NFT: Perfect Solos in Rock'n Roll

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Dark Star

by Frank Zappa is one of my favorites.

over and over.

Also - Skynyrd Free Bird I love
Foghat - Slo-Ride solo

Sultans of Swing

David Gilmour

Vernon Reid in Cult of Personality

Steely Dan used some of the best session players in the business....

also his White Room solo.

And Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower

But yeah, Gilmore's Comfortably Numb solo is my fave, especially first solo.

The Attitude Song and Call It Sleep. And so much by Steely Dan!

Johnny Marr - Getting Away With It

but has to be one of the many Jimmy Page live takes out there. But go with the one from the The Song Remains the Same.

did for Megadeth, I'll go with Tornado of Souls as my favorite. Incredible song.

Live at Carnegie Hall - "Cold Shot"

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Dreams. Absolutely hypnotic.

Also - I think virtually ALL of David Gilmour's leads are spot on. I tell anyone who wants to learn lead guitar to do an in-depth study of the lead in "Comfortably Numb" it is perfect.

I'll also throw in a Skunk Baxter in "My Old School".

Still Got the Blues

Roy Buchcannon Hey Joe
Roy Buchannon Please don't turn me away
Tina Guo Wonder Woman, Crystalize
The Outlaws Green Grass and high Tides

In comment 13609410 Lafferty, Daniel said:

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Sultans of Swing

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Elliot Randall's solo is dead perfect. Recorded in one take. This is how you play a rock and roll guitar solo.

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By Slash

My favorite is Zakk Wylde No More Tears

Two, in fact...

His solo in Blue Sky, Eat a Peach, and the one he laid down on the live version of Whipping Post, Live at Fillmore East.

But hey, I'm a total Peach Head...

Jack White - Black Math
Slash - Breakdown
David Gilmour - Time

Martin Barre - Aqualung

Slash - Sweet Child of Mine

Both SRV and Jimi versions of Voodoo Child

Alex Lifeson - La Villa Strangiato

his two solos in Statesboro Blues (live at the Fillmore East) are incredible.

Wilco

In comment 13609408 PatersonPlank said:

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over and over. Also - Skynyrd Free Bird I love Foghat - Slo-Ride solo

Saw him once at some benefit (I'm not sure why I was there, him neither) and got to within 6 inches of his Sax solo. Best R&R moment of my life

We suck...

That solo rocks.

The Final Countdown!!

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That solo rocks.

Martin Barre was quite the dresser!
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Just about any solo by Buckethead, especially love the funky slap guitar ones he did back when playing with Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains. Probably one of my favorite groups and most underrated, they started as an improv group never having played before they met at Bonaroo one year, and just crushed it. Loved how funky they were, I'm not really into jam bands, but they were just so different and gelled so well together, I remember downloading all of their live albums from that one tour they went on, as they were such a short lived band.

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The Final Countdown!!

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In comment 13609558 Reb8thVA said: Quote: That solo rocks. Martin Barre was quite the dresser! Link - ( New Window )

I actually like the opening solo on "Locomotive Breath" more that that on "Aqualung"

In comment 13609510 dannysection 313 said:

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Two, in fact... His solo in Blue Sky, Eat a Peach, and the one he laid down on the live version of Whipping Post, Live at Fillmore East. But hey, I'm a total Peach Head...

I came here to say Blue Sky. Both Duane's and Dickey's.

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Also "Europa"

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We suck...

There. Happy now?
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David Gilmour

came in to say this

also if we are going live:
5.8.77 - Jerry Morning Dew

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In comment 13609557 Chris in Philly said: Quote: We suck... There. Happy now? Link - ( New Window )

Moderately pleased.

In comment 13609558 Reb8thVA said:

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That solo rocks.

yes...

Dogs - one of my all-time favorite albums and easily favorite Floyd Album - Animals

kid I never thought there could possibly be anyone better than Eddie Van Halen. And Eruption was about as skilled as someone could be with a guitar.

Now that I'm older I still think EVH is immensely skilled though he gets overlooked because there just isn't much depth to Van Halen's music.

So late in life I have grown to admire Stevie Ray Vaughan so much more and would say that Texas Flood is probably the best "guitar solo" or guitar playing by anyone IMO.

Jimi Hendrix would probably be next and it could be any one of four of five different songs.

George Harrison - Can't Buy Me Love
George Harrison - Something
Eric Clapton - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Danny Cedrone (Bill Haley) - Rock Around the Clock
Felder and Walsh - Hotel California
Brian May - We Will Rock You
Jimmy Page - Stairway to Heaven
Knopfler - Sultans of Swing
Brian Setzer - Rock This Town
Warren DeMartini - Lay It Down

Lindsey Buckingham's solo on "Go Your own Way" up there. It might not be technically great but it fits the song well and you can feel his anger at Stevie Nicks.

in Theme From An Imaginary Western.

I've heard from a guitar came from Johnny Greenwood of Radiohead on Creep.

I never knew wtf he was doing until I heard Radiohead interviewed and Thom Yorke said Greenwood hated the song so much he was trying to ruin it.

I think it works. Not something I'd say belongs in this discussion for perfect solo, but an interesting piece of music and story (IMO at least).

Love the riffs in Once Upon a Time in the West.

Mick Taylor's guitar solo brings me to a perfect summer day every time I hear it.