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Your Favorite, Most Outstanding Guitar Solo

Of all the musical performances I own on recorded format, whether they be LP or CD, there are certain guitar solos that are the most engaging and memorable. You know, the ones that when they're over, you just sit there speechless, wondering "How the hell did they just do that"?

As with anything, there are certain performances when everything was "just right". When the musician had that "perfect connection" between themselves and the instrument. This is not limited to acoustic or electric, live or studio, or any specific discipline of music. It also does not necessarily have to be your favorite guitarist. Very simply, your favorite guitar solo.

I would like to hear your opinions. This would be a great thread for providing exposure to other listeners, to material that they may be unaware of. If possible, also name the album that the solo is from.

My two favorites would have to be:

Jeff Beck / "The Golden Road" off of "There And Back".

John Mc Laughlin / "Every Tear From Every Eye" off of "Electric Guitarist"

Thanks for your responses.

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slipknot1
1,423 posts
 
Marco,
You da man! What a sweet call on the Tim Reynolds/Dave Matthews "Luther College" There is some great pickin' and grinnin' from TR on that one.
If I can add another one: Jerry Garcia's solos in the Dark Star>Playing In The Band>Uncle John's Band from 1990's NJ Meadowlands show, released on Arista as "Nightfall of Diamonds"
calvin1
25 posts
 
Leslie West " Theme From an Imaginary Western"
Pink Floyd " Comfortably Numb"
4yanx
1,576 posts
 
Among the many, here are two: Steve Howe - "Mood for a Day" or "The Clap" - take your pick.
4yanx
1,576 posts
 
Twl sez: "Skunk Baxter, Steely Dan, Countdown to Ecstacy
"My Old School""

Tom, if you liked that solo (and who wouldn't?), you should have heard the current lead man the Dan had with them in concert this year, John Herrington, who is also featured on the new EMG LP take his turn. They played MOS as an encore and he totally ripped the joint asunder. The Skunk, himself, would have been impressed.

BTW, the EMG LP is fantastic - check out "Lunch With Gina". Here is a link to a Fagen/Becker discussion of EMG.

Typical Fagen. And check out the references to the Lp having been done in analog. Becker sez they went FORWARD to analog, not back, and Fagen sez analog is the thing of the future. I'll take their word for it! :-)

http://mixonline.com/ar/audio_steely_dan_everything/
rufusfolk
18 posts
 
The others are great choices, but the best that I have seen is Richard Thompson live doing "Hard on Me" or "Shoot out the Lights". One of the few players equally good at acoustic or electric. Although for sheer joy Hound Dog Taylor was hard to beat live.
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