Whats the greatest guitar solo ?

[Easy 10]

If there's one thing I lOVE, its the sound of a guitar played well. When I'm a bit more crusty and have more time, I'm going to teach myself.

Anyway, just had my Guns n' Roses CD on, and I reckon you have to go a long way to beat the guitar solo by Slash in Sweet Child o' Mine...obscenely stupendous strumming by the frizzy-haired weirdo in the hat.

What solo's can challenge THAT ?

 

[Exmouth Seagull]

Probobly not the greatest, but a couple of my favourites;

I`m Still Standing by Elton John

Beat It by Michael Jackson, guitar solo by Eddie Van Halen

 

[cheeseroll]

Like a Hurricane, sounds like he never quite can get to where he wanted to get to.

 

[BadFish]

most of The Stone Roses first album

if i have to be specific Waterfall

or the wig out spectacular of the end of i am the ressurection

no-one could play like the man squire

 

[C1 BHA]

Sultans of Swing on Alchemy.......gets the hairs on the back up everytime....AWESOME!

 

[NMH]

I like the solo in 'Year Of The Cat' for Tim Renwick's elegance.

Eric Clapton in the Yardbirds doing 'I Ain't Got You' for sheer exuberance.

Bill Nelson & Be Bop Deluxe 'Crying To The Sky', and Pink Floyd's 'Comfortably Numb' for expression.

Jimi Hendrix for imagination on 'All Along The Watchtower.

Jimi wins overall for raw, feral, energetic inspiration on the end of his live version of 'Johnny B. Goode' from the Hendrix In The West album.
It always blows my mind

 

[D'Angelo Saxon]

Beat It by Michael Jackson, guitar solo by Eddie Van Halen

Thats what I was gonna go for...

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

stairway to heaven is a nice one

november rain

beat it

im sure more will come to me later....oh yes...ANGELS!

 

[cheeseroll]

Goodbye to love was actually quite nice

 

[Titanic]

Metallica 'One' - Kirk Hammett in fine form.

 

[somerset]

ERUPTION - by Van Halen...........

You all lose, sorry.............

 

[Brighton Breezy]

Anyway, just had my Guns n' Roses CD on, and I reckon you have to go a long way to beat the guitar solo by Slash in Sweet Child o' Mine...obscenely stupendous strumming by the frizzy-haired weirdo in the hat.

What solo's can challenge THAT ?

As much as I am not a massive fan of the song or the band, the solo in 'Hotel California' is very good.

Some of Hendrix's work is bafflingly good as well.

Also, perhaps not an obvious choice but in modern music you will be far pressed to find a better soloist then Steve Craddock of Ocean Colour Scene.

 

[Schrödinger's Toad]

Gary Moore - Parisienne Walkways
Brian May - These are the Days of our Lives
Various Van Halen
Whisky in the Jar (I assume that was Moore again)

 

[somerset]

I insist, you try and purchase/download/listen again to my choice ERUPTION by Van Halen, once heard you will not disagree with me.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

A number of Gary Moore solos stand up well - if you like the heavy side of rock, both from the Thin Lizzy days and from his solo stuff. GnR are one of my faves for guitar, especially November rain and Don't cry.

 

[cheeseroll]

Gary Moore - Parisienne Walkways
Brian May - These are the Days of our Lives
Various Van Halen
Whisky in the Jar (I assume that was Moore again)

I think whiskey in the jar was pre-moore, at least I cant remember him being on ToTP with Lizzy then.

 

[Man of Harveys]

Rolling Stone magazine got it 1000x right when they went for Larry Carlton's solo on Steely Dan's "Kid Charlemagne" as the Greatest Guitar Solo Of All Time. It's the first track on their mighty good album "The Royal Scam". Fiendishly tricky to play but melodic, tasteful and stunning. None finer.

 

[Barnet Seagull]

Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry, I reckon.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

'Freebird' by Lynyrd Skynyrd would be right up there with the best

 

[Dave the OAP]

Samba Pa Ti by carlos Santana...Live in japan.

Europa by carlos santana....various

Shine on You Crazy Diamond...P Floyd

Emerald Thin Lizzy


But the Daddy of all guitar solos........Freebird..Lynard Skynard...no contest IMHO