The TOP 20 GREATEST GUITAR SOLOS (according to WatchMojo)

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  • Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024

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  • @MusicisWin
    @MusicisWin  2 года назад +245

    Which solo would you include in this list?

    • @rocketland
      @rocketland 2 года назад +10

      The jake e lee solo from 1984 live performance of suicide solution

    • @sebbbbbb3947
      @sebbbbbb3947 2 года назад +52

      One metallica

    • @guitar4you124
      @guitar4you124 2 года назад

      Sign of the times, europe

    • @homedepotman4219
      @homedepotman4219 2 года назад +58

      Free bird🤣

    • @dylanuttam2881
      @dylanuttam2881 2 года назад +20

      Eruption or Spanish fly instead of beat it for EVH

  • @darrenchesterton6410
    @darrenchesterton6410 2 года назад +393

    While I do love the closing solo to November Rain, I've always thought the middle solo is such an iconic one. Not overly hard to play, but goes sooo well with the song.
    And as for Pink Floyd...
    TIME!!!! TIME NEEDS TO BE ON THIS LIST!

    • @gggz420
      @gggz420 2 года назад +6

      i agree totally about gnr! and about pink floyd it could of defs been time or comfortably numb as well

    • @JohnDoe9764
      @JohnDoe9764 2 года назад +4

      Totally agree on GnR an Pink Floyd!!!!
      The solo from "time" is absolutely genius and probably my personal favourite guitar solo.
      I do also agree Tyler's opinion about "Killer Queen". Absolutely amazing solo.

    • @keanedavies9480
      @keanedavies9480 2 года назад +2

      @@JohnDoe9764 I agree I think time is probably my favourite of all time, you ever heard that amazing prince solo in while my guitar gently wheeps in the live performance at the rock hall of fame?

    • @JohnDoe9764
      @JohnDoe9764 2 года назад

      @@keanedavies9480 not yet, but I will

    • @keanedavies9480
      @keanedavies9480 2 года назад +1

      @@JohnDoe9764 it’s on RUclips. 100% worth the time. Let me know what you think

  • @AntonPeck
    @AntonPeck 2 года назад +170

    One solo that always gives me chills when I hear it is Zakk Wylde in No More Tears.

    • @GentlemanJakk
      @GentlemanJakk 2 года назад +5

      Miracle Man*

    • @stellaotto5654
      @stellaotto5654 2 года назад +2

      Ohhh hell yesssss. That song will always be among my favs

    • @daveglander1
      @daveglander1 2 года назад +2

      This was on my mind too. It was a solo that made the hairs on your arms stand up,

    • @depracated
      @depracated 2 года назад +2

      His best solo bar none

    • @RaccoonHenry
      @RaccoonHenry 2 года назад +1

      for me it's Mama I'm coming home

  • @jakelaprise
    @jakelaprise 2 года назад +149

    kirk's intro solo in fade to black will forever be my favorite, so much emotion and heartfelt energy poured into it and it fits the song and lyrics perfectly. beautifully composed and almost has a classical feel to it

    • @aidencareyy
      @aidencareyy 2 года назад +9

      his outro aswell is so emotional i love it

    • @theyetidude
      @theyetidude 2 года назад +4

      It's great and all, but if you listen to Judas Priest's "Beyond the Realms of Death" it's basically the same song and I prefer Glen Tipton's solo to Kirk's.

    • @Captain_Jackk_Sparrow
      @Captain_Jackk_Sparrow 2 года назад +5

      @@theyetidude imo it must be in top 10. Amazing solo. The whole song is a masterpiece. But people are crazy they are just fcking listening painkiller.. Their best albume is Stained Class.

    • @joaquinlezcano2372
      @joaquinlezcano2372 2 года назад +1

      @@theyetidude the outro is as as good

    • @suraceryan
      @suraceryan 11 месяцев назад +1

      Agreed and outro as well

  • @greendemon2859
    @greendemon2859 2 года назад +147

    Honestly surprised there wasn't even a mention of Metallica, considering how much the solos in Master of Puppets and One made in an impact on guitarists as a whole

    • @Dclerkin17
      @Dclerkin17 2 года назад +4

      Well, Rebecca doesn’t listen to metal, so…
      No Synyster Gates solos on there either😢

    • @Cosmefulanito2812
      @Cosmefulanito2812 2 года назад

      @@Dclerkin17 Rebecca is dumb

    • @Dclerkin17
      @Dclerkin17 2 года назад +11

      @@Cosmefulanito2812 Yeah the title is “Greatest Guitar Solos” but it’s more like “Greatest Classic Rock Solos”

    • @Cosmefulanito2812
      @Cosmefulanito2812 2 года назад

      @@Dclerkin17 yeah. Maybe it's nostalgia or fear but people always tend to think old means better

    • @SpammusX
      @SpammusX 2 года назад +7

      Kirk Hammett solos do not deserve to be on any list

  • @ozzythekid
    @ozzythekid 2 года назад +98

    Dogs is Gilmour's guitar masterpiece. Overall, the whole middle section from the harmony part to the solo following it is one of my all time favorite guitar moments. The whole song has killer leads though. I do have to agree that I'd probably have gone with Comfortably Numb for the "iconic" factor.

    • @Spectre-kf2td
      @Spectre-kf2td 2 года назад +4

      Oh my god I was about to say that
      Edit: that whole album is so underrated

    • @SharkVsTree
      @SharkVsTree 2 года назад +3

      The solos in the version of Dogs that Doyle Bramhall II and Snowy White did on In The Flesh - Live were just... chef's kiss.

    • @ozzythekid
      @ozzythekid 2 года назад

      @@SharkVsTree That is a great video! I saw them in KC and in Chicago on that tour!

    • @goatboy150
      @goatboy150 2 года назад +4

      "Animals" is ridiculously underrated. The whole thing is a masterpiece.

    • @Mcperson823
      @Mcperson823 Год назад +1

      Echoes is pink Floyd's masterpiece

  • @cincox3919
    @cincox3919 2 года назад +156

    The Highway Star solo kinda introduced the world to the idea of neo-classical. Likely a big influence on Yngwie

    • @stevehughes275
      @stevehughes275 2 года назад +8

      Quite possibly the first neo classical shred

    • @Kylora2112
      @Kylora2112 2 года назад +1

      @@stevehughes275 At least in a pop song context, anyways.

