Favourite Guitar Solos?
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Topic: Favourite Guitar Solos?
Posted By: Trevinski
Subject: Favourite Guitar Solos?
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 17:19
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My prog memory banks are a little washed over at the moment, but of the
recent music I have pleasured my ears with I have to say that the solos
on pink floyd's- time, comfortably numb, and fletcher memorial home are
quite good. Also, I was impressed by the solo on porcupine tree's
radioactive toy, of course steve has numerous other good ones worth
mentioning. I would like other forum members to bring some stately ones
to the table. . .
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 17:32
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Alex lifeson -La Villa Strangiato Two of my favourites |
Posted By: gleam
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 17:39
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Steve Howe does it for me...
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Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 17:44
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Starship Trooper- Yes The Necromancer- Rush |
Posted By: multitudinario
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 18:12
| I like a lot the Frank Zappa´s solo in the song Willie the pimp, album Hot Rats. Steve Howe has also very good solos. For example in the Ancient or in Mood for a day. |
Posted By: JCProg
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 18:22
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One of my all time favorites:
Ollie Halsall on "Dance to My Tune" from Living in Fear by Tempest |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 19:19
| Allan Holdsworth's precise tour de force on Jack Bruce's Obsession (album: A Question Of Time), followed by Holdworth's solo for In The Dead OF Night (the first UK album - although it is clearly made up from at least two takes) |
Posted By: KeyserSoze
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 19:22
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Gilmour in Comfortably Numb Hackett in Firth Of Fifth Howe in Starship Troopers |
Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 19:22
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it is always the same solos: 1-marillion - jigsaw 2-rush - marathon 3-steve hackett - spectral mornings 4- steve hackett - every day 5- eddie van halen - eruption ------------- [HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!> |
Posted By: Progger
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 19:33
STEVE HOWE - His solo on 'To Be Over'. Beautiful
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Posted By: Litl
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 20:58
| Okay, how about something a little different? I just bought Dave Bainbridge: Veil of Gossamer, and Camel: Rajaz. Two excellent recordings and the guitar playing is superb. And yes, there are some terrific solos on them. And this is coming from a 31 year unrepentant Steve Howe fan. |
Posted By: Matt0001
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 22:47
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Robert Fripp's solo on Sailor's Tale. |
Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 01:05
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Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 06:07
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Shine on you crazy diamond Time Dogs stairway to heaven ... Thats what comes to my mind ------------- 
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Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 06:13
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Frank Zappa - Republicans (Guitar, Disc 1) Robert Fripp - Evening Star (Evening Star, Fripp & Eno) ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Reverie
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 07:33
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It's pretty hard to get much better than the guitar work on Shine On You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd. |
Posted By: Intruder
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 07:37
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Steve Howe.....his solos on "The Yes Album" are the most concise and accessible in the whole Yes catalog. ------------- I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there..... |
Posted By: Richardw
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 08:47
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Zappa - Watermelon In Easter Hay (Guitar) Steve Hackett- The Musical Box Steve Hillage - Master Builder (Gong - 'You') Alex Lifeson - By-Tor & The Snow Dog (Rush -'All The World's A Stage') Ian Crichton - The Pitchman (Saga - 'Heads Or Tales') Todd Rundgren - Utopia Theme Edgar Froese - Coldwater Canyon ('Encore') Martin Barre - A New Day Yesterday (Live- Burstin' Out) |
Posted By: Xiardoff
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 17:16
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Rush - Subdivisions (among many others, but that's my favorite from Rush) Marillion - Kayleigh Yes - Starship Trooper Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond ...and many more I'll have to think about.
