14-09-2005 21:34									#1
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heres the top 20 from that list..
what would be your number one choice?

http://guitar.about.com/library/bl100greatest.htm
the editors of Guitar World magazine put together a reader's poll, to find out what their readers considered to be the best guitar solos of all time.


1.
song: Stairway to Heaven
guitarist: Jimmy Page
band: Led Zeppelin
album: Led Zeppelin IV



2.
song: Eruption
guitarist: Eddie Van Halen
band: Van Halen
album: Van Halen



3.
song: Freebird
guitarist: Collins/Rossington
band: Lynyrd Skynyrd
album: Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd



4.
song: Comfortably Numb
guitarist: David Gilmour
band: Pink Floyd
album: The Wall



5.
song: All Along the Watchtower
guitarist: Jimi Hendrix
band: Jimi Hendrix Experience
album: Electric Ladyland



6.
song: November Rain
guitarist: Slash
band: Guns n' Roses
album: Use Your Illusion I



7.
song: One
guitarist: Kirk Hammet
band: Metallica
album: And Justice for All


8.
song: Hotel California
guitarist: Don Felder/Joe Walsh
band: The Eagles
album: Hotel California



9.
song: Crazy Train
guitarist: Randy Rhoads
band: Ozzy Ozbourne
album: Blizzard of Ozz



10.
song: Crossroads
guitarist: Eric Clapton
band: Cream
album: Wheels of Fire

11.
song: Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
guitarist: Jimi Hendrix
band: Jimi Hendrix
album: Electric Ladyland



12.
song: Johnny B. Goode
guitarist: Chuck Berry
band: Chuck Berry
album: Chuck Berry Is On Top
mo


13.
song: Texas Flood
guitarist: Stevie Ray Vaughan
band: Stevie Ray Vaughan
album: Texas Flood



14.
song: Layla
guitarist: Clapton/Allman
band: Derek and the Dominoes
album: Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs



15.
song: Floods
guitarist: Dimebag Darrel
band: Pantera
album: The Great Southern Trendkill



16.
song: Heartbreaker
guitarist: Jimmy Page
band: Led Zeppelin
album: Led Zeppelin II



17.
song: Cliffs of Dover
guitarist: Eric Johnson
band: Eric Johnson
album: Ah Via Musicom



18.
song: Little Wing
guitarist: Jimi Hendrix
band: Jimi Hendrix Experience
album: Axis: Bold as Love



19.
song: Highway Star
guitarist: Ritchie Blackmore
band: Deep Purple
album: Machine Head



20.
song: Bohemian Rhapsody
guitarist: Brian May
band: Queen
album: A Night at the Opera

	14-09-2005 21:38									#2
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Jesus. The list is redneck heaven.

1- "Mother Sky" by Can. Michael Karoli's solo.

Followed by Tom Verlaine's solo in "Marquee Moon" by Television.

	14-09-2005 21:39									#3
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Nope- changed my mind.

1- "Three hours" by Nick Drake.

	14-09-2005 21:41									#4
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i agree.. i thought the list sucked.. but its a readers poll. so there you have it..
lots of great guitarist left off..
of course its an opinion about the "solos" not the guitarist talent.
why i was wondering about poly opinions

	14-09-2005 21:43									#5
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listed is just the top 20 .
go to the link to find all 100

	14-09-2005 21:45									#7
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Dimebag Darrel?!?!

Immediate disqualification of list.

	14-09-2005 21:47									#8
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Only slightly Ameri-centric.

How about something from John Squire?

	14-09-2005 21:49									#9
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slicing and dicing the list is allowed =)
but what's YOUR choice?

	14-09-2005 21:57									#10
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I Am The Resurrection - Stone Roses
Love Spreads - Stone Roses
Love is the Law - The Seahorses

Three Squire tracks that are better than many on that list.

	14-09-2005 21:57									#11
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I miss the harmonic solo from Thin Lizzy's Black Rose 1979, by Gary Moore and Scott Gorham. Lots of metal bands have made harmonic similiar solos after them, but they were among the first and that solo still stands out as one of the best. KISS had a harmonic solo on Detroit Rock City already in 1976 (and others probably made it before them), but I think Thin Lizzy set the standard.

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Neil Young - Like a Hurricane

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and

Frank Zappa - Po' jama People

and...

	14-09-2005 22:11									#14
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Brian May should be higher up that list.

	14-09-2005 22:32									#15
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Slash?

	14-09-2005 22:39									#16
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The best solo is in Whole Lotta Love. Whoever disagrees is clueless.

	14-09-2005 22:59									#17
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Little Wing

Hendricks playing Little Wing
Stevie Ray Vaughn playing Little Wing

	15-09-2005 00:07									#18
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Santana: "I love you much too much" and "Europa"

	15-09-2005 00:52									#19
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KK Downings (Judas Priest) solo in "Beyond the realms of death" is one of my all time favorites. Not that the ****ers that read Guitar World would acknowledge that greatness of course...

	15-09-2005 01:03									#20
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best solo i ever witnessed in person was an imitation Bealtes band, While My Guitar Gently Weeps. The Harrison imitator was outstanding. Wonder how good the original would be in concert.

	15-09-2005 01:06									#21
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Itīs actually Eric Clapton that plays the solo guitar on that particular track, so I donīt know...

	15-09-2005 01:55									#22
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quote: Originally posted by Dr Zoidberg Itīs actually Eric Clapton that plays the solo guitar on that particular track, so I donīt know...

Yeah, i know. but if the Beatles toured at that point (which they didnt), i assume Harrison woulda done that part.

The imitation guy was amazing atleast.

	15-09-2005 03:01									#23
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Anyone ever hear of Leo Kottke? He is by far one of the finest twelve string guitar players ever.

	15-09-2005 03:16									#24
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argh argh argh stairway to heaven

I like the song but it is super overrated

Free bird ought to be #1...

But I thought the rest of the list all had good songs. Dunno about top 20 material but good solos

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no tony iommi solos? tosh.

oh, and while my ukelele gently weeps

	15-09-2005 04:33									#26
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quote: Originally posted by Richelieu Little Wing Hendricks playing Little Wing Stevie Ray Vaughn playing Little Wing

Check out Monte Montgomery's version



List is pretty typical for these kind of polls. Lots of cool solos there, and I say most of those deserve consideration. Number of problems with these kind of polls though. First it is hard to compare solos across different genres. Second the best solos are always live. Anyway, good to see some David Gilmour and Yngwie Malmsteen on the list.

BTW, what the hell is wrong with Slash? Great guitarist.

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Leo Kottke's "In Christ There Is No East or West".

Eric Clapton's "Peaches and Diesel".

	15-09-2005 11:10									#28
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Gary Moore's Still got the Blues.

ACK!

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Tip-toe through the tulips...

	15-09-2005 14:05									#30
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Yeesh! While not exactly terrible few of the Top 20 would be anywhere on my list.

A few artists who should be on there:

Jeff Beck
Robert Fripp
Pete Townsend
Carlos Santana
Mark Knopfler
Al Dimeola
Frank Zappa
Adrien Belew