    • @MrMaynardWR
      @MrMaynardWR 2 года назад +3

      Uli Jon Roth is the neo classical bridge between the two in my opinion

    • @padmakshkhandelwal1832
      @padmakshkhandelwal1832 Год назад +1

      The guitar solo is not even the best solo on the song imo. Jon Lord created the true shredding neo-classical heavy metal solo on a keyboard, which is heavier and more metal than the anything at the time, even more than the guitar solo itself.

    • @agamemnon9918
      @agamemnon9918 Год назад +1

      @@padmakshkhandelwal1832
      Jon's solo is legendary, but a lot of classical stuff has been done on keyboards anyway, unlike guitar, Ritchie was introducing a new idea here, not totally new but still.

  • @artxavBR74
    @artxavBR74 2 года назад +56

    I absolutely adore 1-Eric Clapton- I feel free 2- Marty Friedman - Tornado of souls 3- Jimmy Page - Ten years gone 4-EVH - Jump and 5-Jeff Beck - Blaze of glory

    •  2 года назад

      As my own choice, maybe i’d put eruption instead of jump, but i actually would be happy abt jump so…

    • @challenger4157
      @challenger4157 2 года назад +2

      Was just about to comment that not including ToS solo should be blasphemy...

    • @odaishofi7371
      @odaishofi7371 2 года назад +1

      I was really surprised when i realized the didn't put tornado of souls on that list, i mean it already on every other list i've seen, its like an anthem for the metal comunity

    • @ff7fanboi
      @ff7fanboi 2 года назад +1

      Finally someone mentions tornado
      An absolute master piece

    • @eccehomer8182
      @eccehomer8182 2 года назад +1

      Good choices Artur. Ten Years Gone is one of Zep's best and Physical Graffiti is a really overlooked album. From a purely personal perspective I'd have gone for "I'll Wait" for my favourite EVH solo, even though it's not that iconic. And I agree with Challenger... Tornado not being on this list is blasphemy.

  • @Aidan.w
    @Aidan.w 2 года назад +377

    As a huge Rush fan it was interesting to see Freewill as the first entry. Quite a random choice (I probably would have chosen Limelight, Kid Gloves or Mission) but I agree that it's easily one of Alex's best solos as it perfectly captures his chaotic style.

    • @Aidan.w
      @Aidan.w 2 года назад +3

      @Dev's Corner Great choice. Though technically there are two solos: A Lerxst in wonderland which is the slowly building up one, and Danforth & Pepe which is the complete and utter chaos one about 3/4 through the song lol

    • @TwilightZone13
      @TwilightZone13 2 года назад +8

      I think that the solo from Marathon is Alex's best solo.

    • @astre7904
      @astre7904 2 года назад +7

      La Villa Strangiato has the most iconic Alex Lifeson solo imo but I'm just happy there was Rush

    • @alporan7423
      @alporan7423 2 года назад +7

      The solo to yyz is one of my most favourite solos of all time

    • @levig384
      @levig384 2 года назад +2

      i think it’s probably because it’s just really fast and epic and impressive

  • @tiggetty
    @tiggetty 2 года назад +77

    Dimebag's solo in "Floods" by Pantera is typically heralded as his greatest and I definitely feel it easily cracks this list. This mojo list really focused on much older music, it seems, which is sad because the urge to avoid recency bias probably robbed some younger musicians of whatever fleeting notoriety can be got from a watchmojo video ranking.

    • @greendemon2859
      @greendemon2859 2 года назад +1

      Yeah same, some of the fanbase would think this would be a weird pick but I think Danger Line by Avenged Sevenfold could have been on here

    • @rdspam
      @rdspam 2 года назад +1

      “Iconic and influential”, not “technically challenging/proficient”. If being listed would provide “fleeting notoriety”, it doesn’t meet the selection criteria.

  • @dixiemcgee8535
    @dixiemcgee8535 2 года назад +47

    Out of Ritiche Blackmore solos im definitely going to have to go with Stargazer. Rainbow is such an underrated band compared to Deep Purple. Sad it gets overshadowed when really it's the most creative and inspiring work.

    • @gibby9298
      @gibby9298 2 года назад +8

      Rainbow is God tier man. Richie Blackmore and Dio made such an awesome combo. And Stargazer has to be one of my favorite songs of all time, especially with that drum intro.

    • @cruz1nator_242
      @cruz1nator_242 2 года назад +6

      Stargazer is killer, but the Child in Time solo is something else. The way the whole song builds up and up, then the solo hits, it's incredible

    • @lntxp01
      @lntxp01 Год назад

      I think the gates of babylon solo is by far the greatest rainbow guitar solo and there are others that I would put above the stargazer solo tbh

  • @abhaytyagi1666
    @abhaytyagi1666 2 года назад +395

    Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd would be a no brainer for me

  • @matcoffidis1135
    @matcoffidis1135 2 года назад +76

    My fav. Gilmore solo is the one on Time. It's perfectly phrased and gorgeous tone....❤️

    • @CMHobbies
      @CMHobbies 2 года назад +7

      Yes. First serious guitar solo that I learned note for note and I never get tired of playing or hearing it. Perfection.

    • @Gone_Away_Again
      @Gone_Away_Again 2 года назад +1

      It’s his best

    • @philgbrittain
      @philgbrittain 2 года назад +1

      I was in a band as a lead guitarist. This was the only lead I didn't play in our sets. I preferred the singer/rhythm guitarist play it. It meant so much to him to do that so I was happy to just play rhythm for that one.

    • @pumbar
      @pumbar 2 года назад

      Agreed!

    • @GraveyJones86
      @GraveyJones86 2 года назад +1

      Came here to say this. Time is some of the best guitar work I’ve ever heard.

  • @jamesrichardson4988
    @jamesrichardson4988 2 года назад +22

    Duane Allman ripping it up on Statesboro Blues from Live At Fillmore East, Billy Gibbons showing why he might be the coolest guitarist on Just Got Paid, and just to show my love for a newer player...Gary Clark Jr's Next Door Neighbor Blues on his Live album...brilliant stuff

  • @bearroar
    @bearroar 2 года назад +17

    Dude, Slash rising up from the ocean while playing his solo part in the end of the video for Estranged is also a great moment in guitar solo history! 😆🤣🎸

  • @TheGuitarMan71
    @TheGuitarMan71 2 года назад +39

    In Memory of Elizabeth Reed, Duane Allman’s solo (second solo in the song) live at the Fillmore East is absolutely insane.