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Posted By: nick63
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 17:59
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Hello, David Gilmour and all his solo's he ever did, from Pink Floyd till Liona Boyd, till Propaganda, Snowy White, Alan Parsons, The Dream Academy, Supertramp, Paul McCartney, Brayn Ferry, Phil Manzenera (excellent on 6 pm a new album), from the Pretty Things till Caroline Dale.... Nick Barrett, Arjen Lucassen, Bryan Josh, Gary Chandler, Roine Stolt, Anthonny Phillips, Martin Rosser, Chris Fry and a few more... all together on "All Around The World" from ProgAID; a splendid new single. ; ; ; ; ; http://www.progaid.com - http://www.progaid.com Bryan Josh of Mostly Autumn on 'The Gab is too wide", "Mother Nature" & "Carpe Diem". Steve Hackett & Steve Howe did some amazing things and Dave Brainbridge of Iona is worthed to mention again. Nick from the lovely South of the Netherlands. ------------- Nick from the lovely South of the Netherlands |
Posted By: beterdedthnred4
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 19:17
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Here are some current favorites: -Gary Green on Gentle Giant's "Just the Same" -Brett Kull on Echolyn's "A Habit Worth Forming" -Phil Miller on Hatfield and the North's "Fitter Stoke Has a Bath" -Mike Holmes on IQ's "The Wake" -Jan Akkerman on Focus' "Focus II" Ask me again tomorrow, and I'll probably have another 5 |
Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 20:11
| The guitar solo (or maybe Keyboard, I dunno), at the beginning of Dream Theater's "The Glass Prison". |
Posted By: Grimm
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 20:26
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"In The Light" - Mahaley Star "Tarkus" - Emerson, Lake, & Palmer "Mission" - Rush ------------- Arguing with anonymous strangers on the internet is a sucker's game because they almost always turn out to be or seem to be self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time. |
Posted By: Xiardoff
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 20:31
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I'm glad I'm not the only one who has trouble figuring that out with some DT songs. |
Valarius wrote:Posted By: coffeeintheface
Date Posted: May 15 2005 at 01:58
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My favorite guitar solos in no order: 1. Dream Theater - "A Change of Seasons": the final jazz solo in "The Inevitable Summer": it develops to a point of chillling and blinding beauty, and from there brilliantly progresses to the finale. 2. Enchant - "Sinking Sands": very emotional and epic solo; the MP3's on this site, download it and listen to it!! 3. Yes - "Close to the Edge": perhaps not a solo in the best sense of the term, but Steve Howe's leads that he plays after Jon Anderson's final "La-da-da-da-daaaa!!" in the intro. Very moving. 4. Dream Theater - "Overture 1928": the solo that reprises the melody of Labrie's final vocal parts on "Metropolis Part One" and the masterful solo that is reprised at the end of "Finally Free"; I have trouble understanding how ANYONE can listen to that and tell me that Dream Theater is just showing off, because it's also easy to play 5. Metallica - "Welcome Home Sanitarium": the very first slow solo is very powerful and epic; gives you a mental image similar to the cloud-filled horizon on the album cover 6. Yes - "South Side of the Sky": the outro solo is fantastic; it shows you that the simplest solos are often the most powerful and epic 7. Black Sabbath - "NIB": a personal favorite of mine; one of Iommi's best solos, and the playing of it several times throughout the song was awesome ....there's more, but I can think no longer!! ------------- OBQM: www.soundcloud.com/onebigquestionmark (solo project) nQuixote: www.soundcloud.com/n-quixote (ambient + various musical ideas) |
Posted By: muffley_mirkin
Date Posted: May 15 2005 at 07:51
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Marillion - This Strange Engine -
around the 14min mark Rothery hits this solo that is so goddamn beautiful. He hangs on the note like only he can and then it just flows. Got goosebumps just writing about it.
Dream Theater - lots to choose from but live version of Beyond This Life on the recent Budokan CD, funky interplay with Rudess and Portnoy as well. |
Posted By: philippe
Date Posted: May 15 2005 at 09:33
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Manuel Gottsching's delicate electric guitar solo on the very beautiful and spacey Midnight on Mars (from the Ashra era) ------------- 
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Posted By: Manunkind
Date Posted: May 15 2005 at 09:36
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Right on ------------- "In war there is no time to teach or learn Zen. Carry a strong stick. Bash your attackers." - Zen Master Ikkyu Sojun |
!Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: May 15 2005 at 10:39
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Yes how could i forget thats one of the best solos ever! And Master of puppets the song have a fantastic one i love very much, but seriusly its imposible to remember all great solos one have heard through the years. -------------
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Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: May 15 2005 at 10:41
------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |
Posted By: the dragon
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 11:17
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Genesis (Hackett) - Firth Of Fifth; Steve Hackett - Every Day; Yes (Howe) - Starship Trooper. |
Posted By: Moribund
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 11:23
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Jan Akkerman - Tommy (Focus's Eruption) Lots of Tom Verlaine on Marquee Moon Dave Gilmour - Echoes (Live at Pompeii) ------------- New Progressive Rock Live show now touring UK theatres! www.masterpiecestheconcert.co.uk |
Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 12:08
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David Gilmour - Both CN soloes, specifically the Pulse version David Gilmour - SOYCD (DSOT version is my favorite) David Gilmour - Sorrow David Gilmour - Marooned David Gilmour - Dogs David Gilmour - Time Greg Lake - KE9/1/2 Greg Lake - Tarkus (Battlefield) Steve Howe - Sound Chaser Steve Howe - Starship Trooper ------------- THIS IS ELP 
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Posted By: Lyzarrd
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 12:34
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If its a guitar solo, I'm pretty much going to like it. However these stand out for me... Robert Fripp - Lizard (End Section) Steve Hackett - Firth of Fifth Steve Howe - Awaken & Relayer |
Posted By: buckethead
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 14:35
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david gilmour - comfortably numb, time, soycd, mother, dogs john petrucci - a change of seasons, lines in the sand, home, the spirit carries on, hollow years (on &nbs p; &nbs p; live at budokan), learning to live alex lifeson - la villa strangiato, yyz, 2112 steve hackett - firth of fifth steve rothery - the web, chelsea monday steve howe - mood for a day, sound chaser |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 14:39
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David Gilmour- Comfortably Numb
John Petrucci- Learning to Live, Trial of Tears, The Spirit Carries On. Alex Lifeson- YZZ Steve Howe- Close to the Edge Daniel Gildenlow- King of Loss (Hence the name  )
Daniel Gildenlow- Dea Pecuniae Joe Satriani- Surfing (whatever) (You definitely know this or you must die) |
Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 15:07
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"Surfing..." is my favourite Satch track - but there are so many great solos around...
