Awesome Guitar Solo Songs?

[MBrown]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV74PsUo1dc

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

Many great citations made so far. Another one is April Wine's version of King Crimson's 21st Century Schizoid Man. Saw them do it live back in the early 80's and it was jaw dropping.

 

[grrl]

Cream - Crossroads

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sH5ePdvdkU

 

[broon]

The greatest guitar solo ever is Watermelon in Easter Hay by Frank Zappa.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfY3BhYNIjg

 

[grrl]

The greatest guitar solo ever is Watermelon in Easter Hay by Frank Zappa.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfY3BhYNIjg

Parts of that remind me of David Gilmour's Milhalis.

Dire Straits - Tunnel of Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrDK0UoAkfY

 

[QueBert]

the video's even titled "greatest guitar solo ever"


http://www.youtube.com/watch#!videos=rGYMJbg7zMY&v=ifp_SVrlurY


the guitar solo starts around 3:25, Prince is a fucking monster, the way he just tosses the guitar over his head and walks the fuck off stage at the end - epic.

 

[dwell]

Always loved the solo on "You Shook Me All Night Long" by AC/DC. So simple but sooo soulful.

The mini solos in "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zep are the best solos Plant ever recorded IMO. They sound so hot both in tone and in his playing.

"Sweet Child of Mine" solos are sweet and heartbreaking at the same time. Slash is awesome. I also love his solos on "Knocking on Heaven's Door". Probably because I can actually play them 🙂

The solos on Journey's "Stone in Love" are 100% rock bliss.

Also love major key solos like the one in "More Than a Feeling" by Boston

 

[Arcadio]

Pantera - Floods (solo starts at 3:50)

 

[ahenkel]

Queens of the Stone Age Live at Brixton

 

[ChairShot]

Arch Enemy : Fields of Desolation
Michael Jackson : Beat it (Eddie Van Halen)
Helloween : Halloween

 

[oddyager]

Anything from Joe Satriani.

 

[jemcam]

Clapton - Layla

Edit: And no Hendrix? Come on ATOT...

Actually, the best guitar parts of that song is by Duane Allman.

 

[bignateyk]

Prince has an awesome solo in "While my guitar gently weeps" in the tribute to George Harrison.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifp_SVrlurY

 

[Kirby]

I can't believe no one has mention Smells Like Teen Spirit....:awe:

 

[WT]

Eruption - Van Halen.

Whole song is a guitar solo, so I assume it counts ?

 

[dainthomas]

Eruption - Van Halen.

Whole song is a guitar solo, so I assume it counts ?

I was gonna post this. Another good one of Eddie is Respect the Wind off the Twister soundtrack.

 

[SSSnail]

Actually, the best guitar parts of that song is by Duane Allman.

Too lazy to search for the original acoustic by Clapton, but do it.

 

[JM Aggie08]

Farewell Ballad - Zakk Wylde
Any Avenged Sevenfold Song >2005
Anything John Petrucci

 

[aigomorla]

i cant believe no one called this one:

More then Words - Extreme.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrIiLvg58SY

 

[AFurryReptile]

Buckethead - Soothsayer = 9 minutes of epic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adV8-_hgL4g

Avenged Sevenfold - Strength of the World = Pretty catchy solo, if not the most "technical" one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx17hFfU4OM

Opeth - Burden = If you can appreciate slower soloes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3tDw7znNyQ

 

[AFurryReptile]

Also, anything from this guy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El2DUntbavE

 

[x-alki]

Long but great, IMO anyway.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x78dq6_neil-young-cowgirl-in-the-sand_music

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

Actually, the best guitar parts of that song is by Duane Allman.

Thread needs more Duane.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPdcjukAioI

That type of slide guitar genius has pretty much gone the way of the dodo today, it seems.

 

[thraashman]

Led Zeppelin - No Quarter
Allman Bros Band - Jessica (yeah, the whole song is basically a guitar solo)
Pearl Jam - Yellow Ledbetter (middle part of the song has a great solo)
ZZ Top - La Grange
Kansas - Carry on Wayward Son

 

[Arcadio]

Another vote for Avenged Sevenfold, especially Afterlife (solo at 2:55)