Best guitar solo of all time in a song? (1 Viewer)

[wazoo11]

Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover

 

[wazoo11]

Deep Purple's Child In Time

 

[zamboni]

Duane Allman

Would add Duane and Dickey Betts trading solos on "Blue Sky". Doesn't get much better than that.

 

[E Street Brat]

Free Bird gets all the Skynyrd love, and its a great solo for the sake of soloing. I think the guitar work in "That Smell" is much better.

Simple Man probably even better.

A personal favorite

Damn I just remembered "Tuesday's Gone" Now that's a solo.

 

[wazoo11]

Cream - White Room

 

[NCCommish]

Free Bird gets all the Skynyrd love, and its a great solo for the sake of soloing. I think the guitar work in "That Smell" is much better.

Simple Man probably even better.

A personal favorite

Damn I just remembered "Tuesday's Gone" Now that's a solo.

True

 

[zamboni]

Deep Purple's Child In Time

Another draft pick.

 

[wazoo11]

Rush - Working man

 

[B-Deep]

worst guitar solos!

http://www.guitarworld.com/100_worst_guitar_solos

some great descriptions of them in there.

this one had me rolling

10 LENNY KRAVITZ

“American Woman”

5 (1998)

GUITARIST: Lenny Kravitz

In this plodding, lethargic remake of the Guess Who hit, Lenny Kravitz sucks all the bounce and air out of Randy Bachman’s classic riff like a vampire performing cunnilingus on a blow-up doll. If songs could give out restraining orders, Kravitz would be forced to stay away from everything recorded between 1960 and 1979.

Not sure I could possibly disagree more with that.

i saw another list on another site that had this as one of the worst too

 

[NCCommish]

Duane Allman

Almost went with that. But I was thinking I'd get Dickey one of his own.

 

[wazoo11]

Television - Marquee Moon

 

[jon_mx]

Clapton on While my Guitar Gently Weeps makes the song.

Young Clapton with the Beatles and George Martin producing.

Done and done.

Now before I get flamed for even SUGGESTING the following, please at least watch or listen to it before people turn their collective noses up at the following.

I would say that Prince (of all people) NAILS the solo at the end of While My Guitar Gently Weeps in the following video. It's like off the charts good. Too bad he didn't play more guitar for other artists. The man has skills (even if a lot of people can't stand his music). Solo starts roughly 3:30 in and runs the rest of the way. I wouldn't put Prince and The Beatles in the same sentence either, but the proof is in the pudding.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y

Holy crap, and then he throws the guitar in the air and makes it disappear!

That's rock n' roll.

I think it got raptured.

 

[NCCommish]

worst guitar solos!

http://www.guitarworld.com/100_worst_guitar_solos

some great descriptions of them in there.

this one had me rolling

10 LENNY KRAVITZ

“American Woman”

5 (1998)

GUITARIST: Lenny Kravitz

In this plodding, lethargic remake of the Guess Who hit, Lenny Kravitz sucks all the bounce and air out of Randy Bachman’s classic riff like a vampire performing cunnilingus on a blow-up doll. If songs could give out restraining orders, Kravitz would be forced to stay away from everything recorded between 1960 and 1979.

Not sure I could possibly disagree more with that.

i saw another list on another site that had this as one of the worst too

Guess I am the outlier then. I like Kravitz and I liked that remake.

 

[NCCommish]

Clapton on While my Guitar Gently Weeps makes the song.

Young Clapton with the Beatles and George Martin producing.

Done and done.

Now before I get flamed for even SUGGESTING the following, please at least watch or listen to it before people turn their collective noses up at the following.

I would say that Prince (of all people) NAILS the solo at the end of While My Guitar Gently Weeps in the following video. It's like off the charts good. Too bad he didn't play more guitar for other artists. The man has skills (even if a lot of people can't stand his music). Solo starts roughly 3:30 in and runs the rest of the way. I wouldn't put Prince and The Beatles in the same sentence either, but the proof is in the pudding.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y

Holy crap, and then he throws the guitar in the air and makes it disappear!

That's rock n' roll.

I think it got raptured.

Seems appropriate.

 

[glock]

1) Comfortably Numb (live)

Late to the thread and I'll stop here. Should this ever come up on the radio and my boys are with me, they know to be quiet show reverence...

That being said, I'll throw a curveball into the ring- the godfather of grunge at work evoking a similar kind of emotion here ...

 

[tom22406]

1) Comfortably Numb (live)

That being said, I'll throw a curveball into the ring- the godfather of grunge at work evoking a similar kind of emotion here ...