5) "Script for a Jester's Tear" - Marillion 4) "Let There Be Rock" - AC/DC 3) "Lady Fantasy" - Camel 2) "Comfortably Numb" - Pink Floyd 1) "Forgotten Sons" - Marillion
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Posted By: ita_prog_fan
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 15:35
"PERPETUAL CHANGE" from Yessongs ____________________________________________ + Jan Ackerman - Eruption - Live at The rainbow (short but intense)
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Posted By: bluetailfly
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 15:43
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Yes, that is quite a demented guitar performance: arythmic, atonal, yet somehow you just gotta keep listening to it---there's a lot of emotional intensity in Fripp's delivery. ------------- "The red polygon's only desire / is to get to the blue triangle." |
Posted By: bluetailfly
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 15:47
------------- "The red polygon's only desire / is to get to the blue triangle." |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 16:26
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Prog: steve hackett - firth of fith (he was the first to use tapping - not eddie van halen!) latimer - lady fantasy this one song by Rush - the instrumental Non-prog: mark knopfler - sultans of swing (fingerpicking) jimmy page - stairway to heaven |
Posted By: WillieThePimp
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 16:27
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MINE ARE David Gilmour - Comfortably numb both 1st and second solo's Steve Hackett - Musical Box (Not many "solo solos" but the guitar work on this song is among my favorites) Mikael Akerfeldt - Epilogue (Yes.....) Guessing Ian Mcdonald? - Starless (Sax solo) Ola Andersson - Torn by a phrase + Andy Latimer - Lunar Sea, Lady Fantasy, and Sahara. ------------- You can't possibly hear the last movement of Beethoven's Seventh and go slow. ~Oscar Levant, explaining his way out of a speeding ticket |
Posted By: Philrod
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 16:30
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I love steve howe on Gates of Delirium , David Gilmour on Comfortably Numb, John Mclaughlin on Birds of Fire, and Al di Meola on Mediterennean Sundance. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Philrod/?chartstyle=Geldropdown-small"> 
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Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 17:02
I never got McLaughlin on "Birds of Fire" - it just sounds like directionless noodle to me. I love the album, I just wish he'd stop playing so I can enjoy the great music! |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 19:38
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All Lifeson's solos are great...... but some great one's by Steve Howe and Andy latimer also grab me by the throat. Non-prog: Frank Marino-Something's Comin My Way (What's Next)
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Posted By: frippertronik
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 20:27
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steve hackett-the musical box robert fripp-starless ------------- a plague of lighthouse keepers |
Posted By: MustShaveBeard
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 20:31
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Steve Hackett- The Musical Box (But that's like saying Jesus is the greatest human-being ever [if you're a Christian], it's just not fair, so I'll leave that out) Steve Hackett- Return of the Giant Hogweed Greg Lake- Karn Evil 9 First Impression Steve Howe- Beginning of Gates of Delirium David Gilmour- The Fletcher Memorial Home ------------- Your life or your lupins!!! |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 20:34
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Gary Green- Peel The Paint/ The House, The Street, The Room/ So sincere/ many others. I feel he was second best in the catergory of guitar solos. The master is of course Frank Zappa. Look at 'Shut up and play yer guitar (all three parts)'. That is amazing. And don't forget about "Guitar". Another bacth of awesome solos. Robert Fripp as also had alot of fantastic solos- Starless, Larks' Toungue, Dinosour, The world is my oyster kitchen..., just to name a few. Three legendary guitarists, IMO. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: nousommedusolei
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 20:37
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Almost all Fripp solos are very pleasing. But to name one: "Sailor's Tale" I love that grouchy solo. I also like Zappa's solo from "I'm the Slime". ------------- I don't believe in demons I don't believe in devils I only believe in you |
Posted By: supergra
