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BristolCavendish · 29 January 2017, 06:09 AM

For die-hard 'rock' afficionados, the topic of one's favorite all-time guitar solo occasionally comes up. While songs such as Free Bird, Comfortably Numb and Stairway to Heaven frequently top the lists of various polls and individual favorites, there are countless others, oftentimes less played that warrant serious attention as well.

While striving to avoid the atypical shortcomings of various 'top 100' listing selections, I am going to start off with a piece that probably falls into the top 1-5 (although rarely acknowledged as such). Funkadelic's Maggot Brain originally composed and recorded by the late Eddie Hazel in 1971 (along with subsequent renditions performed by Michael Hampton who replaced Hazel as Funkadelic's lead guitarist, Carlos Santana, Warren Haynes/Derek Trucks et al) would seemingly qualify this brooding, pathos-laden guitar solo as one for the ages. Some rock music critics have even gone so far as describing the instrumental as 'Jimi Hendrix meets David Gilmour'. From a personal listening/perspective, Maggot Brain and its creative use of the Pentatonic E Minor scale + fuzz pedal epitomizes one of the best musical offerings from that particular timeframe in rock history.

Ref:/FYI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOKn33-q4Ao

T. Ferguson · 29 January 2017, 06:32 AM

Joe Satriani's live version of "Always With Me, Always With You". He throws everything into it and it's an incredible piece of written material for rock guitar. I think it demonstrates why there aren't very many Joe Satriani tribute bands around, lol! At 8:10 the bass player takes off with him.

Here ya' go:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eYQp_f9x80

Porter · 29 January 2017, 06:42 AM

My favourite: Metallica, Kill 'em all. Anesthesia. SUPERB!!

"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana". Groucho Marx.

THC · 29 January 2017, 06:42 AM

For me, Duane Allman in "Dreams" is my all time favorite guitar song. He used a glass pill bottle for his slide play... not really a solo, as drums and base accompany his magic.

artschool · 29 January 2017, 06:48 AM

kurt cobains national anthem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om93hASQEjA

FTX I · 29 January 2017, 06:48 AM

If only one, Stairway to Heaven.

yannis · 29 January 2017, 06:51 AM

One of my favorites is Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd).

droptopman · 29 January 2017, 07:25 AM

Tough call but Randy Rhodes with Ozzy. Can't pick a song there are about a dozen with incredible solos.

mailman · 29 January 2017, 07:26 AM

Clapton's in Crossroads

chicagonoob · 29 January 2017, 07:30 AM

Oh man - loaded question with soooo many possibilities. Today I'll go Jimi and All Along the Watchtower

SearChart · 29 January 2017, 07:31 AM

Has to be the solo in Hotel California.

Dr. Robert · 29 January 2017, 07:33 AM

Any guitar work by Mike Bloomfield.

Bluside · 29 January 2017, 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SearChart

Has to be the solo in Hotel California.

I was going to say the same thing. Don Felder nailed it.

brandrea · 29 January 2017, 08:19 AM

For me it's this clip from the venerable Stevie Ray Vaughan.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=grBmQwLSlDw

HL65 · 29 January 2017, 08:32 AM

Eddie Van Halen Eruption: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uDOFIttS69I

colpol · 29 January 2017, 08:39 AM

Ritchie Blackmore & child in time or
Michael Schenker with UFO - song called rock bottom.

Both 2 of my favs

Watch This · 29 January 2017, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by T. Ferguson

Joe Satriani's live version of "Always With Me, Always With You". He throws everything into it and it's an incredible piece of written material for rock guitar. I think it demonstrates why there aren't very many Joe Satriani tribute bands around, lol! At 8:10 the bass player takes off with him.

Here ya' go:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eYQp_f9x80

Whoa! That was superb. Thank you.

superstarmar · 29 January 2017, 09:10 AM

Oh man oh man ... you guys have nailed some
of the best ones already . Who can compete ???

Edie Van Halen
Randy Rhoads
Jimmy Page
Comfortably Numb ... David Gilmour

At the top of the list I'd also like to add
2 Great Guitarists...
these songs take me to a higher place ..

Al Di Meola w/ Paco De Lucia " Mediterranean Sundance "

https://youtu.be/hhccIfevjCU

And Allan Holdsworth. " Devil take the Hindmost "

https://youtu.be/zLukR6J-06o.

