How about “Iconic Riffs”? Not solos, per se, but those riff motifs that stand out-- you know, instant recognition and catchy. The things that MAKE you play air guitar 
Heard these back-to-back during my workout today:
Crazy Train – Ozzy (ie Randy Rhodes)
The Ocean – Led Zeppelin
YYZ – Rush (Alex Lifeson)
So, so many…
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
How about “Iconic Riffs”? Not solos, per se, but those riff motifs that stand out-- you know, instant recognition and catchy. The things that MAKE you play air guitar
Heard these back-to-back during my workout today:
Crazy Train – Ozzy (ie Randy Rhodes)
The Ocean – Led Zeppelin
YYZ – Rush (Alex Lifeson)
So, so many…[/quote]
The newest instant simple classic in that regard
“The Ocean” is my favorite Led Zepp song.
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
How about “Iconic Riffs”? Not solos, per se, but those riff motifs that stand out-- you know, instant recognition and catchy. The things that MAKE you play air guitar
Heard these back-to-back during my workout today:
Crazy Train – Ozzy (ie Randy Rhodes)
The Ocean – Led Zeppelin
YYZ – Rush (Alex Lifeson)
So, so many…[/quote]
didnt really read this thread but i am guitar player and i am actually going to take a degree in jazz performance
however all the best “solos” are probably all in the metal genre for me…jazz has less memorable solos usually…great…but not as epic as metal
here are a few of my favorites
The Eucharist-Eucharist
Fallen-Eucharist
Cynic-How could I (outro solo)
Cynic-Integral Birth
for jazz
Joe pass-Danjo is a great 3 minute solo haha
Here’s another memorable solo from Satch. AND HOW!
Nice Trib!! AND with Stu Hamm on bass!!!
Nobody could cover Jimi like ol Frankie. This is from the 1978 live album which I found on CD in a bargain bin for a buck. The way he opens it up toward the end is still fabulous.
John Petrucci - Under a Glass Moon solo:
JP - As I Am solo:
jimmy page rules all
As a guitarist myself I have to say that I think Paco does the best work.
I had the pleasure of going to see Al Di Meola, going backstage then came over his house the next day. I ate with him and he gave me a tour of his studio, which is rediculous. I actually got to touch his double neck PRS which I think costs about 60K. Yeah I was a little light headed after that…
Al and Paco actually got into a fight a while ago, I think Paco kicked his ass.
I like how Paco matches DiMeola note for note, but with a smirk, as if to say “Yeah… I do it finger picking…” 
Here’s a rarely mentioned young blood bluesman-- Joey Bonamassa.
so, amidst all these great solos, there stands a giant as yet unnamed…Petrucci’s [u]8 minutes of guitar death[/u] solo on the cd “Once in a livetime”
The cd is by far one of my favorite prog discs.
My face melts off after about a minute 15, and he just. keeps. going. ON. And throws in a couple classical tunes to boot.
“Look on his works, ye mighty, and despair!”
The cream of the crop.
“Bells of Lal part II.”
One outrageous solo track from Flying…
Fucking sweet and beautiful phrasing.
And here’s the beautiful “The Forgotten Part 2” also.
Satriani was HUGE for me. I was learning from his student Doug Doppler after he took over for Satch when he broke bigtime with Mick Jaggers tour.
Enjoy!
Great stuff everyone!
ToneBone
No doubt.
All the Liquid Tension Experiment stuff is pretty awesome, too.
For the other proggies out there, check out this Internet streaming radio:
“Delicious Agony”
All prog, all the time.
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
I like how Paco matches DiMeola note for note, but with a smirk, as if to say “Yeah… I do it finger picking…”
Here’s a rarely mentioned young blood bluesman-- Joey Bonamassa.
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I see your rarely-mentioned young-blood bluesman and raise you David Jacobs-Strain…
[quote]matt88 wrote:
I’m a huge fan of SRV, Clapton, Hendrix, Eddie VH, Page, but I think one of the most hardcore solos ever is in a song called “cult of personality” by Living Color. I don’t know the guitarists name but that dude just wales in that song.[/quote]
That would be Vernon Reid on guitar for that song…
There are way too many great solos to list…If I just go off the top of my head, for solo as part of a song, one that stands out is Gary Moore with Phil Lynott “Out in the Fields”, kinda has it all: great build up and resolve, tricky to replicate, melodic but wild, compliments the song…
Photo: George “Mr.Scary” Lynch and some of his equipment…
[quote]Blacksnake wrote:
matt88 wrote:
I’m a huge fan of SRV, Clapton, Hendrix, Eddie VH, Page, but I think one of the most hardcore solos ever is in a song called “cult of personality” by Living Color. I don’t know the guitarists name but that dude just wales in that song.
That would be Vernon Reid on guitar for that song…
There are way too many great solos to list…If I just go off the top of my head, for solo as part of a song, one that stands out is Gary Moore with Phil Lynott “Out in the Fields”, kinda has it all: great build up and resolve, tricky to replicate, melodic but wild, compliments the song…
Photo: George “Mr.Scary” Lynch and some of his equipment…[/quote]
Gary Moore has a bunch of ultra tasty fat n crunchy entries. That guy can really make a Les Paul sing. Here’s one I uploaded for another thread:
[quote]Tiribulus wrote:
Gary Moore has a bunch of ultra tasty fat n crunchy entries. That guy can really make a Les Paul sing. Here’s one I uploaded for another thread:
That was “Blues gone wild” in the best way, Tiri’!, the mad irishman does it again…
[quote]Blacksnake wrote:
George “Mr.Scary” Lynch and some of his equipment…[/quote]
Good call with Lynch-- some of the smoothest legato and melodic solos ever. A definite top 5 favorite of mine.
Incidentally, he’s debuting his new band: Souls of We
Brian Robertson’s heart rending leads from the Live and Dangerous version of “Still in Love With You” done, I think, one better by this youngster.
Kinda long, but the leads are great, especially the second break. Nothing spectacular from a technical standpoint, but oh so emotional.
