Top 100 Guitar Solos Ever

[Pacman1903]

Good read this if anyones interested

For me though it has to be Allen Collins in "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Closely followed by Eruption By Eddie Van Halen

Then "Highway Star" By Ritchie Blackmore

They all make it

http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-09-30/the-100-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time

[irnbru1903]

So many spring to mind including the ones you mention especially Freebird but I have always loved Randy Rhoads's style especially on the live version of Mr Crowley.

Kirk Hammet on a few but lets say Fade to Black .... no Master of Puppets ..... no stick with Fade to Black.

For a golden oldie Eric Clapton on While My Guitar Gently Weeps.

My general rule is if it has me humming along inanely and playing the air guitar like a total muppet then it must have something going for it.

[DodHagi]

Good read this if anyones interested

For me though it has to be Allen Collins in "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd



phuckin hell min, explains a lot about your music taste :zzz::zzz: i imagine Nigel Farage, Gareth Southgate and Barry Hollywood fae bakeoff would agree with you aswell!

[Pacman1903]

F@cking great solo. Never said i was big on the tune.

Credit where credits due to guitar players

[57vintage]

Fair enough, but Mick Taylor on Time Waits For No-one (final track side one on my original 74 It's Only Rock N Roll) takes a bit of beating.

Then there's Elvin Bishop's tasteful showcase on Fooled Around and Fell In Love.

James Burton on Ricky Nelson's Hello Mary Lou.

Duane Allman and Dickey Betts co-laldieing it on Statesboro Blues.

Peter Green on Need Your Love So Bad.

Eric Clapton on Have You Heard on The Bluebreakers album.

Mick Green (or is it?) on Shakin All Over.

Etc

[stewarty27]

David Gilmour's solo on comfortably numb takes a bit of beating. Richard Thompson is a very underrated guitarist IMO his solo on "Put it there Pal " is different and superb. Jimi on "All along the Watchtower" is so dreamy. I've always liked Martin Barrie's solo on Aqualung but doubt if it would make any top solo chart. Elliot Randall of Steely Dan has some crackers reelin in the years probably the best. Zappa also was an underrated picker.

[Pacman1903]

David Gilmour's solo on comfortably numb takes a bit of beating. Richard Thompson is a very underrated guitarist IMO his solo on "Put it there Pal " is different and superb. Jimi on "All along the Watchtower" is so dreamy. I've always liked Martin Barrie's solo on Aqualung but doubt if it would make any top solo chart. Elliot Randall of Steely Dan has some crackers reelin in the years probably the best. Zappa also was an underrated picker.

Zappa was underated in general. For a man who didn't take drugs to come out with what he did lyrically is quality.

[Pacman1903]

Another quality solo I missed (but its cheating a bit)

Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth) by Cliff Burton. Ok it was bass but f@ck me he had chops

[stewarty27]

Oh ****e I total forgot Paul Kossoff so many !! a lot of riffs but his solo on "walk in my Shadow" is blues personified !

[gruppenfuhrer]

yngwie malms**** ,rising force

[Gogsred]

Nah - Jimi Hendrix was the man. The solo and general guitar playing and riffs in many of his tracks was brilliant - the best riff was perhaps in Hey Joe. Fact.O:)

[Hairdrier]

Guitar solos you say?
Listen to Eddie VH on Fair Warning, from a different planet.

[elginred]

Always liked this one half way(2.45) thru Joe Cockers 'when the night comes' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o128kKfGw5E

[Hairdrier]

Guitar solos you say?
Listen to Eddie VH on Fair Warning, from a different planet.

For example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vOL8e8oeTQ

[Mr_Grieves]

Pixies - U Mass
Dinosaur Jr - Freak Scene
****age Fanclub - Everything Flows
Pavement - The Hexx
Mazzy Star - Fade Into You
Neil Young - Cortez the Killer
Jimi Hendrix Experience - The Wind Cries Mary
Yo La Tengo - I Heard You Looking