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The Greatest Guitar Solo's Ever? I started listening to some Hendrix and man I just amazed on how much better he still is than everyone else, years after his passing!!! He most def. has many of the greatest guitar licks and solos ever. I'm asking all org members to share there thoughts on the best guitar solo's ever. Below is a few of my favs!!!
Hendrix- Star Spangled Banner (The greatest ever in my mind) Hendrix- Purple Haze, Red House, hell anything Jimi!!!! Prince- As My Guitar Gently WEeps Santana- Black Magic Woman, Soul Sacarfice Clapton- Man anything from the 60's Buddy Guy- Georgia Blues | |
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Yeah, Jimi's the man fo sho', BUT, there are some pretty great guitar solos outside of his oeuvre too.
Jeff Beck-All of the "Wired" and "Blow by Blow" albums, Looking for another pure love (off stevie's Talking Book) Frank Zappa-Black Napkins, All of "Hot Rats", Watermelon in Easter Hay Eddie Hazel-Maggot Brain Prince-Let's Go Crazy, I could never take the place of your man, Just my imagination, joy in repetition, While My Guitar Gently Weeps Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison-The End, (one of my favorite guitar tradeoffs in any song ever) Mick Taylor-Can't You Hear Me Knockin' Keith Richards-Gimme Shelter (I think that's Keith ) Freddie, Sly Stone-Sex Machine (yes I like it, sue me) Dez Dickerson-Little Red Corvette Buckethead-All of Transmutation by Praxis (look here for some awesome bass by bootsy collins too) Eric Clapton, Duane Allman-All of Layla | |
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eddie hazel-maggot brain
michael hampton-cosmic slop (live) leroy sugarfoot bonner (ohio players)-what the hell? carlos santana-bailando(aquatic park)/bella dickey betts (allman brothers band)-ramblin man/jessica duane allman-whippin post ernie isley-ballad for the fallen soldier/summer breeze/that lady/rock you good/choosey lover | |
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Jimi Hendrix - Machine Gun
Eddie Hazel - Maggot Brain | |
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anything from the last madonna tour
papa don't preach (strum) i'm in trouble deep papa don't preach (strum) i'm in trouble deep but i made up my mind *adjust chord progression* i'm keeping my ba-bee gonna keep my ba-bee you look better on your facebook page than you do in person | |
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i'm so afraid - lindsey buckingham (live) Let the rain come down...17 days.... | |
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These are some tunes that have groovy guitar playing that appeals to me.
(Not necessarily solos...but beautiful) Jimi Hendrix: The Wind Cries Mary Third Stone From The Sun Are You Experienced? Foxey Lady Little Wing If 6 Was 9 One Rainy Wish Burning Of The Midnight Lamp 1983...(A Merman I Should Turn To Be) Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Ronnie Montrose: Town Without Pity Carlos Santana: Europa Jeff Beck: Beck's Bolero Plynth Cause We've Ended As Lovers Diamond Dust Freeway Jam Where Were You Allan Holdsworth: Tokyo Dream Countdown Freddy King: Hideaway Albert King: Born Under A Bad Sign I'll Play The Blues For You B.B. King: The Thrill Is Gone George Benson: Valdez In The Country Affirmation Full Compass Dance Johnny Smith: Moonlight In Vermont My Funny Valentine The Beatles: Day Tripper Paperback Writer Blackbird I Want You Something And Your Bird Can Sing Johnny Winter: Memory Pain Rock & Roll Hoochie Coo (the studio Johnny Winter And version) Les Paul: Caravan How High The Moon Joe Pass: Here's That Rainy Day Cherokee Charlie Christian: Waitin' For Benny Breakfast Feud Wes Montgomery: Bumpin' Chet Atkins: Black Mountain Rag Londonderry Air (Danny Boy) Mountain (Leslie West): Theme For An Imaginary Western Nantucket Sleighride Mississippi Queen Plimsouls: A Million Miles Away Steely Dan: Reelin' In The Years Peg Josie Do It Again Adrian Belew: The Lone Rhinoceros Steve Cropper: Hip Hug Her (Booker T & the MGs) Green Onions (Booker T & the MGs) Funky Broadway (Wilson Pickett) 99 1/2 (Wilson Pickett) Pat Metheny: Phase Dance Jaco Heartland Missouri Uncompromised Stanley Jordan: Fundance Frank Zappa: Peaches En Regalia In-A-Gadda-Stravinsky It Ain't Necessarily The Saint James Infirmary John McLaughlin: Birds Of Fire Right Off (Miles Davis) Allman Brothers: In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed Keith Richards: Satisfaction Jumping Jack Flash Honky Tonk Woman Happy Gimme Shelter Shattered Eric Clapton: I Feel Free Politician Badge Can't Find My Way Home Layla John Lee Hooker: Boom Boom Boogie Chillen Muddy Waters: Mannish Boy Long Distance Call Freddie Stone: Sing A Simple Song Thank You You Can Make It If You Try I Want To Take You Higher Paul Jackson Jr.: I Came To Play Ricky Wilson: Party Out Of Bounds among many others. tA Tribal Disorder http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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this is some of my favorite (I can't say Greatest) guitar playing, but like the Audience said, all of these aren't necessarily solos...
