johnnydee Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Hi Guys I'm Looking To Compile A List Of The Greatest Guitar Solos Ever And Would Appreciate Your Help. You Know The Stuff I Want, I'm Sure You ALL Have Your Favourites And Reasons Why. Please Share ThemBROADCAST LIVE FROM ABERDEENEvery Thurs 22.00 - MidnightShmufm 99.8fm on The Dial And Online @ Shmu community media productionsThe Essential Collection With Johnny Dee Is The Most Diverse, Ecclectic and All Encompasing Music Based Radio Show ANYWHERE!!!!Having No Commercial Radio Station Constraints Allows Me To Blur The Standard Broadcasting Rules And Flit Effortlessley Between All Genres And Timelines...With A Slightly Biased Guitarist/Blues/Rock/Soul/60's Psychadelia/New Wave/Acoustic/Live Performance/Festival/Album Track Slant, In The Last Few Weeks The Playlist Has Showcased Nearly Everyone Who Is Anyone In The Music Industry Incl:The Doors / Pink Floyd / The Stones / Cream / Peter Green / Muddy Waters / Paolo Nutini / The Who / Otis Redding / Creedance Clear Water Revival / Elbow / Jimi Hendrix / Neil Young / Ray La Montagne / Them Crooked Vultures / Led Zeppelin / Government Mule / The Stranglers / The Clash / Acdc / Santana / Nina Simone / BB King / Florence And The Machine / Marvin Gaye / Small Faces / Jeffersoin Airplane / Green Day / Janis Joplin / James Brown / Johnny Cash / Fleet Foxes / Beatles / The Kinks / Iron Butterfly / Frank Zappa.And Anyone Who Has Played Either:Glasto / Reading And Leeds / Isle Of Wight / And I Must Admit That The P In The Dark Line Up Was Fantastic Last Year / Jools Holland's Later And Hootenanny (Except Jools Holland)The List Is Endless!!!!Requests Also Taken.Local Bands Please Get In Touch To Organise Airplay, Gig Promotion And Live SetsWhy Listen To So Called Local Stations Play Adverts, X Factor Winners And Boybands From A Studio In Glasgow???Local Station, Local Loon, Global PlaylistJoin Me,Join In,Get On Board And Share The Love! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oedo 808 Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Green Grass & High Tides by The OutlawsHotel California by The EaglesEruption by Van Halen...and since someone has to say it...Stairway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam 45 Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Capital letters are your friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig9590 Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Green Grass & High Tides by The OutlawsHotel California by The EaglesEruption by Van Halen...and since someone has to say it...Stairwaystairway is over-rated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 the fly by U2 - the edge at his best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Pantera - Floods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 The end of Sultans of Swing is probably my favourite.Hello, Mary Lou by Ricky Nelson (solo by the great James Burton)That's All Right Mama by Elvis Presley (solo by the great Scotty Moore)Oh, Lonesome Me by Don Gibson (solo by the great Chet Atkins) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 This Is Yesterday by the Manics. Actually, most "good" era JDB soloing is rather tasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
free tibet Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Heavy Duty Judy ~ Frank Zappa....or any one of his solos on Joes Garage 2&3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Pantera - FloodsEveryone always says that but it's not even the best solo in a Pantera song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Anything by The Buzzcocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 The outro of November Rain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Everyone always says that but it's not even the best solo in a Pantera song.I think the guy asked what our favourite solos are. I didn't realise I had to discount any that are "popular" for this. Floods is one of my favourites and I don't care that everyone says it. Yes there are better solos in Pantera songs, but I still get a chill every time I listen to it.I trust I can't say I like the solo in Stairway on the same basis then? Everyone says it because they are all good, surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Willie the Pimp by Frank Zappa. Basically one huge guitar solo. It's amazing.Get Me by Dinosaur JrPurple Rain by Prince Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Robert Fripp's solo in the Brian Eno track St. Elmo's Fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Von Mondragon Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Am I Evil-Brian Tatler-Diamond Head; for the relentless nature of the tapping section especially.Stormy Monday-Duane Allman-Allman Bros Band; for the bit when he makes the slide sound like a distorto-moothieRapture(album version)-Chris Stein-Blondie; for the perfect example of the short melodic lead, with amazing phrasing and note choice, see also the Richard Lloyd solo on 'Marquee Moon'.Scene of the Crime-Warren DiMartini-Ratt; for the perfect example of 80s excess soloing, whereby the only real emotional content lies in the expressionistic leads, rather than the charmless goons singing, ace whammy momentsTime Has Told Me-Richard Thompson-Nick Drake; for soloing all the way through a song, yet creating restrained perfection, not overload. I should probably check his vast catalogue outAny Tom G Warrior solo-Celtic Frost; for turning lack ot technique into an advantage, not a drawback.Lots of Jazz solos that I can't think of off the top of my head, but I know neither titles, or band members.Cheap Sunglasses-Billy Gibbons ZZ top; for the perfect two-parter, 1st solo clean-ish, 2nd dirty.and many more tbc.EDIT ADD-I Love You Miss Ogyny-Tony McPhee-The Groundhogs; for his take on Classic Rock soloing, this one fits the Heroic category Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Start Choppin' by Dinosaur Jr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofdeon Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Noel Gallaghers solo in Live Forever (Oasis). Most effective solo anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Double Jack Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 ozzy osbourne / randy rhoads: mr crowley solo form the live tribute albumfleetwood mac - go your own way outro solosteve vai - for the love of godas oer chris - outro solo from november rainprob more that I am missing but these really stick out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsinho Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Wirelessly posted (SonyEricssonK810i/R6BC Browser/NetFront/3.3 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1)Ride the lightning by metallica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fast Caz Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 G.G Allin - Its alright to expose yourself to kids.Simplicity at it's best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Come to think of it, 'Where You Been' by Dinosaur Jr has shit lots of ace solos on it. My favourite DJ album.I like Neil Young's solos as well, 'Like A Hurricane' especially... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 The 'Beyond' record also has righteous shredding. Those two are my favourites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HateEvent Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Megadeth - Hangar 18 : 2:48 - 3:07 (Marty Friedman)Pantera - Domination : 3:16 - 3:52 (Dimebag Darrell)Metallica - Blackened : 4:31 - 5:33 (Kirk Hammett)I'll put more as I get to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Purely for all the futile time we spent trying to learn it when we were 15, the main solo from Metallica - One. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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