    • @mandaleoan9708
      @mandaleoan9708 2 года назад

      That song lasts for 40 minutes if I'm not mistaken

    • @joaquinlezcano2372
      @joaquinlezcano2372 Год назад +1

      ​@@mandaleoan9708 you are mistaken. That's Mountain Jam. In memory of Elizabeth Reed only, 12 minutes.

    • @mandaleoan9708
      @mandaleoan9708 Год назад

      @@joaquinlezcano2372 Ah yes you are right I got them mixed up

    • @joaquinlezcano2372
      @joaquinlezcano2372 Год назад

      @@mandaleoan9708 great song

    • @mandaleoan9708
      @mandaleoan9708 Год назад

      @@joaquinlezcano2372 yes it is

  • @Redoubt1989
    @Redoubt1989 2 года назад +47

    "Blue Sky" by the Allman Brothers Band is a great mix of pentatonic/diatonic scales

  • @ricardocota3683
    @ricardocota3683 2 года назад +71

    Nuno Bettencourt's solo in the Get The Funk Out is one of my favorites, even though Extreme is not always recognized as a great band and Nuno as one of the best guitar players, I mean... Jack White, come on. (My opinion)

    • @QuarterMag
      @QuarterMag 2 года назад +4

      Big Fan here also - just listen to Brian May when he talks about that solo. Good Band, sensationel Player .

    • @elgatonegro1703
      @elgatonegro1703 2 года назад

      I mean, it's a youtube content factory doing a top 20 list, obv there's going to be some things on it that are meant to send everyone to the comments section without being obvious bait. And of course there's more paths to a memorable solo than creative application of technical prowess...I wonder how a 'top 20 solos' list would look if it was curated by people who weren't guitarist or particularly big fans of rock / metal?

    • @Elwab73
      @Elwab73 2 года назад +2

      Yes! I freaking love that solo and have to 'sing' it when it's on!

    • @RobbieFitzgerald
      @RobbieFitzgerald 2 года назад +1

      Nuno is an underrated player as far as Im concerned. Hes not known outside of guitar circles. Ive even mentioned him and Extreme to guitar players I know and they didnt know who or the band are.

    • @srogers500
      @srogers500 2 года назад +3

      The solo for Play With Me is pretty amazing too.
      Nuno is a god. I'm not a big Extreme fan, but they have a few songs I dig.

  • @receivethelearn
    @receivethelearn 2 года назад +77

    I'd put Gary Moore - Still Got The Blues above a lot of these.
    Whole lotta love is in my top 5 for sure.
    Black Crowes - Hard to Handle, although it's a cover, is also up there.

    • @polaristrans
      @polaristrans 2 года назад +4

      Or Parisienne Walkways.

    • @ronaldwilson9525
      @ronaldwilson9525 2 года назад +1

      @@polaristrans That’s the one I would have picked

    • @colbyboggs5365
      @colbyboggs5365 2 года назад +1

      Still got the blues 👌👌👌

    • @eddieyakin5528
      @eddieyakin5528 2 года назад +1

      I agree, Gary moore is criminally underrated. I think blues just isn’t as popular as rock so people are quicker to dismiss it

  • @ricardorodriguez5549
    @ricardorodriguez5549 2 года назад +9

    “Impossible Germany”’s solo from Nels Cline is astounding: passion and technique in the service of the song

  • @matthewtaylor1785
    @matthewtaylor1785 2 года назад +6

    Here’s just a few of my favorite solos that could’ve been on this list, but aren’t simply due to it only being a top 20:
    Tornado of Souls - Megadeth
    Get the Funk Out - Extreme
    Eruption - Van Halen (although I think that one has been on other WatchMojo lists like this)
    Powerslave - Iron Maiden
    The Unforgiven - Metallica
    I could go on forever, but these are just a few great ones imo

  • @dustinrainbow
    @dustinrainbow 2 года назад +100

    I think all these Top Guitar Solo programs always unfortunately miss one of the greatest solos of all time. And that’s the solo by Terry Kath of Chicago in the song 25 or 6 to 4. It’s a ripping solo that only a few top guitarists could even come close to emulating. Terry Kath was a monster guitarist. Even Jimi Hendrix praised him as a better guitarist than himself. It’s unfortunate he died so young. I wish these programs would recognize this incredible guitarist.

    • @henryriddell5996
      @henryriddell5996 2 года назад +2

      I would also say make me smile, its a awesome one!

    • @MarkFromHawaii
      @MarkFromHawaii 2 года назад +1

      Yeah I shoulda included Terry Kath in my list too.

    • @nikolajdam9556
      @nikolajdam9556 2 года назад

      Well he’s just not iconic enough to be part of a list titled GREATEST.

    • @joermnyc
      @joermnyc 2 года назад +1

      I love that Jimi tried to shine a light on other guitarists, like Terry and Lolly Vegas (from Redbone).

    • @hotwax5623
      @hotwax5623 2 года назад

      Preach!!!!

  • @dracojoule
    @dracojoule 2 года назад +47

    For Stevie Ray Vaughan I'd have to go with Look at Little Sister. Him playing that live, breaking his high E and continuing to play perfectly while someone brings him a replacement guitar is iconic and the solo itself is incredible

    • @defecito
      @defecito 2 года назад +6

      It's an amazing moment, never get tired of seeing that
      but for me is the Life Without You solo, how it builds up, how it ends, i love it

    • @stylekbender2650
      @stylekbender2650 2 года назад +4

      id go with couldn't stand the weather. so climactic and epic.

    • @stellaotto5654
      @stellaotto5654 2 года назад

      Riviera paradise

    • @noahquinones4386
      @noahquinones4386 2 года назад

      That was faked. look it up

    • @FlippyD1998
      @FlippyD1998 2 года назад

      Honey Bee or Couldn’t Stand the Weather for me

  • @TheUnmitigatedDawn
    @TheUnmitigatedDawn 2 года назад +41

    Icky Thump’s solo is gnarly and fits the song. But Top 20 greatest guitar solos? Nah.

