Your top 5 guitar solos of ALL time!

Lil-Bass-Goddess

Oi Oi!

Okay... where to begin...

Everybody post up your favourite top 5 guitar solos (not necessarily in order)
Format: Artist/band name - song (and a reason, if you want)

woop!

okay (in no particular order):
1. Europe - Final Countdown (its just a pure and clean solo that still kicks ass even today)
2. Metallica - Master of puppets (i just love the way it carries the melody on, and the build up of tension at the end of the solo)
3. Guns 'n Roses - Sweet Child 'O mine (its Slash... what more can I say ?)
4. Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child (that man knows how to lay it down!)
5. Judas Priest - Painkiller (its just such and awesome song with a solo to match!)

Alrighty... your turn!

Martyr

hmmm...ok well my top 5 have some new stuff in aswell

1) Trivium - Drowned and Torn Asunder (love the solo trading to harmony solo)
2) Metallica - Master of Puppets (it's Metallica,enough said)
3) Pantera - Walk (love the sound)
4) Guns n' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle (i love Slash's style 8))
5) Dream Theater - Beyond this Life (John Petrucci is legend)

so those are my favourite solos...i actually have a lot more ?,but i had to try narrow it down to 5

Lil-Bass-Goddess

Awesome choices! ? Trivium and great, technical solos go together like milk and cookies

Martyr

milk and cookies ?

dee

* Matt Bellamy (Muse) - Hysteria - I love the way Matt manages to incorporate the song's main tempo and feeling into his solo's.
* Matt Bellamy (Muse) yes, again ? - Invincible - Simple, elegant, powerful. Most awesome thing I've ever seen live.
* Dave Gilmour (Pink Floyd) - Comfortably Numb, specifically the second solo - This song does not need a reason.
* Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold)- Seize The Day - Fits in great with the song, manages to convey the songs emotion's that little bit extra.
* Jimmy Page (Led Zep) - Dazed and Confused - Probably one of, if not the one, favourite song of mine...!

Lil-Bass-Goddess

Most awesome thing I've ever seen live.

I agree fully! Seeing Muse live was the best day of my life! even managed to bring a lil tear to my eye ?
Where did u see em? (CokeFest 4 me)

Martyr

Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold)- Seize The Day - Fits in great with the song, manages to convey the songs emotion's that little bit extra.

completely agree with that +1

dee

Lil Bass Goddess wrote: I agree fully! Seeing Muse live was the best day of my life! even managed to bring a lil tear to my eye ?
Where did u see em? (CokeFest 4 me)

Yip. CokeFest as well! ?

Lil-Bass-Goddess

Awesome! did u stay till the end (cause the end was the best part, managed to sneak onto the paraplegics stand/deck... they were all leaving. twas the best damn view of all. Mwahahahaha! ? )

FenderBender

Awesome gig, my windows were rattling in the end!

NorioDS

Lil Bass Goddess wrote: 1. Europe - Final Countdown (its just a pure and clean solo that still kicks ass even today)
2. Metallica - Master of puppets (i just love the way it carries the melody on, and the build up of tension at the end of the solo)
3. Guns 'n Roses - Sweet Child 'O mine (its Slash... what more can I say ?)
4. Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child (that man knows how to lay it down!)
5. Judas Priest - Painkiller (its just such and awesome song with a solo to match!)

Great selection! Extra kudos for listing Judas Priest! But I think my fave solo from them has to be from "Beyond the realms of death".

I'm such a Judas freak, it's not funny. They just seem to hit all the right buttons for me. Man I'd love to see them live!

Wessel

Most of the solo's I am picking is not in my genre, but it is still awesome

TOTO - hold the line
Eagles - Hotel California
Europe - Final countdown (Me aswell) ( I always air guitar along with this one even though i can play it ? )
Avenged sevenfold - Bat country ( I really hope their legit. See my general discussions post)
Ozzy - Mr Crowley (almost all the songs with Rhandy on guitar)

Lil-Bass-Goddess

Great selection! Extra kudos for listing Judas Priest! But I think my fave solo from them has to be from "Beyond the realms of death".

I'm such a Judas freak, it's not funny. They just seem to hit all the right buttons for me. Man I'd love to see them live!

Judas Priest are legends in my books! Have you heard their new album yet (Nostradamus)?
Its a pretty epic album [in the way in which it chronologically tells Nostradamus's life story through out the album, theres a song for all his trials and tribulations] Some people think their new album is a waste, but I like it alot. ?

NorioDS

Wessel wrote:TOTO - hold the line

Totally awesome! Man Lukather kicks ass!

NorioDS

Lil Bass Goddess wrote: Judas Priest are legends in my books! Have you heard their new album yet (Nostradamus)?
Its a pretty epic album [in the way in which it chronologically tells Nostradamus's life story through out the album, theres a song for all his trials and tribulations] Some people think their new album is a waste, but I like it alot. ?

Sadly I haven't heard it yet! Need to scrape together some cash and buy some new albums! (Like the new Metallica, of course)

I remember the days when it was 2-5 new albums a month. Sometimes 10 in a single day. Then I got married ? (Actually, then I got a credit card!)

Lil-Bass-Goddess

TOTO is awesome indeed... as is Boston
Blue Oyster Cult has some awesome artistic noodling going on [not to mention the rad cow bell ?] Legendary!

Sadly I haven't heard it yet! Need to scrape together some cash and buy some new albums! (Like the new Metallica, of course)

I have the opposite problem... seems I work at good old Look & Listen CW, I buy LOADS! Just got the new Metallica album, waiting anxiously for the new AC DC {Black Ice} album and the Uriah Heep {Wake the Sleeper} album... eee! cant wait to give em a listen! ?
Pity staff discount is so lousy...

FenderBender

Boston Rocks! Brad Delp was a master. Don't look back will always do it for me ?

Wessel

While whe are talking about Boston. I love the solo on "piece of mind" aswell!!!

Lil-Bass-Goddess

"More than a feeling" is still a happy-go-lucky tune, and the solo seems so effortless, like it just flows.

Satriani

Only 5? Maaaaaan that's tough, near impossible but let me try ?

1) Joe Satriani - Surfing With The Alien
2) Joe Satriani - Always With You, Always With Me
3) Queen / Brian May - Killer Queen
4) Steve Vai - For The Love Of God
5) The Eagles - Hotel California

Could list hundreds easily, but I have been restricted ☹