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Post by weeo on Apr 10, 2008 18:29:55 GMT
Hi guys
I don't if this has been asked before.
I Had a long drive with a guitar playing friend last week and up came the subject of favourite guitar solos.I'd be interested to hear yours.
Avoid if you can the obvious ones Goodbye to love ,Hotel California,all right now etc.
I'll start the ball rolling with my three faves
Midnight at the oasis (played by Amos Garrett)
Lipstick on your collar( George Barnes)
Please mr. postman (carpenters)( Tony Paluso)
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Post by ovation99 on Apr 10, 2008 20:13:31 GMT
WEEO, great idea to suggest "alternative" guitar solos, other than the usual obvious ones.
Without giving too much thought and creating a monster list, here are possibly my 3 and "not in any particular order" as they say:-
The 2nd guitar break in Elvis - Hound Dog. Very short but raw and powerful.
Last Horizon - Brian May. Emotional and powerful highs
Hello Mary Lou - Rick Nelson (James Burton) Great Tele sound. And virtually any James Burton as far as I'm concerned
Ooops! and another one:-
Sweet Dreams - Roy Buchanan
That'll do for now
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Post by weeo on Apr 11, 2008 19:19:05 GMT
Hi Ovation
Great choice,how could i forget Hello Mary Lou.You had me digging out my Elvis CD and listening to Hound Dog again.You're right about the solo,raw and full of energy.I think i'm right in saying it was Scotty Moore.When these records were made in the late 50's all the best guitarists were ex-jazz players and i think that comes across.Maybe that's why i like Lipstick on Your Collar,George Barnes was a renowned jazz player.Don't get me wrong,i'm not a big jazz fan,but you can tell these guys were very talented,when you consider the gauge of the strings etc.at that time.And don't forget they had to think up the solo in the first place.
Thanks for your reply
regards
eddie
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Post by charlie on May 15, 2008 13:19:04 GMT
Wow....my favorite guitar solos....I have so many, but if I was on a desert island and I could only carry just a select few solos, they would be:
1. Still got the Blues - Gary Moore - still cry when I listen to that solo....so full of emotion and exquisite pain
2. All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix - such a perfect blend of sound textures ....blues riffs with echo, wah-wah, slide work...chordal rhythms....simply brilliant
3. Sunny - Pat Martino - flawless picking technique with angular patterns outlining the most complex chord substitutions....just a marvel to listen to and learn from
4. Canadian Susnset - Wes Montgomery ....his tone is so sublime...and his phrasing is beyond comparison...if there was one guitarist who was truly blessed with the "gift"...it was Wes.
5. Lazy - Deep Purple (Ritchie Blackmore) - great rock tone...stratocaster and a Marshall cranked way up...great rock phrasing
There are so many more I could list....Joe Pass,Freddie King,Larry Carlton,Andres Segovia, etc.
but I have to stop somewhere....lol Thanks for this post...helpled me to remember why I love to play guitar so much!
Charlie
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Post by Tubbs on May 15, 2008 13:50:35 GMT
Its gotta be Mark Knopfler on the song "Telegraph Road" for me, makes the hairs stand on the back of your neck!!
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Post by kemo on May 15, 2008 14:15:44 GMT
Have to agree with you on that one tubbs, Gary Moore is one of my favourite all time guitarists. Here a couple of ones I have on compilation which also make great driving songs.
1. Still got the Blues - Gary Moore
2. Still in Love with you - Thin Lizzy featuring Gary Moore
3. Since you've been gone - Rainbow - featuring Ritchie Blackmore
4. Sweet child of mine - guns n roses - Slash
5. Wanted Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi - Richie Sambora
6. Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits - Mark knopfler
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Post by weeo on May 16, 2008 7:04:09 GMT
Thanks guys, Lots to think about , there are so many we've forgotten about over the years.Still got the blues is one of my faves too (that's another one i haven't played for years).
Keep em coming.
regards
Eddie
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Post by muso on May 16, 2008 8:16:35 GMT
Lazy - Deep Purple
but my current fav has got to be
Lost Without You - John Petrucci
it's got it all even a very tasty bass solo.
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Post by jackothescot on Oct 15, 2008 15:06:03 GMT
Best solo - very subjective - but I find EVH's effort in Michael Jackson's 'Beat It' an enormous solo - a first take in the studio too, and surely Mark Knopfler's first few notes in the solo for Romeo and Juliette speak a thousand words! Rock on!
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Post by weeo on Oct 16, 2008 13:30:47 GMT
yes you're right Jack EVH's solo is mind boggling.
I remember playing in a covers band at the time it came out .
I gave up trying to play the solo after the first two notes.
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Post by jackothescot on Oct 16, 2008 15:37:42 GMT
Ha Ha Weeo - Join the club mate - I think you played one note more than me, then!
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Post by moonie on Oct 26, 2008 16:03:42 GMT
I've always loved Lynyrd Skynyrds version of "Honky Tonk Night Time Man" great breaks in that one all round and another old classic song with such a succinct solo that I love is Steely Dans "Ricky Don't Lose That Number" and it's a nice song to play when you do the piano line on the guitar too.
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