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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.

buscis2

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ghosthouse
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What a great thread to resurrect, Harold. Well done.

There are many that deserve mention, no doubt. I’d like to submit one I suspect is generally overlooked:

Frank Zappa’s solo (starting at 3:20) on Track 6 of Burnt Weeny Sandwich, "Holiday in Berlin, Full Blown".

Honorable mention from the same album to his soloing throughout Theme From Burnt Weeny Sandwich (Track 4).

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@harold-not-the-barrel

...but can I tell you by the way you walk?

A fan of Genesis and Yes for decades now. I hold Steve Howe in high regard. As good as the "guitar gods" (that trinity mentioned by Shadorne) in my opinion - maybe better. Wider range of styles, though I don’t usually think of SH in any kind of "country" context, however. Are you talking his work on the Yes cover of S&G’s America from their LP Bookends?

Am always interested in learning about new musicians (new to me, anyway). I will have to check out Franco Mussida and Rodolfo Maltese along with Shardorne’s Stan Webb.

Do hope you will check out those FZ solos on BWS.

@shadorne
Ah! Stan Webb = Chicken Shack. Did not know.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpWIi_hr_yU&ab_channel=AllmanSister87

Hope you will give some time to Killing Floor (somewhat kindred). Notable as much for great piano by Lou Martin as good electric guitar by Mick Clarke.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CAycS7OAsg&ab_channel=mandikhoras


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