  • @davedee2224
    @davedee2224 2 года назад +40

    Always surprised that Rory Gallagher and Alvin Lee never get mentioned on these lists, also Gary Moore should have definitely been included.

    • @flea1972
      @flea1972 2 года назад

      RG 'When You'll Be Mine' is great even though it's a cover.

    • @joaquinlezcano2372
      @joaquinlezcano2372 Год назад

      Because those were guitarists that sadly didn't live enough to achieve stardom. Depite being critically acclaimed in them times

  • @boy.marciano3839
    @boy.marciano3839 2 года назад +18

    I've always loved the solo from "Cherub Rock", as "dirty" as it sounds, It's just delicious, so 90s and an iconic piece from The Smashing Pumpkins 👌

    • @tiggetty
      @tiggetty 2 года назад +2

      I'm more partial to the solo in "Mayonaise" but most of the Corgan solos where he goes full weirdo are great.

    • @formulajoe2
      @formulajoe2 2 года назад +4

      The solo from “Soma” is another good one! I slept on this song for far too long and now I put it up there with Cherub, Hummer, Mayonaisse, etc.

    • @michaelpopowich5095
      @michaelpopowich5095 2 года назад +1

      Well I just got on question for you: Who wants honey? As long as there's some money who wants that honey?

  • @matbouche
    @matbouche 2 года назад +32

    David Gilmour has often harmonized his solos himself (on studio albums of course) and it's been one of his hallmarks. This particular solo is one if not the best example of this 🙂

    • @tankdarla637
      @tankdarla637 2 года назад +5

      Heck, the whole list could have been Gilmour and I would not argue. Animals has been my favorite album for a few years now...

    • @michaelpurdieabbott7743
      @michaelpurdieabbott7743 2 года назад +4

      @@tankdarla637 the last solo in Dogs is one of my fav guitar solos ever. The weird af harmonies he’s doing with the guitar are so cool

    • @Spectre-kf2td
      @Spectre-kf2td 2 года назад +2

      Dogs 100%

    • @johnwilliams1223
      @johnwilliams1223 2 года назад +1

      @@michaelpurdieabbott7743
      Agreed!! BTW nice profile pic. 😀

  • @less_than_zero05
    @less_than_zero05 2 года назад +17

    For Led Zeppelin I would choose Since I've Been Loving You but I understand why Stairway is always on the first spot.

    • @Aakarsh1068
      @Aakarsh1068 2 года назад +3

      Absolutely. My favorite Zeppelin song. Especially the TSRTS version. The starting is just gnarly. Hell it's gnarly all the way through.

  • @datboizaneliske2450
    @datboizaneliske2450 2 года назад +94

    I will always die in the hill that Elliot Randall’s solo in Steely Dan’s Reelin’ in the Years (with it being a one take) or Larry Carlton’s solo at the end of Steely Dan’s Kid Charlemagne should be respected much more. Never see them on big videos like this.

    • @dominicking8089
      @dominicking8089 2 года назад +13

      Absolutely agree, Steely Dan have some amazing solos. My fav is Peg (another one take I'm fairly sure). Apparently the solo on Reelin in the years is Jimmy Page's favourite solo ever.

    • @datboizaneliske2450
      @datboizaneliske2450 2 года назад +1

      @@dominicking8089 I read that somewhere recently too. I mean it’s not a bad solo that’s for sure.

    • @chasegleason6948
      @chasegleason6948 2 года назад +3

      HELL YES on the kid Charlemagne pick, all I’d say is maybe I’d pick don’t take me alive over that

    • @elpolitemexa2272
      @elpolitemexa2272 2 года назад

      Kid Charlemagne has one of my top 5 solos of all time in general not just rock/pop, and same thing goes for Larry Carlton as a guitarist.

    • @evanismakingmusic
      @evanismakingmusic 2 года назад

      agreed, i would also add josie as well

  • @sonnief
    @sonnief Год назад +5

    Eric Johnson's Lonely in the Night, is definitely somewhere in my top 20 list... the last solo in that song hit my brain like wave after wave ..!

  • @theo01
    @theo01 2 года назад +2

    Hey Tyler, I really liked that you added your favorite guitar solo to the artists in this video so that we have another top list which includes the same artists, but more very good solos!

  • @jeanlessisjeanless992
    @jeanlessisjeanless992 2 года назад +36

    domination is the absolute top of a list like this. i'm sorry but there's no competition. domination may be one of the best solos ever recorded in any music. it's just so damn powerful and has dime's discordant magic in it. it's so goddamn good.

    • @matthewdrysdale260
      @matthewdrysdale260 2 года назад +5

      I’d totally agree. In my opinion that’s the #1 solo of all time, especially with the breakdown.

    • @creepysplatter9260
      @creepysplatter9260 2 года назад +5

      Tornado of souls?

    • @nemesis8626
      @nemesis8626 2 года назад +7

      As a fan of both Pantera and Megadeth I would say Domination hits me alot harder than tornado of souls

    • @jimbo15151515
      @jimbo15151515 2 года назад

      The live version in USSR is so sick

  • @Alianbow
    @Alianbow 2 года назад +6

    I fell asleep listening to the albums Paranoid , Blizzard of Ozz, For Those About To Rock, Back in Black, and High Voltage in my 5 CD Changer every night when I went to bed for school.

  • @dominicking8089
    @dominicking8089 2 года назад +30

    I'm with watchmojo on the solo in the middle of November rain being the superior one. The shred at the end is awesome too but the soaring simplicity of the middle solo is perfect.

    • @bobbyalvarez
      @bobbyalvarez 2 года назад

      The fact that Slash played it outside a chapel is insane.

  • @mildchaos6037
    @mildchaos6037 2 года назад +2

    Crossfire definitely has my favorite SRV solo in it. That solo made me fall in love with guitar

  • @pobsdad
    @pobsdad 2 года назад +8

    Michael Schenker's solo on UFO's Rock Bottom is freaking epic! Build and builds, and just when you think it's going to end, it builds some more!

