Rock Bottom from Strangers in the Night is the greatest electric guitar composition of all time. Every turn Michael makes, makes perfect musical sense.
The solos on Strangers In The Night are about as melodic and tasteful as rock guitar gets......Michael putting on a freakin' clinic! Strangers' is my favorite live album of all time-songs literally blow away the studio versions! PERFECTION! Yeah, Rock Bottom will drop jaws, every time! TONE! TONE! TONE!
I love both solos from Crowley, my favorite RR ....BTW...ya know Randy copped a piece of that song from Gary Moore 1978 "Parisienne Walkways"......ruclips.net/video/98eIW6CN62k/видео.html
@@spiderbutt3 yes....the intro to "Parisienne Walkways"by Gary Moore ......is basically played faster by RR at the 3;19 part in this video ; ruclips.net/video/vDVLMS_Yhe4/видео.html
With Blackmore you can't fail anywhere. Tons of great solos and riffs... Child in time, burn, highway star, you fool no one, stargazer, kill the king, mistreated, catch the rainbow, gates of Babylon......
So well written.You have melody,then harmony,then technical 32nd notes,then bombast with the vibrato bar and it all seems in perfect constructed order.
Will never forget when I heard this solo from the Made In Japan album. Made me realize, as a previously ardent Zeppelin fan, just how OVERRATED Jimmy Page and Co. are!
What's amazing is that Purple were running out of studio time. Ritchie was told, you've got 5 minutes left. And in 5 minutes, he comes up with that solo!! Later, Ritchie apologizes that the solo was not better!. CIT is my all time favorite Purple song.
You are absolutely right about the greatest rock guitar solo of all time being 'Machine Gun' by Jimi Hendrix. It is cited by musicians, guitarists and musicologists as the No 1 of all time.
@@larrynolletti4594 yes and for good measure I will throw in another one (in fact probably my personal favourite) Stone free from the Royal Albert Hall. Incredible solo and to top it off an extra piece of genius after the drum solo.
@@hesch-tag that is awesome....but I think the Stone Free renditions from the Fillmore with Billy Cox on bass could be better....I guess it depends on which one I'm listening to at that moment....the Albert Hall one does have that flamenco type break.....
I'll help you out with Uli. Catch Your Train. Dirty Love - Frank Zappa Spectrum- Tommy Bolin Kid Charlemagne - Larry Carlton I Know A Little- Steve Gaines Look Over Yonder- Jimi Hendrix Time Waits For No One- Mick Taylor. Still In Love With You- Brian Robertson Cause We've Ended As Lovers- Jeff Beck Achilles Last Stand- Pagey
Yes 'Machine Gun' is the single most powerful example of rock music. Only Bach and Mozart compare! Blows my mind over and over! (honorable others; 'The End' and 'A day in the life' by the Doors and the Beatles; Pure Magic)
Kudos for someone finally mentioning Robin Trower and Micheal Schenker! Space Child from the album Phenomenon by UFO would fit nicely. Great feel and soul in that particular gem. Continue...
Yeah Presence, as a whole, is arguably their best album IMHO. I think I'm Gonna Crawl has a similar feel to "Tea" minus the guitar work, both great though.
Great list. I love your lists and talks. It makes me discover all kinds of new music. As far as great guitar solos: Love to Love - UFO (Strangers in the night album) Look into the future and Of A Lifetime - Journey Voyager - Gamma Wolf - Trevor Rabin
Not much into shredders. I like sound and space in a solo like Gary Richrath's "Take It On The Run", David Gilmour's "Another Brick" or "Comfortably Numb" and Rik Emmitt's "Lay It On The Line". But man, that "Mean Streets" is a fantastic solo.
Gladv you included Gilmour and Comfortably Numb. I wish you'd consider Buck Dharma's live solo of "Then Came The Lasr Days of May" off A Long Day's Night. Also anything from Randy Rhoads off Ozzy.
Yes, that Rush solo from exit stage left it's definitely a killer and easily one of my all-time favorites. So is the live solo from Led Zeppelin No Quarter from The Song Remains the Same
Ritchie Blackmore on "Mistreated" on Made in Europe. (or the one he did live at California Jam in 1974). Likely one of the best concerts in rock history.
I enjoy your videos Pete! Some of my favorite guitar solos are Promises In The Dark - Pat Benatar (Neil Giraldo on guitar), Comfortably Numb and Another Brick In The Wall Part 2 - Pink Floyd (David Gilmour on guitar), Sad Eyes - Robert John and In The Mood - Robert Plant (Robbie Blunt on guitar).
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My "Best of all" list: 1. David Gilmour' s in "Time" on "Dark side of the moon", i never heared such one again...; 2 Steve Hackett (" Genesis" of the Peter Gabriel-era): Solo in 1971s " The Fountain of Salmacis"; The perhaps first time, a guitarist used the tapping-technique; 3. Yngwie Malmsteen: The whole "Icarus dream suite"...perfect Bach Adaption,. 4. Alex Lifeson: e-guitar solo and acoustic nylon intro on "The trees" ( "la Villa strangiato" is also one of the all time best!) 5. Jimi Hendrix: ...take what you want - they are all great! 6. George Kooymans (of "Golden Earring"): Solo At the end of "Ce soir" (Album "Switch") 7. Frank Marino: solo in "Juggernaut" 8. Solo-Duo in " Black Rose' by Thin Lizzy (Gary Moore & Scott Gorham. 9. Dave Hlubek & ? (forgot who played the orher guitar (shame on me!): acoustic & electric parts in ""Fall of the peacemakers" of Molly Hatchet. 10. Joe Satriani: "Flying in a blue dream". There is also a lot of great stuff from other guitar greats, but that are my all time favorites!! And that's for rock. There are also great solos to me in Jazz, Blues and folk, but that would go too far for this video comparision.
