Like A Hurricane - Neil Young and Crazy Horse. Despairingly anguished.
Star Spangled Banner - Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock, the most devastatingly emotional solo on record. Just a noise to those that don't get it.
Maggot Brain - Funkadelic, drug despair through a guitar.
Voodoo Chile - Hendrix. Cosmic as they used to say.
Summer Breeze and That Lady - Isley Bros. Full album versions, from 3+3. Ernie Isley influenced by Hendrix.
Short ones are often the best,
Only You can Rock Me - UFO. Wonderfully soulful and melodic, which also applies to :-
Big Love - Fleetwood Mac
Live Forever - Oasis
A lot of Thin Lizzy songs.
Don't forget the jangly sound,
Byrds - Turn Turn Turn! Mr Tambourine Man.
Smiths - Heaven Knows..., There is a Light..., Boy With the Thorn...
The "fade out" guitar solo on the Carpenters "Goodbye to love," by the late Tony Peluso shows some inventiveness, played over a short repeated chord progression.
My favourite piece of music, for anything, everything, ever : Jan Akkerman (Focus) - Birth.
Johnny Marr (The Smiths) - Draize Train.
Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac) - Man Of The World.
George Kooymans (Golden Earring) - Vanilla Queen.
Tom Scholz (Boston) - More Than A Feeling.
Dave Gilmour (Pink Floyd) - Sheep.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYYW_WwYHuM
or Johnny Marr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGnjrTkv1gs
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One of my favourite solos is by Andy Latimer of Camel on Lady Fantasy (Peter Bardens on organ)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAfhNaJ9b68
Also love David Gilmores solo on Fat old sun.
On 'Caledonia' by Robin Trower.
Les Paul.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dxYncc0fy8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTThuS8moYU
Robertson and Gorham...especially Gorham's solo, which gets a huge, well-deserved round of applause after it.
I like that too
Star Spangled Banner - Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock, the most devastatingly emotional solo on record. Just a noise to those that don't get it.
Maggot Brain - Funkadelic, drug despair through a guitar.
Voodoo Chile - Hendrix. Cosmic as they used to say.
Summer Breeze and That Lady - Isley Bros. Full album versions, from 3+3. Ernie Isley influenced by Hendrix.
Short ones are often the best,
Only You can Rock Me - UFO. Wonderfully soulful and melodic, which also applies to :-
Big Love - Fleetwood Mac
Live Forever - Oasis
A lot of Thin Lizzy songs.
Don't forget the jangly sound,
Byrds - Turn Turn Turn! Mr Tambourine Man.
Smiths - Heaven Knows..., There is a Light..., Boy With the Thorn...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueHgJZST6YM
Johnny Marr (The Smiths) - Draize Train.
Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac) - Man Of The World.
George Kooymans (Golden Earring) - Vanilla Queen.
Tom Scholz (Boston) - More Than A Feeling.
Dave Gilmour (Pink Floyd) - Sheep.
Ace Frehley from Kiss. Awesome.
Ace Frehley "Snow Blind"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX6UlUqLlxY
(One of many examples.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2DIqdm3kTc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDxXsKwjbIc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxKFvX66t2Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgto0W8H9YQ
I've met Brian and he's an absolute gentleman.
Eric Clapton's solo on 'Badge'.
Some other great choices mentioned in the thread as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V9tSQuIzbQ
Song Without Words - Classical Guitar Solo by John Williams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxllnQd8L44
Indeed. It was a sad day when we lost Karen Carpenter.
Sorry, if this is off topic, but this song is lovely.
The Carpenters - Top Of The World (Digital Remaster)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM4IIChhi7A
That's a good 'rock' solo in a pop song.
Oh my goodness, I'm not alone. I adore funkadelic