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  1. January 14th, 2012, 05:49 AM #1
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    Which are your favouite solos? For me it changes of course, as you discover new music, which is the point of this thread.

    My own top three would be:

    Maggot Brain by Funkadelic, Eddiie Hazel on guitar. I think it's just briliant and the entire song has many different layers.

    Feelni' bad blues by Ry Cooder. Explanation needed?

    Shine on you crazy diamond by Pink Floyd. Again, explanation seems redundant

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hampus View Post
    Which are your favouite solos? For me it changes of course, as you discover new music, which is the point of this thread.

    My own top three would be:

    Maggot Brain by Funkadelic, Eddiie Hazel on guitar. I think it's just briliant and the entire song has many different layers.

    Feelni' bad blues by Ry Cooder. Explanation needed?

    Shine on you crazy diamond by Pink Floyd. Again, explanation seems redundant

    /Hampus
    Now this is a hard one and only three, so here you go.

    Shine on you crazy diamond. An epic song deserves a epic guitar solo, 17 minutes of pure genius.
    Comfortably numb : Regarded as the best guitar solo ever, and I have to agree.
    Hotel California: Another perfect guitar solo, no flashy bits, just melodic guitar playing from Walsh and co.

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    That answer would depend on what musical mood I was in at the time.

    Just off the top,

    I Want You (She's So Heavy) - The Beatles, always is enjoyable.
    Gravity, live version, Mayer


    Hard to pick a third.
    Time, by Pink Floyd is one I enjoy. So many others too.
    "Soi What" by Miles Davis is another all time favorite. (not guitar, but then you did not specify guitar).


    Also, I went with my "favorites" at least on a given day, not most technically or otherwise impressive, etc.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sunvalleylaw View Post
    "Soi What" by Miles Davis is another all time favorite. (not guitar, but then you did not specify guitar).
    Exactly, which is why my list looks like this...

    1. Miles Davis "Right Off" - One of Miles' most incredible extended solos.
    2. Tom Waits "Jockey Full of Boubon" (guitar by Marc Ribot) - This is the song that forever addicted me to Ribot's playing.
    3. Allman Brothers Band "Blue Sky" (joint solo by Duane Allman and Dickey Betts) - Two great players that created an absolutely beautiful solo that could stand alone with either player's part yet fits perfectly together as a whole.

    Honorable mention to Robert Quine's solo on Lou Reed's "Waves of Fear" and just about every solo Mick Taylor played during his time with the Stones.
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    I find it difficult to pull 3 favorites among so many! I'll add some as they come to me.

    The "Shine On..." intro solo is pretty awesome. Simple sweetness, especially David's more recent version:
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    PEDAL TO METAL by Sonny Landreth. Slide guitar wizardry by the master.

    STATESBORO BLUES/ONE WAY OUT---by ABB. Duane just tears it up on slide.

    CROSSROADS by Cream---Clapton at his best.......IMHO
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    Buckethead/Praxis: "Seven Laws of Woo" from Transmutation

    David Lindley: "Mercury Blues" from El Rayo-X

    Black Sabbath: "Zero the Hero" from Born Again
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    I don't know if these are the 'right' answers for all of the music snobs out there, but I like these three:

    Smashing Pumpkins - Landslide
    Jethro Tull - Aqualung
    Def Leppard - Hysteria
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eric View Post
    I don't know if these are the 'right' answers for all of the music snobs out there, but I like these three:
    There is no right or wrong with anyone's favorite solos or songs, or at least there shouldn't be.

    Sure, many of us here may have our agreements and disagreements when it comes to music (this is putting it mildly), but we can't really say another's fav's are wrong.
    Good thing the thread wasn't titled the three best solos, however!
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    Mm, hard to say, but if I recall right, almost any solo from If You Want Blood AC/DC live album.
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    I mean, I can't listen to these solos and not have the hair on my arms stand up and bring a smile to my face...to me, that's exactly what rock guitar should be all about...not the polished guitar hero stuff:



    Sometimes I keep forgetting it, but Angus sure was and is The rock guitarist for me. And Malcom always is under-appreciated.
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    The Beatles - Old Brown Shoe
    Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed
    Rainbow - Death Alley Driver

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    #1 (starts around 3:49): Blackmoore - Gates of Babylon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu8HiZepRWo

    #2 (starts around 2:33): Rhodes: Over and Over: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0sD0j4jJ84

    #3 (starts around 1:45) Van Halen: Ice Cream Man
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