    • @autk
      @autk 2 года назад

      Great solo, but prefer Lights out

    • @jonathandepue629
      @jonathandepue629 Год назад +1

      Love to love has a great solo as well

  • @agiammarco94
    @agiammarco94 2 года назад +5

    I don’t know if it’s one of the best but one of my favourites is Eddie Van Halen on Dreams. My favourite of their songs and the solo just fits it so much

  • @brucelangsteiner4599
    @brucelangsteiner4599 2 года назад +5

    I always get a kick out your reviews of the WatchMojo lists. I certainly believe that no one at WatchMojo has ever picked up a guitar, let alone attempted any of these solos. I agree with your changes to the list.

  • @VitaBjornen
    @VitaBjornen 2 года назад +10

    I feel like a guitar solo that nobody talks about is the solo for Metallica's Bleeding Me. A number of years ago Kirk Hammett even said (at the time) it was his favorite solo to play because it incorporates almost everything he's learned on guitar.

    • @SpammusX
      @SpammusX 2 года назад +2

      He still has very much to learn. He just won't.

    • @padmakshkhandelwal1832
      @padmakshkhandelwal1832 Год назад

      That's a great one, but my favorite and arguably the best Metallica solo will always be Ride The Lightning. That's a perfect metal solo, in the likes we call Domination, Tornado of Souls, Crazy Train, it should come in that same list.

    • @bobbymcbay1586
      @bobbymcbay1586 Год назад

      Good call, one of my favorites too

    • @MrThebigredone
      @MrThebigredone Год назад

      @@SpammusX Predictable idiot is predictable

    • @mattyratty7
      @mattyratty7 Год назад +1

      Very cool to hear a shout out to “Bleeding Me”, good call, man! It has a very satisfying and inspiring melodic quality. Very well written song all around.

  • @IanAppleSeed
    @IanAppleSeed Год назад +9

    Tyler, I think you should make your own list after watching the watchmojo one. It would be cool to see your opinion.

  • @drandau79
    @drandau79 2 года назад +11

    Slash had two solos in November rain. Equally awesome.

  • @michaellewis9167
    @michaellewis9167 2 года назад +8

    I nominate Lindsey Buckingham's outro solo on "Countdown" and Robby Krieger's iconic "Light My Fire" workout.

  • @drummer97ty
    @drummer97ty 2 года назад +3

    John Petrucci's solo in Under A Glass Moon is my favorite guitar solo. I can't believe I haven't seen any comments or anything about Mark Tremonti. The solo section on Blackbird by Tremonti and Myles is SOOO good. Might be too "new" for a list like this, but Mark Tremonti definitely deserves some recognition.

  • @bschi11
    @bschi11 2 года назад +1

    my personal top 20 would be this (not in numerical order just numbered so i didn’t lose count)
    1- Eruption Van Halen
    2- Cliffs of Dover Eric Johnson
    3- Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin
    4- Alive Pearl Jam
    5- Nothing Else Matters Metallica
    6- Through the Fire and Flames Dragonforce
    7- Killer Queen Queen
    8- Smooth Santana
    9- Man in the Box Alice in Chains
    10- Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd
    11- Killing in the Name Rage Against the Machine
    12- Panama Van Halen
    13- Kickstart My Heart Motley Crue
    14- Enter Sandman Metallica
    15- Freebird Lynyrd Skynyrd
    16- Sultans of Swing Dire Straits
    17- Let’s Go Crazy Prince
    18- Voodoo Child Jimi Hendrix
    19- Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne
    20- La Grange ZZ Top

  • @chazbrown7497
    @chazbrown7497 2 года назад +10

    I enjoyed this better than the normal watch MOJO. But Tyler I would like to see a top 20 of your favorite guitar solo. Because you have a very diverse music tastes. And would think it would be interesting

  • @Zebraworm-fj6kn
    @Zebraworm-fj6kn 2 года назад +19

    Personally for a Van Halen solo i would probably put Ice Cream Man instead of Beat It. Also being a massive Rush fan I would probably put either Limelight or Spirit of Radio.

    • @thebestfrenchfry4096
      @thebestfrenchfry4096 2 года назад +1

      As a Van Halen fan I think you are right.

    • @almosthuman1398
      @almosthuman1398 2 года назад +1

      I like Catherine, but most people have never even heard it. Eddie plays every instrument on that track.

  • @muklpi
    @muklpi 2 года назад +51

    WHERES FREEBIRD

    • @SupaTNT_OG
      @SupaTNT_OG 3 месяца назад +1

      Nah its foul I clicked on this video for free bird, prob one of my fav solos

  • @bim41337
    @bim41337 2 года назад +24

    I gotta say Mr. Crowley is the single most awesome guitar solo in my opinion. It's so well composed, fits into the song like an extension of the whole mood while it's almost a song inside the song by itself. I'm not even a big Ozzy fan. Metallica is my favorite band by far, but the Mr. Crowley solo can't be beaten.

    • @eccehomer8182
      @eccehomer8182 2 года назад +1

      Blizzard is a fantastic album! Revelation (Mother Earth) is up there with Mr Crowley.
      Edit: And of course... Crazy Train!

    • @jordan442
      @jordan442 2 года назад

      Very glad to see this comment. IMO this is the best solo of all time!

  • @v_angel2854
    @v_angel2854 2 года назад +1

    I find these "react" types of videos really entertaining because you provide so much info and opinions for so many songs

  • @XxXBattleStarXxX
    @XxXBattleStarXxX 2 года назад +11

    My favourite is the first solo from fear of the dark 🤘😃

    • @allanc9043
      @allanc9043 2 года назад +2

      I was looking for a Maiden comment 👌
      Solo and interlude from 2 Am is nice too

  • @johnbennett7279
    @johnbennett7279 2 года назад +8

    Definitely Domination by Pantera the solo sound so amazing on studio recording and the one played live is even better because is sounds electrifying 🤘🤟

    • @ryanpsencik6350
      @ryanpsencik6350 2 года назад +1

      I might pick WALK over Domination. It's just so damn tasty. And that two-hand slide... chef's kiss.

