Nase Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 (edited) a thread about all guitar solos you deem god-like. or just impossibly good, if you dislike the mention of god. i just got randomly forwarded to this '88 concert of Satriani, and the bluesy solo during the first song, Ice 9, which slowly builds up, has been holding a special place in my guitar solo mind temple for a long time. starts at around 4:20. you kinda have to play the whole song to appreciate it fully, but anyway. how do i embed a video here with the correct play start, like 4:20? i am too stupid. edit: also noteworthy is that the creatures on Joe's shirt look as much as shyguys from SMB 2 as they do look like wood spirits from Princess Mononoke. I wonder who did that design, in '88! Edited August 6, 2023 by Nase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillRock Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 Ok I got a few: Tornado Of Souls - Megadeth. Needs no introduction, this song IS the guitar solo Wait - White Lion. Everything from White Lion counts, Vito Bratta fuses the melodies of Eric Johnson, creativity and technical ability of Eddie Van Halen and classical influence of Randy Rhodes. No one talks about this guy and they should. Dokken - Cry of the Gypsy - Really by the numbers song, but George Lynch threw the best guitar solo in it for some reason. Un Under A Glass Moon - Dream Theater - This guitar solo has everything. Everything. Deep Purple - Child In Time. Long solo but worth it. The only reason you don't see more people try and play this solo is because it's impossible. Richie Blackmore is a monster. UFO - Rock Bottom (Strangers in the Night version). It's about 5 minutes long and manages to not be boring for a single second of it. The way it builds into the guitar synth harmonising is awesome. Best live guitar solo ever? Boston - Hitch A Ride. Such a well constructed guitar solo, with some amazing harmonising. The solo didn't need to go this hard, but it did. Man, I honestly could go on forever with this topic. So many great solos to choose from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gario Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Okay, yeah, Tornado of Souls is like the Megadeth guitar solo, it's pretty fantastic. ... well, studio solo, anyway, I was always more partial to his Rude Awakening version of She-Wolf, that shit is insane. Also you gotta give Dave credit as one of the few bands where he changes the heck out of his songs and just makes them better in every aspect in his live performances, that shit ain't easy to do. Also off topic but dat drum solo, man... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Hakštok Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 And bonus: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Taucer Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 Technically this is a duel, not a solo, but I gotta go with good ol' Hotel California. There's nothing all that technically difficult about it -- other than a few bends that Walsh pulls off faster and more accurately than I ever could -- but I've probably learned more about lead guitar from this guitar duel than from just about any other single track. It's fun, it's expressive, it's melodic and doesn't lean heavily on wankery or "watch how many notes I can shove into one measure." Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nase Posted December 14, 2023 Author Share Posted December 14, 2023 they got lucky. the official solo. they kinda wrote it. hotel california is like the solo, isn't it. is there any other song that's as much the solo? it's just too officially the solo. you can say something like Back in Black - ACDC, but it's a joke in comparison. Geoffrey Taucer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Taucer Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 On 12/14/2023 at 5:24 AM, Nase said: they got lucky. the official solo. they kinda wrote it. hotel california is like the solo, isn't it. is there any other song that's as much the solo? it's just too officially the solo. you can say something like Back in Black - ACDC, but it's a joke in comparison. Which is ironic, because it's not a solo -- it's a duel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nase Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 7 hours ago, Geoffrey Taucer said: Which is ironic, because it's not a solo -- it's a duel yeah, well it never felt like a duel much, tbh. or did it to you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Taucer Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 On 12/16/2023 at 12:47 PM, Nase said: yeah, well it never felt like a duel much, tbh. or did it to you? Fair, it definitely feels more like a solo. But a solo traded back and forth between Felder and Walsh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nase Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 (edited) On 12/20/2023 at 1:09 PM, Geoffrey Taucer said: Fair, it definitely feels more like a solo. But a solo traded back and forth between Felder and Walsh like a very friendly duel, in which the 'contestants' keep elevating each other with more beauty. it'd be very cool to see how they came up with it and how many iterations it went through! i think my definition of "guitar duel" is a bit...tainted as well, because i picked it up from Slayer mostly :D when i think guitar duel i think this song and cannot unthink it. but it might be down to all the dissonance and so on. i don't like all slayer solos/duels by far, but this one always made me feel like the guitars are straight up continuing the content of the lyrics, on a whole other level. guitar A says: "look how hopeless this really all is! it cannot be topped! PEWPEW!" guitar B says: "hold my beer, THIS is how bad it's really gonna get!! SCREAM!!! WAIL!!!! APOCALYPSE!!" Edited January 2 by Nase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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