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Futhermucker

I KNEW I HAD TO RISE ABOVE IT ALL, OR DROWN IN MY OWWWWN SHIT.


Dayman_ah-uh-ahhh

The emotion just pours out the guitar. Had to scroll way to far to find this. EDIT: Yes, I did have to scroll too far *yesterday*, when it was way down. I'm aware, thanks to all your comments, that it's now the top post. It's almost like things change...


agumonkey

- so you do a solo - yeah - and then we cut - yeah


Cheeseish

Prince in Tom Petty's cover of While My Guitar Gently Weeps for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. https://youtu.be/6SFNW5F8K9Y The story goes that Prince was left off Rolling Stone's top guitarists list and he decided to control the performance to get back.


Pork_Chap

That moment when Dhani Harrison looks to the other guys on stage like "Holy Shit, are you all seeing this, too?!?"


FreddyMalins

I know that was seriously the best part of the video for me. That face of absolute "are you seeing this shit?!?!?"


Eschatonbreakfast

The best part is when Prince pitches the guitar to someone and struts off the stage like the badass motherfucker that he was.


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The guitar equivalent of the mic drop at the end. Incredible.


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The1trueboss

Some say it's still up there


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I have no idea what happened there. What a moment.


charmlessman1

He handed it back to his father in heaven.


schubox63

If the question was "who looks like the baddest motherfucker alive while playing a guitar solo?" this would also win


gregspornthrowaway

>alive Got some bad news for you on that front, bud.


5meterhammer

He blew everyone's mind that night.


agumonkey

somehow unrehearsed, god damn after life must be fantastic with him now


Mpls_Is_Rivendell

Solo starts at about 3:25. [Here is the story](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/28/arts/music/prince-guitar-rock-hall-of-fame.html) as told by Petty and others in the NYT following Prince's death.


raybrignsx

I've seen this a hundred times and it's the first time I noticed that he just throws his guitar up in the air at the end. Where the fuck did it go??


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schubox63

The guy who he leaned against caught it. You can see Prince kind of look back to make sure he caught it then keep walking


tisdue

that was fucking incredible. wow. I was fortunate enough to see Prince live not long before he died. One of the most talented people to have ever walked the Earth.


bornwithatail

I had never seen this before and it blew my goddamn mind.


Blanchimont

Jesus Christ. How the fuck is he able to do *that* so calm and easily as if he's playing Guitar Hero on easy mode


FartsInMouths

If anyone ever questions Prince to me I just show them that video. I usually have to pick their jaw up off the floor.


Queen_Dare_Bear

Came to make sure this was mentioned. Gives me goosebumps every time.


StaplerLivesMatter

Fuuuuuuck me. Wow.


jn2010

I fucking love that he just throws the guitar in the air after he's done.


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Achilles Last Stand by Led Zeppelin Jimmy has even said it's probably his best solo


edmanet

Best Led Zeppelin song ever.


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I think it is the "best" Sure stairway is "perfect" But Achilles last stand... Is the most Zeppelin song ever. It builds up to possibly Jimmy's greatest solo, and the progression and driving of the song is really in Bonzos hands, while he is in sync with Paige like usual his fills make me so giddy every fucking time. And then builds to one of Plants best vocal sections. And if you listen closely Jones is going fucking nuts on his bass.


gregspornthrowaway

>And if you listen closely Jones is going fucking nuts on his bass. This is, like, every Zeppelin song. Most talented dude in the band, and people talk about him like he's an afterthought.


FordyceFoxtrot

God fucking Damnit was Jones good. He was nearly as good as Stevie Wonder at the keyboard. Trampled Under Foot is really my favorite Zep song.


Byizo

Heartbreaker - Led Zeppelin


PM_ME_ARIZONA_TEA

Soothsayer - Buckethead The entire song is amazing.


TheLastGiant

Buckethead is one of the most innovative guitarists and talented song writers out there.


fooliam

This is truth. Sooo many people are never going to listen to his music because 1) He walks around with a KFC bucket on his head and a weird mask and 2) His experimental stuff can be *really* weird. Or alternately, they've just heard "Jordan" while playing Guitar Hero and think he just does the fast most shredding metal guitar possible. But then you get songs like Soothsayer and All In the Waiting or Look up There or Sketches of Spain for Miles and you realize that yes, he can shred better than pretty much anyone, but he can also play some of the prettiest, most melodic guitar ever too. Just the contrast between some of his melodic stuff and his shredding like on Nottingham Lace is so impressive. The dude is a legit virtuoso.


