Best Guitar Solo ever

footballcrazy

Whats your favourate Live guitar Solo. Morello's two guitar solo's in this song have to be up there with the best.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp-oDAxx8So

delbertgrady

Frank Zappa - Watermelon in Easter Hay

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBQPkLuwy80

irish_bob

this is going to sound really really naff but i really love the short guitar solo in the song ON THE BEECH by chris rea , heard it on the radio a few days ago and while not a great song or a great artist , i love it

Rigsby

This is one of my favourite guitar solos. Larry Carlton with Steely Dan. Could n't find a live version with Larry playing. The solo starts at 2m 19seconds ( for the more impatient among you ). Short but very sweet !!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d23Z-_ki_Dc

slipss

Cool idea for a thread. So hard to pick just one but right now I'd have to say my favourite has to be Sterling Morrison's (i think) solo for The Velvet Underground on Oh! Sweet Nuthin'. The songs littered with great little licks but the main solo kicks in at 5:10.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_Qo2-vQXQ4

MagicMarker

As a young teenager i was a big fan of Bon Jovi and i bought the live at wembley tape, there are a few solos on that which are still favourites of mine to this day and Richie Sambora is one of the reasons i picked up the guitar....

Wanted Dead or Alive, solo @ 5.00, although i recommend listening to the whole thing as it's a slow build up, plus it's feckin awesome!!!

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

Blaze of Glory, solo @ 3.25

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

Pretty much the most awesome guitar tone i've ever heard.... imo:)

I'd post more but i'd be here all night....

Nephilim Wolf

A few come to mind that are truly spectacular and not self indulgent or forgettable. Gaia by Tiamat (much like Comfortably Numb this class song has two solos, one the middle and one at the very end), Break The Silence by NFD (its nearly a five minute solo, buts class and very memorable) and of course Comfortably Numb which as two solos, one in the middle and one at the end.

IanCurtis

I have a little place in my heart for Belinda Carlisle's "Leave A
Light On"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgNwS52-Iy4

(solo begins at 3:05)

and Suede's "Sound Of The Streets" for pure late night emotional sounds [could only get a youtuber for this song]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFJRB0PTa3A

(solo begins at 2:48)

They're quite similar actually, when I hear them together.

steveone

too many to list..

kirk hammett, fade to black .
mark knopfler,sultans of swing, private investigations and telegraph road
gary moore w' lizzy, black rose

then there's Death and chet atkins...

IanCurtis

MagicMarker wrote: »

Pretty much the most awesome guitar tone i've ever heard.... imo:)

I'd post more but i'd be here all night....

Too self-indulgent

This is a man enjoying playing the guitar, Bernard Butler on Jools Holland...check out from 3:40 of the clip to see someone born with a guitar attached to their hip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwp0G9LVuAY

Nephilim Wolf

steveone wrote: »

too many to list..

kirk hammett, fade to black .
mark knopfler,sultans of swing, private investigations and telegraph road
gary moore w' lizzy, black rose

then there's Death and chet atkins...

All those songs are class, and the solos are unforgettable.

MagicMarker

IanCurtis wrote: »

Too self-indulgent

This is a man enjoying playing the guitar, Bernard Butler on Jools Holland...check out from 3:40 of the clip to see someone born with a guitar attached to their hip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwp0G9LVuAY

hahaha, you think the clips i've shown are self indulgent? Wow, they're actually quite tame compared to most, what the hell do you listen to?

As for your clip, great song and i was expecting great things at 3.40 but was highly let down. Making noises does not a musician make... or something.

juvenal

I remember seeing this on 2TV one Sunday morning as a young lad on what was Network 2. It always stuck in my head. . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18FgnFVm5k0

slipss

juvenal wrote: »

I remember seeing this on 2TV one Sunday morning as a young lad on what was Network 2. It always stuck in my head. . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18FgnFVm5k0

Ahh yeah, seen that performance before, class stuff, was the first time I heard any of Gary Moore's solo stuff, petty all his other solo work sounds near identical to Parisienne Walkways.

mardybumbum

OMG! So many great solos to choose from but I suppose its got to be slash's solo on rocket queen from the live era album. The use of the voicebox is epic!