Hi Pete, great list again! I recently tried to make a list of my fav guitar solos, and it’s hard to do! (Well, it’s even harder to play them, for sure). Anyway, agree with many of your choices. For Comfortably Numb I would have picked the -extented- Pulse version, which for me may be the best solo ever. Other great solos: Richard Thompson’s solo on Tear Stained Letter (live) on the Watching the Dark album, where he rips his Strat to shreds; Steve Morse on The Bash (also a live rendition; unbelievable flatpicking), and Gov’t Mule’s Trane/Eternity’s Breath on Dark Side Of The Mule (again, a live track). Others on my list are Camel - Ice, Yes - Sound Chaser, Clapton - Double Trouble, Vince Gill & Albert Lee - Ain’t Living Long Like This. Hope you keep on ranting, highly enjoyable.
1. We're Stars - Hear 'N' Aid 2. Hollow Years (Live at Budokan) - Dream Theater 3. Crossroads Guitar Duel Suite - Steve Vai 4. Ice Cream Man - Van Halen 5. The Sentinel - Judas Priest 6. Green Grass and High Tides - The Outlaws 7. Poison Was the Cure - Megadeth 8. Dogs - Pink Floyd 9. Kill the King - Rainbow 10. I Can't Quit You Baby - Led Zeppelin 11. The River - King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard 12. The Sails of Charon - Scorpions 13. Dance of Death - Iron Maiden 14. Dyer's Eve - Metallica 15. The End Complete V: On the Brink - Coheed and Cambria 16. Maggot Brain - Parliament/Funkadelic 17. Three Days - Jane's Addiction 18. Riviera Paradise - Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble 19. Sick, Sad Little World - Incubus 20. Reach Down - Temple of the Dog
Great selection Pete! I was kind of worried that you wouldn't include a Gilmour solo but you did, thank God! 😅 You have impeccable taste and one hell of a CD collection!
I don't think I could do it, but, I was digging your list and I'll need to check out a few. I'm so glad you put Free Bird on there. The ending of that song may be my all-time favorite ending. It's chilling and if you're driving at the time, you better watch your speed. I would definitely have a Criss Oliva and Michael Romeo solo on my personal list.
Both great choices. I kind of went for some older favorites, hence not a ton of 'metal' on this one, but if I decide to do a part 2, expect to see some Petrucci, Oliva, Romeo, Tipton, Lynch, etc on that one.
Not necessarily in order, I'm sure I forgot some but here... "Mother" David Gilmour - Such a vulnerable and fragile emotion "The Sun goes down" Scott Gorham - haunting and forlorn "Rime of the ancient mariner" Dave Murray/Adrian Smith- Epic climax of their best song "You see me crying" - Joe Perry - epic ballad solo was perfect for it "Red Barchetta" - Alex Lifeson - takes you along for the ride "7empest" - Adam Jones - Soaring and searing "Slip kid" - Pete Townsend - such an underrated song, Townsend not expecially known for solos but listen to this one "Catch your train" - Ulrich Roth - blistering solos and fills "5150" - Edward Van Halen - not a Hagar era fan, but this one was my favorite solo "Revalation (Mother Earth)" - Randy Rhoads - I prefer Diary overall as an album, but that solo is insane "Walk all over you" - Angus Young - some people laugh at me for saying it, but Angus had the best pick scrape ever "Falling off the edge of the world"- Tony Iommi - So many to pick from but this one was most epic "Who's crying now" - Neil Schon - the ultimate rainy day solo "The Sentinel" - Glenn Tipton/KK Downing - awesome duel and harmonies for epic song "Funeral for a friend/Love lies bleeding" - Davey Johnstone - underrated guitarist "Die hard the hunter" - Steve Clark - he was everything to that band, and they plummeted without him "Achilles last stand" - Page's opus, there were so many but this one takes the crown "The Vigil" - Buck Dharma - another underrated guitarist, my favorite BOC song "Long time" - Tom Scholz - So epic, so sonically perfect "Into the fire" - George Lynch - melodic and flashy, he plays fast and still stays melodic "The end" - Paul McCartney/George Harrison/John Lennon - these guys didn't do that often enough "Need your love" - Rick Nielson - a builds up brilliantly to a climax "Lines in the sand" - John Petrucci - amazing tension built up and released "The dogs of war" - Michael Schenker - not what a lot of people would choose, but listen to it!! "Promises in the dark" - Neil Geraldo - so underrated and so perfect for serving the song "Candy-O" - Elliot Easton - Every note so perfect "Snowblind" - James Young - Tommy may be better overall, but this was my favorite Styx solo, it was James
In no particular order: Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (yeah I know, very predictable choice) Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps Chicago - 25 Or 6 To 4 Rush - Working Man Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower Black Sabbath - Snowblind Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird Deep Purple - Burn David Bowie - Moonage Daydream Grand Funk Railroad - Inside Looking Out Free - Mr Big
Ned-Jimmy's solo on Stairway' is incredibly obvious......because it's melodic perfection, telling a story all the way, like every great solo should! Insanely memorable and I still bring out my world class air guitar skills every time Page starts to shred! P.S. Your list KILLS!
Pete, I really dig your "live" lists. Your rock music IQ is pretty high and I appreciate how you dissect bands and musicians to justify your rankings. There are a few respectable websites out there that provide rankings for various musical categories but watching someone rank these live is pretty cool. I watched another popular person on RUclips that does the same thing, but he cannot hold a candle to you. Thank you for making it interesting.
