Your Top 20 Guitar Solos

Lasted three seconds. Ouch. In my defense, I listen to Number of the Beast this morning and bought a vinyl reprint of Powerslave.

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Nice! Number of the Beast is one of my all-time favorite albums. Rime of the Ancient Mariner is amazing

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Saw them live in 1984. Ears are still ringing.

Dio a few weeks later.

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Wow, that’s from an old album. Love the scream at the end.

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That whole album is awesome. Maybe the first metal album?

A famous session guitarist and member of LA’s Wrecking Crew, this guy has always been underrated, even by Americans who should know better. I wonder if anybody living today could top Campbell at his LA peak or even here.

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Awesome

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Wait for it and watch him go and go. Love the wah wah pedal. Terry Kath.

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I think I posted that in the other guitar solo thread, ha

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Of course there are the obvious like sultans of swing but here aer some of my favs that are not as famous perhaps.

moonflower:

al stewart CAROL:

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I appreciate this thread and thanks for sharing.

My list in no order & each artist has many “Best” recordings.

Neil Young pouring out his soul on Cortez the Killer. in Mexico City.

Steven Stills (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVUwrifwKrI) @ 4:45 he lets it rip.

Robby Krieger w/ The Doors (Light My Fire (Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival**)**

Prince (try the Purple Rain in Syracuse)

Stevie Ray Vaughn (Lenny & Riviera Paradise)

B.B. King & his guitar, Lucille. (Sing Sing Prison peformance)

Django Reinhardt (Honeysuckle Rose)

Joe Pass (Virtuoso album)

Wes Montgomery (Days of Wine & Roses)

I second the above Terry Kath video!

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Is this the version?

Not - this is the one I referred to:

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I worship Neil Young’s music, and happy to have just discovered this amazing recording, with Crazy Horse.

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The guitars, looks like a Charvel surfcaster on rhythm and maybe a Dean on lead. hard to tell

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