I never got the love for Young even though I get his style.Love his songwriting but his playing sometimes makes me want to :X

 

[glock]

1) Comfortably Numb (live)

That being said, I'll throw a curveball into the ring- the godfather of grunge at work evoking a similar kind of emotion here ...

I never got the love for Young even though I get his style.Love his songwriting but his playing sometimes makes me want to :X

Well, first you have his acoustic stuff which is pretty much no matter how you look at it, then you have his dirty stuff. Tell me that he doesn't wring everything out of that guitar in Hurricane...

Edited to add: and I did call it a curveball.

 

[ffldrew]

Another favorite solo of mine is this little Clapton one - Let it Rain

He's really laying down some licks throughout the song - and then about 3:58 into this one - takes it into overdrive for just a quick sweet Clapton burst of brilliance

 

[Leroy Hoard]

How about Brian May in Bohemian Rhapsody?

I'm not familiar with many if the deeper Queen tunes, But "Killer Queen" is one of my favorite from Brian May

Both good choices, one more from May:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmt2mgmrSUw

 

[glock]

Another favorite solo of mine is this little Clapton one - Let it Rain

He's really laying down some licks throughout the song - and then about 3:58 into this one - takes it into overdrive for just a quick sweet Clapton burst of brilliance

 

[JerseyToughGuys]

Picking a "best" is impossible imo. Unless you break it down, somehow.

Most melodic: Knocking on Heaven's Door, Slash (his best work - song is tired but man those solos are back to back to back awesomeness).

Most underated: Purple Rain, Prince

Most buried in drek: Outta My Mind, John Mayer

 

[JerseyToughGuys]

Picking a "best" is impossible imo. Unless you break it down, somehow.

Most melodic: Knocking on Heaven's Door, Slash (his best work - song is tired but man those solos are back to back to back awesomeness).

Most underated: Purple Rain, Prince

Most buried in drek: Outta My Mind, John Mayer

my current "best of all time" just because:

at the 5:23 mark. :shivers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RH0-pRicB4

 

[Jayrok]

Too many great ones to claim a "best", and I like all that have been mentioned here.

I would add Gary Moore's Still Got The Blues as a favorite.

I also agree that Prince is a very underrated guitarist. Love his solo in the As My Guitar Gently Weeps video posted above.

 

[Controller]

Many great choices in this thread. Here is one of my all-time favorites:

"Crossing the Line" by Stomu Yamashta's Go! (with Al DiMeola, Pat Thrall, Steve Winwood, Michael Shrieve and others)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQbibTHGoVg

 

[Evilgrin 72]

Another understated and underrated one is the solo in "Night Prowler" by AC/DC

 

[Quint]

Tom Morello's work on "Like a Stone" stands out for me as a more recent great solo.

 

[Pipes]

While maybe not the best but Metallica's Kirk Hammett deserves mention...love the solo in One.

 

[wadegarrett]

I'll put the 3 1/2 minutes from 1:45 on up from the following against any guitar solo anytime, anywhere...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSuoW8MTbZY

 

[Mister CIA]

She's Not There

Post Toastee

Great White Buffalo ...got to believe this was a huge influence on Slash

and of course I'm Going Home

 

[ffldrew]

She's Not There

Post Toastee

Great White Buffalo ...got to believe this was a huge influence on Slash

and of course I'm Going Home

Excellent call on Post Toastee

 

[Mister CIA]

She's Not There

Post Toastee

Great White Buffalo ...got to believe this was a huge influence on Slash

and of course I'm Going Home

Excellent call on Post Toastee

A couple more.

The Bomber

Po' Black Maddie/Skinny Woman Blues

 

[Mister CIA]

Damn, I youTube one Ted Nugent song and now I'm getting ads asking me to support Ted Cruz and play Bible trivia. Stellar job there, Theodore.

 

[DocHolliday]

While maybe not the best but Metallica's Kirk Hammett deserves mention...love the solo in One.

Huge fan of Metallica and Hammett. Sometimes it seems that Hammett lacks the emotion of the true greats. I love the solos in Master of Puppets. Kirk gets after it.

 

[Parmcat]

Knopfler on Sultan of Swing or the theme from Local Hero is a fav, but Gilmour on CN is the all time best for me.

Also The White Stripes Offend in Every Way

And Muse- Knights of Cydonia

 

[relic]

Free Bird gets all the Skynyrd love, and its a great solo for the sake of soloing. I think the guitar work in "That Smell" is much better.