Perfect Lifeson pick, la villa, from the live, yes, he continues that build up and speed for a longer duration than the studio album, just sounds better, no pause in that speedy shredding section at the end of that solo... great pick..
Fun list with great comments. I’ll have to re-listen to some, and try others. Some I would add would be Rudolph Schenker’s solo on Lady Starlight, Manfred Mann’s Blinded By The Light (album version), Buck Dharma on Nosferatu, Leslie West on Nantucket Sleighride, Steve Rothery on Easter, and Uli Jon Roth on Fly to the Rainbow.
Pete when I saw this video I immediately thought of Page and his solo in “Since I’ve been loving you”. My personal favorite of all time and I am always a fan of blues rock. Blackmore’s solo in “Lazy” is my favorite of his. Made in Japan version good also.
@@sealisa1398 that whole album ( Alchemy)was spectacular, I picked my two favorite solos " Once Upon a Time" is pretty damn close to the two I chose, as some would say, your milage may vary, some might pick solos from " Telegraph Road " from that album as best.
@@sealisa1398 three others I recommend, not just because I enjoy the bands/music(you'll find a 1970s tilt), but for the sound quality/production/engineering, very little bad feedback/clear vocals/clearly hearing all instruments; The Who, "Live at Leeds", Supertramp, " Paris", Kansas, "Two For the Show"
Thank you again Pete. It is so nice to find a kindred spirit who knows way more than I do. One more final suggestion before I pack it in. Wet Willie does a live version of a song called Macon Hambone Blues. Mr. Ricky Hirsch provides some brilliant blues lead guitar playing. Cheers.
John Sykes Still of the Night, Ritchie Blackmore Stargazer and Tony Iommi on Heavan and Hell are 3 of my favourite guitar solos. Outrageous performances on all 3 of them!
Thank you Pete. I just finished commenting on your honorable mentions. I thought I'd jump over here and see if I could cross pollinate my ideas. In neither of your videos did you mention one solo by John Petrucci of Dream Theater. I suspect he would be a case of too many to mention but I have always been flabbergasted by two of his solos on the Awake album. While I am at it nobody ever talks about this album. It was my first exposure to Dream Theater and while I was a bit put off by the sound of the synthesizers and the recording of the drums I always was attracted to the songs themselves. John Petrucci does two solos which have always made me think of what Mick Box of Uriah Heep was on the verge of creating if he had set his wah-wah pedal at the right tone and had a little more skill. There are two perfect solos by Petrucci on this album amidst his superior offerings. One is on the song called Voices and the other is on a song called Lie. In both cases he uses Wahwah sparingly to vary his tone but offers a perfect blend of melody and absolute shredding. Both guitar solos remind me of Pilgrim by Uriah Heep but the sound and performance is so vastly superior that I wonder why I'm the only one who ever thinks about these two specific solos. Am I just so naive and inexperienced that I don't know these are run-of-the-mill or are there people waiting for my recommendation as we speak?
Hi Pete. Recently discovered your channel. Been enjoying it very much. I know your penchant for Rock / Hard Rock / Metal and Classic Rock. Not fitting into these categories well, do you have an opinion of Prince as a soloist guitar player?
So many good choices. I might add Like a Hurricane by Neil Young and Too Rolling Stoned by Trower to the list. Some on your list I haven’t heard that I’ll have to check out. Also, I have always felt the same about The Wall.
Jimmy Page - Since i’ve been loving you... insane solo. And what about that crazy little thing on Peace Frog - The Doors... Al Di Meola on Paul Simon’s - Allergies Richard Thompson - Put it There Pal.
Hi Pete thanks for the list. Here's mine. 1. Rainbow - Stargazer 2. Queen - Brighton Rock (it takes a lot to make me cry, but I cried tears of joy hearing this solo about 2.5 years ago) 2.5. A copout but Frank Marino's a tie of three that's so incredible - Sometimes Coming Our Way, Running Wild, and He's Calling from Real Live! 3. Deep Purple - Highway Stat from Made in Japan (imo the greatest live opening rock song of the 70s) 4. Alter Bridge - Blackbird 5. Foghat - Road Fever from Foghat Live. A true deep cut that never gets any mention. That slide guitar is amazing.
Thanks a lot for this guide! I've been checking them all out, one by one. Really nice! I have a band with one really good guitar solo: Narnia - Miles away. They really blow everthing to pieces. God bless!
I absolutely love the solo on Strange Ways by Ace Fraley from Kiss Hotter Then Hell. The one in Machine Gun is a favorite also I have to put in the one from the instrumental War from Joe Satriani's The Extremist album.. so bad ass!!! There is alot but they are the couple coming to mind right now. Poem 54 Terry Kath from Chicago Transet Authority is definitely one also. There are so many but the one in We Used To Know by Martin Barrer from Jethro Tull Stand Up is one!
Excellent list, I'm going to have to check out the Robin Trower stuff. A few of my favs not mentioned; Astronomy - from Some Enchanted Evening by Buch Dharma of BOC Red Sector A - from Grace Under Pressure by Alex Lifeson of Rush Lay it on the Line - from Just a Game by Rik Emmett of Triumph 22 Acacia Avenue (the solo at the end of the song) - from Number of the Beast by Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden Empty Rooms - from We Want Moore by Gary Moore Assaholic - from Smilin' Buddha Cabaret by Phil Comparelli of 54-40 Sails of Charon (beginning solo of song) by Uli Jon Roth of Scorpions The Chain - from Rumours by Lindsay Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac Sultans of Swing - from Dire Straits by Mark Knopfler Brother in Arms - from Brothers in Arms by Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits
Great choice on 'Since I've been loving you' but I think the most overlooked are the live (original ) 'No quarter' and 'Tea for one 'from Presence are better than SIBLY
Like a lot of the choices and guitarists. What about the solos to A Light in the Black on Rainbow Rising, This Kids from Strangers in the Night, Have you Ever Loved a Woman from the Layla album, Red House from Gary Moore live version
A few of my favs are... Savatage - "Hounds", Ozzy Osbourne - "Mr. Crowley", Racer X - "Technical Difficulties", Megadeth - "Tornado of Souls", and Dokken - Mr. Scary.
