[quote]T-Bone2 wrote:
TornadoTommy wrote:
Eddie VanHalen, Women and Children First album, 8 second speed metal intro to Fools. This is the ONLY solo that ranks above Eruption.
Hmm… What about Spanish Fly (Van Halen II)? Yeah, ok its acoustic, but for a 6-string he sounds faster than someone playing the harp with two hands!
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OK, I didn’t add Spanish Fly on my first post but I’ll agree that it’s right up there with Eruption. While we’re at it, how about D.O.A.?
My faves :
Eric Johnson - Venus Isle (the track not the album)
Marty Friedman - Hangar 18 (Megadeth)
George Lynch - Mr. Scary
John Norum - Solitude
Plus most stuff by Satch, Vai, George Lynch, John Norum, Mike Keneally and Eric Johnson.
Forgot to add Surfing with the Alien by Joe Satriani. First time I heard that I was herding with others into an outdoor arena to see Judas Priest and Surfing with the Alien was blaring out of the Marshall Stacks for Priest it was bad ass to hear it on that kind of sound system.
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David Gilmour, Comfortably Numb, From THE WALL. But The version of the song on Eclipse has a longer solo.
Will42
[quote]TornadoTommy wrote:
T-Bone2 wrote:
TornadoTommy wrote:
Eddie VanHalen, Women and Children First album, 8 second speed metal intro to Fools. This is the ONLY solo that ranks above Eruption.
Hmm… What about Spanish Fly (Van Halen II)? Yeah, ok its acoustic, but for a 6-string he sounds faster than someone playing the harp with two hands!
OK, I didn’t add Spanish Fly on my first post but I’ll agree that it’s right up there with Eruption. While we’re at it, how about D.O.A.?
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Props for D.O.A. Starts out strong and ends solid - even with Roth doin’ that yapping thing at the end! Most of Eddie’s work off the first two albums are exceptional - the band had great chemistry before it all went south.
And SRV - definately a unique style.
[quote]charbreath wrote:
harris447 wrote:
charbreath wrote:
harris447 wrote:
The hallmark of a good solo is being able to sing it from memory. Some of these speed guitar and jazz guys are just show-offs.
What jazz guys are you referring to?
Pretty much all of 'em.
Here’s my impression of 99% of jazz solos (any instrument): noodlynoodly noodlynoodly…drum fill…noodly noodly.
Just because you don’t understand jazz doesn’t mean you should bash it. In jazz, you have to think about what’s being played.
A lot of good rock is jazz influenced.
Cream, maybe?
Steely Dan, yes?
Led Zeppelin!
Also, your criteria for a good solo doesn’t make much sense. What if I can sing a solo from memory, but you can’t? Does mean that the solo is bad? No, it just means you’re stupid.[/quote]
Wow, way to hit nowhere near the base.
I’ve got tens of hours of jazz on my iPod. I’ve spent hundreds of bucks getting the Miles Davis box sets they’ve been releasing. I was in jazz bands in high school.
Doesn’t change the fact that jazz, for the most part, is over-analyzed, over-intellectual, self-congratulatory nonsense.
And, please, point out the Led Zepplin songs that are influenced by jazz.
All of Randy Rhoads work is phenomenal- its just a shame he died so suddenly. Both of his solos on “Mr.Crowley” get me every time I hear them. That and his performance on “Revelations Mother Earth” off of “Tribute” truely showcase his talent.
Jimi’s Machine Gun is by far the most powerful and moving performance on a guitar ever, you can feel the horror of war.
[quote]chejpl wrote:
Jimi’s Machine Gun is by far the most powerful and moving performance on a guitar ever, you can feel the horror of war.[/quote]
Dammit! I was saving this one for the grand finally, might as well break it out now though. Here goes…
“Machine Gun” -Jimi Hendrix
[quote]chejpl wrote:
Jimi’s Machine Gun is by far the most powerful and moving performance on a guitar ever, you can feel the horror of war.[/quote]
cont… Part two
“Machine Gun” -Jimi Hendrix
[quote]jimi !
voodo chile and ssbanner.[/quote]
Hands down. Anything by Jimi Hendrix kicks ass. There are a lot or really awesome guitar solos out there but nobody beats Jimi. That guy could make a guitar do anything he wanted it to do.
after jimi my favorite soloist is john mclaughlin. he usually get’s way out there but here’s a rare glimpse of him playing a standard and absolutely fucking ripping it !
and how about that band ? damn !
not too many guys can do a jimi tune…srv was one…check out the solo roy buchanan rips on hey joe:
cat’s got tone.
Some great stuff in this list. Here are some of my favorites.
Mick Ronson, David Bowie, Width of a circle.
David Spinozza, Dr. John, Right place wrong time.
Randy Bachman, BTO, Blue collar.
Roy Buchanan, Walking Godzilla through the alley.
Steve Howe, Yes Going for the one.
Tommy Bolan, Post tostee
Alvin Lee, The Bluest Blues.
Joe Walsh, The bomber
Jimi Hendix, Machine Gun
Lindsey Buckingham, This is the time
Lowell George, Little Feat, Day at the dog races
David Hildago, Los Lobos, Mas Y Mas
Tom Morello, Audioslave, Like a stone
Frank Zappa, Don?t eat the yellow snow.
Jeff Beck, Cause we?ve ended as lovers.
Joe Satriani, Surfing with an Alien.
Phil Manzenara, Tomorrow never knows.
David Gilmore, One of these days.
John Frusciante, Parallel Universe.
Alex Lifeson, working man.
Carlos Santana.
Kim Thayil, Jesus Christ Pose
Larry Carleton, Steely Dan, Kid Charlemagne
Steve Vai, For Love of God.
Ted Nugent, Hibernation.
Man what an interesting topic…
My all time favs…
Stevie Ray Vaughn - Little Wing
Eddie Van Halen - Live, in concert.
Slash - November Rain, his gibson sings in that tune.
Ted - Stranglehold. Much tone.
Zakk Wylde - No More Tears.
If you listen hard to Little Wing, you can actually hear Stevie switching his pickup selector from bridge to neck before it screams…
good call on alex lifeson. i like his solo on “digital man”.
Yngwie Malmsteen’s solos in his Alcatrazz album from 1984 were musical poetry!
He improvises too much these days but he was so damn feelingful in the past!
any solo you can hum or sing pretty much sticks…
off the top of my head,
Something: George Harrison
Hot For Teacher: VH
Jimi Hendrix: All Along The WAtchtower
Voodoo Chile
Purple Haze(what the hell chinese scale is that??)
Manic Depression
Jeff Beck Group: Definately maybe
GnR: Paradise City
November Rain
Extreme( Nuno Bettencourt)
Get THe Funk Out
Midnight Express
And a personal fave, Blues Saraceno
his Hairpick album blew me away! right up my alley, and style…
[quote]Testy1 wrote:
Some great stuff in this list. Here are some of my favorites.
Alvin Lee, The Bluest Blues.
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Good fuckin tune… I just learned that song on bass…
[quote]ThomasM wrote:
Off the top of my head:
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
Both are amazing soli.[/quote]
Can’t beat Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb for great workout music in my opinion. The best version is on their live wall version from 1980. I believe its called “Is There Anybody Out There”
Really makes it that much easier to get that last lift in!