The alltime best has to be David Gilmore’s solo on “Comfortably Numb”. Both of them (Pink Floyd).
Lessee… Knopfler on “Brothers in Arms”. Or “Sultans of Swing” (Dire Straits).
Lifeson’s accoustic intro to “La Villa Strangiato” (Rush).
Slash’s intro to “Sweet Child o’ Mine” (GNR).
Stranger than Kindness - Nick Cave (Blixa Bargeld)
T.V. Eye - The Stooges (Ron Asheton)
Alexander the Great - Iron Maiden (Dave Murray/Adrian Smith)
Sister Ray - The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed/Sterling Morrison)
Nervous Breakdown - Black Flag (Greg Ginn)
Hey, Hey, My, My (live) - Neil Young
Immortality - Pearl Jam (Mike McCready)
… and a bunch more.
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[li]“Someone I Care About” – The Modern Lovers (the dippy little solo in the bridge)[/li][li]“Starry Eyes” – The Records (intro and solo)[/li][li]“Girl of My Dreams” – Bram Tchaikovsky (intro)[/li][li]“Suspicious Minds” – Elvis Presley (throughout)[/li][li]“Mystery Dance” – Elvis Costello (solo)[/li][/ul]
And on my list of guitar bits I’d just as soon never hear again:[ul]
[li]“Going to California” – Led Zeppelin (the whole bloody thing, but especially the intro)[/li][li]“Roundabout” – Yes (the intro with the harmonics and hammer-on/pull-off stuff).[/li][li]“Freebird” – Lynryd Skynyrd (you’d think that in twenty-five minutes or whatever it is, at least one of the three guitars would do something interesting, but you’d be wrong).[/li][/ul]
My all time favorite electric guitar pieces are the solos in “Highway Star” by Deep Purple. They may not be the best, but they sure as hell rock. On a related line, my all time favorite bass-as-lead guitar solo is the intro to “Shadows of the Night” by Darkheart.
Second Thin White Rope mention of the day. Their song “Disney Girl” off of their first release, Exploring The Axis. Dual feedback drenched guitars that put me in the mind of going blind from the burning desert sun. The followup song, “Soundtrack”, is pretty damn swell as well.
“On The Roof” by the Feelies has a lovely small solo in it. It’s on their release titled The Good Earth.
Almost anything by Opeth - more people should check out the talent in this Swedish band. Really great acoustical parts inter-woven with formidable heaviness.
WORST guitar solo? Tough one. Although I have to say the solo in the Golden Earrings “When the lady smiles” (solo by George Kooijmans, an otherwise above average guitarist) is the most half-assed and uninspired solo ever to disgrace an otherwise fine rock song.
I would have to say any of Slash’s solos on “Sweet Child o Mine” and “Knocking on Heavens Door” both G n R or the opening to “Voodoo Chile” by Hendrix.
BTW, I have a question, does anyone have a definitive answer. Is it Voodoo Child or Voodoo Chile? I have seen both on albums, but am not sure which is the right one.
I also like the solos on “One” by Metallica
those are the only ones I can think of right now cause it is late.
My favorite guitar solo of all time would have to be Phil Collen’s solo in Def Leppard’s “Photograph.” The first four bars are sterling, and the rest is almost as good.