Hi Pete, love your content and zeal for rock & pop! Steve Hackett RULES👍 Just curious: any relation to East Coast-based radio/TV announcer Don Pardo who shares your surname? I remember his distinctive voice from 80s-era SNL intro/outros.
Martin Barre's solo on "Aqualung"
His work on 'The Broadsword and the Beast' is criminally underrated IMO.
2nd top 20 I’ve seen with no Aqualung! WTF?
I will go to my grave NOT getting the appeal of Aqualung. I try and I just can’t.
Rock Bottom from Strangers in the Night is the greatest electric guitar composition of all time. Every turn Michael makes, makes perfect musical sense.
ABSOLUTELY!
The solos on Strangers In The Night are about as melodic and tasteful as rock guitar gets......Michael putting on a freakin' clinic! Strangers' is my favorite live album of all time-songs literally blow away the studio versions! PERFECTION! Yeah, Rock Bottom will drop jaws, every time! TONE! TONE! TONE!
Rock Bottom, Schenker, what more do you need.?
La Villa Strangiato is the best. I never tire of listening to it.
On Exit Stage Left, is there usage of guitar overdub on that track? That particular version of that song I never heard live again
@@Cmez872 I doubt it, but I suppose it's possible.
Glenn Tipton - Beyond the Realms of Death; Alex on La Villa Strangiato
The solo in Thin Lizzy's Emerald is incredible.
It is yeah.
The rocker
@ Steve Mccart Yes, that extended solo by Eric Bell is amazing !
I still get goosebumps from "Romeo and The Lonely Girl".
'Still In Love With You' off Live & Dangerous
Randy Rhoads- Mr. Crowley solo is my favorite
I love both solos from Crowley, my favorite RR ....BTW...ya know Randy copped a piece of that song from Gary Moore 1978 "Parisienne Walkways"......ruclips.net/video/98eIW6CN62k/видео.html
@@TANTRUMGASM I just went back & relistened to, being a HUGE Randy & Gary fan, I guess I missed which part you are referring to. Can you point it out?
@@spiderbutt3 yes....the intro to "Parisienne Walkways"by Gary Moore ......is basically played faster by RR at the 3;19 part in this video ;
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Yours is no disgrace by Steve Howe
Telegraph road by Mark knopfler
One of my favourites is the guitar Cortez the Killer by Neil Young. Proving that a great guitar solo doesn"t have to be fast or crammed with notes.
With Blackmore you can't fail anywhere. Tons of great solos and riffs... Child in time, burn, highway star, you fool no one, stargazer, kill the king, mistreated, catch the rainbow, gates of Babylon......
Buck Dharma's solo on Blue Oyster Cult's Astronomy ( live on Some Enchanted Evening)👍🤯
Iommi- lonely is the word solo is incredibly emotional with Dio singing over it at the end of the song, very unlike any other Iommi solos
Very nice solo.One of Tony's best,and of course Dio is singing over it,because that is what he does.
I absolutely LOVE this song and solo. I'm glad someone else picked up on it.
I really like the solo on 'The Mob Rules' (the version on the Heavy Metal' Soundtrack)
Yeah man,you are right!
I would vote "Cowboy Song" by Thin Lizzy solo. So melodic and memorable. It is a stunner...
Love it, but I love the solo on Romeo and the Lonely Girl even more. Pure gold.
Who was then guitarist?
One of my all-time faves!
Blackmore's Highway Star solo is one of the most epic galloping solos ever
So well written.You have melody,then harmony,then technical 32nd notes,then bombast with the vibrato bar and it all seems in perfect constructed order.
greatest Live album song ever put to vinyl !!!
I say Rory Gallagher...but Highway Star is just perfection really. What a put togather solo.
I love the Long live Rock and roll solo Lazy is a favorite too
Will never forget when I heard this solo from the Made In Japan album. Made me realize, as a previously ardent Zeppelin fan, just how OVERRATED Jimmy Page and Co. are!
...'Kid Charlemagne' should be on any list IMHO
Larry Carlton...the greatest
My Old School is a better solo from the Steely Dan catalog. Skunk’s best work.
This 👆🏻
Huge feeling from the "Beyond the Realms of Death" by Priest solos -- both of them. I'd even go as far as to say that Downing's is underrated.
Kk's solo on the live version is awesome, with the background drive of the bass and drums- spine tingling!
Jimmy Page's solos on Ten Years Gone, beautiful. Ritchie Blackmore's solo on Child In Time, definitely correct on that.
Dead on about Child In Time! I heard it the first time in 1972 when I was 14 and its been the template for every solo I've heard since. Kudos!
What's amazing is that Purple were running out of studio time. Ritchie was told, you've got 5 minutes left. And in 5 minutes, he comes up with that solo!! Later, Ritchie apologizes that the solo was not better!. CIT is my all time favorite Purple song.
Steve Howe's guitar solo on 'Perpetual Change' from the 'Yessongs' album is nothing short of amazing.
Thats actually from the yes album, I think yessongs is a compilation album. But yeah great one
@@brunomartinssantos4947 'Yessongs' is a live album. I was referring to that version as opposed to the original studio version.
@@slw59 Ah yes you're right, my bad
@@brunomartinssantos4947 The 'Yessongs' versions are what I heard first in 1973, so they are more special to me.
