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Topic: Favorite guitar solo??
Posted By: J-Man
Subject: Favorite guitar solo??
Date Posted: August 10 2008 at 20:36
What is your favorite guitar solo of all time?? Mine's the guitar solo and the end of The Door (Neal Morse, Sola Scriptura) performed by Paul Gilert. -------------  Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
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Posted By: Statutory-Mike
Date Posted: August 10 2008 at 22:27
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John Petrucci's solo in Under A Glass Moon. ------------- 
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: August 10 2008 at 22:38
Somehow I knew you'd say that Mike My absolute number 1 solo of all time, is non prog, Megadeth-Tornado Of Souls, the solo of course being played by Marty Friedman. It's ingrained into my heart now. Speaking in prog terms, 1.The Spirit Carries On solo by John Petrucci. Actually yeah, since it's in the list section, 2. I'll add the outro sweep picking solo from Selkies:The Endless Obsession. I believe it's a Paul Waggoner solo there. It's hard to get sweep picking solos that sound so beautiful, but it worked here. ------------- 
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Posted By: Statutory-Mike
Date Posted: August 10 2008 at 22:39
^ I thought you'd say Selkies actually, that's pretty high up there with me. The Spirit Carries On rulesssssss though.  -------------
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: August 10 2008 at 22:45
^indeed, check my edit n00b
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Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: August 10 2008 at 22:46
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Andy Latimer on Ice - gut wrenching (especially on the live dvd Coming of Age) Steve Hackett on Spectral Mornings - fluid heaven ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: Statutory-Mike
Date Posted: August 10 2008 at 22:48
It is Paul, I saw him do that right in front of me  -------------
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HughesJB4 wrote:Posted By: febus
Date Posted: August 10 2008 at 23:19
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Very easy choice for me:
CLEM CLEMPSON (future Humble Pie)from Colosseum on ''Lost Angeles'' from their ''live'' double-album! ...8 apocalyptic minutes of mayhem!!!
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: August 10 2008 at 23:36
Nothing wrong with Paul Gilbert. He's a gifted man, no doubt. Emotion with flash, yet doesn't take himself too seriously and always has fun doing what he loves. -------------
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Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: August 10 2008 at 23:45
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I have to add Robin Trower's Bridge of Sighs , proggy heavy metal blues, par excellence. ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: August 11 2008 at 00:29
Two very nice selections.
I'll throw in Holdsworth's solo on In the Dead of Night as well.
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Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: August 11 2008 at 00:42
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1) Jimi Hendrix - "Machine Gun" Band of Gypsys - album "Band of Gypsys"
2) Al Di Meola - "Shadow of Lo" Return to Forever - album "Return to the Seventh Galaxy: The Anthology"
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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: August 11 2008 at 00:55
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in no particular order, and just off the top of my head 1. Frank Zappa - Inca Roads 2. Return to Forever - Sorceress (all the solos) 3. John Scofield - Otay (Dennis Chambers version, Sco's on it) 4. Jeff Beck - You Know What I Mean 5. Gentle Giant - His Last Voyage strangely enough, even though i am a guitar player, i get more excited hearing a horn solo or keyboard solo (especially electric or rhoades piano ). Hell even the occasional bass solo gets me off more than a guitar solo. Anyone else have this "problem"?------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm 
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: August 11 2008 at 01:52
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Gentle Giant - Peel The Paint and So Sincere ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Roj
Date Posted: August 11 2008 at 04:05
| 3 current faves of mine:- 1. Roine Stolt at the end of All of the Above by Transatlantic 2. Steve Wilson on Yellow Hedgerow Dreamscape by Porcupine Tree 3. Steve Howe on Awaken |
Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: August 11 2008 at 22:53
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Must add Michael Romeo's (from Symphony X) solo from Communion and the Oracle.
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Posted By: Mantra
Date Posted: August 12 2008 at 00:29
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Dream Theater - In the Name of God. Despite TOT being one of their least prog albums [only in front of FIF I believe], it has some of Petrucci's most impressive guitar work. Dream Theater - The Spirit Carries On, beautifully composed solo, beautifully composed song as a whole.
Other Notables:
Between the Buried and Me - Selkies: The Endless Obsession. More notably the ending solo, beautiful sweeping, but the clean solo in the soft section is also very nice.
Megadeth - Tornado of Souls. Also love this one.
