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"Stairway To Heaven" tops solo guitar survey
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1600667,0011.htm ^

Posted on 01/17/2006 1:52:36 PM PST by lunarbicep

Guitarist Jimmy Page of the band Led Zeppelin has been voted the top guitar soloist of all time for the song Stairway to heaven.

According to contactmusic.com, Page's performance topped the survey held by the website aboutguitars.com and beat out the likes of Eddie Van Halen for the track Eruption.

The third place was occupied by the dual guitar solo by Allen Collins and Gary Rossington on Lynyrd Skynyrd's Freebird.

The top 10 guitar solos are:

1. Stairway to heaven - Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)

2. Eruption - Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)

3. Freebird - Allen Collins and Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

4. Comfortably numb - David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)

5. All along the watchtower - Jimi Hendrix

6. November rain - Slash (Guns N' Roses)

7. One - Kirk Hammett (Metallica)

8. Hotel California - Don Felder and Joe Walsh (The Eagles)

9. Crazy Train - Randy Rhoads (Ozzy Osbourne)

10. Crossroads - Eric Clapton (Cream)


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: guitar; guitars; guitarsolo; music; rockandroll
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To: misterrob

Light My Fire was done with an electric organ, not a guitar.


241 posted on 01/17/2006 3:02:12 PM PST by Natural Law
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To: dfwgator

eric johnson as a pup 16 year old in a psych band
named mariani.
one of the most expensive albums in the world.
i have a boot copy on vinyl and a legit re issue cd.
fabulous guitar work.


242 posted on 01/17/2006 3:02:27 PM PST by 537cant be wrong (vampires stole my lunch money !)
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"Guajiras de Lucia" by Paco de Lucia has to be on that list someplace.

I can't even think as fast as that guy plays, and it is a killer Guajira rhythmn to boot.

And SRV not on this list if it is strictly rock is a travesty.


243 posted on 01/17/2006 3:02:57 PM PST by Betis70 (Brass Bonanza Forever)
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To: Pukin Dog
"Three Chord Carlos? NO!"

The man is a virtuoso. You are obviously deaf and dumb. Oh well, what else should I expect from the guy who wants to put Peter Frampton up there with the top guitarists in the world?
244 posted on 01/17/2006 3:03:53 PM PST by TKDietz
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To: Diva Betsy Ross

Radio songs not on the list

All Right Now - Free
Rikki Don't..- Steely Dan
I Know A Little - Skynyrd
Rocky Mt. Way - Joe Walsh
Just What I Needed - Cars (Elliot Easton)
Bye Bye Love - ibid above

Stuff you rarely/never hear on the radio

Anything by Steve Morse
Cliff's of Dover - Eric Johnson
Devil Take the Hindmost - Alan Holdsworth
Axis Bold as Love, live Red House - James Marshall Hendrix
Hideaway - Freddie King
Lenny - Stevie Ray Vaughn
Blues for Alicon - Joe Pass(okay, not rocknroll)
any number of Jeff Beck recordings, Brush w/Blues, amazing
Agile N - Leo Kotke
Viv Woman, Blue Powder, Frank - Steve Vai
Kid Charlemagne - Steely Dan (Larry Carlton)
The Bomber - James Gang

Tuck Andres, A. Segovia, George Benson, Charlie Christian, Albert King, Grant Green, Paco De Lucia, and more

Clapton was good, especially with Blues Breakers, but I'd have had him switch helicopters with SRV.

self-indulgence/off












245 posted on 01/17/2006 3:04:11 PM PST by jblair
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To: Trampled by Lambs

One of my favorites by Jeff Beck is the Highway Song


246 posted on 01/17/2006 3:04:37 PM PST by o_zarkman44
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To: wally-balls

Yes, Randy Rhoads made that song. No other version by anyone has the stuff.


247 posted on 01/17/2006 3:04:56 PM PST by RightWhale (pas de lieu, Rhone que nous)
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To: o_zarkman44
What ever happened to Alvin Lee and 10 Years After?

Go see for yourself. www.alvinlee.com

But it appears he is alive, well, and still shredding on his Gibson ES-335.

248 posted on 01/17/2006 3:04:57 PM PST by Drew68
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To: lunarbicep

Back in the day it was Grand Funk Railroad and Mark Farner.
"Inside Looking Out"


249 posted on 01/17/2006 3:07:21 PM PST by o_zarkman44
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To: munchtipq

If you throw in country solos, the list does not change!


250 posted on 01/17/2006 3:07:30 PM PST by smokinleroy
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To: jblair
excellent list!

self-indulgence/back on again babe- get ready for this:

Cliffs of Dover-Eric Johnson

;]

251 posted on 01/17/2006 3:07:35 PM PST by Diva Betsy Ross (Embrace peace- Hug an American soldier- the real peace keepers.)
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To: Landru
I would love to see your list. ;]
252 posted on 01/17/2006 3:08:13 PM PST by Diva Betsy Ross (Embrace peace- Hug an American soldier- the real peace keepers.)
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To: Betis70

I LOVE Paco de Luca's "Stella By Starlight" I've been listening to it over and over for at least a week,just entranced. BTW,does anyone remember John Klemmer,the saxaphonist,besides me? I used to love "Barefoot Ballet". I was introduced to his music at ballet practice. Most of his LPs have never been released on CD and are out of release,but I found "Barefoot Ballet" and four others on EBay(I'm going to have them transferred to CD),and a compilation on iTunes called "Mosaic".


253 posted on 01/17/2006 3:08:17 PM PST by mrsmel
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To: DallasMike
No Stevie Ray Vaughan?

Wondering the same thing.

254 posted on 01/17/2006 3:09:57 PM PST by RckyRaCoCo ("When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk!")
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To: Diva Betsy Ross

Eric Johnson is awesome.


255 posted on 01/17/2006 3:11:44 PM PST by Betis70 (Brass Bonanza Forever)
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To: lunarbicep
Is this from india's answer to Scrappleface? This must be a joke. Entirely too many top 40 songs on the list. Mein Gott, The Eagles???? And Freebird?
256 posted on 01/17/2006 3:12:20 PM PST by blu (People, for God's sake, think for yourselves!)
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To: Diva Betsy Ross

I bought the live disc from an Austin City Limits Show, and it makes my hair stand on end. Western Flyer, Zap, etc. EJ plays the backward recorded solo from "Are You Experienced". Unbelievable.

I forgot "The Claw" Jerry Reid, and about a few hundred other great solos and players.


257 posted on 01/17/2006 3:13:38 PM PST by jblair
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To: reagandemocrat

zappa has quite a few good ones, most of which are better than what is on that list....the negative perception of his lyrics overshadowed his musical genious!!!


258 posted on 01/17/2006 3:14:21 PM PST by my4kidsdad
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To: Diva Betsy Ross
Eric Johnson -- Cliffs of Dover

A very underrated tune. As soon as I saw the title of this thread, I found that MP3 and listened to it from start to finish three times.

259 posted on 01/17/2006 3:15:04 PM PST by Alberta's Child (Said the night wind to the little lamb . . . "Do you see what I see?")
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To: lunarbicep

Green Grass and High Tides - The Outlaws


260 posted on 01/17/2006 3:15:27 PM PST by badbass
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