Slash, Angus Young, Hendrix, Clapton, Yngwie Malmsteen, Chris Rorland, Tommy Johansson, Adrian Smith, Thobbe Englund, Brian May, Synester Gates and Zacky Vengeance
No Prince guitar solo is crazy in my opinion. His live solo on 'While my guitar gently weeps' is the best solo I have ever seen. He showed he masters ever style of other great guitarists and combined with his exceptional feel for rhythm... it is just unmatched. Most complete musician of all time!
Guns n Roses made me fall in love with Rock when I was a pre teen. I’ll always love Slash and GNR. November rain is a beautiful song. Edit- really happy to see 2 GNR songs on here ❤️
YES!!! I know the band got a lot of flack cuz of axl (some rightly so), but the band is amazing. A.F.D. was a cassette that I ruined 5 times over. I've seen them live twice after slash and Duff came back and they were great. And I think Chinese democracy was a great album. Deserves more love than it got.
5 Honorable Mentions: Coming Back to Life - David Gilmore Parisienne Walkways - Gary Moore Pilgrim - Eric Clapton Sailing to Philadelphia - Mark Knopfler Hollow Years ( Live At The Budokan) - John Petrucci
Johnny can play and is very very deserving of player lists. One definitely should be on this list. It should be in Sweet Childs place. I am not a great guitarist but sweet child is moderate difficulty while One is very advanced especially how Mr Hammet backs the rhythm up in the middle of the solo to just show off. Its very very very hard to play correctly.
(My Own List) 1. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin (Guitarist: Jimmy Page) 2. Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd (Guitarist: David Gilmour) 3. Eruption - Van Halen (Guitarist: Eddie Van Halen) 4. Purple Haze - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Guitarist: Jimi Hendrix) 5. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns 'N' Roses (Guitarist: Slash) 6. The Thrill Is Gone - BB King (Guitarist: BB King) 7. Fade to Black - Metallica (Guitarist: Kirk Hammett) 8. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles (Guitarist: Eric Clapton) 9. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen (Guitarist: Brian May) 10. You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC (Guitarist: Angus Young) 11. Time - Pink Floyd (Guitarist: David Gilmour) 12. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who (Guitarist: Pete Townshend) 13. Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream (Guitarist: Eric Clapton) 14. Cemetery Gates - Pantera (Guitarist: Dimebag Darrell) 15. Walk This Way - Aerosmith (Guitarist: Joe Perry) 16. Two Minutes to Midnight - Iron Maiden (Guitarist: Adrian Smith) 17. Working Man - Rush (Guitarist: Alex Lifeson) 18. Alive - Pearl Jam (Guitarist: Mike McCready) 19. Psycho - System Of A Down (Guitarist: Daron Malakian) 20. Strangehold - Ted Nugent (Guitarist: Ted Nugent) Honourable Mentions: - Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry (Guitarist: Chuck Berry) - Tornado of Souls - Megadeth (Guitarist: Marty Friedman) - Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne (Guitarist: Randy Rhoads) - Pride & Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble (Guitarist: Stevie Ray Vaughan) - Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd (Guitarists: Allen Collins and Gary Rossington)
Hell yeah dude I absolutely agree Jimi Hendrix is indeed an inspiration to me as well he was a legend and in my opinion the best guitar player in the world!!!
Randy Rhoads for me, had his life tragically cut way too short like Jimi. But, he was next level and we definitely only got a glimpse of what he had to give. Fuck that prick who flew the plane! Personally there is no greatest ever guitarist... there are far too many and far too many variables. Couldn't even divide it up to best guitarist in said genre (Metal, Nu-Metal, Rock, Blues, Grunge, Alternative, Punk... etc)
This list is most definitely missing the awesome solo of Prince slaying his guitar during the 2004 Rock n Roll Hall of Fame video. His unique style, iconic contribution, and damn good riff during “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” is ultimate Prime Prince at his best! He’s also on stage with many other great and iconic guitarists...great video!
That HOF video came out right after Rolling Stone did not include Prince on it's top 100 guitarists of all time. I think he was like 35 on their next ranking.
@@jamisonweaver3711 I find myself butting in conversations I over hear at random places when there are idiots who are trashing Prince! I’m probably gonna end up on a Karen video! I feel it’s worth the risk because a lot of people are unaware of the talent and genius that was/is Prince. I feel blessed to have been able to experience his mind blowing talent in concert…January 5th, 1998 - Jam Of The Year Tour. Absolutely one of my treasured memories…(I still have the playlist and ticket stub.) A 3 hour wait outside in the freezing cold to buy tickets the morning they became available to purchase. Still worth it and would do it again if only he was still with us!! I’m looking forward to the concert that I’m planning on attending when I get to Heaven! All of the Greats jamming together!!! It’s so sad thinking of all the great talent that we’ve lost… It’s almost hard to even imagine, but I hope there will still be tickets available for that event when my it’s my time to go!!! 🤞💜👍🎸🕺🏽
Greatest band. Greatest song. Greatest guitar solo. Glad WatchMojo didn’t try to be cool or eclectic (like Rolling Stone magazine, for example) and went with Stairway for #1.
Gonna have to do another 2 or 3 of these lists bc there's so much more. There wasn't even any Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Metallica, Pantera, Judas Priest, Allman Brothers Band (Ramblin' Man), Kansas (Carry on Wayward Son), Soundgarden, Nirvana, Yngwie Malmsteen, Bon Jovi, etc
Kree Nakorie is by far my favorite yngwie solo, I love hos it juxtaposes his warp speed shredding with the slower tempo of the song at the beginning than builds until it transitions into an amazing melodic climax that blends perfectly into the song.