    • @johnbennett7279
      @johnbennett7279 2 года назад

      That can I also agree

    • @MaxW7549
      @MaxW7549 2 года назад +3

      Domination is sick! But floods is dime's best solo for me

  • @elcompaqueso5214
    @elcompaqueso5214 2 года назад +5

    Surprised I didn’t see Jimi’s bold as love solo or George Harrison’s something solo. Those two are really great solos in my ears

  • @SomeRandomPangolin
    @SomeRandomPangolin Год назад

    I watch ur vids alot, but not until now have I realised how much of a genuine and kind guy you seem to be, your also AMAZING at guitar man!

  • @zbazza6978z
    @zbazza6978z 2 года назад +3

    Rosanna is the greatest solo of all time. It's packs so much feeling in such a short section. The outro solo is incredible too

    • @johnhamilton7797
      @johnhamilton7797 Год назад +2

      Lukather is a bad ass. Although I would go with a few of their more obscure songs. Check out Jake to the Bone from Kingdom of Desire and White Sister off of the Hydra album. 🍻

  • @JoVisionist
    @JoVisionist 2 года назад +10

    Gilmour's entry should have been "Time"
    My list would have been a lot different but possibly my all time favorite solo is Marty Friedman - Symphony of Destruction.
    I also would love to have seen some Lynyrd Skynyrd. Probably "That Smell"

  • @SuperLocrian
    @SuperLocrian 2 года назад +5

    Dude, you're on the money with Tightrope.... that solo at the end is ferocious! In Step was a - no pun intended - a huge step forward for SRV. Would have loved to see what he would've have done next. And his solo(s) on Life Without You (on Live Alive) are gut-wrenchingly beautiful.
    I certainly would have a different list, but for WatchMojo, not terrible. I mean.... no Boston?

    • @eddieyakin5528
      @eddieyakin5528 2 года назад

      I really wonder what SRV would’ve done too. He was playing better than ever and experimenting with different styles that he played perfectly.

    • @SuperLocrian
      @SuperLocrian 2 года назад

      @@eddieyakin5528 me and my friends were lucky enough to see him three times, twice after he got sober! Just amazing, I'm paraphrasing I think maybe, Dr John who said at that point in his life he lived and breathed music...

  • @averagejoe2798
    @averagejoe2798 2 года назад +7

    Gary moore has to be talked about more, his empty rooms solo from Stockholm 1987 is the best solo I’ve ever heard

    • @alexsuperpower1
      @alexsuperpower1 Год назад

      Gary moore is my fav guitar player. What about ''End of The World'' killer.

  • @guitarist4609
    @guitarist4609 2 года назад +3

    Hotel California is my personal fav, the harmonies on guitar, the bends, it’s all so perfect to me tbh

    • @jackjackson845
      @jackjackson845 2 года назад +1

      I second that. Amazing solo and so fun to play as well

  • @guiturd
    @guiturd Год назад +2

    The first son I learned front to back was Love Song by Tesla. I still absolutely love that guitar solo!

  • @dougberry5003
    @dougberry5003 2 года назад +5

    Martin Barre playing the OG solo on Aqualung , still one of my top 5 !!!

    • @stellaotto5654
      @stellaotto5654 2 года назад +1

      Oh yesss... a good suggestion

    • @gregmiller7123
      @gregmiller7123 2 года назад

      You never have to guess what song is starting based on Martin's iconic lick!

  • @Ninjametal
    @Ninjametal 2 года назад +12

    Here's my top 20. I chose by considering if fans of each artist would agree the solos are pretty top notch examples, and if they might appeal to non musicians as well
    Satriani: "Ice 9"
    Vai: "Tender Surrender"
    Johnson "Cliffs of Dover"
    Gilmour: "Money"
    Young: "You Shook Me..."
    Slash: "Paradise City"
    Hendrix: "Star Spangled Banner"
    Zappa: "Black Napkins"
    Page: "Heartbreaker"
    SRV: "So Excited"
    May: "We Will Rock You"
    Blackmore: "Lazy"
    EVH: "Eruption"
    Buckethead: "Jordan"
    Eddie Hazel: "Maggot Brain"
    Iommi: "War Pigs"
    Moore: "Still Got the Blues"
    Nuno: "Get the Funk Out"
    Dimebag: "Walk"
    Trower: "Too Rolling Stoned" (this solo alone is better than anything on Mojo's list.)

    • @Flibberty-Giblets
      @Flibberty-Giblets 2 года назад +1

      I’d swap “play with me” in for “get the funk out” but can’t go wrong with either.

    • @Ninjametal
      @Ninjametal 2 года назад

      @@Flibberty-Giblets "Play With Me" might actually have more appeal to non musicians, so that might be a good swap

    • @stiensel05
      @stiensel05 2 года назад

      I would swap ‘walk’ with ‘domination’. It’s one of the most powerfull solo’s ever

    • @Ninjametal
      @Ninjametal 2 года назад

      @@stiensel05 I love "Domination" solo...and "Floods," and "10s," and "Cowboys from Hell," etc. That was tough, and there are many I listed that aren't my favorites. I chose "Walk" because it is really good, and more people know of it.

  • @sofhispalis
    @sofhispalis 2 года назад +4

    ♥️ November Rain (all solos)
    Most of a band's solos imitate the melody that the voice makes... But Slash likes to tell “another story” in his solos, as if they belong to another world, different from that song.

  • @sprmn14
    @sprmn14 Год назад +2

    Surely the reason this list is so much better is that your voice has been heard by Watch Mojo. They have humbly listened to and learned from someone who actually knows they’re talking about… What a difference you’ve made in the world, Tyler!

  • @RolandDeschain1
    @RolandDeschain1 2 года назад +6

    Mark Knopfler's greatest solo is in 'Telegraph Road'. A slow, devastatingly beautiful blues number.

  • @oscarkez
    @oscarkez 2 года назад +34

    To make the best guitar solo ever. You gotta be subbed to Guitar Super System.

  • @dnikiforovskii
    @dnikiforovskii 2 года назад +20

    Tornado Of Souls, Cliffs of Dover, For the Love of God, slow part in Master Of Puppets. That's only the ones which are no-brainers! There is a lot of melodic death metal anthems, prog masterpieces and thrash bangers which are not for everyone but still worthy. More worthy than Jack White (not so hot take)

  • @BDogGrizzly
    @BDogGrizzly 2 года назад +3

    Okay, that’s it! “Welcome Home” by Coheed and Cambria is top 20 material. How they get constantly get ignored is criminal.

