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Favourite Guitar Solo?

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    #32
    Darkillion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 351 ✭✭Darkillion


    evenflow is always class live. mike mccready improvs live all the time for the solo, but it always ends up class!!


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    #33
    francie brady
    Closed Accounts Posts: 410 ✭✭francie brady


    I've just read everyones favorite guitar solo and theres not one real music fan amongst you. Not once was Frank Zappa mentioned:( Not once did he play the same solo everyone as different as the one before.


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    #34
    Darkillion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 351 ✭✭Darkillion


    only band i know that does that really is Iron Maiden


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    #35
    Giblet
    Registered Users Posts: 11,980 ✭✭✭✭Giblet


    Jimmy Page did some class solos, improved all the time.
    Favourite solos at the moment:

    Led Zeppelin - Since I've been loving you
    Led Zeppelin - The Ocean (the final bit)
    Guns n Roses - Bad apples
    Slash's Snakepit - Back and Forth again (nice build up)
    Ram Jam - Black Betty (The country sounding one)
    Radiohead - Paranoid android
    Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing


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    cournioni
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    Originally posted by francie brady
    I've just read everyones favorite guitar solo and theres not one real music fan amongst you. Not once was Frank Zappa mentioned:( Not once did he play the same solo everyone as different as the one before.
    Yeah I know Zappa is a great guitarist. I heard one of his cd's (my friend has it). He sounds like John Petrucci on crack when he plays his solos. Now thats saying something! But you have to remember that this is a Rock/Metal forum. Zappa is Jazz isn't he?


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    #37
    King of Arrakis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32 ✭King of Arrakis


    My Fav guitar solo's of all time are; Van Halen - hot for teacher!!!!
    It rocks and so do VH(preferably with David Lee Roth), i don't care what anyone else says!!!
    Derek and the Dominoes - Layla, wow!!! In the words of eddie wally Mein Gott, That's nice!!!


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    #38
    Giblet
    Registered Users Posts: 11,980 ✭✭✭✭Giblet


    Yeah "Hot for teacher" is good, I especially like the "jazzy" part.


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    #39
    Oeneus
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    What about Van Halen's Eruption? Man, the first time you hear it, it just takes your breath away.


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    #40
    seamus
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    At the end of Paradise City (Guns 'n Roses)

    Phantom of The Opera - Iron Maiden - Not difficult, but classic
    Mother Russia - Irom Maiden

    /me is not worthy :)


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    /|/)etal)-|ead
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    my choices:
    Metallica: Orion 2nd - Best piece of music ever IMO
    Metallica: Master of Puppets 2nd
    Metallica: ..And Justice For All (not sure which number...)
    In Flames: The Jester Race - not very fast, but so full of feeling.


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    #42
    Pugsley
    Registered Users Posts: 7,136 ✭✭✭Pugsley


    Since there has been little/no mention of Power Metal Id say:
    Sinergy - Suicide By my Side
    It has a cracker of a solo in it.


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    #43
    ManWithThePlan
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    Dream Theatre - Fatal Tragedy.
    John Petrucci is amazing.


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    Kali
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    Seen a few ppl mentioned Pearl Jams Rearviewmirror... err wheres the solo in that? theres just the one riff played the whole way through the song iirc


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    #45
    Gordon
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    Originally posted by thegills
    Deliverance - banjo and guitar.
    Zorba the Greek - Theme song.
    Sultans of Swing - Special 3 minute solo
    Wedding Present - Bizarro
    GnR - Sweet Child O' mine
    Pink Floyd - Shine on you crazy diamond
    Absolutely (although, Zorba didn't have the solo did it? Still class piece done by proper bouzouki players)
    to add to them:
    A load by Jimi Hendrix
    Hotel California (As Ricardo Smith said)


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    #46
    Darkillion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 351 ✭✭Darkillion


    before the 'chorus' at the end there is a solo.


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    #47
    domeara01
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    well i would have to say a couple.