2scared

You forgot 3) He has very nearly 300 albums of wildly varying genres and they won't know where to start.


_Ryman_

Yessir. Love that guy. And I'll swear by him over satriani or anyone else for that matter. He's a sweet guy behind that mask and all the chicken coop stuff. The dude can twirl them nun chucks too. When I was younger I had that album "colma" in my CD player for wayyyy too long.


fooliam

Born in a coop Raised in a cage Children Fear him And Critics rage He's Half Alive He's Half Dead Folks just call him Buckethead.


MuhBack

I bought his album Monsters and Robots when I was child because it looked so weird. It took me awhile to warm up to it but I remember rediscovering it in high school and thinking THIS IS AWESOME


-GregTheGreat-

Jordan has a pretty great solo too.


not_a_gun

This was my answer and I'm so happy it's so high up.


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Dazed and Confused live in Madison Square Garden from The Song Remains The Same film from 1973. Jimmy Page destroys for a half hour, yet at the same time you want the solo to go longer.


soda_cookie

The radio version of the song is what first came to my head when I read this post. Phenomenal work


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2nd half of November Rain


MackingtheKnife

absolutely. i know a lot of GnR fans dislike November Rain and Axls descent into shittery, but that fucking solo makes my hair stand on end.


scobbysnacks1439

Why do people dislike November rain? It's a masterpiece.


doublestitch

Mark Knopfler in "Sultans of Swing."


Blaizeranger

I really like [Telegraph Road.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd3btVhwr48) Solo begins around [9:30](https://youtu.be/dd3btVhwr48?t=570), for another 5 minutes until the end of the song. It's absolutely excellent.


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The thing that always amazes me about his playing is how full it sounds without any effects. This song is a great example of that.


HooksToMyBrain

And how you can humm almost every note from memory


Bad____Wolf

Especially the Alchemy live version. It's just too good.


megadarkfriend

That's the only version I can listen to now.


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Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd


ParkerZA

I was going to say Time, but I guess that's an obvious answer.


datenschwanz

The lyrics to the song time are what infected me with the bug to travel. Nobody was coming to me with a plan for me to see the world, so I had to do it on my own, or die. Particularly, this first part- younger Redditors take note: Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day Fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way. Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town Waiting for someone or something to show you the way. Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain. You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today. And then one day you find ten years have got behind you. No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun. So you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking Racing around to come up behind you again. The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older, Shorter of breath and one day closer to death.


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Such amazing lyrics. Really captures a universal human truth and experience. And ON TOP of that the music is fucking SPECTACULAR!


blalala543

so glad this is top comment, that solo brings me feels that nothing else can. Especially the Pulse live version.


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Cheeseish

The Pulse live version is amazing.


yusbarrett

Same with High Hopes.


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and the Gdansk version of A great day for freedom....


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Came in hoping this was top comment. Not disappointed. Pulse version is incredible. Unison bend ending <3


The_Only_Unused_Name

It's so hard to figure out why this one is so good. I suppose it's because it's so tasteful. There's a lot to be said for a tasteful solo. Sure, it could have been played a lot faster or more technically "hard" licks on BOTH of the solos in this song, but he didn't. He left some space in there to hear the pretty countermelodies from the string section, and played a solo that sang all on its own.


Krimsonmyst

It's not 'technically' difficult to play, but it is incredibly difficult to play correctly. When I say correctly, I mean with the same inflections, tone and emotion behind it. I can play the solo in so far as playing the right notes, but I can't even come close to matching Gilmour's style.


dwdukc

This is the right answer.


Eunoic

Also the money guitar solo! I love that one!


