Best Guitar Solo Ever

[Johnny Crumplin Football]

Top three will do folks

1. Oblivious - Aztec Camera
2. Don't Stop Now - Crowded House (none other than the legendary Johnny Marr)
3. Richard Ashcroft - Words Just Get In The Way (the bloke in charge of the studio he recorded it at apparently!)

 

[dougdeep]

November Rain.
Layla.
Free Bird.

 

[Spunk Bubble]

Parisienne Walkways

 

[Barry Izbak]

Parisienne Walkways

Is the correct answer (the "live" version)

 

[Frutos]

1) November Rain (Slash)
2) Dry County (Richie Sambora)
3) Eruption (Eddie Van Halen)

Honourable mentions to Free Bird and Parisienne Walkways.

 

[scooter1]

Sweet Child o' Mine
Cowboy Song(Live)
My Sharona(but only the extended version)

 

[Kent Seagull]

Freebird

 

[Man of Harveys]

Still no contest for this NSC evergreen - as it's still Larry Carlton's on Steely Dan's Kid Charlemagne. And it always will be.

 

[Tubby Mondays]

The Model - Kraftwerk

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

The correct answer is in fact, Brian Robertson, Thin Lizzy, Still in love with you with honourable mentions to

Michael Schenker - UFO - Lights Out
Slash - Guns N Roses - November Rain
David Gilmour - Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb

 

[chez]

November Rain - Guns N Roses
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) - Pink Floyd

 

[Dover]

All About Eve-Touched By Jesus
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel-Come Up And See Me (Make me Smile)
Led Zeppelin-Since I've Been Loving You.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

blimey...another one of these

1. Who's that lady - Isley Brothers
2. Europa - Santana ( finest guitarist I have ever seen live IMHO)
3. Focus ll - Focus ( Jan Akkerman Second finest guitarist I have ever seen)

 

[bardo]

Still find the short solo bit that comes in Zep's "Whole Lotta Love" after that long drone bit gives me goosebumps when it appears out of the blue.

Also spent hours at age 18 trying to learn "Sunshine of Your Love" solo from a vinyl single - drove my Mum mad, but I still love it .

And Mark Knoppfler's full live solo to "Sultans"

Sorry, but how come Hendrix hasn't been mentioned - "All along the Watchtower" probably my favourite.

 

[Man of Harveys]

3. Focus ll - Focus

Dave, just to check: is Focus II NOT Hocus Pocus by Focus? Or is it some kind of jokus?

 

[NMH]

I'm not about 'greatest' solos, but notable guitar recordings I like, are;
Since I've Been Loving You - Led Zep
I Ain't Got You - (Eric Clapton with) The Yardbirds, flip side of Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 45
Rock My Plimsoul - Jeff Beck (with Rod) flip side of 'Tallyman' 45
Crying to The Sky - BeBop Deluxe
Pride and Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Sylvia - Focus
A Million Miles Away - Rory Gallagher
Johnny B Goode - Jimi Hendrix
Drivin' South - Jimi Hendrix (hear this once, and you never need to ask who was 'the best')


Worthy of mention for excellent guitarwork is Guy Whittington (with John Mayall), Leo Kottke, Harvey Mandel, BB King, and Buddy Guy

 

[Publius Ovidius]

3. Focus ll - Focus

Dave, just to check: is Focus II NOT Hocus Pocus by Focus? Or is it some kind of jokus?

No

Not being able to tell if people are being serious or taking the piss anymore.....

Focus 2 is an instrumental on the Album Focus ( its basically their greatest hits- but 99% of the tracks are album tracks)

Good to listen to in the car and on the ipod!!

 

[Buzzer]

Pink Floyd - comfortably numb/ shine on you crazy diamond/great gig in the sky
Eagles - hotel california
Blue Oyster Cult - don't fear the reaper
New Order - True Faith/ Bizare Love Triangle/ Subculture
Smiths - Last night I dreamt that somebody loved me/ boy with the thorn in his side/Bigmouth
Kinks - really got me
Kingsmen - Louie Louie
Deep Purple - Hush


I'll think of some more

 

[Mackenzie]

The Chain Fleetwood Mac

 

[El Presidente]

Alive: Pearl Jam