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Title: What's the best guitar solo you have ever heard?
Post by: dsanchez on May 20, 2018, 15:35:24
I am hesitant between November Rain's guitar solo (from 04:00)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SbUC-UaAxE

or Comfortably Numb's solo (from 02:30)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FrOQC-zEog

both give me the chills...
Title: Re: What's the best guitar solo you have ever heard?
Post by: Ulrich on May 21, 2018, 10:47:54
I think it's difficult to say which is "THE best", people have different tastes and there are many guitarists out there whose "technique" is perfect - in the end, it's not just about musical ability, but for the listener also about "feeling".
Which is why, at the moment, my favourite guitar solo is this (by Captain Sensible, at the end of the song, so don't turn it off mid-way through!), as I heard this one live last week (yeah I had tears in my eyes):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pfku4_IGCE
Title: Re: What's the best guitar solo you have ever heard?
Post by: word_on_a_wing on May 21, 2018, 11:13:09
I totally agree with you Ulrich , sometimes it's feel rather than technique. 

I love the feel of this very simple and raw solo
https://youtu.be/nfLUD1twRZQ

But then also love David Gilmour and would find it hard to choose just 1 track.
Title: Re: What's the best guitar solo you have ever heard?
Post by: MeltingMan on May 21, 2018, 16:07:53
My favourite one is at the end from Starship Trooper - The Yes Album.

(Thanks to my uncle.)  ;)
Title: Re: What's the best guitar solo you have ever heard?
Post by: PearlThompsonsBloodflower on May 21, 2018, 20:52:12
I prefer less solos, kinda like this precious bby:


(https://assets.heart.co.uk/2011/38/rem-peter-buck-1316684638-view-1.jpg)
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CozkGnalhDc/maxresdefault.jpg)
Title: Re: What's the best guitar solo you have ever heard?
Post by: helloimageifonly on May 22, 2018, 00:50:31
Yes it is hard to choose one but I always love to listen this one from Prince 
https://youtu.be/YKIYIgxZVu8

And I should be going to bed but now I am roaming on youtube again instead - and not sorry :)
Title: Re: What's the best guitar solo you have ever heard?
Post by: helloimageifonly on May 22, 2018, 01:03:33
https://youtu.be/6SFNW5F8K9Y
Prince starts at 3:28
Brilliant!
Title: Re: What's the best guitar solo you have ever heard?
Post by: Ulrich on May 22, 2018, 10:56:32
Quote from: word_on_a_wing on May 21, 2018, 11:13:09
But then also love David Gilmour and would find it hard to choose just 1 track.

From his latest offering, I would say the solo on "In Any Tongue" is very good (but then again, the whole song reminds me a little bit of "Comfortably Numb").
Title: Re: What's the best guitar solo you have ever heard?
Post by: BiscuityBoyle on February 19, 2019, 04:45:47
Changes all the time but right now it's this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B09Ik9o5-2M

(forgot how to embed YT videos)
Title: Re: What's the best guitar solo you have ever heard?
Post by: Ulrich on February 19, 2019, 14:49:47
Quote from: BiscuityBoyle on February 19, 2019, 04:45:47
(forgot how to embed YT videos)

Normally the forum does it automatically (unless embedding is disabled on yt), however this one doesn't even open for me! (Seems like you used an "ftp" link wotever that may be...? I changed it, works now.)
Title: Re: What's the best guitar solo you have ever heard?
Post by: piggymirror on April 07, 2019, 05:13:22
Not (completely) Cure-related... probably Fashion by David Bowie.
I'm certain that Reeves had a hard time trying to play it (the original solo is by Robert Fripp).

Cure-related, then it has to be:

-From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea (Robert Smith -and NOT Pearl Thompson-)
-Spellbound (John McGeoch -and NOT Robert Smith-)
-This Green City (Robert Smith)
-Sex-Eye-Make-Up (Robert Smith)
Title: Re: What's the best guitar solo you have ever heard?
Post by: BiscuityBoyle on April 15, 2020, 21:49:27
Frank Zappa