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Favourite Guitar Solo?

ManWithThePlan · 2003-01-13 11:04:52

Simple question, what's your favourite guitar solo? Mine would have to be the reeaaaalllyy long solo in: lynard skynard - freebird. Class. :)

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Simple question, what's your favourite guitar solo?

Mine would have to be the reeaaaalllyy long solo in:
lynard skynard - freebird.

Class.

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#2 13-01-2003 11:19am

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Dream Theater - Fatal Tragedy.

Fookin amazing four minute long solo, with unreal sweeps, in-human shredding. And all of it has melody aswell. Truely one of the greatest solos ever!

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#3 13-01-2003 3:31pm

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Led Zep - Whole Lotta love.
Although that's more than likely down to the fact that I've just learned it!!

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#4 13-01-2003 5:25pm

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Metallica - Master of Puppets

This song is made by that solo

Extreme - Play with me

Damn this one is fast, cant choose between them.

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#5 13-01-2003 10:15pm

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Slash's Snakepit - Serial Killer

It's a ridiculously amazing solo, and has remained my favourite since the day I heard it.

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#6 13-01-2003 10:28pm

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Anathema - Sleepless

The solo to that send shivers down my spine every time I hear it... It's unbeleivable.

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#7 13-01-2003 10:49pm

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hmmm, Fade to black - metallica or
Alive - pearl jam

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#8 14-01-2003 12:33am

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hmmm ...i'd have to pick a few...

soma/porcelina - smashin' pumpkins
aphrodisiac jacket/love removal machine - the cult
guns and roses - estranged( off the live double cd)
hendrix - all along the watchtower
prince - purple rain
suede - animal lover
lizzy - i'm still in love with you (from live & dangerous)

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#9 14-01-2003 9:57pm

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hmm. i think mines would be:
Whiskey In The Jar - Thin Lizzy
The Trooper - Iron Maiden

actually a lot of iron maiden songs have truly rocking solo's.

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#10 14-01-2003 10:05pm

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loads really... but ones that spring to mind are

deep purple - highway star
thin lizzy - the rocker (long version)

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#11 14-01-2003 10:30pm

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Hmmmm..... as stressed above, so many to chose from.

Off the top of my head i'd probably say:

Slash - Guns n Roses - Nightrain
John Frusciante - RHCP - I could have lied
Mark Knophler - Dire Straits - Sultans of swing
Hughy Morgan - FLC - Couldn't Get it Right

Just a few there. As you can tell, speed alone doesn't quite cut it for me. (DIE BUCKETHEAD DIE!!!!!!)

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#12 14-01-2003 10:45pm

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Dave Gilmore - Comfortably Numb

Mike.

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#13 14-01-2003 10:58pm

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Aye gilmours 2nd solo in comfortably numb, more to do with the actual song than any particular genius in the solo, but it works so well.

Apart from that Lynyrd Skynyrd (Gary Rossington in paricular) - Free Bird .. absolutely amazing.. and hella long

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#14 14-01-2003 11:03pm

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best solo ever...mmm probably metallica one, but then again jimi hendrix's voodoo chile is hella good.....mmmm or what aboot...this drag on for a while, but ill stop it here.

Im a hemrit living in a hole.

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#15 15-01-2003 10:00am

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Best solos in the world, ever!
Pearl jam - Alive
GnR - Sweet Child O' Mine
Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love

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#16 15-01-2003 10:11am

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Led Zepplin - Stairway to Heaven.
Thin Lizzy - Still in love with you (Live and Dangerous)
Mark Knoffler - Sultans of Swing
Guns N Roses - November Rain

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#17 15-01-2003 10:45am

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Another solo that springs to mind is the outro solo to:
metallica - fade to black
One hell of a solo and it fits in so well with James' rythm guitar in the background.

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#18 15-01-2003 6:00pm

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Originally posted by RicardoSmith
Sweet Child O Mine (ok its naff now but it was brilliant at first)

Naff? I think not! Brilliant song, and fabulous guitar solo!

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#19 15-01-2003 9:33pm

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Originally posted by Washout

Guns N Roses - November Rain

Hehe, which one......:D

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#20 15-01-2003 9:47pm

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Yeah that was hilarious. Har Har!:rolleyes:

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#21 16-01-2003 11:35am

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well iv a ****in long list so may as well start

dream theater; fatal tragedy
arch enemy; enemy within
slayer;seasons in the abyss
down; stone the crow
stev vai.erotic nightmare
megadeath; hanger 18 + dread and the fugative mind
pantera; domination
testament;over the wall
morbid angel;where the slime lives + sworn to the black and angel of disease
iced earth;melancholy
in flames;jester script transfigured.

and thats just a few of the mother ****ers.all kick ass solos and all kick ass bands!

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#22 16-01-2003 11:53am

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reason for nick`

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#23 16-01-2003 1:07pm

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Attitude - Sepultura

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#24 16-01-2003 6:56pm

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Best solos:

Pearl Jam - Alive, Evenflow, Rearviewmirror etc
Alice In Chains - Them Bones, Dam That River, We Die Young etc
Jerry Cantrell - Angel Eyes

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#25 16-01-2003 9:17pm

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perry mason - ozzy

sweet child o mine

or evenflow from the pearl jam live touring band 2000 dvd!!!!!!!

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#26 17-01-2003 9:33am

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There's a live version of Rocket Queen around, that has the most amazing guitar solo from Slash. Lot's of effects... sounds great.

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#27 17-01-2003 10:04am

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a few off the top of my head..

