Your Favorite Solo
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Topic: Your Favorite Solo
Posted By: Dr4Wazo
Subject: Your Favorite Solo
Date Posted: August 15 2006 at 20:18
Mine is "Firth Of Fifth" and will always remain so  I also love the sax and violon solos on "The Gumbo Variations" from Zappa (w/ Underwood, Ponty) I pretty much enjoy all of Steve Hackett's works and especially his instrumental "Sierra Quemada". ------------- 
"Mëem Otsilennhetëe Dros Sun Surra Steuhn Do Nansei" |
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Posted By: Leningrad
Date Posted: August 15 2006 at 20:19
Xanadu
Supper's Ready
Dude Looks Like a Lady by Aerosmith
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Dr4Wazo wrote:Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: August 15 2006 at 20:40
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I've got several solo's that I really like
John Petrucci- Hollow Years from Live at Budokan
Steve Rothery- Incubus
Steve Hackett- Firth Of Fifth
Anthony Phillips- The Knife
John Myung- Dance Of Eternity
Mark Kelly- Assassing
------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: Angeldust
Date Posted: August 15 2006 at 20:42
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Now this is going to be a CULT choise..I love Ed Wynne's (Ozric tentacles) second solo on Cat-Dna from the album 'Become the other'.This solo gives me the creeps !!!!!!!! ------------- 
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Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: August 15 2006 at 20:54
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Can't choose an ultimate one but here's a few I'll never forget: - Gentle Giant - Kerry's moog solo on "Just the Same". - Focus - Thjis' final flute orgasm on "Birth". - X-Legged Sally - The spluttering trumpet solo on "Dum Dum". - Yes - Patrick Moraz's jazzy break on "The Gates of Delerium" I'd think up some more but my brain's somewhat dead tonight. Mebbe I'll return when it's light again... |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: August 15 2006 at 20:55
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Uuuu so many...lets see Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) - Heartbreaker, Since Ive been loving you (maybe his best), Stairway to heaven, the Rover Opeth...cause I dont know if its Akerfeld or Lidgren - The lepper Affinity Robert Fripp (King Crimson) - Sailor´s tale, Exile, The night watch Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple) - Highway star, Burn, Lazy ...among many others ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: WaywardSon
Date Posted: August 15 2006 at 21:04
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Ritchie Blackmore on "Catch the Rainbow", from the album On Stage.
Amazing through headphones.
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: August 15 2006 at 22:01
| Marillion "Easter." Hands down. Nothing else. |
Posted By: lightbulb_son
Date Posted: August 15 2006 at 22:03
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Wow this is a tough poll.
Umm I'll just list a few
Steve Vai - For The Love Of God
Yngwie Malmsteen - Icarus Dream Suite
Children of Bodom - Sixpounder (Every Bodom song has an amazing solo by Alexi, so I'm just randomly picking one)
Pantera - Domination
There are so many more I won't take time to list, Blackmore has some amazing ones, then you've got Stairway, and not to mention a load of other metal solos I won't list.
------------- When the world is sick Can't no one be well But I dreamt we were all beautiful and strong 
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Posted By: Articuno1
Date Posted: August 15 2006 at 22:10
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Wow this is a good topic. Some of my personal faves include (not all prog):
Chicago- 25 or 6 to 4. Heroic Wah-Wah solo. Nuff' said. Led Zeppelin- Moby Dick. The guy plays a drum solo. WITH HIS HANDS! And better than most too. Rush- The Rythym Method. 360 degree Neal Peart drum kit. Nuff' said. Pink Floyd- Is There Anybody Out There? I know, this is an easy solo, even I can play it, but in the context of the album it's just so emotional... I almost cry. Mahavishnu Orchestra- pretty much anything with John McLaughlin's fingers. ------------- Many Bothans died to bring you this information. |
Posted By: Leningrad
Date Posted: August 15 2006 at 22:17
It's called Comfortably Numb.
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Posted By: lightbulb_son
Date Posted: August 15 2006 at 22:30
Wo that is blasphemy!!!
How do you make an error that big!
Although I do agree with the choice. That is definitely one of Gilmour's finest. ------------- When the world is sick Can't no one be well But I dreamt we were all beautiful and strong
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Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: August 15 2006 at 22:58
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It may not technically measure up to most of the others, but "The End" by The Beatles is a lot of fun. They all get to cut loose on that one. ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: August 15 2006 at 23:01
| Steve Rothery on The Splintering Heart and The Big Lie both from the Made Again live album. Makes me cry just about every time. |
Posted By: Ben2112
Date Posted: August 16 2006 at 01:10
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Firth Of Fifth is a great one. Also: Peel The Paint, The House The Street The Room, Have A Cigar, Comfortably Numb (the 1st solo), Dogs (all of them), Mother, Digital Man, Chemistry, Xanadu, La Villa Strangiato...
Too many to name.  And that's just guitar.