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 20:45
You said it!  |
Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 20:50
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Nick Barret's solo on Breaking The Spell (Pendragon), a bit floydish, ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: Trotsky
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 22:52
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Barre - Aqualung Fripp - I wouldn't call it a solo but his acoustic guitar playing on the second verse of Cirkus is mesmerizing Hackett - Firth Of Fifth and live version of The Knife Howe - Starship Trooper MMEB's Mick Rogers - Father Of Day, Father Of Night Procol Harum's Robin Trower - Crufiction Lane ------------- "Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.” "No" replies the unhumbled optimist "You are only the present." |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 03:37
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1. Steve Howe on Your's Is No Disgrace 2. Steve Howe on Starship Trooper 3. Steve Hackett on Firth Of Fifth 4. Steve, excuse me 5. Davy Gilmour on Shine On You Crazy Diamond |
, Allan Holdsworth on Endomorph (album: Secrets)Posted By: Dragon Phoenix
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 03:41
| A tie between Gilmour and Gilmour: SOYCD versus CN.... |
Posted By: Rhayader
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 06:07
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Rush - YYZ ABWH - Brother of Mine Yes - Sound Chaser Camel - Lady Fantasy Pantera - 10's I know I probably get flamed to death for this, but Trevor Rabin's from Rhythm of Love is good, imo. ------------- "Sadder still to watch you die than never to have known it..." Rush - Losing It |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 06:26
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Alex Lifeson - Xanadu (ESL version especially), La Villa, YYZ, Freewill, Jacobs Ladder, By-Tor & the snow dog, Between the wheels...There are many more... Steve Howe - Starship Trooper (Wurm), Turn of the Century Andy Latimer - Lunar Sea, Lady Fantasy, Chord Change, David Gilmour - Dogs, Comfatably numb Steve hackett - Firth of Fifth, Return of the giant hogweed, Everyday
------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Matti
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 06:32
| Just to add some unmentioned: solo in Roger Waters' What God Wants III (in Amused To Death) is powerful. MOSTLY AUTUMN is my latest discovery and the best moments tend to be guitar solos (in Floydian style), for example in'The Last Climb'. But maybe I'd be so unimaginative and vote Firth of Fifth as THE ultimate classic guitar solo. |
Posted By: Jools
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 07:48
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Rothers: Sugar Mice, Easter (suprised this hasn't been mentioned), Out of This World Alex Lifeson: Xanadu, The Big Money ------------- Ridicule is the burden of genius. |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 08:09
Fripp reverse-guitar sound on "book of saturday" (lark's tongue in aspic) |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 08:10
"Magic finger" solo |
Posted By: lucky seven
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 09:27
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Mmmmhh... let's see ... David Gilmour , almost ALL the solos of the "waters era"  Steve Howe in Starship Trooper It's not prog music, but a very good guitar solo of Steve Vai (maybe his best one) is on a David Lee Roth album called "Eat'em and smile" the song is "Big Trouble" So many good guitar players... |
Posted By: paulindigo
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 09:30
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Ok, just a bunch of classics (for me, at least) in random order:
steve hackett - dancing with the moonlit knight steve hackett - every day robert fripp - the night watch robert fripp - the emperor in his war-room (vdgg) andy latimer - rhayader goes to town andy latimer - ice steve hillage - solar musick suite david gilmour - fat old sun andy powell & ted turner - the king will come and many, many more... |
Posted By: Drachen Theaker
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 15:48
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Here are some good 'uns: Why Dream, P's March, La Cathedrale de Strasbourg - Jan Akkerman (with Focus) Don't Fear the Reaper (album version) - Donald Roeser (Blue Oyster Cult) Nether Street - Steve Howe (Bodast) Art for Art's Sake (album version), I'm Mandy Fly Me - Eric Stewart (10cc) Lost Angeles - Clem Clemson (Colosseum) Salisbury - Mick Box (Uriah Heep) Handy - Andy Powell/Ted Turner (Wishbone Ash) Just off to practice my air guitar... |
Posted By: Grimm
Date Posted: May 29 2005 at 00:55
