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marktheshark 
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Posted: October 13 2005 at 23:45 |
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This a difficult one. I noticed a lot of Layla picks here but for some reason I've never considered that to be Duane's best slide work. No doubt he was one of the best but he goes out of key to much, at least to my ears. I would go with Statesboro Blues. Others I include:
Lowell George - Dixie Chicken or Tripe Face Boogie
Johnny Winter - Highway 61 Revisited or Mean Town Blues
Adrien Belew - Walking On Air
Steve Howe - Going For The One
Jimmy Page - In My Time Of Dying or Traveling Riverside Blues
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Posted: October 13 2005 at 13:04 |
 sonic wizard wrote:
Zeppelin - Travelling Riverside Blues |
Man, I LOVE that song!  Led Zepp kicks non-prog *ss! 
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Posted: October 13 2005 at 12:49 |
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I dont think theres any question about it.
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Posted: October 13 2005 at 09:45 |
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Layla's the best known and one of the best! I love Steve Howe's work on Going for the One.
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Posted: October 11 2005 at 21:26 |
LAYLA Of Course!!!!!!!!!
I dont think theres any question about it.
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Posted: October 11 2005 at 18:34 |
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Zeppelin - Travelling Riverside Blues
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Posted: October 10 2005 at 15:25 |
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pink floyd - a saucerful of secrets!!!! |
Good call! 
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Posted: October 10 2005 at 14:30 |
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Beefheart's Magic Band featured lots of slide guitar. It's difficult to single out one track, but the bit on Big Eyed Beans From Venus where Mr Zoot Horn Rollo hits that long lunar note and lets it float is particularly memorable.
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Posted: October 10 2005 at 14:12 |
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pink floyd - a saucerful of secrets!!!!
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Posted: October 10 2005 at 13:23 |
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Here are a few of my favorites:
Led Zepp - In My Time Of Dying
Pink Floyd - Breathe
Yes - Going For The One
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Posted: October 10 2005 at 13:16 |
cobb wrote:
Easy Livin wrote:
My favourite slide guitar solo is on "The spell" by Uriah Heep. Ken Hensley does the solo (not guitarist Mick Box). It has a choral backing, making it truly emotional. |
Interesting point about Hensley- not only a great keyboard player, but exceptionally handy with a bottle neck slide. He managed quite a few of these 'moving' solos while with Heep. Definitely my all-time favourite rock band. Oh, the memories Heep hold for me....
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- another Heep fan! I'd have to say 'The Spell' is the best I've ever heard too, though 'Tears In My Eyes' by Heep comes close too. Ken Hensley's solo work had a few too- I think a song called 'Brown Eyed Boy' from his album 'Free Spirit' had a particularly blistering solo...
I heard a demo by Peter Green of a song called 'Showbiz Blues', though in the demo it was called 'Do You Really Give A Damn For Me'. The slide guitar work was probably the most haunting I'd ever heard.
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Posted: October 10 2005 at 13:07 |
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LAYLA
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Posted: October 10 2005 at 09:02 |
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Bob Brozman is the acknowledged master of the slide guitar - why haven't you heard of him? I've heard a helluva lot of slide solos but Brozman's cover of Highway 61 Blues is the tour de force - find it, hear it and be amazed!
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Posted: October 10 2005 at 08:58 |
Easy Livin wrote:
My favourite slide guitar solo is on "The spell" by Uriah Heep. Ken Hensley does the solo (not guitarist Mick Box). It has a choral backing, making it truly emotional. |
Interesting point about Hensley- not only a great keyboard player, but exceptionally handy with a bottle neck slide. He managed quite a few of these 'moving' solos while with Heep. Definitely my all-time favourite rock band. Oh, the memories Heep hold for me....
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Posted: October 10 2005 at 08:37 |
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My favourite slide guitar solo is on "The spell" by Uriah Heep. Ken Hensley does the solo (not guitarist Mick Box). It has a choral backing, making it truly emotional.
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Posted: October 10 2005 at 08:24 |
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Posted: October 10 2005 at 08:16 |
cobb wrote:
Going For The One- if you mean steele guitar |
Yea both lap-steel and Bottleneck is accepted 
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Posted: October 10 2005 at 07:50 |
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Going For The One- if you mean steele guitar
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Posted: October 10 2005 at 07:45 |
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Mean Town Blues - Johnny Winter
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Posted: October 10 2005 at 05:10 |
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One of these days - Pink Floyd (Gilmore)
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