Lindsey Buckingham - ' Never Going Back Again ' more examples but a good illustration.
Favorite Guitar Solo
What is your favorite guitar solo? The one that bypasses your cerebral cortex? The one that best hits your emotional center? Any genre. Any period. Any length. A million notes. Or just one note. Obscure or famous. You can make any excuse as to why you choose it, but explanations are optional. But you gotta choose just one.
My choice? Eric Clapton’s solo in "Sleepy Time Time" from the Fresh Cream album. Simplicity. Emotional ecstasy. Tone.
My choice? Eric Clapton’s solo in "Sleepy Time Time" from the Fresh Cream album. Simplicity. Emotional ecstasy. Tone.
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Joe Satriani's contribution to Merry Xmas. I think the track is Oh Holy Night. Stunning jazz/rock fusion on a Christmas classic. Do yourself a favor and give it a listen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXj22WAiDPM |
It would be hard for me to come up with just one. So many of my favorite guitarists, Like Allan Holdsworth, John McLaughlin, Alex Machacek, Jan Zehrfeld etc. hardly ever play the same solo twice. They are improvisors, based on a deep knowledge of musical language. They do not play set solos in the same song. I could name dozens of Gong, Bruford, UK, and Holdsworth tracks that are drop dead incredible. There are a few others that stick out, though that are played more less the same each time. Steve Hackett -The Lamia Steve Howe - Awaken Franco Mussida - L'isola di niente |
@oldaudiophile -- Bert Jansch, John Renbourn and Doc Watson are among my greatest acoustic guitar influences, along with my two top influences John Fahey and Paul Simon. Whenever I pick up one of my acoustics, my fingers instinctively do tunes by them. I've seen all of them at various venues. I actually saw Pentangle at the Troubadour. It might have been my last date with my high school girlfriend who, among other things, taught me how to finger pick, Merle Travis style. |
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