guitar solos where less is more

Lindsey Buckingham on F/M's "The Chain".
Zappa, "Orange County Lumber Truck" on Weasels Ripped My Flesh
Zappa, "Holiday in Berlin, Full Blown". Latter part of the track after the schmaltzy sax stuff. He gets the groove down. Don't know if it is "less" but it sure is "more" for me.

Ghost,

Good calls, all. In particular, the end of "The Chain" (breakdown/outro) is among my favorite 2 minutes of rock n roll. There's that iconic bass guitar figure to kick it off, Mick Fleetwood going batsh*t on his drums, and Buckingham's repetitive solo, replete with accompanying chant. My favorite Buckingham solos are usually not of the "less is more" variety, but the last 30 seconds of this song probably qualify:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TV6BEwJEKI

Marty

Hey Marty - glad someone else agrees. Love how The Chain just builds. re the Zappa, for those that might be interested but don't know, "Holiday in Berlin" is from Burnt Weenie Sandwich. Another great FZ solo to be found there as well is on the track, "The Little House I Used to Live In."...about 4:15 in and right before Sugar Cane sets sail.

Ghost.

Burnt Weenie is still my favorite FZ record. I guess our taste does overlap a fair bit.