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Poll Question: What is the Ultimate Prog Guitar solo
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    Posted: September 04 2004 at 14:18
You get the gist of it chose any solo you like these are just a few of my faves.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 04 2004 at 14:25

The first vote for Dave....

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 04 2004 at 14:38

Did it for Dave as well...

 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 04 2004 at 14:39

Yup, Gilmour for me. Interesting choice for the Howe solo, being acoustic. I would have gone for his solo on "Yours is no disgrace" on "Yessongs".

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 04 2004 at 16:56

Lifeson's on La Villa Strangiato.

Still gives me goosebumps!!




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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 04 2004 at 20:14
Oh, there are so many great solos...I really don't know wich is my favorite one. Sure, I have a couple of solos I like more than others but I don't have THE ONE solo...
So I don't voted for any of the given solos...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 05 2004 at 01:30

It's not a traditional guitar solo per se, but Belew and Fripp doing "Indiscipline" has some of my favorite guitar work of all time. I'm pretty sure Larry LaLonde would agree . "Matte Kudasai" is another favorite, and Fripp's sweeping lead on "The Night Watch" is beautiful, too.

On a similar track, Belew's "Naive Guitar" from his Lone Rhino solo album gives me goosebumps. Is Belew's solo stuff in the archives?

It's hard to pick a favorite Zappa solo...there's so many great ones. The title tracks to both "Apostrophe" and "Zoot Allures" are pretty choice.

I'm not saying he's a virtuoso, but Justin Hayward has some great moments- the guitar is pretty tasty on "Isn't Life Strange" and the final (almost Brian May-ish) moments of "Procession" from "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour".

I like Lifeson's solo on "La Villa Strangiato" even better than "XYZ".

Howe could have done 15 minutes more of soloing at the end of "A Venture" and I wouldn't have complained one bit; I love his (less often used) fuzz tone. I'm not a huge fan of "Clap", but "Mood for a Day" is classic.

"Dogs" has my favorite Gilmour lead- the double-tracked bit- but my PF guitar highlight has to be the climax to "Echoes".

Whoops, almost forgot- I love the guitar solos on Mezquita's "Recuerdos de mi Terra". Somewhere between Steve Howe, Dick Dale, and Carlos Montoya .

The guy from "Deus ex Machina" is pretty amazing, too. Check out "Macte Aequitatem"...but listen quick, or you might miss his genius...

 

 

 

 



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 05 2004 at 03:06

I voted for Gilmour's but a few of my other favourites include :

Jan Akkerman - Sylvia

Steve Howe- Wurm (Starship Trooper)

Greg Lake - Battlefield (Tarkus)

Mike Holmes- The Last Human Gateway (middle section)

Steve Hackett - Firth Of Fifth

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 05 2004 at 06:45
Comfortably numb, defintely. But.... solo 1 or 2?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 05 2004 at 06:54
The older guitarists certainly know how to crank up the emotion in their solos:Lifeson and Gilmour are wonderfully emotive.This is one area where the likes of Petrucci and his ilk (super teccy but no feel) fall down. I defy anyone to name a single Dream Theater solo that stirs the heart (although I know this is subjective, you all know what I mean.)



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 05 2004 at 08:46
My vote goes to Mr. Gilmour.

But if I could choose I would prefer the version played in the PULSE concert. Have you heard it? What an amazing solo! So wonderful...
But I have a doubt about this solo during PULSE tour, I've been reading David has some kind of pre-arrangements prepared in the studio and in fact it isn't really a live solo.
Maybe I'm wrong, could someone tell me more about it?

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 05 2004 at 08:59
Originally posted by WaterGate WaterGate wrote:

My vote goes to Mr. Gilmour.

But if I could choose I would prefer the version played in the PULSE concert. Have you heard it? What an amazing solo! So wonderful...
But I have a doubt about this solo during PULSE tour, I've been reading David has some kind of pre-arrangements prepared in the studio and in fact it isn't really a live solo.
Maybe I'm wrong, could someone tell me more about it?

Never heard that one will have to do some checking.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 05 2004 at 09:12
I have to say La villa is probably my favourite Rush piece and Hemispheres one of my favourite albums. Alex has plenty of amazing and intricate guitar work. Although not prog I am a big fan of Joe Satriani particularily of the Surfing with the Alien album. If you guys can get hold of Dance Of The Flames by Guru Guru listen to Houshcang Nejadepour's soloing. The track ''Day Of Timestop'' contains some of the the fastest fretwork I have ever heard and is comparable to John Mclaughlin's electric work and Akkerman's fills on Hcus Pocus with the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Two other McLaughlin electric solos are from Visions of The Emerald Beyond. The one from Lilas Dance the piece begins with a minor keyed piano intro and develops into a Frankenstien of a compsition. Brutal guitar solo with the amp cranked to ELEVEN. The other track is Be Happy where he duels with violinist JL Ponty and coaxes some interesting feedback out of his amp, and once again his Marshall is cranked up to ELEVEN. As a drummer it's funny, I hate listening to drum solos. The only exception would be Bruford's solo on Perpetual Change on the live Yessongs album. I can't stand Peart's Rythm method . C'mon Niel come up with something different. Does anyone have any comments about Holdsworth's solos?