Trivium - A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation. I'm not a huge Trivium fan, not so much as I was, but I always took special notice to this solo. The dualing section is really great, not too crazy but a great melody.
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Posted By: Roj
Date Posted: August 12 2008 at 04:06
| Another solo by Roine Stolt, at the end of the Merrygoround on Stardust We Are, just blows me away. The man is a genius. |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 12 2008 at 06:35
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BLACK SABBATH - SLEEPING VILLAGE / THE WARNING Other good ones: Pink Floyd - Fat Old Sun * Pink Floyd - Echoes * Deep Purple - Mandrake Root * Megadeth - Hangar 18 Led Zeppelin - Dazed & Confused * The Flower Kings - Big Puzzle Plus a few more... * = Preferly live versions |
Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: August 12 2008 at 06:38
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1. solo on Les Aventure Des Saxinette et Clarophone - Maneige. Presumably from the guest guitarist. My other top six, beyond which it's blurry Hackett on the opening of Tigermoth Gary Greene on The House, The Street, The Room Barre on We Used To Know Lake on Battlefield Howe on Without You Hendrix on All Along The Watchtower |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: August 12 2008 at 07:58
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Comfortably Numb - Gilmour Lunar Sea - Latimer Spectral Mornings - Hackett Every day - Hackett Watermelon in Easter Hay - Frank Zappa Stevies spanking - Frank Zappa/Steve Vai Chelsea Monday - Rothery Since I been Lovin' you (from The Song Remains the Same) - Jimmy Page Starship Trooper (Wurm) - Steve Howe La Villa Strangiato - Alex Lifeson No one at the bridge (short but sweet) - Alex Lifeson Sorry, cant pick one favorite.. |
Posted By: jimidom
Date Posted: August 12 2008 at 10:11
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Hard to pick just one! For me, it's a 4-way tie.
"Red Alert" - Tony Williams Lifetime (Allan Holdsworth)
"Firth of Fifth" - Genesis (Steve Hackett)
"Do It Again" - Steely Dan ( Denny Dias)
"My Love" - Wings (Henry McCullough)
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Posted By: Philip
Date Posted: August 12 2008 at 11:58
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Classics, but my preferred ones:
Comfortably Numb by David Gilmour
Firth of Fifth by Steve Hackett
The Snow Goose by Andrew Latimer
Sultans of Swing by Mark Knopfler
Telegraph Road by Mark Knopfler
For the moment, these are my favourite ones.
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Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: August 12 2008 at 14:01
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Another guitarist here: Hendrix's Watchtower, Page's Dazed and Confused are the absolute classics.
Hackett's parts on the heavy part of "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" are great
Gilmour is the best of emotional rock players, with too many great solos to pick, though I especially like the part in "Money" where the reverb suddenly gets pulled.
I'm a big fan of Lifeson's solo on "Limelight" as well
Guilty pleasure pick. John Sykes solo in "Crying in the Rain"
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Posted By: Alberto Muņoz
Date Posted: August 12 2008 at 17:06
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well my favorite favorite guitar solo in a song is a difficult one to say but i can enlist the first five that i like it:
1. Hosanna, Ceremony, Spook Tooth, the solo deliver in this song is a really bone crushing and Luther Grovesnor is in the best fine form, 1969.
2. You're is not Disgrace Yes Album, Yes, probable the best Howe solo in all his career, look how's playing backwards in the first solo.
3. Musical Box, Genesis, One of the best constructed solo of a progresive group, Hackett is in his finest form.
4. Reeling in the Years, Steely Dan Canīt Buy a Thrill, Dennis Dias and Skull on his best solo in the best album of Steely.
5. Willie the Pimp, Hot Rats, and underrated solo of FZ.
There are many more to enlist, but i can remeber those.