@@Hammerhead547 that's cool man, no way I could describe the solos like that. I'm about as musically illiterate as they come. I just listen to the music. 🤘
@@CleetusVanDamme530 Thanks. They should've also featured Uli Jon Roth, his work with the scorpions in the 70's is legendary especially tracks like we'll burn the sky, fly to the rainbow, sails of charon and virgin killer while his extended solo on live versions of hell cat is absolutely amazing.
Petition for Watchmojo to do a metal solo list. You're absolutely right. The fact there's not a single band from The Big 4 is insane. No Lamb of God. No Avenged Sevenfold. Not even Trivium. All these bands have absolutely masterful solos that they can take from any given record. Except... St. Anger...
My 3 favorite guitarist were each on the list twice....David Gilmore, Slash and Brian May...each had one of my favorite solos...November Rain...Comfortably Numb and Bohemian Rhapsody
Real list 1. Comfortably numb - Pink Floyd 2. Sultans of swing - Dire Straits 3. Since I been loving you - LedZep 4. High hopes - Pink floyd 5. Tunnel of love - Dire straits 6. Have a cigar - Pink Floyd 7. Stairway to heaven - Zeppelin 8. You don't fool me - Queen 9. Echoes - Pink floyd 10. November rain - Guns Roses
Dude you could make a whole Jimmy Page list, Tangerine, stairway, the rain song, whole lotta love, heartbreaker, dazed and confused, just off the top of my head.
20. Freewill 19. Killing in the name 18. Icky thump 17. Highway star 16. Sultans of swing 15. Paranoid android 14. Crossroads 13. Brighton rock 12. Free bird 11. November rain 10. Mr. Crowley 9. Dogs 8. Bohemian rhapsody 7. Texas flood 6. Beat it 5. Hotel California 4. Sweet child o' mine 3. All along the watchtower (Jimi Hendrix version) 2. Comfortably numb 1. Stairway to heaven For those who want the names to listen to if you haven't heard the songs before
THE REAL LIST 10. You don't fool me - Queen 9. Echoes - Pink floyd 8. Telegraph road - Dire straits 7. Have a cigar - Pink Floyd 6. Stairway to heaven - Zeppelin 5. Tunnel of love - Dire straits 4. Since I've been loving you - Zeppelin 3. High hopes - Pink floyd 2. Sultans of swing - Dire straits 1. Comfortably numb - Pink floyd
Not necessarily in order. Angus Young, Eddie Van Halen, Steve Clark, Criss Oliva, Slash, Brian May, Tipton & Downing, Dave Murray, Neal Schon, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, Randy Rhoads
I'm from Nepal 🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵 For me My favorite music bands Zeppelin, Floyd, Queen, The Doors, Scorpions, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Gnr, Metallica, Megadeth, system of a down, Mj, Chris Cornell, Aic, Nirvana, Tool, Ac dc, Bad Company, Godsmack, Korn, Rhcp, Pantera etc...
The title should be Most Known guitar solos cause most of these aren't even top 50 all time in terms of the greatest solos. Nor Eruption, no Vai, Petrucci, or Satriani. A Megadeth, Metallica, or Pantera solo even? Nope, you got a Rage Against the Machine solo..... WOT? 🤣🤣
@@therkokid215 none of those come close to Gilmour comfortably numb... plus free bird was also better than all of them one. Maybe greatest novice solos of all time...
I had my money on "Fly Away" - Lenny Kravitz Edit: But seriously Cliff Burton "Anesthesia--Pulling Teeth." Bass is a guitar too and he plays it better than half the guitarists out there.
Gary Moore would have been an awesome choice for the list. So would Roy Buchanan, but I guess you're forgotten when you give up the guitar for barber college. Sad way to end life, but great guitar work.
who cares? They didn't forget, they just decided not to include it. Besides not many people even know who Gary Moore is (I didn't). He's very niche, so they probably haven't even heard of him. DEAL WITH IT.
As a guitarist who loves and has learned a number of these solos (Stairway, Comfortably Numb, November Rain, Bohemian Rhapsody, Sultans, Watchtower, Beat It, Hotel California, Crossroads) I was definitely happy to see this list, also massive props for including Dogs. One of my favourite Floyd songs and definitely has some of David's best playing. As for guitarists that inspired me, the first guys that inspired me to pick it up when I was a kid were George Harrison of The Beatles (in terms of "rhythmic" playing), Eddie Van Halen (in overall speed and just doing cool stuff in general) and David Gilmour (in terms of emotive playing and melodicism) but over the years I got into a lot more of my favourite players like Angus Young, SRV, Alex Lifeson, Chuck Berry, Pete Townshend, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck and Kirk Hammett
Nothing but respect for ur comment. Only have one question for u. No, Jimi Hendrix on ur list. The original guitar God that influenced pretty much everyone else in some way. Granted, i respect that u looked up to and loved who u listed. All great guitarists and when u can feel what they r playing deep down inside u. Thats a special feeling that nothing can ever replace.
@@mass.1710 Don't get me wrong, Hendrix has been a huge influence on my playing and is still one of my absolute heroes, I just forgot to add him at the time. I just fixed it, but thanks for pointing that out
@@umutonuralppolat9352 This list is so stupid honestly. Its not the best, just the most well known solos lmao. So many great players have been left out.
