Most emotional guitar solo

**Jimi75** · January 27th, 2007, 03:24 PM

There was this guy in the neighbourhood telling me that electric guitar has nothing to do with emotions, he said it is just noisy! This guy was an orchestra cellist!

I invited him to listen to Jeff Beck's "'Cause we've ended as lovers" over at my house...

He changed his mind after hearing Jeff's playing :-)

This song is for me the epitome of emotionful guitar playing. Never topped by another song, at least in my eyes.

What's your favourite???

Robert**** · January 27th, 2007, 04:15 PM

"City Nights" or "Peril Premonition" - Allan Holdsworth from the album "Secrets". A lot of emotion in his playing on the whole album.

**oldguy** · January 27th, 2007, 04:31 PM

Too many for one favorite.
Right near the top, though.
"Crying", by Satch
" A World Away" , by Sonny Landreth
"Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape" , from the "Live! In the Air Age!" album by Be Bop Deluxe. Bill Nelson's solo, clinkers and all, just rocked me the first time I heard it. Maybe because the song itself was about 8 min. long.
"Samba Pa Ti", by Carlos Santana

**DaveO** · January 27th, 2007, 05:48 PM

Wow. I had never heard any Be-Bop Deluxe. I went on to Rhapsody (which if you haven't used yet, is incredible) and loaded all the songs mentioned so far on to a playlist and just rocked out. I always loved "Cause we ended as lovers". Just close your eyes and wallow in that song. My addition-probably "Lonely feeling" by Robert Earl Keen off of the album Gringo Honeymoon.
Dave

**t_ross33** · January 27th, 2007, 05:55 PM

Comfortably Numb... that first note/bend sends shivers down my spine and brings a tear to my eye every time!

**warren0728** · January 27th, 2007, 07:48 PM

there are way too many for me to pick one...right now i am listening to "Feelin' Bad Blues" by Ry Cooder....pretty damn emotional.

Although not really a guitar solo song (lot's of emotional sax playing though) i have to sat that "Sad and Deep as You" by government mule is an incredible emotional song...there is a history behind it for me that probably makes it more emotional than it is...but i think you should give it a listen....

kinda in a melancholy mood tonight....

ww

**warren0728** · January 27th, 2007, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by t_ross33

Comfortably Numb... that first note/bend sends shivers down my spine and brings a tear to my eye every time!

+1 .... i'm getting there myself tonight.....

ww

**tot_Ou_tard** · January 27th, 2007, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by warren0728

there are way too many for me to pick one...right now i am listening to "Feelin' Bad Blues" by Ry Cooder....pretty damn emotional.

ww

Gotta love Ry!

**SixStringJoe** · January 27th, 2007, 10:58 PM

I love "The Loner" by Gary Moore. That one has a lot off feelings

**Danzego** · January 28th, 2007, 12:42 AM

I think my two favorites off the top of my head are Stevie Ray's version of Little Wing, which is essentially a solo over the entire song, and one I would think most people around here haven't heard, Zakk Wylde's solo in Fire in the Sky (off Ozzy Osbourne's No Rest For the Wicked album). .

**Katastrophe** · January 28th, 2007, 07:35 AM

Gary Moore "Still Got the Blues" is way up there for me.

**Lev** · January 28th, 2007, 08:16 AM

Thin Lizzy - Still in Love with You from "Live and Dangerous"

**elavd** · January 28th, 2007, 09:55 AM

+1 for "Cause we've ended as lovers" (especialy the live version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsfL6ATX1i4)

marnold*** · January 28th, 2007, 07:10 PM

BB King "The Thrill Is Gone"--to me the solo sounds just like the lyrics: a man trying desperately to come to terms with the fact that his relationship is over. He's knows it's true, he just can't bring himself to admit it.

SRV "Tin Pan Alley" and "Leave My Girl Alone" The latter is some ANGRY guitar playing. I can almost picture this big dude getting in someone's face for messing with his girl.

Steve Vai "Sisters"

**Tone2TheBone** · January 28th, 2007, 11:01 PM

Marnold you beat me to the punch. Stevie Ray Vaughan, October 1989, Austin City Limits - "Leave My Girl Alone". That is some wicked mad guitar playing ever. Enough said.......

**Justaguyin_nc** · January 29th, 2007, 01:10 PM

All such good choices... With the word Emotional in the title of the post though... I guess I have to go with Gary Moore and I still got the blues during any LIVE performance... The Emotion he puts into the vocals and playing makes it stand out. He seems to add more orf moore into his Live performances... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6IO5EN49hY it's a very emotional experience...

**Tinky-Winky** · January 29th, 2007, 01:16 PM

For me, Hendrix's live performance of little wing has the most emotional guitar solo, with some wonderfully subtle guitar playing and a beautiful singing, almost crying tone. However, there are many SRV performances which are almost as good - I'd probably go with texas flood at the El Mocambo, but I really don't have a favourite.

**Katastrophe** · January 29th, 2007, 01:38 PM

Originally Posted by Justaguyin_nc

All such good choices... With the word Emotional in the title of the post though... I guess I have to go with Gary Moore and I still got the blues during any LIVE performance... The Emotion he puts into the vocals and playing makes it stand out. He seems to add more orf moore into his Live performances... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6IO5EN49hY it's a very emotional experience...

Thanks for posting the clip! That gave me chills listening too it. That solo, to me, is about the perfect blend of emotion, speed and phrasing.

**Tone2TheBone** · January 29th, 2007, 01:42 PM

......what's that guitar in your avatar Kata?

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