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DethMaiden
10-06-2006, 04:55 PM
The fuck with the "official lists", what are your all time personal favorite guitar solos?
In no order:
Dave Murray- Iron Maiden- "Powerslave"
Adrian Smith- Iron Maiden- "Stranger in a Strange Land"
Steve Hackett- Genesis- "Firth of Fifth"
Steve Hackett- Genesis- "The Lamia"
David Gilmour- Pink Floyd- "Comfortably Numb"
Chris DeGarmo- Queensr˙che- "The Mission"
Mikael Åkerfeldt- Opeth- "A Fair Judgement"
Alex Lifeson- Rush- "Freewill"
Alex Lifeson- Rush- "Limelight"
Criss Oliva- Savatage- "Edge of Thorns"
Marty Friedman- Megadeth- "Holy Wars...the Punishment Due"
Jerry Cantrell- Alice in Chains- "Man in the Box"
Jimmy Page- Led Zeppelin- "Stairway to Heaven"
K.K. Downing/Glenn Tipton- Judas Priest- "Beyond the Realms of Death"
Dazed and Confused - Led Zeppelin
Tis a good question: I'll write the first 20 that come to my head.
1. Free Bird: Lynyrd Skynyrd
2. Slayer: Seasons In The Abyss
3. Judas Priest: Tyrant
4. Slayer: Crionics
5. Megadeth: Wake Up Dead
6. Overkill: Elimination
7. Iron Maiden: Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
8. Ozzy Osbourne: Mr Crowley
9. Rush: La Villa Strangiato
10. Iron Maiden: The Number Of The Beast
11. Led Zeppelin: Stairway To Heaven (yes, it does rule)
12. Iron Maiden: Powerslave
13: Rush: 2112
14. Black Sabbath: Paranoid
15. Dio: The Last In Line
16. Deep Purple: Child In Time
17. Megadeth: My Last Words
18. Anthrax: Time
19. Iron Maiden: Phantom Of The Opera
20. Ozzy Osbourne: Crazy Train
Like I said, the first 20 I could think of. I'm sure there are loads I've forgotten
20. Ozzy Osbourne: Crazy Train
:hecho:
DethMaiden
10-06-2006, 05:14 PM
Ozzy Osbourne- No More Tears is more like it.
Ozzy Osbourne- No More Tears is more like it.
Like I said, there's probably a few hundered solos that I forgot.
HECHO EN MEXICO
10-06-2006, 05:56 PM
1.Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
2.BLACK SABBATH - Wheels Of Confusion
3.LED ZEPPELIN - Ten Years Gone :party: :light: :party:
4.SANTANA - SAMBA PA' TI :light:
5.SANTANA - EROUPA :light:
6.BLACK SABBATH - HEAVEN AND HELL
7.LED ZEPPELIN - Thank You
8.BLACK SABBATH - Spiral Architect
9.LED ZEPPELIN - Over The Hills And Far Away
10.JUDAS PRIEST - Run Of The Mill
11.BLACK SABBATH - N.I.B.
12.JUDAS PRIEST - Here Come The Tears
13.BLACK SABBATH - DIE YOUNG
14.BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - Waiting In Vain
15.DEEP PURPLE - Mistreated
16.BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - Stir It Up
17.DEEP PURPLE - Might Just Take Your Life
18.DEEP PURPLE -Burn
19.DEEP PURPLE -Love Child
20.Iron Maiden - Phantom Of The Opera
14.BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - Waiting In Vain
16.BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - Stir It Up
I will say that Bob comes up with some nifty leads.
Hey wait a second... WHERE'S "NO WOMAN, NO CRY?"
powerslave_85
10-06-2006, 06:18 PM
Ah shit, this is gonna be hard.
Iron Maiden- Powerslave, NOTB, Stranger In a Strange Land, Killers, Prowler (Dave's solo)
Metallica- Hit the Lights, One, The Unforgiven
Megadeth- Holy Wars, Tornado of Souls
Led Zeppelin- Heartbreaker, Whole Lotta Love, Stairway to Heaven
Jimi Hendrix- All Along the Watchtower, Voodoo Child
Deep Purple- Highway Star
Stevie Ray Vaughan- Little Wing
Ozzy- No More Tears
Children of Bodom- Hate Crew Deathroll, Follow the Reaper
The Living End- Tainted Love
Bruce Springsteen- Jungleland
Mastodon- Pendelous Skin
Pink Floyd- Money, Comfortably Numb
Pantera- Fucking Hostile, Cemetary Gates
Sleater-Kinney- What's Mine Is Yours
Smashing Pumpkins- Geek USA
AFI- Dancing Through Sunday
3.LED ZEPPELIN - Ten Years Gone :party: :light: :party:
:snivel: :( :bawling:
iggyb387
10-06-2006, 07:04 PM
1. Tornado of Souls Megadeth
2. Shine On You Crazy Diamond- Pink Floyd
3. Lazy- Deep Purple
4. Since I've Been Loving You- Led Zeppelin
5. The Spirit Carries On - Dream Theater
6. Powerslave- Iron Maiden
7. Mr. Crowley- Ozzy Osbourne
8. Fade To Black- Metallica
9. While My Guitar Gently Weeps- The Beatles
10. Dreamer Deciever- Judas Priest
11. Sweet Child O' Mine- Guns N' Roses
12. Hangar 18- Megadeth
13. Beyond The Realms Of Death- Judas Priest
14. Highway Star- Deep Purple
15. Have A Cigar- Pink Floyd
16. When The Water Breaks- Liquid Tension Experiment
17. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner- Iron Maiden
18. Queen Of The Reich- Queensryche
19. Erotomania- Dream Theater
20. 2112- Rush
Not exactly in order.
