 1968, is beyond mind blowing. A couple different solos are great and made even better by Jack Bruce's wandering base lines and Ginger Baker flipping out on the drums. So much more alive and up-tempo compared to the way they did it in 2006 (?) at their reunion concert at the same venue. But they were also a hell of a lot younger and sharper too. I freaking love this version: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) Baby’s on Fire, no matter if it was Fripp or Rudolph or a combo Edited January 24, 2018 by row_33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 36 minutes ago, Fadingpain said: Comfortably Numb, Guitar Solo 2 is one of the best pieces of guitar music I've ever heard. The live version David Gilmour did on tour in Gdansk is phenomenal. I have the DVD/CD set of that concert and the CDs live in my car, so I've listened to that version of the solo about 10,000 times now. Thanks for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 2 hours ago, RaoulDuke79 said: I was driving to the store this evening and No More Tears came on the radio. Without thinking I automatically turned it up a few notches. Thinking back, I realized that I do this every time the song comes on because I love the guitar solo. What are some of your favorite guitar or drum solos? I just now realized that you had No More Tears in your original post. I just saw "favorite guitar solos," and started typing. How friggin funny/ironic that we both cited that solo!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Love the topic and there hasn't been a solo posted yet that I don't like/love. Totally agree with Chef that it doesn't have to shred, but I love shredding too. OP mentioned drum solos. Obviously not a solo, but I heard Zep's Whole Lotta Love for the first time in a long time recently and how kick-a$$ is the opening drum fill? Iconic, Bonham was a beast. I'm not big on favorites since there's so much outstanding music, but I'll throw some love to the Zappa's. I could easily go with Muffin Man, but here are two more: Not sure if Chef is a Zappa fan but you might like Frank's Watermelon in Easter Hay: Overall I'll go with Dweezil's cover of Franks Pygmy Twylyte..solo starts around 4:15 in: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 I have lots, but one of my faves that many probably don't know is this (starts at 1:33, although whole song is great and check-out the outro): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Chef Jim said: I'm a drummer and I hate drum solos. Best guitar solo? Jesus. As a huge Allman Brothers fan I'll go with this. Doesn't have to be fast or shredding. Slow and bluesy is actually my favorite I was two months short of 8 years old, living maybe 20 miles from that venue. Little did I know that would be an all-time favorite song of mine. Cool that the Allmans had a renaissance with Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Freebird, Stairway to Heaven, and One 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundybout Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Randy Rhoads - Mr. Crowley Ritchie Blackmore - Stargazer (my all-time favorite song) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Fadingpain said: Comfortably Numb, Guitar Solo 2 is one of the best pieces of guitar music I've ever heard. The live version David Gilmour did on tour in Gdansk is phenomenal. I have the DVD/CD set of that concert and the CDs live in my car, so I've listened to that version of the solo about 10,000 times now. Just watched. Kicked donkey. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 21 minutes ago, Teddy KGB said: Freebird, Stairway to Heaven, and One I love (early) Metallica. Saw them thisclose a week before Kill Em All dropped I can't decide whether this is worse than Trubinsky or Tyrod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 The isolated guitar tracks from Highway Star. The whole thing is great, but the solo starts at 3:47: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Things Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 I know that I've heard "better" , or more technical solos from a number of artists, SRV in particular, but this one is my favourite. Grateful Dead - Going Down The Road Feeling Bad (Jerry Garcia guitarist) To me, it just encompasses the "get up and shake your ass" feeling of a Grateful Dead concert. Nothing else like it. Solo begins at around 6:10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTPndsG_KA4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 For those that liked the Comfortably Numb performance above, listen to "On an Island" from the same concert. Second guitar solo starts at 5:04; this one is great too and so much better than the studio version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Any of a dozen by the handful of guitarists in the Steely Dan catalogue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, Gugny said: I just now realized that you had No More Tears in your original post. I just saw "favorite guitar solos," and started typing. How friggin funny/ironic that we both cited that solo!?! It completely shreads from the build up until it just let's loose. Randy Rohades was fantastic, but getting Zakk Wylde as a replacement isn't too shabby either......also some great contributions in here that I haven't heard or just plain forgot. Thanks folks. Edited January 24, 2018 by RaoulDuke79 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billsfansinceday1 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Hotel California (not really a solo but virtuoso) All along the Watchtower (Jimi transformed Dylan's song) Just Got Paid (Bonamassa guitar and Guo cello battle to the death) Crossroads (Clapton's guitar was blazing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 i was at a pearl jam concert and they brought out donna grantis. i guess she was in prince's band. she rocked solos in rocking in the free world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 8 hours ago, Doc said: I have lots, but one of my faves that many probably don't know is this (starts at 1:33, although whole song is great and check-out the outro): I saw Eric Johnsnon 9 hours ago, SinceThe70s said: Love the topic and there hasn't been a solo