Awesome!
Along the lines of John Mayall type stuff (young Mick Taylor et al.), I’ve always enjoyed Mick Abraham’s interpretation of Cat’s Squirrel (mistakes and all), off the first Jethro Tull album.
Parents, by Budgie, has a pretty awesome bridge (personally, I detest most “solos”, but well played bridges involving the whole band sometimes make a middling song excellent).
Love 'em both, never heard 'em until today…thanks!
Here it is. Starts at about 3:00.
Clapton’s solos on “Crossroads” - Cream, “Wheels of Fire”
Keith’s “Sympathy for the Devil” - “Beggars Banquet”
Jeff Beck’s solo on the Yardbird’s original version of “Shapes of Things”
That was my point. I wasn’t apologizing for it being my favorite.
Ah. I thought you sounded defensive/apologetic. Clumsy moi. Sorry.
Thanks for all the posts! I have a lot of listening to do.
Oh my! Jeff Beck did a guitar solo one time. I can’t remember the name of the song.
Gosh! Darn! I’m so sorry. Please. I hope you will forgive me. Shit! Fuck!
It had some crazy guitar licks. I know that I would remember it if I heard it.
That’s ok, Charlie. Look it into it, and report back, please. I can’t wait to hear about the solo that Jeff Beck had once.
(Honestly? That’s your contribution to the thread? WTF?)
:rolleyes:
Freewheel Burning by Judas Priest is one of my favorites.
In the world of prog-metal, Dream Theater’s “A Fortune in Lies” (starts at 3:20) is considered iconic – so much so, that Jim Petrucci occasionally talks about fans who want to demonstrate how they’ve taught themselves to play that song’s solo – “…but only that solo!” he complains.
ETA: bobot, think you may have been whooshed. 
I hope so.
And while we’re at it, long live Judas Priest!
I’ve always had a fondness for long, emotive solos that start slowly and build, e.g., Alex Lifeson’s solo on Rush’s La Villa Strangiato, or the aforementioned David Gilmour’s Comfortably Numb.
The latest to reach my list is Guthrie Govan’s solo/outro on Steven Wilson’s Drive Home, which no coincidentally brings to mind Gilmour’s.
Links go directly to solos.
Well, excuse me Mr. Bobot. But I’m afeared that I truly do not unnerstand what your trying to tell me.
I guess that your trying to say that people are supposed to contribute a number of solo titles to this thread. If that be the case, then I’m sorry but I only really know of one fabulous guitar solo and that is the one by Jeff Beck.
I was hoping that someone would be able to give me a clue and help resolve this. It still may get resolved.
Perhaps you were chastizing me because I should not have posted something unless I knew the full title of the solo and I shouldn’t have just taken a stab at it. Well, I must admit that I truly don’t know whether that is appropriate or not for me to do. In any case, I’ll be happy to try and figure it out if you would like to try and give me some help.
In the meantime, perhaps you could explain a little bit about what you meant?
Anyway, until then, I thank you.
OK. I found it.
It’s “Ain’t Superstitious” and I’ve always thought it was the single greatest example of a rock guitar song. It may not be entirely a solo. But it sure does seem like a solo to me.
I hope you enjoy it.
Peace, Charlie. I’m glad you found it. Sorry to sound so heavy handed.
No problem whatsoever. I’m glad we found it.
No need to apologize to me!
I’m different from most in this thread because, ordinarily, great whiz-bang guitar soloing doesn’t usually do it for me on its own. I’m much more of a song-oriented guy, and don’t believe in looking at playing in isolation (regardless of the instrument), but rather in how it serves the song.
I will freely admit to holding the rather unremarkable view that Hendrix was the greatest rock guitarist ever — but I would never feel that way if I didn’t also like the context within which he played (his textures, his songs, and yes, even his vocals). It all just worked together to create an amazing and unprecedented emotional experience.
All of which is a very long-winded way of saying that, for some reason, Tom Verlaine has always been the great exception to my rule. There is just something about the way he plays that strikes me as so different from anyone else; for whatever reason, it moves me greatly.
As justly celebrated as the studio “Marquee Moon” is, the version from Live at the Old Waldorf is even more incredible. I can’t think of another guitar solo that builds to such an incredible crescendo of pure emotion and ultimate release.
This is more of a disco-rock guitar solo, but the one in this song, “Bustin’ Out” by Material with Nona Hendryx, never ceases to amaze me. It starts at 3:30 and goes on for three minutes, till the end of the record. The guitar player is Ronny Drayton:
I also love a lot of Ritchie Blackmore solos, for example, “Stormbringer”:
(Starts at 2:15)Nobody so far has mentioned the guitar solo in “My Sharona” by The Knack.
The Knack may have been a one- or two-hit wonder, but there is no doubt that the guitar solo in “My Sharona” is kick-ass. Almost as if the guitarist tried something, then took it to its logical extremes, then took it beyond, just for fun. And succeeded.
Great guitar solo, and I never get tired of hearing it.