Greatest Solo's ever?

[edensdad]

Anything by Andrew Ridgley from Wham

 

[Roubster]

I got a couple more.
1) Frank Gambale on Great Explorers on the track Frankly Speaking
2) Tony MacApline, on first CAB album on the title track CAB

Both of these solos are incredibly long and so diverse from the regular solos I hear very oftenm full of emotion, speed, and technique. If you guys dont know these albums you MUST get em.

And as for BASS solos, just do add on a bit more, Dave LaRue is the BEST. The solo on Steve Morse's album Coast to Coast on the track Over Easy is simply AMAZING and beautifull. I have NEVER heard a better bassist than this guy .

 

[sun-rise]

number 4

the solo on number 4 actually has a "theme", back when players still could incorperate a theme in thier solos that applied to the song. Toto were real players that were fluent in any style and they are from my neck of the woods. We must support our locals. I saw Bobby Kimball at Deep Ellem cafe when I was in high school.

 

[CoB>DT]

Anything by Phil Keaggy.

Alexi Laiho-Follow the Reaper,Bodom After Midnight, Children of Decadence, Are You Dead Yet.
Kirk Hammett-Fade to Black, Master of Puppets, For Whom the Bell Tolls.
Sinister Gates-The Wicked End
Dimebag Darrel-Walk

These are the best "metal" solo's in my oppinion. I'm not big on many other genre's.

 

[Brim]

I'm currently a Manring whore....anything he plays blows me mind.

 

[Colin]

Manhattan by Eric Johnson (try playing it, you'll be surprised how hard it is to play)

 

[robelinda2]

yeah the solo in manhattan is freekin hard, lots of fast pentatonic runs that are pure Johnson. Camels night out is one song i dont expect many people to play either. VERY hard solos in thta one.

 

[RocksAnne]

the solo in hey baby by hendrix is also pretty amazing!

Listen to Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) by Jimi Hendrix : http://www.napster.com/player/tracks/12623097

 

[heavymetaljames]

I have to agree with all the posts so far as regards solos - but I'm going to chuck a few others into the mix - see if any one else agrees..........!
Kee Marcello's work on the Europe Album 'Out of this World' especially 'Superstitious'.
George Lynch - a song called Night By Night - I can't remember the name of the album!
CC Deville's guitar work on the Poison Albums
Angus Young...................................................................Gary Moore..........................................Dan Baird LOL - I love his work!
I'm sure there'll be moore..............................................

Some of the stuff I like............!

 

[Kevan]

Anything by Andrew Ridgley from Wham

My non-musical buddies and I have a running joke:
Whenever I ask a music trivia question, they always answer it with "Andrew Ridgley!".
One of these days, it'll be the right answer. LOL

To stay on-topic:
+1 on Stranglehold.

 

[Ali]

No particular order (and I'll think of 10 more in the next 5 mins)

PiL- Ease (Vai at his best)
DLR- Ladies Night In Buffalo (Vai at his best....again)
Satriani- Rubina's Blue Sky Happiness
Toto- Little Wing (live)
Luke- Song For Jeff
Toto- Jake To The Bone
Van Halen- Once
Van Halen- Secrets
White Lion- Wait (crud song, amazing guitar talent)
Extreme- Suzi Wants Her All Night Sucker (I think that's what its called anyway!)

I could go on...

 

[Ali]

Kee Marcello's work on the Europe Album 'Out of this World' especially 'Superstitious'.

Good call. I once made a tape of just the solo sections all run together! Amazing tone, fluency and taste.

 

[Big Mike]

1) Felder and Walsh - Hotel California
2) Lukather - Boz Skaggs' Breakdown Dead Ahead
3) Neal Schon - Stone in Love
4)Clapton - Sunshine of your Love
5) David Grissom - Storyville's, "A good day for the blues"

I could probably have 5 others tomorrow.

 

[Roubster]

Once again, Steve Morse on Split Decision album on the track Mechanical Frenzy
The whole song is freakin amazing and difficult, but the solo tops it off, of course .

 

[roburado]

Some favorites of mine:

John Petrucci
Under a Glass Moon
Scarred
Lie
Hollow Years (from Live at Budokan)
The Spirit Carries On
Glasgow Kiss
Really, there aren't too many solos by JP that I don't love.

Larry Carlton
Kid Charlemagne
Don't Take Me Alive

Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
My Old School

Nuno Bettencourt
Pretty much anything from III Sides to Every Story

Steve Vai
Pretty much anything from "Eat 'em And Smile"
Sisters
For the Love of God
Tender Surrender

David Gilmour
Pretty much anything from "The Wall" and "Dark Side of the Moon"

EVH
Beat It
Pretty much anything from 1984 and Fair Warning

Hendrix
Little Wing
Pretty Much anything from "Are You Experienced?" and "Axis: Bold As Love"

 

[olorin]

If I may:
1. Zakk Wylde, "no more tears"w/Ozzy
2. Dave Navarro "three days" w/ "Janes Addiction"
3. The Edge "Until the end of the world" w/U2
4. John Petrucci "Glasgow Kiss" off of G3 Tokyo
5. Jimmy Page "The rover"

Pagey is supposedly writing an autobiography, love to see what that has in it....

 

[Ali]

Jason Becker: Most of A Lil Aint Enough but Drop In The Bucket in particular.

 

[candid_x]

David Lindley (slide), with Jackson Browne – Redneck Friend

Randy California, with Spirit – every solo

Ok, I'm old.

 

[Knox]

Ralph Machio...Butler's Trick Bag...! ;-)

 

[Ali]

Man, that Karate Kid kicked Steve Vai's butt....