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: August 12 2008 at 17:11
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favortite ever....ABB- Dreams... the immortal Duane Allman... everone says Gilmour is an emotional player that speaks with his solos.. pfff.. has nothing on Allman. The song is on my webpage... listen to it if you haven't heard it. Sweetest slide playing this side of Elmore James. runner up Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4 Terry Kath. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: August 12 2008 at 17:23
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Steve Hackett - Firth Of Fifth (Seconds Out version)
David Gilmour - Comfortably Numb (The Wall Live version)
Andy Latimer - Ice (studio version)
Alex Lifeson - La Villa Strangiatto (Exit Stage Left version)
Jimmy Page - Stairway To Heaven (live version on The Song Remains The Same)
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Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: August 16 2008 at 18:16
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Larry Carlton, "Spiral" on The Crusaders album "Those Southern Knights". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-cGWHOnx4I - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-cGWHOnx4I |
Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: August 20 2008 at 20:58
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Dream Theater: "Stream of Consciousness" and "Hell's Kitchen"
Rush: "La Villa Strangiato"
Pink Floyd: "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" and "Comfortably numb"
Queen: "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon" (what a cheery little ditty)
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Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: August 20 2008 at 21:23
Paul does all of the shredding. Also, I agree with both "Under a Glass Moon" and "The Spirit Carries On"
I could go on and on with this list, but I'll just do my current favorites.
Petrucci - "Trial of Tears"
Stolt - "Silent Inferno"
Rothery - "The Great Escape" ------------- www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph  
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Posted By: Hawkwise
Date Posted: August 20 2008 at 22:22
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Jimmy page and Roy Harper Same old Rock from Stormcock Acoustic heaven
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Posted By: St.Cleve Chronicle
Date Posted: August 21 2008 at 10:16
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Dancing with the moonlit knight - Genesis Siberian khatru - Yes America (long version) - Yes Cygnus X-1 - Rush Shine on your crazy diamond and every other Pink Floyd song |
Posted By: PinkPangolin
Date Posted: August 23 2008 at 15:57
| All Gilmour solos.... |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: August 25 2008 at 09:27
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Cardiacs - R.E.S.
Short, but so sweet..
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Posted By: Takeshi Kovacs
Date Posted: August 25 2008 at 19:19
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Buck Dharma (Blue Oyster Cult) - Astronomy (from Some Enchanted Evening) -------------  Open the gates of the city wide.... Check out my music taste: http://www.last.fm/user/TakeshiKovacs/ |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: August 25 2008 at 22:53
Buck Dharma on the Vigil (Mirrors album ) Brrrrrrrrrrrrr  ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: August 25 2008 at 23:23
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Child in Time - Ritchie Blackmore
Evil Woman - Luther Grosvenor (not on PA but should be here in prog-related
any number of Hendrix and Beck solos
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Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: August 26 2008 at 09:47
| Leslie West (Mountain) - "Theme From an Imaginary Western" |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: August 26 2008 at 11:48
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Most of my favourite solos are already mentioned here but I have to put in a mention to The Carpenters - Goodbye to Love.Awesome solo. -------------  Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: August 26 2008 at 13:28
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David Gilmour - Dogs/Comfortably Numb
Adam Jones - Lateralus/Jambi
Steve Wilson - Arriving Somehwere but not here/Small Fish
Steve Howe - Gates of Delerium/Starship Trooper
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Posted By: hawkcwg
Date Posted: August 26 2008 at 15:12
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Any solo from buckethead and rusty car from paul gilbert ------------- 
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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: September 03 2008 at 01:35
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^^^^^^ hahahaha ive seen that pic before. what's bad is Ive seen fatter (and younger) kids at one of the McDonalds by my home (there are about 8 within a 10 mile radius, which is sad)
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Posted By: AlanD
Date Posted: September 05 2008 at 11:01
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Steve Hackett - Firth of Fifth (Genesis 1973) - ghostly, spectral & very, very special
Robert Fripp - The Night Watch (King Crimson 1974) - precision personified
Hendrix - Voodoo Chile (1968) - controlled wildness, great stereo panning too!
Mark Knopfler - Brothers In Arms (Dire Straits 1985) - emotional & sublime
Tony Peluso - Goodbye To Love (Carpenters 1973) - the sustained fuzz that initiated the 'power ballad'
Paul McCartney - Taxman (Beatles 1966) - cutting Eastern mode & on a George song too!
Andy Davis - Help Under Doors (Stackridge - scorching live improv at Astor Theatre, Deal, October 2007)
Ritchie Blackmore - Livin' Wreck (Deep Purple 1970) - wine dark, subtle & brilliant
Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn (Part One) (1975) - an original guitar voice, one of his finest moments
Peter Green - Man Of The World (1969) - supreme touch and makes every note special
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Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: September 05 2008 at 19:38
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Eddie Hazel -Funkadelic's Maggot Brain Unreal! ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: Bitterblogger
Date Posted: September 05 2008 at 20:56
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On another thread, I mentioned this one already:
Fat Time - Miles Davis (go, Mike Stern!); plus
Yours Is No Disgrace - Steve Howe in the Yessongs version
Bron-Y-Aur - Jimmy Page
Wring That Neck (live) - the great Ritchie Blackmore
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Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: September 06 2008 at 13:34
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Serenity Painted Death - Opeth is my favourite guitar solo ever, hands down. Also, I think the solo from Kid Charlemagne - Steely Dan deserves a mention.