posted yet that I don't like/love. Totally agree with Chef that it doesn't have to shred, but I love shredding too. OP mentioned drum solos. Obviously not a solo, but I heard Zep's Whole Lotta Love for the first time in a long time recently and how kick-a$$ is the opening drum fill? Iconic, Bonham was a beast. I'm not big on favorites since there's so much outstanding music, but I'll throw some love to the Zappa's. I could easily go with Muffin Man, but here are two more: Not sure if Chef is a Zappa fan but you might like Frank's Watermelon in Easter Hay: Overall I'll go with Dweezil's cover of Franks Pygmy Twylyte..solo starts around 4:15 in: 8 hours ago, Doc said: I have lots, but one of my faves that many probably don't know is this (starts at 1:33, although whole song is great and check-out the outro): I saw Eric Johnson and Dweezil Zappa at one of the "Experience Hendrix" tours about 4 years ago. Awesome. And anyone reading this - if you have a chance to see one of these shows, DO IT. It's hours of great guitar from beginning to end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 "Comfortably Numb" gets all the glory (and it IS a great solo) but I think the solo from "Time" is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 39 minutes ago, WhoTom said: "Comfortably Numb" gets all the glory (and it IS a great solo) but I think the solo from "Time" is better. He really makes the guitar scream in this solo. I always point it out to my son (up and coming guitarist) whenever it's on the radio. There aren't many better "rock guitar soloists" than Gilmour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 I will put up the solo in "Sweet Child O' Mine." Slash isn't one of the greatest guitarists of all time in my opinion but just go listen to it........ 2 hours ago, May Day 10 said: i was at a pearl jam concert and they brought out donna grantis. i guess she was in prince's band. she rocked solos in rocking in the free world 1. I'm in LOVE. I had never heard of her before now. 2. Women that can SHRED like her are incredibly amazing. 3. She must be related to SRV in some way. That's God-given talent. "A black man trapped in a white woman's body." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundybout Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Wasted Years by Iron Maiden has a great solo too, par for the course for these guys. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 Maybe not technically astounding, but I loved this one since I was a kid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guffalo Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) 10 hours ago, Doc said: I have lots, but one of my faves that many probably don't know is this (starts at 1:33, although whole song is great and check-out the outro): Loved that album, Thanks for the reminder! Edited January 24, 2018 by Guffalo Also Southern Man from Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Four Way street (Live album) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 43 minutes ago, Seasons1992 said: I will put up the solo in "Sweet Child O' Mine." Slash isn't one of the greatest guitarists of all time in my opinion but just go listen to it........ 1. I'm in LOVE. I had never heard of her before now. 2. Women that can SHRED like her are incredibly amazing. 3. She must be related to SRV in some way. That's God-given talent. "A black man trapped in a white woman's body." I think Slash is definitely in the "one of" conversation. He's a great soloist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 6 hours ago, Gugny said: He really makes the guitar scream in this solo. I always point it out to my son (up and coming guitarist) whenever it's on the radio. There aren't many better "rock guitar soloists" than Gilmour. This guy does a decent job of it ... for a street musician: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delete This Account Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 not exactly my favorite, but it's up there for being resonant, keeping with the song and generally under-stated and under-rated, and why i think this guy ranks as one of rock's best musicians. Lindsey Buckingham closing "Go Your Own Way." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ul-cZyuYq4 jw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 8 hours ago, WhoTom said: "Comfortably Numb" gets all the glory (and it IS a great solo) but I think the solo from "Time" is better. This entire album is freaking fantastic. I've listend to it beginning to end too many times to count. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delete This Account Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 i also enjoy Kim Mitchell's work on, yes, The Barenaked Ladies: "Wind It Up" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGvRWVF6P3k But among the all-time best work happens to happen on this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CGLneL5LR4 jw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 sorry but those who jumped on the bandwagon in the 80s and 90s and added some speed or quick tricks and added not much more to these pioneers aren't worthy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 best comment: When my dad said this was rubbish, I just glared. This is pure heaven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 this song has and epic guitar solo and strippers twerking. What’s not to like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 (edited) This one by Mick Ronson is an all-time fav. It comes at the end of the song and is worth the wait. (The California Golden Seals jersey is an added bonus) Edited January 25, 2018 by ChevyVanMiller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 12 hours ago, Gugny said: I saw Eric Johnson and Dweezil Zappa at one of the "Experience Hendrix" tours about 4 years ago. Awesome. And anyone reading this - if you have a chance to see one of these shows, DO IT. It's hours of great guitar from beginning to end. I saw Eric Johnson 20 years ago. Took the wife. She actually enjoyed the show. 11 hours ago, Guffalo said: Loved that album, Thanks for the reminder! My pleasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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