  • @quality147
    @quality147 2 года назад

    10 of my favorites:
    1. Rainbow - Gates of Babylon
    2. Rush - 2112 (Overture)
    3. Queen - Somebody to Love
    4. Santana - Black Magic Woman
    5. Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys
    6. Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond
    7. Gary Moore - Still Got the Blues
    8. Marillion - Forgotten Sons
    9. Beatles or Prince - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
    10. Free Bird

  • @daffy627
    @daffy627 2 года назад +1

    It's crazy during the Randy Rhoads Mr. Crowley part you talked about re-listening to songs specifically solos OVER AND OVER as a youngster, because that was one of my fondest memories as a young musician was that just crazy passionate love that I had for specific parts to music. I also have a distinct memory of re-listening to The Wicked End by Avenged Sevenfold on my CD player and i remembered the time stamp for when the solo started.
    Do yourself a favor and go to 2:48 of the Wicked End by A7X (i mean the whole song is great but the solo specifically was an underrated masterpiece).

  • @josephkitchen3059
    @josephkitchen3059 2 года назад +5

    Maybe many will disagree but Alice in Chains Them Bones solo is phenomenal. Also God Was Never On Your Side by Motorhead

  • @rjwhite907
    @rjwhite907 2 года назад +5

    There is only one best guitar solo, David Gilmore's "comfortably numb" hands down!!

  • @Master_RoSSShi
    @Master_RoSSShi 2 года назад +12

    I know a lot of snobs hate this solo because it “doesn’t fit” but the solo from “Like a Stone” is amazing. Sure it’s not as mellow as the rest of the song, but I would argue it still fits quite well. Those pitch-shifted notes convey a lot of emotion to me. I don’t think that song would be as iconic with any other guitar solo.

    • @tankdarla637
      @tankdarla637 2 года назад +2

      That song blew me away, it is the only Morello song I can play, not because its easy, because its the only one I cared to learn and play. Audioslave was great...

  • @peterwinters8587
    @peterwinters8587 2 года назад

    1) A Man I'll Never Be
    2) Hitch A Ride
    3) There Was a Time
    4) Sometimes I feel Like Screaming
    5) Do You Feel Like We Do (Live)

  • @delriogw
    @delriogw 2 года назад +2

    As a huge Queen fan, Brighton Rock is absolutely the solo I would choose. The full solo has so much layering and 'Brian style'. And it's just him fully unleashed balls to the wall and it's great.

  • @cwbassmsncom
    @cwbassmsncom 2 года назад +7

    Deep Purple, Made In Japan, Sweet Child In Time, my favorite guitar solo ever.

  • @billmozart7288
    @billmozart7288 2 года назад +7

    Didn't one of the older lists at least have "One" on them? The Solo from the end of "One" definitely belongs on this list, if not the top spot. And my personal favorite Tom Morello solo is the boss battle from guitar hero 3

  • @marcinmcula99
    @marcinmcula99 2 года назад +19

    3:53 seems like you've never listened to gates of babylon or kill the king, my friend. Seriously check these songs and solos out they're jaw-droppingly good

    • @YepMarko
      @YepMarko 2 года назад +6

      It's Rainbow Ritchie is far more wilder there. full Rising album is full of great solos.

    • @darrylbutt2570
      @darrylbutt2570 2 года назад +5

      Blackmore never gets enough love.

    • @zinoliopas
      @zinoliopas 2 года назад +3

      LMAO YES HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW GREAT OF A GUITARIST RITCHIE IS! HE IS THE ONLY GUITARIST WHO ALMOST NEVER PLAYS BORING PENTATONIC SHIT!
      LISTEN TO GATES OF BABYLON, KILL THE KING, HUNGRY DAZE, THE STORM, THE BATTLE RAGES ON, DEAD OR ALIVE, TAROT WOMAN, STARGAZER, NOT RESPONSIBLE, KING OF DREAMS, I SURRENDER, ETC....
      WHAT A FUCKING GUITAR NOOB TYLER IS 😂

    • @marcinmcula99
      @marcinmcula99 2 года назад +3

      @@zinoliopas Totally, Ritchie is the reason why yngwie malmsteen exists. He's alongside Michael Schenker, Alvin Lee and Uli Jon Roth as one of the creators of shred and neoclassical rock

    • @zinoliopas
      @zinoliopas 2 года назад +1

      @@marcinmcula99 Yes! He is the reason why I play guitar and he is also the reason why I started learning classical music on my electric guitar and trying to play solos which are classicly based. I'm glad and proud that I am a neoclassical rock guitarist and not some pentatonic blues player. Thanks Ritchie! 🤘

  • @gibbsncis3800
    @gibbsncis3800 2 года назад

    Elliott Easton .. just what I needed! For some reason that one gave me fits to learn! And I was so proud when I did!

  • @MrMaynardWR
    @MrMaynardWR 2 года назад

    Firth of Fifth - Steve Hackett, Europa - Carlos Santana, High Flyer - Michael Schenker, Lila's Dance - John McLaughlin, Cause we've ended as Lovers - Jeff Beck, City Night - Allan Holdsworth etc

  • @christianschramm1805
    @christianschramm1805 2 года назад +7

    Telegraph road outro solo by Mark Knopfler (dire straits)

    • @jacobgetlan5609
      @jacobgetlan5609 2 года назад

      100% agree. It’s sad that this masterpiece is considered one of their deep cuts

    • @stellaotto5654
      @stellaotto5654 2 года назад

      Good one

  • @goudielock
    @goudielock 2 года назад +4

    I’ve always thought the guitar solo in The Knack’s “My Sharona” was underrated. Also, surprised that a Boston tune didn’t make this list.

    • @KeeperOfPoops
      @KeeperOfPoops 2 года назад

      the extended version of the solo from my sharona is so good and Bon Jovi guitarist Phil X said it's one of his all time favorite solos in his cover of it with the drills

    • @Cody_Lemon
      @Cody_Lemon 2 года назад +4

      Hitch a Ride solo hands down

  • @Captain_Jackk_Sparrow
    @Captain_Jackk_Sparrow 2 года назад +3

    Beyond the Realms of Death such an underrated song and solo.

