Best Guitar Solos

Peter Green, "The Stumble", John Mayall's Bluesbreakers' album "A Hard Road"

Why does this #%$¥ iPad always get my typing wrong?  

Clapton.  While My Guitar Gently Weeps.  The Concert for George show.

Funnily enough I just watched it (for the gazillionth time), logged onto the forum and saw this thread :-)

Maybe it is the eyesight going, Dungassin? :-)

OK, for the classic duo axe-wielding, it must be this. Gary Rossington and Allen Collins in their prime. Simply phenomenal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD_RZ_3OQOI

Surprised nobody has mentioned Eric's contribution to 'Crossroads', originally on the second LP of Wheels of Fire, recorded live at the Fillmore.

No.  It just seems a bit hit and miss as to whether it responds to my finger touches.  Sometimes the on-screen button changes when touched, but the character doesn't actually appear on screen.

Vision now perfect in right eye after recent cataract surgery, and stil not bad enough in left eye to have that one done.

Clapton's solos on Crossroads are both memorable, as is Jimmy Page's on Heartbreaker.

This version does it for me - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezd7fRvJgtc

I am on a Ben Harper morning and just knocked this out through the Naim at higher than normal decibels...not technically brilliant but it moves the music. .

Slide guitar solo on God Fearing Man...probably superior sound through your vinyl though.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t...ch%3Fv%3Dtq6oKYELhnI

Jason.

It's always difficult to come up with a favourite solo, song, album, guitar player etc. as it depends so much on one's mood at the time. However, one solo that I have always found exciting and perfectly placed is Steve Howe's introduction to Close to the Edge.

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Not sure if you would consider these as solos, but ...

Larry Carlton - Sleepwalk.  Beautiful phrasing and timing

Barney Kessel - the backing to Julie London's "Cry Me A River".  Absolutely sublime.

John

Guy Harvey has just come to my rescue as I pondered this question with a bit of Ry Cooder's Paris Texas sound track.  Best ever? - who knows but its magnificent and just about to be purchased.

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Adrian Vandenburg adagio for strato on the Whitesnake live at donnington 1990 album.

Top stuff.

I love Jimi playing Machine Gun on the live Band Of Gypsies album.

Think it was Lenny Kravitz who said;  'it's like hearing a man pouring out his soul'.

I love the "crying" guitars in Stormy Monday, The Allman Brothers Band at Fillmore East

Cheers

Ralf

Suprised that nobody mentioned Dave Gilmour... Love his work on the Pink Floyd album 'Animals'...

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Michel

Allen Collins in the song Freebird. Unbelievable.

Allen Collins Freebird Solo - Lynyrd Skynyrd 1975 - YouTube

Enjoy

BBM

George Barnes's solo on Lipstick On Your Collar by Connie Francis

Hank Garland's on Fool Such As I by Elvis

1+ . Artistically, technically, and electronically (effects); tough to muster anything much better.

Hendrix - Hey Joe

Santana - Black Magic Woman

Great late Albert Järvinen - Just For You