Hey @roxy54 the name of the song is literally "I was only Joking". Sorry about the confusion. :-) |
xcool,
What's the name of the song? |
Two that come to mind immediately, Keith lighting up 'Bitch' and his better than Chuck work on Ya Ya's 'Carol'. |
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I love many David Gilmour's solos. Since it has been suggested many times already in this post. I'm going to go with the guitar solo in one of my favorite Rod Stewart's songs:
I was only Joking.
According to wikipedia, it was played by an English guitarist named Jim Cregan |
on the quad version of BST's "spinning wheel" during the bridge you can hear a tasty little steve katz guitar solo riding over jim fielder's bass. on all other editions this solo is missing, a crime IMHO. |
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Tuesday's Gone - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Telegraph Road - Mark Knopfler
November Rain - GnR |
Robin Trower has so many great solo's, including 'I can't wait much longer'.
Mark Knopfler...also a lot of awesome solo's, including "you and your friend'. |
Jeff Beck, playing on Roger Waters "Amused to Death"
"What God wants, God gets - Part III"
In fact, think I may put it on right now.
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In terms of pure emotion, nothing has quite hit me like Neil Young's Like a Hurricane (live version). |
Hendrix: Message To Love, Voodoo Child
Mick Taylor (Stones): Can't You Hear Me Knocking
Clapton(Cream): Badge, White Room
Page: Dazed and Confused, Heartbreaker
Funkadelic (Eddie Hazel): Maggot Brain
The Guess Who: Rain Dance
Chuck Berry: (you choose)
The Beatles: Revolution (single)
Robin Trower/Procol Harum: Whiskey Train
Steely Dan: Reelin in the Years
Donovan: Hurdy Gurdy Man (Jimmy Page lead guitar)
Pink Floyd/Gilmour: Comfortably Numb, Wish You Were Here
Zappa: Willie the Pimp
Apologies to the hundreds I've overlooked..... |
Jerry Garcia- Cats Down Under the Stars from How Sweet It Is cd. |
Rush - La Villa Strangiato
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schmitty -- yeah, Bill Nelson... A truly excellent fret flyer. I saw Bebop Deluxe at the Santa Monica Civic. For the third encore, Nelson came out alone and, in the tradition of Al Jolson, promised to solo until the audience asked him to stop. Eventually, sorry to say, I had to let my feet do the walking. |
Don’t forget Bill Nelson from. Bebop Deluxe
crying to the sky. On the sunburst finish. A emotional solo inspired by him going through a divorce at the time of the recording |
A huge Jerry fan (obviously) - china cat/rider, althea, sugaree across a number of shows. I have to admit Post Toasty by Tommy Bolin is tasty. Plus 1 for David Gilmore, Duane Allman, Dickie Betts, Jeff Baxter, and Larry Carlton. And of course, the man, Mark Knopfler. |
Lots of great choices here. As my favorite guitarist is Buck Dharma from Blue Oyster Cult, most any of his solos are my favorites - all very tasty stuff. Otherwise, I got weary of the whole 'guitar solo' stuff around the time that punk came in in the late 70's. I'd rather hear a good song than a guitar solo, no matter how accomplished the guitarist is. |
Duane Allman on "Blue Skies." |
Leo Kottke - just about all of his work |
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Agree with the sentiment that there are a multitude of choices to answer the question, but if forced to choose just 1, it isn't difficult for me to settle on..... Tin Pan Alley, Stevie Ray....
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Alvin Lee / Ten Years After / Woodstock / I'm Going Home. Raw Emotional Energy. Watching the video is definitely an emotional experience for me. Also, there are so many Great solos by numerous guitarists ( Many mentioned here ) that we are lucky to enjoy all of this talent. |
@eudisam - I agree this song is great. BTW, It's "Message of Love"... |
Jimmy Page with Led Zeppelin White Summer
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Lost Indian. Blake and Rice share remarkable acoustic solos.
