best guitar solos in the world?

[mazz]

Lest we forget the sweetness that is Nigel Tufnel...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiLCwuc_RaY

My favorite part is when he stops to tune the violin!!! Never fails to make me laugh!!

[sethlit]

Okay, so I'm a Zappa freak.

Here's one of my faves...(and I guess it's because of the back and forth with Vinnie and Frank) One of my favorite drummers and guitarists going at it. Bliss


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Js4aQH7VUs


Seth

[ernstinen]

Since I'm a rocker, I'd have to say Eric Clapton with Cream on "Crossroads" (Live), and especially Jimi Hendrix with Band of Gypsies on "Machine Gun" (Live).

Whereas Crossroads is a brilliant guitar solo, Machine Gun is an exploration in the sonic territories that the electric guitar can traverse. Pure genius.

Ern

[cardell]

Lest we forget the sweetness that is Nigel Tufnel...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiLCwuc_RaY

My favorite part is when he stops to tune the violin!!! Never fails to make me laugh!!

That's so stoopid! ..but funny as hell.

BTW, that's what most of those kind of guitar solos sound like to me anyway. The funny thing is: If a singer tries to sing that many notes (in frills), guitarist can hear how ridiculous that trip is.

Stuart

[mazz]

There's chops and then there's artistic taste. It's rare when those two inhabit the same individual.

[cardell]

There's chops and then there's artistic taste. It's rare when those two inhabit the same individual.

...I hear ya brother..

...I think I posess neither on the guitar... ...therfore, I cast no stone here...

...well, maybe just a pebble & some dust.

Stuart

[Kolstad]

The "best" I have no clue, but a solo that has inspired me lately has been Derek Trucks on Susan Tedeschi's record "700 Houses" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkPpBFeqrdU . The whole song gives me goosebumps everytime I hear it, but regarding the solo (starts at 3.00).. also pay attention to the delivery of the solo, beforehand, and the support from the band during it.. which is equally important to it's "greatness"

Besides Trucks' awesome trademark style (that little "lilt" at the end of each note) it builds really well to an emotional highpoint of the songs' dramatic "intensity curve" and is quite melodic, as I like solos. In my experience, if you can play a melodic guitar solo in a song, there's a good chance it's a solid write!

[rnrmachine]

Imho, the best guitar solos.... treat chords like riffs and riffs like solos... and solos like riffs and riffs like chords.... seriously.

[mojobone]

Joe Pass? Wes Montgomery?

[NYWest]

Randy Rhoades'...Mr. Crowley (Ozzy)

Jimmy Page...Whole Lotta Love (Zep)

David Gilmour...Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd)

Ritchie Blackmore...Highway Star (Deep Purple)

Martin Barre...Aqualung (Jethro Tull)

Eric Clapton...While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Beatles)

Zakk Wylde...No More Tears (Ozzy)

Steve Howe...Starship Trooper (Yes)

Joe Perry...Walk This Way (Aerosmith)

Hunter/Wagner...Sweet Jane (Lou Reed)

Tony Iommi...War Pigs (Black Sabbath)

Many...Many...More!!!

All the Best...
Billy