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Midnight Sun - Steve Howe (Asia) Die Young - Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) Hold On - ? (Kansas) Leave That Thing Alone - Alex Lifeson (Rush) Flying In A Blue Dream - Joe Satriani (Flying In A Blue Dream) ------------- Arguing with anonymous strangers on the internet is a sucker's game because they almost always turn out to be or seem to be self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time. |
Posted By: samuel.jeronimo
Date Posted: May 29 2005 at 03:36
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Andy Latimer in “Chord Change” and “Lunar Sea”; John Petrucci in “Erotomania”; Frank Zappa in “Sofá” (acoustic version); Robert Fripp in “21st Century schizoid man”, “Starless”, “Three of a perfect pair” and “Larks' tongues in aspic part III”; Steve Hackett in “Firth Of Fifth” ------------- http://www.jeronimosamuel.no.sapo.pt - SAMUEL JERONIMO |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: May 29 2005 at 04:00
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The guitar solo of Steve Hackett in the live version of "The Knife" is fantastic and my all time favorite. It beats the studio solo of Anthony Phillips by miles. But in the whole there are too many to mention. How about keyboards? My all time favorite keyboard solo is Dave Stewart's opening solo in "Dreams Wide Awake" on National Health's "Of Queues and Cures". What's your vote? |
Posted By: samuel.jeronimo
Date Posted: May 29 2005 at 04:51
Dave Stewart in “Enneagram”; Keith Emerson in “Tarkus”, “The Only Way (Hymn)”, “Infinite Space (Conclusion)”, “Fugue”, “Piano Concerto No. 1”, “Memoirs Of An Officer And A Gentleman”; Kerry Minnear in “Acquiring The Taste” Rick Wakeman in “South Side Of The Sky “, “Close To The Edge”, “Awa Tony Banks in “Riding the Scree”, “Mad Man Moon”, “Ripples”, “Down And Out”, “Duke's End”. ------------- http://www.jeronimosamuel.no.sapo.pt - SAMUEL JERONIMO |
Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: May 29 2005 at 08:04
Petrucci's short solo form "Freedom of speech", by LTE... (The first, "romantic" one ). Really blew me of. Soooo much emotions------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5"> 
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Posted By: Forgotten Son
Date Posted: May 29 2005 at 11:23
| Most of Steve Rothery's and David Gilmour's solos. Every Day, Firth of Fifth and Spectral Mornings by Steve Hackett. A lot of Bryan Josh's and Paul Davies' solos, like Helms Deep, The Gap is Too Wide(Josh) and Strange Behaviour,The Right Time (Davies). Martin Barre's solo on Aqualung is great and I really like Nick Barrett's intro solo on If I Were the Wind (And You Were the Rain). |
Posted By: Tony Fisher
Date Posted: May 29 2005 at 12:04
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A few from my collection Steve Hackett - Firth of Fifth, Every Day, Musical Box Andy Latimer - Lady Fantasy, The Snow Goose Sreve Rothery - Jigsaw, Grendel Johnny Fean (Horslips) - Charolais (The Tain), Fantasia (Book of Invasions) Jan Akkerman - Tommy Andy Powell/ Ted Turner - The King Will Come Andy Powell/ Laurie Wisefield - Living Proof Dave Gilmour - Echoes Gary Green - Peel the Paint Malcolm Jones (Runrig) - Cnoc na Feille, Tuireadh Iain Ruaidh (Heartland) Carlos Santana - Black Magic Woman All these guys have done some amazing solos in their time. These are just my personal favourites. Others may be faster/more flashy - these guys stir the emotions. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 05:05
Mine too! |
Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 05:09
Snow Dog, down the Pub doin an Air-Guitar SOLO 
------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |
Posted By: Anaglyph
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 06:41
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Frank Zappa - the majestic and hauntingly beautiful St. Etienne Alex Lifeson - Xanadu, La Villa Strangiatto, and, well, most of them really Andy Latimer - none in particular, but the man can do no wrong when playing guitar |
Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 12:45
I got to hang out a bit with Gary Green this weekend at Nearfest. I'll post a pic of him with Roger Dean later.... ------------- THIS IS ELP
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Posted By: dolina vila
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 12:59
Hey man , are you O.K. Emerson, Lake @ Palmer don,t have a guitar. |
Posted By: plodder
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 19:16
absoufreakin'lutely ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/plodder/?chartstyle=basicrt10"> 
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Posted By: Cygnus
Date Posted: August 22 2005 at 08:47
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Posted By: Cygnus
Date Posted: August 22 2005 at 08:51
