Favorite rock guitar solos...

[Kit Sullivan]

Definetely an "Off Topic" subject, but the Mustang has always a "rock & roll" kind of car anyway, so...

What are your favorite guitar solos? Not necessarily your favorite rock songs, but mainly just the solos.

I'm kind of picky and opinionated about music, and I personally like solos that have a"story"...a beginning, middle and an end, if you will. Not just some fingers-of-fury fret-board attack, but something that adds almost another verse to the song.

These are mine, odd as some may be:

1) My Sharona/ The Knack

2) Cowboy Song/ Thin Lizzy

3) I like To Rock/ April Wine

4) Flirtin' With Disaster/ Molly Hatchet

5) Smokin' InThe Boys Room/ Motley Crue

6) Beat It / Michael Jackson (Eddie Van Halen)

7) Nothin' But a Good Time/ Poison

8) Don't Let Him Go/ REO Speedwagon

9) Memphis/ Lonnie Mack

And of course....

10) Free Bird/Lynryd Skynyrd

Sometimes I (still!) play air-guitar so much my fingers ache...

 

[RacerX]

Anything by Joe Satriani or Eddie Van Halen. Also Jimmie Hendrix

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[luxstang]

Oh well, that´s my territory but to puck one spontaneously is hard.

But right now I´d say "Hotel California".

Then there is always Steve Lukather who played some of the best solos ever, either on Toto records or on many other famous records as a session player.

 

[Kit Sullivan]

You guys are being too vague. You are just naming great musicians...and every one of those guy is great, no doubt.

I was asking about individual solos you like.

Everything from Eddie or Jimmy is not necessarily equally as favored over the rest of thier work.

If I say "what's your favorite car?" And your answer is "Mustang"...that is too general. Which Mustang? '69 BOSS 429? '75 2.3 Ghia? '87 2.3 LX? BOSS 351?

Those are all Mustangs, but some stand above the rest.

Which guitar SOLOS do you guys think stand above the rest?

 

[Mister 4x4]

I have a lot of favorite guitar solos - too many to list. But the majority of them come from the same bands (guitar players, specifically) - in no certain order:

Van Halen

Scorpions

Bon Jovi

Journey

Queensryche

Poison

Motley Crue

Ratt

Rush

Pink Floyd

Def Leppard

Extreme

Slaughter

Boston

Ozzy

Quiet Riot

Aldo Nova

Joe Satriani

Yngwe Malmsteen

Steve Vai

Whitesnake

Aerosmith

Queen

And I know I've missed a bunch of damn fine music. But, I mostly listen to rock of the "classic" type.

 

[TommyK]

Oh well, that´s my territory but to puck one spontaneously is hard.

But right now I´d say "Hotel California".

Then there is always Steve Lukather who played some of the best solos ever, either on Toto records or on many other famous records as a session player.

+1 on Steve Lukather.

Also, Monte Montgomery's version of Little Wing.

 

[CZ-75]

"In the Gallery" - Dire Straits - Mark Knopfler

"Brothers in Arms" - Dire Straits - Mark Knopfler

"Comfortably numb" - Pink Floyd - David Gilmour

"Money" - Pink Floyd - David Gilmour

"Time" - Pink Floyd - David Gilmour

"Cortez the Killer" - Neil Young

"Hotel California" - The Eagles - Joe Walsh and Don Felder

"The Confessor" - Joe Walsh

"County Fair" - Joe Walsh

"When the Music's Over" - The Doors - Robbie Krieger

 

[73vertproject]

Here are a few of my favs:

Van Halen - Eruption

Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb

The Fixx - Outside

Scorpions - Still Loving You

more to come

 

[luxstang]

Brian May´s melodic solo in the middle of Bohemian Rhapsody comes to mind.

 

[will e]

stevie ray vaughan covering 'little wing'

 

[Charlie Safari]

Hi Guys

I really dig

I aint Superstitious,performed by Jeff Beck

Beck's Bolero, Jeff Beck

In fact check out this vid for solo heaven http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoPUDOgcFWY

Driving Wheel, Foghat is another big fav of mine.

Damn I'm fully stuck in the 70's, not that's a bad thing

 

[JimNiki]

2 quick ones which come to mind are:

1) Achilles last stand ... ( led zep). Still gives me goose bumps!

2) Lonely is the word ...(black sabbath) ... The song is basically one long lead break.... From the creative genius of Iomi..

