100 Best Guitar Solos

Mr E

Came across this collection on usenet. Interesting selections, to say the least. Some are laughable, to be honest - Not much of a solo in Teen Spirit, and what the hell is Bon Jovi doing in there?

Any comments? Whats missing? What shouldn't be here?

- Dave.

100 Greatest Guitar Solos

001 Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
002 Van Halen - Eruption
003 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
004 Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
005 Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower
006 Guns N' Roses - November Rain
007 Metallica - One
008 Eagles - Hotel California
009 Black Sabbath - Crazy Train
010 Cream - Crossroads
011 Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
012 Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
013 Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood
014 Derek & The Dominoes - Layla
015 Deep Purple - Highway Star
016 Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker
017 Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover
018 Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing
019 Pantera - Floods
020 Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
021 Pink Floyd - Time
022 Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
023 Rage Against The Machine - Bulls On Parade
024 Metallica - Fade To Black
025 Jethro Tull - Aqualung
026 Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
027 Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride And Joy
028 Ozzy Osbourne - Mr. Crowley
029 Steve Vai - For The Love Of God
030 Joe Satriani - Surfing With The Alien
031 Ted Nugent - Stranglehold
032 Jimi Hendrix - Machine Gun
033 BB King - The Thrill Is Gone
034 Radiohead - Paranoid Android
035 Pantera - Cemetary Gates
036 Yngwie Malmsteen - Black Star
037 Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child Of Mine
038 Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
039 Neil Young - Cortez The Killer
040 Steely Dan - Reeling In The Years
041 Queen - Brighton Rock
042 The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
043 ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man
044 Pearl Jam - Alive
045 The Doors - Light My Fire
046 Van Halen - Hot For Teacher
047 Allman Brothers Band - Jessica
048 Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil
049 Santana - Europa
050 Kiss - Shock Me
051 Metallica - Master Of Puppets
052 Jimi Hendrix - Star-Spangled Banner
053 Led Zeppelin - Since I've Been Loving You
054 Smashing Pumpkins - Geek USA
055 Joe Satriani - Satch Boogie
056 Black Sabbath - War Pigs
057 Pantera - Walk
058 Eric Clapton - Cocaine
059 Kinks - You Really Got Me
060 Frank Zappa - Zoot Allures
061 Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears
062 Pink Floyd - Money
063 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Scar Tissue
064 Prince - Little Red Corvette
065 Allman Brothers Band - Blue Sky
066 Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast
067 Michael Jackson (With Eddie Van Halen) - Beat It
068 Yes - Starship Trooper
069 The Beatles - And Your Bird Can Sing
070 Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze
071 Parliament Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
072 Aerosmith - Walk This Way
073 Phish (With Trey Anastasio) - Stash
074 Deep Purple - Lazy
075 The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
076 Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl
077 Alice In Chains (With Jerry Cantrell) - Man In The Box
078 Grateful Dead - Truckin'
079 Van Halen - Mean Street
080 ACDC - You Shook Me All Night Long
081 The Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane
082 King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man
083 Stvie Ray Vaughan - Scuttle Buttin'
084 UFO - Lights Out
085 David Bowie - Moonage Daydream
086 Allman Brothers Band - Whipping Post
087 Johnny Winter - Highway 61 Revisited
088 Steely Dan - Kid Charlemagne
089 Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name
090 Eric Clapton - Let It Rain
091 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Heard It Through The Grapevine
092 Stray Cats - Strut
093 The Doors - The End
094 Rush - Working Man
095 Pearl Jam - Yellow Ledbetter
096 Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Woman
097 Judas Priest - Beyond The Realms Of Death
098 Dream Theater - Under A Glass Moon
099 Jeff Beck - 'Cause We've Ended As Lovers
100 Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive

Mr E

Same list, sorted by artist.

100 Greatest Guitar Solos

- A -

080 ACDC - You Shook Me All Night Long
072 Aerosmith - Walk This Way
077 Alice In Chains (With Jerry Cantrell) - Man In The Box
065 Allman Brothers Band - Blue Sky
047 Allman Brothers Band - Jessica
086 Allman Brothers Band - Whipping Post

- B -

033 BB King - The Thrill Is Gone
069 The Beatles - And Your Bird Can Sing
042 The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
009 Black Sabbath - Crazy Train
056 Black Sabbath - War Pigs
100 Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive

- C -

012 Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
010 Cream - Crossroads
091 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Heard It Through The Grapevine

