In search of great guitar solos!

[Tusk57]

I love great guitar solos! My favorite has to be Lindsey's "I'm So Afraid" on the Live in Boston DVD. A close second is David Gilmour's "Comfortably Numb" on the Pulse DVD back in 1994. I'm looking for some more long solos done live (where they can stretch it out) and on DVD or at least on YouTube. Does anyone have any other ones that can come close to those two? Everytime I hear them I zone out and almost go into a trance. I love it!

[RickRobert]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oZ_aw4L1oQ

The great Michael Schenker, one of my favourites. Solo starts around 3:16.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqpPQNcJkrU

David Gilmour - Marooned live on the Pulse tour

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaqXNk2jgBg

Jeff Beck - Where Were You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofPL7k68HJg

Doug Aldrich on Crying In The Rain by Whitesnake - solo at 2:58.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1fefbs4OIY

And finally 2:00, Tony Iommi playing what's probably my all time favourite!

[Tusk57]

Thanks Rick. I'll check them out. Speaking of Jeff Beck, my favorite album of his is Flash. The third or fourth song on it (I don't have it with me right now) has him at the top of his game. He rips his guitar to shreds from beginning to end! It starts off with a bang and ends with a bigger bang. I wonder what the best live version of George Harrison's "While my guitar gently weeps" is? That song has great potential for an elongated guitar solo.

[HejiraNYC]

Steve Howe is the best, period. I just squee'd when I searched him on youtube and found that he'd posted a ton of videos of himself just plucking the guitar riffs/solos from the classic Yes albums. I'm afraid I'm going to have to go through these and finally learn to play something other than "Mood for a Day!"

Lindsey Buckingham is okay as a guitarist but Steve Howe is the master class- he makes it seem so effortless.

[Nikolaj]

Layla has to be way up there! Though I'm not certain which part is Duane Allman and which part of it is Eric Clapton, I love it. I've heard conflicting things about Allman and Clapton's playing on it since I was a kid, but I don't care, it's amazing. I still find it thrilling and brilliant.
Lindsey's fade on the title song of 'Tango In The Night' gives me equal euphoria, though it could go on and on for much longer than it does on the cd.
Has LB ever performed that song live in his solo shows? I think it's one of his career highlights. Gorgeous song, start to finish. I hope Mr. Buckingham performs 'Tango' one day soon, with or without Fleetwood Mac. And 'Walk A Thin Line' already!
When he was good, he was really good, stranger!
And way more than 'okay' in my opinion. More like 'oh wow'.

[MissLadyLoki]

Originally Posted by Nikolaj

And way more than 'okay' in my opinion. More like 'oh wow'.

I agree with that.

Anyways, onto guitar solos, look for Heartbreaker by Led Zeppelin, but the version from How the West Was Won. Aside from being an awesome extendeed guitar solo, Jimmy Page starts playing part of Bach's Bouree in the middle.

[chiliD]

1) The Allman Brothers Band,

a) Live At The Fillmore (Deluxe Edition)...original lineup: Duane Allman & Dickey Betts guitars, Berry Oakley bass.

Done Somebody Wrong
Stormy Monday
Whipping Post
In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed
You Don't Love Me
Mountain Jam

b) An Evening with The Allman Brothers Band (First set)...1992 lineup Dickey Betts & Warren Haynes guitars, Allen Woody bass

Blue Sky
Nobody Knows
Dreams I"ll Never See
Revival

c) One Way Out...2003 (and current) lineup, Warren Haynes & Derek Trucks guitars, Oteil Burbridge bass

Rockin' Horse
Desdemona
Instrumental Illness
Dreams I"ll Never See
Whipping Post



2) Fleetwood Mac, Live at the Boston Tea Party

Black Magic Woman
Rattlesnake Shake
Green Manalishi
Jumping At Shadows

3) Cream,

a) Wheels Of Fire

Crossroads
Spoonful
Born Under A Bad Sign

b) Goodbye

I'm So Glad
Politician
Sittin' On Top Of The World

c) Live, volume 1

N.S.U.
Sleepy Time Time
Sweet Wine
Rollin' & Tumblin'

d) Live, volume 2

White Room
Politician
Sunshine Of Your Love
Steppin' Out

4) Jethro Tull, Aqualung

the title cut

5) Derek Trucks Band

anything on Roadsongs or Live At The Georgia Theatre


If its DVDs of great guitar playing you're looking for, get the Crossroads Guitar Festival DVDs (2004 & 2007....and the one from this year will be out in November)


As far as George Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"....a live version? If you can find the version that Tom Petty & The Heart-burys did at George's HOF induction with Prince on lead guitar....that's just effing amazing. Otherwise, search out the version from George's Live In Japan album.

In regards to "Layla"...Duane Allman plays the opening signature riff (which he came up with) and all the slide parts

[Tusk57]

Thanks for all the good replys. I will see if I can find the Crossroads Guitar Festival DVD. I did see the Prince guitar solo on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". It was pretty darn good, I must say. Eric Clapton also does a great job on the concert that was held after George died. I could listen to that solo for hours. Lindsey's "Tango in the Night" is fantastic. I can't figure out why he doesn't play that in concert, either! Is there a good live version of "Free Bird" out there?

[chiliD]

Originally Posted by Tusk57

Is there a good live version of "Free Bird" out there?

Holy crap! That's the KING of oxymorons!!! "good" & "Free Bird" in the same sentence? YIKES!!!!



More I thought of:

Marshall Tucker Band: anything off their first 5 albums. Toy Caldwell is awesome!

Mountain:

a) Climbing!

Mississippi Queen
Theme From An Imaginary Western
Silver Paper

b) Twin Peaks

Nantucket Sleighride
Roll Over Beethoven
Crossroader

And, of course ANYTHING by Stevie Ray Vaughan

[Lindsfan]

A couple of my favorites...I played plenty of air guitar to these when I was younger

Solo starts at about 4:45:



Solo starts at about 3:45:

[Lindsfan]

A few more...

( start around 3:10...or 5:40 for the more recognizable part ):



Two mellow favorites from CS...

[Meowi]

Jimi Hendrix -



Kate Bush -

[RickRobert]

Originally Posted by Lindsfan

A few more...

( start around 3:10...or 5:40 for the more recognizable part ):

Eric is great! If you haven't, check out this, my favourite solo by him.



A bit noodly perhaps, but I love love love this one...



If you want your brain to stay not-exploded don't watch 1:55 or 2:18!

[Lindsfan]

Originally Posted by RickRobert

Eric is great! If you haven't, check out this, my favourite solo by him.



A bit noodly perhaps, but I love love love this one...



If you want your brain to stay not-exploded don't watch 1:55 or 2:18!

The EJ one I like including the cool space art. The Shawn Lane, not so much my style. I don't play guitar, so maybe I'm way off here, but he reminds me more of like the style of Steve Vai...technically really, really amazing, but IMO lacking the emotion that I love in, say Lindsey Buckingham, or Gary Moore...or Neil Young for that matter
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[Zombie]

Ooo, fun topic! I'll do various metal ones, 'cos I'm a metalhead:

"Return to Serenity" - Alex Skolnick of Testament - and bonus (stunning) acoustic-y live version. Gahhh, so good.

"Voice of the Soul" - Chuck Schuldiner of Death. Chuck is the very definition of win.

"Mr. Crowley" - the one & only Randy Rhoads. We all know this song, but here's a great live version anyway.

Pretty much anything Dimebag did with Pantera.

Pretty much anything Ritchie Blackmore did with Rainbow.

"No More Tears" - Meeestah Zakk Wylde

"Kissing the Shadows" - Alexi Laiho of Children of Bodom. Thank gawd for Finland is all I'm sayin.' Caveat: CoB are death metal-ish (they call themselves extreme metal, but have death, black, power, thrash and other influences). Even if you are not a fan of that sort of music, check out the awesome happening from about 2:44 onwards.

I'll come back when I'm not so doped on cold meds and can think of more.