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Best Guitar Solos

Posted on 11/21/2008 10:35:08 PM PST by spyone

There is a huge body of knowledge on this site. Would like to know your favorite guitar solos. Please list: -name of song -band -player


TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: guitarsolos; rush
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To: spyone
You have to see Steven King:
Steven King - King of Guitar - Medley

Tuck Andress (Tuck & Patti) - Castles made of Sand, Little Wing

Tuck Andress - Demo

Tuck Andress demonstrating how to play 4 parts at once on one guitar

If you like guys who can shred but are also experts on music theory and modal playing, check out the Godfather of the Guitar Frank Gambale

161 posted on 11/22/2008 8:11:54 AM PST by Bon mots
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To: spyone
Can't resist posting a couple of more of my favorites...

Probably one of the hardest things to play on a guitar is Paganini's 5th Concerto.

The film "Crossroads" featured Steve Vai playing it.

Crossroads - Guitar Duel
The beginning part with the slide was played by Ry Cooder. The part that includes Paganini's 5th was played by Steve Vai.

I like Dimitri Kotranis' version on the classical - gotta see it to believe it.
Dimitris Kotranakis - Paganini's 5th

162 posted on 11/22/2008 8:24:42 AM PST by Bon mots
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To: Salamander
After *all* these years, the intro to Don’t Fear The Reaper *never* fails to send chills down my spine.

For some reason, the * ONLY * thing that I hear whenever that song is played is the damned cowbell!

Mark

163 posted on 11/22/2008 8:39:35 AM PST by MarkL
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To: HangThemHigh
Trevor Rabin And You & I Yes

That was Steve Howe, not Rabin.

164 posted on 11/22/2008 8:42:27 AM PST by dfwgator (I hate Illinois Marxists)
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To: Thermalseeker
I've seen Leo many, many times in Athens, GA, usually in a small coffee house with room for about 20 people. That guy is absolutely incredible on guitar. Just don't let him open his mouth...

Maybe not to sing, but he's a great story-teller. Funny as all getout!

Mark

165 posted on 11/22/2008 8:43:13 AM PST by MarkL
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To: communismfighter1

You betcha....the other Rush Rules too


166 posted on 11/22/2008 8:50:31 AM PST by PjhCPA (I'm oogedy boogedey)
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To: HangThemHigh
Hard to add to this list but honorable mention:

Trevor Rabin

And You & I

Yes

Hard to believe that over 150 posts made it before Yes was mentioned, but still no Steve Howe. Like Steve Morris, Steve Howe was one of Guitar Player Magazine's Guitarist of the Year for many years in a row, and in fact, I believe that he was the first inductee into GP's "Gallery of Greats," where you get taken out of the running once you've won so many times, to give other people a chance!

Anyway, Steve Howe is quite a multifaceted guitarist, and plays many different styles. There are a number of terrific guitar solos that he's done, but he's not really known so much for solos.

One that is AMAZING is the guitar part from "Awaken" on "Going for the One," which is even more amazing when you learn that it was played on a 12 string guitar.

While not a "solo" per say, his guitar parts on the Yes cover of Simon & Garfunkle's "America" (be sure to listen to the longer album version, not the "single" version, which cuts out about 1 minute or 2 of Steve's guitar playing). His playing on that song is really something, and in fact when you listen to their version and S&G's version, just wow. They REALLY did something special with the song. It's NOT just a cover.

Two of his best known solo acoustic pieces are "Clap" from "The Yes Album" and "Mood for the Day" from Fragile. A fun guitar part is on "South Side of the Sky" from Fragile as well, which gives Steve a chance to rock out a bit. And "Don't Kill the Whale" has a bit of fun rock guitar in it as well.

Mark

167 posted on 11/22/2008 9:00:20 AM PST by MarkL
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To: spyone; NewRomeTacitus; cripplecreek; creeping death; JeffreyH; RandallFlagg; cschroe; ...

Metal Ping!


168 posted on 11/22/2008 9:05:38 AM PST by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: who knows what evil?
Am I the only one that has heard of this guy? Steve Hillage - Hurdy Gurdy Man.

