January 22nd, 2011 at 2:41 AM ^
Smoke On The Water
Stairway To Heaven
Master Of Puppets
Tool's old bass-guitarist (pre-AEnima) + lead guitarist
January 22nd, 2011 at 2:53 AM ^
Signed, sealed, delivered.
January 22nd, 2011 at 3:33 AM ^
Great song and many great solos in that one.
January 22nd, 2011 at 10:55 AM ^
Agreed. I would have seconded up until I saw this last year....
Tom Morello's second solo in the duet with Bruce Springsteen of the Ghost of Tom Joad at the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame Anniversary concert last year. Here's the link. I strongly encourage guitar enthusiasts to watch.
January 22nd, 2011 at 1:48 PM ^
Awesome, thanks for posting. I am also partial to Mike McCready's solo in the Live on Two Legs version of "Black." It fucking wails. I listen to it when I go running, and it's awesome. I've been a fan since it came out 13 years ago; used to listen to it on the way to high school. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR-mxsbWbaE It starts to get good around 3:20 (so you can hear the lead-in to it). It really starts to jam about 4:30
January 22nd, 2011 at 1:59 PM ^
Also, for some acouistic Morello that really shows how he isn'r just a master of effects and is technically awesome (as if you needed proof), check this out- him and Dave Matthews; had to be split into two youtube clips. Here's the first one (he really kills it on his guitar solo; I actually like this song a lot) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk49VDPKSLA
January 22nd, 2011 at 10:43 AM ^
Dickie Betts on "Blue Sky"
January 22nd, 2011 at 2:55 AM ^
Not a solo but this is just crazy....
January 22nd, 2011 at 10:12 AM ^
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January 22nd, 2011 at 10:50 AM ^
Not sure why you were negged. That was bad ass.
January 22nd, 2011 at 3:01 AM ^
Co-signed on Maggot Brain, great stuff
January 22nd, 2011 at 11:07 AM ^
Don't know that anything beats Eddie Hazel on Maggot Brain.
Sadly never saw him live. By the time I got turned on to P-Funk in the early 1990s he had just died. Maggot Brain was played at his funeral.
I've seen P-Funk live at least once annually since 1992, except for 3 years. I can attest that Michael Hampton still plays a mean version of Maggot Brain.
I do love me some Jimi Hendrix, as well.
January 22nd, 2011 at 1:55 PM ^
That's really tremendous. Thanks for sharing. There are a lot of great ones on this list. I play guitar (poorly), and this thread is outstanding. Props to the OP as well. So much good stuff on here.
January 22nd, 2011 at 3:03 AM ^
All Along the Watch Tower
It's A Hard Life
Since I've Been Loving You
White Room
January 22nd, 2011 at 3:34 AM ^
Anything Hendrix really
January 22nd, 2011 at 3:58 AM ^
love me some Jimi.
January 22nd, 2011 at 7:02 AM ^
He kills it.
January 22nd, 2011 at 10:45 AM ^
If you haven't heard the alternate recording of Bold as Love, then I suggest you check it out. 7 minutes of pure awesome. I tried to find it on youtube, but no such luck. It can be found on The Jimi Hendrix Experience Box Set.
January 22nd, 2011 at 11:17 AM ^
Bold as Love has my vote
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<br>There is a great CID of Clapton doing I Shot the Sherriff on YouTube, I'll try to link later
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<br>As others have said Tom Morello is a genius and Slash has many great riffs too.
January 22nd, 2011 at 3:22 AM ^
I really love Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin. He's obviously a legend, probably my favorite guitarist of all time. I'm also a big fan of Mark Knopfler from Dire Straits, Sultans of Swing is a great song for guitar. I don't know the list goes on. Clapton, Hendrix, Yngwie Malmsteem. Most of the people I love are pretty well known, so I don't really have any random people that you haven't heard of.
Just for the record, I think the greatest guitar solo of all time was Hendrix playing the Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock. It's so great because of the situation, the context, and the way he played it. Obviously, Woodstock was a protest to all of the war that was going on, and it wasn't a song that anyone there was really wanting to hear. Also, he incorporates sound effects like bombs dropping and Taps and all that into the song. Just great.
January 22nd, 2011 at 7:01 AM ^
before the heroin completely took over the band. I have some bootleg live recordings from 1969 to 1972/73-ish. His playing is phenomenal and the phrasing is impeccable - the perfect complement to Keef's sledgehammer rhythm playing.
January 22nd, 2011 at 6:57 PM ^
By Jimi when he was fronting Band of Gypsys.
