BCR Greg Posted April 13, 2005 Posted April 13, 2005 Aside from the general wanking that can occur, name some guitar solos that really get to you.For me, the Brian May's effort on "Killer Queen" STILL makes me stop and listen. The solo in Tesla's "Love Song" is another. "I remember you" by Skid Row is another.Not fancy or fast, just TASTEFUL.
Guest Buck Dharma Posted April 13, 2005 Posted April 13, 2005 Buck Dharma in "Then Came the Last Days of May".Robin Trower "Bridge of Sighs"SRV on David Bowies "Let's Dance"
HamerHokie Posted April 13, 2005 Posted April 13, 2005 Kazoo solo in The Beat Farmers' 'Happy Boy' is the perfect fit.
jujisque Posted April 13, 2005 Posted April 13, 2005 For me, the Brian May's effort on "Killer Queen" STILL makes me stop and listen. Amen to that. I am a huge Brian May fan. I always try to get anything to sound like his guitar, and I've never gotten close enough to even fake it. Anyway, I also love his solo work on live versions of "Now I'm Here." I love that song. SRV's "Riviera Paradise" and "Little Wing" are definitely among the greatest guitar solos of all time, in my humble opinion.I also like a lot of Steely Dan solos.
serial Posted April 13, 2005 Posted April 13, 2005 There's Rocky Mountain Way, Sweet Emotion and then that Peter Frampton tune......we're not talking about "speaking solos"?Solos that are memorable to me include "I Want You To Want Me"-not overly complex, but fun, it fits the song perfectly and I think it sounds great-same with "Just What I Needed" by the Cars and "Tattooed Love Boys" by the Pretenders.There are thousands of solos that turn my head around, but the one from "Crazy Train" still takes me back to the first time I heard it. "Rainbow in the Dark" is another. Good lord that guy could play fast.Edited to add that Brian May alone has more than his share of classic solos and phrases. The epitome of guitar tone to me.
Turdus Posted April 13, 2005 Posted April 13, 2005 While no song in particular, but any solos off the follwing Saxon albums:Wheels Of SteelStrong Arm Of The LawDenim And LeatherThis is pre wanking at its best, and the guy's tone is unusal. I believe it is a Strat, but not real sure.
copper blue Posted April 13, 2005 Posted April 13, 2005 Jenn Turner's solo on Carnival by Natalie Merchant is killer..more to follow when I get my head on straight this morning..
sw686blue Posted April 13, 2005 Posted April 13, 2005 Two that come to mind are Slash on Sweet Child of Mine and Mark Knofler on Brothers in Arms.I wish that I could do 0.5% of that!Nick
Buzzy Fretts Posted April 13, 2005 Posted April 13, 2005 Most of the solos found through the latter Beatles catelog are devoid of any wanking. Many are simply spot on musically. There are really too many to list but a few that come to mind include the breaks in Something, Tax Man, Get Back, and the long but exquisit lead by Clapton in While My Guitar Genty Weeps. "Speaking" is a perfect term because in so many cases, a great solo is phrased as a person would sing. This is in stark contrast to to the yodeling heard in much of R&R.
silentman Posted April 13, 2005 Posted April 13, 2005 Tesla's Love song is a good one, Greg. Hearing John Petrucci's solo in "Under a Glass Moon" from Dream Theater amazes me everytime I hear it. He crams so many techniques into the solo it's scary. Blues, whammy tricks, crazy picking.I always liked Clapton's "Forever Man" solo.The solo in "Jenny" from Tommy Tutone is quite memorable too, LOL.
kizanski Posted April 13, 2005 Posted April 13, 2005 The solo in "Smoke on the Water" gets me every time I hear it.It's probably one of the tastiest solos you'll ever hear.Maybe that's why everyone that has ever held a guitar tries to learn the intro part."Dun dun dun....dun dun DUN-DUN...dun dun dun...dun dun..."Wait a minute...that's "Dun dun dun..." No..."Dun dun DUN..."Crap!
jisham Posted April 13, 2005 Posted April 13, 2005 Too easy for me:Prince -- Purple RainTo this day, every time I hear him play that solo it gives me chills.
serial Posted April 13, 2005 Posted April 13, 2005 The live or the studio version? I prefer the studio version of that one. More "moody".
