Best solos

Alright, I haven't seen this done before, so I'll be working under the illusion of originality...

What is your favourite solo done by each instrument? Here are mine:

 

Guitar: Firth or Fifth by Genesis (Hackett) or (so what if it's overplayed?) Stairway to Heaven by Zeppelin (Page) (although many of Page's solos come so close to perfection...)

Drums: Moby Dick by Zeppelin (Bonham) or Nothing at All by Gentle Giant (?)

Keyboards: Illuminations by Eloy (?) or the Song Remains the Same version of No Quarter by Zeppelin (Jonesy!) (the part right before the guitar solo)

Bass: Incredible. I'm a bassist, and I can't think of one... help! Alright, a job for you progsters: find me some good bass solos! So, I suppose I'll say anything by me for right now (Is it not safe to assume that I'm one of the world's best bassists?).

Vocals: eh... the beginning of Knots by Gentle Giant I suppose.

 

Alright, well, that's what I could think of. There are plenty of solos that come pretty near to these, but in my opinion, these are the best.  And of course, while I just listed the main instruments commonly used in prog rock, feel free to put any instrument you want, as long as it has a good solo! Any good castanet solos out there?

HaroldTheBarrel wrote: Bass: Incredible. I'm a bassist, and I can't think of one... help! Alright, a job for you progsters: find me some good bass solos! So, I suppose I'll say anything by me for right now (Is it not safe to assume that I'm one of the world's best bassists?).

geddy lee's playing on "La Villa Strangiato", the rest of the hemispheres songs are bass heaven too!

As a bassist, I'm not keen on bass solos generally, but I do like (among many others);

JJ Burnel (Stranglers) - the 1977-1982 Collection is an ideal place to start.

Lemmy (Rockin' Vicars, Hawkwind 1972-1975, Motorhead 1975-now!).

Pete Trewavas (Marillion).

If I want pyrotechnics, I normally dig out my old Stanley Clarke albums .

My favourite Solo is Han Solo.

My favourite Wookee is Chewbacca. ("MOOOW!")

good bass solos:

yes - the fish (i think that is the song composed on a bass)
the mars volta - take the veil cerpin taxt
metallica - (anaesthesia) - pulling teeth. a 4 minute godlike bass solo which is insanely fast
dream theater prolly have some too cos john myung is a monster on the 6 string bass

also check out "the three ep's" by the beta band for some spectacular bass parts.

Edited by frenchie

stanley clarke on "romantic warrior" by rtf

Best guitar solos ; Edgar Froese's on "Beach Theme" - Thief (OST) and on the last 10 minutes at "Pergamon Part II" - Pergamon....

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Lunar

I just gave Genesis' A Trick of the Tail on my turntable, and that synth solo at the end of Entangled should be mentioned, but that's Tony Banks for you.

The Rhythm Method Or O Batistera - Neil Peart.

The greatest by the greatest what else could one add.......................?

Edited by Reed Lover

Reed Lover wrote: The Rhythm Method Or O Batistera - Neil Peart. The greatest by the greatest what else could one add.......................?

I have always hated this dumb Rythm method stupid solo. So uncreative.