Favorite Guitar Solos (your list)

[peanut butter puddin surprise]

after jamming to "freebird" unabashedly in the car just now, it occurred to me that the long assed solos at the end might be the finest thing skynrd ever did.  soooooooooo, here's my list of my favorite guitar solos (in no particular order)

-the end of "Black Dog" by Zepp

-the end of "Freebird"

-"Come Together", the Beatles

-"Honest Man"...c'mon, you know you like it

-"Spirit of Radio, Rush

-"Europa", Santana

-"'Cause we ended as Lovers", Jeff Beck

what's your short list of fav solos??

[antoniostrohs]

Mine are mostly old school and there are so many I love(anything Hendrix).But here are a few that will always bring out the air guitar.

Led Zep   "Heartbreaker"
Neil Young  "Like a Hurricane"
Frank Zappa  "Yo' Mama"
Steely Dan  "Reeling in the Years"
King Crimsom   "Red"
Yes           "Roundabout"
Genesis        "It"
Queen   "Bohemian Rhapsody"

[marktwain]

Say what you will about me, but I will maintain that the solo in "Sweet Child of Mine" by Guns 'n' Roses is perhaps the finest ever.

elsewhere on the list:

-I agree w/ "Honest Man" - love the dueling guitars
-"Sam" by Boss Hog - I think it's only 2 notes - beautiful minimalist noise rock!

That's all I can think of right now!

[corey]

Hey! I meant to start a thread similar to this not too long ago because I realized just how damn cool the solo in "Whole Lotta Love" is. That's a damn fine solo of there ever was one. It's not blazing fast or anything, it just fits the song so damn well.
I also think that the solo to "Sweet Child o'Mine" is great. I recently caved in and listened to some GNR for the first time in MANY years. I remembered how good some of that old stuff is. I need to check out Velvet Revolver's album. Anyone have any thoughts?

[Jellyfish]

Pink Floyd "Comfortably Numb".
Jimi Hendrix "Star Spangled Banner" from Woodstock.
Neil Young "Cortez the Killer" from Live Rust.
Frank Zappa from Zoot Allures.."Black Napkins"
The Allman Bros."In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed"
Buffalo Springfield "Bluebird"(Stephen Stills)
Dire Straits "Sultans of Swing"
Lou Reed "Sweet Jane" from Rock n Roll Animal
I could name a million live Dead shows with Garcia.
The same with Stevie Ray Vaughn,too many to list.

[peanut butter puddin surprise]

Just hearing anything with Slash and Co. playing is better than a lot of commercial crap these days...seems like everyone is playing musical chairs with bands.

nuthin' wrong with Sweet child o mine, great tune.  also, the old skool has the most solos anyway, so that's what I was aiming at...

and damn it if I didn't forget about Neil Young!

[Jellyfish]

and damn it if I didn't forget about Neil Young!  

Well,don't let it happen again. ;)

[dogandponyshow]

Van Halen....Ain't talking about Love
Ted Nugent....Stranglehold
UFO....Rock Bottom(little M. Schenker)

I agree completely with Jellyfish in regards to Jerry Garcia...way to many to come up with.

D.

[The Boar]

Wow, great thread, though a lot of mine have been taken already:

Led Zeppelin - Ten Years Gone
Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand
Led Zeppelin - All My Love
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Neil Young - Like a Hurricane
Nirvana - In Bloom
Pearl Jam - Alive
Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
The Outlaws - Green Grass and High Tides
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Call Me the Breeze (more of a jam session than a guitar solo)
Wilco - At Least That's What You Said
Radiohead - Just
My Morning Jacket - It's About Twilight Now (talk about minimalist)

[SmoothOprtr]

Ditto on Comfortably Numb and Free Bird

No Rain- Blind Melon
Every Body Wants to Rule the World- Tears for Fears
Killers- Iron Maiden
One Big Holiday- MMJ (come on guys!)
Runnin Down a Dream- Tom Petty
Painkiller- Judas Priest
Planet Caravan- Black Sabbath
Kick Start My Heart- M. Crue
The Legacy- Testament
Cult of Personality- Living Colour
Biding My Time- Pink Floyd
Beat It- Michael Jackson

Fuck! How many am I missing!  I have spent my whole life playing air guitar, being made fun of, and waiting for someone to ask this question!  I feel like Ralphie on Santa's lap!