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Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: September 10 2008 at 02:38
To some degree yes. I think it's because about 95% of all songs ever written have the obligatory guitar solo, so it's always nice to hear something different. Bass solos get my attention every time, and I'm really growing to like some sax solos especially by Mel Collins and David Jackson. Flute solo is always a killer. But well, some of my favourite guitar solos, not in order: Jeff Buckley - Forget Her Talk Talk - I Don't Believe in You Camel - Ice, Straight to My Heart, Lawrence Overhead - Point of View, Entropy Iron Maiden - Stranger in a Strange Land In Flames - Satellites and Astronauts Many others should come to mind. edit: Great, of course I forgot the Best of All Time: Comfortably Numb from Pulse. ------------- http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=42652" rel="nofollow - It's on PA! 
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Posted By: fil karada
Date Posted: September 10 2008 at 07:17
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Under a Glass Moon - Petrucci
Lunar Sea - Latimer
All Along the Watchtower - Hendrix
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Posted By: Statutory-Mike
Date Posted: September 10 2008 at 15:02
 Bucket is very good.-------------
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Posted By: ten years after
Date Posted: September 11 2008 at 01:30
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Everyone, please do yourselves a favour and track down James Reyne's "Always the Way" from his 1987 self titled album and play it very loud. The guitar 'solo' by Jef Scott the makes up the last 2 minutes of this track is the best i've ever heard (and 'I've heard a few). Youtube won't do it justice unless your PC is hooked up to a decent sound system.
I played it to a fanatical metalhead friend of mine one day while driving throught the eastern suburbs of Sydney. At the end there was just a stunned silence for a few seconds before he slowly said "My God" and insisted that i replay it continuously until we completed or journey. Anyone entering an air guitar competition to this break would be pretty well guaranteed to win.
Strictly speaking it's not a solo as there is a drum backing but its close enough.
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Posted By: Blackwater Floyd
Date Posted: September 14 2008 at 15:32
In no particular order:
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Posted By: progrules
Date Posted: September 20 2008 at 15:19
I know this one. Was always a great favourite of mine. Funny to see this on our progsite but the truth has to be said, it's indeed awesome !
As for my own contribution: this is on my profile for a year now:
1. Achilles last stand (Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin) (3:42 - 5:15)
2. The Neckromancer (Alex Lifeson/Rush) (10:45 - 12:21) 3. The seventh year (Karl Groom/Shadowland) (3:27 - 5:00) and I can add: 4. Child in time (Ritchie Blackmore/Deep Purple)
5. Rock Bottom (Michael Schenker/UFO)
6. Have a cigar (David Gilmour/Pink Floyd)
7. Merry go-round (Roine Stolt/Flower KIngs)
8. Let there be rock (Angus Young/AC/DC; live album If you want blood...)
9. Counting all the seconds (Gary Chandler/Jadis)
10. Alien (Barry Bailey/Atlanta Rhythm Section)
10. Cliffhanger (Gary Wehrkamp/Shadow Gallery)
10. Black light machine (John Mitchell/Frost)
10. Breaking the spell (Nick Barrett/Pendragon)
10. For the love of God (Steve Vai)
etc etc etc (guitar solos rule !!!) ------------- A day without prog is a wasted day |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: September 20 2008 at 19:11
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Any Colour You Like - Pink Floyd: that short but sensational guitar, very spacey, magic! Lunar Sea - Camel: after the spectacular Moog solo, you got a really wild guitar The Illinois Enema Bandit - Frank Zappa: just so poweful and awsome! Starship Trooper(Yessongs) - Yes: after the great added moog solo you got some mind-blowing guitar by Steve Supper's Ready - Genesis: all the solos are just fantastique! I am the Sun(pt 1) - Flower Kings: precise and great Rudy - Supertramp: dramatic! many many more! |
Posted By: fil karada
Date Posted: September 20 2008 at 20:19
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OMG i forgot to add Have a Cigar probably my favorite guitar solo
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Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: September 20 2008 at 20:55
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No order...
