Songs with Unexpected Good Guitar Solos

[John C]

"I Know There's Something Going On" ------------Frida

Yep - Darryl Steurmer can rip out a solo (whenever Phil Collins lets him) Collins produced that album and used most of his solo band on it in the studio.

Seriously - Genesis recruited him to cover Steve Hackett's parts, plus I think he played for Jon Luc Ponty prior to that. A few years ago Steurmer put out a fusion album of the Genesis songs he played on live - very interesting instrumental arrangements.

 

[robelinda2]

Yeah that instrumental Stuermer album was awesome- No Son Of Mine is great without vocals!!

 

[AtomicJoe]

Toto - Rosanna

Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer, Wanted Dead or Alive

Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing

and pretty much anything that i manage to squeeze out while playing live.. which at the time i think is sh*te, but then end up finding out later that it was actually pretty good. lol

 

[Pluck_Rogers]

'Lipstick on Your Collar" (George Barnes). Seriously.

 

[Funky Chicken]

"Baker Street"-Gerry Rafferty
"One Of These Nights"-Eagles
"Beat It"-MJ

Special Mention to a handful of guys who pretty much tore up everything they touched-

Neil Geraldo
Howard Leese
Elliott Easton

Their solos were always better than the songs that surrounded them.

 

[nathanhny]

Luke's solo's on 'running with the night' were quite tasty

 

[robelinda2]

I'm not sure any song featuring Luke/Knopfler/Sambora is going to have an 'unexpected' good solo!

 

[mb99zz]

- Kid (Pretenders)

That guitarist from the Pretenders has some great solos and background runs.

While on the 80's vibe, I really like the solo from Overkill (Men At Work). It just fits so well.

 

[DrKev]

"Beat It"-MJ

I really don't rate that solo at all. In fact I really, really don't like it! Timing, tuning, and the not-in-a-good-way off-key notes all really bother me.

"Right Now" on "For unlawful Carnal Knowledge" is the quality of Eddie solo that "Beat It" should have had but never got close to.

 

[robelinda2]

I really don't rate that solo at all. In fact I really, really don't like it! Timing, tuning, and the not-in-a-good-way off-key notes all really bother me.

"Right Now" on "For unlawful Carnal Knowledge" is the quality of Eddie solo that "Beat It" should have had but never got close to.

Agree! Runaround is great too.

 

[Funky Chicken]

I really don't rate that solo at all. In fact I really, really don't like it! Timing, tuning, and the not-in-a-good-way off-key notes all really bother me.

"Right Now" on "For unlawful Carnal Knowledge" is the quality of Eddie solo that "Beat It" should have had but never got close to.

I'll agree that it's not as great as it is unexpected.

 

[Spudmurphy]

Well not reall a great solo but some lovely runs on
Lone Ranger by Quantum Jump - just for fun try learning the lyrics!!!

 

[Metropolis_488]

I could Have Lied - Red Hot Chili Peppers

 

[robelinda2]

Black Velvet- Allanah Myles

Black Cat- Janet Jackson.

 

[Lock On Tone]

I was thinking about this just the other day when I was listening to the radio. The 90's band Concrete Blonde actually had some good solos.

Mankey, their guitar player, had an interesting tone and sense of phrasing. I thought Joey and God With A Bullet had some nice tasteful solos.

 

[robelinda2]

For sure, Mankey was so melodic, Joey is a great solo.

 

[marillion-freak]

"Baker Street"-Gerry Rafferty

I immediately thought of this song when I saw the thread title!

 

[DaGuy]

"Running on Empty" Jackson Browne

"Tunnel of Love" Dire Straits

 

[jrpalomo]

mr.crowley - ozzy osbourne

 

[JayDawg]

Crystavox - Cry Out.

Here is the song.

Crystavox - Cry Out