Jean Paul Bourelly - Rock The Cathartic Spirits Carlos Santana(w/ Narada Michael Walden) - Awakening Nile Rodgers - Savoir Faire Eddie Hazel - Soul Mate( full, unedited version) Ernie Isley - Hope You Feel Better Love Jimi Hendrix - Machine Gun Wes Montgomery- Caravan Corrado Rusticci (w/ Narada Michael Walden) - The Dance Of Life George Benson - Affirmation Jeff Beck - The Final Peace Jimi Hazel (w/24-7 Spyz) - Sireality Prince - Joy In Repitition Frank Zappa (w/ George Duke) - Love Mark "Drac" Hicks (w/ Slave) - Just Freak "Spacey T" Singleton - Music for My Brother (w/Billy Bass Nelson) Allan Holdsworth - Metal Fatigue Nile Rodgers(w/ Al Jarreau) - Golden Girl Shuggie Otis - Strawberry Letter 23 Frank Gambale - Land Of Make Believe Wayne Krantz - Dream Called Love Pat Metheny - Third Wind Eddie Hazel - Pray My Soul/Sacred to the Pain John Scofield - Heaven Hill Ross Traut (with Steve Rodby) - The Great Lawn ... [Edited 3/31/05 20:15pm] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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Some good ones already listed!
A gat solo I love which is a bit less obvious is the jazzy one on Stevie Wonder's "Superwoman" it's on the "Where were you when I needed you" section of the song. It's not drawn out and spectacular but it just comes in brilliantly anybody else know what I'm talkin bout?!! I'm not sure who plays it? Peace! [Edited 3/31/05 22:57pm] Music, sweet music, I wish I could caress and...kiss, kiss... | |
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jacktheimprovident said: Keith Richards-Gimme Shelter (I think that's Keith ) I was reading an article this week about the making of Let It Bleed. One of the producer/engineer types (I forget which) says he remembers Mick Taylor and Keith Richards' "dualling twin guitar" on this intro, so maybe it was both of them. Either way, it has to be my favourite song intro of all time. Haunting stuff! | |
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nd33 said: Some good ones already listed!
A gat solo I love which is a bit less obvious is the jazzy one on Stevie Wonder's "Superwoman" it's on the "Where were you when I needed you" section of the song. It's not drawn out and spectacular but it just comes in brilliantly anybody else know what I'm talkin bout?!! I'm not sure who plays it? Peace! I'm pretty sure that's the once baby-faced Buzzy Feiten on guitar. tA Tribal Disorder http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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Yeah Hendrix is the man. I think he's the greatest but Prince could be close if he concentrated more on his guitar riffs;THERE ISN'T ENOUGH OF THEM. | |
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VisionEnt2004 hit on a couple of my faves and I won't dare to rank the greats as I have yet to hear them all. Here are some of my faves:
Hendrix -- Machine Gun, Eazy Rider, Purple Haze, Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) Ray Parker Jr. -- Maybe Your Baby Nirvana -- Breed Wes Montgomery -- Once I Loved A.K.A. Favela Eddie Van Halen -- Billie Jean Shuggie Otis -- Inspiration Information Andy Summer -- Omegaman Isaac Hayes -- Cafe Regios (Is that him?) Prince -- to name a few, Why Ya Wanna Treat Me So Bad, Let's Go Crazy, America (Live), ICNTTPOYM (to me his finest moment ever), Scandalous Sex Suite -- Pt. III, I Like It There, endorphinmachine, Purple Rain (Live Atlanta 1993), Rockhard In A Funky Place, While My Guitar Gently Weeps (arguably the best guitar solo he's done and among the best I've heard from anyone.) Wendy Melvoin -- Hello 12" (izzat her or P? it's thug nasty!) Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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theAudience said: nd33 said: Some good ones already listed!