@@slw59 yeah I get it, I still havent listened to their live albums, but I certainly will next time
You are absolutely right about the greatest rock guitar solo of all time being 'Machine Gun' by Jimi Hendrix. It is cited by musicians, guitarists and musicologists as the No 1 of all time.
Spot on. Another truly remarkable Hendrix solo is Red house Randall's island New York pop.
Still to this day even the sheer mention of the song makes me tear up. Two thumbs up!
@@hesch-tag your so right....besides Machine Gun....the Red House from Randall's Island is otherworldly.....Hear My Train from Berklee as well....
@@larrynolletti4594 yes and for good measure I will throw in another one (in fact probably my personal favourite) Stone free from the Royal Albert Hall. Incredible solo and to top it off an extra piece of genius after the drum solo.
@@hesch-tag that is awesome....but I think the Stone Free renditions from the Fillmore with Billy Cox on bass could be better....I guess it depends on which one I'm listening to at that moment....the Albert Hall one does have that flamenco type break.....
Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2). I like solos that you can sing. When writing solos, that's a good rule to follow.
Echoes ??
25 or 6 to 4 has an AWESOME solo. That, Frank Zappa’s “Muffin Man”, and Highway Star are mind blowing
“Bodhisattva” from Steely Dan is a major favorite. Denny Dias and Jeff Baxter kill it.
I agree. When I first heard it I was blown away too. I'm sure he'll do another part.
Old school 2 one of my favorite album.
“Brighton Rock” by Brian May
Great Call Cheers!!
Epic.
I concur.
You're an amazing host Pete, and your taste in music is one of a kind. Great vid & great selection. Keep it up!
Man that Child in time solo has always been my favorite Blackmore solo, that tone...... beautiful!
Roy Buchanan: The Messiah Will Come Again
I also love the solos played by Glenn Tipton on Dreamer Deceiver and Beyond The Realms Of Death by Judas Priest.
The Steve Rothery solo on "Easter" will always have my eyes tearing
Good call. Short and sweet, but so emotive.
Mmmm really nice track and wow what a great guitarist. Ve always felt Steve Rothery was a disciple of Steve Hackett
i really appreciate your Hackett shout out, his work on the entire Selling England album is just remarkable.
do you know phil keaggy?
John Petrucci's solo on the title track Octavarium........simply stunning.
I'll help you out with Uli. Catch Your Train.
Dirty Love - Frank Zappa
Spectrum- Tommy Bolin
Kid Charlemagne - Larry Carlton
I Know A Little- Steve Gaines
Look Over Yonder- Jimi Hendrix
Time Waits For No One- Mick Taylor.
Still In Love With You- Brian Robertson
Cause We've Ended As Lovers- Jeff Beck
Achilles Last Stand- Pagey
Yes 'Machine Gun' is the single most powerful example of rock music. Only Bach and Mozart compare! Blows my mind over and over! (honorable others; 'The End' and 'A day in the life' by the Doors and the Beatles; Pure Magic)
I love the Beatles version the best
Kudos for someone finally mentioning Robin Trower and Micheal Schenker!
Space Child from the album Phenomenon by UFO would fit nicely. Great feel and soul in that particular gem.
Continue...
agreed space child and time on my hands from that album are great.
I hear you brother! Robin trower is one of my favorites growing up in the early '70s!
Jimmy Page Tea for One. Beautiful
Claymor Just love that.
@@sealisa1398 ditto
Only genuine Zeppelin fans listen to Tea for One and love Prescence.
Always loved the emotion and feel of that song and solo by Jimmy.
Yeah Presence, as a whole, is arguably their best album IMHO. I think I'm Gonna Crawl has a similar feel to "Tea" minus the guitar work, both great though.
Frosted a solid album for sure
Steve Hunter intro to Sweet Jane on Lou Reed’s Rock N Roll Animal
How about Gilmore ' pedal steel guitar solo on One of These Days
Great list. I love your lists and talks. It makes me discover all kinds of new music.
As far as great guitar solos:
Love to Love - UFO (Strangers in the night album)
Look into the future and Of A Lifetime - Journey
Voyager - Gamma
Wolf - Trevor Rabin
Not much into shredders. I like sound and space in a solo like Gary Richrath's "Take It On The Run", David Gilmour's "Another Brick" or "Comfortably Numb" and Rik Emmitt's "Lay It On The Line". But man, that "Mean Streets" is a fantastic solo.
Gladv you included Gilmour and Comfortably Numb.
I wish you'd consider Buck Dharma's live solo of "Then Came The Lasr Days of May" off A Long Day's Night.
Also anything from Randy Rhoads off Ozzy.
Yes, that Rush solo from exit stage left it's definitely a killer and easily one of my all-time favorites. So is the live solo from Led Zeppelin No Quarter from The Song Remains the Same
Firth of Fifth solo is amazing!
Mick Taylor - "Sway" live with Carla Olson. Best of the best.
Ritchie Blackmore on "Mistreated" on Made in Europe. (or the one he did live at California Jam in 1974). Likely one of the best concerts in rock history.
Always thought the same thing.
I love every solo off st anger.
Hahahahahahaha!
Me too! All none of them!
LOL.
I love so many of Alex Lifeson's solos, but two of my favorites that are rarely mentioned are the ones from "The Pass" and "Bravado."
My top 3:
1. Toto - Hold The Line
2. Rush - Marathon
3. U2 - The Fly
Glad to see the inclusion of Schenker - probably my first guitar hero; so melodic and tuneful mixed with driving rock - epic player
Agreed, Machine Gun is the ultimate electric guitar piece/solo of all time. Played on January 1st, 1970.
