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 Posted: January 15 2008 at 17:54 |
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Perhaps not really a solo, perhaps not my favourite, but the guitar solo on Focus' Birth is amazing.
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kiwi
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Posted: January 12 2008 at 13:00 |
 Imadofus wrote:
All of the 4 guitar, 3 keyboard and 1 sax solos from Shine On You Crazy Diamond.
Also, Zappa's solo from Son of Mr. Green Genes.
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Yes great choices - to me Shine on you Crazy Diamond was Floyd's best. It aslo illustrates that sheer speed doesn't necessarily win the day.
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We, verily, have made music as a ladder for your souls, a means whereby they may be lifted up unto the realm on high.. (Baha'u'llah)
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alanerc
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Posted: January 12 2008 at 03:16 |
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Stairway to Heaven:
The way Jimmy interrupt's the vocals to start his solo is wonderful and very very amazing
La Villa Strangiato:
always, always always love to hear this song, cause the section when only are drums and keys ans Lifeson starts doing something wonderful and beautiful with its guitar is so relaxing, and then going up, and faster, simply amazing
also fly by night solo
I dunno, I've heard too much solos to pick only one jaja
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Imadofus
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Posted: January 11 2008 at 21:50 |
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All of the 4 guitar, 3 keyboard and 1 sax solos from Shine On You Crazy Diamond.
Also, Zappa's solo from Son of Mr. Green Genes.
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kiwi
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Posted: January 10 2008 at 21:34 |
Dr4Wazo wrote:
Mine is "Firth Of Fifth" and will always remain so
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I agree - Son of Orange County by Zappa
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We, verily, have made music as a ladder for your souls, a means whereby they may be lifted up unto the realm on high.. (Baha'u'llah)
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AnthemOne
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Posted: January 10 2008 at 21:24 |
Atavachron wrote:
for guitar..
-Di Meola, 'Sequencer'
-Eddie VH, 'Push Comes to Shove'
-Randy Rhoads, 'You Can't Kill Rock'nRoll'
-Uli Roth, 'Cast Away Your Chains', 'I'll Be Loving You Always', 'Chaplain and I', 'Sails of Charon',
-Hendrix, 'Machine Gun'
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Gotta agree with ya on Randy and Eddie, pure sweetness there. Along the same lines i would have to include Trevor Rabin's "Cant Look Away" solo, Gary Moore's "Shapes of Things" solo 
Still compiling my fav's in the Prog Arena
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Kuifje
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Posted: January 10 2008 at 15:48 |
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Mine all tine favorite is the solo on Ice (Camel) from the great Andy Latimer.
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A B Negative
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Posted: January 08 2008 at 16:02 |
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"The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time."
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asimplemistake
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Posted: January 07 2008 at 01:29 |
Russia_on_Ice wrote:
Akerfeld - Hours of Wealth
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I with you on this one (although you missed the "t" in Akerfeldt). Almost any of his solos in a soft song should qualify for best solo ever.
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Jshutt64
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Posted: January 07 2008 at 01:02 |
There's just some that strike that special chord with me.
Al Di Meola- Return Of The Jester And The Tyrant
John Petrucci- Beyond This Life
David Gilmour- Comfortably Numb
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Avantgardehead
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Posted: January 06 2008 at 15:03 |
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The tapping solo from Steve Hackett's "The Lovers".
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http://www.last.fm/user/Avantgardian
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OzzProg
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Posted: January 06 2008 at 12:40 |
BaldFriede wrote:
Well, if you consider"Tarkus" to be a keyboard solo, then I will say that "Master Builder" by Gong and "The Last Seven Minutes" by Magma are drum solos, with the rest of the instruments only being accompaniment to the drums.  Absolutely superb drumming in both songs! "The Last Seven Minutes" can be listened to in the archives, by the way.
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Ya i agree. Tarkus isn't really one long solo, but there are hundreds of tiny little solo snippets, that just sound fantastic!
The last seven minutes is a cool song.
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BaldFriede
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Posted: January 06 2008 at 07:04 |
OzzProg wrote:
Keyboards: #1Rick wakeman on Close to the Edge
#2 Keith Emerson on Tarkus (really the whole song is a super long insane solo...hahaha)
Bass: #1 Chris Squire on Heart of the Sunrise
#2 John Wetton on Larks Tongues in Aspic, Part One (Most people probably don't even notice this subtle but super cool solo)
Guitar: #1 Andy Latimer on Rhayader Goes to Town
#2 Steve Howe on Sound Chaser
Voice (well i dont know if these count as "solos", but what i mean is nice Acapella parts)
#1 Annie Haslam on Song of Scheherazade
#2 Peter Gabriel on Dancing With the Moonlit Knight
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Well, if you consider"Tarkus" to be a keyboard solo, then I will say that "Master Builder" by Gong and "The Last Seven Minutes" by Magma are drum solos, with the rest of the instruments only being accompaniment to the drums. Absolutely superb drumming in both songs! "The Last Seven Minutes" can be listened to in the archives, by the way.
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 BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue.
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kenmartree
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Posted: January 06 2008 at 04:57 |
Chameleon wrote:
Articuno1 wrote:
Pink Floyd- Is There Anybody Out There? |
It's called Comfortably Numb. |
Come on now, there is a song called "Is there anybody out there", it's right after Hey You. It has no solo but I think we gotta take him at his word insted of changin titles on him 
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Russia_on_Ice
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Posted: January 06 2008 at 04:47 |
Sunhillow_ wrote:
The keyboard solo on In The Cage (Genesis). |
Yes. But did you hear it on their latest live show? I don't think it came across too well, and Phil Collins sounded so bored during that...
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Russia_on_Ice
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Posted: January 06 2008 at 04:44 |
Gilmour - Comfortably Numb
Akerfeld - Hours of Wealth
Chieli Minucci - Without You (one of those solos where every note has an emotional purpose)
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Sunhillow_
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Posted: January 05 2008 at 16:24 |
The keyboard solo on In The Cage (Genesis). This is very odd, but.. the Keyboard solo on Roundabout David Guilmor solo(s) on Dogs The Gumbo variations solo 
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crimhead
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Posted: January 05 2008 at 15:59 |
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I'll say it again..."Watermelon in easter hay" off of Joe's garage pt. 2
That Zappa guy could friggin play the guitar.
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OzzProg
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Posted: January 05 2008 at 15:27 |
Keyboards: #1Rick wakeman on Close to the Edge
#2 Keith Emerson on Tarkus (really the whole song is a super long insane solo...hahaha)
Bass: #1 Chris Squire on Heart of the Sunrise
#2 John Wetton on Larks Tongues in Aspic, Part One (Most people probably don't even notice this subtle but super cool solo)
Guitar: #1 Andy Latimer on Rhayader Goes to Town
#2 Steve Howe on Sound Chaser
Voice (well i dont know if these count as "solos", but what i mean is nice Acapella parts)
#1 Annie Haslam on Song of Scheherazade
#2 Peter Gabriel on Dancing With the Moonlit Knight
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Exodizer
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Posted: January 05 2008 at 14:22 |
All of the above - Roine Stolt (at the end but there's two before that)
Into the Fire - Neal Morse (I know Roine Stolt played on this album I think it's him)
Fatal Tradegy (do I even need to name the guitarist?)
Nevermore - Allan Holdsworth.
Drums
The live John Bonham one on the ocean
Vinnie Coulliata (I can't remember the song)
Keyboards
All of the Above - Neal Morse
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