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Wizard/TRueStar 
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Posted: December 08 2004 at 20:17 |
SHUT UP!
I know this has been done before so don't don't wine, I know we're all Adults here or at least we feel like one.
With all the talk about musical begginings and finales, and reapeted threads why not mention your favorite solos.......again. I'm sure some of you have discovered more "music" resently, maybe even a minute ago!
What particular solo's get you off?
Me:
Watermelon In Easter hay - Frank Zappa
For the love of god - steve vai
anthing steve hackett plays
Embryo - on bootlegged Pink Floyd recordings
paganini's caprices (if you wanna call them solo's)
anything robert fripp plays especially Larks' tounges material, whatever with Brian eno, and mate kudasai
soon - yes
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selling_echoes
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Posted: December 08 2004 at 20:45 |
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David Gilmour solos. Echoes and Shine On You Crazy Diamond especially. Narcissist or not that man is high, high on my pedestral.
Steve Hackett riffs. All of them. The one in Can Utility gets to me everytime, it's simple as hell but I love, I love.
Dave Murray's solo in Hallowed Be Thy Name, and the one in Alexander The Great.
Kirk Hammett's solo in Fade To Black.
Jimmy Page The entire Stairway song.
Kurt Cobain for Smells Like Teen Spirit (I'm kidding.)
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tuxon
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Posted: December 08 2004 at 20:57 |
Keyboardsolo - Jon Lord (Deep purple), Burn
drumsolo - Neil Peart, Oh Batistuta
bass-solo - Chris Squire - Nous sommes de soleil
accoustic guitar solo - Steve Howe & Jimmy Page all their works
electric guitar solo - Brian May - Princes of the universe (way too short)
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greenback
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Posted: December 08 2004 at 21:10 |
On the risk of having repeated myself many times:
0) Van Halen - Eruption
0A) Van Halen - Fools
1) Marillion - Jigsaw
1A) Marillion - She cameleon
2) Steve Hackett - Spectral mornings
2A) Steve hackett - Every day
3) Rush - Marathon
4) Rush - Here again
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[HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!>
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James Lee
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Posted: December 08 2004 at 21:45 |
I'm not as big a fan of solos as I used to be (back in the metalhead days I could have made a list that was several pages long). But there are still plenty of great ones.
Apart from the usual prog supsects (Zappa, Howe and Fripp, especially), I have a lot of admiration for the tasty guitar solos in Prince's "Lady Cab Driver" and Smashing Pumpkins' "Starla", as well as the classic "Jessica" by the Allman Brothers. Weezer does an incredible, almost post-rock guitar solo buildup at the end of "In Dreams". Television's "Marquee Moon" guitar solo is one of my all-time favorites, too.
Non-guitar? The harmonica in Talk Talk's "The Rainbow" gets me every time, and so does the sax solo after the first verse of Van Morrison's "Crazy Face". I love the organ solos in Deep Purple's "Lazy". For bass, it doesn't get any better for me than Les Claypool on "Tommy the Cat". And I can't imagine a flute solo that would beat the one from "My God" by Jethro Tull (but I don't know too many flautists anyway).
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zappa123
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Posted: December 09 2004 at 05:20 |
All the Zappa solos.Specially INCA ROADS.Best solo I ever heard.
Organ solo by Keith Emerson Stones of years( but from the live album welcome back my friends.... not from Tarkus.
Bass solo Patric O'hearn (Zappa's sleep dirt album-song Ocean is the ultimate solution)
drum solo -everything of Carl Palmer
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sigod
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Posted: December 09 2004 at 05:27 |
It's still Yo'Mamma  . Good old Zappa.
But I quite like the solo in Another Brick In The Wall Pt 2 as well.
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I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision.
- Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill
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Alucard
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Posted: December 09 2004 at 05:58 |
Inca Roads "Take it away Ruth"
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Proghead
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Posted: December 09 2004 at 06:18 |
Ruth Underwood, does anyone know what happened to her 
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Reed Lover
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Posted: December 09 2004 at 06:38 |
La Villa Strangiato,Xanadu,Limelight oh hell most of Alex Lifeson's solos are brilliant.
Eddie Van Halen- Human's Being.
Ted Nugent-Stranglehold
Frank Marino-Somethings Comin My Way
Howe/Wakeman - Starship Trooper (esp Keys To Ascension)
Gary Moore/Don Airey - Fighting Talk (Wardances-Colosseum II)
All Skin And Bone - Jon Hiseman (Electric Savage-Colosseum II)
Michael Schenker - Rock Bottom (live) (Strangers In The Night-UFO)
Gary Moore - Black Rose (Thin Lizzy-Black Rose) and of course:
Dave Gilmour-Comfortably Numb
To name but a few of thousands. I love guitar and keyboard solos er and bass and drums and violins and........
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Emperor
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Posted: December 09 2004 at 06:40 |
...And so widespread question again! %-)
Well, Guitar solos:
Steve Howe - a lot of them in THE GATES OF DELIRIUM, INTO THE LENS, MIND DRIVE, THE REMEMBERING...
Jimi Hendrix: VOODOO CHOLE, ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER, FIRE, PURPLE HAZE, 1983...
Robert Fripp: a lot of his solo-"soundscapes"
Steve Hackett: THE LAMIA (the end!), AFTER THE ORDEAL...
Ritchie Blackmore: CHILD IN TIME, SPEED KING, LIGHT IN THE BLACK...
etc...
