Best Ever Albums

Re: Poll: Guitar Solos better than their Songs

Fischman — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 09:57:40 GMT

Author: Fischman

Posted: 12/31/2019 14:57

Here's another killer solo. It's a great song, but the solo is truly one for the ages.

Alan Parsons Project - Games People Play; solo by Ian Bairnson @3:10.

Gotta' go with the album version as the single version is badly truncated.

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Re: Poll: Guitar Solos better than their Songs

Anonymous — Mon, 30 Dec 2019 15:52:50 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/30/2019 20:52

[quote="Romanelli"]

If you want to REALLY get into guitar solo better than the song....

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(Solo by Duane Allman)

David Gilmour obviously took inspiration from this, and created a better song : Shine on You Crazy Diamond

Re: Poll: Guitar Solos better than their Songs

RoundTheBend — Sun, 29 Dec 2019 22:57:38 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 12/30/2019 03:57

I don't know - but I actually really dig the Foo Fighters cover of Baker Street:

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Re: Poll: Guitar Solos better than their Songs

Fischman — Sun, 29 Dec 2019 22:56:45 GMT

Author: Fischman

Posted: 12/30/2019 03:56

Tha1ChiefRocka wrote:

This track just seems like a little offbeat dance number, but then it has a nifty guitar solo for pretty much the whole entire second half of the track.

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Guitar solo starts at about 3:20

Great example. Thanks for the link!

Re: Poll: Guitar Solos better than their Songs

CharlieBarley — Sun, 29 Dec 2019 18:24:29 GMT

Author: CharlieBarley

Posted: 12/29/2019 23:24

Talking of Clapton I always liked the solo on Bad Love.
But that is a pretty decent song.
I thought all of the suggested songs were excellent and I knew most of them, so though they had good guitar solos the songs themselves are good.

Re: Poll: Guitar Solos better than their Songs

Tha1ChiefRocka — Sun, 29 Dec 2019 11:52:27 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 12/29/2019 16:52

This track just seems like a little offbeat dance number, but then it has a nifty guitar solo for pretty much the whole entire second half of the track.

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Guitar solo starts at about 3:20

Re: Poll: Guitar Solos better than their Songs

Fischman — Sat, 28 Dec 2019 19:52:01 GMT

Author: Fischman

Posted: 12/29/2019 00:52

Romanelli wrote:

McCartney played the solo on the studio version of "Maybe I'm Amazed". McCulloch played on the live Wings Over America version.

If you want to REALLY get into guitar solo better than the song....

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(Solo by Duane Allman)

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(Solo by Terry Kath)

I tried to avoid using examples where the guitarists are generally known as guitar heroes, so I ignored folks like Allman and Kath. But those are great examples of a solo being better than the song. I'm sure there are lots of guest appearances by well known guitarists on others' albums as well as their own which fit the bill here.

Off the top of my head, this one springs to mind. It's a fine song, but not necessarily his best while the guitar work is out of this world, among his best ever.

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Thanks for catching the McCartney performance on the studio album as well. Interestingly, that is one of the first solos I learned when picking up guitar myself.

Re: Poll: Guitar Solos better than their Songs

Fischman — Sat, 28 Dec 2019 19:45:58 GMT

Author: Fischman

Posted: 12/29/2019 00:45

Tilly wrote:

Great Song AND Great Solo
1. Paul McCartney – Maybe I’m Amazed
2. Eagles – One of These Nights ( Smooth City, baby!)

Song > Solo
1. The Carpenters (Love this song! It makes my heart grow FOUR times bigger!)
2. The Knack – My Sharona (Great Power Pop but the solo sounds like something more suited to an early 70s boogie band than late 70s New Wave!)

Why is Velvetta soooo expensive!
1. Chuck Mangione (Solo sounds like something from a Phish song!!! So this one!! )
2. Jerry Raferty – Baker Street (solo fits the song tbh)

Interesting observations. Thanks!

Re: Poll: Guitar Solos better than their Songs

Romanelli — Sat, 28 Dec 2019 19:34:49 GMT

Author: Romanelli

Posted: 12/29/2019 00:34

McCartney played the solo on the studio version of "Maybe I'm Amazed". McCulloch played on the live Wings Over America version.

If you want to REALLY get into guitar solo better than the song....

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(Solo by Duane Allman)

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(Solo by Terry Kath)

Re: Poll: Guitar Solos better than their Songs

Repo — Sat, 28 Dec 2019 16:25:23 GMT

Author: Repo

Posted: 12/28/2019 21:25

Great Song AND Great Solo
1. Paul McCartney – Maybe I’m Amazed
2. Eagles – One of These Nights ( Smooth City, baby!)

Song > Solo
1. The Carpenters (Love this song! It makes my heart grow FOUR times bigger!)
2. The Knack – My Sharona (Great Power Pop but the solo sounds like something more suited to an early 70s boogie band than late 70s New Wave!)

Why is Velvetta soooo expensive!
1. Chuck Mangione (Solo sounds like something from a Phish song!!! So this one!! )
2. Jerry Raferty – Baker Street (solo fits the song tbh)

Poll: Guitar Solos better than their Songs

Fischman — Sat, 28 Dec 2019 16:07:01 GMT

Author: Fischman

Posted: 12/28/2019 21:07

It struck me that there are some songs which either were not taken seriously in their time or have become passé/targets of ridicule over the years, yet they had pretty awesome guitar solos. Or maybe the song was always good, but the solo still better. A great guitar solo should support the song, but in some cases it is simply just so much better than the song that it becomes memorable in its own right.

Which of these is your favorite solo? Which outshines its song the most? And does the best solo belong to the best song?

Carpenters/Goodbye to Love - Solo by Tony Peluso @2:48

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One of These NIghts - Solo by Don Felder @2:00

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Feels So Good - Solo by Grant Geissman @1:21

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Maybe I'm Amazed/Paul McCartney - Solo by Jimmy McCulloch @1:11

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Jerry Rafferty/Baker Street - Solo by Hugh Burns @4:47

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The Knack/My Sharona - Solo by Berton Averre@2:45

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