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Hutchy_MuseHutchy_Muse Posts: 7,084
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In your eyes, what is the greatest guitar solo ever?


I reckon it's Slash (Guns N' Roses) for November Rain. It's just so damn awesome!
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    Chief_WahooChief_Wahoo Posts: 1,454
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    Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock doing The Star Spangled Banner.Legendary stuff.

    I don't know enough about rock music to know who played what,but Tuesday's Gone by Lynyrd Skynyrd is sublime guitar work throughout.
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    twassingtontwassington Posts: 163,333
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    Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Chile, all Along the Watchtower, Purple Haze....and on, and on :cool:
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,934
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    Jon Poole, Cardiacs - 'Fiery Gun Hand'...comes in at about at 3.25 :eek:

    (perhaps not the best solo of all time, but well up there for exhilarating off-the-cuffness :))
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    SlaneSlane Posts: 1,021
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    Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb. Gilmour is suberb on this, particularly the version on the live Pulse dvd.
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    finklyfinkly Posts: 669
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    Comfortably Numb's a good one. I love the solos in Dogs by Gilmour as well.

    I'm not a massive fan but Smashing Pumpkins - Soma has probably my favourite guitar solo. Every note is spot on.
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    tangsmantangsman Posts: 3,661
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    Bill Nelson - Banal
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 7,588
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    Chief_Wahoo wrote: »
    Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock doing The Star Spangled Banner.Legendary stuff.

    Probably right...

    "Free Bird" in with a chance

    "Stairway" must be up there too - it may be a bit overdone, but it is a classic.


    "All along the Watchtower" for me
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,580
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    Hutchy_Muse wrote: »
    In your eyes, what is the greatest guitar solo ever?


    I reckon it's Slash (Guns N' Roses) for November Rain. It's just so damn awesome!

    I must be the only GNR fan who can't stand November Rain. :o
    Sweet Child O Mine is their best solo, imo

    While it's probably between All Along The Watchtower or Comfortably Numb for the best ever Iron Maiden deserve an honourable mention. They don't come much better than those in Hallowed Be Thy Name or Rime of the Ancient Mariner (the latter containing 3 of the best minutes you'll find in rock history :))
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 7,588
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    "Eruption" by Van Halen was quite unusual for its time...
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,191
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    Slash on Sweet Child O' Mine...or Freebird...or Iron Maiden's Alexander The Great...or Comfortably Numb...there's so many.
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    Love BearLove Bear Posts: 35,757
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    I thought November Rain before I opened this thread up although I do think that Nuno Bettencourt's Flight of the wounded bumblebee is rather special.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 108
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    I'm quite partial to the one in Don't Stop Believing by Journey myself.

    Also love the one in Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd, and Sweet Child O Mine by Guns N Roses.
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    revolver44revolver44 Posts: 22,766
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    Money - Gilmour. It just fits the song perfectly....
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    Carlos_dfcCarlos_dfc Posts: 8,262
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    So many greats already mentioned.
    I also rate, Comfortably Numb, Money, Eruption, Hendrix @ Woodstock, Stairway and Freebird. And I'm another who much prefers Sweet Child to November Rain (Sweet Child intro is currently my ringtone)

    Also, lately, really getting into Steve Vai's stuff
    A few from Youtube....
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ9uTKItUyM
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw74sDWPH7U
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5BrE1Pi5cU
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    revolver44revolver44 Posts: 22,766
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    If you seriously want to hear guitar playing as an art then chekc out Eric Johnson's "Cliffs Of Dover".
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 938
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    revolver44 wrote: »
    If you seriously want to hear guitar playing as an art then chekc out Eric Johnson's "Cliffs Of Dover".

    Heehee! I was playing that literally minutes ago on Guitar Hero.
    I failed. last time I attempt 'Hard' when I can barely do Medium :p
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    DrPepperDrPepper Posts: 2,655
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    Guns n roses november rain (by slash)
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    sarahcssarahcs Posts: 8,734
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    November Rain isn't even Slash's best solo, never mind the best one ever. Just about anything else he's done is better in guitar solo terms.
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    There`s loads, a couple I`ve been listening to just lately ..

    Empty Rooms and ..Still Got The Blues For You..Gary Moore .great guitar work....
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 519
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    Gilmour's 'Money', Blackmore's 'Child in Time'.

    In context, probably Jimi Hendrix's 'Star Spangled Banner'.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 4,526
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    Alan Holdsworth in Bruford's Beelzebub.
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    Gary moore/thin Lizzy - still in love with you
    Ritchie Blackmore - Highway star
    Paul Rudolph/Pink Fairies - The snake
    Lots of David Gilmour
    Lots of Jimi Hendrix
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    KatduGersKatduGers Posts: 109
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    I definitely agree with Sweet Child O' Mine

    But also I love the guitar solo on The Carpenter's Goodbye To Love

    Makes my spine tingle.
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    KirkfnwKirkfnw Posts: 1,613
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    Another vote for;

    Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
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    stevehotspurstevehotspur Posts: 1,178
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    Carpenters Goodbye To Love
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