^^^ im listening to a ton of queen at work now . they were some amazing songwriters.

8/2/2007 10:49:37 AM

i didn't notice eric johnson's "cliffs of dover" yet, but that whole song is rediculous.

on a random note i'm gonna throw in darkest hour's "tranquil." it's not the most amazing solo ever, but the squeal at 1:47 is brilliantly placed and makes me cream my jeans everytime. not to mention it's a pretty technical bit.

8/2/2007 10:52:28 AM

both good ones.

8/2/2007 10:55:33 AM

Quote :

"I always liked Living Colour's Cult of Personality solo"

scotieb24

I agree.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=RZ5SVDYBNrY

V Your Internet connection is working, yes?

[Edited on August 2, 2007 at 11:14 AM. Reason : .]

8/2/2007 11:05:28 AM

hmm remember the song but not the solo. i remember the main riff tho hehe

8/2/2007 11:11:37 AM

yea it is but i moved my CPU at work to the floor today and my headphones have a short cord, hard to listen to stuff online because they dont reach all the way up to my ears from the back of the box

[Edited on August 2, 2007 at 3:07 PM. Reason : ]

8/2/2007 3:07:29 PM

Cliffs of Dover!

8/6/2007 7:28:01 PM

Dethklok - Thunderhorse

8/6/2007 9:17:58 PM

Arch Enemy - Fields of Desolation '99.

8/21/2007 7:57:24 PM

check these out

Led Zeppelin "since i've been loving you"
http://youtube.com/watch?v=89yw7wqoaio

dire straits "sutans of swing" THIS VERSION
http://youtube.com/watch?v=M5HpquY3yzA

johnny winter-jumping jack flash
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xIIDqH8q0Dw

stevie ray vaughan-texas flood

Narciso Yepes - Concierto de Aranjuez (2) (just give it a try)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=RxwceLlaODM

Enjoy

11/6/2007 8:51:57 PM

^
Wow, good clip of JW with the "still alive and well" line up of randy hobbs and richard hughes.
I know he denounces his rock and roll days now, but I loved those early albums.

my fav solo of all time is Highway 61 revisited off the "captured live" album.

11/7/2007 9:04:09 AM

Quote :

"on some levels i agree. a lot of nirvana's solos fit their songs perfectly and were 'good solos' from the standpoint of filling that gap in the song. still very few of them i would consider for a 'best solos ever' list, theyre just serving their purpose. "

agree, I can't believe someone mentioned Heart Shaped Box

I'm surprised no one has mentioned any Randy Rhoads stuff but

I'll go ahead and say them bones - Jerry Cantrell although most guitar experts tell me Dirt is his best solo

[Edited on November 7, 2007 at 1:12 PM. Reason : k]

11/7/2007 1:08:26 PM

everyone is wrong but me.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=kRJRUTBdsQo

11/7/2007 2:13:30 PM

Quote :

"on some levels i agree. a lot of nirvana's solos fit their songs perfectly and were 'good solos' from the standpoint of filling that gap in the song. still very few of them i would consider for a 'best solos ever' list, theyre just serving their purpose."

It's been a while since I've sat and listened to some of their albums but weren't a lot of Nirvana's solos just single note picks of the rhythm raised a couple of octaves? They fit because they're the same.

11/7/2007 2:26:32 PM

yeah, cobain usually just played the vocal line embellished just a little

11/7/2007 2:37:19 PM

I'm a sucker for a Tom Morello solo.

11/12/2007 4:29:32 AM

ttttt

9/2/2008 9:04:56 PM

Normal People Music: Probably any van halen song
Rock Fans: Megadeth Marty Friedman days
Metal fans: The Funeral Portrait by Opeth is probably the best solo i've ever heard in my life.

around 4:30 Mike and peter's ability to play from pretty much random chord progressions that don't really fit together always amazed me.

Another example here at like 3:35ish. Only thing by Frederik that lives up to peter's place in opeth.


Most technical? probably something by Bumblefoot or Guthrie Govan. Their styles just transcend too many genres. Its rare to find people like them who are extremely talented at playing metal, jazz, fusion, blues, flamenco, big band and at the same time have incredible presence and originality.