Give Johnny Winter's Be Careful With A Fool solo a listen. Absolutely superb.
I love that song off his first album! Grew up on it
I enjoy your videos Pete! Some of my favorite guitar solos are Promises In The Dark - Pat Benatar (Neil Giraldo on guitar), Comfortably Numb and Another Brick In The Wall Part 2 - Pink Floyd (David Gilmour on guitar), Sad Eyes - Robert John and In The Mood - Robert Plant (Robbie Blunt on guitar).
My "Best of all" list:
1. David Gilmour' s in "Time" on "Dark side of the moon", i never heared such one again...;
2 Steve Hackett (" Genesis" of the Peter Gabriel-era): Solo in 1971s " The Fountain of Salmacis"; The perhaps first time, a guitarist used the tapping-technique;
3. Yngwie Malmsteen: The whole "Icarus dream suite"...perfect Bach Adaption,.
4. Alex Lifeson: e-guitar solo and acoustic nylon intro on "The trees" ( "la Villa strangiato" is also one of the all time best!)
5. Jimi Hendrix: ...take what you want - they are all great!
6. George Kooymans (of "Golden Earring"): Solo At the end of "Ce soir" (Album "Switch")
7. Frank Marino: solo in "Juggernaut"
8. Solo-Duo in " Black Rose' by Thin Lizzy (Gary Moore & Scott Gorham.
9. Dave Hlubek & ? (forgot who played the orher guitar (shame on me!): acoustic & electric parts in ""Fall of the peacemakers" of Molly Hatchet.
10. Joe Satriani: "Flying in a blue dream".
There is also a lot of great stuff from other guitar greats, but that are my all time favorites!!
And that's for rock. There are also great solos to me in Jazz, Blues and folk, but that would go too far for this video comparision.
Way to go man, Frank Marino needs some serious fucking recognition in this world.
great choices!
The first time a guitar solo blew my mind was when I was about 10 years old and heard the solo of Razamanaz
Hi Pete, great list again! I recently tried to make a list of my fav guitar solos, and it’s hard to do! (Well, it’s even harder to play them, for sure). Anyway, agree with many of your choices. For Comfortably Numb I would have picked the -extented- Pulse version, which for me may be the best solo ever. Other great solos: Richard Thompson’s solo on Tear Stained Letter (live) on the Watching the Dark album, where he rips his Strat to shreds; Steve Morse on The Bash (also a live rendition; unbelievable flatpicking), and Gov’t Mule’s Trane/Eternity’s Breath on Dark Side Of The Mule (again, a live track). Others on my list are Camel - Ice, Yes - Sound Chaser, Clapton - Double Trouble, Vince Gill & Albert Lee - Ain’t Living Long Like This. Hope you keep on ranting, highly enjoyable.
1. We're Stars - Hear 'N' Aid
2. Hollow Years (Live at Budokan) - Dream Theater
3. Crossroads Guitar Duel Suite - Steve Vai
4. Ice Cream Man - Van Halen
5. The Sentinel - Judas Priest
6. Green Grass and High Tides - The Outlaws
7. Poison Was the Cure - Megadeth
8. Dogs - Pink Floyd
9. Kill the King - Rainbow
10. I Can't Quit You Baby - Led Zeppelin
11. The River - King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
12. The Sails of Charon - Scorpions
13. Dance of Death - Iron Maiden
14. Dyer's Eve - Metallica
15. The End Complete V: On the Brink - Coheed and Cambria
16. Maggot Brain - Parliament/Funkadelic
17. Three Days - Jane's Addiction
18. Riviera Paradise - Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
19. Sick, Sad Little World - Incubus
20. Reach Down - Temple of the Dog
My Megadeth pick would be Tornado of Souls or Good Mourning/Black Friday. Both absolutely incredible.
Great selection Pete! I was kind of worried that you wouldn't include a Gilmour solo but you did, thank God! 😅 You have impeccable taste and one hell of a CD collection!
What about Green Grass and High Tides by the Outlaws?
Excellent choice! So many great guitar solos on those old Outlaws albums!
That came out another same time as Free Bird. Friends and I would argue which was best.
@@mikejmckelvey I always liked Green Grass and High Tides a lot more than Free Bird.
@@birdzilla106 They both had smoking dual lead guitars solos. But I did like it better too.
I don't think I could do it, but, I was digging your list and I'll need to check out a few. I'm so glad you put Free Bird on there. The ending of that song may be my all-time favorite ending. It's chilling and if you're driving at the time, you better watch your speed. I would definitely have a Criss Oliva and Michael Romeo solo on my personal list.
Both great choices. I kind of went for some older favorites, hence not a ton of 'metal' on this one, but if I decide to do a part 2, expect to see some Petrucci, Oliva, Romeo, Tipton, Lynch, etc on that one.
you know what, i enjoy listening to you !! respect...good stuff man
Not necessarily in order, I'm sure I forgot some but here...