AzPaul · 29 January 2017, 09:13 AM

In the dictionary, this is what should be there under 'Rock & Roll'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUhsV0HxC6E

sickened1 · 29 January 2017, 09:19 AM

Gary Moore - Still Got the Blues

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O_YMLDvvnw

Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q7Vr3yQYWQ

Any of Randy Rhoads' live solo really

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxN0mQgQdPM

wantonebad · 29 January 2017, 09:22 AM

Saw SRV's last NE concert with Jeff Beck and was blown away! Have seen Clapton probably 10 times, always in awe, Satriani like 6 times and Eddie 3 times. Pure talent Steve Morse and Eric Johnson are hard to beat, Eddie though is easily the most entertaining...

BNA/LION · 29 January 2017, 10:47 AM

All the above are Fantastic! However, no one has mentioned Joe Banamassa. He is IMHO among the best guitarists players of all times too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Bonamassa Look Joe up and listen to some performances online...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSQw...=RD0u03h73ClZ8 ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u03h73ClZ8

100 Greatest Guitarists
Find out who our panel of top guitarists and other experts picked

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/li...rists-20111123

Andad · 29 January 2017, 11:13 AM

The Sultans of Swing gets things movin'

BristolCavendish · 29 January 2017, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BNALION

100 Greatest Guitarists
Find out who our panel of top guitarists and other experts picked
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/li...rists-20111123

Neil Young@number 17 is a bit of a stretch considering the other guitarists following him on the list (and one of the primary reasons I don't pay too much attention to RS rankings).

texex91 · 29 January 2017, 11:52 AM

Don't need YouTube videos and certainly NOT Rolling Stone magazine to tell me what I think.

After seeing SRV live answers the question for me.

BNA/LION · 29 January 2017, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by texex91

Don't need YouTube videos and certainly NOT Rolling Stone magazine to tell me what I think.

After seeing SRV live answers the question for me.

Great! 🍷

austinp · 29 January 2017, 12:18 PM

SRV
"Lenny"

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utc66 · 29 January 2017, 01:34 PM

Joe Banassa's great! Funny, I was checking out the YouTube video below and I recognized the drummer, Tal Bergman. I played a show at CBGBs, and recorded with him at Carriage House studios in the early 90s. He was playing with Billy Idol at the time. Luckily I was the guy who always had a camera and have tons of pics from back in the day.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BNALION

All the above are Fantastic! However, no one has mentioned Joe Banamassa. He is IMHO among the best guitarists players of all times too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Bonamassa Look Joe up and listen to some performances online...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSQw...=RD0u03h73ClZ8 ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u03h73ClZ8

100 Greatest Guitarists
Find out who our panel of top guitarists and other experts picked

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/li...rists-20111123

PJ S · 29 January 2017, 06:05 PM

Start as you mean to go on…

https://youtu.be/XAbO7IcIG_o

https://youtu.be/YYXHdFUAqK4

John Sykes being…well, John Sykes.

https://youtu.be/hfsZ4EzSn80

And you don’t get any more technical than a perfect chromatic scale…

https://youtu.be/XNh-KkhGlsA?t=4m50s

fmc000 · 29 January 2017, 06:20 PM

Paige in Stairway to Heaven. Nothing else comes even close IMHO.

29 January 2017, 06:09 AM	#1
BristolCavendish Banned Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: United States Posts: 1,864	Your Favorite All-Time Rock Guitar Solo For die-hard 'rock' afficionados, the topic of one's favorite all-time guitar solo occasionally comes up. While songs such as Free Bird, Comfortably Numb and Stairway to Heaven frequently top the lists of various polls and individual favorites, there are countless others, oftentimes less played that warrant serious attention as well. While striving to avoid the atypical shortcomings of various 'top 100' listing selections, I am going to start off with a piece that probably falls into the top 1-5 (although rarely acknowledged as such). Funkadelic's Maggot Brain originally composed and recorded by the late Eddie Hazel in 1971 (along with subsequent renditions performed by Michael Hampton who replaced Hazel as Funkadelic's lead guitarist, Carlos Santana, Warren Haynes/Derek Trucks et al) would seemingly qualify this brooding, pathos-laden guitar solo as one for the ages. Some rock music critics have even gone so far as describing the instrumental as 'Jimi Hendrix meets David Gilmour'. From a personal listening/perspective, Maggot Brain and its creative use of the Pentatonic E Minor scale + fuzz pedal epitomizes one of the best musical offerings from that particular timeframe in rock history. Ref:/FYI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOKn33-q4Ao