That’s a good point lmao of course the around 3 minute mark is where Steve really goes off but any section of that song or Maggot Brain deserves a spot on this list
My favourites from the list are: Sultans of Swing, November Rain, Mr Crowley, Bohemian Rhapsody, Beat it, Hotel California, All Along the Watchtower, Comfortably Numb, Stairway to Heaven and Bat Country (Honourable Mention)
20.) Freewill- Rush 19.) Killing In the Name- Rage Against the Machine 18.) Icky Thump- The White Stripes 17.) Highway Star- Deep Purple 16.) Sultans of Swing- Dire Straits 15.) Paranoid Android- Radiohead 14.) Crossroads- Cream 13.) Brighton Rock- Queen 12.) Free Bird- Lynyrd Skynyrd 11.) November Rain- Guns N Roses 10.) Mr. Crowley- Ozzy Osbourne 9.) Dogs- Pink Floyd 8.) Bohemian Rhapsody- Queen 7.) Texas Flood- Stevie Ray Vaughan 6.) Beat It- Michael Jackson 5.) Hotel California- The Eagles 4.) Sweet Child O’ Mine- Guns N Roses 3.) All Along the Watchtower- The Jimi Hendrix Experience 2.) Comfortably Numb- Pink Floyd H.M 1.) Black Magic Woman- Santana 2.) Blue Sky- The Allman Brothers Band 3.) Bat Country- Avenged Sevenfold 4.) Cliffs of Dover- Eric Johnson 5.) CAFO- Animal’s as Leaders 1.) Stairway to Heaven- Led Zeppelin
You didn't put Angus Young even in the honorable mentions. People tells that he knows only 3 chords but solos like Let there be Rock, Back in Black , Whole lotta Rosie, You shook me all night Long ... And Chuck Berry's Johnny B Goode ... man if that not rocks i dont know what will
Slash's playing and solo in Michael Jackson's "Give in to me". As a 10-year-old boy who worshipped Michael Jackson at the time of this song, that's how I first knew about Slash!
@@noahandersen4486 i absolutely agree with you. I love him, and imagine songs like Kashmir(his string arrangement and mellotron) , Whole Lotta Love(his double bass technique), or Ramble On's bass line without him. Totally different songs
My “should’ve made the list”s Van Halen - Can’t Stop Loving You, Ice Cream Man, Somebody Get Me A Doctor Extreme - Get The Funk Out, Rest In Peace, He-Man Woman Hater Ozzy - No More Tears Autograph - Turn Up The Radio Toto - Rosanna Plini - Paper Moon, Inhale Steve Vai - I Would Love To, Lotus Feet Journey - Only The Young, Stone In Love Avenged Sevenfold - So Far Away, The Stage Dream Theater - Best Of Times Steel Panther - That’s What Girls Are For White Lion - Wait, Tell Me, Little Fighter
@@nathanfloyd098 sunshine of your love is such a good jam and riff. Ginger baker could play those drums like very few can. Hes in my top 10 drummers of all time as well.
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Who do you think is the greatest guitarist of all time?
Jimmy page
Little Wing
Did I skip by Nancy Wilson?- I gotta replay this..😳
Slash, Angus Young, Hendrix, Clapton, Yngwie Malmsteen, Chris Rorland, Tommy Johansson, Adrian Smith, Thobbe Englund, Brian May, Synester Gates and Zacky Vengeance
Gary Moore
Here for Eddie Van Halen. He had better been on this list Rest In Paradise
It's a bad dream that the world will never wake up from
van halen is my favorite band
Slash’s outro solo on “Paradise City” is insane, and bears mentioning.
yep!!! i feel it’s kinda underrated too
I'll throw in the outro solo on "November Rain" as well.
I was always wildly impressed with that solo. No idea why it doesn't get mentioned more
Yup, or how about just a Watchmojo Top Ten Slash guitar riffs vid?
It’s not recorded on an album but Slash’s The Godfather theme he plays at concerts is pretty awesome too.
Sultans of swing deserves a better place. It's solo at the end is amazing.
One, Domination, Tornado of Souls, Fade to Black, Pride and Joy, Spirit of the Radio
Where's JOHN PETRUCCI
They forgot the GOD😐
Thank you for mentioning Domination. My all time favorite solo... Solo in One is a close second
Purple Rain by Prince
I agree. Should had been on the list somewhere.
So many good ones from him including the one from Let's Go Crazy, one of my favorites of his.
I concur!!! Still brings a tear to my eye every time I hear it...
No Prince guitar solo is crazy in my opinion. His live solo on 'While my guitar gently weeps' is the best solo I have ever seen. He showed he masters ever style of other great guitarists and combined with his exceptional feel for rhythm... it is just unmatched. Most complete musician of all time!
Dude that jack white solo is garbage. Especially saying it’s better than one or purple rain
Agreed
They said that the jack white solo was better then eruption and tornado of souls as well
@@hunterwinn3335 they really put a dude who plays a plastic guitar over prince, Van Halen, and Kirk Hammett
i agree this solo must not to be here but its not garbage
Agreed....hes a great songwriter but not a particularly great guitarist.
Guns n Roses made me fall in love with Rock when I was a pre teen. I’ll always love Slash and GNR. November rain is a beautiful song.
Edit- really happy to see 2 GNR songs on here ❤️
YES!!! I know the band got a lot of flack cuz of axl (some rightly so), but the band is amazing. A.F.D. was a cassette that I ruined 5 times over. I've seen them live twice after slash and Duff came back and they were great. And I think Chinese democracy was a great album. Deserves more love than it got.