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Posted By: Wishbone_x
Date Posted: August 16 2006 at 01:32
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I wouldn't like to go for one...
But this list will do: 1. Yes - Siberian Khatru Wakeman's harpsicord solo, cause it's so cool. Took me so by surprise the first time I heard it. Major "wtf" factor, it's great, and gone before you can latch onto it. Also the interlude into a great Howe guitar solo. 2. Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb Both solos by Gilmour are great. First is nice a floaty, almost ambient yeah? Second solo is just pure rock ownage, fantastic on both parts. 3. Genesis - Firth of Fifth The combined flute and guitar solo in the mid-section is deffinitely one of my top solos ever. Something about the tune just works, cause largely it's a pretty slow and calm solo, so it doesn't gain any speed-impressive points. But the floating flute and guitar from Gabriel/Hackett, is so wonderful. 4. Wishbone Ash - Throw Down The Sword Double tracked solo by Ted Turner, there is only one way to listen to it. In a dark room, with stereo headphones at full volume. Totally indescribable, two layers constantly attacking you. Amazing. 5. Queensrÿche - The Mission Again not the most impressive solo in terms of technique and/or speed, but I still find something in the tone which is amazing. This is the only 80's music I listen to, and the solos from Chris De Garmo and Michael Wilton are largely the reason. ------------- Regards, Wishbone "...I'd have to be a warrior, a slave I couldn't be. A soldier and a conqueror, fighting to be free..." Warrior - Wishbone Ash (Argus) |
Posted By: Australian
Date Posted: August 16 2006 at 02:15
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Guitar solos: (in no order)
Plus many Keyboard and guitar solos... ------------- 
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 16 2006 at 02:25
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So many good ones! (incomplete list)
PROG:
Pink Floyd - Shine On Your Crazy Diamond
Pink Floyd - Money
Pink Floyd - Echoes
Pink Floyd - Dogs
Ash Ra Tempel - Amboss
Camel - Lady Fantasy
Camel - Arubaluba
Yes - Close To The Edge
Yes - The Revealing Science Of God
NON PROG:
Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand
Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
Led Zeppelin - Dazed And Confused (Violin Bow Solo)
Black Sabbath - N.I.B
Black Sabbath - The Warning
Black Sabbath - Wheels Of Confusion/The Straightener (The End)
Black Sabbath - The Writ
Black Sabbath - A Hard Road
Black Sabbath - Dirty Woman
The bold ones are the greatest
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Posted By: pero
Date Posted: August 16 2006 at 02:42
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What about Fripp and his solo on 21 century?
Hendrix was master of memorable solos. At Woodstock he was more than inspired.
Jimi Page - How many more times, Good times bad times
Tommy Bolin - Quadrant 4 on Billy Cobham's "Spectrum"
John Mclaughlin - One word
Drum solos:
Ian Paice - The mule
John Bonham - Moby Dick
Billy Cobham - Stratus
and many more
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Posted By: Forgotten Son
Date Posted: August 16 2006 at 03:20
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One per each of my favourite guitarists: 1. Steve Rothery - Incubus 2. David Gilmour - Coming Back to Life 3. Steve Hackett - Every Day 4. Nick Barrett - If I Were the Wind (And You Were the Rain) 5. Joe Satriani - Cryin' 6. Andy Latimer - Chord Change 7. Buckethead - Earth Heals Herself 8. Eric Johnson - Desert Rose 9. Mark Knopfler - Telegraph Road 10. Dave Bainbridge - The Homeward Race Others of note: Hiro (La 'Cryma Christi) - Mirai Kouro (Future Liner) Bryan Josh - Helms Deep Frank Zappa - Watermelon in Easter Hay Jeff Beck - Nadia Jimmy Page - Achilles Last Stand Ritchie Blackmore - When a Blind Man Cries Steve Morse - Highland Wedding Steve Wilson - Shemovedon Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow Tony Iommi - Kill in the Spirit World Andy Timmons - Super 70s John Petrucci - Another Day John Mitchell - Serenity |
Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: August 16 2006 at 03:26
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One solo that I've always liked more than the rest is Brian May's guitarsolo in The Invisible Man by Queen. |
Posted By: Harkmark
Date Posted: August 16 2006 at 04:58
| Starless |
Posted By: Tony Fisher
Date Posted: August 16 2006 at 05:57
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Hackett - Firth of Fifth Latimer - Lunar Sea Rothery - Jigsaw Powell/Turner - Virtually everything on Argus Josh - the solo towards the end of Evergreen Wakeman - Where is this Dream of Your Youth? (Strawbs - Antiques and Curios) There are many other great ones but these leap to mind |
Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: August 16 2006 at 06:19
Steve Hackett his guitar solo in Firth Of Fifth is like good sex: foreplay, building the tension, climax (accompanied by majestic Mellotrons waves  ) and afterglow. Perhaps he sublimated many feelings into that solo because in those days his marriage was almost broken, that could be the reason why it sounds so emotional and compelling  !