"Mother" David Gilmour - Such a vulnerable and fragile emotion
"The Sun goes down" Scott Gorham - haunting and forlorn
"Rime of the ancient mariner" Dave Murray/Adrian Smith- Epic climax of their best song
"You see me crying" - Joe Perry - epic ballad solo was perfect for it
"Red Barchetta" - Alex Lifeson - takes you along for the ride
"7empest" - Adam Jones - Soaring and searing
"Slip kid" - Pete Townsend - such an underrated song, Townsend not expecially known for solos but listen to this one
"Catch your train" - Ulrich Roth - blistering solos and fills
"5150" - Edward Van Halen - not a Hagar era fan, but this one was my favorite solo
"Revalation (Mother Earth)" - Randy Rhoads - I prefer Diary overall as an album, but that solo is insane
"Walk all over you" - Angus Young - some people laugh at me for saying it, but Angus had the best pick scrape ever
"Falling off the edge of the world"- Tony Iommi - So many to pick from but this one was most epic
"Who's crying now" - Neil Schon - the ultimate rainy day solo
"The Sentinel" - Glenn Tipton/KK Downing - awesome duel and harmonies for epic song
"Funeral for a friend/Love lies bleeding" - Davey Johnstone - underrated guitarist
"Die hard the hunter" - Steve Clark - he was everything to that band, and they plummeted without him
"Achilles last stand" - Page's opus, there were so many but this one takes the crown
"The Vigil" - Buck Dharma - another underrated guitarist, my favorite BOC song
"Long time" - Tom Scholz - So epic, so sonically perfect
"Into the fire" - George Lynch - melodic and flashy, he plays fast and still stays melodic
"The end" - Paul McCartney/George Harrison/John Lennon - these guys didn't do that often enough
"Need your love" - Rick Nielson - a builds up brilliantly to a climax
"Lines in the sand" - John Petrucci - amazing tension built up and released
"The dogs of war" - Michael Schenker - not what a lot of people would choose, but listen to it!!
"Promises in the dark" - Neil Geraldo - so underrated and so perfect for serving the song
"Candy-O" - Elliot Easton - Every note so perfect
"Snowblind" - James Young - Tommy may be better overall, but this was my favorite Styx solo, it was James
In no particular order:
Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (yeah I know, very predictable choice)
Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way
The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil
Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Chicago - 25 Or 6 To 4
Rush - Working Man
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower
Black Sabbath - Snowblind
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
Deep Purple - Burn
David Bowie - Moonage Daydream
Grand Funk Railroad - Inside Looking Out
Free - Mr Big
Ned-Jimmy's solo on Stairway' is incredibly obvious......because it's melodic perfection, telling a story all the way, like every great solo should! Insanely memorable and I still bring out my world class air guitar skills every time Page starts to shred! P.S. Your list KILLS!
BUCK DHARMA INCREDIBLE PLAYER
I would go with "Astronomy" from Some Enchanted Evening.
His solo from "Burnin' for you" one of my all time favorites.....
Pete, I really dig your "live" lists. Your rock music IQ is pretty high and I appreciate how you dissect bands and musicians to justify your rankings. There are a few respectable websites out there that provide rankings for various musical categories but watching someone rank these live is pretty cool. I watched another popular person on RUclips that does the same thing, but he cannot hold a candle to you. Thank you for making it interesting.
Speaking of guitar solos you ever go to any of the G3 shows or Generation AXE ones?
The actual Machine Gun version was unrehearsed and spontaneous. The greatest music ever.
Perfect Lifeson pick, la villa, from the live, yes, he continues that build up and speed for a longer duration than the studio album, just sounds better, no pause in that speedy shredding section at the end of that solo... great pick..
These are great picks. One of mine that sticks out is Vivian Campbell's solo on 'Dont talk to Strangers' on DIO album.
Fun list with great comments. I’ll have to re-listen to some, and try others. Some I would add would be Rudolph Schenker’s solo on Lady Starlight, Manfred Mann’s Blinded By The Light (album version), Buck Dharma on Nosferatu, Leslie West on Nantucket Sleighride, Steve Rothery on Easter, and Uli Jon Roth on Fly to the Rainbow.
Pete when I saw this video I immediately thought of Page and his solo in “Since I’ve been loving you”. My personal favorite of all time and I am always a fan of blues rock. Blackmore’s solo in “Lazy” is my favorite of his. Made in Japan version good also.
Phoenix- Wishbone Ash is a great choice.
Two from Dire Straits' " Alchemy "live album, " Tunnel of Love", or " Sultans of Swing"
Michael Baucom Just saw Mark Knopfler couple of weeks ago. Once upon a time in the West from Alchemy is tops.
@@sealisa1398 that whole album ( Alchemy)was spectacular, I picked my two favorite solos " Once Upon a Time" is pretty damn close to the two I chose, as some would say, your milage may vary, some might pick solos from " Telegraph Road " from that album as best.
Michael Baucom Alchemy is on most top ten list of favorite live albums. Along with Live In in Moscow UB40. So many....
@@sealisa1398 three others I recommend, not just because I enjoy the bands/music(you'll find a 1970s tilt), but for the sound quality/production/engineering, very little bad feedback/clear vocals/clearly hearing all instruments; The Who, "Live at Leeds", Supertramp, " Paris", Kansas, "Two For the Show"
Great list, Pete. I respectfully suggest UFO's Love to Love. Trudge through the first 6 minutes, then revel in the final 90 seconds. Stunning.
Thank you again Pete. It is so nice to find a kindred spirit who knows way more than I do. One more final suggestion before I pack it in. Wet Willie does a live version of a song called Macon Hambone Blues. Mr. Ricky Hirsch provides some brilliant blues lead guitar playing. Cheers.
Steve Hackett on The Musical Box. Perfection.
Heavy metal as well even though people will disagree and say 'thats genesis thats not heavy'
The Mountain (Leslie West) solo from Theme From An Imaginary Western on the live at Woodstock recording.
Here's an unusual one: Who's That Lady, Isley Bros., Ernie Isley
Super cool tone Ernie Eisley had.
John Sykes Still of the Night, Ritchie Blackmore Stargazer and Tony Iommi on Heavan and Hell are 3 of my favourite guitar solos.
Outrageous performances on all 3 of them!
