The whole rock "song" thing got me going,so,now i'm thinking guitar solo's. How about Jimmy Page on "heartbreaker"? Deadly Tedly on "Stranglehold"? Paul gilbert "Frenzy"? Yngwie Malmsteen "Icaris Dream suite Opus #4"? Steve Vai "For the love of god"? John Petrucci "under the glass moonlight"? :7
What's the greatest guitar solo of all time?
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Malsteen is pretty good, but I am from the old school. Most popular would have to go to Jimmy with "Stairway to Heaven", and second to Ritchie with "Smoke on the Water".
The best though are either Blackmore's "Stargazer" or "Gates of Babylon"
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The best though are either Blackmore's "Stargazer" or "Gates of Babylon"
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I think it was when i heard blackmore's "wieshiem" that i realized he had alot of influence on malmsteen. Oh,hey! Have you heard any of that stuff Blackmore's doing now? Ritchie Blackmore's Black Night? I mean...speaking of old school....it's like rennascience...um...15TH century type stuff...pretty cool.
I think Malmsteen is a student of Blackmore. The 16th century stuff with his wife is much different than his days with Deep Purple or Rainbow. My personal favs are with Gillan in purple, or Dio with Rainbow.
Probably should add, if you like Malmsteen and Blackmore, his son isn't half bad either. Very simular style of playing. He has 2 or three cds out under J.R. Blackmore.
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Probably should add, if you like Malmsteen and Blackmore, his son isn't half bad either. Very simular style of playing. He has 2 or three cds out under J.R. Blackmore.
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Tennesseahawk
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Terry Kath - 25 or 6 to 4
Good thread, Grog! I was contemplating putting this question here along with wind and keys.
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Good thread, Grog! I was contemplating putting this question here along with wind and keys.
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The solo from "Highway Star" placed well in the recent Rolling Stone list. I think it made top 10, if not, it was close. Machine Head was a great album.(For you youngsters out there, albums were a large, round, pressed vinyl disc.) I probably wore out 3 or 4 8-track copies.(8-tracks were a large, continuous loop tape that provided sound quality that was absolutely mediocre.)
Clapton did some excellent work on 461 Ocean Blvd.
Clapton did some excellent work on 461 Ocean Blvd.
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Goin Home, Alvin Lee/10 years after
Freebird, Lynyrd Skynyrd
Nuff Said.
Freebird, Lynyrd Skynyrd
Nuff Said.
OOOHH! Alvin Lee. Good one! Possibly one of the first speed metal guys. I tend to gravitate towards the shredders of the mid 80's through the early 90's. Guys like jason becker and marty friedman and all those guys on "Shrapnal" records. George lynch is really good too. I love that solo from "in my dreams" and "Scarified". Oh hey, Steve morse...."carry on". Is he still playing with deep purple?
I may be old but I think one of the all time great guitarists is Les Paul.
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Hmm, there is many solo's that i like. For speed i would have to go with Zakk Wylde in his own version of No More Tears.
But my favorite solo of all time is Pantera - Floods. Seems like there is alot of emotion in that solo.
Man now after listening to that song, i wanna go get my guitar and learn how to play it.
But my favorite solo of all time is Pantera - Floods. Seems like there is alot of emotion in that solo.
Man now after listening to that song, i wanna go get my guitar and learn how to play it.
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Interesting topic!
*Clapton's solo on "Crossroads" from Cream's "Wheels of Fire" has always been a favorite.
*On the more obscure side: Larry Rhinehart's (sp) playing on the first Captain Beyond album - inventive and a great sound.
*Eric Johnson on "Cliffs of Dover".
*Robbie Krieger (Doors) solo on "Moonlight Drive".
And, a lot of those already mentioned.
*Clapton's solo on "Crossroads" from Cream's "Wheels of Fire" has always been a favorite.
*On the more obscure side: Larry Rhinehart's (sp) playing on the first Captain Beyond album - inventive and a great sound.
*Eric Johnson on "Cliffs of Dover".
*Robbie Krieger (Doors) solo on "Moonlight Drive".
And, a lot of those already mentioned.
