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Old 10-26-2012, 10:38 AM   #161
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Oh... Oh!!!

Steve Miller - The Joker

If there was ever a song where the solo had a life of it's own and really helped in propelling the song to it's now classic status, I think this qualifies.

It's such a simple lead, but so perfect for the song. Every note right where it should be.
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Old 10-26-2012, 02:25 PM   #162
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Wes Montgomery - several great solos here: http://youtu.be/6Z7h2nkmO7k

Also, sometimes it's good to transcribe solos from other instruments; how about Mike Brecker's tenor solo from here: http://youtu.be/UIGsSLCoIhM

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Old 10-26-2012, 02:34 PM   #163
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The thread's too long for me to see if someone already mentioned the solo in Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street". Not necessarily the great technical guitar skills of some of the others that have been mentioned -- but it sure has a lot of feeling to it.

Also, Al Di Meola's solos in Return To Forever's "Duel of the Jester and the Tyrant" (both parts 1 & 2).
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Old 10-26-2012, 05:52 PM   #164
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Great stuff - I have an online radio show of instrumental guitar Thursdays at noon on http://codebassradio.net/.

Some great stuff here I'll have to dig into.

One recent 'find' is Gretchen Menn. http://www.gretchenmenn.com/

Very talented and not too hard on the eyes either

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Old 10-26-2012, 05:55 PM   #165
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Wishbone Ash........anything on the "Argus" album. Very, very tasty.
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Old 10-28-2012, 05:45 PM   #166
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Gilmours solos are really geared towards the average listener which is an art in itself. Many guys can display their prowess with fancy licks and speed riffs, but you really need some resemblance of a melody for a Guitar solo to become as famous as a vocal hook line.
Money is my favorite from him.
I have so many I love from guys like Eric Johnson, Hendrix, Van Halen, etc.
BUt one old unfamous solos was Steve Howes Intro solos on Yours Is no Disgrace, and all through the song his guitar parts, well at least when I was without pubic hair, was really a new style and sound. Definately affected me, and the bands songs were so different compared to every other group out back then...
There is one more recently that never gets much air play but was the Guitar Solo in a CHuck Mangione song I can't remember the name of, but that guy put a lifes worth of knowledge into 32 bars of perfection. His name was Grant Geissman, thats a name I wont forget. I think the song was Feels So Good, but there were no vocals, probably why I remember it as the guitar solo from Mangiones Band.
here's the man himself doing it . . . starts at 1:40

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYlvK...eature=related
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Old 10-28-2012, 08:23 PM   #167
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My Favorites that I can think of now are:

Gary Moore: Empty Rooms and Shapes of Things
Tom Sholtz: Hitch a Ride
Neil Schon: Who's Cryin' Now
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Here is my fav album with Joe walsh solo:

Joe Walsh - Barnstorm (Remastered 24k Gold MFSL 1990) file in rar

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Old 12-07-2015, 07:18 AM   #169
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Van Halen - Right Now

I'm not a big EVH fan (I've only listened to one VH album all the way through and never tried to learn "Eruption") but the first time I heard "Right Now", I very literally fell off my chair. Beautiful playing from start to finish, and a coherent structure that pulls everything together and makes the solo a little masterpiece all of it's own.

Add to that Larry Carlton's solo on Kid Charlemagne, Steve Lukather's solo on "Jake to the bone", and SRV's "Tightrope" solo and I'm done.
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Old 12-07-2015, 10:45 AM   #170
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I have a new favourite every week or month. Right now it's Mark Knopfler's "Speedway at Nazareth." His 58 Les Paul has to be my favourite of any burst I've heard. It's a main feature of this number. I'm not a burst nut either. I much prefer Stratocasters, but this is just a beautiful, vocal tone with a unique melody.
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Old 12-07-2015, 10:57 AM   #171
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Here is another guitarist that I haven't seen mentioned here yet....Bob Mould (Husker Du, Sugar, etc). While I love and have emulated so many of the artists mentioned on this thread, I grew up in the same city as Bob Mould, and was part of the blossoming Minneapolis scene as it exploded. As a young guitarist in the 80's, my radio influences were what you would expect; Styx, Boston, etc. But as I became more aware of and even more excited about the local scene, Bob Mould's guitar playing was not like anything I had ever heard before, and it affected the way I look at the instrument. Even as I became "more refined" and studied jazz and classical guitar, Bob Mould was (and still is) always a huge influence. Enjoy these 2 tracks. Try to get past the sonic quality, this was the 80's and they were always very raw.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6bJ_C0CvtM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBKyBlJ_JN8