Keyboard solos:
Tony Banks: IN THE CAGE, RIDING THE SCREE, THE WAITING ROOM, CINEMA SHOW...
John Lord: SPEED KING, ANTHEM, RAT BAT BLUE...
Manfred MAnn: a lot of.
Rick Wakeman: a lot of
Vangelis: a lot of
Keith Emerson: a lot of
etc...
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I Prophesy Disaster...
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Pixel Pirate
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Posted: December 09 2004 at 08:13 |
Trying to be original  ,I would nominate a couple of Zlatco Pericas amazing guitarsolos in Tangerine Dream,namely the acoustic one in "Firetongues" and what must surely be one of the greatest electric guitar solos ever: "Galley Slave's Horizon". And my favourite of all guitarists,living or dead: Mike Holmes. Any of his solos will do as an example,but the ones in "Common Ground","Came Down","Zero Hour" and "Harvest Of Souls" truly stand out even among the excellence of the others.
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Odi profanum vulgus et arceo.
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zappa123
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Posted: December 10 2004 at 08:31 |
 Alucard wrote:
Inca Roads "Take it away Ruth"
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You think so too?Great.
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lobster41
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Posted: December 10 2004 at 15:42 |
Guitar - Prog - Marillion "Sugar Mice" - more emotion per note than any other
Guitar - Non-Prog - UFO "Rock Bottom" (Strangers in the Night album) - seven minutes of pure shred
Bass - Talas "NV43345" - Compiled on Billy Sheehans "Best of Talas" CD - 22 years later, and I am still amazed
Sax - Clarence Clemons "Jungleland" or "independence Day" - just listen and you'll know why
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Swinton MCR
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Posted: December 10 2004 at 15:47 |
Maybe "Han" or "Napolean".....
Maybe neither....Oh instrumental solos...Too many to list !
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benny bouncer
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Posted: December 10 2004 at 16:25 |
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Keith Emerson, Piano Improvisation from 'Welcome Back My Friends to the show that never ends'
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richardh
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Posted: December 10 2004 at 17:10 |
Keith Emerson - Hammond Solo on ELP- Karn Evil 9 1st impression Pt2
Keith Emerson - Hammond Solo on ELP - Karn Evil 9 3rd Impression
Keith Emerson - Piano solo that is ELP -2nd Fate
Keith Emerson - Moog Solo in ELP - The Old Castle
Mike Holmes - Guitar Solo in IQ - The Last Human Gateway
Cozy Powell - Drum Intro for Rainbow - Stargazer
Darryl Way - Electric Violin solo on Curved Air - Vivaldi
Greg Lake - Acoustic Guitar Solo on ELP- The Sage
Steve Howe -Acoustic Guitar Solo on Yes - Turn of The Century
Rick Wakeman - Church Organ Solo on Yes - Close To The Edge
Geddy Lee - Bass Solo on Rush - Freewill
Ian MacDonald - Flute Solo on King Crimson - I Talk To The Wind
Kerry Minnear - Tuned percussion solo on Gentle Giant - Funny Ways
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Lunarscape
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Posted: December 10 2004 at 22:34 |
Andy Powell on ASHES ARE BURNING
Wakeman-Howe on STARSHIP TROOPER (Keys version)
Zappas Guitar on WATERMELONS ON EASTERN HAY
Edgar Froeses Guitar on PERGAMON and on BEACH THEME
Jon Lords Hammond on MISTREATED (California Jam)
Bramhall III - Andy Fairweather Low - Snowy White on COMFORTBLY NUMB
Tony Banks Piano on FIRTH OF FIFTH
Vangelis - LOTS OF (Sax solo on LES PETITE FILS DU LA MER)
Peter Barden keyboards on LADY FANTASY
Focus LOTS OF
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Music Is The Soul Bird That Flies In The Immense Heart Of The Listener . . .
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threefates
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Posted: December 10 2004 at 23:30 |
Greg Lake - Acoustic Guitar Solo - ELP- The Sage
Greg Lake - Acoustic Guitar Solo - ELP- From the Beginning
Greg Lake - Lead Guitar Solo - ELP- KE9, Pt. 1 - 2
Keith Emerson - Piano solo- ELP -2nd Fate
Keith Emerson - Hammond Solo on ELP- Karn Evil 9 1st impression Pt2
Keith Emerson - Hammond Solo on ELP - Karn Evil 9 3rd Impression
Keith Emerson - Piano Solo in ELP - An Officer & A Gentleman (Love at First Sight)
Carl Palmer - Percussion Solo - ELP - Toccata
David Gilmour - Guitar Solo - PF - SOYCD; Comfortably Numb, Marooned, Coming Back to Life, Sorrow, Time, Dogs
David Gilmour - Guitar Solo - Raise My Rent; Lets Get Metaphysical
Steve Howe - Yes - Sound Chaser
John Tout - Renaissance - Can You Understand
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THIS IS ELP
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Wizard/TRueStar
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Posted: December 11 2004 at 00:27 |
Update:
I just got this today. Every aspect of this album has totally blew me away. Anything Frank Zappa plays on "Burnt weeny sandwhich" Especially "House where we used to live" It's put on a zappa mod all day. I bought it cause misplaced childhood was too expensive for my poorness, but this makes me glad i'm poor. If i wasn't i would have never pickep up this album. Buy it or steal or download it or borrow it or copy it, it's the music your looking for anyways right not the cover or price (unless you don't have enough money like me)
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