DavidE Posted April 13, 2005 Posted April 13, 2005 I really can't argue with ANY of the ones mentioned. But I have to add Mark Knopfler in Sultans of Swing and David Gilmour in Time and several cuts off of The Wall. Just incredible stuff.And I still think that Peter Frampton's solos on his so-called "live" album are some of the tastiest ever.I hate to say to a lesser degree, but.... to a lesser degree I think Jimmy Page's solo on Stairway is timeless.
instantkarma Posted April 13, 2005 Posted April 13, 2005 David Gilmour on "Comfortably Numb" Oh, by the way, which one's Pink?Mark Knopfler - Sultans, Romeo, Tunnel, Brothers., etc.Martin on "Aqualung"Carlos on "Europa"too many from Steely Dan to list...Dicky Betts on "Jessica", etc.Danny Kirwin (Fltwd Mac) on "Sands of Time" (one of my favorite songs of all time)Tommy Bolin on "Alexis" etc.Satriani on "I Believe"Jorma Kaukonen "Genesis", etc.Pat Metheny - too manyDoug Boyle on Plant's "Ship of Fools"I guess Bela Fleck doesn't qualify :-(
Guest galejt Posted April 13, 2005 Posted April 13, 2005 That have stood up over the years....?Hendrix: "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)", Electric LadylandDerringer: "Back in the U.S.A.", Edgar Winter's White Trash, Roadworkand in the Jazz realmRalph Towner: "Nimbus", Solstice (if you have never heard this, drop me a line).Jim
adferreira Posted April 13, 2005 Posted April 13, 2005 Mark Knopfler - Telegraph road (live)Vivian Cambell - Holy DiverJimmy Page - Whole Lotta LoveAngus Young - Shook me all nightBlackmore - Man on the Silver Mountain
tobereeno Posted April 13, 2005 Posted April 13, 2005 Alex Lifeson - Limelight.....it's exactly what a solo ought to be, every note exactly where it ought to be, sweeping bends and harmonic delights.
guitarzandstuff Posted April 13, 2005 Posted April 13, 2005 Michael Schenker... The whole "Obsession" album!!!
BadgerDave Posted April 13, 2005 Posted April 13, 2005 Leslie West, just about every one, but standouts are the solos on Mississippi Queen and Theme From an Imaginary Western;Jeff Beck - People Get ReadyGary Moore - Parisienne Walkways, Still Got the BluesDuane Allman and Dicky Betts - Jessica (or is it Melissa?) you know, the one where the harmony solo part shifts to a different tempo and time signature and the wole band just nails it.Richard Thompson - She Twists the Knife AgainB.B. King - every time he starts a solo by sliding up to the root/octave on the high e string and shakes it with that perfect B.B. vibrato.
MrGuitarguy Posted April 13, 2005 Posted April 13, 2005 Easy:The solos in Sultans of Swing by the Dire Straits.Knopfler is the man. He actually is icapable of playing a "wrong" note. Must b a great problem to have.
MCChris Posted April 13, 2005 Posted April 13, 2005 Anything by Thin Lizzy during the Robertson/Gorham era.
Craig Posted April 13, 2005 Posted April 13, 2005 Wow, the list could be endless, but these songs still haunt me because of the solos. 1) George Lynch on Dokken's - Until I Know (slight return)2) SRV - Little Wing3) Hendrix - Voodoo Chile4) Clapton - Sunshine Of Your Love5) Michael Hedges - Ritual Dance6) Gilmour - Comfortably Numb7) Vai did one on the double live album, forget the name at the moment, but WOW! His timing was so sick on that one that it scares me.8) Rowan Robertson's work on Dio's Lock Up The Wolves was fantastic.Those off the top of my head, the list goes on and on.
jwhitcomb3 Posted April 13, 2005 Posted April 13, 2005 My drummer just requested we cover Steely Dan's "Kid Charlemagne", and I'm learning Larry Carlton's solo. That's a killer solo over interesthing changes, and one of my favorites. Other favorite Steely Dan solos include "Don't Take Me Alive" and of course, "Reelin' in the Years".-Jonathan
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