Best solos

upbeat4life · 09-09-2009, 07:24 PM

Looking for people's favorite solos, any instrument, any genre. I'll kick it off with the sax solo on Billy Joel's New York State of Mind. Figured there would be a thread like this already, but i searched and found kaput...

Darkest Hour · 09-09-2009, 08:02 PM

YouTube - Children of Bodom--Kissing the Shadows

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sleepy jack · 09-09-2009, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Darkest Hour

YouTube - Children of Bodom--Kissing the Shadows

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They could really take a lesson from Crass' "The Sound of Free Speech" in that song.

Darkest Hour · 09-09-2009, 09:07 PM

or..one of the most beautiful sounds i have ever heard from a guitar

YouTube - Bullet For My Valentine Unreleased Song

Rickenbacker · 09-09-2009, 09:10 PM

Oh hell.

jtwilliams · 09-09-2009, 10:02 PM

Does anyone else love the fiddle solo on Charlie Daniel's Band - "The Devil Went Down To Georgia"?

Guitar - I love the solo for Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing"

Drums - Toad by Cream

Bass - "My Generation" The Who! <-- I LOVE that solo!!!

storymilo · 09-09-2009, 10:31 PM

It's cliche but:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRuTcnd8YLU

Low Void · 09-10-2009, 03:02 PM

Guitar: Final solo on November Rain (Guns n' Roses)
Bass: Probably Metropolis Pt. 1 (Dream Theatre)
Piano: Dance of Eternity (Dream Theatre)

Blazed And Confused · 09-10-2009, 03:31 PM

Pink Floyd - Comfortably numb. definitly my favorite solo ive ever heard, not necessarilly that difficult just simply amazing.

Guns n roses - Dont cry tonight, at the end of his solos he makes the guitar cry. just listen for it. also if you know what slash is doing, hes using the feedback switch on his guitar to sustain certain notes and give them a different sound than the others. if you really listen you can hear when he turns it on throughout his solos.

Jimi hendrix - Voodoo Chile. NOT CHILD. CHILE - EEEEE.

Metallica - Shortest Straw. not really my favorite song and i never really thought kirks solos were very good but this one is just awesome. definitly the best metal solo i think ive heard. its just so different and cool and he has some awesome ideas.

upbeat4life · 09-11-2009, 03:48 PM

Thanks everyone for posting; I'm getting a lot of good listening ideas here. Might start a similar thread in the jazz forum to see what kind of non bass/guitar/drum solos I can find.

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upbeat4life Groupie Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 29	Best solos Looking for people's favorite solos, any instrument, any genre. I'll kick it off with the sax solo on Billy Joel's New York State of Mind. Figured there would be a thread like this already, but i searched and found kaput... __________________ PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

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jtwilliams Lost In A Purple Haze Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Middle Of No Where Posts: 433	Does anyone else love the fiddle solo on Charlie Daniel's Band - "The Devil Went Down To Georgia"? Guitar - I love the solo for Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing" Drums - Toad by Cream Bass - "My Generation" The Who! <-- I LOVE that solo!!! __________________ Dirty Life & Times - Warren Zevon Rate Your Music Ramblings & Musings

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storymilo Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,845	It's cliche but: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRuTcnd8YLU

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Low Void Groupie Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 32	Guitar: Final solo on November Rain (Guns n' Roses) Bass: Probably Metropolis Pt. 1 (Dream Theatre) Piano: Dance of Eternity (Dream Theatre)

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Blazed And Confused Groupie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dark Side Of The Moon Posts: 29	Pink Floyd - Comfortably numb. definitly my favorite solo ive ever heard, not necessarilly that difficult just simply amazing. Guns n roses - Dont cry tonight, at the end of his solos he makes the guitar cry. just listen for it. also if you know what slash is doing, hes using the feedback switch on his guitar to sustain certain notes and give them a different sound than the others. if you really listen you can hear when he turns it on throughout his solos. Jimi hendrix - Voodoo Chile. NOT CHILD. CHILE - EEEEE. Metallica - Shortest Straw. not really my favorite song and i never really thought kirks solos were very good but this one is just awesome. definitly the best metal solo i think ive heard. its just so different and cool and he has some awesome ideas.

09-11-2009, 03:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
upbeat4life Groupie Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 29	Thanks everyone for posting; I'm getting a lot of good listening ideas here. Might start a similar thread in the jazz forum to see what kind of non bass/guitar/drum solos I can find. __________________ PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce