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Re: greatest guitar solo

jackbrown8786 — Fri, 2 Nov 2018 16:17:15 GMT

Author: jackbrown8786

Posted: 11/02/2018 20:17

it isn't my go-to style but the solo at the end of Freebird is amazing. lately for the holidays I've been listening to a lot of Black Sabbath so the dual guitar solo of NIB comes to mind, also the series of solos near the end of Black Sabbath's Warning.

OMG I just learned that Warning wasn't written by Black Sabbath, that's a cover... I'm shook. Who the hell is The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation???????!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: greatest guitar solo

HazeyTwilight — Fri, 2 Nov 2018 14:14:23 GMT

Author: HazeyTwilight

Posted: 11/02/2018 18:14

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This whole song is one giant solo, but around 9:05 is where it gets epic.

Re: greatest guitar solo

Anonymous — Fri, 2 Nov 2018 10:37:51 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/02/2018 14:37

What Goes On- The Velvet Underground (lead guitar solo in the middle and rythm guitar solo at the end. Both unbelievable.)

Tomorrow Never knows

vancevisuals — Fri, 2 Nov 2018 09:22:26 GMT

Author: vancevisuals

Posted: 11/02/2018 13:22

I have heard that before. It is really not clear cut.
I prefer to accept the original credits that credit Harrison as the lead guitarist as it was closest to when the recording was actually made however to play it "safe", switch Tomorrow Never Knows with either the Phil Spector version of Letter It Be, Old Brown Shoe or And your Bird Can Sing.

Re: greatest guitar solo

rkm — Fri, 2 Nov 2018 04:51:00 GMT

Author: rkm

Posted: 11/02/2018 08:51

There’s a category of solo I enjoy, from the pop/rock genre that largely doesn’t exist anymore. Elliot Easton from The Cars exemplifies this sort of thing... a perfect little melodic solo with a bit of flash and interest in the middle of a frivolous pop song.

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Re: greatest guitar solo

indieshins — Thu, 1 Nov 2018 21:46:10 GMT

Author: indieshins

Posted: 11/02/2018 01:46

vancevisuals wrote:

My favorite guitar solos by George Harrison

3- Tomorrow Never Knows

This is Paul's solo from Taxman played backwards.

Re: greatest guitar solo

vancevisuals — Thu, 1 Nov 2018 19:56:14 GMT

Author: vancevisuals

Posted: 11/01/2018 23:56

My favorite guitar solos by George Harrison

As a Beatle
1- Something
2- I'm Only Sleeping
3- Tomorrow Never Knows

As a solo artist
1- Simply Shady
2- World of Stone
3- The Bluest Blues (Alvin Lee song plays the slide guitar solo)

Re: greatest guitar solo

RoundTheBend — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 22:57:49 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 11/01/2018 02:57

vancevisuals wrote:

In answer to the question " why I Saw Her Standing There".

Assuming you have heard the song and the guitar solo, I don'the understand why you are asking unless that style of music is not your preference.

I think it is the best best song and solo from the first half of the 60's.

A guitar solo, in my opinion, should compliment and enhance a song, not dominate it. All the choices I had listed do exactly that including George Harrison.

I was wondering for two reasons:

1) George Harrison probably has 20 other guitar solos which do what you suggest as well if not better.
2) I'll leave it at that.

I suppose I was wondering the logic not of a good guitar solo, but why that choice specifically as opposed to other options by George Harrison.

Re: greatest guitar solo

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 14:48:22 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/31/2018 18:48

dihansse wrote:

Michael1981 wrote:

dihansse wrote:

Btw thx Michael for recommending New Day Dawning: indeed a very lyrical guitar solo.

Oh, that's cool you like it. So out of character for a jangly indie band as well. I wish I could remember the Carpenters track they stole from to give some credit here but it's gone from the memory banks!

I’ve done a bit of research and that Carpenters song should be Goodbye To Love, the only Carpenters’ track to have a fuzzy guitar solo. I haven’t listened to it yet though.

Thx. Strangely, it's not ringing any bells but that must be right! I think the solo is only on a live album of theirs.

Re: greatest guitar solo

dihansse — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 14:16:55 GMT

Author: dihansse

Posted: 10/31/2018 18:16

Michael1981 wrote:

dihansse wrote:

Btw thx Michael for recommending New Day Dawning: indeed a very lyrical guitar solo.

I’ve done a bit of research and that Carpenters song should be Goodbye To Love, the only Carpenters’ track to have a fuzzy guitar solo. I haven’t listened to it yet though.

Re: greatest guitar solo

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 13:53:54 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/31/2018 17:53

dihansse wrote:

Btw thx Michael for recommending New Day Dawning: indeed a very lyrical guitar solo.

Re: greatest guitar solo

dihansse — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 13:49:01 GMT

Author: dihansse

Posted: 10/31/2018 17:49

In 2017 I recommended my favorite album of that year to be one of the best guitar albums:

How Did I Find Myself Here? by The Dream Syndicate

This year after a renewed listening I have promoted another great guitar album to my first rank of 2018 (up to now):

The Alligator Bride by Howlin' Rain

This is a very rootsy album in the style of Neil Young & Crazy Horse and the best Southern rock bands (I suppose they don't want to be mentioned in the same sentence but they both share a love for good guitar solos). The delivery of the songs is very emotional but most of all the album contains some absolutely shredding guitar solos with the highlight on the title track.

Btw thx Michael for recommending New Day Dawning: indeed a very lyrical guitar solo.

Re: greatest guitar solo

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 13:28:16 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/31/2018 17:28

RockyRaccoon wrote:

"November Rain" - Guns N Roses (Slash just kills it in this solo, makes the guitar weep, it's beautiful)

I second November Rain. I don't really go for guitar solos normally but this track makes eight minute power ballads with soppy lyrics and multiple guitar solos seem like the best idea in rock history.

Also, I think some people mentioned All along the Watchtower and I love this one too- it kind of stops time right (in the slidey bit)?

Paranoid Android has a great solo too: probably Jonny Greenwood's best.

I'm not sure if the intro to Grounded by Pavement could count? It's awesome anyways.

My absolute favourite though is the four minute solo at the end of New Day Dawning by 80s indie band Felt. Funny, because they were exactly the kind of band who didn't have solos like this. And also because they perfectly copied a huge chunk of the solo from a live track by the Carpenters (and cheekily I don't think this was credited)!! I would normally condemn the plagerism but it just sounds amazing and is pretty funny to me.

Re: greatest guitar solo

Tha1ChiefRocka — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 13:09:55 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 10/31/2018 17:09

Quote:

I'm gonna go ahead and assume somebody already mentioned 'Boredom' by The Buzzcocks.

Graeme2 wrote:

Boredom by buzzcocks. Surely.

Right-O

BTW I still stand by both of my picks, but maybe I'll add a few more.

Re: greatest guitar solo

NowhereMan — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 11:39:13 GMT

Author: NowhereMan

Posted: 10/31/2018 15:39

I skim read a lot of this so here are a few:

sometimes the short burst solos are the best for me...

Stairway to heaven - Zep
Southern Man - Neil Young
Little Wing - Satriani
Too Many People - Paul McCartney
Good Morning Good Morning - Beatles
Time - Floyd
Have A Cigar - Floyd
Dogs - Floyd
Shoplifters of the world, unite and take over - Smiths
Made of stone - stone roses
Hound Dog - Elvis

Re: greatest guitar solo

Skinny — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 09:54:14 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 10/31/2018 13:54

I'm gonna go ahead and assume somebody already mentioned 'Boredom' by The Buzzcocks.

Re: greatest guitar solo

vancevisuals — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 09:49:05 GMT

Author: vancevisuals

Posted: 10/31/2018 13:49

In answer to the question " why I Saw Her Standing There".

Assuming you have heard the song and the guitar solo, I don'the understand why you are asking unless that style of music is not your preference.

I think it is the best best song and solo from the first half of the 60's.

A guitar solo, in my opinion, should compliment and enhance a song, not dominate it. All the choices I had listed do exactly that including George Harrison.

Re: greatest guitar solo

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 08:00:33 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/31/2018 12:00

for acoustic

for electric

Re: greatest guitar solo

craola — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 01:40:32 GMT

Author: craola

Posted: 10/31/2018 05:40

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Re: greatest guitar solo

gloriousgoo — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 00:34:31 GMT

Author: gloriousgoo

Posted: 10/31/2018 04:34

I don't really know a whole lot about what constitutes good guitar playing, but I've always loved the solo in The Great Curve. It's such a unique sound and it's just the right amount of "wrong" to fit right in on the album.