I also got into rock after hearing GNR... And I've never looked back
Yep, since 1988 for me. Love them. Cheers
Slash is the reason I picked up a guitar in the first place. I fucking love him
5 Honorable Mentions:
Coming Back to Life - David Gilmore
Parisienne Walkways - Gary Moore
Pilgrim - Eric Clapton
Sailing to Philadelphia - Mark Knopfler
Hollow Years ( Live At The Budokan) - John Petrucci
I didnt expect to see Radiohead.
But I expected to see Metallica.
Watchmojo really loves Radiohead. They are in every top.
Johnny can play and is very very deserving of player lists. One definitely should be on this list. It should be in Sweet Childs place. I am not a great guitarist but sweet child is moderate difficulty while One is very advanced especially how Mr Hammet backs the rhythm up in the middle of the solo to just show off. Its very very very hard to play correctly.
fade to black at least
Blackend
Fade to Black
You should call this list the most well known solo's.
Exactly
most of the times they are well known because theyr were good
@@ahmedbouhllab2219 but there are better solos that are unknown
@@ryangioia2358 Devil Take Tomorrow by Marty Friedman, Dilemma by Kiko Loureiro, and Morning Star by Angra...just to name a few
Greatest is almost synonymous with well-known though
Totally agreed about the first third position but see Mr Ritchie Blackmore on on 17th position is very strange.
November Rain solos man! It's art!
I still love that song
Art?!?!.......... it’s fucking beauty
I get annoyed when the radio edit cuts the 1st guitar solo out.
@@ron234halt man don’t we all 😫😫😤🐐
Gives me chills all the time
Pretty solid list but you’re missing
AC/DC - whole lotta Rosie
Alterbridge - blackbird
Metallica - one
Megadeth - tornado of souls
EVH - eruption
There is an old live version of Rosie that is insane , I still look for it sometimes but it is hard to find !
@@sawthemin77 the live versions are even better!!! So good
They are leaving everything except shittiest solos except few
@@hunterwinn3335 and fade to black
Ritchie Blackmore - Child In Time....there is no better guitar solo...period!!
I love Slash. That man is amazing. I also like Jimmy Page and Mark Tremonti. All have their own unique styles that I adore.
You missed Pantera, AC/DC, Metallica and Megadeth.
yeah but that would be better suited in a metal top
They didn't miss it- they decided not to include it.
Iron maidennnn
Radiohead over Metallica is pretty much an insult to guitar
Missing Hangar 18 is unforgivable.
Led Zepplin Since Ive been loving you - live version and Gary Moore Still Got the Blues for You live
(My Own List)
1. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin (Guitarist: Jimmy Page)
2. Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd (Guitarist: David Gilmour)
3. Eruption - Van Halen (Guitarist: Eddie Van Halen)
4. Purple Haze - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Guitarist: Jimi Hendrix)
5. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns 'N' Roses (Guitarist: Slash)
6. The Thrill Is Gone - BB King (Guitarist: BB King)
7. Fade to Black - Metallica (Guitarist: Kirk Hammett)
8. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles (Guitarist: Eric Clapton)
9. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen (Guitarist: Brian May)
10. You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC (Guitarist: Angus Young)
11. Time - Pink Floyd (Guitarist: David Gilmour)
12. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who (Guitarist: Pete Townshend)
13. Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream (Guitarist: Eric Clapton)
14. Cemetery Gates - Pantera (Guitarist: Dimebag Darrell)
15. Walk This Way - Aerosmith (Guitarist: Joe Perry)
16. Two Minutes to Midnight - Iron Maiden (Guitarist: Adrian Smith)
17. Working Man - Rush (Guitarist: Alex Lifeson)
18. Alive - Pearl Jam (Guitarist: Mike McCready)
19. Psycho - System Of A Down (Guitarist: Daron Malakian)
20. Strangehold - Ted Nugent (Guitarist: Ted Nugent)
Honourable Mentions:
- Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry (Guitarist: Chuck Berry)
- Tornado of Souls - Megadeth (Guitarist: Marty Friedman)
- Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne (Guitarist: Randy Rhoads)
- Pride & Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble (Guitarist: Stevie Ray Vaughan)
- Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd (Guitarists: Allen Collins and Gary Rossington)
Solid list bro
No Freebird, no Skynyrd at all....no likey. I do agree Cemetary Gates needs to be on it though.
David Kramer I forgot to add Free Bird at the time, but it’s definitely on my list
@@andrewpappas9311 Yeah it is top 5 to me but I know you should always see most of yours on any good list so thumbs up
Prince’s solo on while my guitar gently weeps... tribute to George is awesome!
No Prince Purple Rain? Crazy
1 Jimmy Page 2.Brian May 3. Slash
Thank you for showing the respect to Alex Lifeson that he deserves!
Jimi Hendrix will always be the best guitarist to me. He only lived to be 27 years old. Imagine if he’d lived on.
Hell yeah dude I absolutely agree Jimi Hendrix is indeed an inspiration to me as well he was a legend and in my opinion the best guitar player in the world!!!
I didn't really get into Jimi Hendrix as much as I did with other rock groups, but Hendrix was (and still is) definitely a god
I've been a Hendrix fan since I was 17 and he's the best.
Jimi = 🐐🐐🐐
Randy Rhoads for me, had his life tragically cut way too short like Jimi.
But, he was next level and we definitely only got a glimpse of what he had to give.