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9/2/2008 9:31:51 PM

achilles last stand (jimmy page)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O009qpW1VEY

oh lord jesus yes

all along the watchtower (jimi)

[Edited on September 2, 2008 at 11:54 PM. Reason : i]

9/2/2008 11:51:50 PM

Only For The Weak - In Flames

[Edited on September 3, 2008 at 12:22 AM. Reason : ]

9/3/2008 12:21:37 AM

my favorite solo this year has probably been

Arsis - We Are The Nightmare

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKOy2yyVlSA

1:35 - 2:10

9/3/2008 12:35:08 AM

^ Not much of a solo, but the song "locked and loaded" really pumps me up. maybe its all that double bass in the breakdown

9/3/2008 1:23:15 AM

Growing on Me- The Darkness

9/3/2008 1:59:28 AM

^^haha thanks. thats always the crowd favorite live.

9/3/2008 7:14:22 AM

all of Birds of Fire.

9/3/2008 7:21:25 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXGYu0hrUwU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmddP2cJkJ8

Nels Cline is my deity.

9/3/2008 8:57:08 AM

Joe Satriani - Surfing with the Alien

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjNAeELQ_Z8

Steve Vai - Bad Horsie

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

These two can write / execute solos like no others

9/3/2008 10:06:02 AM

Quote :

"Surfing with the Alien"

definitely. probably his best song.

I like Paul Gilbert the best out of "that" group of players though

9/3/2008 10:29:28 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lZeUqbVW18 Goes off at ~ 4 min mark.

9/3/2008 10:41:24 AM

jeff beck, "big block" from '07 crossroads festival:
Oh, and I want his bass player (tal wilkenfield)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV7OAWs2Q30

and aslo from crossroads, but '04

clapton doing "I shot the sherrif"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10qLYy6hiFQ

9/3/2008 1:18:12 PM

A nice little "Glory" from one Jacob Cinninger (skip to about 3 minutes in if you have ADD):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ed_0MwtAsU

9/3/2008 4:55:55 PM

led zep-since ive been loving you
pearl jam- yellow ledbetter
pink floyd- comfortably numb

9/3/2008 5:27:18 PM

This is a fun song to play. I wish I were better at it.

Summertime - Janis Joplin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzNEgcqWDG4

Three other great (though guitarless) versions:

...with Ms. Holiday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5ddqniqxFM

...with Ms. Fitzgerald and Mr. Louis Armstrong (my favorite version of this song).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yKgAEkCKxY

...as it was originally
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JpPkp1f0So

[Edited on September 3, 2008 at 9:31 PM. Reason : ]

9/3/2008 9:27:09 PM

at the 5:30 mark

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu_CW0erzCA

9/3/2008 11:14:49 PM

Quote :

"I'm a sucker for a Tom Morello solo."

wow I'm the opposite, to me they just sound like he tried to play a couple of chords and then the amplifier blew a fuse

[Edited on September 4, 2008 at 12:02 PM. Reason : k]

9/4/2008 12:00:36 PM

Try out this Blackmore solo (don't be distracted by the first 30-45 secs):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLyqdzu-F4k

Btw, had the good fortune to see Eric Johnson a few times back around 1980-1 when he toured about in TX prior to his studio albums. His sets were more blues rock oriented than his later studio material - which is to say, some smoking jams.

9/4/2008 3:38:48 PM

the first thing that comes to mind is the end of "Chickamauga" by Uncle Tupelo
it is a guitar breakdown/solo that, to me, sums up and entire band and, further, movement of music

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

Favorite soloists include Frank Zappa, Duane Allman, Jerry Garcia, and Dave Gilmour.

But the guy whose solos I feel like I remember, note-for-note, when I listen to an album or show over again, is Trey Anastasio. Sweetest fucking tone, the whole band is full of amazing musicians and outsiders overlook that fact due to "antics" and "the scene."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lWi1dGT9UY he SHREDS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjdtttgAGTM good quality on this one, from the doc

9/5/2008 2:28:25 PM