best guitar solo?

[Austin]

Just writing to see what everyone's opinion is on the best guitar solo of all time.


My vote goes to Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker.

 

[alank]

David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) - Comfortably Numb

 

[dice45]

machine gun

All,
guess you mean Rock:
Weird ones: Jimi Hendrix, "Machine Gun" on "Band of Gypsys". No Q.
Straight ones: my favourite is Eric Clapton's "Hideaway" on "Live Cream".

If i mean composed ("classical" ) music: Julian Bream, each and any, no matter what he plays.

 

[annex666]

Easily anything by Nuno Bettencourt...


...just check out Pornograffitti for some amazing guitar solos!

 

[Claus]

I don't know which song has the best guitar solo, but I know who played it. This guitar player where mayby not the best guitar play from a technical point of view, but he went deeper into the music then any other guitar player I ever heard. Jerry Garcia. When Jerry had his bright moments, he had a few darks too, he played more music then any other.

An old Deadhead

 

[claudio]

It's difficult to choose just one:

Joe Satriani ----- Down down down

Starz ----- Coliseum rock

Ted nugent ---- Together

 

[EJ]

Dear dice45,

In "composed" music, my favorite is David Russel. If you haven't heard of him, worth a try.

Telarc CD-80373 Music of Barrios

The first track, Un Sueno en la Floresta, is the best version I've ever heard. If you even try to listen to his perform in a concert hall, you might admire him even more.

 

[rendisha]

For the best two guitar solos and two solo guitars my vote goes for Al Di Meola and Paco De Lucia in Mediteranean Sundance.

 

[dice45]

Manitas de Plata

Flamenco guitar: Manitas de Plata! each and anything he plays.

For the record, i know Paco de Lucia and he was my favourite together with Paco Pena before i discovered Manitas de Plata.

 

[Ren Hoek]

"David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) - Comfortably Numb", eh? Ripped off from "In Held Twas in I" by Procol Harum. Album is "Shine On Brightly". Check it out, man.

Ren

 

[Ron E]

MAny good ones, hard to pick a favorite

Gilmour - Dogs - from Animals

Zappa - Sexual Harassment in the workplace,
Overture to a holiday in berlin.... and many others

KK Downing and Glen Tipton (from Judas Priest) in Dreamer Deceiver or Run of the Mill. These are from albums in '74-'75 before they wrote their "popular" stuff.

Stuck in the 70's

 

[Narcisse91]

A lot of good acoustic guitar on some of the MTV Unplugged CDs, specifically Alice in Chains.


All time favorite, though, is the beginning of Pink Floyds "Wish You Were Here".

 

[roddyama]

There's a lot of good stuff out there, but the ones that stick with me are:
Dave Mason - "Look at Me, Look at You"
Led Zepplin - the last half of "Stairway to Heaven"
Eric Clapton - Too numerous to list
Johnny Winters - "Highway 61"
Jimmy Hendrix - "Machine Gun"
Ten Years After - "I'd Love to change the world"
In that order.
Rodd Yamas***a

 

[dice45]

All,
there was a time when i had to practise solving differential equations for a university math exam ... question of survival. I was alternatively spinning Hendrix' "machine gun" and J.S.Bach's "Fuga alla breve" from the 3rd violin sonata, c-minor BWV1005; played by Henryk Szeryng; this stuff launched my mind into the right mood for solving differential equations.

 

[Narcisse91]

There's a right mood for solving diff eqs?

 

[trespasser_guy]

anything by Yngwie Malmsteen... he is about the fastest guitar player ever, and still manages to put such care into all of his songs... I like it. Also, Henry Paul Band- Grey Ghost has a good one... Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven

 

[Lisandro_P]

I'be been enjoying two a lot lately.... one is Gilmour's final solo in "High hopes" (incredible slide solo) and another is Satriani's "Love thing" (basically a LONG solo).

 

[fender4]

"Kid Charlemagne" by Steely Dan

-f4

 

[mrgreg2u]

hi people. i was just looking at this thread and i want to put my two cents in!! i have been playing guitar for about 30 years and i love ALOT of players! but i can't believe you guys haven't said anything about carlos santana-lee ritenour-stevie ray vaughan-eddie van halen- and what about bassist stanley clarke???? to mention just a few!!!!i also read someone mentioned al dimeola and paco de lucia!! i have an album-friday night in san francisco-with al dimeola-john mclaughlin-paco de lucia-- in a word incredible!!! thanks for listening!!! greg

 

[rendisha]

Something for two guitars.. again

Check out Vlatko Stefanovski and Miroslav Tadic album Krushevo, based on traditional Macedonian songs. Steel string and classic guitar. A masterpeace!

It's made by MA Recordings
Vlatko Stefanovski & Miroslav Tadic / Krushevo