Reply to: Top Five Guitar Solos

[sb5spa]

best solo

Simple - any solo by Stevie Ray Vaughan.

[AlfredJPruffock]

Wow, now there is a name I have not heard for ages. Back from a time when "Mr Anderson" cojured up images of the past and not the future

Guitair solos of note in my book must be Soul Sacrifice live at Woodstock (Drum solo is not too bad either) by Santana. As mentioned BMW is also pretty haunting as well.

This week, I shall mainly be downloading Jethro Tull Mp3's , which is nice

Aye Sus

That was good, the old Soul Sacrifice, eh ?

Saw Mr Anderson play a set back in Jan in Glasgow at the Celtic Connection festival , he can still play the flute like a demon altough his voice was strained at times.

Alas ! He is also balding somewhat now .

[John Galt]

I can't believe no-one has included Freebird by Lynnard Skynnard - absolutely blinding

[sunnysan]

Jethro Tull

Wow, now there is a name I have not heard for ages. Back from a time when "Mr Anderson" cojured up images of the past and not the future

Guitair solos of note in my book must be Soul Sacrifice live at Woodstock (Drum solo is not too bad either) by Santana. As mentioned BMW is also pretty haunting as well.

This week, I shall mainly be downloading Jethro Tull Mp3's , which is nice

[AlfredJPruffock]

Martin Barre.

My guess is that this one was taken when Martin was playing that blistering guitar break in My God from aqualung.



PS Fleet perhaps this is an obscure one, but one of the best ever guitar breaks Ive heard was from a Steve Hillage who appeared on an obscure album named Clear Light Symphony , apart fromt the extraordinary guitar from Hillage it really is an stunning album, all instrumental.





You can find out more about the ClearLight Symphony here

http://www.progarchives.com/Progress....asp?cd_id=205

[Fleetwood]

I do enjoy the understatment in guitar playing, case in point is Mr Anderson of Jethro Tull, just listen to that intro to Thick as a Brick , simple yet hauntingly beautiful.

Martin Barre.

[Churchill]

You are of course forgetting the Daddy of them all, Les Paul.

[Bagpuss]

Yep Mr May could wield an axe in a most tasteful manner.

I do enjoy the understatment in guitar playing, case in point is Mr Anderson of Jethro Tull, just listen to that intro to Thick as a Brick , simple yet hauntingly beautiful.

Ditto with Mr Lennons Working class Hero.

PS Any mainframers remember the Ditto tape management utilty from Macro4 ?

You'd be hard pushed to find someone technically more adept then Vai but it's not very imaginative stuff. Give me a common scale played with emotion any day.

Then you have the anti technique players like Cobain or Morello who can make guitar music sound new again.

[AlfredJPruffock]

Brian May did some very good guitar solos on the early queen stuff. Using that guitar he built out of an old fireplace. Don't you just hate people who can do anything, he was offered a research post in astro physics at Joderell Bank but turned it down... the rest is history.

I'm not so much one for widdly guitar solos by the likes of Steve vai or satriani

Yep Mr May could wield an axe in a most tasteful manner.

I do enjoy the understatment in guitar playing, case in point is Mr Anderson of Jethro Tull, just listen to that intro to Thick as a Brick , simple yet hauntingly beautiful.

Ditto with Mr Lennons Working class Hero.

PS Any mainframers remember the Ditto tape management utilty from Macro4 ?

[XLMonkey]

Top 5 Queen guitar solos then?

Another One Bites the Dust
Killer Queen
Bohemian Rhapsody (had to be in there)
Crazy Little Thing Called Love (short but oh so sweet)
It's a Kind of Magic

[Bagpuss]

Brian May did some very good guitar solos on the early queen stuff. Using that guitar he built out of an old fireplace. Don't you just hate people who can do anything, he was offered a research post in astro physics at Joderell Bank but turned it down... the rest is history.

I'm not so much one for widdly guitar solos by the likes of Steve vai or satriani

[AlfredJPruffock]

Ok Alfred you old rocker, try this guitar solo.
It may surprise you .....Dry County, Bon Jovi
On the "Keep the faith" album

Aye Ph

Well thx for the tip.

I will have a listen. mind you Im still struggling after 30 years with Steve Howes ditty The Clap , stop giggliing at the back of the class.

Youre Never to Old to Rock N Roll
If youre too young to Die




The old Rocker wore his hair too long,
wore his trouser cuffs too tight.

Unfashionable to the end --- drank his ale too light.
Death's head belt buckle --- yesterday's dreams ---

the transport caf' prophet of doom.

Ringing no change in his double-sewn seams
in his post-war-babe gloom.

Now he's too old to Rock'n'Roll but he's too young to die.

He once owned a Harley Davidson and a Triumph Bonneville.
Counted his friends in burned-out spark plugs
and prays that he always will.

But he's the last of the blue blood greaser boys
all of his mates are doing time:

married with three kids up by the ring road
sold their souls straight down the line.

And some of them own little sports cars
and meet at the tennis club do's.

For drinks on a Sunday --- work on Monday.
They've thrown away their blue suede shoes.

Now they're too old to Rock'n'Roll and they're too young to die.

So the old Rocker gets out his bike
to make a ton before he takes his leave.

Up on the A1 by Scotch Corner
just like it used to be.

And as he flies --- tears in his eyes ---
his wind-whipped words echo the final take
and he hits the trunk road doing around 120
with no room left to brake.

And he was too old to Rock'n'Roll but he was too young to die.
No, you're never too old to Rock'n'Roll if you're too young to die.

[Phoenix]

Ok Alfred you old rocker, try this guitar solo.
It may surprise you .....Dry County, Bon Jovi
On the "Keep the faith" album

[n5gooner]

Aye

That is very true, what a song,they dont write em like that anymore , eh ?

so true............all the new songs.........the new "bands" are all so processed, so America.........

[AlfredJPruffock]

You missed out Gerry Rafferty Baker STreet...a good (Hair on the back of the neck) guitar solo and one of the best Sax solo's as well.

Aye

That is very true, what a song,they dont write em like that anymore , eh ?