I first off want to state that I do apologise if this subject has been brought up numerous times before in past discussions as it seems to be an obvious and popular ques. to have asked.

But anyway here I go. For all you guitar lovers out there, what are your top 5 favorite guitar solos ever done. Make sure that you state only 5 as I want to get your real feelings about this from all of you, by having to choose your absolute 5 favorite solos of all time, out of all the ones you love and have heard through all your years of listening to music.

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they're probably the most obvious,,

Heartbreaker - L.Zeppelin

Voodoo Chile - Hendrix

Starway 2 Heaven - L.Zeppelin

Layla - Eric Clapton

Eruption - V.Halen

I won't say ever cause it's always changing, but these are the five I'm diggin now.

Shock me-Kiss
Eruption-Van Halen
Golden Country-REO Speedwagon
Sweet child o' mine-Guns & Rose
Hope you feel bettter love-The Isley Brothers

A good...but tough question...it would be easy to name anything by Hendrix anything he touched qualifies...but I'll name a few that are not the obvious choices.


In no order:

Slide - Slave

Summer Breeze - Isley Brothers

Europa - Santana

Cliffs of dover - Eric Johnson

Don't tell me what love can do - Van Halen

O.k. I have to name 5 more:

Tin Pan Alley - Stevie Ray Vaughn

Climbing up the ladder - Isleys

Wanting you - Jessie Johnson

Joy in Repetition - P live in NYC (aftershow)

So fine - Mint Condition (but played by Foley)

This is what I've been listening to lately:

Slide - Slave
Hope You Feel Better Love - Isley Brothers
Love Fever - Isley Brothers
Angel of the Night - Eric Gales Band
Bang That Bell - Eric Gales Band
Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) - Jimi
Bare My Naked Soul - Jesse Johnson
Stone in Love - Journey
777-9311 - U know who
Ballad of the Fallen Soldier - Isley Brothers
Summer Breeze - Isley Brothers
[Edited 1/11/07 21:31pm]

Messed Up Here! Sorry!
[Edited 1/11/07 21:41pm]

PurpleJam said:

Alot of Isley Brothers for sure. 'Hope you feel better love' does indeed have quite an incredible solo by Ernie. I have never heard of 'Love Fever' before though. What album is that on?

"Love Fever" is on Showdown. It's an EXTREMELY hard cd (I have it on cassette) to track down. I've searched everywhere. There's another cool solo on there, "Ain't Givin' Up No Love".

Wait a second...Jesse Johnson doesn't play the guitar solo on "777-9311?" I WANT PROOF!!!


Anyways, here's my five:


Jimi Hendrix - Machine Gun
Allan Holdsworth - pick any one, it's dope
John McLaughlin - pick any one, it's dope
Johnny Winter - pick any one, it's dope
Freddie King - pick any one, it's dope

I forgot one - "On and On" - Michael Schenker, one of the most melodic guitar players I've ever heard, along with Neal Schon.

Prince -- "just my imagination" (small club)

Jimi Hendrix -- "red house" (woodstock)

Stevie Ray Vaughan -- "little wing" (sky is crying)

O'Dell (Mint Condition) -- "so fine" (welcome...)

Eric Clapton -- "pretending" (24 nights)

lovedad43 said:

I think REO's guitarist Gary Richrath was so damn good. What a great Les Paul tone.

You could make an argument that Prince took a bit of influence from him. Compare the solo bits at the end of 'Golden Country' to 'Let's Go Crazy'.

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That's hard with thousands upon thousands of guitar solos running through your head, Lol!!! But here are five I really love, for different reasons...off the top o' my head:


Carlos Santana( with Narada Michael Walden ) - Awakening

Jimi Hendrix - Machine Gun

Jean Paul Bourelly - Rock The Cathartic Spirits

Wayne Krantz - Whippersnapper

Nile Rodgers (with Chic) \ - Savoir Faire




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Rudy said:

Damn, you're right

What the hell, I'll play along....

Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
Slide - Slave ( Drac & Danny )
Machine Gun - Jimi Hendrix
Vitamin Q - The Dixie Dregs ( Steve Morse )
Breakdown dead ahead - Boz Skaggs ( Steve Lukather )
Don't look down- Go West ( Allen murphy )
Reach Up - Carlos Santana
Twisted - Chaka Khan ( Ray Gomez )
Clover - EWF ( Johnny Graham )
Along the Watchtower - Hendrix
Up on it - George duke ( Mike Sembello )
So Fine & Gumbo - Mint Condition ( Foley on "Lead bass" )
I'm the One - Van Halen
The Stick - The Time ( Jesse Johnson )
Dirty Laundry - Don Henley ( Joe walsh & Steve Lukather )
Razzmatazz - Quincy Jones ( Steve Lukather )
ME ! - Raydio ( Ray Parker,jr )
Power of Soul - Hendrix
Rosanna - Toto ( Steve Lukather )
Fools - Van Halen
Butt to butt Resuscitation - Funkadelic ( Mike Hampton )
Get off your ass and Jam - Funkadelic ( Eddie Hazel )
Top Jimmy - Van Halen
Ice cakes - The Dixie Dregs ( Steve Morse )
The Heat is on - Isley bros.
Compadres - Chick Corea ( Al Di meola )
Back on the Road - EWF ( Steve Lukather )
Glamour Profession - Steely Dan ( Steve Khan )
We've got yo Party - Slave ( Drac )
Cause, we ended as Lovers - Jeff Beck
Lemme At it - George Duke ( Charles "Icarus" Johnson )
Fencewalk - Mandrill ( Omar Mesa )
Quite Afternoon Live - Stanley Clarke ( Ray Gomez )
Don't tell me you Love me - Night Ranger ( Brad Gillis & Jeff watson )
So this is Love ? - Van Halen
So this is Love ? - George Benson
Message of Love - Hendrix
Bloodsucking Leeches - The Dixie Dregs ( Steve Morse )
Got to get you into my life - EWF ( Johnny Graham )
Fat Time - Miles Davis ( Mike Stern )
High & Mighty - John Scofield
Maggot Brain - Funkadelic ( Eddie Hazel )
Lady - George Benson
Who Knows - Jimi Hendrix

And, ANYTHING from WES MONTGOMERY !!


There's more but I can't think of them off hand.
I know it's only supposed to be "5" but
sorry..
[Edited 1/12/07 18:50pm]

Purple Rain-Prince,Dolphin-Prince,The Question of U-Prince,Little Red Corvette-Prince,and Let's Go Crazy-Prince!

Comfortably Numb - David Gilmour
Kid Charlemagne - Steely Dan (Larry Carlton)
My Old School - Steely Dan (Jeff "Skunk" Baxter"

ThreadBare said:

[Edited 1/12/07 15:32pm]

"Maggot Brain" - (Eddie Hazel)
"Mr. Mellow" - Maynard Ferguson (George Benson)
"777-9311" - The Time (_____)
"Every Time He Comes Around" - Minnie Riperton (Marlo Henderson)
"Simple & Sweet" - Roy Ayers (George Baker)

DirtyChris said:

Damn,I forgot about "Mr. Mellow"
good one..

None.

My all time favourite guitar solo is the intro of "When Doves Cry"!

novabrkr said:

You hate guitars, don't you?

GangstaFam said:

Industrial street cred all the way.