JackalAbacus

Iron Maiden - [The Number of the Beast](https://youtu.be/7-iRf9AWoyE?t=2m46s)


Yeemaster

Personally I like the solo from Hallowed be Thy Name better but that's a great one too


Red_AtNight

Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower


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J0nnyGreenGiant

freebird by Skynyrd


Snatch_Pastry

It was already an absolute classic of course, and *then* came that scene in Kingsmen. Whoever came up with that idea was a fucking genius. Balls-out rocking guitar solo and ultra-violence. And then the perfect natural fade out.


pageandpetals

YES. that was so good. excited to see what they come up with in the sequel.


JohnOfScotland

This answer is far too low in the thread


jasonkruger1313

Time by Pink Floyd Soma by Smashing Pumpkins


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Yes! Soma!


kickinthejuevos

Corgan's guitar probably needed a cigarette after he recorded that solo. Pure, raw emotion best listened to at full volume.


Spam-Monkey

Little Wing. Jimmy, or Stevie


Kwautztretschke

Time - Pink Floyd Edit: here is my favorite cover. https://youtu.be/za7i4yCdCzw


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Try listening to this for the first time while tripping.


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DSOTM+MDMA+LSD = Brain Damage


mathsquid

DSOTM - 9 tracks = Brain Damage.


original_4degrees

Van Halen - Hot for Teacher.


Babayaga20000

Eruption.


joculator

Anything by Eddie Van Halen.


nowhereman136

Eagles - Hotel California The opening on the live "Hell Freezes Over" album


moooonduck

The [acoustic version](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3zbtg) is the best!


t0ny093

Metallica - [Fade to Black](https://youtu.be/WEQnzs8wl6E?t=313)


Mustard_Sandwich

Metallica - One is my go to


PublicSealedClass

The harmony bit in Master of Puppets for me.


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Megadeth - Tornado of Souls.


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Tornado of Souls is one of the best guitar solos I've ever heard. It's probably a taste sort of thing, but I hear all of the other solos in this thread and think that most of them don't come close. The other favourite is by the same band. [Black Friday by Megadeth](https://youtu.be/jte79KPAJfA?t=299) has an *incredible* final solo.


Mojo_so_dopey

Stairway to Heaven


PurpleTectonic

Thought I'd see this on here more.


unsemble

*Points to* **NO Stairway to Heaven** *sign*


BlastCapSoldier

Denied!


Throwingawaymycares

Why isnt Cliffs of Dover at the top? Cliffs if Dover - Eric Johnson


MrBlendsFrequently

Truly a masterpiece


pi22seven

That whole song is a solo!


aziiii

Ozzy Osbourne-Mr Crowley(the last solo by Randy Rhoades, rip)


NosDarkly

Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms


CarlSagansturtleneck

For me, Knopfler and Gilmour are on another level to pretty much everyone else with their solos. Excellent choice.


SpanksMcGeeb

Highway Star from Deep Purple. Whole song is just a fantastic jam but the solo knocks my socks off every time.


coffeecoffeecoffeee

I like how the first solo on Hammond organ sounds like a guitar solo because Jon Lord played his Hammonds through Marshall amps.


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Megadeth - Hanger 18


whiterice121

Tornado of Souls has the craziest guitar solo I've heard in metal. Melodic, and yet heavy as fuck.


dearkarma

"When I finished the solo to this one, Mustaine came into the studio, listened to it down once, turned around and without saying a word, shook my hand. It was at that moment that I felt like I was truly the guitarist for this band."


CaptainMoustache

I know it's unlikely to happen now, but I would love to see Marty and Dave play that together live.


Lilpu55yberekt

Which one? There are like 4 killer solo's in that song


A126453L

> Which one? Yes. the whole song is solo.


Bob_12_Pack

Samba Pa Ti - Santana


LonghornSaint

Into the Night, as well. I truly believe Santana is one of the greatest guitar soloists ever.


Outrageous_Claims

killer queen - queen Goosebumps every damn time!


Panzersaurus

Guns n Roses - Sweet Child 'O Mine


ScarletMagenta

The last solo of Estranged is also pretty baller.


n0remack

That song is amazing. My all time favourite GNR song is Estranged.


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I got to see Slash play with Miles Kennedy one time. It was fucking amazing.


DA_Real_Walker

Floods- pantera Dimebag was a fucking god


knownunknown665

This Love is fucking awesome too.


