Top Guitar Solos

Various session guitarists -- Baxter, Carlton, Diaz for Steely Dan: My Old School, Bodhisattva, Reelin' in the Years
Randy Bachman (BTO): Blue Collar
Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple): Highway Star
Amos Garrett on Midnight at the Oasis
Bill Haley (& the Comets): Rock Around the Clock
Robbie Krieger (The Doors): Riders on the Storm

Richards, "Sympathy for the Devil"
Santana, "Black Magic Woman"
Harrison, "Something"

Van Halen's Eruption
Collins and Rosington on Freebird
Dimebag Darrel - Floods
Jimi Hendrix -- *any*
BB King -- The Thrill Is Gone
Jeff Beck

While my Guitar Gently Weaps is actually Clapton doing the solo ;)

Clapton - Old Love

Thats one of my recently discovered favorites now.

I could probably add a few but most of the good ones are already here.

I have to second gnease on "Amos Garrett on Midnight at the Oasis" since I love it and it is such a versatile and flowing piece of music.

While my Guitar Gently Weaps is actually Clapton doing the solo ;)

Clapton - Old Love

Thats one of my recently discovered favorites now.

I recommend highly the Live in Japan album. The duet between Clapton and Harrison on WMGGW is exquisite -- corny word but apt description.

Here are some of my favorite ones, some are somewhat less popular:

"If you have to ask" John Frusciante (Red hot chili peppers) (probably my favorite chili peppers solo, it's got really interesting timing to it and it sounds great)

"You shook me all night long" Angus Young (a pretty simple solo, but it's not what he plays but how he plays it)

"Freebird" Lynard Skynard (enough said)

"Paradise city" Slash (I heard that apparently Slash never learned scales when he was first playing guitar, which amazes me, I find this solo to be just mind-blowing)

"Revelation (mother earth)" Randy Rhodes (probably the most amazing, non-blues based solo i've ever heard)

The Best Solos...
"Since I've Been Loving You" by Led Zeppelin (and darn near impossible to play, I think)
"Killer Queen" by Queen
"Freebird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
And my favorite, I forget exactly what its called, like "Karn Evil" or something from Emerson, Lake and Palmer (Yeah that's weird)
I was going to say "It's a long way to the Top" but I just remembered its a bagpipe solo :lol:

Junior Brown-Guitsteel Blues
Who ever did the solo to "Hurdy Gurdy Man" by Donovan(Jeff Beck or Shawn Phillips?) :?:
Jimmy Page-communication Breakdown 8)
Neil Young-down by the River
The solo/lead guitar to "Summer time" -Big brother and the holding Co. 8)
Yes-" Roundabout"

I'll think of more later--the dog

And my favorite, I forget exactly what its called, like "Karn Evil" or something from Emerson, Lake and Palmer (Yeah that's weird)

Close: Karn Evil #9

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And I'll add-

Green Grass and High Tides Forever, The Outlaws

Do blues harps count?
If so, Blues Travlers
and many more I'm sure but, memory is slipping...and I'm only 1.3 decades away from being just beyond the top of the hill. :shock: :lol:

Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl

If anyone wants the tab, I can probably work it out for you. :D

Lazy - Ritchie Blackmore ( Deep Purple )
That Smell - Lynyrd Skynyrd
My Sharona - The Knack
Crazy Train - Randy Rhoads
November Rain - Guns-n-Roses
Hocus Pocus - Focus
Carry On My Wayward Son - Kansas
Great White Buffalo - Ted Nugent

And does anybody but me remember : The Prize by the Blend ?

Jeff Beck- Diamond Dust
Di Meola/ De Lucia- Mediterranean Sundance
Allan Holdsworth- Wardenclyffe Tower.
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Lenny Breau- warm up and Autumn Leaves
Eddie - Spanish Fly