I think that I have that song on a CD. It is on Pure Moods II. It doesn't really fit with Enigma, Delerium, Enya, or Loreena McKennitt, but it is a great track if it is the same version that I'm thinking....it's not anything heavy - it sounds more acoustic than anything else.
Has anyone ever heard of BOLA SETE?!?!? An obscure Brazilian guitarist, plays acoustic wild stuff, kinda mixed. My friend had him on WAXX and then the house fire took it. anyone? Bola Sete?
For the moment, I'm stumped. There are certainly some good solos that have already been mentioned, but I'm trying to think of what is the best of the best to me. The problem is, it always depends on what I'm in the mood for.
Good LORD, no Stairway to Heaven??? Jeff Beck's Tele practically forced Page to play well on that one. In no particular order: Jimmy Page (Led Zepplin): Stairway to Heaven Jimi Hendrix: Spanish Castle Magic Joe Satriani: Flying in a Blue Dream Steve Vai: Blue Powder, Big Trouble (from David Lee Roth, Eat em and Smile) Eddie Van Halen: Hot for Teacher (good grief, that is sick - it's like Eruption played in time with a fast shuffle) Eagles - Hotel California - phrasing, phrasing, phrasing Tony MacAlpine - Agrionia Eric Johnson - Desert Rose Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big) - Strike Like Lightning Al Di Meola - Midnight Tango Brad Gillis (Night Ranger) - Sister Christian - cheesy song, unreal solo using a cool dissonent lydian phrasing Randy Rhodes (Ozzy) - Flyin' High Again John Sykes (Whitesnake) - Is This Love Gary Moore - Over the Hills and Far Away God, all that heavy metal coming back to me.
A few more to chew on. Jeff Beck- Scatterbrain Peter Frampton- "Frampton Comes Alive"- Do You Feel Like We do Micheal Schenker- Armed and Ready (This song flat out rocks!!!) Micheal Schenker- Captain Nemo
"The Star Spangled Banner," Jimi Hendrix. No, not melodical heaven, but a bold statement. Took some guts to turn our national anthem on its ear during those times. "Stone in Love," Journey. Maybe not technically a guitar solo, but this features some of Neil Schon's better, er, licks. Anything by Mark Knopfler. "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd. Freaking awesome. If I think of more I'll post'em.
Joe Satriani-Summer Song Tom Morello (RATM guitarist)-Killing In the Name, Bulls On Parade Dave Navarro-Been Caught STealing
I hate wanky guitar solos, most of which are more an exercise in technical masturbation, as opposed to musically melodic explorations and... I can't stand the 'country-jazz-rockabilly' genere, But I'll never get tired of listening to Danny Gatton, widely refered to as 'The best guitarist you've never heard of.' Specifically, the live album, Redneck Jazz Explosion in which he plays everything from a cover of Song of India by classical Russian composer Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, to blues classic Opus De Funk, to kitch country classic Raisin' the Dickens by Little Jimmy Dickens, to the Kingsmen's Killer Joe. To give you an idea how bizarrely incredible the guy is, there are two medles on the album. One is a medly of Chuck Mangione's Land of Make Believe and rock classic Tequila and the other is a combination of Leonard Cohen's Famous Blue Raincoat and Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker(!!!) and he manages to pull both of them off in amazing fashion. Unlike most of his studio work, where predictably poor recording techniques (too much reverb/put too far in front of the rest of the mix) usualy made the albums unlistenable, the live recording ensures that everything is mixed well. If anybody's intrested I could email them a couple of samples if they ask by email. It is truely a great album.
I always assumed that George played that solo. Thanks dimsie -- now I have another Beatles trivia tidbit ...
cult of personality -- vernon reid paranoid android -- johnny greenwood killing in the name of -- tom morello hey joe -- jimi hendrix ground on down -- ben harper
Great call on Freebird. Billy on Pearl Necklace I like better. As with Hammit on Fade to Black as Caddman called it (Caddman I really like all 3 of your choices--I can't think of any better ones from those 3 guys). Other favs: Too many from Jimi and Jimmy to pick, but I'll throw out the nobrainers Little Wing and When the Levee Breaks. How about Cliffs of Dover for EJ, Ain't Talking About Love by EVH, Crazy Train by RR, The Smoke on the Water guy is slipping me right now. For a little more obscure ones I also like the solos on Electric Eye (one of the JP guys) and Sons and Daughter (Nevilles) and Running Down a Dream (TP) Sorry, Freak, you know who can play the drums but Nick Mars isn't making any list here