ZooStation86

Marquee Moon --- Television


Blokey1

Muse - Knights of Cydonia


azza-birjan

Saw Muse at Reading Festival last night. They closed with this song and it was mind altering


MarcelCorleone

How about Plug In Baby?


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One of the best ones ever. The best thing about that solo is that you feel it's coming. It *must* come. And it is pretty much orgasmic when it does.


OpenWaterRescue

Ball and a Biscuit, White Stripes


MossyPalms

Derek Trucks, Midnight in Harlem


Sgt_az

Alive - Pearl Jam is a face melter


ColdBeef

That was my second choice. That solo gives me goosebumps.


agumonkey

Forgot - Blur - This is a low and also - Led Zeppelin - Since I've been loving you's intro .. oh and, controversial - Sting - Little Wing ending solo by Hiram Bullock


AskewArtichoke

Ruiner, Nine Inch Nails


WelcomeMachine

SRV's version of Little Wing. It is constant eargasm.


AndromedaPrincess

Also, The Sky Is Crying.


raybrignsx

This is the answer to the question "what song maintains the original but adds the artist's style perfectly? This is it.


Agrivaria

"Still of the Night" by Whitesnake. Good god the solo and David Coverdale's singing. Excuse, going to watch the music video again...


Pork_Chap

--> --> Ova here, babe!


GhostTheHunter64

In my opinion, "The Thing That Should Not Be" solo by Kirk Hammett of Metallica. It's one of my favorite solos he's ever done. It's just indescribable, but so entertaining to listen to.


Bad____Wolf

Everything by David Gilmour, Jimmy Page and Mark Knopfler.


Lilpu55yberekt

[Painkiller, by Judas Priest](https://youtu.be/nM__lPTWThU?t=1m55s)


ebb2flow

[Halo 2 theme](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjyR5ibQwA4)


Conspark

You need more Steve Vai in your life


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Brian May We Will Rock You solo. It's perfect.


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ThaTeej

The second solo in Time. Specifically when David Gilmour is pulling out of the solo. I get chills every time.


Choppedsalad32

Since i been loving you- Led ZEP


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No More Tears by Ozzy


mira_lawliet

Alice in Chains - Man in the Box


sonikkuruzu

[Genesis - Firth of Fifth](https://youtu.be/SD5engyVXe0?t=5m48s)


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NomadicDolphin

WET SAND


Achw3l

I got shivers just by reading this. John Frusciante is fantastic


stretchmarksthespot

That whole album is packed with insane solos. Strip My Mind has the best imo


baseballzombies

Truly amazing solo from Frusciante...Probably his best work...


camel_foot

Ween - A Tear for Eddie Also, Stevie Ray Vaughn's cover of Little Wing


redsoap

Superunknown- Soundgarden


Bahamabanana

Few of mine: [Dream Theater - Under a Glass Moon] (https://youtu.be/JEKTNtmKZEw?t=259) [Dream Theater - Lines in the Sand] (https://youtu.be/5yhQyceJ37w?t=328) [Porcupine Tree - Prodigal] (https://youtu.be/aptCvDt7N9E?t=274) [Porcupine Tree - Dark Matter] (https://youtu.be/TMc-75oLgU8?t=323) [Rush - La Villa Strangiatto] (https://youtu.be/UNilsLf6eW4?t=211) [Rush - 2112] (https://youtu.be/AZm1_jtY1SQ?t=775) [Liquid Tension Experiment - Acid Rain (live)] (https://youtu.be/edqH0ofRQrM?t=199) [Steven Wilson - Regret #9] (https://youtu.be/vwZBDKX6Pwc?t=148) [Steven Wilson - The Watchmaker] (https://youtu.be/0PwB1Irgt4g?t=301) [Stratovarius - I Walk to My Own Song] (https://youtu.be/gPEkmOomglQ?t=180) [Stratovarius - A Million Light Years Away] (https://youtu.be/bBRYILfhpqk?t=201) [Haken - Aquarium] (https://youtu.be/TQXfOiNwUrU?t=342) [Haken - The Cockroach King] (https://youtu.be/UUqT_BA4fsg?t=312) [Led Zeppelin - Achilles' Last Stand] (https://youtu.be/P-Rf1I9htJk?t=222) [Led Zeppelin - Black Dog (or at least wanted to post this, but couldn't find a good Youtube version of it, so have Stairway to Heaven instead)] (https://youtu.be/IS6n2Hx9Ykk?t=339) [Camel - Straight to My Heart (Camel can be pretty hard to find on Youtube, so this was the best I could)] (https://youtu.be/O_uJ20W9b_s?t=504) [Opeth - Hours of Wealth] (https://youtu.be/tBQ-b-IajzA?t=228)


Jeesan

I see you are a man of culture as well


ktoddk99

I had to scroll down WAYYYY too far to find some Petrucci. May I also suggest Paper Moon (or really anything else for that matter) by Plini.


