Clubfoothead Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 (edited) If there is a solo in All Along the Watchtower then I'm calling that the best one. Edited June 26, 2007 by Clubfoothead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Vol. 8 (5/2/70: Binghampton) and Vol. 22 (5/22-24/68: (Lake Tahoe). Closer on the former, Opener on the latter..... I put up the one from Harpur College. Here's a little more food for thought... The Dweeze The Stunt Guitarist BTW, ZPZ is coming around again but without Vai or Bozzio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheikYerbuti Posted June 26, 2007 Author Share Posted June 26, 2007 I like bass players better anyway. Mike Watt? I'll take a rippin' Whisperin' While Hollerin' solo over most tappers any day of the week. What can be romantic to mike watt? He's only a skeleton His body is a series of points No height, length, or width In his joints he feels life His strongest connection between the yelling and the sleep Pain is the toughest riddle He's chalk, he's a dartboard His sex is disease He's a stop sign!!! Double Nickels is easily one of the greatest albums of all time. An American original. And while we're on bass players, how about a shout out for Les Claypool. . .saw him live on the Frizzle Fry tour about 15 years ago. . .playing a 6 string fretless, singing and dancing around like an idiot all at once. . .just jaw-dropping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Texas Flood SRV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh B Tool Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Pink Floyd "One of These days" Outlaws "Green grass and High tides" Rainbow "Man on a Silver Mountain" Lesly West "Mississippi Queen" Most all Van Halen, love some of the stuff off Diver Down and Mean Streets Tom Morello is a friggin' brilliant guitarist so love his stuff with Rage or Audioslave Santana "Open Invitation" Jeff Beck "Guitar Shop" Ten Years After "I'd love to change the World" The Who: anything off of Who's Next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Like Soup Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Stone in love or Anyway You Want It - Neil Schon, Journey. I remember this guy could RIP! I saw him live in the ealry 80s and he could jam with anyone. I must say, my favorite Neil Schon solo is the one for Send Her My Love. Not a lot of notes, but oozing with feeling. I'm with TimC...I love me some Hall & Oates Van Halen. There are, of course, others...I've never liked Jimmy Page as much because his solos to me sounded real choppy. Zakk Wylde, Vinny Moore, Brian May, Vai, Eric Johnson (especially, the cleanest guitarist I've ever heard), Satriani, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxfactor Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Outlaws "Green grass and High tides" Thanks, Hugh! The Outlaws were fantastic in their old days. They would go with 3 leads at once. Alot of their early stuff sounded country but man those boys could jam. Knoxville Girl has a wicked jam in it as well as South Carolina. Alex Lifeson of Rush could jam. Just listen to their debut album. Two cuts off of that album that have excellent jams are Before And After and Here Again. I was challenged to a fight in 9th grade by a dude that was alot bigger than me. I was paranoid about it but didn't want to be known as a wuss, so I psyched myself up by listenin to Before And After. Needless to say I was fearless. I took my lumps but got the better of the dude in the end and gained much respect all thanks to a Rush song. Someone else mentioned Michael Schenker of UFO. I have never heard anyone play the guitar faster than this one solo he does on a song called Reasons Love off of the No Heavy Petting CD. Simply incredible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Like Soup Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Oh...I love Van Halen's Drop Dead Legs, as well as Eruption, and one of his that I think got lost in the shuffle is One Foot Out The Door. I think Van Halen has some great riffs though...Ain't Talkin' Bout Love being probably my favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxfactor Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 A guy that simply never got any props was Buck Dharma of Blue Oyster Cult. Listen to Dominance and Submission off the Secret Treaties CD. Awesome solo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopazz Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 jorma kaukonan is pretty good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 A guy that simply never got any props was Buck Dharma of Blue Oyster Cult. Listen to Dominance and Submission off the Secret Treaties CD. Awesome solo. Excellent call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 jorma kaukonan is pretty good Unique? yes. Good? Well, let's just say unique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxfactor Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 What about Ronny Montrose. Wasn't there a cut called Space Station #5 or something? Bad Motor Scooter was a trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 What about Ronny Montrose. Wasn't there a cut called Space Station #5 or something? Bad Motor Scooter was a trip. I actually saw Montrose w/ Gamma and Shenker w/ UFO open for Cheap Trick (way) back in the day. Both were far better than Cheap Trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxfactor Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 I actually saw Montrose w/ Gamma and Shenker w/ UFO open for Cheap Trick (way) back in the day. Both were far better than Cheap Trick. That would have ben one hell of a show! I'm definately jealous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylive5 Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Ten Years After "I'd love to change the World" Was wondering if anyone was going to mention "The Fastest Guitar in the West". LOL The album "Recorded Live" is must have if you like guitar at all. At least IMHO. Alvin Lee can flat out motor and that has to please those that require long guitar solos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Swerski Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Yeah, Eruption is a monster, but back in high school I knew 3 kids who (after years of trying) could play it note for note. I ain't ever heard anyone play Hot for Teacher verbatum. One of my friends was asked to learn the Hot for Teacher solo in about his third year of guitar lessons. I don't think it's THAT difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Its also been voted on that Kurt Cobain is one of the greatest guitarists ever... Which he was nowhere near. Voting is done by the masses, who are usually very confused. the masses are morans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentastic Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Viola Lee Blues is one of the best, yet unheard Dead songs. The best "melt-your-face" rock soloist is Trey Anastasio from Phish. It's hard to pick just one song - the overall "shredding" factor is incredible. He can rip jazz licks then transition into a heavy-metal style lick then finish it all with some nice major-key cartoon speed solo preceded by nice bluegrass stuff. Mid 90s Phish just shreds for guitar soloing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 The best guitar solos are the ones that compliment a song well enough that you don't realize it's a solo. Never been into the mindless noodling show off stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Swerski Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Oh...I love Van Halen's Drop Dead Legs, as well as Eruption, and one of his that I think got lost in the shuffle is One Foot Out The Door. I think Van Halen has some great riffs though...Ain't Talkin' Bout Love being probably my favorite. Yep. Eddie's riffs are legendary. Unchained is probably my fave. Too bad alcohol ruined his life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Was wondering if anyone was going to mention "The Fastest Guitar in the West". LOL The album "Recorded Live" is must have if you like guitar at all. At least IMHO. Alvin Lee can flat out motor and that has to please those that require long guitar solos. Standing at the Station from TYA's Rock'n'Roll Music To The World also has some great guitar work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 My kids favorite on PS2 is Strutter by KISS...........my Fav guitar is Stevie Ray & Tommie Bolin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Viola Lee Blues is one of the best, yet unheard Dead songs. Yup they did not play it often in concerts ...kid posted a link to it in an earlier post on this thread ...amazing song One of my favorite songs ( many versions of it have come out and played by many artists ) which has some great guitar playing , is stormy monday by the allman brothers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Gonna toss one out here that always seemed to stick with me even though I don't know the guitarist. The solo from Flirtin' With Disaster by Molly Hatchet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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