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Rush - La Villa Strangiato Whisbone Ash - Throw down the sword Rainbow - Gates of Babylon Dream Theater - Change of seasons Camel - Lady fantasy Led Zeppelin - Achille's last stand |
Posted By: fender101
Date Posted: August 22 2005 at 08:58
I am a big Yes fan but I really dont like this solo All of DG's solos from dark side until animals are awesome (I don't think he wrote the solos of fletcher) Also perhaps daves best lap steel solo on high hopes off division bell. Porcupine Tree have some great solos also Steve Vai is good for a laugh in my opinion he is brilliant but i think he's just over the top. |
Posted By: Drachen Theaker
Date Posted: August 22 2005 at 09:02
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Yes - Starship Trooper (Yessongs version)
Yes - Awaken Yes - Sound Chaser Bodast - Nether Street Focus - Hocus Pocus (Moving Waves version) Focus - La Cathedrale de Strasbourg Focus - Why Dream? Colosseum - Lost Angeles Non-prog: Don't Fear the Reaper - BOC (album version) Rainbow - Gates of Babylon 10cc - I'm Mandy Fly Me ------------- "It's 1973, almost dinnertime and I'm 'aving 'oops!" - Gene Hunt |
Posted By: pero
Date Posted: August 22 2005 at 09:12
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Fripp & nbsp; almoust everything Ian Akkerman Hocus pocus john Mclaughlin Birds of fire, one word Mick Taylor wit gong Steve Howe Close to the edge |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: August 22 2005 at 10:39
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It's a bit strange, but when I think of great guitar solos I don't think so much about prog as hard rock/heavy metal, which seems to be more guitar-oriented. However, there are great solos in prog too, and here's a non-exhaustive list of my favourites: Starship Trooper, Heart of the Sunrise and Mood for a Day - Steve Howe Blood on the Rooftops - Steve Hackett Shine On You Crazy Diamond and Comfortably Numb - David Gilmour La Villa Strangiato, Xanadu and The Weapon - Alex Lifeson Aqualung and My God - Martin Barre
As to non-prog, here's just a few of my favourite ones: Almost anything from Ritchie Blackmore Sunset - Gary Moore Glenn Tipton's solo from Beyond the Realms of Death (Judas Priest) Die Young - Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) Veteran of the Psychic Wars (ET Live version) - Buck Dharma Roeser (BOC) And of course Stairway to Heaven! |
Posted By: soccerbum
Date Posted: August 22 2005 at 11:29
| Frank Bornemann's solo at the end of Poseidon's Creation, by ELOY on Ocean. Incredible. |
Posted By: Gloryscene
Date Posted: August 22 2005 at 11:41
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Anything played by Alex Lifeson, Steve Howe or Steve Hacket gets my vote!! ------------- "The Beautiful Ally Of Your Own Gravediggers" www.gloryscene.co.uk |
Posted By: B_rad
Date Posted: August 22 2005 at 17:25
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Probably my 2 favorite Guitar solos have to be
1.John Petrucci' s solo in Hollow Years (LIVE AT BUDOKAN) 2. Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb
------------- "Obey your thirst" (Sprite) |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: August 22 2005 at 17:37
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Posted By: NegativeTrend
Date Posted: August 22 2005 at 17:58
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Colosseum - Bolero. ------------- 
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Posted By: Progger
Date Posted: August 22 2005 at 18:14
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Steve Howe's bridge on 'To Be Over'. Genius!
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Posted By: pepolo
Date Posted: August 22 2005 at 19:14
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Steve Howe - Starship trooper Frank Zappa - Pajama people
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: August 22 2005 at 20:20
And many more!! ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: ShaunoNoNo
Date Posted: August 22 2005 at 21:01
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Genesis - Firth of Fifth
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Posted By: Reverie
Date Posted: August 22 2005 at 21:31
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Gotta mention: Zappa - Inca Roads |
Posted By: Poxx
Date Posted: August 23 2005 at 14:46
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Samla Mammas Manna - Andra Satsen. Eloy - Silhouette. Focus - Birth. Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Saturn, lord of the ring/Mercury, the winged messenger. Neu! - Hallogallo. Ozric Tentacles - Coily. Buckethead - Jump Man. Obviously, Hackett should not be considered for a list like this, that would be like allowing USA into a hypocrisy competition. It's simply not fair.
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