Pink Floyd - Brick in the wall
Queen - I want to break free
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the jar
GnR - Sweet child o mine

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#28 17-01-2003 10:24am

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iron maiden - the trooper
metallica - fade to black

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Deliverance - banjo and guitar.
Zorba the Greek - Theme song.
Sultans of Swing - Special 3 minute solo
Wedding Present - Bizarro
GnR - Sweet Child O' mine
Pink Floyd - Shine on you crazy diamond

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#30 17-01-2003 11:26am

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band : pavement
album : brighten the corners
track : embassy row
at 1:02 (ish) wow.

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#31 17-01-2003 11:36am

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Originally posted by Dr. Dre
hmmm, Fade to black - metallica or
Alive - pearl jam

are u into dr dre or somthing.

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#32 17-01-2003 6:16pm

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evenflow is always class live. mike mccready improvs live all the time for the solo, but it always ends up class!!

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#33 17-01-2003 6:39pm

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I've just read everyones favorite guitar solo and theres not one real music fan amongst you. Not once was Frank Zappa mentioned:( Not once did he play the same solo everyone as different as the one before.

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#34 17-01-2003 6:47pm

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only band i know that does that really is Iron Maiden

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#35 17-01-2003 8:20pm

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Jimmy Page did some class solos, improved all the time.
Favourite solos at the moment:

Led Zeppelin - Since I've been loving you
Led Zeppelin - The Ocean (the final bit)
Guns n Roses - Bad apples
Slash's Snakepit - Back and Forth again (nice build up)
Ram Jam - Black Betty (The country sounding one)
Radiohead - Paranoid android
Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing

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#36 17-01-2003 9:23pm

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Originally posted by francie brady
I've just read everyones favorite guitar solo and theres not one real music fan amongst you. Not once was Frank Zappa mentioned:( Not once did he play the same solo everyone as different as the one before.

Yeah I know Zappa is a great guitarist. I heard one of his cd's (my friend has it). He sounds like John Petrucci on crack when he plays his solos. Now thats saying something! But you have to remember that this is a Rock/Metal forum. Zappa is Jazz isn't he?

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#37 17-01-2003 11:00pm

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My Fav guitar solo's of all time are; Van Halen - hot for teacher!!!!
It rocks and so do VH(preferably with David Lee Roth), i don't care what anyone else says!!!
Derek and the Dominoes - Layla, wow!!! In the words of eddie wally Mein Gott, That's nice!!!

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#38 18-01-2003 12:11am

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Yeah "Hot for teacher" is good, I especially like the "jazzy" part.

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#39 18-01-2003 11:13pm

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What about Van Halen's Eruption? Man, the first time you hear it, it just takes your breath away.

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#40 18-01-2003 11:22pm

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At the end of Paradise City (Guns 'n Roses)

Phantom of The Opera - Iron Maiden - Not difficult, but classic
Mother Russia - Irom Maiden

/me is not worthy

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#41 19-01-2003 1:12am

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my choices:
Metallica: Orion 2nd - Best piece of music ever IMO
Metallica: Master of Puppets 2nd
Metallica: ..And Justice For All (not sure which number...)
In Flames: The Jester Race - not very fast, but so full of feeling.

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#42 19-01-2003 1:23am

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Since there has been little/no mention of Power Metal Id say:
Sinergy - Suicide By my Side
It has a cracker of a solo in it.

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#43 19-01-2003 1:23pm

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Dream Theatre - Fatal Tragedy.
John Petrucci is amazing.

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#44 19-01-2003 1:58pm

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Seen a few ppl mentioned Pearl Jams Rearviewmirror... err wheres the solo in that? theres just the one riff played the whole way through the song iirc

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#45 19-01-2003 2:17pm

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Originally posted by thegills
Deliverance - banjo and guitar.
Zorba the Greek - Theme song.
Sultans of Swing - Special 3 minute solo
Wedding Present - Bizarro
GnR - Sweet Child O' mine
Pink Floyd - Shine on you crazy diamond

Absolutely (although, Zorba didn't have the solo did it? Still class piece done by proper bouzouki players)
to add to them:
A load by Jimi Hendrix
Hotel California (As Ricardo Smith said)

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#46 19-01-2003 8:47pm

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before the 'chorus' at the end there is a solo.

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#47 20-01-2003 1:16pm

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well i would have to say a couple.

Children of the damned - Iron Maiden
Wanderlust(intro) - nightwish (absolutely amazing)
Most of the nightwish stuff is brilliance.
Freebird if you can find a guitarist able to play it then it rocks.
i like a hell of a lot more but i wont mention that at the moment.

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#48 20-01-2003 1:25pm

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Freebird if you can find a guitarist able to play it then it rocks.

I was watching a band playing in one of my locals and they played Freebird.
They had to get a fella they knew from the audience to come up and play that song only.

The solo he played was absolutely amazing, i'd say it was well over 10 minutes, sounded alot like the original, had a few additions and in my opinion sounded better than the original. This guy was playing it so fast and was even playing the solo behind his back.

The band is Men in Black, i think they're from Killkenny and i'd certainly see them again.

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#49 20-01-2003 6:40pm

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Pearl Jam - Cprduroy
Soundgarden - SUperunknown

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#50 20-01-2003 9:32pm

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It's always changing, but at the moment it's Megadeth- Tornado of Souls and Dream Theater- Take the Time (outro solo)

John Petrucci's version of Flight of the bumble bee is pretty amazing as well

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#51 20-01-2003 9:58pm

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Originally posted by Treebeard
John Petrucci's version of Flight of the bumble bee is pretty amazing as well

i downloaded that the other night, and it is fairly fookin good!
:cool:

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