You Are Not Alone. Roy Buchanan. |
+1 for Alex Lifeson's La Villa Strangiato, but I'll add Kid Gloves and Limelight. |
Pink Floyd - Time
As a guitar player, I find Gilmour's solos to be boring to play, but emotional to listen to. That creates a dilemma for a guitar player because it's much more fun to attempt to play a Metallica rhythm or Malmsteen solo. Which is why you don't hear too many Gilmour-style solos. |
Jimi Hendrix intro on "Power to Love" from the Band of Gypsies Album. It's a kick butt, names taken and no receipts given, fiery, passionate, and soul-full guitar solo.
Fuggeddaboutit; doesn't get any better folks! |
A wonderful guitarist who has a very distinctive and unique style is David Lindley. He's had some very memorable and touching solos, and one that I'm thinking of right now is on "Mama Lion" from "Wind on the Water" by Crosby and Nash. He never tries to be the star, but he often makes the song. |
No question! Has to be "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" by Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers Band as played live at the Fillmore East. That is a piece of classical electric guitar! I have some other favorites by Eric Clapton, Joe Bonamassa, Jimmy Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Jose Feliciano and others but "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" takes the cake! |
A few more, two lengthy and one speedy.
Michael Schenker - Rock bottom ((UFO).
Allen Collins - Free bird (Lynyrd Skynyrd).
Ritchie Blackmore- Highway star (Deep Purple). |
Jimmy Page - Stairway to Heaven.
Nothing more needs to be said. |
Glen Tipton’s solo on Beyond the realms of death by Judas Priest….of course. |
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Anything that Derek Trucks plays ! |
Glad a lot of us like Zappa.
Anything from 'Shut Up and Play Your Guitar, 3 disc vinyl box, good sound too.
Yes guys, 'Watermelon' is right up there. |
Well, one of them is certainly Grant Green on this version of I Wish You Love (watch the whole song): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwnPr0_W5QEAnd as an interesting aside, this is pulled from the comments: I’m a long-time friend of pat metheny. A few weeks ago I went to his bungalow in Vermont to pick up my tuner and real book that I left there one day, and Pat was on the recliner watching this on YouTube, just weeping away. |
I too nominated Clapton's "Sleepy Time Time" on a previous post, but where do you begin and end ??
How about Crossroads on Wheels of Fire. Two guitar solos on one track plus sublime work on high hat by Ginger Baker. I heard this when the album was first released and played by the late John Peel here on UK radio. So good he played it twice !!!
Not forgetting "While my guitar gently weeps" on the Beatles White Album....
I grew up in the sixties, there were so many great guitarists, who now reside in my record collection.
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Santana, Tash Sultana, Bruce Springsteen, Joe Bonamassa, Adrian Gurvitz, Chris Rea, Snowy White… oh so many !!!!
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All mentioned above are great, i cannot choose
Jeff Beck - Cause we ended as lovers.
Alex Lifeson - Timelight (Rush).
Steve Hackett - Firth of fifth (Genesis).
and many more. |
Or, is it 'Peg' as played by Jay Graydon after a handful of session cats attempted takes?
Frank Zappa on 'Inca Roads' (Ink Erodes...) from One
Size Fits All. Solo is imported from the Helsinki '74 show documented
on You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore vol.2
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Ed King(Lynyrd Skynyrd) - Am I loosin -On a Gibson SG |
Denny Dias on 'Your Gold Teeth II' by Steely Dan
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I was going to post but @Noromance already listed it so I’ll second it. Roger Waters - Dogs (with Snowy White and Doyle Bramhall ll) Doyle Bramhall II plays David Gilmour better than David Gilmour. I’m not sure why but it’s even more mesmerizing because he’s left handed.
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Mick Ronson's soaring, we've-left-earth's-atmosphere outro on Ziggy Stardust's Moon Age Daydream.
Television's Tom Verlaine's maniacal, psychotic solo on "Friction," from the band's debut album. I saw the band at the Whiskey. |