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 05 2004 at 09:27
Originally posted by Dragon Phoenix Dragon Phoenix wrote:

Comfortably numb, defintely. But.... solo 1 or 2?
I love both of them but oddly enough I am not too crazy about the wall and think Gilmour's best guitar work apeared on Animals.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 05 2004 at 11:31

I think the best solo I've ever heard for guitar is the solo from Fripp on Lark's Tongues part I.

Best bass solo would be anything from Victor Wooten, though I can't really make the difference between his different works. I'm not that good yet....

Best drumsolo, now here's a hard one, since the drummers I think have the most merit have hardly played any drums. I like Bruford's work a LOT, but his solo on Yessongs was not as amazing as his Fragile-work. But then again, if you can count five percent as a solo he's the man.

Keyboard solo would be Wakeman on Edge, great stuff, from the master.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 05 2004 at 11:51

I'm up for the solo on Comfortably Numb. In fact, any Dave Gilmour solo does it for me, the guy's just got the best feel ever, those little double bends are such a cool trademark sound and yes, his Animals works is definitely some of his best stuff.

Also whoever said Alex's La Villa Strangiato -  for me it's his use of volume pedal on the first part of the solo, it's tasteful, beautifully played and builds perfectly.

Not really prog at all - but Page is just the business - sloppy, groovy, infiniely filthy and all about the vibe - hat's off to Jimmy Page - legend. For a perfect example just listen to how clever the guitar arrangement is on 'Ten Years Gone' or indeed the whole of 'Presence' (probably there most proggy album if you ask me) and even more amazing when you consider that Page recorded most of the arrangements in a few days. And also his acoustic playing is magic.

again not really prog but Richie Blackmore 's playing on the 'On Stage' version of 'Catch the Rainbow' is wonderful.

Brian May's guitar arrangements are also spectacular, particular up to and including The Game.

Latterly Dave Navarro is always interesting - his work on Ritual de lo Habitual and One Hot Minute is fantastic. Check out the little guitar solo on 'My Friends' with the Chili Peppers, it rocks and his work Jane's is great.

I've kind of drifted off the prog vibe here, but the above guys are the best.

 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 05 2004 at 11:53

Out of the list, Gilmour.

John Mclaughlin on Dance of Maya sounds very bad to me, especially that reworked boogie section - all I hear is bluff and no music - what am I missing?

It's impossible to pin down one solo as favourite, but (just for today) here are my top 5 gems;

Steve Hillage on "Angel's Egg" - "Castle in the Clouds".

Steve Rothery on "Script..." - "Forgotten Sons".

Andy Latimer on "Mirage" - "Lady Fantasy".

Joe Satriani on "Surfing With the Alien" - title track.

John Squires on "Do It Yourself" (Seahorses) - "Love is the Law".

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 05 2004 at 11:59

Originally posted by Reed Lover Reed Lover wrote:

The older guitarists certainly know how to crank up the emotion in their solos:Lifeson and Gilmour are wonderfully emotive.This is one area where the likes of Petrucci and his ilk (super teccy but no feel) fall down. I defy anyone to name a single Dream Theater solo that stirs the heart (although I know this is subjective, you all know what I mean.)

'goodnight kiss' from the 'six degrees of inner turbulence' album for starters.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 05 2004 at 12:03

Originally posted by WaterGate WaterGate wrote:

My vote goes to Mr. Gilmour.

But if I could choose I would prefer the version played in the PULSE concert. Have you heard it? What an amazing solo! So wonderful...
But I have a doubt about this solo during PULSE tour, I've been reading David has some kind of pre-arrangements prepared in the studio and in fact it isn't really a live solo.
Maybe I'm wrong, could someone tell me more about it?

Not true.  I attended atleast 8 of those TDB concerts, including the Giant Stadium one here in NJ where they did the entire DSOTM album.  He played that CN solo (1&2)... like a true guitar god... every concert I saw him ... and I hit quite a few of the shows cross country.  I agree that the version of this done on the PULSE cd is absolutely incredible... it makes you drop to your knees and pound your hands on the ground... it was that good!!  I have about 7 different versions of CN from studio, live and bootlegs recordings.

As I mentioned before, David said that on this tour.. in New Orleans on May 14th, 1994... that his performance of CN was the best he ever did...  How unfortunate that I wasn't at this show....  anybody got a bootleg??.......

And its true that DG could sure play with emotion.  My second favorite solo by him is Dogs... but that version of SOYCD from the Delicate Sound of Thunder cd is another drop to your knees moment....

 



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 05 2004 at 12:04
I voted for Robert Fripp,but IMHO the guitar solos on Exiles from that album (USA) are better
They are so beautifully elegant .



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