Simple Man probably even better.

A personal favorite

Damn I just remembered "Tuesday's Gone" Now that's a solo.

True

Great choices, but if you're talking Skynyrd nothing comes close to "I Know A Little".

Killer opening and great solos throughout.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

Most here have probably never heard it but the Amott brothers on "Nemesis" by Arch Enemy do some amazing work.

 

[Ketamine Dreams]

I thought of The Bomber as well. Good choice. Also agree on the Gary Moore listings above, he was incredible.

 

[Abraham]

I'm the biggest gnr fan here and I'll say this:

As a member of the band, paradise city outro and November rain solo are the entries. But his best solo where he put his stamp on the song ? Estranged. It's a pure hair metal solo with melody and texture in the middle of a song axl was taking too seriously. Great notes, tone, etc.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

I'm the biggest gnr fan here and I'll say this:

As a member of the band, paradise city outro and November rain solo are the entries. But his best solo where he put his stamp on the song ? Estranged. It's a pure hair metal solo with melody and texture in the middle of a song axl was taking too seriously. Great notes, tone, etc.

Agreed, said the same earlier. Although as a stand alone piece, I always loved when he'd play the theme from "The Godfather" live, with the band coming in half way through. It's all over YouTube for anyone who's never heard it.

 

[Abraham]

I'm the biggest gnr fan here and I'll say this:

As a member of the band, paradise city outro and November rain solo are the entries. But his best solo where he put his stamp on the song ? Estranged. It's a pure hair metal solo with melody and texture in the middle of a song axl was taking too seriously. Great notes, tone, etc.

Agreed, said the same earlier. Although as a stand alone piece, I always loved when he'd play the theme from "The Godfather" live, with the band coming in half way through. It's all over YouTube for anyone who's never heard it.

The last of the real guitar solos.

 

[flapgreen]

Voodoo Child

 

[flapgreen]

While maybe not the best but Metallica's Kirk Hammett deserves mention...love the solo in One.

Big fan. Also like Master of Puppets.

 

[flapgreen]

I always think of Yellow Ledbetter - Pearl Jam

 

[Otis]

I'm the biggest gnr fan here and I'll say this:

As a member of the band, paradise city outro and November rain solo are the entries. But his best solo where he put his stamp on the song ? Estranged. It's a pure hair metal solo with melody and texture in the middle of a song axl was taking too seriously. Great notes, tone, etc.

Agreed, said the same earlier. Although as a stand alone piece, I always loved when he'd play the theme from "The Godfather" live, with the band coming in half way through. It's all over YouTube for anyone who's never heard it.

Estranged is incredible.

By the way, some if the other solos on AFR are awesome too. I love in Night Train, where Izzy has a solo and then out of nowhere Slash breaks into it with his own and his guitar in comparison sounds like it's on fire.

 

[flapgreen]

I'm the biggest gnr fan here and I'll say this:

As a member of the band, paradise city outro and November rain solo are the entries. But his best solo where he put his stamp on the song ? Estranged. It's a pure hair metal solo with melody and texture in the middle of a song axl was taking too seriously. Great notes, tone, etc.

You were in gnr? Wow. That's awesome.

 

[Ursa M]

only acceptable answer is live Comfortably Numb. even the album version is in contention, but live is just another experience entirely.

Almost as good is the solo in On The Turning Away from the Delicate Sound Of Thunder live album.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I'm the biggest gnr fan here and I'll say this:

As a member of the band, paradise city outro and November rain solo are the entries. But his best solo where he put his stamp on the song ? Estranged. It's a pure hair metal solo with melody and texture in the middle of a song axl was taking too seriously. Great notes, tone, etc.

You were in gnr? Wow. That's awesome.

Abe was the N'

 

[satch]

some good picks in here. shine on you crazy diamond is probably my favorite, but someone needs to mention SRV...Texas Flood, maybe.

and McCready is very underrated.

Texas Flood deserves more than a mention. Specifically the version he performed "Live at the El Mocambo". SRV's solo in Texas Flood, along with the rest of the entire El Mocambo show, is the greatest performance in the history of guitar.

 

[DocHolliday]

George Lynch is my favorite guitar player so I have to list one if his solos. The solo in The Hunter is awesome. Lynch was blazing fast but was also melodic. I'm not comparing his solos to Page, Gilmore, SVH, or even Slash. Those guys are on another level. When it came to the 80's metal sound, Lynch was king to me.

 

[flapgreen]

No mention of Stevie Ray?