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Is the Comfortably Numb guitar solo the greatest of all time?

Posted on 10/10/21 at 2:22 am
Posted by weagle99
Member since Nov 2011
35893 posts
Posted on 10/10/21 at 2:22 am
The mood, the tone. Which other solos approach it?

Comfortably Numb
Posted by genuineLSUtiger
Nashville
Member since Sep 2005
73041 posts
Posted on 10/10/21 at 6:23 am to
Stairway to Heaven. Never has been and never will be matched
Posted by VABuckeye
Naples, FL
Member since Dec 2007
35608 posts
Posted on 10/10/21 at 7:17 am to
Time is the only competition. Both are masterpieces by Gilmour.
Posted by Nguyener
Kame House
Member since Mar 2013
20603 posts
Posted on 10/10/21 at 7:38 am to
Yes. No one can match Gilmour in absolute beautifully perfect tone of a guitar.

Comfortably Numb live 1980
Posted by Rockbrc
Attic
Member since Nov 2015
7946 posts
Posted on 10/10/21 at 8:22 am to
No
Posted by Marciano1
Marksville, LA
Member since Jun 2009
18469 posts
Posted on 10/10/21 at 8:29 am to
quote:

Is the Comfortably Numb guitar solo the greatest of all time?

Not even David Gilmour's best solo IMO.
Posted by DeltaTigerDelta
Member since Jan 2017
11349 posts
Posted on 10/10/21 at 8:38 am to
Not even close. Solo on Cars “All I can do” blows it away. LINK
Posted by Saint Alfonzo
Member since Jan 2019
22295 posts
Posted on 10/10/21 at 9:21 am to
I would put Stairway, Peg and Sultans of Swing up there.
This post was edited on 10/10/21 at 9:23 am
Posted by kjntgr
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2004
8506 posts
Posted on 10/10/21 at 9:25 am to
Delta Tiger, you gotta be kidding( I gave Aa I Can Do) a listen. In my opinion its not in the same universe as Gilmours in Comfotaly Numb.
Posted by SEClint
New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR
Member since Nov 2006
48769 posts
Posted on 10/10/21 at 10:01 am to
Well frick no

You frickers need to listen to more metal
This post was edited on 10/10/21 at 10:02 am
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
164343 posts
Posted on 10/10/21 at 10:27 am to
Time is better
Posted by Vandyrone
Nashville, TN
Member since Dec 2012
6974 posts
Posted on 10/10/21 at 2:12 pm to
Posted by jdd48
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2012
22127 posts
Posted on 10/10/21 at 2:52 pm to
I'd argue it's not even the best solo of the Gilmour catalog. That goes to Time IMO.
Posted by VABuckeye
Naples, FL
Member since Dec 2007
35608 posts
Posted on 10/10/21 at 6:09 pm to
To be fair it’s two solos while Time only has one.
Posted by LSU alum wannabe
Katy, TX
Member since Jan 2004
27020 posts
Posted on 10/10/21 at 7:53 pm to
Styles are too different.

You want speed? Technicality? Tone? Blizzard of notes?

SRV Little Wing version to me is the best mix of all. He checks each box.
Posted by Corso
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2020
10814 posts
Posted on 10/10/21 at 11:31 pm to
Time wayyy ahead of Comfortably Numb for me
Posted by Shanegolang
Denham Springs, La
Member since Sep 2015
3530 posts
Posted on 10/11/21 at 8:36 am to
Comfortably Numb is definitely one of many.
Time is really good too.
Greatest of all time? Depends on who you ask.
Posted by ThePenIsMightier
Member since Jul 2006
9063 posts
Posted on 10/11/21 at 10:31 am to
I'll argue that the solo in Fat Old Sun at Live in Gdansk is his best. He captures so much emotion in it and that's what makes a solo great to me. I want to feel it. I don't really care about technical prowess.
Posted by VaeVictus
Member since Feb 2017
1525 posts
Posted on 10/11/21 at 12:58 pm to
The famous Fred Durst solo comes to mind for me.
Posted by RockAndRollDetective
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2014
4506 posts
Posted on 10/11/21 at 1:28 pm to
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