    Children of the damned - Iron Maiden
    Wanderlust(intro) - nightwish (absolutely amazing)
    Most of the nightwish stuff is brilliance.
    Freebird if you can find a guitarist able to play it then it rocks.
    i like a hell of a lot more but i wont mention that at the moment.


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    #48
    ManWithThePlan
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    Freebird if you can find a guitarist able to play it then it rocks.

    I was watching a band playing in one of my locals and they played Freebird.
    They had to get a fella they knew from the audience to come up and play that song only.

    The solo he played was absolutely amazing, i'd say it was well over 10 minutes, sounded alot like the original, had a few additions and in my opinion sounded better than the original. This guy was playing it so fast and was even playing the solo behind his back.

    The band is Men in Black, i think they're from Killkenny and i'd certainly see them again. :D


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    #49
    Darkillion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 351 ✭✭Darkillion


    Pearl Jam - Cprduroy
    Soundgarden - SUperunknown


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    Treebeard
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    It's always changing, but at the moment it's Megadeth- Tornado of Souls and Dream Theater- Take the Time (outro solo)

    John Petrucci's version of Flight of the bumble bee is pretty amazing as well


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    #51
    ManWithThePlan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 484 ✭✭ManWithThePlan


    Originally posted by Treebeard
    John Petrucci's version of Flight of the bumble bee is pretty amazing as well

    i downloaded that the other night, and it is fairly fookin good!
    :cool:


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    #52
    Crucifix
    Registered Users Posts: 3,437 ✭✭✭Crucifix


    It's probably not my favourite (i'm not sure what is), but since I happened to be listening to it while reading this post, I think Metallica - The Unforgiven is well deserving of an honourable mention. It's one of the few solo's on the black album he did on the spot, and the way it start's great, mellows into a lull of sorts, before rising back to a kick ass climax gets me everytime.


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    cournioni
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    I must add one more to my list.

    Morbid Angel - Sworn To The Black. Its a great tapping solo. It just sounds great. No other way to explain it.


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    #54
    Doodee
    Registered Users Posts: 6,420 ✭✭✭Doodee


    Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the Jar (One of the most recognised guitar rifts ever)


    also, when asked favourite, why do ppl post four or five?


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    #55
    scuzzy
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    Parisienne Walkways - Thin Lizzy

    Gary Moore at his best. Perfect note placement, and just listen to that tone...


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    #56
    Darkillion
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    whiskey in the jar is a damn cool riff


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    #57
    cournioni
    Moderators, Regional North East Moderators Posts: 12,739 Mod ✭✭✭✭cournioni


    Originally posted by Doodee
    also, when asked favourite, why do ppl post four or five?
    Cos that is a simply impossible question to answer. Everyone always have 4 or 5 of their favourite which they cant chose from.

    P.S. Apart from one or two of you out there...
    PEOPLE SHOULD BE LISTENING TO DREAM THEATER.
    You don't honestly know what you are missing.


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    #58
    Pugsley
    Registered Users Posts: 7,136 ✭✭✭Pugsley


    Originally posted by PORNAPSTER
    P.S. Apart from one or two of you out there...
    PEOPLE SHOULD BE LISTENING TO DREAM THEATER.
    You don't honestly know what you are missing.
    Even if you do listen to them, their a million times better live, so get some 25+min long live video and enjoy it oevr and over again! I strongly recommend Change of Seasons.


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    #59
    ManWithThePlan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 484 ✭✭ManWithThePlan


    Dream Theater - Live Scenes From New York, is a good album too Puggers :)
    3 Cd's!

    Anyone got the Dream Theater - Metropolis 2000 DVD?


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    #60
    Darkillion
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    Mother Love Bone - Man Of Golden Words
    Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
    Beatles - Back In The USSR


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    #61
    King of Arrakis
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    The best solo ever? Paranoid- Black Sabbath
    Stone Roses- Made of Stone
    I know the last one may be indie I just don't care!!!! Why is everybody going for metal solos here? Some of the best solos ever are by non metal bands!!


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