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Old 30-12-2010, 17:47
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In tandem with my "Top 10 rock guitarists" thread, here's one where you can mention or link to your favourite solos.

Mine would include:

Intro to and bridge for "Sweet child o' mine" (Guns and Roses)
Outro to "Hotel California" (Eagles)
Outro to "Don't tell me you love me" (Night Ranger)
Intro to "Follow me" (Rory Gallagher)
Intro to "Bat out of Hell" (Meat Loaf)
Solo from "Number of the beast" (Iron Maiden)
Solo/bridge from "Dry county" (Bon Jovi)
Outro to "Who's crying now" (Journey)

and loads more I can't think of at the moment....
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Old 30-12-2010, 19:02
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Intro to Layla by Derek and the Dominoes
Duane Allman's solo in Hey Jude by Wilson Pickett
intro to Green Grass and High Tides Forever - Outlaws
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Old 30-12-2010, 19:35
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Some good ones above but one that is often missed is the one at the end of the Carpenters Goodbye To Love.
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Old 30-12-2010, 19:37
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Absolutely! For a non-rock band, the solo at the end of that song knocks you over! I did say "rock solos" but in fairness, that one has to be let in!
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Old 30-12-2010, 19:46
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Off the top of my head, My Sharona by The Knack and Black Rose by Thin Lizzy.
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Old 30-12-2010, 19:54
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Most of David Gilmour's and John Petrucci's solos

Hotel California
Easy (Like Sunday Morning)

To name a few
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Old 30-12-2010, 19:58
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Intro to Layla by Derek and the Dominoes
Duane Allman's solo in Hey Jude by Wilson Pickett
intro to Green Grass and High Tides Forever - Outlaws
Someone else who remembers the Outlaws!!!

I thought it was only me..............

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Old 30-12-2010, 21:09
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For me...Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac playing Oh Well Part 2. The acoustic guitar solo is wonderful:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knZlt...eature=related

The particular part I like starts at around 6.37 but then again the the whole of Oh Well is great!

Sadly there are no live performances of Part 2 that I know of but take a look/listen at Part 1 - fantastic stuff!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE4HG...eature=related
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Old 30-12-2010, 22:22
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Some more just came to mind:-

"Parisienne walkways" (Gary Moore and Phil Lynott)
"Solilioquoy (the lonliest place in the world) by Ten, who probably no-one knows...
"Sultans of swing" (Dire Straits)
"Telegraph road" (Dire Straits)
"Go your own way" (Fleetwood Mac)
"Comfortably numb" (How did I forget THAT??) -- Pink Floyd
and of course virtually all of "Shine on you crazy diamond"!
"I can't tell you why" (Eagles)

The list goes on...
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Old 30-12-2010, 23:56
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The Best Of Times (Dream Theater)

The guitar solo and the outro is excellent John Petrucci. It is over 13 minutes of excellence and a great ballard/rock song about Mike Portnoy's father who died.
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Old 31-12-2010, 00:09
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love Bellamy's solo in Citizen Erased (Muse)

Slash's in SCOM (GNR)
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Old 31-12-2010, 01:02
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Someone else who remembers the Outlaws!!!

I thought it was only me..............

LOL no remember them well loved Green Grass and High Tides Forever, classic song


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R82OM5tzcrk
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Old 31-12-2010, 02:06
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Surprisingly, I was able to find that Ten song on YT. The video is nothing (literally: it's a black screen!) but the song has to be heard to be believed. Solo starts at 06:40 and goes on to the end of the song ---- superb in every way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DACJcsJ-9sg
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Old 31-12-2010, 02:39
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Metallica - Unforgiven - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUHFfR8hWcA#t=3m35s
Alice in Chains - Man In The Box - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YiKZJar-lk#t=2m59s
Jimi Hendrid - Hey Joe - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mBjG9chIFw#t=1m40s
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Old 31-12-2010, 04:05
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Wasted Years: Iron Maiden
Revelations and heart of a dragon: Dragonforce
Be good to yourself (outro): Journey
Brighton Rock: Queen
Queen is dead (outro): Smiths
Mr Brownstone: GNR

Off the top of my head anyway
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Old 31-12-2010, 05:46
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Couple of obscure ones...

Iron Maiden - The Prisoner (from about 3:40 on)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_HQeLMGer4

Pearl Jam - Little Wing/Maggot Brain (live bootleg)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_HQeLMGer4

Fleetwood Mac - Tango in the Night (from about 2:40 on)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1s-RaSlSXY

Blue Oyster Cult - Veteran of the Psychic Wars (8 min Live version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zpshDMDna8
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Old 31-12-2010, 09:07
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qotsa 'no one knows'.
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Old 31-12-2010, 11:48
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Mick Taylor (Rolling Stones) - Sympathy for the Devil (Live - Get Yer Ya Ya's Out)
Dave Gilmour - Money
Jimmy Page - Stairway to Heaven/Black Dog/Since I've Been Loving You
Eric Clapton - Crossroads (Live)
Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile
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Old 31-12-2010, 12:55
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I may think of others but one that stands out is within Coldplay's Fix You.
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Old 31-12-2010, 13:12
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Boredom by The Buzzcocks.

It was the antithesis of guitar solos, it was only two notes.

Slayer - Angel of Death

Kerry King's guitar work, especially in Slayer's early days, just gives me goosebumps.
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Old 31-12-2010, 13:15
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Muse - Thoughts of a Dying Athiest. Short solo, but fantastic.
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Old 31-12-2010, 13:21
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I saw the light - Todd Rundgren
The high note at the end of the guitar solo still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up even after listening to it thousands of times over the years.
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Old 31-12-2010, 13:23
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Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O'Mine
Guns N' Roses - The Garden
Metallica - Wherever I May Roam
Metallica - Creeping Death
Megadeth - Tornado Of Souls
AC/DC - Let There Be Rock
Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child
Judas Priest - Painkiller
Pantera - Cemetary Gates
Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears

Could have named about 100 more!
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Old 17-01-2011, 21:27
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Mick Ronson , outro to Starman by Bowie. Townshend middle break Anywhere , Anyhow , Anywhere . Joanne Shaw Taylor Going Home.OK the last one's more Blues than Rock but still great.
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Old 17-01-2011, 22:07
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I like the guitar solos in the middle of Hendrix's All Along the Watchtower.
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