29 January 2017, 06:32 AM	#2
T. Ferguson "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Left Coast Posts: 7,025	Joe Satriani's live version of "Always With Me, Always With You". He throws everything into it and it's an incredible piece of written material for rock guitar. I think it demonstrates why there aren't very many Joe Satriani tribute bands around, lol! At 8:10 the bass player takes off with him. Here ya' go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eYQp_f9x80 __________________ *Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.*

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droptopman "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Real Name: Mark Location: Washington State Watch: SUBS and GMT's! Posts: 9,664	Tough call but Randy Rhodes with Ozzy. Can't pick a song there are about a dozen with incredible solos. __________________ Judge Smails: Ty, what did you shoot today? Ty: Oh, Judge, I don't keep score. Judge Smails: Then how do you measure yourself with other golfers? Ty: By height.

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Porter "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Real Name: Carlos Location: Eivissa Watch: Rolex, Tudor.... Posts: 1,635	My favourite: Metallica, Kill 'em all. Anesthesia. SUPERB!! "Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana". Groucho Marx.

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THC 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Real Name: Tom Location: Mandeville La Watch: 16610M Posts: 10,479	For me, Duane Allman in "Dreams" is my all time favorite guitar song. He used a glass pill bottle for his slide play... not really a solo, as drums and base accompany his magic.

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artschool "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: uk Posts: 1,214	kurt cobains national anthem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om93hASQEjA

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chicagonoob "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Real Name: Brian Location: SE Mitten Watch: ing with interest Posts: 170	Oh man - loaded question with soooo many possibilities. Today I'll go Jimi and All Along the Watchtower

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brandrea 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Brian (TBone) Location: canada Watch: es make me smile Posts: 73,585	For me it's this clip from the venerable Stevie Ray Vaughan. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=grBmQwLSlDw

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colpol "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Scotland Posts: 2,844	Ritchie Blackmore & child in time or Michael Schenker with UFO - song called rock bottom. Both 2 of my favs

29 January 2017, 09:10 AM	#18
superstarmar Banned Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: In Motion Watch: my wrist presence Posts: 7,436	Oh man oh man ... you guys have nailed some of the best ones already . Who can compete ??? Edie Van Halen Randy Rhoads Jimmy Page Comfortably Numb ... David Gilmour At the top of the list I'd also like to add 2 Great Guitarists... these songs take me to a higher place .. Al Di Meola w/ Paco De Lucia " Mediterranean Sundance " https://youtu.be/hhccIfevjCU And Allan Holdsworth. " Devil take the Hindmost " https://youtu.be/zLukR6J-06o.

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sickened1 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Real Name: Ed Location: SoCal Watch: ugiveiswatchuget Posts: 8,961	Gary Moore - Still Got the Blues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O_YMLDvvnw Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q7Vr3yQYWQ Any of Randy Rhoads' live solo really https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxN0mQgQdPM

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BNA/LION 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2011 Real Name: Larry Location: San Diego, CA Watch: ROLEX Posts: 25,193	One of the Greatest Rock Guitarists of All-Time All the above are Fantastic! However, no one has mentioned Joe Banamassa. He is IMHO among the best guitarists players of all times too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Bonamassa Look Joe up and listen to some performances online... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSQw...=RD0u03h73ClZ8 ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u03h73ClZ8 100 Greatest Guitarists Find out who our panel of top guitarists and other experts picked http://www.rollingstone.com/music/li...rists-20111123 __________________ ✦ 28238 President DD 18K/YG ✦ 16610LN SS Sub ✦ 16613 18K/SS Serti ✦ 16550 Exp II Non-Rail Cream Dial ✦ Daytona C 116500 ✦ 126710 BLRO GMT-Master II ✦ NEXT-->? ⛳ Hole In One! 10/3/19 DMCC 5th hole, par 3, 168 yards w/ 4-Iron.

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texex91 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: . Posts: 17,898	Don't need YouTube videos and certainly NOT Rolling Stone magazine to tell me what I think. After seeing SRV live answers the question for me.

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PJ S Banned Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: UK Posts: 3,990	Start as you mean to go on… https://youtu.be/XAbO7IcIG_o https://youtu.be/YYXHdFUAqK4 John Sykes being…well, John Sykes. https://youtu.be/hfsZ4EzSn80 And you don’t get any more technical than a perfect chromatic scale… https://youtu.be/XNh-KkhGlsA?t=4m50s

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fmc000 Banned Join Date: Sep 2011 Real Name: Fabio Location: Como - Italy Posts: 4,811	Paige in Stairway to Heaven. Nothing else comes even close IMHO.

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