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Posted By: Harry Hood
Date Posted: August 16 2006 at 07:06
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Robert Fripp's solo on "St. Elmo's Fire" by Brian Eno.
This is the one Fripp solo that stuns me every time I hear it. He could play the lightning fast solos as good as anybody. ------------- 
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: August 16 2006 at 09:23
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As I think we're talking about any kind of solo, not just guitar, here are a few of my favourites: Yes - CttE (beginning of fourth section, "Seasons of Man" - Wakeman Hammond solo) Yes - Turn of the Century (Wakeman piano solo) Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (both guitar solos) Jethro Tull - My God (Anderson flute solo) Jethro Tull - Aqualung (Barre guitar solo) ELP - Take a Pebble (Emerson piano solo) Curved Air - Metamorphosis (Jobson piano solo) Deep Purple (surprise!) - Child in Time (guess who guitar solo )Rainbow - Catch the Rainbow (ditto) Black Sabbath - Lonely Is the Word (Iommi guitar solo) Blue Oyster Cult - Veteran of the Psychic Wars (live version, ET Live - Buck Dharma guitar solo) Judas Priest - Beyond the Realms of Death (first guitar solo, by Glenn Tipton) |
Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: August 16 2006 at 09:51
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Kerry Minnear's vibraphone solo in 'Funny Ways' on the 'Giant on the Box' DVD is jaw dropping... He looks possessed !!!! ------------- "One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio |
Posted By: Erpland316
Date Posted: August 16 2006 at 10:36
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One of my favorite guitar solos has always been "Pixel Dream" on Pongmasters Ball DVD by the Ozric Tentacles! "Chord Change" on Moonmadness by Latimer is out of this world! The song "Fire on the Mountain"(a 17 minute guitar solo/jam) by the Grateful Dead is an amazing solo/song. "The Noonward Race" by Mahavishnu Orchestra has some beautiful guitar work as well. Soft Machine and Caravan have great organ/keyboard solos! ------------- "Science is all metaphor"-Timothy Leary [IMG]http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.jones10/amonpic.jpg">[IMG]http://imagegen.last.fm/red/artists/Yeti316.gif"> |
Posted By: StyLaZyn
Date Posted: August 16 2006 at 10:50
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Three from Rush come to mind:
Alex Lifeson - Camera Eye solo Neil Peart - Red Lenses drum break Geddy Lee - Third YYZ bass solo w/ harmonics ------------- 
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Posted By: Taril
Date Posted: August 16 2006 at 14:07
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Band - Pink Floyd Guitarist - David Gilmour Pulse Live album/dvd Song - Comfortably Numb The 2nd solo is one of the most amazing guitar solos ive ever heard period. Theirs just no better guitarist than Gilmour in my mind. But im sure ill get bashed for making a statement like that, but its the truth in my opinion. ------------- Bright Ambassadors of Morning |
Posted By: StyLaZyn
Date Posted: August 16 2006 at 14:49
David Gilmore. Amazing. His demand for guitar tone is so admirable. This artist is always a pleasure to listen to. I like his most recent release very much, not prog, but very creative. He still has it after all these years. -------------
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Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: August 16 2006 at 14:58
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Let's see, like Forgotten Son, one solo from my favorite guitarists: Alex Lifeson- La Villa Strangiato or Cygnus X-1 Robert Fripp- Fracture (not really a solo but the whole performance is essentially a solo) Steve Hackett- Spectral Mornings or Mechanical Bride Frank Zappa- Muffin Man or Punky's Whips (Zappa in New York Version) Adrian Belew- Either Deadwing (the Porcupine Tree song) or Elephant Talk John Petrucci- Octavarium or The Glass Prison Steve Rothery- Warm Wet Circles, Easter, Blind Curve, or That Time of the Night Mike Holmes- Harvest of Souls David Gilmour- Shine on You Crazy Diamond Pete Townshend- Quadrophenia or The Rock Alan Holdsworth- The Abingdon Chasp or Engimatic Oceans (all parts)  ------------- 
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Posted By: decypher
Date Posted: August 16 2006 at 16:16
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Fates Warning - Static Acts, the tone is gigantic Rush - Between the wheels, has everything a good Lifeson-solo needs WatchTower - Control and Resistance - Backwards, Stereopanning etc. with a great rhythm secion. Gerard - Ruins of a Glass Fortress, cheesy but fantastic leads at the end... |
Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: August 17 2006 at 05:34
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Steve Rothery:
"Easter" (simply beautiful), "Sugar Mice", "Script For A Jester's Tear", "Neverland", "The Great Escape", and "This Strange Engine" Alex Lifeson: "The Camera Eye", "Limelight", "Kid Gloves", "Freewill", "Mission", "Chemistry", and "La Villa Strangiato" (the intro solo from Exit...Stage Left) E ------------- 
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Posted By: pero
Date Posted: August 17 2006 at 08:49
The Pompei concert (and Gilmour performance) was miles ahead Pulse
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Posted By: Taril
Date Posted: August 17 2006 at 09:53
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I dont think so. but I respect your opinion.
