Addendum to "Majestic Guitars Solos" thread (after it's already been archived)

[Willie G. Moseley]

I might have pulled that thread back up  to add what follows but it was first posted about 5 1/2 years ago and the last post was October of '17, so it's been archived.

That said, I wanted to add the outro solo on  "Words of Wisdom", the last track on Another Page, the sophomore album by Christopher Cross (1982). Incredibly emotional playing by Cross himself. I looked thru the archived thread and didn't see that song listed.

But do yourself a favor and listen to the entire song instead of just the outro. "Words of Wisdom" starts off with a rolling guitar line (like"Sailing" did on his first album), the orchestration is perfect, and there are excellent guitar volume swells throughout the presentation.

The outro starts with a nice piano solo for about eight measures then Cross takes over. He's a much better player than many folks know. Not many fast passages but every note is heart-wrenching.

I dare you not to get choked up--it's that brilliant, and would make my Desert Island Top 10 songs list.

The reason I was motivated to this is on accounta Cross has just announced he's tested positive for Covida-19.

Enjoy: