Your Top Ten Guitar Solos in Prog
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Topic: Your Top Ten Guitar Solos in Prog
Posted By: mobby
Subject: Your Top Ten Guitar Solos in Prog
Date Posted: November 05 2008 at 03:38
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My favorite guitar solos in prog are as follows
1-Bells of Notre Dame- Frank Bornemann-Eloy-Power and Passion
2-Echoes-David Gilmour-Pink Floyd-Meddle
3-Summer Lightning-Andy Latimer-Camel-Breathless
4-Dark Matter-Steve Wilson-PT-Signify
5-Go West Judas-Roine Stolt-Back in World of Adventure
6-Shamen Song-Robin Harrison-Red Jasper-Winter's Tale
7-Hopelessly-Cliff Jackson-Epitaph-Epitaph
8-Ice-Andy Latimer-Camel-I Can See Your House From Here
9-Comfortably Numb-Dave Gilmour-PF-Wall
10-Spain-Klaus Hess-Jane-Together a tie with
10-Introduction-Alan Cowderoy-Gracious-Gracious!
so many more course, but these are my current favs..
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Posted By: ignatiusrielly
Date Posted: November 05 2008 at 16:13
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It´s hard to say right now, there are so many great ones. I could think of Fripp´s The Night watch or White shadow, Howe´s Awaken (maybe my fav), Hackett´s Firth of Fifth (love also the Daryl Stuermer version on The way we walk), Steve Rothery´s Easter, Blackmore´s Stargazer....I can´t think of a particular Petrucci solo now, I might find one later.
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Posted By: Takeshi Kovacs
Date Posted: November 05 2008 at 17:05
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A couple that spring to mind are: Dave Gilmour - Have A Cigar Buck Dharma - Astronomy (the version on Some Enchanted Evening) -------------  Open the gates of the city wide.... Check out my music taste: http://www.last.fm/user/TakeshiKovacs/ |
Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: November 05 2008 at 22:24
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steve hackett......off of neal morse`s "testimony" the song twelve |
Posted By: Roj
Date Posted: November 06 2008 at 04:37
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Here's my 10 pretty much off the cuff:-
1. Roine Stolt on The Merrygoround by TFK
2. Dave Gilmour on Echoes by Pink Floyd
3. Steve Hackett on Firth of Fifth by Genesis
4. Alex Lifeson on La Villa Strangiato by Rush (Exit Stage Left version)
5. Joe Satriani on Flying In A Blue Dream by Satriani
6. Stolt on All of The Above by Transatlantic
7. Gilmour on Pigs (3 different ones) by Floyd
8. Steve Wilson at the end of Sky Moves Sideways part2 by Porcupine Tree
9. Mike Holmes of IQ on The Magic Roundabout
10. Steve Howe of Yes on Starship Trooper
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Posted By: antonyus
Date Posted: November 07 2008 at 03:44
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1-corfortably numb - pf
2-la leyla-ramses
3-sails of charon - scorpions
4- castle in the air-eloy
5-lady fantasy - camel
6-fly away - minotorus
7-spain - jane
8-musical box - genesis
9-soon - yes
10-echoes - camel
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: November 07 2008 at 03:52
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The ending solo in How Could I. ( Cynic on Focus)
The double guitar solo in the title track on Into The Everflow from Psychotic Waltz.
The Under a Glass Moon Guitar solo ( Dream Theater)
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: November 07 2008 at 05:31
Happy to see another Buck Dharma fan  ! I love so many of his solos that I don't even know where to start... I'd give first prize to "Veteran of the Psychic Wars" (notably the version on ET Live ), which I was so lucky to see him play live in Rome in 1986, or possibly "The Last Days of May" (the killer live version on A Long Day's Night ).As regards guitar solos in prog, I don't have too many favourites, since I hold that prog is not so much about guitar as about every instrument working together. Anyway, if I had to choose a few, I'd mention the following: David Gilmour - Comfortably Numb Greg Lake - Battlefield (in "Tarkus") Robert Fripp - Starless Steve Hackett - Firth of Fifth Steve Howe - Siberian Khatru However, the overwhelming majority of my favourite guitar solos are either in the Prog-Related and Proto-Prog categories (namely anything by Ritchie Blackmore and the aforementioned Buck Dharma), or in classic rock and metal. An exception could be a musician who is featured on his site also as a member of a prog band - that is, Gary Moore (formerly with Colosseum II). |
Takeshi Kovacs wrote:Posted By: Takeshi Kovacs
Date Posted: November 07 2008 at 07:31
I saw BOC in London in the Summer (for the first time!) and they played Astronomy, and it was great to be up there at the front about 20 feet away from the band. Buck and Eric Bloom must be early sixties now! ------------- Open the gates of the city wide.... Check out my music taste: http://www.last.fm/user/TakeshiKovacs/ |
Posted By: Roj
Date Posted: November 07 2008 at 07:40
I went to see BOC at Manchester Apollo in the mid-80s. I was on the front row, and got one of Eric Bloom's plectrums with the BOC logo on it. It's fab, and a great reminder of a brilliant gig. The band were superb, by the way.
I agree totally on Veteran of the Psychic Wars, the ETL version really is something else. Didn't know we had a few BOC fans on here. Nice one
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: November 09 2008 at 22:48
I don´t have definitive solos that make me go all 15 year old school girl, except for Sailor´s tale, but I do have a lot of favorite guitarist... ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: November 13 2008 at 09:56
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1. Allan Holdsworth: Obsession (ex. Jack Bruce's A Question Of Time)
2. Gary Moore: Love Story (ex. Skid Row's 34 Hours)
3. David Torn: 7 minutes of Pure Entertainment (ex. Torn's Cloud About Mercury)
4. David Gilmour: Standing Around Crying (ex. Paul Rodger's Muddy Waters Blues)
5. Richard Thompson: A Sailor's Tale (ex. Thompson's Watching The Dark)
6. Gary Lucas: King Strong (ex. Gods & Monsters) - Lucas has such a massive catalogue of great solos, this was a hard choice.
7. Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Chile (A Slight Return) (ex. Hendrix's Electric Ladyland)
8. Steve Vai: Erotic Nightmares (ex. Vai's Passion & Warfare)
9. John McLaughlin: Jazz Jungle (ex. The Promise)
10. Steve Stills: Season Of The Witch (ex. Kooper/Bloomfield/Stills: Supersession)
Probably completely change my mind in a month's time ------------- The best eclectic music on the Web,8-11pm BST/GMT THURS. CLICK ON: http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php - http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php Host by PA's Dick Heath. |
Posted By: nahnite
Date Posted: November 18 2008 at 22:48
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Hmmmm...
Robert Fripp/21st Century Schizoid Man (King Crimson)
Alex Lifeson/damn near anything he puts his hands to (Rush)
Jacek Melnicki/Loose Heart (Riverside)
Steven Wilson/Shesmovedon or The Sound Of Muzak (Porcupine Tree)
Mikael Akerfeldt-In My Time Of Need (Opeth)
Those are the ones that spring to mind right now...
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Posted By: banjocat
Date Posted: November 19 2008 at 04:11
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1. Robert Fripp Baby's on Fire 2. John Etheridge (Darryl Way's Wolf) Isolation Waltz 3. Ollie Halsall Toujours La Voyage 4. Robert Fripp 21st Century Schizoid Man 5. Franco Mussida Dove, Quando 6. Steve Hackett Voyage of the Acolyte 7. Andy Latimer The Snow Goose 8. Robert Fripp The Heavenly Music Corporation 9. Fred Frith Beautiful as the Moon, Terrible as an Army with Banners 10. Steve Howe Nous Sommes du Soliel |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: November 19 2008 at 05:00
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In no particular order :- Robert Fripp - Baby's on Fire (Eno) Mike Oldfield - Little Red Robin Hood Hit the Road (Robert Wyatt) Andy Latimer - Lunar Sea (Camel) Robert Fripp - The Night Watch (KIng Crimson) Paul Rudolph - Uncle Harry's Last Freak Out (Pink Fairies) Steve Hackett - Return of the Giant Hogweed (Genesis) Steve Hackett - Firth of Fifth (Genesis) Michael Karoli - Mother Sky (Can) Carlos Santana - All The Love of the Universe(Santana) Steve Hillage - Master Builder (Gong) -------------  Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: November 19 2008 at 05:07
Is there any relationship between this Sailor's tale and Richard Thompson's song almost of the same name, recorded a couple of times when he was with Fairport Convention. There is an incredible loose set of connections. Fairport's original vocalist Julie Dyble, did a couple of demo recordings for Giles, Giles & Fripp - so was there a trying out of a more English folkie thing for the prototype King Crimson - and would Fripp been aware of Thompson's early songbook??? ------------- The best eclectic music on the Web,8-11pm BST/GMT THURS. CLICK ON: http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php - http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php Host by PA's Dick Heath. |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: November 19 2008 at 05:14
Very interesting,Dick. Fairport's/Thompson's A Sailor's Life was brought to the group by then 'session' violinist,Dave Swarbrick. Thompson's songbook at the time was fairly minimal.Upto this point (1969) most of Fairport's repetoire was covers of Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell songs. ------------- Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: mobby
Date Posted: November 20 2008 at 02:11
| just want to add a fantastic solo i heard only yesterday, in overhead's epic beginning to end..great band |
