Love that one, saw those guys in Nashtown last year... They play for tips!!!

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Badge - Cream

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There as been so many through the years and one of the early ones, early/mid 60's was extraordinary for it's time. Unique, mind blowing and I gotta say 'still is'
Shapes Of Things - Yardbirds
Might have been Jeff Beck, I can't actually remember just at the moment but anyway, it still hits the spot when I hear it.

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01-Hotel California - The Eagles
02-November Rain - Guns N' Roses
03-Welcome Home(Sanitarium) - Metallica
04-Any Stevie Ray Vaughn Solo
05-Highway Star - Deep Purple


There is so many more but those come to mind right away!!

There are a lot of them. Many were mentioned already. How about . . .

Bodhisattva - Steely Dan - Studio version, 2nd solo by Jeff "Skunk" Baxter

Derek and The Dominos...Layla

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Gerry McGee of The Ventures, the long bridge solo in "Quiet Village."

One solo I think first defined rock in the 70s was the lead for Chicago's 25 or 6 to 4.
Also Elliot Easton's lead on Tonight She Comes.

But there are a whole bunch more.

Solos that were influential for me at the time.

Sunshine of your love
Black Dog (more the intro)
Whole lotta love
Stairway (when it was cool)
One (pretty much the entire song)
Any Hendrix or SRV

I like to think that the guitar solo has evolved. Days of the guitar playing power chords in the background for a while then the guitar player doing fretboard gymnastics for a few minutes then back to power chords are over for the most part. This is why I love Hendrix the whole song was a solo. In a way he was far ahead of the game. Solos are now entwined into every part of the song in my mind.

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+1 for both of those Joe Bonamassa tunes. I think I like the solo in Blues Deluxe a little better, and it's overall a better guitar song IMO.

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Where to start?

Don't Start Me To Talkin' -- The Doobie Brothers
1984 -- Spirit
Highway Star -- Deep Purple
Warrior -- Wishbone Ash
Texas Flood -- Stevie Ray Vaughan
Let There Be Music -- Orleans
Bell Bottom Blues -- Derek & The Dominos
James Dean -- The Eagles
In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed -- The Allman Brothers
Francine -- ZZ Top
Running Down A Dream -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
The Salt In My Tears -- Martin Briley
Politician -- Cream
Jukin' -- Atlanta Rhythm Section
Go Back -- Crabby Appleton
For Yasgur's Farm -- Mountain
Lost Woman -- The James Gang
That Smell -- Lynyrd Skynyrd
Prodigal Son -- Johnny Winter
Rock Candy -- Montrose
John The Revelator -- Phil Keaggy
Snortin' Whiskey -- Pat Travers
Wild Eyed Southern Boys -- 38 Special
Dreams -- Molly Hatchet
Stone Cold Fever -- Humble Pie

(whew!)

Arjay

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it'd be easier to choose the solo's not to list.

my old guitar player Rob had the coolest sounding Tele, great chunk and cleaned up very well, an understated solo starting at 1:20, this is me 3:15 and Frankie at 3:25. For those who have been on the Forum awhile, this is probably the 100th time you've seen this oldie

http://www.youtube.com/user/MrSolarcoas ... 0JYkPbjlnc

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+1

Now guys, check this one out before you laugh: the bluesy solo at the end of Chris Ledoux's "This Cowboy's Hat" (either Mark Sissel, Chris Leuzinger or Brent Rowan).

Vince Gill "Trying to get over you" (Vince Gill?)
Brad Paisley "Online" (Brad Paisley)
Eagles "Hotel California" (Don Felder & Joe Walsh)
David Bowie "China Girl" (SRV)
Fleetwood Mac "As long as you follow" (Billy Burnette or Rick Vito)
Genesis "Firth of Fifth" (Steve Hackett)
Marillion "Sugar Mice" (Steve Rothery)
Anything by David Gilmour or Brent Mason
Michael Jackson "Beat It" (EVH)
Eros Ramzzotti "L'Ultima Rivoluzione" (Steve Farris)
Abba "Our Last Summer", "Eagle" (Lasse Wellander & Janne Schaffer respectively)
Jean-Jacques Goldman "Je te donne" (2nd solo - Michael Jones)

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There are thousands of good solos; but it I think one solo is such, it should be played in my funerals:
Jimis "I don´t live today" as a live version
It is no more music, it is something else...

One guitarist haven´t mentioned here: Frank Zappa. For example his playing in LP Hot Rats is very good.

Clapton's solo on "My Little Girl' from the Mayall 'Beano' album.

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