Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 1:53 am
A while back we debated the relative merits of various guitar artists. Now we move on to their work. What are some of your favorite guitar solos?
I scoured several guitar themed web pages and found several Top 100 lists. Many of the solos carried from one list to another while others just sat by their lonesome in their individual lists. I've compiled a list of 40 guitar solos from the most popular to the less popular. If anyone's really curious how I came about the ranking, I'll be more than happy to share, but suffice it to say that it was logical, mathematical, and scientific.
Here's the list:
1. Comfortably Numb, David Gilmore
2. Eruption, Eddie Van Halen
3. Freebird, Collins/Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
4. Stairway to Heaven, Jimmy Page
5. All Along the Watchtower, Jimi Hendrix
6. Hotel California, Don Felder/Joe Walsh
7. Highway Star, Ritchie Blackmore
8. November Rain, Slash
9. Texas Flood, Stevie Ray Vaughn
10. One, Kirk Hammet
11. Crazy Train, Randy Rhoads
12. Mr. Crowley, Randy Rhoads
13. Crossroads, Eric Clapton
14. Voodoo Chile (Slight Return), Jimi Hendrix
15. Layla, Eric Clapton and Duane Allman
16. Johnny B. Goode, Chuck Berry
17. Aqualung, Jethro Tull
18. Child In Time, Ritchie Blackmore
19. Maggot Brain, Edie Hazel (Funkadelic)
20. Sweet Child O' Mine, Slash
21. Little Wing, Jimi Hendrix
22. Who Do You Love (Live Medley), Quicksilver
23. Cliffs of Dover, Eric Johnson
24. Cause We've Ended as Lovers, Jeff Beck
25. Fade to Black, Kirk Hammett
26. Floods, Dimebag Darrell (Pantera)
27. Jessica, Allman Bros.
28. Heartbreaker, Jimmy Page
29. Magic Word Sandman, Lon Mackey
30. Stranglehold, Ted Nugent
31. Time, David Gilmore
32. Since I've Been Loving You, Jimmy Page
33. Rhapsody, Emerald Sword
34. Sultans of Swing, Mark Knopfler
35. Nottingham Lace, Buckethead
36. Sails of Charon, Uli Jon Roth
37. For the Love of God, Steve Vai
38. Turbonegro Must Be Destroyed, Euroboy
39. Bohemian Rhapsody, Brian May
40. Glass Prison, John Petrucci
I love seeing so much of Jimi listed in here, but one that wasn't listed that blows me away every time I hear it is the Star Spangled Banner that he played at Woodstock. I'll have to upload that cut so y'all can hear it (but I'll wait until WAI is done deleting shit).
Pipe in with your choices.
I scoured several guitar themed web pages and found several Top 100 lists. Many of the solos carried from one list to another while others just sat by their lonesome in their individual lists. I've compiled a list of 40 guitar solos from the most popular to the less popular. If anyone's really curious how I came about the ranking, I'll be more than happy to share, but suffice it to say that it was logical, mathematical, and scientific.
Here's the list:
1. Comfortably Numb, David Gilmore
2. Eruption, Eddie Van Halen
3. Freebird, Collins/Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
4. Stairway to Heaven, Jimmy Page
5. All Along the Watchtower, Jimi Hendrix
6. Hotel California, Don Felder/Joe Walsh
7. Highway Star, Ritchie Blackmore
8. November Rain, Slash
9. Texas Flood, Stevie Ray Vaughn
10. One, Kirk Hammet
11. Crazy Train, Randy Rhoads
12. Mr. Crowley, Randy Rhoads
13. Crossroads, Eric Clapton
14. Voodoo Chile (Slight Return), Jimi Hendrix
15. Layla, Eric Clapton and Duane Allman
16. Johnny B. Goode, Chuck Berry
17. Aqualung, Jethro Tull
18. Child In Time, Ritchie Blackmore
19. Maggot Brain, Edie Hazel (Funkadelic)
20. Sweet Child O' Mine, Slash
21. Little Wing, Jimi Hendrix
22. Who Do You Love (Live Medley), Quicksilver
23. Cliffs of Dover, Eric Johnson
24. Cause We've Ended as Lovers, Jeff Beck
25. Fade to Black, Kirk Hammett
26. Floods, Dimebag Darrell (Pantera)
27. Jessica, Allman Bros.
28. Heartbreaker, Jimmy Page
29. Magic Word Sandman, Lon Mackey
30. Stranglehold, Ted Nugent
31. Time, David Gilmore
32. Since I've Been Loving You, Jimmy Page
33. Rhapsody, Emerald Sword
34. Sultans of Swing, Mark Knopfler
35. Nottingham Lace, Buckethead
36. Sails of Charon, Uli Jon Roth
37. For the Love of God, Steve Vai
38. Turbonegro Must Be Destroyed, Euroboy
39. Bohemian Rhapsody, Brian May
40. Glass Prison, John Petrucci
I love seeing so much of Jimi listed in here, but one that wasn't listed that blows me away every time I hear it is the Star Spangled Banner that he played at Woodstock. I'll have to upload that cut so y'all can hear it (but I'll wait until WAI is done deleting shit).
Pipe in with your choices.