A gat solo I love which is a bit less obvious is the jazzy one on Stevie Wonder's "Superwoman" it's on the "Where were you when I needed you" section of the song. It's not drawn out and spectacular but it just comes in brilliantly anybody else know what I'm talkin bout?!! I'm not sure who plays it? Peace! I'm pretty sure that's the once baby-faced Buzzy Feiten on guitar. tA Tribal Disorder http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm Yeah that's Buzzy, stevie sho' nuff knows how to pick a guitar soloist. with all this debate/speculation among people (me basically) as to whether or not stevie's played guitar or bass on record, I guess the best answer is that he knows he couldn't play it as well as a jeff beck or buzzy or michael sembello, so he usually doesn't. | |
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jacktheimprovident said: Yeah that's Buzzy, stevie sho' nuff knows how to pick a guitar soloist. with all this debate/speculation among people (me basically) as to whether or not stevie's played guitar or bass on record, I guess the best answer is that he knows he couldn't play it as well as a jeff beck or buzzy or michael sembello, so he usually doesn't.
That's the whole point. Not letting one's ego to list a slew of "played" instruments get in the way of hiring the best player for the job. This is why this infatuation with "multi-instrumentalists" in some threads is so baffling to me. It's one thing to be able to plunk out a few notes on a instrument well enough to record a part. It's a totally different ballgame to be able to play an instrument well enough to do an entire live gig. That's the benchmark for me as to whether one can competently claim that instrument in their "multi-instrument" arsenal. tA Tribal Disorder http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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theAudience said: jacktheimprovident said: Yeah that's Buzzy, stevie sho' nuff knows how to pick a guitar soloist. with all this debate/speculation among people (me basically) as to whether or not stevie's played guitar or bass on record, I guess the best answer is that he knows he couldn't play it as well as a jeff beck or buzzy or michael sembello, so he usually doesn't.
That's the whole point. Not letting one's ego to list a slew of "played" instruments get in the way of hiring the best player for the job. This is why this infatuation with "multi-instrumentalists" in some threads is so baffling to me. It's one thing to be able to plunk out a few notes on a instrument well enough to record a part. It's a totally different ballgame to be able to play an instrument well enough to do an entire live gig. That's the benchmark for me as to whether one can competently claim that instrument in their "multi-instrument" arsenal. tA Tribal Disorder http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm very very true, all of it. But stevie's my man, and it would be nice if there was some ostensible proof (apart from the damn stevie ray vaughan MTV special), that he CAN play guitar, even if he isn't a super cherry sundae virtuoso. | |
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Eddie Hazel?
Funkadelics "Red Hot Mama" | |
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paligap said: this is some of my favorite (I can't say Greatest) guitar playing, but like the Audience said, all of these aren't necessarily solos...
Jean Paul Bourelly - Rock The Cathartic Spirits Carlos Santana(w/ Narada Michael Walden) - Awakening Nile Rodgers - Savoir Faire Eddie Hazel - Soul Mate( full, unedited version) Ernie Isley - Hope You Feel Better Love Jimi Hendrix - Machine Gun Wes Montgomery- Caravan Corrado Rusticci (w/ Narada Michael Walden) - The Dance Of Life George Benson - Affirmation Jeff Beck - The Final Peace Jimi Hazel (w/24-7 Spyz) - Sireality Prince - Joy In Repitition Frank Zappa (w/ George Duke) - Love Mark "Drac" Hicks (w/ Slave) - Just Freak "Spacey T" Singleton - Music for My Brother (w/Billy Bass Nelson) Allan Holdsworth - Metal Fatigue Nile Rodgers(w/ Al Jarreau) - Golden Girl Shuggie Otis - Strawberry Letter 23 Frank Gambale - Land Of Make Believe Wayne Krantz - Dream Called Love Pat Metheny - Third Wind Eddie Hazel - Pray My Soul/Sacred to the Pain John Scofield - Heaven Hill Ross Traut (with Steve Rodby) - The Great Lawn "Who gon' clean up all deez Flowers" ----Eddie Murphy as mr. clarence | |
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Scrapluv said: Jimi Hendrix - Machine Gun
Eddie Hazel - Maggot Brain Might I also add any solo from Pat Metheny. I will do today what you won't, so tomorrow I can do what you can't. | |
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