SirLardsAlot
10-06-2006, 07:13 PM
Some that always make me happy:
Maiden - Aces High (H's and Dave's)
Maiden - Sign of the Cross (Janick near the end)
Priest - Painkiller (Mad epic solo in the middle)
Rush - Limelight
a few more good ones:
7th Son - Iron Maiden
Transylvania - Iron Maiden
Stranglehold - Ted Nugent
and of course the best ever....
Telegraph Road - Dire Straits
KerryKingsBeard
10-06-2006, 07:54 PM
The Rolling Stones - Sway (Mick Taylor)
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (David Gilmour)
Black Sabbath - Cross of Thorns (Tony Iommi)
The Rolling Stones - Out of Tears (Ronnie Wood on Electric slide guitar)
There's obviously many more great ones, but these are probably my 4 favorite off the top of my head.
EvilCheese
10-06-2006, 07:56 PM
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (David Gilmour)
Black Sabbath - Cross of Thorns (Tony Iommi)
You, sir, have great taste :agree:
KerryKingsBeard
10-06-2006, 07:58 PM
You, sir, have great taste :agree:
:cowboy:
DethMaiden
10-07-2006, 06:30 AM
Oh yeah, and Eruption :dorky:
Angelripper
10-07-2006, 07:02 AM
Battle Hymn
Painkiller
SirLardsAlot
10-07-2006, 07:08 AM
Painkiller
Yay, someone agrees! :party:
SirLardsAlot
10-07-2006, 07:08 AM
Oh yeah, and Eruption :dorky:
Oh duh, definately Eruption.
Fe Maiden
10-07-2006, 09:32 AM
9. Rush: La Villa Strangiato
:light:
HECHO EN MEXICO
10-07-2006, 02:30 PM
I will say that Bob comes up with some nifty leads.
Hey wait a second... WHERE'S "NO WOMAN, NO CRY?"I LOVE THAT SONG BUT ITS NOT MY FAV.
HECHO EN MEXICO
10-07-2006, 02:45 PM
:snivel: :( :bawling:YES Ten Years Gone ALSO MAKES ME SHED A TEAR.
I LOVE THAT SONG BUT ITS NOT MY FAV.
I think No Woman, No Cry has Marley's most memorable solo.
sneakbobcat
10-08-2006, 03:32 AM
1. Black Sabbath - War Pigs (because it's epic, im talking about the bit right at the end in the middle of Luke's Walk)
2. Megadeth - Symphony Of Destrucion (gotta admire the shredding)
3. Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
4. Iron Maiden - The Trooper
5. Pearl Jam - Alive
6. Metallica - Master of Puppets (Hetfield solo)
7. Rage Against The Machine - Guerilla Radio (love the sounds he makes)
8. System Of A Down - Roulette (nice acoustic guitar solo)
9. Trivium - A Gunshot To The Head Of Trepidation
10.In Flames - Pinball Map
11.Guns N Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
12.Velvet Revolver - Slither
13.Avenged Sevenfold - Bat Country
14.Children Of Bodom - Lake Bodom
In no particular order, they are just the first ones that came to mind.:party:
DethMaiden
10-08-2006, 05:42 AM
13.Avenged Sevenfold - Bat Country
A guilty pleasure of mine :snivel:
sneakbobcat
10-08-2006, 06:04 AM
A guilty pleasure of mine :snivel:
I don't really like the song that much, but i must admit the solo is very impressive, i saw them play it in March and it was just amazing to see - so i had to include it.
metal_man1019
10-06-2007, 10:15 AM
hmm this shall be difficult..(No Order)
Randy Rhoads-Over The Mountain
Dave Murray-Phantom Of The Opera
James Hetfield-Master Of Puppets
David Gilmour-Comfortably Numb
Ted Nugent-Stranglehold
Dimebag Darrel-Floods
Slash-November Rain
Mike McCready-Alive
Dave Mustaine-Symphony Of Destruction
Eric Clapton-Sunshine Of Your Love
Kirk Hammet-Ride The Lightning
Tom Morello-Killing In The Name Of
Adrian Smith-Hallowed Be Thy Name
Steve Vai-In The Name Of God
Tony Iommi-Killing Yourself To Live
Daron Malakian-Lonely Day
Alexi Laiho-Sixpounder
Marty Friedman-Hangar 18
Zakk Wylde-No More Tears
Jake E.Lee-Killer Of Giants
Ritchie Blackmore-Lazy
Jimmy Page-Stairway To Heaven
Alex Lifeson-Working Man
John Petrucci-Awake
Michael Romeo-The Odysessy
zgodt
10-07-2007, 09:36 PM
a few that come to mind...
NoMeansNo - Dark Ages
NoMeansNo - Two Lips, Two Lungs, and One Tongue
Iron Maiden - The Duellists
Megadeth - Good Mourning
The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Clapton)
Jimi Hendrix - The Wind Cries Mary
Mastodon - Hearts Alive
Randy Rhoads - end of Mother Earth/Revelations
Spiral_Slave
10-08-2007, 05:09 PM
Adrian Smith/Dave Murray (Iron Maiden) - Powerslave
Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) - Caught Somewhere In Time
Roy Z (Bruce Dickinson) - Tears Of The Dragon
Alexi Laiho/Roope Latvala (Sinergy) - Passage To The Fourth World
Glenn Tipton/KK Downing (Judas Priest) - Painkiller
The Rover
10-18-2007, 03:43 PM
DAZED AND CONFUSED
HEARTBREAKER
THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME
THE ROVER
FOR YOUR LIFE
CHILD IN TIME
INSIDE LOOKING OUT
ARE YOU READY ?
SHEEP
COMFORTABLY NUMB
MY GENERATION
SHEEP
That doesn't have a solo. :eyes:
The Rover
10-18-2007, 08:04 PM
That doesn't have a solo. :eyes:
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