You're not the only one, but I don't think that I've listened to his stuff since highschool, nearly 30 year now. His slide playing was really something else. IIRC he used a "surgical instrument" like the handle of a scalpel as his slide.

I think that the way I learned about him was I somehow got him mixed up with Steve Hackett, who is another amazing guitarist who hasn't been mentioned yet. But I liked his work in Genesis and early solo work better than his more modern jazz style, though the guy has some of the most amazing technical abilities on the guitar, rivaling that of John McLaughlin.

And while John has been mentioned, why hasn't anyone mentioned the trio of John, Al Dimeola, and Paco DeLuca?

Or "Chester and Lester?" (Chet Atkins and Les Paul)

Or for that matter, Adrian Belew and Robert Fripp? ARGHHHHH!!!!!!

Mark

169 posted on 11/22/2008 9:07:49 AM PST by MarkL
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To: MarkL

I agree, Steve Howe should be mentioned here. I started to post to that effect, but then I watched a video of “And You & I” before posting, I realized it wasn’t Howe that played my fav, but is actually Rabin.

The part I love starts about 4:45 on this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jVPH4Rmq8k


170 posted on 11/22/2008 9:21:48 AM PST by HangThemHigh (Entropy's not what it used to be.)
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To: spyone
Adrian Balleau "The Great Curve" from The Talking Heads album Remain In Light.

It certainly belongs on the list as do several by Frank Zappa.

L

171 posted on 11/22/2008 9:23:57 AM PST by Lurker ("America is at that awkward stage. " Claire Wolfe, call your office.)
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To: MarkL
Al Dimeola

I saw him at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, CA. They had a "Guitar Greats" concert series.

I saw Jeff Beck, Al Dimeola & Santana within a month time frame.

Re: Yes.

I saw them on a whim, I didn't own any of their albums and knew 1 or 2 songs.

I was pleasantly surprised at how good they were.

Jon Anderson's "live" voice is superb.

172 posted on 11/22/2008 9:26:46 AM PST by csvset
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To: spyone
My favorite current Guitar band:
“My Morning Jacket”
Jim James & Carl Broemel share leads.
Great original guitar work; check out the song “One Big Holiday” from their live CD/DVD “Okonokis”
Great band out Louisville, KY.
173 posted on 11/22/2008 9:36:51 AM PST by 07Jack
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To: spyone

bump need time to really think about it. There are so many:)


174 posted on 11/22/2008 9:40:29 AM PST by Captain Beyond (The Hammer of the gods! (Just a cool line from a Led Zep song))
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To: MarkL

I hadn’t heard Hillage since the late 70’s...I owned his ‘L’ album on vinyl, but lost all my LP’s in the 80’s. Stumbled across this video on YT a while ago...I’d forgotten about him, to be honest. Great to hear ‘Hurdy Gurdy Man’ again...best thing about these threads is to dig up a lot of great music that had fallen into the ‘memory hole’.


175 posted on 11/22/2008 10:11:30 AM PST by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: spyone

My personal favorite of all time.......Mark Tremonti, from Alter Bridge, and formerly of Creed.

http://fret12.com/

I have other favorites, but right now.....He is THE GUITARIST!


176 posted on 11/22/2008 10:31:17 AM PST by BigBlueJon ("And shepherds we shall be....For Thee, my Lord, for Thee....")
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To: NellieMae
Mark Knopfler- Dire Straits-Sultans of Swing

Don't know about the others but he's excellent on any song. YouTube Dire Straits

177 posted on 11/22/2008 10:34:42 AM PST by McGruff
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To: spyone

Nels Cline


178 posted on 11/22/2008 10:53:24 AM PST by LanaTurnerOverdrive ("I've done a few things in my life I'm not proud of, and the things I am proud of are disgusting.")
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To: MarkL

How the heck did I miss Steve Howe?
Starship Trooper
Perpetual Change


179 posted on 11/22/2008 11:07:40 AM PST by gigster
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To: spyone

The solo by George Lynch in Dokken’s “In My Dreams” - very underrated solo.


180 posted on 11/22/2008 11:19:42 AM PST by RockinRight (Now it's my turn to have a psychotic, uncontrollable hatred for the President.)
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