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: August 17 2006 at 12:24
| Allan Holdsworth's solo on Obsession (album: A Question Of Time by Jack Bruce) - in fact an odd set on combinations that worked: the old Cream rhythm section c 1989 with Holdsworth doing a rare solo on a blues number. |
Posted By: The Green Tank
Date Posted: August 17 2006 at 16:52
Keith Emerson in Trilogy. The song's basically a big solo anyways! ------------- 
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Posted By: mizzin
Date Posted: August 17 2006 at 17:56
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1. Dogs
2. The Knife 3. Comfortably Numb 4. Catch The Rainbow \On Stage\ |
Posted By: DualXP
Date Posted: August 17 2006 at 18:12
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jacob's ladder guitar solos and freewill bass solo ------------- If I had a puppy I would name it Tessa so it would cooperate well. |
Posted By: Arrrghus
Date Posted: August 17 2006 at 19:05
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One of my favorite solos ever (from any instrument) is David Jackson's solo in "The Sleepwalkers." I also like McLaughlin's solo in "Birds of Fire" and I like Emerson's solo in Karn Evil 9 1st. Imp. Pt. 2 ------------- 
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Posted By: YYZed
Date Posted: August 17 2006 at 19:45
Hell yeah. ------------- 
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: August 17 2006 at 20:51
I cant believe I missed that from my list, probably his best solo! ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
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Posted By: Wishbone_x
Date Posted: August 18 2006 at 01:07
Best. Description. Ever. ^_^ !!!!!!!!! ------------- Regards, Wishbone "...I'd have to be a warrior, a slave I couldn't be. A soldier and a conqueror, fighting to be free..." Warrior - Wishbone Ash (Argus) |
Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: August 18 2006 at 03:36
| I just realised that I forgot to mention Romeo and the Lonely Girl by Thin Lizzy. Some really wonderful guitar soloing in that song. |
Posted By: pero
Date Posted: August 18 2006 at 04:07
 Nice choice |
Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: August 18 2006 at 06:00
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Thanks, Kiwi !
By the way, I just bought Wishbone Ash Inside 1970-2004, great early live footage shots from excellent duo-guitarwork
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Posted By: Bt-Tor
Date Posted: August 21 2006 at 22:44
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There are so many... Alex Lifeson - 2112: Soliloquy, Freewill, The Weapon, Kid Gloves, Between the Wheels, Emotion Detector, Mission (live), Ghost of a Chance... Steve Rothery - Easter, Out of this World... many others. Steve Hackett - The Lamia (greatly underrated solo; quirky and melancholy) The Knife (live), Firth of Fifth John Petrucci - Scarred, Trial Of Tears, Voices, Stream of Consciousness, Tony Iommi - War Pigs... many others. Trevor Rabin - Talk... a really underrated guitarist. |
Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: August 22 2006 at 11:39
| I'd say pretty much anything by Robert Fripp, or Cinnamon Girl by Neil Young and Crazy Horse. |
Posted By: Asyte2c00
Date Posted: August 22 2006 at 12:13
^^^I thought I was the only one who liked that song. My Favorite solos of all time are "Whiskey in the Jar" Thin Lizzy which is pure magic, "Painkiller" Judas Priest, "Peel the Paint" Gentle Giant and "A Chord Change" Camel and"Passage to Bangkok" Rush, among countless others, howver the aforemntioned solos phyrisically move me
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Posted By: rupert
Date Posted: August 22 2006 at 13:49
I just dropped in to name "Easter", too... it's one of the greatest soli ever played on e-guitar. I love Mark Knopfler's work on "It never rains" ( Album Love over Gold ), too... but when I'm thinking of Keyboard I have a strange choice, really... If I remember the right way, it was Sandy Stewart playing a very nice piano-solo on Steve Nicks' "Nightbird"... not many notes but each one reaching for my heart... ( Album "The Wild Heart" ). Otherwise: Too many to mention... I get kicks out of Mark Kelly's playing most of the time ( What he's doing on "This strange engine" and "Interior Lulu" f.e. ) and I love Tony Banks' playing, too... ------------- ...I'm a musician/singer/songwriter, visit me on www.reverbnation.com/rupertlenz and there you can choose from 125 recordings you can listen to ( for free ) if you're not limited to prog-rock ! |
Posted By: XTChuck
Date Posted: August 22 2006 at 14:33
Frank Zappa - Zoot Allures 
Frank Zappa - Watermelon in Easter Hay
Frank Zappa - Eat That Question
Frank Zappa - Montana
Frank Zappa - The Orange County Lumber Truck
Frank Zappa - Theme From Burnt Weeny Sandwich
Frank Zappa - Yo Mama
Frank Zappa - Inca Roads
