Best all time guitar riffs/solos

[bobss396]

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[NYLIBUD]

On 6/15/2024 at 8:52 AM, 1972coronet said:

 

This song,Imo,is by far the best Stones song ever recorded.I mean,Give me Shelter is up on that list as well.Great choice there John.??

Edited June 18, 2024 by NYLIBUD

[CaddyDaddy]

Eddie Hazel in Maggot Brain, the 1971 P-Funk classic. Still get chills when I hear it live in concert.

[Mike C.]

5 hours ago, NYLIBUD said:

This song,Imo,is by far the best Stones song ever recorded.I mean,Give me Shelter is up on that list as well.Great choice there John.??

this one and Midnight Rambler. Love Let it Bleed.

[NYLIBUD]

Must add Motor Heads “Ace of Spades”And while we are on the Stones,gotta go with Paint it Black.Always loved that song.Great guitar sounds in both songs.

 

Edited June 21, 2024 by NYLIBUD

[1972coronet]

The backwards guitar in I'm Only Sleeping is delicious ( especially in MONO ) 

 

 

[NYLIBUD]

I Forgot about George Thorogood ,I Drink Alone,and of course,Bad to the Bone..,ZZ Top’s,Just got Paid Today,Waitin' for the Bus" and "Jesus Just Left Chicago..Among so many other ZZTop songs.Saw them three times,and saw George Thorogood a couple of times as well.Great shows.

Edited June 20, 2024 by NYLIBUD

[CaddyDaddy]

Johnny Thunders interpretation of Pipeline. Absolutely manic! 

[JollySipper]

Any of you guys remember Gary Hoey? He was a shredder that did mostly covers.... he was around in the '90s mostly. Here's him doing the old Focus song 'Hocus Pocus'

 

[1972coronet]

11 hours ago, CaddyDaddy said:

Johnny Thunders interpretation of Pipeline. Absolutely manic! 

The entire So Alone album ROCKS ! The decision to put Pipeline as the opening track was a righteous decision.

[1972coronet]

 

[Bugatti Fan]

So many great guitarists to listen to from heavy metal to classical.

Something to suit everyone's taste.

[W-409]

I listen only to Rock 'n' Roll / Rockabilly music, so mine are a bit different from the most here in this thread....

Maybe one of the best guitar riffs is Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers' Rollin' Through The Night. Lyndon Needs on guitar.

 

The best solo.... Hmm, another tricky one. This one is definitely on top of my list, Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps - Race With The Devil. From 1956, Cliff Gallup on guitar.

 

[Jim N]

I believe that Lindsey Buckingham is very underrated.  Fleetwood Mac was built around their vocals and harmonies, but when they let Lindsey rip, he was really good.  Go Your Own Way, The Chain and I'm So Afraid are good examples. 

[1972coronet]

 

[Ace-Garageguy]

Starts at 2:02

 

 

Edited June 28, 2024 by Ace-Garageguy

[von Zipper]

I always liked the guitar in Rolling Stones/ Rocks Off

but  Star Star has better licks ...but I dare not share that here . 

 

[Earl Marischal]

16 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Starts at 2:02

 

 

A stone cold masterpiece.

Thanks Bill!

steve

[Brian Austin]

I've seen Jethro Tull in concert in the late 1980s, and I've also seen Ian Anderson's solo-with-band shows in the 1990s and again in 2010 or so.

For a fair spell in the 2000s, the guitarist was Florian Opahle, originally from Germany.  I must admit I am not familiar with his work.  I saw him in concert once.

I recall at the circa 2010 concert in Lowell, MA Florian played a shredding interpretation of a classical theme.  What I found odd was while I appreciated his technical skill, I felt something was missing.  The beauty of the classical melody had been reduced to an aggressively fast flurry.

Kinda sorta like this example:

 

A fun counterpoint is this arrangement of the same piece by the band Sky from 1980.   They can play fast too.  ? 

The two guitarists in this particular lineup were John Williams (classical) and Kevin Peek (electric).  Both were from Australia.  The other members of Sky at the time were from England, Herbie Flowers (bass), Tristan Fry (percussion) and Francis Monkman (keyboard).  I've always been fond of the band, having seen two concert programs on cable TV in the 1980s.

Edited June 30, 2024 by Brian Austin

[Brian Austin]

Live version:

I should point out that this song was a fairly big hit for the band.

[Big John]

If your talking classical you must consider Andrés Segovia as a master of classical guitar solos.

[Tim W. SoCal]

Way, way, WAY too many to list... but here are three of my all time favorites:

Eric Clapton and Duane Allman in Derek and the Dominos "Layla"

Outlaws "Green Grass and High Tides"

Another vote for Lynard Skynner's "Free Bird"

[Muncie]

good bet there will be some great Blues guitar here - the Portland Waterfront Blues Festival.   it's simul cast live on KBOO 90.7 FM Radio - or on the web here      Listen Now | KBOO

St Paul and the Broken Bones will be up in a few minutes, not really a guitar band, but without looking at the schedule for the next few days, I will say that there will be some.

 

Edited July 5, 2024 by Muncie

[1972coronet]

Mono/single mix of Mr. Soul with its unique-to-mono guitar solo :

 

 

[Musclecarbuilder]

Anybody mention Van Halen? Panama is like one of his best songs. 

 Fortunate son by CCR and Tom Sawyer by Rush.

More Than a Feeling by Boston and the solo from Any Way You Want It from Journey.

Oh cant forget Carry On Our Wayward Son by Kansas. 

There's so many more but I can't think of anything else at the moment.?