Fuck that prick who flew the plane!
Personally there is no greatest ever guitarist... there are far too many and far too many variables.
Couldn't even divide it up to best guitarist in said genre (Metal, Nu-Metal, Rock, Blues, Grunge, Alternative, Punk... etc)
This list is most definitely missing the awesome solo of Prince slaying his guitar during the 2004 Rock n Roll Hall of Fame video. His unique style, iconic contribution, and damn good riff during “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” is ultimate Prime Prince at his best! He’s also on stage with many other great and iconic guitarists...great video!
Prince has always gotten over looked by the public on his guitar abilities... But TRUE GUITARIST KNOW!!!!!
He killed the rest of them
That HOF video came out right after Rolling Stone did not include Prince on it's top 100 guitarists of all time. I think he was like 35 on their next ranking.
@@jamisonweaver3711 I find myself butting in conversations I over hear at random places when there are idiots who are trashing Prince! I’m probably gonna end up on a Karen video! I feel it’s worth the risk because a lot of people are unaware of the talent and genius that was/is Prince. I feel blessed to have been able to experience his mind blowing talent in concert…January 5th, 1998 - Jam Of The Year Tour. Absolutely one of my treasured memories…(I still have the playlist and ticket stub.) A 3 hour wait outside in the freezing cold to buy tickets the morning they became available to purchase.
Still worth it and would do it again if only he was still with us!! I’m looking forward to the concert that I’m planning on attending when I get to Heaven! All of the Greats jamming together!!! It’s so sad thinking of all the great talent that we’ve lost…
It’s almost hard to even imagine, but I hope there will still be tickets available for that event when my it’s my time to go!!!
🤞💜👍🎸🕺🏽
As a guitarist, I think this is one of the worst ''Greatest Guitar Solos'' lists.
sultans should have been higher
Cool
Agreed. No Gary Richrath. No Neil Schon. No Tom Scholz. No George Lynch. No Robin Trower. No Ted Nugent.
Also as one, you're not alone
Agree
No Santana, Prince or John Frusciante at all?! WOW
Unreachable by John Frusciante should be on the list
But they have to include two queen solos 🙂💔
@@zeeshanborah6730Oh no, what are you gonna do
Greatest band. Greatest song. Greatest guitar solo. Glad WatchMojo didn’t try to be cool or eclectic (like Rolling Stone magazine, for example) and went with Stairway for #1.
Gonna have to do another 2 or 3 of these lists bc there's so much more. There wasn't even any Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Metallica, Pantera, Judas Priest, Allman Brothers Band (Ramblin' Man), Kansas (Carry on Wayward Son), Soundgarden, Nirvana, Yngwie Malmsteen, Bon Jovi, etc
Kree Nakorie is by far my favorite yngwie solo, I love hos it juxtaposes his warp speed shredding with the slower tempo of the song at the beginning than builds until it transitions into an amazing melodic climax that blends perfectly into the song.
@@Hammerhead547 that's cool man, no way I could describe the solos like that. I'm about as musically illiterate as they come. I just listen to the music. 🤘
@@CleetusVanDamme530
Thanks.
They should've also featured Uli Jon Roth, his work with the scorpions in the 70's is legendary especially tracks like we'll burn the sky, fly to the rainbow, sails of charon and virgin killer while his extended solo on live versions of hell cat is absolutely amazing.
Thank you because Dimebag for sure and Adrian Smith definitely deserve top 10 in my opinion. Joe Perry also got no love in this list like Jesus.
Petition for Watchmojo to do a metal solo list. You're absolutely right. The fact there's not a single band from The Big 4 is insane. No Lamb of God. No Avenged Sevenfold. Not even Trivium. All these bands have absolutely masterful solos that they can take from any given record. Except... St. Anger...
I just found out we lost EVH - so sad!!
Slash's solo on 'Slither' is incredible
Both Anastasia solos are better
RIP Eddie Van Halen🙏
They definitely didn’t watch some Prince performances. I’m not just talking about Purple Rain either
Holy River Bambi Let's go Crazy
Hell yea! I was looking for this comment! Miss you Prince! O(+>
Prince is such an outstanding musician
Facts!!!,Looked for this comment
My 3 favorite guitarist were each on the list twice....David Gilmore, Slash and Brian May...each had one of my favorite solos...November Rain...Comfortably Numb and Bohemian Rhapsody
Always with me always with you by Joe Satriani SHOULD DEFINITELY MADE THIS LIST!
Perfect indeed...
That's a great track but my favourite Satriani track is Crushing Day.
My Sharona, Purple Rain (Live from Syracuse) and While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Prince) all deserved a mention. Although the list is 🔥.
Prince losses control sometimes imo
Real list
1. Comfortably numb - Pink Floyd
2. Sultans of swing - Dire Straits
3. Since I been loving you - LedZep
4. High hopes - Pink floyd
5. Tunnel of love - Dire straits
6. Have a cigar - Pink Floyd
7. Stairway to heaven - Zeppelin
8. You don't fool me - Queen
9. Echoes - Pink floyd
10. November rain - Guns Roses
Try listening to FUBB by Wishbone Ash.
Dimebag did an amazing work in Domination.
I was really disappointing that's my favorite solo of all time
You beat me to it.
I was gonna say cemetery gates but either should've made it tbh
I'm partial to the solo from "Floods"! So much feel and emotion!
I prefer Floods I think, but both are amazing. Dimebag did so many great solos, a crime he is not in this video.