Frank Zappa - Pick Me I'm Clean
Frank Zappa - Transylvania Boogie
Frank Zappa - Nine Types of Industrial Pollution
Frank Zappa - Stink Foot
Frank Zappa - Whippin' Post
Frank Zappa - Zomby Woof
Frank Zappa - Call Any Vegetable
Frank Zappa - Po-Jama People
Frank Zappa - Re-gyptian Strut
Frank Zappa - Rat Tomango
Frank Zappa - Twenty Small Cigars
Frank Zappa - Willie the Pimp
Frank Zappa - Stuff Up the Cracks
Frank Zappa - The Ocean is the Ultimate Solution
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Posted By: blazko
Date Posted: August 22 2006 at 19:43
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"Sleepy time with time" by Cream... It's connected with some special moments of my life... That's why I love It so much. ------------- -=B=- |
Posted By: mrgd
Date Posted: August 24 2006 at 02:12
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Gary Green's atmospheric wah-wah solo on GG's 'His Last Voyage' is as much underrated as it is overlooked for it's brilliance - esp. with Minnear's piano progressions and Weather's beat defeating drum fills underpinnig it. STELLAR! ------------- Looking still the same after all these years... mrgd |
Posted By: Fassbinder
Date Posted: August 24 2006 at 02:18
| Usually I don't like soloing. But if I have to choose one it'll be something from Ian Anderson's flute solos. |
Posted By: Alter
Date Posted: August 24 2006 at 13:28
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Been listening to Mike Oldfield recently, so one solo comes to mind: from Tubular Bells, Pt. 1 - Fast Guitars |
Posted By: mr_johnny_lee
Date Posted: August 24 2006 at 15:42
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Oh man I got so many but here it goes:
GUITAR
Pink Floyd: Comfortably Numb, On The Turning Away, Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Dream Theater: Hollow Years (Live @ Budokan), Lines In The Sand, Octavarium, Finally Free, Home, Overture 1928, Hell's Kitchen, Sacrificed Sons, Goodnight Kiss, Spirit Carries On, Another Day, Pull Me Under, Stream Of Consciousness
Liquid Tension Experiment: Universal Mind, State Of Grace, Freedom Of Speech, Paradigm Shift
Genesis: Firth Of Fifth (I quite like the Way We Walk version even if it isn't Hackett), Musical Box
Marillion: Easter
Spock's Beard: Ghosts Of Autumn, She Is Everything
BASS
Dream Theater: Metropolis Part 1
KEYBOARD
Dream Theater: Octavarium (intro and just after Medicate Me), Stream Of Consciousness, Home
Genesis: Firth of Fifth (my favourite piece of keyboarding), Supper's Ready (the various parts)
ELP: Tarkus
Liquid Tension Experiment: Acid Rain
Ayreon: Amazing Flight
DRUM
Dream Theater: Sacrificed Sons (towards end)
Rush: By-Tor & The Snow Dog, YYZ
These are off the top of my head so I've probably missed loads out.
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Posted By: willy
Date Posted: August 24 2006 at 16:34
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Guitar: Hackett - The Lamia (especially when its live) Gilmour - Pigs (Three Different ones) solo at the end, not in the middle Bass: Geddy Lee - YYZ Rutherford - Unaccomanied bass pedal solo (from Genesis Live) Drums: Bruford - Heart of the Sunrise Portnoy - solo (from once in a LIVEtime) Peart - O'Baterista ------------- 
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Posted By: unforgivable74
Date Posted: August 24 2006 at 17:33
Although the elongated 'Comfortably Numb' solos from live performances are fantastic, I find that the original (fade-out solo) from 'The Wall' just does it that bit more for anger and power. But, I have always said this: the most moving piece of guitar work that David Gilmour has EVER performed, albeit very short, is the second half of the Jealous Guy solo in the middle of Bryan Ferry's set at Live Aid '85. I've never been lifted so high...... ------------- Laughs as I clean my teeth, laughs as I rub at my eyes. |
Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: October 01 2006 at 12:46
| I always enjoy the solo in "Pitiless" by Anathema...very raw and brutal. |
Posted By: Leningrad
Date Posted: October 01 2006 at 14:17
Lucky Man by ELP 
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Posted By: willy
Date Posted: October 01 2006 at 15:17
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Hmm Guitar: The Lamia (hackett preferably live, but either is good) Bass: 5:15 (entwisle, from varios live versions of the song) Drums: Toad (baker, from the cream reunion concert in '05) Keybo's: Siberian Khatru (wakeman) -------------
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Posted By: Arrrghus
Date Posted: October 01 2006 at 17:31
I love that harpsichord solo in Siberian Khatru! -------------
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Posted By: Zac M
Date Posted: October 01 2006 at 17:33
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Steve Hackett's guitar solo instrumental break thing on "Everyday," mastahpiece!