12/31/1969 live at the Fillmore East. Ridiculously good.
January 22nd, 2011 at 3:12 AM ^
First is easily anything by Duane Allman, particularly Mountain Jam, You Don't Love Me, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed, Blue Sky live, Going Down Slow...I could go on. But this Derek Trucks solo is the shiz.
January 22nd, 2011 at 8:43 PM ^
Pushing Jimi Hendrix and Duane Allman to the top of this thread. How'd you young guys get so smart?
January 22nd, 2011 at 3:34 AM ^
Yellow Ledbetter - Pearl Jam
January 22nd, 2011 at 12:38 PM ^
Okay, so I don't post much, as you can tell. But that was awesome! Huge PJ fan and about lost my breakfast watching that clip, love it. Here's my two cents for the solos, give me anything from the Pink Floyd Pulse album, esp Sorrow & Comf Numb. Love the Blue Sky pick and I'll take the SRV Little Wing.
January 22nd, 2011 at 3:38 AM ^
I know a lot of people don't like them but as far as I'm concerned their first 4 albums are classics.
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<br>Favorite metallica solo is one
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<br>Favorite overall solo: Jimi Hendrix blues album, B# blues. Check it out if u like jimi or blues music
January 22nd, 2011 at 3:40 AM ^
Sorry
January 22nd, 2011 at 11:40 AM ^
At least it'd be funny if it were actually called "B# Blues."
/musictheorynerd
January 22nd, 2011 at 1:35 PM ^
I didn't even think about that but that was indeed hilarious.
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January 22nd, 2011 at 3:47 AM ^
Randy Rhoads- Pretty much every solo but Crazy train and Mr. Crowley in particular.
Dave Murray (Iron Maiden)- Again, pretty much everything but Aces High, Number of the Beast, and Hallowed be thy Name in particular.
And of course, Jimi. (pick your poison)
EDIT: Forgot Vivian Campbell...He did awesome stuff with Dio and Def Leppard- Rainbow in the Dark, Holy Diver, and DL's Photograph stand out.
January 22nd, 2011 at 3:50 AM ^
FREE BIRD!!!!
Call it cheesy if you want but if you are a classic rock fan that is one bad motherfucking ass kickin guitar rock out
January 22nd, 2011 at 12:00 PM ^
That's probably my favorite guitar song on Rock Band 3 and its because of that solo at the end. You truly feel like your jammin out. Even if you are only pressing buttons.
January 22nd, 2011 at 3:50 AM ^
He is the man. Anything he plays is brillant.
January 22nd, 2011 at 3:55 AM ^
Larry Carlton's solo on Steely Dan's "Kid Charlemagne" is out of control. Listen to it turned up, on a quality sound system, and with something burning (preferably not your house). The song itself was listed as one of Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time."
January 22nd, 2011 at 5:43 AM ^
BEST.
SOLO.
EVER.
+1 to you sir.
January 22nd, 2011 at 4:17 AM ^
far as Hazel's work is concerned Red Hot MaMa is THE best I've heard. Saw these guys last at New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Played all night long. Epic/Historical probably the best way I could describe it.
January 22nd, 2011 at 4:24 AM ^
This is acoustic, but i have always thought it was badass. You have to watch the whole thing to appreciate it.
January 22nd, 2011 at 6:21 AM ^
it is exceptional guitar playing.
The boo gif is totally unfounded.
January 22nd, 2011 at 6:35 AM ^
I second your statement.
January 22nd, 2011 at 7:13 AM ^
I liked this but it would have been for quarters on the sidewalk if it was not on a 12 string.
January 22nd, 2011 at 4:28 PM ^
A few friends and I used to play in Nickel's Arcade to make enough money for a 40 of Mickey's each. Then we'd go play in the arch and annoy people. Very good times!
January 22nd, 2011 at 11:06 AM ^
Needs to work on his technique. Timing's off in a few spots, hits some wrong notes ... sloppy all around. Doesn't pull it together until the fast-tempo bar chords and single note strumming. The beauty of acoustic is that every mistake is laid bare for all to observe. No electronic gimmicks to conceal the slop. Though, to be fair, I would be more forgiving if he didn't come off like a self-absorbed twat in the beginning. If you're going to be arrogant, you'd better damn well be the best!
Better acoustic
That's how you play guitar.
January 22nd, 2011 at 10:04 PM ^
But don't be a dick, respect quality musicianship when it is on display.
p.s., Kottke's got a bit of a Lloyd Brady thing going on in this one.