Guitar World Top 100 guitar solos

kayagum · Post by **kayagum** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 8:01 am

http://guitar.about.com/library/bl100greatest.htm

I seriously doubt this would match a TapeOp top 100.

Coco · Post by **Coco** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:03 pm

I bet there isn't anything form Slayer in there? i.e. the solo from Raining Blood. Classic.

mjau · Post by **mjau** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:10 pm

Maggot Brain at 71? No Cinnamon Girl? Wow...that's #1 and #2 in my book.

JWL · Post by **JWL** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:49 pm

Alex Lifeson's "Working Man" solo, over "La Villa Strangiato"?

No Freakin way. That's the best solo, in recorded history.

kayagum · Post by **kayagum** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:58 pm

mjau wrote:Maggot Brain at 71? No Cinnamon Girl? Wow...that's #1 and #2 in my book.

Cinnamon Girl is at #76.

Other crucial omissions: Husker Du (New Day Rising, Celebrated Summer); Richard Thompson (Shoot Out the Lights); Robert Quine (Lou Reed, Blue Mask, Waves of Fear); Yo La Tengo (Painful, I Heard You Looking); Television (Marquee Moon)

Not to mention: practically every jazz record, Leo Kottke, I'm sure there are many others. What's your favorite omission?

;ivlunsdystf · Post by **;ivlunsdystf** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:26 pm

I sure hope Ween's "Flies On My Dick" is in there somewhere. I'll go check now.

mjau · Post by **mjau** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:24 pm

kayagum wrote: Cinnamon Girl is at #76.
...

What's your favorite omission?

Well, since Cinnamon Girl is on there, my favorite omission is Like a Hurricane...pretty much all 87 minutes of it.

jamoo · Post by **jamoo** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:39 pm

problem with these lists are they're limited to what people know.

100 most recognizable guitar solos might be useful.

...of course we'd come up with a better 'best' list.

Phiz · Post by **Phiz** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:41 pm

kayagum wrote: Not to mention: practically every jazz record .... What's your favorite omission?

No blues guitarist made it either -- or I missed them in my quick scan.

honkyjonk · Post by **honkyjonk** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:43 pm

I only like 1 guitar solo.

It's Dave Davies. And it's on All Day and All of the Night. It lasts about 10 seconds.

JGriffin · Post by **JGriffin** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 5:22 pm

jwl wrote:Alex Lifeson's "Working Man" solo, over "La Villa Strangiato"?

No Freakin way. That's the best solo, in recorded history.

...just an aside only you'll get around here: sadly, I bet Steve Rothery's "Easter" solo is nowhere on that list.

If it were Guitar Player rather than Guitar World (and it were GP from say 20 years ago) we might see some jazz/blues on that list. Though I'm coming to realize that "list" issues are the sweeps week episodes of the magazine world.

mrclean · Post by **mrclean** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 6:13 pm

honkyjonk wrote:It's Dave Davies. And it's on All Day and All of the Night. It lasts about 10 seconds.

I'll add another brilliant 10 second solo - Andy Summers on "Driven To Tears"

johnny7 · Post by **johnny7** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 6:57 pm

What about "Nowhere Man"?
Or the end of Abbey Road with John, Paul, and George taking turns?

Fieryjack · Post by **Fieryjack** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 7:04 pm

Buzzcocks - Fast Cars - Pete Shelley

E-Rock · Post by **E-Rock** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:17 pm

Weak.
All my solos are better than those

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