Plus this guy aint so bad!


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

ball ox

Bob Marley - No Woman No Cry, probably the only guitar solo on the planet that does not make me cringe. Pure magic.

slipss

mardybumbum wrote: »

OMG! So many great solos to choose from but I suppose its got to be slash's solo on rocket queen from the live era album. The use of the voicebox is epic!

Plus this guy aint so bad!


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

Heh, poor strat guy, didn't know what he was letting himself in for. Is that really you with the les paul, yeah?

Xavi6

Muse - Hysteria
Guns 'n' Roses - November Rain
Scorpions - Winds of Change

MagicMarker

mardybumbum wrote: »

OMG! So many great solos to choose from but I suppose its got to be slash's solo on rocket queen from the live era album. The use of the voicebox is epic!

Plus this guy aint so bad!


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

Well that was cringeworthy!!

Howard the Duck

Daft Punk - "Aerodynamic"

the merchant

Well the cringiest has to be Europe "The Final Countdown" but I always liked Prince Purple Rain.

markesmith

"Heard Her Call My Name" - Velvet Underground. Half of it's feedback, but it influenced so many bands. Such a great solo. Plug coming: wrote an article about this for the blog, it's...here.

Dudess

the merchant wrote: »

Prince Purple Rain.

Yep, top notch.

Also, Don't Fear The Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult (cowbell comments not necessary ).

Sherifu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zEZriQOA2o

SugarandSpice:)

HAS to be Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird!!

MagicMarker

SugarandSpice:) wrote: »

HAS to be Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird!!

That is a good solo, however it's about 60 seconds too long!

Call Me Jimmy

All you need is Purple Rain and Maggot Brain.


Anyone who hasn't listened to Maggot Brain has to check it out...
First part, he's told his mother is dead, second half he finds out she's alive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh3bleXWaCk

MagicMarker

I can't be arsed to find youtube vids so i'll just make a list...

AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode
Cream - Crossroads
Cream - Badge
Cream - White Room
Guns N Roses - Estranged
Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Queen - Somebody to Love
Steve Vai - For the Love of God
The Eagles - Hotel California
Thin Lizzy - Don't Believe a Word
Thin Lizzy - Waiting for an Alibi

dr.bollocko

Goddammit STAIRWAY!
Or that bit in GNR version of Knockin on Heaven's door has some fantastic solos.
And just to get them out of the way, Highway star, Layla, Little Wing, All along the Watchtower, Eruption, Bohemian Rhapsody.
The Guitar solo is most at home in the hands of a classic rocker. let's face it.
Love those solos. Falling around drunk with my strat, bottle of whiskey for a slide, playing along badly to any of the above is my idea of a great night.
OK so it was my brother's wedding, but I was in the zone man.
The first ten seconds of little wing was album quality.

slipss

Howard the Duck wrote: »

Daft Punk - "Aerodynamic"

Does that really count considering its synthesized? Not really a guitar solo, more a computer algorithm.

herbieflowers

MagicMarker wrote: »

I can't be arsed to find youtube vids so i'll just make a list...

AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode
Cream - Crossroads
Cream - Badge
Cream - White Room
Guns N Roses - Estranged
Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Queen - Somebody to Love
Steve Vai - For the Love of God
The Eagles - Hotel California
Thin Lizzy - Don't Believe a Word
Thin Lizzy - Waiting for an Alibi

ah, my pleasure in playing that song on Guitar Hero - baaaam!

zero19

Two words....Rory Gallagher! Thread over

JerryHandbag

Cant argue with Rory!!

Maybe not the best solo, but the cheekiest has to be the riff from Motorcycle Emptiness by Manic Street Preachers, considering the guitarist said he basically just copied the string bit from Dancing Queen by Abba!

abouttobebanned

The Knack - My Sharona

dr.bollocko

abouttobebanned wrote: »

The Knack - My Sharona

Good buddy while that is a fantastic song, that is one of the worst, most misplaced chewing gum solos a song has ever ever had. It's a Don't fear the reaper of a solo, nightmarishly horrible to the human ear.