------------- "Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression." -Merleau-Ponty |
Posted By: yesfan88
Date Posted: October 01 2006 at 17:51
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Intro to Wish You Were Here. ------------- "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"- Evelyn Beatrice Hall |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: October 01 2006 at 20:58
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1. Phish - Reba 2. Phish - David Bowie 3. Yes - Close to the Edge (keyboard solo) 4. Dream Theater - Octavarium 5. Genesis - Firth of Fifth 6. Pink Floyd - Shine on You Crazy Diamond pt 1-5 7. Gentle Giant - His Last Voyage (great wah solo!!) 8. Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb 9. Frank Zappa - Willie the Pimp 10. King Crimson - Trio ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm 
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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: October 01 2006 at 21:01
i imagine you enjoy Zappa a lot? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: October 01 2006 at 21:04
You forgot:
Keep It Greasey
Dumb All Over
Drowning Witch
I Come From Nowhere
Truck Driver Divorce
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Posted By: Taril
Date Posted: October 01 2006 at 23:14
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Gilmours solo on "Comfortably Numb" on the live album/dvd PULSE. Just amazing.
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Posted By: proger
Date Posted: October 02 2006 at 04:12
he got good ones in erpland too, in the first song, whne the bass coming in, he went out from the scale on purpose! and it sound soooo good ------------- ...live for tomorrow... |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: October 02 2006 at 04:17
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Man that's a hard one! Uli Jon Roth squeezes some of the most beautiful and electrifying lead guitar on record, but he's more psych rock than prog (just barely)-- so I guess I'll say Di Meola's staccato fireworks on 'Sequencer' from the Scenario album. Maybe follow that with Holdsworth's 'Qustions' from the Wardenclyffe Tower CD.
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 02 2006 at 11:18
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Keith Emerson hammond Organ Solos- KE9 3rd Impression/1st Impression and Tarkus (Stones of Years) Steve Howe guitar solo -Staship Trooper (Wurm)
Rick Wright synth solo -Welcome To The Machine
Edgar Froese(Tangerine Dream) guitar solo- Song of The Whale Pt2
Ritchie Blackmore(Rainbow) guitar solo - Stargazer
Rick Wakeman piano solo - South Side of The Sky
Mike Holmes (IQ) guitar solo - Last Human Gateway (version on The Lost Attic)
Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant ) organ solo - Playing The Game
Greg Lake (ELP) guitar solo -live version Tarkus (Battlefield)
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Posted By: ozzy_tom
Date Posted: October 02 2006 at 14:37
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Soloing is the most important part in prog-rock song for me and I always wait for this moments when I listen to an album. These are my favorite solos (I'm especially fan of Hammond that's why I mention the biggest number of solos made on this instrument):
Guitar: 1.Uriah Heep - "The Magician's Birthday" 2.Deep Purple - "Highway Star" 3.Frumpy - "Duty" 4.Led Zeppelin - "Dazed and Confused" (especially the live verion from "The Song Remains The Same" is really killing !) 5.Black Sabbath - "Under the Sun" (fascinating, pompous guitar "outro") Bass: 1.Black Sabbath - "N.I.B." 2.Collegium Musicum - "Si nemozná ~ You are impossible Part 1" (great !!!!) 3.Vanilla Fudge - "Break Song" 4.Trikolon - "Fugue" Drums: 1.Iron Butterfly - "In-a-gadda-da-vida" 2.Night Sun - "Living with the Dying" 3.Dr. Z - "Spiritus, Manes Et Umbra" (any other drums soloing is just annoying for me) Harpsichord: 1.Dr.Z - "Spiritus, Manes Et Umbra" 2.Gracious - "Fugue in D Minor" 3.Yes - "Siberian Khatru" Piano: 1.ELP - Karn Evil 9" 2.Par Lindh Project - "Gradus ad Parnassum" 3.The Nice - "Hang on to a Dream" (especially live version from "Elegy") 4.Argent - "Be Glad" Organ: 1.Uriah Heep - "Gypsy" 
2.The Nice - "Rondo" 3.ELP - "Tarkus" 4.Eloy - "Land of No Body" (killing outro) 5.Eloy - "The Light from Deep Darkness" (another mindblowing outro) 6.Colosseum - "Valentyne Suite" 7.ELP - "Karn Evil 9" (2 great solos) 8.2066 & Then - "Spring" 9.Frumpy - "How the Gypsy was Born" 10.Still Life - "Love Song No.6" 11.Aardvark - "Put that in your Pipe" 12.Trikolon - "In search of the Sun" 13.Still Life - "People in Black" 14.Collegium Musicum - "Concerto in D 15.Collegium Musicum - "Suita po tisíc a jednej noci" 16.McPhee - "Indian Rope Man" 17.Jacula - "In Old Castle" (church organ brainwash) 