 

[Mister 4x4]

OK - here are my favorites from the list I originally came up with - again, in no certain order:

• Van Halen: Dreams/Right Now
  
• Scorpions: Rock You Like a Hurricane/Holiday
  
• Bon Jovi: Born to be my Baby/Livin' on a prayer
  
• Journey: anything, really... but Can't tame the Lion is my favorite
  
• Queensryche: Jet City Woman/Silent Lucidity
  
• Poison: Ride the Wind/Talk Dirty to Me
  
• Motley Crue: Kickstart my Heart
  
• Ratt: Lay it down/Way Cool Junior
  
• Rush: everything... but YYZ and Manhattan Project (favorites)
  
• Pink Floyd: everything! But One of these Days/Shine on you Crazy Diamond (favorites)
  
• Def Leppard: Foolin'/Rock It
  
• Extreme:He-Man Woman Hater/Hole Hearted
  
• Slaughter: Eye to Eye
  
• Boston: Walk On (all 4 "movements")
  
• Ozzy: Crazy Train/No More Tears
  
• Quiet Riot: Metal Health/Battle Axe
  
• Aldo Nova: Fantasy/Subject's Theme-Armageddon
  
• Joe Satriani: Surfin' with the Alien
  
• Yngwe Malmsteen: Black Star
  
• Steve Vai: when he was with David Lee Roth
  
• Whitesnake: Here I go again/Still of the Night
  
• Aerosmith: Love in an elevator/Rag doll
  
• Queen: everything
  

And I know I've missed a bunch of damn fine music. But, I mostly listen to rock of the "classic" type.

 

[luxstang]

OK - here are my favorites from the list I originally came up with - again, in no certain order:

• Van Halen: Dreams/Right Now
  
• Scorpions: Rock You Like a Hurricane/Holiday
  
• Bon Jovi: Born to be my Baby/Livin' on a prayer
  
• Journey: anything, really... but Can't tame the Lion is my favorite
  
• Queensryche: Jet City Woman/Silent Lucidity
  
• Poison: Ride the Wind/Talk Dirty to Me
  
• Motley Crue: Kickstart my Heart
  
• Ratt: Lay it down/Way Cool Junior
  
• Rush: everything... but YYZ and Manhattan Project (favorites)
  
• Pink Floyd: everything! But One of these Days/Shine on you Crazy Diamond (favorites)
  
• Def Leppard: Foolin'/Rock It
  
• Extreme:He-Man Woman Hater/Hole Hearted
  
• Slaughter: Eye to Eye
  
• Boston: Walk On (all 4 "movements")
  
• Ozzy: Crazy Train/No More Tears
  
• Quiet Riot: Metal Health/Battle Axe
  
• Aldo Nova: Fantasy/Subject's Theme-Armageddon
  
• Joe Satriani: Surfin' with the Alien
  
• Yngwe Malmsteen: Black Star
  
• Steve Vai: when he was with David Lee Roth
  
• Whitesnake: Here I go again/Still of the Night
  
• Aerosmith: Love in an elevator/Rag doll
  
• Queen: everything
  

And I know I've missed a bunch of damn fine music. But, I mostly listen to rock of the "classic" type.

You Sir are a man of exquisite taste!

 

[goodnigh]

Eric Johnson and Ritchie Blackmore come to mind.

Ok, Cliffs of Dover


You are own your own with Blackmore, try Rainbow.

mike

 

[CZ-75]

The Fixx - Outside

One of my favorite 80's songs. I love it.


Joe Bonamasa.... "slow Gin" and "Stop"

 

[droptop73]

"Train in the Rain" and "Sunrise on the Mississippi" by Bruce Cockburn

"Pipeline" by SRV and Dick Dale

"Jessica" by The Allman Brothers

 

[Luke]

Cematery Gates Dimebag Darrell Pantera

Floods DimeBag darrell

Ozzie Osbourne, Randy Rhodes Crazy Train

Randy Rhodes Mr Crowley

Sharp Dress Man ZZ top

Sweet Child of mine Slash

November rain Slash

Kirk hammet Metallica One

Ace Frehley shock me

Robbie krieger Light my fire

Jimmy Page whole lotta love.

Jimmy Page Heartbreaker

Johnny be goode Chuck Berry

 

[John J]

Hi Guys

I really dig

I aint Superstitious,performed by Jeff Beck

Beck's Bolero, Jeff Beck

In fact check out this vid for solo heaven http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoPUDOgcFWY

Driving Wheel, Foghat is another big fav of mine.

Damn I'm fully stuck in the 70's, not that's a bad thing

You can't go wrong with Beck and Page. They are the masters of the electric guitar.

John J