Alanstrainor

How has no one mentioned Stevie Ray Vaughan yet???????

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZWQjA3ha4s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YIHvK5WN7I

Firetrap

Has to be Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd. The second solo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wtiNzci1Wc

Jay P

Firetrap wrote: »

Has to be Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd. The second solo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wtiNzci1Wc

I agree One bazillion percent. That solo is completely epic. It defines how you should play guitar. David Gilmour is the greatest guitarist ever. That is a solid fact.

More evidence of this:


Money

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hkjkTe5kZE

Another Brick In The Wall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_bvT-DGcWw

I love those solos

Duff_Man

yeh the comfortably numb solo is amazin! heard it yesterday for the first time in forever yesterday and i was blown away all over again from it!

Kid V

I love comfortably numb and all things floyd and pink

Jonny Greenwood's (Radiohead) solo at the end of Go to Sleep is interesting...........

Scram

I know there is better but ive got a few i really like;

Faith no More-Ashes to ashes
Aerosmith-Living on the edge

mardybumbum

slipss wrote: »

Heh, poor strat guy, didn't know what he was letting himself in for. Is that really you with the les paul, yeah?

Aye, twas me on the les paul. Its only an epiphone but it does the job!

CRINGEWORTHY??????:eek::eek:
(cries)
In all fairness now I didnt have a clue how long the guy had been playing. Was just a bit of fun at the end of a gig. :cool:

J.S. Pill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdk9UV5n0-M

This is what happens when you take guitar playing to its logical conclusion.

I don't know....

IanCurtis

MagicMarker wrote: »

I can't be arsed to find youtube vids so i'll just make a list...

AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode
Cream - Crossroads
Cream - Badge
Cream - White Room
Guns N Roses - Estranged
Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Queen - Somebody to Love
Steve Vai - For the Love of God
The Eagles - Hotel California
Thin Lizzy - Don't Believe a Word
Thin Lizzy - Waiting for an Alibi

How dull is that list of well-known guitar solos.

As me oul fella once said, if you've nothing useful to say, say nothing.

Hotel California indeed :rolleyes:

This poster's access to the music forum should be revoked immediately. Sky One's top 50 guitar solos with Terri Dwyer is where they belong.

MagicMarker

There's a reason why they're well known.

Captain Darling

The wig out at the end of both Just and Paranoid Android by Radiohead. Both fairly simple, but they butter my toast.:)

IanCurtis

MagicMarker wrote: »

There's a reason why they're well known.

Whenever I read a thread on boards I think: Can I add something new, something that others won't have thought of? At no point do I think: I'll just list the usual ****ty predictable answer and at least I'm still contributing. At least I'm keeping up the banal, mundane, sleep-inducing moronic replies they expect of me.

I do try, sometimes I offend, but next time you feel like contributing, think first.

As I said, your music access should be revoked.

Scram

IanCurtis wrote: »

How dull is that list of well-known guitar solos.

As me oul fella once said, if you've nothing useful to say, say nothing.

Hotel California indeed :rolleyes:

This poster's access to the music forum should be revoked immediately. Sky One's top 50 guitar solos with Terri Dwyer is where they belong.

Dude that video in ur sig rolf

MagicMarker

IanCurtis wrote: »

Whenever I read a thread on boards I think: Can I add something new, something that others won't have thought of? At no point do I think: I'll just list the usual ****ty predictable answer and at least I'm still contributing. At least I'm keeping up the banal, mundane, sleep-inducing moronic replies they expect of me.

I do try, sometimes I offend, but next time you feel like contributing, think first.

As I said, your music access should be revoked.

Are you always so blatant with your trolling?

JLemmon

Mick Ronson on Bowie's Moonage Daydream album version

JimiTime

Clapton - Why has love got to be so sad

Jimmy Page - Since I've Been Loving You

The Eagles - Hotel California (though it seems to offend the indie snobs)

Gary Moore - Black Rose

All the above, rather than just being self indulgent, are a great blend of melody and skill. I listen not to just go 'wow, what a great player', but also they sound great melody wise.