[MMJ_fanatic]

Hey! I meant to start a thread similar to this not too long ago because I realized just how damn cool the solo in "Whole Lotta Love" is. That's a damn fine solo of there ever was one. It's not blazing fast or anything, it just fits the song so damn well.
I also think that the solo to "Sweet Child o'Mine" is great. I recently caved in and listened to some GNR for the first time in MANY years. I remembered how good some of that old stuff is. I need to check out Velvet Revolver's album. Anyone have any thoughts?

I borrowed my buddy's copy and have to say that Velvet Revolver didn't put much artistice effort into this release--try to borrow a copy from someone to check it out before you drop $12-16 on it 'wiggum

[sweatboard]

1. Ted Nuggent - Stranglehold (It's a face melter!)
2. Pearl Jam - Evenflow (It needs to be a live version though, Mike's probably done the solo 2000 times and not once the same.)
3. Pink Floyd - (Every solo David Gilmore ever did)
4. My Morning Jacket - One Big Holliday (Sheer Bliss)
5. Pearl Jam - Yellow Ledbetter (Make Me Cry!!!!!!!!!)

[EC]

I feel like Ralphie on Santa's lap!

Hooorraaayy!!

Okay, here's my list:

Just about what everybody else said, plus:
More Than a Feeling - Boston
I can't decide which Van Halen to pick
I really like the solo in Folsom Prison Blues
Shine on You Crazy Diamond
Paranoid Android

Fuck I forgot about Heart.
Can't think.

[The Boar]

(Hey, EC - I love that icon of yours. Did you take that picture? It is very Jacketesque.)

[peanut butter puddin surprise]

Ditto on Comfortably Numb and Free Bird

No Rain- Blind Melon
Every Body Wants to Rule the World- Tears for Fears
Killers- Iron Maiden
One Big Holiday- MMJ (come on guys!)
Runnin Down a Dream- Tom Petty
Painkiller- Judas Priest
Planet Caravan- Black Sabbath
Kick Start My Heart- M. Crue
The Legacy- Testament
Cult of Personality- Living Colour
Biding My Time- Pink Floyd
Beat It- Michael Jackson

Fuck! How many am I missing!  I have spent my whole life playing air guitar, being made fun of, and waiting for someone to ask this question!  I feel like Ralphie on Santa's lap!

awesome list!  i forgot all about Living Colour...damn it!

I think you're right...I've spent my days driving around in my shitty car with my shitty stereo, air guitaring and air drumming to just about everything!  

[SmoothOprtr]

Thanks dude!  Great topic!

[MMJ_fanatic]

Limbers his fingers....

Jimi Hendrix: "Who Knows" (Band of Gypsies)
Cream (Eric Clapton): "Spoonful" (Wheels of Fire)
Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
Stevie Ray Vaughn: "Couldn't Stand the Weather"
Steve Vai: "For The Love of God"
Joe Satriani: "Flavor Crystal 7"
Frank Zappa: "Watermelon in Easter Hay"
Dire Straits: "Skateaway"
Allman Brothers (Duane/Dickey): "Stormy Monday" (At
                 Fillmore East)
Foghat: "Slow Ride" (LIVE!)
Peter Frampton: "Lines on My Face" (Comes Alive)

[EC]

(Hey, EC - I love that icon of yours. Did you take that picture? It is very Jacketesque.)

Hey, cool!  I did take that picture from my back deck a couple of weeks ago.  The moon was really great and bright, although you can't tell because it's so tiny here.  

Your picture is pretty durn great as well!

[lfish]

Pearl Jam - Alive
Neil Young - Cowgirl in the sand (live road rock version)
Pink Floyd - Comfortably numb ( Live Pulse version)
Neil young - Cortez the killer
Neil young - Like a hurricane
Led Zeppelin - Since I been loving you
The eagles - hotel california live
Metallica - One
Jimi Hendrix - The wind cries mary
Dick dale - Misirlou
ZZ top - 2000 Blues
And so on and so on ...

[SmoothOprtr]

Good call on the Dire Straits MMj Fanatic...

I think Brian Setzer is another player who is noticably absent from all lists...