"Stairway To Heaven" tops solo guitar survey

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[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)

[lunarbicep]

Duane Allman; Dreams

[Larry Lucido]

John Mclaughlin

Who'da guessed!

[mrsmel]

I have a really fast and rollicking version of "Sally Goodin" but I can't find the name of who's playing it,it's a relatively newer group,Kentucky Colonels or something?

[Cheburashka]

Thanks for the tip on AllofMP3.com.
It looks interesting.

[mrsmel]

Hahaha,that's him:) No,it's the John Mclaughlin(English guy-why are English guys always the virtuosos?)who formed the fusion group "Mahavisnu Orchestra" in the 70s,and has played with Robert Fripp,but I don't remember if it was with King Crimson.

[mrsmel]

That's "Mahavishnu Orchestra". Can you become dyslexic as you get older,I wonder?

[lunarbicep]

Earl Scruggs Review did a great version

[Captain Peter Blood]

No Duane Allman and Dicky Betts???????????
Who makes up these lists??????????????

[flushed with pride]

I've pretty much scanned over all 300+ posts and can't believe that no one has mentioned the name of Matthew Sweet. His two CD's 'Girlfriend' and '100% Fun' offer some of the finest rock guitar work you will ever hear.

[mrsmel]

Duh, it's the Kentucky Colonels,and they're only "relatively new" if you call a release date of 1964,relatively new,as opposed to the bluegrass of the Original Carter Family or something. But then they're not strictly bluegrass,are they?

[djf]

Anyone who has ever heard Lindsey Buckingham cut loose on Fleetwoods live "The Dance" album, track 5, "I'm So Afraid"...

I've always thought he was one of the most underrated guitarists ever.

[mrsmel]

If you'd care to read a really good review site,very in-depth and as objective as music review can be,try http://starling.rinet.ru/music/index.htm,George Starostin's huge review site.

[mrsmel]

I have a version credited to Flatt and Scruggs,that wouldn't be the same,would it?

[djf]

Whoa!! I made my post then went back to read the full contents of the thread! Good call!

I would also mention Steve Howe, esp. some of the stuff on Tales From Topographic Oceans.

Even though Tales has some fluff and SEEMS disjointed, it has IMHO Yes's best composition. If they had trimmed it down to 3 sides worth, it could have been spectacular.

[scott says]

My favorite guitar solos would be by somebody that probably no one here would know-
Al Anderson of NRBQ- LIVE, not any of these lame studio efforts.
Al would rip the place to shreds with a solo on songs like I Got a Rocket In My Pocket;, Get Rhythm or Blues Stay Away From Me...just unbelievable stuff.
Among real musicians and "critics" this guy is a legend-
AL Anderson

[Mr. Mojo]

My favorite underrated Yes album is Relayer ('74). Howe's playing is brilliant throughout, but especially on the second half of "The Gates of Delirium" and on "Soundchaser." .....which adds up to over half the album, of course.

[nickcarraway]

Where is Wes Montgomery? Where is Django Reinhardt?

I guess the title doesn't say rock only, but how can rock guitarists be expected to compete with jazz guitarists?

[Liberty Valance]

Stevie Ray Vaughn is a glaring ommission. But give me Jethro Burns, Tiny Moore and Johnny Gimble together one more time just for the sheer fun of it. ;o)

[djf]

Personally, I would have to put Close ahead of Tales, only because I thing the lyrics are a bit more accessable. But I just got the Rhino version of Tales on CD, and need to listen to it a few (hundred) more times before I can be sure.

[drhogan]

i'm glad somebody mentioned jeff beck.
i have heard page, clapton, and beck, all live, in concert (multiple times).
if we are just talking about rock guitarists, and not classical or jazz guitarists, it is hard to beat jeff beck.