More than a feeling-Boston
Comfortably numb- Pink Floyd
Achilles last stand- Led Zeppelin
Siberian Khatru (live)- Yes
Firth of fifth- Genesis
Dreaming shrines- Maudlin of the well
Ghost of perdition- Opeth
Dark Matter- Porcupine tree
Symetrical Arizona- Kayo Dot
When the catholic girls go camping, the Nicotine vampires reign supreme- Giraffes? Giraffes!
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Posted By: nahnite
Date Posted: September 24 2008 at 18:21
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Um; I'm amazed no one's mentioned Alex Lifeson. How about his leadwork in "Working Man"? Class.I should also mention "Through The Fire And Flames" by DragonForce. Wow.
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Posted By: SouthSideoftheSky
Date Posted: September 24 2008 at 18:57
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Can't believe that nobody has mentioned Brian May yet! His solos are amazing!
Bohemian Rhapsody is an all time fav.
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Posted By: TRIFIVE5000
Date Posted: September 27 2008 at 13:59
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Mine's are The Green Grass and High Tides from The Outlaws. Very cool.
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Posted By: Ayrton
Date Posted: September 29 2008 at 17:52
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Wow... many:
John Petrucci - Razor's Edge, The Spirit Carries On, Hell's Kitchen, Under a Glass Moon, Lines in the Sand, Peruvian kies, etc.
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Posted By: Abrawang
Date Posted: September 30 2008 at 01:00
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Not sure of the order but for prog:
Hackett - Musical Box & Giant Hogweed from Genesis Live
Howe - Siberian Khatru, Yours is No Disgrace & Starship Trooper from Yessongs
Gilmour - Time & Money
Tull - Aqualung (is it Martin Barre?)
Non-prog
Alvin Lee - I'm Goin' Home from Woodstock
Clapton - Badge, Let it Rain & Cocaine from his Live 85 Tour (not on CD but catch it on YouTube)
Clapton & Santana - Jingo from the Crossroads concert a few years ago (YouTube)
Page - Dazed & Confused, Since I've Been Loving You, Heartbreaker
Johnny Winter - Highway 61 & Mean Town Blues (live)
Knopfler - Sultans of Swing (I saw it on YouTube, live performance with Clapton on rhythm)
Allmans (Dickie Betts I think) - One Way Out
Guns & Roses - Sweet Child & November Rain
Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
Santana - Black Magic Woman (studio) & Soul Sacrifice (Woodstock)
Tufnel - Hellhole ------------- Casting doubt on all I have to say... |
Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: September 30 2008 at 01:27
Well I mentioned a couple of Queen solos a while back. But I have to say that I absolutely love the "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon". I find it not only a wonderfully cheery ditty, but revolutionary (like other of May's solos) by combining music hall tunes with electric guitar instrumentation and overdubs. I can't help but smile when I hear it. ------------- |
Posted By: Sasquamo
Date Posted: September 30 2008 at 17:55
| Dire Straits, "Tunnel of Love" |
Posted By: poslednijat_colobar
Date Posted: October 03 2008 at 06:16
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I'm really impressed by guitar works by Andrew Latimer of Camel in the albums Mirage and The Snow Goose.Of course,I think some solos by Ritchie Blackmore unique,especially in "In Rock".The other one is David Gilmour in very much stuffs,especially Comfortably Numb,Echoes,Time,Hey You,and all around the album Wish You Were Here,which is my favourite.Mick Box of Uriah Heep in Salisbury,too!Steven Wilson in Fear of a Blank Planet and some songs from In Absentia.John Petrucci in Metropolis part II and some other works.Some twin lead guitars by Iron Maiden preformed by Dave Murray and Adrian Smith....and morre and more |
Posted By: MrEdifus
Date Posted: October 03 2008 at 12:08
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I'm not sure which solo is my absolute favorite... probably something by Steve Vai. Steve Vai is my favorite guitarist of all time, I know that much.
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Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: October 03 2008 at 12:25
May's solos were always really cool. My favorite non-prog guitarist, and definitely one of the top five guitarists of all time. Also love Gilmour's solos, Dogs comes to mind and this is probably the song with my favorite solos. Hackett's and Latimer's solos were also always very emotionally evocative. I could probably name 100 favorites, but don't really feel like it.
