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.

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Jeff Beck - Beck's Bolero (Truth)
Ronnie Montrose - Town without Pity (Open Fire)
Eric Clapton - Layla (Derek & the Dominoes)
Eric Clapton - "Crossroads" w. Cream (Wheels of Fire"
Jimmy Page - "I can't quit you babe" - Zep's 1st
Tom Verlaine - "Marquee Moon" - Televison
Jerry Garcia - "China Cat Sunflower" - G.D. Europe'72
Mike Bloomfield - "Really" - Supersession
Jerry Miller - "Can't be so bad" Moby Grape - WOW
John Cipollina - "Who do you love" Quicksilver Messengers S.
John Sykes- Crying in the Rain off Whitesnake 87'. Incredible! For sheer dexterity, this one can't be topped.
Steve Vai- The Attitude Song.
Paul Gilbert- Live solo. 1 million notes a minute, originator of the drill technique.
George Lynch- Mr. Scary.
Wanna wear horse hair underwear? Swear to a life of celibacy...pick one favorite guitar solo? Hey Buscis, y'know, i tried for a couple of minutes, but asking for that is just being MEAN! Anyway, here's a few more good ones (in no particular order):

John Abercrombie, Timeless, Backwoods Song, Cosmic Chicken
Richie Kotzen, Acid Lips, Electric Toy, Slow Blues
Jim Thomas (Mermen), With No Definite Future...
Greg Howe, Direct Injection, Land Of The Ladies
Ron Thal, Scrapie, Blue Tongue, Q Fever
Zoot Horn Rollo, Peon, Veterans Day Poppy, Big Eyed Beans...
Tsuneo Imahori (Tipographica) Prositute Robot
Thurston Moore, Blues From Beyond The Grave
Toto Blanke, Ladies Bicycle Seat Sniffer
David Fiuczynski, The Quest
Ares Tavolazzi (Area), Nervi Scoperti
Christy Doran, B&D
Reeves Gabrels, McCarthy At The Levee, I can't Read
Jan Akkerman, Eruption, Hocus Pocus, Wrestling to Get Out
Michael Hedges, Rickover's Dream, Sofa
Jurgen Havix (Kollektiv) Rambo Zambo
Nels Cline, The Darkness Of Each Endless Fall
Frantisek Griglak (Fermata) Perpetuum II
Larry Coryell, Treats Style, Stiff Neck, Jam w/Albert
Charles Bullen (This Heat) Rimp Romp Ramp
Steve Khan, Penetration
Peter Wollbrandt (KRAAN!!!) Holiday am Marterhorn (Live 74)
Hendrix, Pali Gap, Little Wing (Winterland), All Along the Watchtower...
Michael Karoli (Can) Vernal Equinox, Gomorrah, Chain Reaction
Radim Hladik (Blue Effect) The whole "Benefit" album
Leo Kottke, Three/Quarter North
Kackie King, Blue Moon
Terje Rypdal, Ornen, Chaser, Silver Bird is Heading For the Sun
Sylvain Luc, Night In Tunisia
David Torn, Guinea, Bandaged By Dreams, Angle of Incidents
Allan Holdsworth, Last May, Velvet Darkness, Gattox, Letters of Marque, Where is One, Strangeher...
Ax Generich (Guru Guru), Der Elektolurch, Oxymoron
Ollie Hallsall (Patto) Money Bag
Zeno Sparkles (Good God) A Murder of Crows
John McLaughlin, Dance of the Maya, Purpose of When, Follow Your Heart
John Etheridge (Wolf), Saturation Point
Danny Gatton, Tradgedy, Harlem Nocturn
Robert Fripp, Asbury Park
Fred Frith (Massacre), Ladder
Roy Gaines, Okie Dokie Stomp
Tony McPhee, Grey Maze, Split
Donald Roeser, Anwar's Theme, Last Days of May
Frank Zappa, Get a Little Orange Co. Lumber Truck, Zoot Allures, Son Of Mr. Green Genes, Easter in Watermelon Hay, Muffin Man...

Ps
-I think Bill Kirchen is Mr. Hot Rod Lincoln.
-Kinda doubt that William Ackerman is related to Jan Akkerman (too bad both of em' are so stale now)
jeff baxter- my old school-on steely dan lp
eric clapton-in the presence of the lord-blind faith
jimi hendrix-all along the watchtower
carlos santana-too many to list
frank zappa-my guitar's going to kill your mama