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Guitar Solos

As a serious music listener and a musician,(although I am a drummer) nothing makes me shiver like a good guitar solo. It's seems to be a dying art,at least in popular music. Still lots of good guitar in blues and jazz. Some of my favs : Dear John by Jack Semple ,La Grange By Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Aqualung By Martin Barre with Jethro Tull and Bluest Blues by Alvin Lee. I'd love to check out some other peoples favs, a couple old and maybe a couple new??
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xiekitchen
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Hey Dawgfish: Ditto on the Steve Howe solo on Yes "Relayer", but on the piece "Sound Chaser".. loved this as a teenager and it still ranks in my mind now, 25 yrs. later.
zinfan2
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Mike Bloomfield's guitar breaks on Dylan's Tombstone Blues. Each one longer than the previous. His solo on Paul Butterfield's East/West is something to hear as well.
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raytheprinter
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one solo ive always loved is Arrowsmith "Walk This Way"its short to the point ,not a bad note,leaves you wanting more,,,,,
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pehare
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Duane Allman on "You don't love me/Soul Serenade" from the Allman Brothers "Crossroads" compilation. An amazing fifteen or so minutes of guitar. Several other previously unreleased nuggets on this box set as well.
golixe7df
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Eddie Hazel on "Maggot Brain" (on Funkadelic's Maggot Brain and Live Albums NOT the version on One Nation...)
Good (and sad) enough to make you cry!
The studio version, the legend has it, was one long impro that George Clinton coaxed out of Eddie by asking him to imaging his mother died and just play what comes naturally. Ten minutes later one of the best rock guitar solos was in the can! They just don't make'em like that anymore!
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