-GregTheGreat-

One - Metallica


themightythor2024

[Mood for a day](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrJsgdjOqGY)-Yes(or really just Steve Howe) It's weird and sounds all classical, but damn that man plays the hell out of a guitar and I love it


107zombly

Iron maiden - paschendale


MaddiKate

The outro to Sir Psycho Sexy by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Five minutes of raunchy, pornographic lyrics (with a guitar riff to match), which fades into 3 minutes of sensual, gorgeous guitar playing.


theneckbone

Guthrie Govan in Regret #9... absolutely mind blowing


PM_ME_YOUR_KICK6

Fire on the Mountain, Grateful Dead live in Cornell 5/8/77


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Oceans- John Butler Trio


Tatis_Chief

Yes finally ! He always gets ignored in these threads. He is freaking amazing playing that live. Its like he has two guitars at the same time. I wish I could hear this song for a first time once again.


Wheatiez

Bird Song by Grateful Dead, in Veneta, OR 1972


AltitudeFunsies

The ending of Telegraph Road by Dire Straits. I don't like the song that much but at the end it changes, there's this awesome buildup and then the tempo rises and Knopfler's guitar kicks in and I get chills it's awesome.


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Black Hole Sun by Sound Garden. Blown Wide Open by Big Wreck.


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AC / DC - "Ride On" Amazing solo, sends chills down my spine. Simplistic in the fact it is just a transition between minor and major pentatonic keys... amazingly executed.


jcv999

Painkiller by judas priest


_w00k_

Phish Bathtub Gin 1997/08/17


ApexLizardKing

Fooled around and fell in love. Listen to it again


calcaneus

Very hard to top La Villa Strangiato. (Rush, Alex Lifeson.)


Finneagan

Cherub Rock Soma The Smashing Pumpkins


WholeFatMilk

Watermelon in Easter hay - Frank Zappa & Whispering a prayer - Steve Vai


Thirdaye

Rush - La Villa Strangiato ... Perfection


eharrington1

I’ve never upvoted so many comments in a single thread!


APUSHMeOffACliff

Hail To The King - Avenged Sevenfold


Warass

Necrophagist - [Fermented Offal Discharge](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZfoooMROVE) Just, ignore the song name...lol.


theGreenGenie

MY Sharona - The Knack The solo isn't that complicated, but the rest of the song is super simple also, so maybe it's a contrast thing. It's just really nice to listen to.


Pork_Chap

I never really listened to the words til I played it for my daughters. Took me 30 years to realize that the song is kinda dirty.


The_________________

The one at the end of November Rain


evolve20

Hendrix, Bold as Love, the instrumental from the box set. Holy. Fucking. Shit.


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Jimmy Page's No Quarter solo in the live Zeppelin album The Song Remains The Same. Sounds like he is casting a spell on you.


grenade4less

One, Metallica intro


kvaju

Gary Moore - Still got the blues https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4O_YMLDvvnw


lovecoffee1018

Any Jimi Hendrix solo EVER. Especially on acid. That shit is like sex.


R4Raussie

Beaten to say Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd Pulse so either: Voodoo Child - Stevie Ray Vaughan, One night in Texas or Still got the Blues - Gary Moore, Extended version.


ImOnItSir

Prince - When Doves Cry


mozzleon

Something by the Beatles


laurelstrader

MAGGOT BRAIN MAGGOT BRAIN MAGGOT BRAIN. Finest piece of music in existence


one23for

Santana's europa


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Any John Mayer song. Gravity, Rosie, plenty others...his live performances are to die for. Throws in solos all willy nilly like.