re: Best guitar solo in your opinion

Posted by randybobandy

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Posted on 6/5/18 at 7:34 am to tigahlovah

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He's the only straight male who could pull off the clothes/hairstyles he had, and still look cool.

??????? Cool ?????
I remember when my daughter was in middle school. Those awkward first few "teenage" years where the clothes don't quite fit correctly, mouthful of braces, conflicting styles of hair/clothes/makeup, boots paired to shorts, turquoise pink and purple outfits perfectly clashing ect.......... Reminds me a lot of Prince-

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Posted by tigahlovah

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Posted on 6/5/18 at 9:21 am to randybobandy

And your comment just illustrated PERFECTLY why Prince is not taken as seriously as he should be as a guitarist or musician. A lot of people had trouble getting past all his bs to appreciate how great he was.

Posted by TigrrrDad

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Posted on 6/5/18 at 1:46 pm to JBM210

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Eruption--Eddie van Halen

This. It seems too obvious, but it’s the only single true answer.

And I’m not a huge Eddie fan.

Posted by VOR

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Posted on 6/5/18 at 2:47 pm to ElectricWizard0

I don’t know, but Freebird seems stale and just okay to me. I’m not the biggest fan, but I did see L. S.play a great set in Natchitoches before they broke big.

Posted by defreak

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Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:16 am to VOR

Cliffs of Dover - Eric Johnson

Anything Prince, Hendrix, or Page will do for me though!!

Posted by Nicky Parrish

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Posted on 6/6/18 at 7:55 am to ElectricWizard0

Prince, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne and others -- "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Ran across this video on YouTube a few weeks ago. Prince’s solo at the end is something to see. Can’t stop watching. The video as a whole is great .

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Posted by McGregor

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Posted on 6/6/18 at 7:52 pm to Nicky Parrish

blue sky

dbetts

Posted by DannyB

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Posted on 6/7/18 at 11:18 am to McGregor

Have to post another couple of Monte Montgomery videos...

Monte Montgomery - River

Monte Montgomery - All On Me

Just goddamn....

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Posted by DownSouthJukin

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Posted on 6/8/18 at 11:21 am to Nicky Parrish

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Prince’s solo at the end is something to see.

Posted by EA6B

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Posted on 6/8/18 at 12:15 pm to ElectricWizard0

Guitar solo as part of a song with vocals, or guitar instrumental, two very different things?

Posted by VOR

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Posted on 6/8/18 at 12:20 pm to ElectricWizard0

Some will think I'm nots because it's rough and pretty simple, but Richards' work on Sympathy for the Devil has always moved me. Same with "Gimme Shelter", frankly.

Playing a lot of notes real fast doesn't necessarily mean better.

Posted by VOR

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Posted on 6/8/18 at 12:48 pm to defreak

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Anything Prince, Hendrix, or Page will do for me though!!

Yeah, dey good.

Posted by VOR

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Posted on 6/8/18 at 12:54 pm to randybobandy

Prince was very cool, and his wardobe was intended to be outrageous.

Posted by EA6B

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Posted on 6/8/18 at 3:28 pm to VOR

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Playing a lot of notes real fast doesn't necessarily mean better.

I am of the belief that the notes not played are the most important, Richards is certainly at the top of those that have mastered note economy.

Richards as also probably created more instantly recognizable song intro riffs than any other guitarist.

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Posted by VOR

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Posted on 6/9/18 at 2:19 pm to EA6B

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Richards is certainly at the top of those that have mastered note economy.

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Richards as also probably created more instantly recognizable song intro riffs than any other guitarist.

Posted by HoustonGumbeauxGuy

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Posted on 6/9/18 at 9:09 pm to ElectricWizard0

Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover

Posted by buffbraz

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Posted on 6/26/18 at 12:58 pm to DannyB

Tim Reynolds #41, live at luther college
Metallica Am I Evil, Garage Inc

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Posted by TheTideMustRoll

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Posted on 6/27/18 at 1:26 am to ElectricWizard0

Failure - Daylight

This is it for me. Not the most impressive solo from a technical standpoint, but in terms of wrenching pure emotion from the instrument, I’ve never heard its equal.