  • @blazemoon4028
    @blazemoon4028 2 года назад

    My favorite solo of all time is Them Bones I just love how it starts out mirroring the riff and then jerry just lets loose. Great solo.

  • @Itza-Me
    @Itza-Me 2 года назад +1

    Just a couple of my favorites which weren't in this video I'm leaving here:
    Pink Floyd - Time
    Dire Straits - Telegraph Road
    Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
    Traffic - Mr. Fantasy
    Prince (HOF) - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
    Alvin Lee - The Bluest Blues
    Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child
    The Black Keys - Weight of Love
    Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond
    Guns N' Roses - Estranged
    Porcupine Tree - Dark Matter
    Molly Hatchet - Fall of the Peacemakers
    Boz Scaggs (Duane Allman) - Loan Me a Dime
    The Strawbs - Autumn: Heroine's Theme/Deep Summer's Sleep/The Winter Long
    Naked Giants - Green Fuzz (Most underrated modern band imo)
    Blue Öyster Cult - Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll
    Kingston Wall - Shine on Me
    I hope I helped someone find a couple new songs :)

    • @joaquinlezcano2372
      @joaquinlezcano2372 Год назад +1

      Great selection of songs, here's also some of my favorites:
      Camel - Summer Lightning
      Steve Hackett - Every day
      Camel - Ice
      Wishbone Ash - Sometime world
      CCR - I put a spell on you
      Rainbow - Catch the rainbow
      Procol Harum - Repent walpurgis
      Yes - Starship trooper
      Journey - Of a lifetime

  • @minasgeorgopoulos7508
    @minasgeorgopoulos7508 2 года назад +3

    Under a Glass Moon by DT is probably the greatest solo "section" ever

  • @markdeckard1146
    @markdeckard1146 2 года назад +20

    I feel like there has to be a Kirk Hammett solo on here. Whether it be master of puppets because of how iconic it is or fade to black maybe

    • @hamesjetfield2442
      @hamesjetfield2442 2 года назад +2

      Ride the lightning

    • @CMHobbies
      @CMHobbies 2 года назад +1

      @@hamesjetfield2442 Easily his best. Should’ve been on here.

    • @ellwoolf
      @ellwoolf 2 года назад +1

      Unforgiven

  • @APK-pn4qh
    @APK-pn4qh 2 года назад +5

    Blackmore's best solo is "Stargazer". End of. 😎

  • @michaelaiello9525
    @michaelaiello9525 2 года назад +1

    Really ought to be a Boston song on the list. I suggested another but I agree with other comments here “Hitch a Ride”’s dueling 6 strings capture such a transcendent uplifting vibe.. which is archetypal electric guitar. 3/4 of the way in they find a whole new gear which has to be the sound of the spirit breaking free from it’s chains, the sound of pure human liberation!

  • @roysutherland4681
    @roysutherland4681 2 года назад

    So Hard to come up with a top ten, but my picks would be vastly different. A few that would be way up there for me:
    1) Glen Tipton - Beyond the realms of Death. A perfect solo in so many ways
    2) Blackmore - Burn. (good call!)
    3) Johnny Winter - so many great ones.
    4) Synyster Gates - Buried alive. So good and so hard to play
    5) Jim McCarty. Cactus - No Need to Worry
    6) Robin Trower - Too Rollin Stoned
    7) Of course Gilmore and EVH, but never saw the attraction for Rhodes or Dimebag...

  • @riffdex
    @riffdex 2 года назад +8

    I think Crazy Train solo should be on the list

  • @everythingbutnot3986
    @everythingbutnot3986 2 года назад +14

    I would personally put “Eruption” as the greatest solo of all time, reason being just the recognizability alone

  • @TheLocalFuzz
    @TheLocalFuzz 2 года назад +4

    Somebody give this man 50cc of Deep Purple, stat!

  • @markturpin5667
    @markturpin5667 2 года назад

    Fantastic post.God do you really know what you're talking about just the force speed and range of everything you said was Amazing thank you!

  • @craighumphrey1761
    @craighumphrey1761 2 года назад +2

    It's been mentioned several times, but the solo on Kid Charlemagne needs to be on any best guitar solo list.
    Duane Allman- Statesboro Blues
    Robben Ford should be on my list, so I pick Politician because I love that tone so much!
    Eddie Hazel- Maggot Brain
    John Mayer- Gravity
    Matt Bellamy/Muse- Reapers
    Johnny Winter- Be Careful With A Fool

    • @spencer6072
      @spencer6072 2 года назад

      Id say invincible for muse, what a solo though

  • @matthewwilson9749
    @matthewwilson9749 2 года назад +9

    You know a list was made by non guitar players when Jeff Beck isn’t on the list

    • @keysersoze657
      @keysersoze657 2 года назад

      Wouldn't be on my list tbh

    • @matthewwilson9749
      @matthewwilson9749 2 года назад

      @@keysersoze657 çhacun son gout

    • @KeeperOfPoops
      @KeeperOfPoops 2 года назад +1

      my favorite solo from Beck was his beastly solo on Cause We've Ended as Lovers

    • @RoaldKoger
      @RoaldKoger 2 года назад

      Same goes for Steve Vai IMO.

  • @APK-pn4qh
    @APK-pn4qh 2 года назад +11

    Your assessment of EVH's "Beat It" solo is arse about face dude. It's cart before the horse. The reason it sounds like a composite of Eddie's solos is BECAUSE it's Eddie soloing with all the flair and technique he created. All the techniques and melodies in that solo influenced a whole generation of guitarists. To this day it is one of the few solos that is a pure song within a song. You can hum it from beginning to end.

  • @Gideon_Messelink
    @Gideon_Messelink 2 года назад +3

    Tornado of souls belongs at least top 5

  • @citrus22
    @citrus22 2 года назад +1

    My Top-3:
    Opeth - Burden
    Ozzy - Mr.Crowley
    Guns'n'Roses - Sweet Child o'Mine

  • @jerichards7762
    @jerichards7762 2 года назад +1

    I LOVE painkiller by priest. It may be simple but the sweeping is so beautiful

  • @rahularora301
    @rahularora301 2 года назад +4

    Comfortably numb isn't even the best David Gilmour solo