My favorite guitar solo is...?

[J3st3r 360]

by far, the Ramblin' Man one, second one to be exact! Freaking love it! The Free Bird one is of course up there! :D

How bout you guys?

[Mega-Tallica]

Under A Glass Moon by Dream Theater is one of my favorite guitar solos and a few others I like:

Through Different Eyes - Fates Warning
Glasgow Kiss - John Petrucci
To Live Is To Die - Metallica
Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
Aces High - Iron Maiden

Don't feel like naming anymore.

[DrifterUK]

The Trooper - Iron Maiden
Hate Me! - Children Of Bodom
Needled 24/7 - Children Of Bodom

Theyre my personal favourites

[Zidane]

Check it out:

Brighton Rock Solo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m69BrvJNfg)

[Tank9088]

Opening for Sweet Child O' Mine.

[Mega-Tallica]

Opening for Sweet Child O' Mine.

That's not really a solo.

[Bub]

Paranoid Android - Radiohead
Welcome Home - Coheed and Cambria
Cult of Personality - Living Colour
On Call - Kings of Leon
Ocean Size - Jane's Addiction

[afterstasis]

i'm not a big guitar solo guy, but harrison's solo in "i want you (she's so heavy)" came to mind first.

dinosaur jr and sonic youth are probably my favorite bands in terms of guitar solo excellence, though.

[Tank9088]

That's not really a solo.

It's close enough.

[moose39]

Stairway to Heaven (live at Earl's Court 1975) (solo starts at 6:06) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Efm9P94djQM) - Led Zeppelin

Thank You (from BBC Sessions) (solo starts at 2:29) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc-EdW1amwg) - Led Zeppelin

All Along the Watchtower (the solo and guitar lick) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14qTXRkAKr8) - Jimi Hendrix

[AeroZeppelinSevenfold]

Anything Hendrix plays always catches my attention. All Along the Watchtower comes to mind right now, just because the chord progression along with the notes he chose sound really epic.


Stairway To Heaven is another one, and of course Eruption, because I love EVH's guitar tone.

[moose39]

Would the intro to Little Guitars count as a solo?

[Zidane]

Oh, Randy Rhoads in Crazy Train. A-MAZ-ING!

[Bucketheader]

Hmmmm, for me I HAVE to agree on Crazy Train.

Recently i've become very attracted to the outro of Minor Thing by the Chili's. Is it a solo? is it an outro? It's good though.

[hawkofva]

Neil Schonn's solo in Journey's Lights.

[Mega-Tallica]

Neil Schonn's solo in Journey's Lights.

Neil Schonn was my health teacher's brother. He said he doesn't talk to him anymore, that he's a bit of a jerk.

[Zidane]

Neil Schonn was my health teacher's brother. He said he doesn't talk to him anymore, that he's a bit of a jerk.

jealous

[ryan12147]

Ozzie Osbourne - Crazy Train
The Who - My Generation
Living Colour - Cult of Personality
Iron Maiden - The Trooper
Soundgarden - New Damage

[Mega-Tallica]

jealous

He also told me that Neil Schonn doesn't share his wealth with the rest of his family. That's being a jerk.

[ryan12147]

Oh, and I forgot the solo at the end of Little Sister by Queens of the Stone Age. It just sounds so awesome :)

[KallenS]

Check it out:

Brighton Rock Solo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m69BrvJNfg)

You took the words out from my head. :eek:

[funkydunkleman]

Allman Brothers - Blue Sky
Skynyrd - Free Bird
Boston - Hitch a Ride
AC/DC - Shoot to Thrill
The Darkness - I Believe in a Thing Called Love

[pacifistWITHgun]

I'd Love to Change the World by Ten Years After (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUokMbJC3P8)

[RicoTheAwesomeCat]

Selkies - Between the Buried and Me (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQps1QFVZME)
This solo gives me chills everytime it picks up, it's just so ridiculously beautiful.

[TeamAliceFTW]

Selkies - Between the Buried and Me (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQps1QFVZME)
This solo gives me chills everytime it picks up, it's just so ridiculously beautiful.

Amazing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lopBkzJsCzY
Invincible- Muse

[BuRn7 CaK3]

To name a few:

Coheed and Cambria - Welcome Home
Boston - Peace of Mind
Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall

[AeroZeppelinSevenfold]

Amazing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lopBkzJsCzY
Invincible- Muse
HOW COULD I FORGET THAT ONE????

I change my mind. This one. It is one of the coolest uses of the Whammy Pedal I have every heard.

I also like Comfortably Numb. These are both fun to play on guitar as well. But I think everything is fun on guitar. :D

[gmarsh]

Beyond The Realms of Death- Judas Priest
Hallowed Be Thy Name- Iron Maiden
Highway Star- Deep Purple
Stairway, Yes Stairway, leave me alone.
Mr. Crowley- Ozzy
Screaming For Vengeance- Judas Priest
Whole Lotta Love- Zeppelin

Just A couple that I can think of right now.

[Nitz13]

Crazy Train
Thunderstruck
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Aces High
Actually pretty much any Maiden solo :p

EDIT: ^ Damn I forgot Highway Star!
Ooohhh and also the solo at the end of Alive by Pearl Jam

[MallikaVanHoldsworth]

Silverstein - Call It Karma

[FatFreeDoritos]

Hitch a Ride - Boston
The Last Baron - Mastodon. I love Brent Hinds. Head Tats FTW.

[Wrathy]

Spinal Tap - Stonehenge.

It's so beautiful I had to buy a new keyboard the first time I listened to because spontanious tears of joy were flowing like a river down my face. Or perhaps falling like a waterfall.

[bmaninc]

State of Love and Trust.

[classicrockdude]

Rory Gallagher's solo in Tatoo'd Lady (http://www.last.fm/music/Rory+Gallagher/_/Tattoo%27d+Lady) is sex

[classicrockdude]

I'd Love to Change the World by Ten Years After (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUokMbJC3P8)

YES! Alvin Lee could be the best guitarist ever! But, His solo in I'm Going Home is better;)

[maidener]

from here to eternity - iron maiden
2 minutes to midnight - iron maiden
war pigs - black sabbath

[bood-boy]

"Hitch a Ride" by Boston
"Wynona's Big Brown Beaver" by Primus
oh yeah and "Eruption" by Eddie Van Halen

[franticfish]

Veil of Maya solo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DinhtEP8WGc) some of the most tasteful sweep picking ever, no wankery at all.

And Blackmore's solo in Stargazer by Rainbow.

[Baanu_Rass]

Powerslave (Maiden) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2H_ygk5hJI#t=2m34s)
La Villa Strangiato (Rush)
Limelight (Rush) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bX2dNeG_gY#t=2m47s)
Love to Hate (Testament) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Huf50pqFa-4#t=2m3s)
Electric Eye (Judas Priest) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QVr3Szo6LI#t=2m24s)

[comedyhour]

Jimi Hendrix - Axis Bold As Love

Pink Floyd - Young Lust (LIve at Earl's Court).

Both give me chills up my spine each time I hear them.