"Since I’ve Been Loving" You should have made it to this list
YES OMG FINALLY SOMEONE UNDERSTANDS
Dude you could make a whole Jimmy Page list, Tangerine, stairway, the rain song, whole lotta love, heartbreaker, dazed and confused, just off the top of my head.
@@robertemerson1087 yeah I agree. Don't forget the mighty Achilles last stand
Dude, that’s the problem with watch mojos fuck hahaha
No Quarter from TSRTS , First cut is top 3 behind Stairway (same show) and Comfortably Numb live .
Jimi page, he is my favorite and I try to follow him
Do watchmojo know who AC/DC are?
I’m actually curious.
I think they managed to put them about middle ways on heavy metal groups one time. Other than that - nope. Know nothing fools.
20. Freewill
19. Killing in the name
18. Icky thump
17. Highway star
16. Sultans of swing
15. Paranoid android
14. Crossroads
13. Brighton rock
12. Free bird
11. November rain
10. Mr. Crowley
9. Dogs
8. Bohemian rhapsody
7. Texas flood
6. Beat it
5. Hotel California
4. Sweet child o' mine
3. All along the watchtower (Jimi Hendrix version)
2. Comfortably numb
1. Stairway to heaven
For those who want the names to listen to if you haven't heard the songs before
This is a goddamn perfect list
-someone who doesn’t play guitar 🤦♀️
Glad to see Alex Lifeson on here; he is sooooo underrated!!
Pantera’s Cemetery Gates-Dimebag’s solo
I think they consider Pantera "metal". Hence the exclusion.
Charles Avery it say greatest guitar solos not greatest rock guitar solos
Yessss!
November Rain solo always gives me goosebumps. Always.
The video. The lyrics the music just everything about that song
THE REAL LIST
10. You don't fool me - Queen
9. Echoes - Pink floyd
8. Telegraph road - Dire straits
7. Have a cigar - Pink Floyd
6. Stairway to heaven - Zeppelin
5. Tunnel of love - Dire straits
4. Since I've been loving you - Zeppelin
3. High hopes - Pink floyd
2. Sultans of swing - Dire straits
1. Comfortably numb - Pink floyd
Man In The Box solo is underrated.
Jerry Cantrell is a master songwriter. Any of his solos from AiC could've been on this list
Juanpi Jimenez agree. Almost any Cantrell could’ve made it on this list. But god forbid watch mojo knows what they’re talking about with music lists.
Maybe they should do an alt-rock guitar solo list... or at least riffs. Them Bones would merit a spot on THAT list.
That song should be on this list
Ben Tramer not even a little bit, but nice attempt at hurting my feelings
Tie: BOTH solos in “Comfortably Numb.”
David Gilmore The Blue live at The Royal Albert Hall.
2nd solo the best imo
HOW on God’s green Earth don’t you have Angus Young AT LEAST in honorable mentions?!
Dude fr that dude got insane solos in literally every song lmao
Its shocking
I kept expecting to see him on list, but not even honorables!!
@@yaboynotnut5386 Do you see insane solo in every number on the list in the video?
Maybe the only right thing about this list is leaving angus young out
Why isn't Prince on your list? He was a great solo guitar player that brought people to tears in the Purple Rain?
Not necessarily in order.
Angus Young, Eddie Van Halen, Steve Clark, Criss Oliva, Slash, Brian May, Tipton & Downing, Dave Murray, Neal Schon, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, Randy Rhoads
guitar center employees are crying right now
Drew LMAO
No Stairway!? Denied!
😂
Rest in peace an all time great Eddie Van Halen🙏
I'm from Nepal 🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵 For me
My favorite music bands
Zeppelin, Floyd, Queen, The Doors, Scorpions, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Gnr, Metallica, Megadeth, system of a down, Mj, Chris Cornell, Aic, Nirvana, Tool, Ac dc, Bad Company, Godsmack, Korn, Rhcp, Pantera etc...
whaaaaat?
no steve vai?
no joe satriani?
no frank zappa?
no yngwie malmsteen?
watchmojo, what are you watchin?????
Hail Zappa.
Or Becker
Or Petrucci
mojo
or Ace Frehley.
Hows Purple Rain not on here ?
"You can't talk about guitar solos without mentioning eruption" Proceeds to not mention eruption
Amen! I was like, hello - wtf?
His live version of 316 into Eruption into Cathedral and so on, cannot be topped whatsoever. Mojo has lost their “Mojo”
The title should be Most Known guitar solos cause most of these aren't even top 50 all time in terms of the greatest solos. Nor Eruption, no Vai, Petrucci, or Satriani. A Megadeth, Metallica, or Pantera solo even? Nope, you got a Rage Against the Machine solo..... WOT? 🤣🤣
Ikr
Exactly. What about the Guitar solos from Metallica's Enter Sandman, Alice in Chains "Man in the Box" or even Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit"?
@@therkokid215 none of those come close to Gilmour comfortably numb... plus free bird was also better than all of them one.
Maybe greatest novice solos of all time...
Oh look at me I’m so cool I can name a few metal bands look at me.
@@ryanfreebody6881 yeah its not all about these technic things. The while my guitar gently weeps solo is so great, because the guitar literally weeps
No Metallica? Kirk Hammett has to get credit for One, Master of Puppets, or Creeping Death.