Adventures in a Yorkshire landscape.... Bill Nelson
tu trabajo es excelente.... pero creo falta poner de fondo el sonido de los solos de guitarra... saludos
Thank you Pete. I just finished commenting on your honorable mentions. I thought I'd jump over here and see if I could cross pollinate my ideas. In neither of your videos did you mention one solo by John Petrucci of Dream Theater. I suspect he would be a case of too many to mention but I have always been flabbergasted by two of his solos on the Awake album. While I am at it nobody ever talks about this album. It was my first exposure to Dream Theater and while I was a bit put off by the sound of the synthesizers and the recording of the drums I always was attracted to the songs themselves. John Petrucci does two solos which have always made me think of what Mick Box of Uriah Heep was on the verge of creating if he had set his wah-wah pedal at the right tone and had a little more skill. There are two perfect solos by Petrucci on this album amidst his superior offerings. One is on the song called Voices and the other is on a song called Lie. In both cases he uses Wahwah sparingly to vary his tone but offers a perfect blend of melody and absolute shredding. Both guitar solos remind me of Pilgrim by Uriah Heep but the sound and performance is so vastly superior that I wonder why I'm the only one who ever thinks about these two specific solos. Am I just so naive and inexperienced that I don't know these are run-of-the-mill or are there people waiting for my recommendation as we speak?
Love Ernie Isley’s solo on long version of “Summer Breeze”....never hear anyone else mention it !!
Hi Pete. Recently discovered your channel. Been enjoying it very much. I know your penchant for Rock / Hard Rock / Metal and Classic Rock. Not fitting into these categories well, do you have an opinion of Prince as a soloist guitar player?
So many good choices. I might add Like a Hurricane by Neil Young and Too Rolling Stoned by Trower to the list. Some on your list I haven’t heard that I’ll have to check out. Also, I have always felt the same about The Wall.
Finally someone who gets it with Child In Time!
Awesome feel in that one!
Steve Howe - Starship Trooper (Wurm)
Two of my favorites - Boston Hitch a Ride, and the solo on Eddy Money - Two Tickets to Paradise - two tasty solos in my opinion.
Jimmy Page - Since i’ve been loving you... insane solo.
And what about that crazy little thing on Peace Frog - The Doors...
Al Di Meola on Paul Simon’s - Allergies
Richard Thompson - Put it There Pal.
Hi Pete thanks for the list. Here's mine.
1. Rainbow - Stargazer
2. Queen - Brighton Rock (it takes a lot to make me cry, but I cried tears of joy hearing this solo about 2.5 years ago)
2.5. A copout but Frank Marino's a tie of three that's so incredible - Sometimes Coming Our Way, Running Wild, and He's Calling from Real Live!
3. Deep Purple - Highway Stat from Made in Japan (imo the greatest live opening rock song of the 70s)
4. Alter Bridge - Blackbird
5. Foghat - Road Fever from Foghat Live. A true deep cut that never gets any mention. That slide guitar is amazing.
Thanks a lot for this guide! I've been checking them all out, one by one. Really nice! I have a band with one really good guitar solo: Narnia - Miles away. They really blow everthing to pieces. God bless!
You have one of the Best music channels out here. Keep doing what you are doing. I love your channel
Liked your choices and I particularly agree about Ritchie Blackmore's Child In Time and Michael Schenker's Rock Bottom....
Steve Vai's "Ladies Night in Buffalo and Big Trouble" is way overlooked!
I absolutely love the solo on Strange Ways by Ace Fraley from Kiss Hotter Then Hell. The one in Machine Gun is a favorite also I have to put in the one from the instrumental War from Joe Satriani's The Extremist album.. so bad ass!!! There is alot but they are the couple coming to mind right now. Poem 54 Terry Kath from Chicago Transet Authority is definitely one also. There are so many but the one in We Used To Know by Martin Barrer from Jethro Tull Stand Up is one!
Excellent list, I'm going to have to check out the Robin Trower stuff.
A few of my favs not mentioned;
Astronomy - from Some Enchanted Evening by Buch Dharma of BOC
Red Sector A - from Grace Under Pressure by Alex Lifeson of Rush
Lay it on the Line - from Just a Game by Rik Emmett of Triumph
22 Acacia Avenue (the solo at the end of the song) - from Number of the Beast by Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden
Empty Rooms - from We Want Moore by Gary Moore
Assaholic - from Smilin' Buddha Cabaret by Phil Comparelli of 54-40
Sails of Charon (beginning solo of song) by Uli Jon Roth of Scorpions
The Chain - from Rumours by Lindsay Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac
Sultans of Swing - from Dire Straits by Mark Knopfler
Brother in Arms - from Brothers in Arms by Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits
Right on the money with Mean Streets, Pete. Every time the song comes on I can't wait for the solo.
ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? Nuff said...
Great choice on 'Since I've been loving you' but I think the most overlooked are the live (original ) 'No quarter' and 'Tea for one 'from Presence are better than SIBLY
Mick Taylor- Sympathy from YaYa's, Buck Dharma- Dominance and Submission, Allman & Betts- In Memory of Elizabeth Reed- Fillmore East.
Like a lot of the choices and guitarists. What about the solos to A Light in the Black on Rainbow Rising, This Kids from Strangers in the Night, Have you Ever Loved a Woman from the Layla album, Red House from Gary Moore live version
Amazing channel!!
A few of my favs are... Savatage - "Hounds", Ozzy Osbourne - "Mr. Crowley", Racer X - "Technical Difficulties", Megadeth - "Tornado of Souls", and Dokken - Mr. Scary.
Hi Pete, love your content and zeal for rock & pop! Steve Hackett RULES👍 Just curious: any relation to East Coast-based radio/TV announcer Don Pardo who shares your surname? I remember his distinctive voice from 80s-era SNL intro/outros.