Dogs it is. ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: Carbon
Date Posted: October 03 2008 at 15:43
Definitely! I'll miss them... |
Posted By: decypher
Date Posted: October 03 2008 at 23:33
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WatchTower - Control and Resistance, nice and twisted and a fantastic bass tapping along... and then probably Fates Warning - Static Acts, what a wonderful tone that solo has.... |
Posted By: sydbarrett2010
Date Posted: August 12 2010 at 02:45
| comfortably numb has the best solo ever |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: August 12 2010 at 02:45
| Enter Sandman |
Posted By: 40footwolf
Date Posted: August 12 2010 at 03:01
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Of all time? That might be the one in the middle of "Roisin Dubh(Black Rose): A Rock Legend" by Thin Lizzy. In a prog album, that's a bit tougher. It's an offbeat choice, but I might have to say "Goliath" by the Mars Volta.
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Posted By: besotoxico
Date Posted: August 12 2010 at 12:18
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Zeta 1 - Reticuli by Fredrik Thordendal off his Sol Niger Within album. Hands down for me.
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Posted By: AerosolKid74
Date Posted: August 12 2010 at 16:41
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I wish prog noobs would stop commenting Dream Theater because as much as I love DT the guitar solos are just metal they really should remember solos like Firth of Fifth by Genesis, Awaken by Yes Shine On You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd and La Villa Strangiato by Rush ------------- Prog Rock: Founded on a fundamental misunderstanding of the word virtuoso. |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: August 12 2010 at 17:23
| Eddy Marron's solos in and out of the side long track Time Machine from the Dzyan album of the same name |
Posted By: paganinio
Date Posted: August 13 2010 at 00:49
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the first that comes to mind: Dream Theater - Hollow Years (Live at Budokan), the guitar solo in the middle. Maybe some day I'll be able to HUM the entire thing and upload to youtube. ------------- 
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Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: August 13 2010 at 20:34
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great solo ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: Rolf Bos
Date Posted: September 07 2010 at 22:04
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Steve Howe on Soundchaser Ritchie Blackmore on Child in time Jimmy Page on Heartbreaker |
Posted By: spookytooth
Date Posted: September 07 2010 at 22:33
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FREEEEEEEEEEEEEBIRD!!!!! Nah, just kidding. My favorite solo has to be "Rivers Dancing" from Gordian Knot. Oh my god it is such a powerful solo. Well made by Ron Jarzombek (a master guitarist in my opinion). -------------  Would you like some Bailey's? |
Posted By: sgt wilko
Date Posted: September 08 2010 at 17:15
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Back to the Brian May thing
Solo's on Brighton Rock from Sheer Heart Attack and Dead on Time from Jazz are among his best
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Posted By: Formentera Lady
Date Posted: September 08 2010 at 20:27
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Steve Hackett on Firth of Fifth Steve Howe on Close to the Edge Robert Fripp on The Night Watch David Gilmour on Shine On You Crazy Diamond Ritchie Blackmore on Child in Time Mick Rogers on Father of Day, Father of Night Roger Hodgson on Goodbye Stranger (live) John Lees on Mockingbird (live 1974) Andy Latimer on The Snow Goose |
Posted By: cemshid
Date Posted: September 12 2010 at 14:35
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camel-ice, lady fantasy, stationary traveller pink floyd- fat old sun, soycd, time, money dire straits- sultans of swing led zeppelin- achilles last stand, stairway to heaven genesis-firth of fifth marillion-the web, chelsea monday, forgotten sons, incubus |
Posted By: King Winter
Date Posted: September 13 2010 at 11:27
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A weird choise for a prog site, but :
MASTER OF PUPPETS
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Posted By: Pang Chi Nam
Date Posted: September 14 2010 at 00:38
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Too many to mention... Zappa - Watermelon in Easter Hay Iommi - A Bit of finger Hendrix - Every single freakin' note he ever played Beck - Just about everything he played, too Richard Thompson - Pick any live song and really listen to it Clapton - I absolutely live for "Have You Ever Loved A Woman?" David Gilmour - the entirety of DSOTM and my favorite for last... Roy Buchanan - Sweet Dreams ------------- "The only difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limit." -George Bernard Shaw |
Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: September 14 2010 at 06:51
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There are way too many great solo's to pick one. I've thought about it for days. How do you pick one. Howe, Hackett, Hendrix, Clapton, Gilmour, Steve Morse, Zappa, and on and on. Just too much great stuff to pick one.