18.Par Lindh Project - "Mundus Incompertus" 19.Gerard - "The Pendulum" 20.Ars Nova - "Prominence" 21.Food Brain - "That Will Do" 22.Ache - "Equatorial Rain" 23.Beggar's Opera - "Raymond's Road" 24.Birth Control - "Sundown" 25.The Doors - "Light my Fire" 26.Bodkin - "Three Days After Death (Part 1)" 27.Bram Stoker - "Ants" 28.Frumpy - "Duty" (especially live version) 29.Cairo - "Valley of the Shadow" 30.Hunger - "Trying to Make the Best No 2" (a lot of psychy Hammond "torturings") 31.The Old Man & The Sea - "Going Blind" 32.Ikarus - "Eclipse" (totaly psychy-spacey organ journey along with monotonous bass riff) 33.Le Orme - "Cemento Armato" 34.Jane - "Spain" (best Werner Nadolny's solo) 35.Pell Mell - "From the New World" 36.Rare Bird - "Flight" 37.Rustichelli & Bordini - "Cammelandia" 38.Social Tension - "Go on my Way" 39.Tetragon - "Doors in Between" 40.Trace - "Gaillarde" 41.Triumvirat - "E Minor 5/9 Minor /5" 42.Tyburn Tall - "War Game" And many many others... (Maybe not exactly in such order but I can assure you that all of them are equaly mindblowing :-) -------------  
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Posted By: Phil
Date Posted: October 02 2006 at 14:46
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Posted By: Sasquamo
Date Posted: October 02 2006 at 16:54
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Both of Alex Lifeson's solos in Natural Science, Geddy Lee's short solos on YYZ and the one on La Villa Strangiato.
Neil Peart's solo on the live versions of YYZ
Carl Palmer's solo on Tank
Rick Wakemen's classical-like solo in Siberian Khatru
Keith Emerson's hammond organ solo in Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 2, and his jazzy solo in the beginning of Karn Evil 9: 2nd Impression
That covers the most common prog instruments I think!
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Posted By: (Matt)
Date Posted: October 02 2006 at 22:14
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Guitar solo in "Time" by pink floyd
2nd Guitar solo in "Comfortably Numb"
A few of the Sax solos in "Cassandra Gemini" by The Mars Volta"
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Posted By: Leo Karmev
Date Posted: October 03 2006 at 09:39
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guitar: - stelmo's fire (fripp)
- fred (holdsworth)
sax: -sleepwalkers (jackson)
keyboard: -anne boleyn (rick wakeman)
violin: -egnimatic ocean (Jean luc ponty)
bass: -school days (Clarke)
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Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: October 31 2006 at 08:48
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Pigs on the Wing, the joint version, played by Snowy White. Such beauty and emotion in such a simple solo...
Pink Floyd, by the way
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Posted By: squirelee
Date Posted: October 31 2006 at 09:15
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My favorite solos are:
- Geddy Lee in "YYZ"
- John Petrucci in "The Spirit Carries On"
- Kevin Moore in "Learning To Live"
- John Myung in "Metropolis Pt.1"
- John Bonham in "Moby Dick"
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: October 31 2006 at 09:32
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Guitar: Allan Holdsworth Obsession (ex. Jack Bruce's A Question Of Time)
Keys: Mike Ratledge: shared between Hope For Happiness (BBC Radio 1967-71) or Hibou Anemone & Bear (ex. Soft Machine Live At Paradiso)
Bass: Jonas Hellborg: Iron Dog (ex. The Silent Life)
Sax: Michael Brecker: Dry Cleaner From Des Moines (ex. Joni Mitchell's Shadows & Light) ------------- The best eclectic music on the Web,8-11pm BST/GMT THURS. CLICK ON: http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php - http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php Host by PA's Dick Heath. |
Posted By: billbuckner
Date Posted: October 31 2006 at 09:44
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Pink Floyd - Is there anybody out there?
No, I don't mean Comfortably Numb. One of Floyd's most underrated songs.
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: October 31 2006 at 10:49
Confortably Numb. You should only choose the version.
My favourite is the original on The Wall...
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: October 31 2006 at 10:55
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Does anybody remember the bass solo in Ashes Are Burning ? Renaissance - Live at Carnegie hall
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Posted By: jalas
Date Posted: October 31 2006 at 14:11
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*Steve Howe on Yours is no Disgrace. I just can't imagine how he could have been so smooth and clear.
