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WatcherOfTheSkies88 
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 Topic: Greatest Prog Rock Guitar Solo?Posted: February 24 2010 at 21:37 |
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What do you guys think is the greatest progressive rock guitar solo that you've ever heard? Here are some of my favorites:
- "Firth of Fifth" by Genesis... Steve Hackett's guitar solo is probably one of the top 5 most beautiful moments in rock history. - "Whaling Stories" by Procol Harum... not nearly as celebrated as other ones, but I think Robin Trower's guitar solo in this epic song is truly spine-tingling and may be my favorite guitar solo of all time, regardless of the genre. This song is probably in my top 3 for favorites of all time. - "Child in Time" by Deep Purple... I think this song qualifies as a progressive rock song, based on its 10 minute length and multiple sections. Ritchie Blackmore's solo is truly electrifying and incredible. My favorite song ever. |
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WatcherOfTheSkies88
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Posted: February 24 2010 at 21:38 |
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For those of you who haven't heard "Whaling Stories", here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv27j2yQUo4
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WalterDigsTunes
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Posted: February 24 2010 at 21:40 |
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The Quiet One
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Posted: February 24 2010 at 21:58 |
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Black Napkins
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WalterDigsTunes
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The Quiet One
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Posted: February 24 2010 at 22:01 |
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That's a good one, love the wah-wah, it's very dreamy.
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Xanthous
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Posted: February 24 2010 at 22:23 |
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New poll, Black Napkins vs. Pink Napkins I'll go with Pink Napkins Well, on the real topic I have to go with Pete Cosey's many epic guitar solos in the Acid-Funk improvisation "Zimbabwe" on Miles Davis' Pangaea album. 40 minutes of primordial, sludgy sounding flanger and wah by the two guitarists on the track make it one of my favorite tracks of all time.
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Harry Hood
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Posted: February 24 2010 at 23:13 |
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This.  Honorable mention goes to Astral Dog by the Flower Kings.
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Tarquin Underspoon
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Posted: February 24 2010 at 23:15 |
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Easter by Marillion is definitely up there. |
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King Crimson776
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Posted: February 24 2010 at 23:35 |
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The last one on All of the Above by Transatlantic. Roine Stolt is awesome.
Also, Allan Holdsworth's work in U.K., particularly the song Nevermore.
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The Runaway
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Posted: February 24 2010 at 23:45 |
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Throw Down the Sword!
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npjnpj
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Posted: February 25 2010 at 02:45 |
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I read the tread title and opened it, wanting to enter 'Child In Time', and whaddayaknow ! I mean the 'In Rock' studio version, by the way. Edited by npjnpj - February 25 2010 at 02:45 |
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Synchestra
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Posted: February 25 2010 at 02:53 |
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Peel the Paint by gentle giant... Its a monster! Honorable mentions to Stairway by Zeppelin (even if its not really prog) and pretty much anything by David Gilmour.. Can't really remember alot of others at the moment... Maybe that means the rest aren't as great as these
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'Yeah, thats.. Whatever you're talking about for ya' - Zapp brannigan
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lazland
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Posted: February 25 2010 at 14:41 |
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Steve Rothery - Neverland - Marillion.
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The Runaway
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Posted: February 25 2010 at 14:53 |
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And oh how I love listening to the 3 and half minute version of the solo on Scraping the Barrel!
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Catcher10
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Posted: February 25 2010 at 14:54 |
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Too general of a topic.....I'll go with anything by David Gilmour. Honorable mention to Steve Vai (but not sure how to define a solo by Vai??)
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Negoba
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Posted: February 25 2010 at 15:02 |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOMDVMIfkxg
I actually don't cue in on guitar solos anymore. Stairway is not my favorite Zep solo, and Page is one of the guys I learned alot of em note for note. No Quarter, Fool in the Rain, or course Dazed and Confused.
Besides Dancing with the Moonlit Knight, I'll have to think about it.
There is this little break in Ghost of Perdition that gets me every time though...
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ProgressiveAttic
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Posted: February 25 2010 at 15:18 |
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What is wrong with you people?
What about Steve Howe (Sound Chaser, Siberian Khatru, The Ancient, The Clap, Mood for a Day, etc.) or Robert Fripp (21rst Century Schizoid Man, Red,The Night Watch, Fracture,Larks Tongues Part I, II and III, etc.)? |
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ExittheLemming
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Posted: February 25 2010 at 15:21 |
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The Sailors Tale - Robert Fripp (though it's just chords) from Islands
Karn Evil 9 - Greg Lake from Brain Salad Surgery America - Davy O'List from Ars Longa Vita Brevis Swastika Girls/Heavenly Music Corporation - Robert Fripp - from No Pussy Footing (i.e. pretty much the whole album) The last few seconds of the Crimson live atrocity Earthbound features Fripp playing unaccompanied and always makes the hair on the back of my neck bristle agreeably. |
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Negoba
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Posted: February 25 2010 at 15:40 |
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Once we get into jazz - rock there are so many great performances.
I'll plug in for Quadrant 4 before Pablo gets here...it is one of the most fire-y solos ever.
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You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all.
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