- D -

085 David Bowie - Moonage Daydream
015 Deep Purple - Highway Star
074 Deep Purple - Lazy
014 Derek & The Dominoes - Layla
022 Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
045 The Doors - Light My Fire
093 The Doors - The End
098 Dream Theater - Under A Glass Moon

- E -

008 Eagles - Hotel California
058 Eric Clapton - Cocaine
017 Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover
090 Eric Clapton - Let It Rain

- F -

060 Frank Zappa - Zoot Allures

- G -

078 Grateful Dead - Truckin'
006 Guns N' Roses - November Rain
037 Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child Of Mine

- H -

- I -

066 Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

- J -

099 Jeff Beck - 'Cause We've Ended As Lovers
025 Jethro Tull - Aqualung
005 Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower
018 Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing
032 Jimi Hendrix - Machine Gun
070 Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze
052 Jimi Hendrix - Star-Spangled Banner
011 Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
055 Joe Satriani - Satch Boogie
030 Joe Satriani - Surfing With The Alien
087 Johnny Winter - Highway 61 Revisited
097 Judas Priest - Beyond The Realms Of Death

- K -

059 Kinks - You Really Got Me
082 King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man
050 Kiss - Shock Me

- L -

016 Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker
053 Led Zeppelin - Since I've Been Loving You
001 Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
038 Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
003 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird

- M -

024 Metallica - Fade To Black
051 Metallica - Master Of Puppets
007 Metallica - One
067 Michael Jackson (With Eddie Van Halen) - Beat It

- N -

076 Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl
039 Neil Young - Cortez The Killer
026 Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit

- O -

028 Ozzy Osbourne - Mr. Crowley
061 Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears

- P -

035 Pantera - Cemetary Gates
019 Pantera - Floods
057 Pantera - Walk
071 Parliament Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
044 Pearl Jam - Alive
095 Pearl Jam - Yellow Ledbetter
073 Phish (With Trey Anastasio) - Stash
004 Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
062 Pink Floyd - Money
021 Pink Floyd - Time
064 Prince - Little Red Corvette

- Q -

020 Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
041 Queen - Brighton Rock

- R -

034 Radiohead - Paranoid Android
023 Rage Against The Machine - Bulls On Parade
089 Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name
063 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Scar Tissue
096 Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Woman
048 Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil
094 Rush - Working Man

- S -

049 Santana - Europa
054 Smashing Pumpkins - Geek USA
088 Steely Dan - Kid Charlemagne
040 Steely Dan - Reeling In The Years
029 Steve Vai - For The Love Of God
027 Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride And Joy
083 Stevie Ray Vaughan - Scuttle Buttin'
013 Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood
092 Stray Cats - Strut

- T -

031 Ted Nugent - Stranglehold

- U -

084 UFO - Lights Out

- V -

002 Van Halen - Eruption
046 Van Halen - Hot For Teacher
079 Van Halen - Mean Street
081 The Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane

- W -

075 The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again

- X -

- Y -

068 Yes - Starship Trooper
036 Yngwie Malmsteen - Black Star

- Z -

043 ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man

WhiteWashMan

each to their own i guess.

although i did read this years 100 top riffs in one the latest metal magazines on the shelf.
i think sweet child o mine came number 1.
was quite intersting.

mayordenis

helloween - just a little sign / its short and technically not fantastic but its full of emotion

joe satriani - surfing with the alien

Doctor J

What a sucky list. Whoever came up with that doesn't really listen to a lot of different music. To Hell with lists!

fitz

063 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Scar Tissue

WTF?!?!:eek:

Pugsley

That list is a joke tbh, Black Sabbath only got once in the top 100? (crazy train is by Ozzy, not sabbath), and that was in at 56?! what the hell was that list maker thinking, especially when you consider how many mentions Metallica got. Iron maiden only got one song too? in at a pityful 66 aswell, they definately deserved top10 with some of the songs they have done, and dream theatre definately deserve a higher spot than 98. Not a single heavy metal band in that list either really, which is where most top notch solo's come from, and Power Metal aswell has some insane solo's.

RicardoSmith

odd list where are...

Akira Takasaki - Loudness
Dave Mustaine - Megadeth
Gary Moore - Thin Lizzy

Dr. Dre

I like the guitar work on Prince's - Purple Rain.

IIRC it was performed ad lib by a female in the band, although prince tried to take credit for it, and when she tackled him about it he sacked her! May or may not be true, but it's in my mind for some reason.


Pearl Jam - Alive - rocks though & Metallica - fade to black
Megadeth - Into the lungs of hell - rocks too

as does Bon jovi - wanted dead or alive *blush*