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"Stairway To Heaven" tops solo guitar survey
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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: Supernatural
"Don't have any of the Byrds stuff. Used to have it on wax and never replaced the records with CD's. Sure would like that live Dylan tribute show with everyone playing on it like Roger McGuinn. Dylan's birthday, I think."
That show is this- click-
Bob Dylan 30 th Anniversary Concert
It is on video, I recorded the pay per view show LIVE, and it has a couple of songs that didn't make it on the video, including one of the best performances of the night- George Harrison - Absolutely Sweet Marie...I have been doing this for awhile. LOL
661 posted on 01/17/2006 9:09:40 PM PST by scott says (MSM=Morons Spouting Misinformation)
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To: ccmay

I thought that too.

Years ago, I saw BB King and some old cracker trading notes on a late night show as I was channel surfing.

Turned out to be the Charlie Rose show, IIRC, no matter, the geezer made BB King look like he was playing with 9 thumbs or something.

It was Chet Atkins a few years before he passed.


662 posted on 01/17/2006 9:10:07 PM PST by djf (Bush wants to make Iraq like America. Solution: Send all illegal immigrants to Iraq!)
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To: jblair
A lot of the "virtuoso" guitar players seem to be circle pickers.
663 posted on 01/17/2006 9:12:27 PM PST by Supernatural (All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie! bob dylan)
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To: scott says

Scott, you are into the live music like a duck is into water. Way to be.


664 posted on 01/17/2006 9:13:19 PM PST by Supernatural (All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie! bob dylan)
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To: scott says

So, that concert is on VHS tape. Explains why I couldn't find it on CD Universe.


665 posted on 01/17/2006 9:16:06 PM PST by Supernatural (All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie! bob dylan)
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To: MikeD

I've always thought 'A Day At The Races' was The Sgt. Pepper of the band's portfolio.


666 posted on 01/17/2006 9:17:16 PM PST by quantim (If the Constitution were perfect it wouldn't have included the Senate.)
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To: Supernatural
I have the video...master recording of the pay per view, like I said- more songs than the lol-"Official release"...I'll make you a copy if you like.
The Sessions on 54th - Gram Parsons Tribute is absolutely wonderful, Emmy Lou and Friends, awesome, you NEED this one too, trust me.
667 posted on 01/17/2006 9:18:25 PM PST by scott says (MSM=Morons Spouting Misinformation)
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To: Supernatural

First rock album? Hmm. The standard answer is "Abbey Road" by the Beatles, but I'm pretty sure the Beach Boys used one on "Wild Honey." Hmm. Now I'm not sure at all...


668 posted on 01/17/2006 9:21:58 PM PST by MikeD (We live in a world where babies are like velveteen rabbits that only become real if they are loved.)
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To: Supernatural
It has been released on vhs and also laserdisc, a precursor to dvd....which I have.
I can transfer original master vhs tape from the LIVE pay per view to DVD-r for you...if you like.
It also has been released on cd.....
669 posted on 01/17/2006 9:22:40 PM PST by scott says (MSM=Morons Spouting Misinformation)
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To: scott says

We WILL swap some more stuff. I'm making a list of about six things and I can just send you six things that I know you will like, unless you have some specific requests that I can fill for you.


670 posted on 01/17/2006 9:22:42 PM PST by Supernatural (All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie! bob dylan)
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To: quantim
I've always thought 'A Day At The Races' was The Sgt. Pepper of the band's portfolio.

Darn fine album. Listened to it earlier today, in fact. I wish Queen + PR were coming closer to Texas...

671 posted on 01/17/2006 9:23:42 PM PST by MikeD (We live in a world where babies are like velveteen rabbits that only become real if they are loved.)
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To: MikeD

Here's a hint: The year was 1972, a double album and the Moog was played by someone you would think of as a guitar player.


672 posted on 01/17/2006 9:25:55 PM PST by Supernatural (All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie! bob dylan)
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To: Supernatural
"Here Comes the Sun".

I like HCTS, but I've never been "wowed" by it. Capo 7th fret, pick around the D-shape with lots of arpeggios. Cool tune, great organ/synth work.

673 posted on 01/17/2006 9:26:08 PM PST by MikeD (We live in a world where babies are like velveteen rabbits that only become real if they are loved.)
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To: Supernatural
Here's a hint: The year was 1972, a double album and the Moog was played by someone you would think of as a guitar player.

With all due respect, that can't be right. "Abbey Road" and George Harrison's "Electronic Music" (his all Moog Zapple album) were both 1969. "Wild Honey" was 1967, although I'm not sure the sound they used was a Moog. Are you sure you don't mean 1962? Was the Moog invented then?

674 posted on 01/17/2006 9:28:44 PM PST by MikeD (We live in a world where babies are like velveteen rabbits that only become real if they are loved.)
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To: mrsmel
I hate to admit it,but I kinda liked them in their cheesy 70s Jefferson Starship incarnation. Is that worse than admitting to liking some Eagles music?

not at all. I think Red Octopus turned out to be their biggest seller. I still listen to Miracles when I need a mello retroblast

675 posted on 01/17/2006 9:31:10 PM PST by lunarbicep (There is something about a closet that makes a skeleton terribly restless.)
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To: Supernatural; nuconvert

Check this site out if you have time.

Hope this link shows. Site home is www.stanlassiter.net

http://www.stanlassiter.net/Track%20No06.mp3


676 posted on 01/17/2006 9:32:50 PM PST by jblair
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To: Supernatural
I don't have a list of requests...
I have learned thru experience that you allow trading partners to pick their best stuff...
You know what is outstanding in your collection and a wise trading partner will respect and defer to your selections. ; )
677 posted on 01/17/2006 9:33:02 PM PST by scott says (MSM=Morons Spouting Misinformation)
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To: Clemenza
Where is Django Reinhardt?

Django could have played circles around Page, Clapton etc any day of the week. The ridiculous hype that surrounds rock guitarists is absolutely astonishing.

678 posted on 01/17/2006 9:34:33 PM PST by T. Buzzard Trueblood (left unchecked, Saddam Hussein...will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons." Sen. Hillary Clinton)
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To: Supernatural; nuconvert

http://www.stanlassiter.net/index.html


679 posted on 01/17/2006 9:40:53 PM PST by jblair
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To: MikeD

Actually, it looks like it isn't right. I read in "Rolling Stone" many years ago that the Stephen Stills with his band Manassas were the first to use the Moog, but on the web it give credit to none other than the "Monkees" as coming out with the first "popular" album with the Moog on it.

Oh, well.


680 posted on 01/17/2006 9:43:31 PM PST by Supernatural (All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie! bob dylan)
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