Posted By: LiquidEternity
Date Posted: November 20 2008 at 09:56
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Watermelon in Easter Hay - Frank Zappa Firth of Fifth - Genesis Lady Fantasy - Camel (the second one, I think) Crashmind - Fromuz La Villa Strangiato - Rush (first one) The Sound of Muzak - Porcupine Tree Pigs (Three Different Ones) - Pink Floyd Lightning's Hand - Kansas The Door - Neal Morse Song for the Innocent - Pain of Salvation Those are ones that particularly interest me, in no certain order except the Zappa one has to go first. ------------- 
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Posted By: jimidom
Date Posted: November 20 2008 at 11:09
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1). Firth of Fifth - Genesis (Steve Hackett)
2). Do It Again - Steely Dan (Dennis Dias)
3). Red Alert - Tony Williams Lifetime (Allan Holdsworth)
4). Adventures In a Yorkshire Landscape - Be Bop Deluxe (Bill Nelson)
5). Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile) - Santana (Carlos Santana)
6). Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd (David Gilmour)
7). Dawn - Mahavishnu Orchestra (John McLaughlin)
8). Third Wind - Pat Metheny Group (Pat Metheny)
9). Chemistry - Rush (Alex Lifeson)
10). Yours Is No Disgrace - Yes (Steve Howe) ------------- "The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - HST |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: November 21 2008 at 04:04
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Just been listening to Jeff Beck's newie, Live @ Ronnie Scott's - and I may be changing my tune! Some scorching solos will be found. ------------- The best eclectic music on the Web,8-11pm BST/GMT THURS. CLICK ON: http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php - http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php Host by PA's Dick Heath. |
Posted By: JulioSouth
Date Posted: November 28 2008 at 11:07
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1. David Gilmour - "Comfortably Numb" (Pink Floyd, 1979)
2. Steve Hackett - "Firth of Fifth" (Genesis, 1973)
3. Alex Lifeson - "Xanadu" (Rush, 1977)
4. David Gilmour - "Time" (Pink Floyd, 1973)
5. Alex Lifeson - "Limelight" (Rush, 1981)
6. Steve Rothery - "Easter" (Season's End, 1988)
7. Martin Barre - "Aqualung" (Jethro Tull, live versions)
8. Robert Fripp - "Sailor's Tale" (King Crimson, 1971)
9. Ritchie Blackmore - "Stargazer" (Rainbow, 1976) [ok, not prog, but almost there!
 ]10. Can't decide...
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Posted By: Takeshi Kovacs
Date Posted: November 28 2008 at 16:25
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One more track would take me to the train station tonight, and it just had to be 'Have A Cigar'...what a solo by Gilmour!
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Posted By: Cactus Choir
Date Posted: November 28 2008 at 16:46
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Lots by Steve Howe, especially the Yessongs versions of Starship Trooper and Yours is No Disgrace, also Awaken and Sound Chaser. Jan Akkerman - Eruption, Why Dream?, P's March, La Cathedrale de Strasbourg among many brilliant solos.
BOC's Buck Dharma - Nosferatu, Don't Fear the Reaper. Clem Clempson - Lost Angeles from Colosseum Live. ------------- "And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!" "He's up the pub" |
Posted By: sydbarrett2010
Date Posted: August 12 2010 at 02:55
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1-comfortably numb 2-shine on you crazy diamond 3-windowpane 4-this dying soul 5-the spirit carries on |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: August 12 2010 at 17:20
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top eight in no particular order:
Dave Gilmour - Time
Mike Holmes - The Last Human Gateway (middle section)
Greg Lake - Battlefield
Edgar Froese - Three Bikes In The Sky
Steve Hackett - Firth Of Fifth
Steve Howe - Wurm
Jan Akkerman - Sylvia
Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat
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Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: August 13 2010 at 20:46
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Under a Glass Moon- Dream Theater Firth of Fifth- Genesis The Door- Neal Morse Beyond this Life- Dream Theater Roundabout- Yes From the Beginning- ELP The Divine Wings of Tragedy- Symphony X The Great Goodnight- Magellan The Grand Conjuration- Opeth Paradigm Shift- Liquid Tension Experiment ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">  
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