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  1. 04-10-2005, 02:18 #1
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    Default Favorite guitar solo ever

    Well mine hands down is Comfortably Numb by Floyd. Gilmores best and my favorite solo of all time. If that comes on the radio I wont get out of my car untill its over
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    Default Re: Favorite guitar solo ever

    Yep, Comfortably Numb is my favourite, although I also love Gilmour's solo from Time.

    And I know it's a cliche, but the Stairway solo is fantastic. As is the freetime solo from Heartbreaker-something of an acquired taste, that.
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    Default Re: Favorite guitar solo ever

    Does it have to be a guitar? Oh well...the short guitar solo on the live version of Peter Tosh's "Coming In Hot" comes to mind, from the Complete Captured Live album.

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    Ooh, another good one-Alex Lifeson's solo from the fourth movement of Rush's 2112.
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    Default Re: Favorite guitar solo ever

    gilmour at the end of pigs, probably.
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    Default Re: Favorite guitar solo ever

    Probably Comfortable Numb.

    All Along the Watchtower is another great one.
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    Default Re: Favorite guitar solo ever

    Quote Originally Posted by Gawain of Orkeny
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    Peter Tosh? It made his music supernatural (very likely not his personal well-being and health though). Complete Captured Live (pity, the guitar solo on "Coming In Hot" was not on the sample) & Live At the One Love Peace Concert (check out "Igziabeher").

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    Default Re: Favorite guitar solo ever

    Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, and Carlos Santana.

    Anything by them. Prolly Voodoo Child by Jimi

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    Default Re: Favorite guitar solo ever

    Freebird. Sure it's cliched, but it's just awesome. I also love the the insane guitar work on The Allman Brother's stuff, especially the Live From Fillmore East's Whipping Post. But I can't really say I have a favorite, since I love so many guitarists, and I love jams a whole lot.

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    Default Re: Favorite guitar solo ever

    Jag you mention Maiden and dare leave out the solo in 2 Minutes to Midnight. That whole song was brilliant.
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    Default Re: Favorite guitar solo ever

    Though I love classic rock, and I believe the best solos were composed back then (technically speaking), my favourite solo is the last song of the Matthew Good Band's Underdogs: "Change of Season".
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    Default Re: Favorite guitar solo ever

    Freebird, or Stairway, or Layla, or Adios, or Comfortably Numb, or Mr. Banker (begginning)

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    Default Re: Favorite guitar solo ever

    Quote Originally Posted by ColdKnight
    Jag you mention Maiden and dare leave out the solo in 2 Minutes to Midnight. That whole song was brilliant.
    As I said The Prisoner is my fav - middle to end solo - it is awesome.

    But that does not mean I love other Maiden solos, but here it was just for fav's. The Trooper solo by Dave Murray - I believe - is awesome as well, and yes, of course 2 minutes to midnight.
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    Default Re: Favorite guitar solo ever

    Comfortably Numb I think we all agree
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    Default Re: Favorite guitar solo ever

    Ah Jag I was just messing with you. I know that your the biggest Maiden fan here. And I don't know Comfortably Numb is just a bit to mellow for me.
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