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Posted By: progrules
Date Posted: September 14 2010 at 12:19
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Besides the 3 I mention on my profile there are honorable mentions for:
1. Black Light Machine - Frost* (John Mitchell)
2. Merry go-round-Flower KIngs (Roine Stolt)
3. Breaking the Spell-Pendragon (Nick Barrett)
4. Child in Time - Deep Purple (Ritchie Blackmore)
5. Rock Bottom (live) - UFO (Michael Schenker) ------------- A day without prog is a wasted day |
Posted By: Deleuze
Date Posted: September 14 2010 at 16:23
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THIS ------------- 
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Posted By: Atoms
Date Posted: September 15 2010 at 12:53
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My three favorite guitar solos has to be: Struggling for Freedom - Tasavallan Presidentti (Jukka Tolonen) Aqalung - Jethro Tull (Martin Barre) Another Brick in the wall pt. 2 (David Gilmour) I really recomend everyone to check out Struggling for Freedom (the video on youtube got a edited version of the solo, which isn't as good the original, but last.fm and Spotify got the right version). Jukka tolonen is in my opinion the best guitar player ever to hold a guitar, all his work is amazing (especially in Tasavallan Presidentti)
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Posted By: Mr Greeen Genes
Date Posted: September 16 2010 at 23:27
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Jimi Hendrix - Bold As Love
Miles Davis - What I Say (John McLaughlin on guitar) Yes - Siberian Khatru, Sound Chaser
King Crimson - A Sailor's Tale
Eno - Baby's On Fire (Fripp on guitar)
Genesis - The Musical Box, Firth of Frith
Frank Zappa - Willie The Pimp
Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn
Pink Floyd - Echoes
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: September 16 2010 at 23:50
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Eddie's solo in 'Push Comes to Shove' has always been perfection to me |
Posted By: cloviskoba
Date Posted: September 18 2010 at 09:29
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I agree with Paul Gilbert's solo at 27:00 "Upon the door" from Neal Morse album "Sola scriptura" There's other very impressive from Santana on his "Oneness" song from album "Oneness silver dreams-golden reality"
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Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: September 18 2010 at 10:16
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Gilmour's on Money is a personal favorite, but others that are fantastic are Howe's on Starship Trooper, Page on Stairway to Heaven, and one I've really been enjoying lately is the one in the Motorpsycho song "Bomb Proof Roll". ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: September 18 2010 at 10:18
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Also:
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Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: September 18 2010 at 10:28
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Jan Akkerman's solo on Hamburger Concerto ( Medium I ) Close second is Frank Marino's solo on He's Calling from Eye Of The Storm. ------------- |
Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: September 18 2010 at 11:15
| steve hackett .........on neal morse`s ?...........twelve |
Posted By: hobocamp
Date Posted: September 18 2010 at 13:08
I just watched an interview with Ian Anderson where he says Jimmy Page was in the control room cheering Martin on during the overdub recording of the guitar solo for this track. |
Posted By: Ruby900
Date Posted: September 24 2010 at 08:26
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I'll throw in Holdsworth's solo on In the Dead of Night as well. [/QUOTE]
Definitely!
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Posted By: Ruby900
Date Posted: September 24 2010 at 08:29
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In no particular order,
Time - Gilmour
Howe-Siberian Khatru
Mclaughlin-Trilogy
Fripp-Sailors Tale
Page-Achilles last stand
Hackett-Firth of the Fifth
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Posted By: b4usleep
Date Posted: September 24 2010 at 14:01
Yesssss, concert version especially from the album "Night of the guitars" ------------- Really don't mind if you sit this one out. My words but a whisper, your deafness a shout. |
Posted By: LSDisease
Date Posted: December 25 2010 at 10:39
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Marillion - Chelsea Monday, Jigsaw, Incubus Rush - 2112, Limelight, Red Sector A |
Posted By: Prog Geo
Date Posted: December 25 2010 at 10:46
| Opeth - Serenity painted death.But generally I like all the guitar solos of Mikael Akerfeldt. |
Posted By: Mastosis
Date Posted: December 25 2010 at 23:05
The solo in TIme by Pink Floyd brings a tear to my eye every time I hear it.
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