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Posted By: Yito
Date Posted: October 31 2006 at 18:03
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I have many:
John Petrucci - Octavarium (Razor's Edge)
Steve Howe - Close To The Edge
Ritchie Blackmore - Concerto For Group and Orchestra Movement 1
Steve Hackett - Firth Of Fifth
Robert Fripp - The Night Watch
Jimmy Page - Stairway To Heaven
Marty Friedman - Tornado Of Souls
Alex Lifeson - Working Man
Carlos Santana - Europa
Roine Stolt - In The Eyes Of The World
Yngwie Malmsteen - Miracle Of Life
Andy Latimer - Rhayader Goes To Town
.......and many, many others. ------------- Psalm 96 1 Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth. |
Posted By: Tenth Chaffinch
Date Posted: October 31 2006 at 18:13
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Pete Bardens of Camel does some great keyboard solos in the beginning and end of Song Within A Song. Not to mention the end guitar solo in Unevensong by Latimer. ------------- www.myspace.com/fatherunderground |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: October 31 2006 at 21:19
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John Petrucci in "Learning to Live" (Images and Words)
"Voices" (Awake)
"Lines in the Sand" (Falling into Infinity)
Sorry, for solos, I'm a sucker for Petrucci's.
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Posted By: prog4evr
Date Posted: November 04 2006 at 07:23
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Very impressive! A lot of these truly represent the best of the best: Guitar: Hackett - Fifth of Firth; Every Day Gilmour - Comfortably Numb Rothery - (many on) Misplaced Childhood Morse - Hereafter Keyboard: Hammer - (many on) Jeff Beck Live (1977) Banks - Fifth of Firth; (many on) Lamb Lies Down Kelly - Assassing  Wakeman - (organ on) Close to the Edge Bass: Levin - Black Light Syndrome (and KC, and Peter Gabriel!) Myung - Lifting Shadows Off a Dream (opening harmonic bass!) Berlin - (anything he did with) Bruford ...I suppose the list could go on...and on... |
Posted By: owenrees82
Date Posted: November 04 2006 at 14:20
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Dream Theater: Voices, Under a Glass Moon Symphony X: Divine Wings of Tragedy (all solos on this track) |
Posted By: Agadepáuer
Date Posted: November 19 2006 at 09:39
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1 - Dream Theater: Under a Glass Moon
2 - Pantera: Cemetary Gates
3 - Iron Maiden: The Ides of March
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Posted By: gong
Date Posted: November 19 2006 at 14:16
| Pete Townshend - "Gonna Get Ya" ( "Empty Glass" album). |
Posted By: Camelfan
Date Posted: November 19 2006 at 16:03
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From Camel: Rhayader Goes To Town (my personal favorite) Lady Fantasy Lunar Sea Ice Summer Lightning (not that big on the song overall but has some of Latimer's finest playing) Arubaluba From Pink Floyd: Time Pigs Dogs On the Turning Away Comfortably Numb From Yes: Starship Trooper From Genesis: The Knife Dancing with the Moonlight Knight Firth of Fifth Every Day From Gentle Giant: His Last Voyage From King Crimson: Red Larks' Tongue in Aspic Part II |
Posted By: THE_POLE
Date Posted: November 19 2006 at 17:49
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The guitar solo in Deep Peace by Devin Townsend. Its beautiful. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/the_pole/"> 
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Posted By: Pulse
Date Posted: November 19 2006 at 22:24
| It seems almost all of my favorites have already been listed except John Wetton's bass solo on the Night Watch version of 21st Century Schzoid Man. Such a great solo and suprisingly long. |
Posted By: StyLaZyn
Date Posted: February 28 2007 at 09:14
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OK...some I can think of.... Dream Theater - Petrucci - Voices
Rush - Lifeson - Camera Eye
Porcupine Tree - Wilson - Arriving Somewhere
Symphony X - Romeo - Candlelight Fantasia
Genesis - Collins - Duke's Travels
Rush - Lee - YYZ and LaVilla Strangiato breaks
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Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: February 28 2007 at 09:20
| Rush - Neil Peart - The Rhythm Method off of Different Stages |
Posted By: StyLaZyn
Date Posted: February 28 2007 at 09:24
Neil Peart solos...enough said.
No other drummer, for a major band, has constructed solos in such a listenable format. His solos are compositions not wailing fests. -------------
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Posted By: Forgotten Son
Date Posted: February 28 2007 at 12:04
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Keyboardists: 1. Mark Kelly (Marillion) - Just for the Record 2. Pete Bardens (Camel) - Another Night (Moonmadness) 3. Clive Nolan (Pendragon) - The Master of Illusion (Masquerade Overture) 4. Tony Banks (Genesis) - Cinema Show (Selling England by the Pound) 5. Rick Wakeman (Solo) - Arthur (The Myths and Legends of King Arthur) 6. Iain Jennings (Mostly Autumn) - Mother Nature (The Last Bright Light) 7. Rik Carter (Pendragon) - Alaska (The Jewel) |
Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: February 28 2007 at 12:06
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Pink Floyd - Corporal Clegg.
Kazoo Solo...
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Posted By: Jon89
Date Posted: February 28 2007 at 16:26
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Mike Portnoy's drum solo from Osaka which you can find on the special features disc being disc 2 of the 2dvd set Dream Theater Live At Budokan if you haven't aready done so and you are new to DT go get it. ------------- jon 89 |