The last one is their furious and beautiful cover of the Byrds "Eight Miles High", which I was lucky to chance on being 1 of 5 people present at a Minneapolis club when they performed it live for the first time. I still get goose-bumps when I hear this.
I concur, I have seen Bob live a number of times and his guitar work is mind blowingly awesome...His solo stuff on "Workbook" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQqKmF5mVP4
is brilliant. Bob and Husker Du are way under appreciated IMHO, Dave Grohl has been quoted saying that the Foo Fighters are him trying to sound like "Zen Arcade" BTW Grant Hart (the drummer for HD) also has some great non-Husker work, notably his "Nova Mob" stuff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCBd7e0wCBQ , no real solos though...
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Old 12-07-2015, 12:00 PM   #172
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Hendrix,
all others kneel.
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Old 12-07-2015, 12:39 PM   #173
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3. John Petrucci - Lines in the Sand - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xNMkl8UDcY
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Van Halen - Right Now
"Lines in the sand" is one of the best solos I have ever heard. When Petrucci just starts playing from the heart he gets to another quantum level that no one else could hope to reach.

As for EVH, I think his best solo that is just pure magic comes from "One I Want" off of the VH III album. In that song EVH gets into an intense zone that is nearly impossible for 99.99% of all guitarists to enter.

Digging deeper, I think everyone has all but forgotten Vito Bratta from White Lion, but the guy had the most lyrical solos. Remember "Wait"? Almost all his solos were incredible.

Another masterpiece is Tony MacAlpine's "Tears of Sahara" in which he and George Lynch really nail it.

It's a shame that the guitar solo has all but gone extinct.
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Old 12-07-2015, 12:58 PM   #174
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Jan Akkerman - Hocus Pocus by Focus
Right up there with "Reelin" as far as guitar work defining the song.
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Old 12-07-2015, 03:27 PM   #176
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well ... yes. no comment.

and all Brian May.

and one that I didnt found mentioned (I second all of the mentioned in all postings above, though) in any posting: Mick Ronson.

and Teddy Oberg of Livin Blues.

both, Oberg and Ronson define for me what a Les Paul has to sound like.

and Robert Fripp. "21st century schizoid man" by King Crimson, "baby's on fire" by Brian Eno, "hammond song" by Roches, "heroes" by Bowie - to name 4 unbelievable solos.
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Old 12-07-2015, 04:00 PM   #177
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Oh... Oh!!!

Steve Miller - The Joker

If there was ever a song where the solo had a life of it's own and really helped in propelling the song to it's now classic status, I think this qualifies.

It's such a simple lead, but so perfect for the song. Every note right where it should be.
Any of Carlos Santana's solo's from the ABRAXAS album.
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Old 12-07-2015, 04:47 PM   #178
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Still The One - Orleans
https://youtu.be/S5aMMRes2u4?t=1m41s
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Something - The Beatles
https://youtu.be/OY-0NukPnQM?t=1m34s
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Old 12-07-2015, 07:13 PM   #179
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Gilmour's "Time" is the best guitar solo of all... well... time. There is not one single note in that solo that shouldn't be there (as with most of his solos). He is the Mozart of guitarists.
Another less known, very Gilmour-ish, amazingly soulful guitarist is Steve Rothery from Marillion. Listen particularly to the solos on Sugar Mice, Kayleigh and the extended version of Lavender. While you're at it, listen to the earlier albums, especially Misplaced Childhood and Clutching at Straws. Magical.
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Old 12-07-2015, 08:07 PM   #180
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There was so many! But the second thing that came to my mind was solo from In Bloom. Sounds like bunch of random notes, yet is expressive, interesting and planned!

Other solos id say from Voodoo Chile', Time, mentioned in post above, Child in Time too... damn. Solo from It is kind of magic is awesome too. Solo from Light my Fire is lovely. Planty of beautiful music.
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i admit that i haven't read everything here but why no mention of the shaggs?!?!?
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Old 12-07-2015, 08:37 PM   #182
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i admit that i haven't read everything here but why no mention of the shaggs?!?!?
I don't really recall them being into "solos".
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Old 12-07-2015, 08:56 PM   #183
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The master of conversational blues solos, with just the right amount of jazz:

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Old 12-07-2015, 09:23 PM   #184
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Necropost!

