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Originally posted by SouthSideoftheSky SouthSideoftheSky wrote:

 
Can't believe that nobody has mentioned Brian May yet! His solos are amazing!
 
Bohemian Rhapsody is an all time fav. 
Well I mentioned a couple of Queen solos a while back. But I have to say that I absolutely love the "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon". I find it not only a wonderfully cheery ditty, but revolutionary (like other of May's solos) by combining music hall tunes with electric guitar instrumentation and overdubs. I can't help but smile when I hear it.

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Dire Straits, "Tunnel of Love"
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I'm really impressed by guitar works by Andrew Latimer of Camel in the albums Mirage and The Snow Goose.Of course,I think some solos by Ritchie Blackmore unique,especially in "In Rock".The other one is David Gilmour in very much stuffs,especially Comfortably Numb,Echoes,Time,Hey You,and all around the album Wish You Were Here,which is my favourite.Mick Box of Uriah Heep in Salisbury,too!Steven Wilson in Fear of a Blank Planet and some songs from In Absentia.John Petrucci in Metropolis part II and some other works.Some twin lead guitars by Iron Maiden preformed by Dave Murray and Adrian Smith....and morre and more
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I'm not sure which solo is my absolute favorite... probably something by Steve Vai. Steve Vai is my favorite guitarist of all time, I know that much.

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Originally posted by topofsm topofsm wrote:

Originally posted by SouthSideoftheSky SouthSideoftheSky wrote:

 
Can't believe that nobody has mentioned Brian May yet! His solos are amazing!
 
Bohemian Rhapsody is an all time fav. 
Well I mentioned a couple of Queen solos a while back. But I have to say that I absolutely love the "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon". I find it not only a wonderfully cheery ditty, but revolutionary (like other of May's solos) by combining music hall tunes with electric guitar instrumentation and overdubs. I can't help but smile when I hear it.
 
May's solos were always really cool.  My favorite non-prog guitarist, and definitely one of the top five guitarists of all time.  Also love Gilmour's solos, Dogs comes to mind and this is probably the song with my favorite solos.  Hackett's and Latimer's solos were also always very emotionally evocative.  I could probably name 100 favorites, but don't really feel like it. 
 
Dogs it is.
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Originally posted by The Doctor The Doctor wrote:

Originally posted by topofsm topofsm wrote:

Originally posted by SouthSideoftheSky SouthSideoftheSky wrote:

 
Can't believe that nobody has mentioned Brian May yet! His solos are amazing!
 
Bohemian Rhapsody is an all time fav. 
Well I mentioned a couple of Queen solos a while back. But I have to say that I absolutely love the "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon". I find it not only a wonderfully cheery ditty, but revolutionary (like other of May's solos) by combining music hall tunes with electric guitar instrumentation and overdubs. I can't help but smile when I hear it.
 
May's solos were always really cool.

Definitely! I'll miss them...
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WatchTower - Control and Resistance, nice and twisted and a fantastic bass tapping along...

and then probably Fates Warning - Static Acts, what a wonderful tone that solo has....
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comfortably numb has the best solo ever
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Enter Sandman 
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Of all time? That might be the one in the middle of "Roisin Dubh(Black Rose): A Rock Legend" by Thin Lizzy. 

In a prog album, that's a bit tougher. It's an offbeat choice, but I might have to say "Goliath" by the Mars Volta. 
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Zeta 1 - Reticuli by Fredrik Thordendal off his Sol Niger Within album.  Hands down for me.
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I wish prog noobs would stop commenting Dream Theater because as much as I love DT the guitar solos are just metal they really should remember solos like Firth of Fifth by Genesis, Awaken by Yes Shine On You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd and La Villa Strangiato by Rush
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Eddy Marron's solos in and out of the side long track Time Machine from the Dzyan album of the same name
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the first that comes to mind:


Dream Theater - Hollow Years (Live at Budokan), the guitar solo in the middle. Maybe some day I'll be able to HUM the entire thing and upload to youtube.
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great solo
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Steve Howe on Soundchaser
Ritchie Blackmore on Child in time
Jimmy Page on Heartbreaker
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FREEEEEEEEEEEEEBIRD!!!!!

Nah, just kidding. My favorite solo has to be "Rivers Dancing" from Gordian Knot. Oh my god it is such a powerful solo. Well made by Ron Jarzombek (a master guitarist in my opinion).

Would you like some Bailey's?
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Back to the Brian May thing
 
Solo's on Brighton Rock from Sheer Heart Attack and Dead on Time from Jazz are among his best
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Steve Hackett on Firth of Fifth
Steve Howe on Close to the Edge
Robert Fripp on The Night Watch
David Gilmour on Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Ritchie Blackmore on Child in Time
Mick Rogers on Father of Day, Father of Night
Roger Hodgson on Goodbye Stranger (live)
John Lees on Mockingbird (live 1974)
Andy Latimer on The Snow Goose
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camel-ice, lady fantasy, stationary traveller
pink floyd- fat old sun, soycd, time, money
dire straits- sultans of swing
led zeppelin- achilles last stand, stairway to heaven
genesis-firth of fifth
marillion-the web, chelsea monday, forgotten sons, incubus
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