favorite guitar solos

[olias]

Steve Howe of YES and ASIA is hands down my favorite guitarist. He puts on a kick-ass one man show.

Look up 'night of the guitars' on Youtube. There were a lot of greats on that tour, including Howe. He perfomes a great track called 'Sharp on Attack'.

If I had to pick solos, it would probably be 'Sound Chaser' or 'Wurm' (from Starship Trooper). Some of the coolest stuff he did, in my opinion, is what he does behind the vocals, bass, keyboards, and all the stuff they had going on in the body of their songs. 'And you and I' 'Topographic Oceans' come to mind.

other favorite axemen would be Steve Hacket (Genesis), David Gilmour, Joe Satriani

 

[hapaboy]

Quote from olias:

Steve Howe of YES and ASIA is hands down my favorite guitarist. He puts on a kick-ass one man show.

Look up 'night of the guitars' on Youtube. There were a lot of greats on that tour, including Howe. He perfomes a great track called 'Sharp on Attack'.

If I had to pick solos, it would probably be 'Sound Chaser' or 'Wurm' (from Starship Trooper). Some of the coolest stuff he did, in my opinion, is what he does behind the vocals, bass, keyboards, and all the stuff they had going on in the body of their songs. 'And you and I' 'Topographic Oceans' come to mind.

other favorite axemen would be Steve Hacket (Genesis), David Gilmour, Joe Satriani

I really like Howe's acoustic stuff, i.e. Mood for a Day and Sketches in the Sun.

 

[olias]

Quote from hapaboy:

I really like Howe's acoustic stuff, i.e. Mood for a Day and Sketches in the Sun.

I love those too. also add 'Masquerade' from the Union album.

 

[The Swordsman]

Here's one I like

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bQocD_kxJk

Wet Sand by Red hot chilli peppers, listen from 3:40 on for guitar solo at end.

 

[hapaboy]

Quote from olias:

I love those too. also add 'Masquerade' from the Union album.

I'll have to check that out. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[hapaboy]

This thread needs to be resurrected as we've only scratched the surface.

Jeff Beck's work throughout "People Get Ready": you want soul, you got soul!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO12vZpeITY

 

[rcaldwell]

Quote from hapaboy:

This thread needs to be resurrected as we've only scratched the surface.

Jeff Beck's work throughout "People Get Ready": you want soul, you got soul!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO12vZpeITY

Anything out of Jeff Beck is primo. The all-time master.

 

[Arnie Guitar]

...don't know if it's been mentioned, but Dickey Betts' solo in The Fillmore version of "Stormy Monday" might be the best blues solo I've ever heard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-mx63tN7Qg

It's hard to believe they were all in their early twenty's.
That performance has a maturity FAR beyond their years.

 

[SNBthetrue]

Quote from Maverick1:



I'm surprised no one mentioned Joe Satriani or Steve Vai yet, I would say, Flying in a blue dream and For the love of God from those two.

Thx for making me discover Joe Satriani... I love it !

 

[omegapoint]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KUSkGeaUPU

I'm usually an old school guy but Vai is as expressive as any blues
player and utilizes modern techniques. No need to shred here, just making it pretty w/o showing off. Note the scalloped frets.
Check out the solo on Mountain Climbing from Theme for an Imaginary Western, studio version only. Again, no need to shred just exemplary note selection and ends with a harmonic whistle-- and tone that West if famous for.