As much as I love Stairway, Dazed and Confused is the better Zeppelin solo, and Free Bird should have been top 5
When you forget about Metallica’s “one”
Or Fade to Black
How Kirk Hammett goes off at the end it’s insane
@@manny6403 or Ride The Lightning. Or Creeping Death
@@tylercady3985, or Fight Fire With Fire. Or Call of Cthulhu
@@manny6403 or Spit Out The Bone (maybe?). Or Master of Puppets
What about Prince Purple Rain?
Let’s go Crazy gives me the good kind of chills. 💜
I wish you could give us more than 4 seconds of the solo to truly appreciate it.
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Guns N Roses "Estranged" has equally amazing solos, but yeah, November Rain wins.
I love playing Estranged. I love the licks in it. But none of what Slash did was all that hard to play just cool!
Also Don't Cry, Nightrain and Coma... And another solos from Chinese Democracy which are not from Slash like Better or Street of Dreams
Ngl sweet child is my favorite solo
It's better than 11
Replace those two Brian May's boring mid solos with Tornado of Souls(Marty Friedman) and Achilles Last Stand(Jimmy Page)
Everybody saying “you left out so-so” but nobody’s realizing that there’s too many amazing guitar solos to fit in a top 20 list. Top 50 at least
But the fact that they miss out on solos that easily trump most of these is tragic
@@bagduster9381 yeah I agree with you there. Nothing by Radiohead or the white stripes should be on this list
Your profile pic looks like eddie van halen's guitar
@@russelrommel8293 Yep you got it. That’s what it is
yea and sweet child of mine DOES NOT DESERVE TO BE IN TOp 5
I had my money on "Fly Away" - Lenny Kravitz
Edit: But seriously Cliff Burton "Anesthesia--Pulling Teeth." Bass is a guitar too and he plays it better than half the guitarists out there.
Yep. Stairway. No doubt.
Dear Watchmojo,
Do you realize that you've made this video TWICE and left out Gary Moore in both of them? 😶
They didn't forget. The choice was made. Live with it.
Gary Moore would have been an awesome choice for the list. So would Roy Buchanan, but I guess you're forgotten when you give up the guitar for barber college. Sad way to end life, but great guitar work.
who cares? They didn't forget, they just decided not to include it. Besides not many people even know who Gary Moore is (I didn't). He's very niche, so they probably haven't even heard of him. DEAL WITH IT.
@@Saint_Magnapinna Thats ur problem if you don't know the legend who Gary Moore is, one of the best blues players out there that ever excisted.
@@platnimpunk643 Hard choices, but yes a choice was made. We're gonna need a bigger list!
As a guitarist who loves and has learned a number of these solos (Stairway, Comfortably Numb, November Rain, Bohemian Rhapsody, Sultans, Watchtower, Beat It, Hotel California, Crossroads) I was definitely happy to see this list, also massive props for including Dogs. One of my favourite Floyd songs and definitely has some of David's best playing. As for guitarists that inspired me, the first guys that inspired me to pick it up when I was a kid were George Harrison of The Beatles (in terms of "rhythmic" playing), Eddie Van Halen (in overall speed and just doing cool stuff in general) and David Gilmour (in terms of emotive playing and melodicism) but over the years I got into a lot more of my favourite players like Angus Young, SRV, Alex Lifeson, Chuck Berry, Pete Townshend, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck and Kirk Hammett
Nothing but respect for ur comment. Only have one question for u. No, Jimi Hendrix on ur list. The original guitar God that influenced pretty much everyone else in some way. Granted, i respect that u looked up to and loved who u listed. All great guitarists and when u can feel what they r playing deep down inside u. Thats a special feeling that nothing can ever replace.
@@mass.1710 Don't get me wrong, Hendrix has been a huge influence on my playing and is still one of my absolute heroes, I just forgot to add him at the time. I just fixed it, but thanks for pointing that out
Andrew Pappas I’ll take Prince over Eric Clapton
Still serching for zz top sharp dress men and ACDC back in black
Still got the blues from Gary Moore should be on this list, my personal favorite guitar solo ever
So no “Maggot Brain” or “For the Love of God”????? There’s no way those aren’t at least honorable mentions. This list was not made by guitarists.
There is not a single Vai, Petrucci, Satriani so you know the person who made this doesn’t know a shit about guitars
What part of for the love of god would you call a solo?
@@umutonuralppolat9352 This list is so stupid honestly. Its not the best, just the most well known solos lmao. So many great players have been left out.
That’s a good point lmao of course the around 3 minute mark is where Steve really goes off but any section of that song or Maggot Brain deserves a spot on this list
I was literally just thinking why no maggot brain
I miss AC/DC in the list, maybe that you shook me all night long is iconic
Touch too much and s Angus’s best.
Prince BETTER be on this list, especially for his part in while my guitar gently weeps
I haven't finished is he
@@iangardner3082 nope
Nvm I didn't see him
They didn’t put me on the list 🙄🙄🙄
Next: top 10 drum solos
Darn
In A Gadda Da Vida.
