Best rock guitar solo of all time?

chriscl

Eric Clapton, "Crossroads", from the Cream "Wheels of Fire" album.

Possibly the greatest live solo he ever played, and Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker weren't bad either!

stonehouse

Lazy - Ritchie Blackmore - Deep Purple.

Just about all of them - Dave Gilmore - Pink Floyd

CHRISNOIR

kettrinboy wrote:

blackpoolkev wrote:

Alex Lifeson(Rush) - La Villa Strangiato from the album Exit Stage Left. The bit between 4m 20s and 5m 35s.Spotify it you know it makes sense.

Yeah this is a brilliant solo, ive got it on the album "Hemispheres" from 1978 on which there is a lot more brilliant guitar playing from Alex Lifeson.

Great to see some Rush-love on here!

However, I'll punt for Dave Gilmore on 'Money'.

Pross

Dunno if an instrumental counts but it does have just a guitar in much of it so I'm going for The Call of Ktulu - Kirk Hammett. If the great and the good won't allow that I'll go same guitarist in "One"

bazza59

Eric Bell on the The Rocker - Vagabonds of the Western World - Thin Lizzy. Album version, not the single.

BigJimmyB

FleshTuxedo wrote:

I dislike guitar solos where the rest of the band stops and the lead guitarist gets it out and flops it around for a bit. I prefer a solo that builds the momentum and adds to the song rather than interrupts it.

+1

And in that vein...

John Fruisciante guesting with The Mars Volta on 'La Via Viaquez' (from the Album Frances the Mute I think....)

pilch

Joe Satriani - "Surfing with the Alien", one long solo, but not over indulgent compared with eddie Van Halen's "Eruption" the master of widdling

simonaspinall

Hey Joe Solo - Short and sweet but so moody and expressionate

Not the best of all time but pretty cool

random man

Neil Young - Like A Hurricane
Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing

montevideoguy

"Hangar 18" Megadeth?

Slapshot

Pink Floyd - Gilmour - all of them