Alright, lots of new stuff to listen to .
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Old 12-07-2015, 11:11 PM   #186
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"Heartbreak Hotel" (ELVIS). It´s rather a guitar - piano solo, and I do not know who played it and once loved the guitar solos in "PO-Jama People" and there is a nice post-released track with solo only (one can not say for sure it was all performed by Hendrix, I doubt it, some enhancements were made in the studio) called "Pali Gap".
There are lots of things people do not like about today´s music, but I do not miss the decades of endless guitar solos ala
Mahavishnu Orchestra or The Cream (also remember listening to many of my fahther´s records in my youth..., but that was then..., and today I mostly hate Autotune and "Music" produced in a daw haha can´t believe I have joined a thread about guitar solos ??? haha (just kidding ;-)
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Old 12-08-2015, 12:11 AM   #187
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For an old goat like me, my top 3 are:

Hotel California - Eagles
Run run run - Jo Jo Gunne
Goodbye to love - Carpenters

and of course, anything by Carlos Santana
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Old 12-08-2015, 01:28 AM   #188
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Anything by Michael Schenker - just an amazing, melodic lead player. Can shred, but never at the cost of the song. A live example with an extended solo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc329GImgl4

And the one solo that is always guaranteed to give me chills, Billy Corgan on Soma: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60J6HlvfePM
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Old 12-08-2015, 04:29 AM   #189
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Teddy Oberg of Livin Blues
... one of those who make every solo special !

Reminds me of a few others from that school, no need to mention any specific solo, pick at random :
Pete Haycock
Mick Dyche
Les Davidson
Geoff Whitehorn (e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sdXwfPBLy4 , how his guitar is the perfect extension of Rodgers' vocals)

... and probably the most unique and diverse player in today's roots music, country and blues scene, the incredible David Grissom :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC9sWWbCSD8
equally at home at small tents or clubs, superstar stadium gigs and on hundreds of records

... do teams qualify ?
doesn't get much better than Haynes, Betts & Woody in the ABB for me, before Dickey went erratic, telepathic interplay !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GxKMUzENoo
chosen for its jam factor, but anything from that era is magic

so many great suggestions already,
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This is up there with the greats for me. Guthrie (again), this time on Steven Wilson's last album, Hand Cannot Erase with the solo to 'Regret #9'.

Power, technique, feel, structure. Amazing (and one take...)

https://youtu.be/IaH2C2Qe97Y
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And then there's this song

Mama Let Him Play by Jerry Doucette. It's all riff and solo and probably one of the best rock songs on the planet. Every bar band in Canada has to have this in their repetoire.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJdZ17m9Ai8
It's true. It's on all classic rock stations up here. This and April Wine.
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Old 12-08-2015, 09:40 AM   #193
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My Favorites that I can think of now are:

Neil Schon: Who's Cryin' Now

As for memorable Neil has a few, and is always underated.


As for my fav, goes to original post of this thread. the solo in another brick pt 2 simply oooozes feel,dynamics and melody.
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The entire gtr track for Yes - South Side Of The Sky!

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Lou Reeds Rockn roll animal - Steve Hunter/Dick Wagner
For its time - Elvis's Hound Dog (don't know the guitarist)
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no zoot horn rollo?
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Old 12-08-2015, 02:21 PM   #198
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Default Some favorite soloists I haven't seen mentioned....

Chet Atkins
Dickie Betts
Don Felder
Steve Howe
Etc...
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anybody mention guys like django or charlie christian?
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Gary Moore - Midnight Blues
Jason Becker - Perpetual Burn
Steve Vai - Blue Powder (1st Half)
John Sykes - Still of the Night
Ritchie Sambora - Let It Rock
Uli Roth - Sails of Charon
EVH - Hot For Teacher
Randy Rhoads - Suicide Solution Solo (Live)
George Lynch - Dream Warriors
Yngwie Malmsteen - Hold On


If i had to pick just one killer solo, it would probably be:

Joe Satriani - The Forgotten PtII
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