Top 10 bass solos
@@Beavetowski
Anestesia by Metallica should be here
Too 10 unnecessary watch mojo videos
My favourites from the list are: Sultans of Swing, November Rain, Mr Crowley, Bohemian Rhapsody, Beat it, Hotel California, All Along the Watchtower, Comfortably Numb, Stairway to Heaven and Bat Country (Honourable Mention)
And Sweet Child O Mine
November rain was something we have never heard and will never hear again from any other band
My top 6 favorite guitarists,
6 Evh
5 Eddie Van Halen
4 Eddie Lodewijk Van Halen
3 Edward Van Halen
2 Edward Lodewijk Van Halen
1 Van Halens Guitarist
i think this guy likes van halen
bandwagon, u just like him cuz he died
@@AreEnTee Maybe
Deadass prince's solo for my guitar gently wheeps is top ten
Dave Gregory on Reel by Reel(XTC)
Number 1 for me
@@TheRox0923 I was gonna say number one too but I felt like ppl would make fun off me
20.) Freewill- Rush
19.) Killing In the Name- Rage Against the Machine
18.) Icky Thump- The White Stripes
17.) Highway Star- Deep Purple
16.) Sultans of Swing- Dire Straits
15.) Paranoid Android- Radiohead
14.) Crossroads- Cream
13.) Brighton Rock- Queen
12.) Free Bird- Lynyrd Skynyrd
11.) November Rain- Guns N Roses
10.) Mr. Crowley- Ozzy Osbourne
9.) Dogs- Pink Floyd
8.) Bohemian Rhapsody- Queen
7.) Texas Flood- Stevie Ray Vaughan
6.) Beat It- Michael Jackson
5.) Hotel California- The Eagles
4.) Sweet Child O’ Mine- Guns N Roses
3.) All Along the Watchtower- The Jimi Hendrix Experience
2.) Comfortably Numb- Pink Floyd
H.M
1.) Black Magic Woman- Santana
2.) Blue Sky- The Allman Brothers Band
3.) Bat Country- Avenged Sevenfold
4.) Cliffs of Dover- Eric Johnson
5.) CAFO- Animal’s as Leaders
1.) Stairway to Heaven- Led Zeppelin
Blackbird Alterbridge
How do you switch number 1 and number 2
Personally I’d replace Beat It with Eruption, definitely a better and more influential solo from Eddie.
@deliverant9375 no. Eruption is just a warmup with additional drums. beat it however is a solo.
When the honorable mentions are better than number 1
You didn't put Angus Young even in the honorable mentions. People tells that he knows only 3 chords but solos like Let there be Rock, Back in Black , Whole lotta Rosie, You shook me all night Long ... And Chuck Berry's Johnny B Goode ... man if that not rocks i dont know what will
ACDC Let there be rock live Apollo theater 1978 best version. Probably the best Whole Lotta Rosie version as well.
Kirk hammett from Metallica is my favorite guitarist. I love him to death.
Slash's playing and solo in Michael Jackson's "Give in to me". As a 10-year-old boy who worshipped Michael Jackson at the time of this song, that's how I first knew about Slash!
"With Robert Plant's bluesy vocals and John Bonham 's thunderous bass drum"
No John Paul Jones? Alright..
I dont think people even realise how important John Paul Jones was for Zeppelin. He is a multi instrumental genious
@@noahandersen4486 i absolutely agree with you. I love him, and imagine songs like Kashmir(his string arrangement and mellotron) , Whole Lotta Love(his double bass technique), or Ramble On's bass line without him. Totally different songs
@@andreadigiuseppe7086 There would be no Led Zeppelin without him
The bassist always gets ignored.
You missed Tornado of souls' solo It's a master piece.
I agree
Completely agree, that or My last words
Eddie Van Halen is #1 he changed the way music was written with his crazy style of guitar playing and never learning how to read it.
The solo in "Dani California" is absent.
Because its not as good as anything mentioned
John Ratcliffe Maybe for you
My “should’ve made the list”s
Van Halen - Can’t Stop Loving You, Ice Cream Man, Somebody Get Me A Doctor
Extreme - Get The Funk Out, Rest In Peace, He-Man Woman Hater
Ozzy - No More Tears
Autograph - Turn Up The Radio
Toto - Rosanna
Plini - Paper Moon, Inhale
Steve Vai - I Would Love To, Lotus Feet
Journey - Only The Young, Stone In Love
Avenged Sevenfold - So Far Away, The Stage
Dream Theater - Best Of Times
Steel Panther - That’s What Girls Are For
White Lion - Wait, Tell Me, Little Fighter
No free bird, opinion rejected
November Rain is #1
Prince- While my Guitar Gently Weeps
My favorite guitar solo of all time
Never was a Prince fan but he spayed that solo, watched the video at least 50ti es just to watch him!
Johnny Marr in "This Charming Man" always gives me goosebumps
“Hanger 18” Dave Mustaine and Marty Friedman
PRINCE guitar solo man 👀
💜💜💜
Brian May is painfully underrated.
Hearing him play the guitar makes me smile.
Freddie Mercury overrated*
Painfully overrated
@@ross5631 :'(
@@ross5631 I see ur using all 2 of ur brain cells
Leslie west MISSISSIPPI QUEEN!!
ROCK ON WATCHMOJO!
Cody Hon okay dude chill out
No Eric Clapton and George Harrison on "while my guitar gently weeps? " interesting...but let's include two queen songs.....
Ae Queen is amazing and I love While My Guitar Gently Weeps because SLOWHAND
Yes I was also surprised Eric Clapton deserve at least top 7. yer blues, while my guitar gently weeps, cocaine, sunshine of your love
@@nathanfloyd098 sunshine of your love is such a good jam and riff. Ginger baker could play those drums like very few can. Hes in my top 10 drummers of all time as well.
I mean prince hall of fame solo to weeps is better in my opinion
the watchmojo team has a thing for Queen.
The fact that you guys shouted out Tosin Abasi/Animals as Leaders even as an HM is absolutely amazing. Love you Watchmojo!
You forgot Molly Hatcher, Fall of the Peace Makers. How can you not mention George Lynch?