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100 Greatest Guitar Solos

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Position: Song: Guitarist

 

100: Three Days: Dave Navarro

99: Cause We've Ended As Lovers: Jeff Beck

98: Under A Glass Moon: John Petrucci

97: Cherub Rock: Billy Corgan

96: Honky Tonk Women: Keith Richards

95: Yellow Ledbetter: Mike McCready

94: Working Man: Alex Lifeson

93: The End: Robby Krieger

92: Stray Cat Strut: Brian Setzer

91: Heard It Through The Grapevine: John Fogerty

90: Let It Rain: Eric Clapton

89: Killing In The Name: Tom Morello

88: Kid Charlemagne: Larry Carlton

87: Cult Of Personality: Vernon Reid

86: Whipping Post: Duane Allman/Dickie Betts

85: Moonage Daydream: Mick Ronson

84: Santeria: Brad Nowell

83: Scuttle Buttin': Stevie Ray Vaughan

82: 21st Century Schizoid Man: Robert Fripp

81: Sweet Jane: Ian Hunter/Dick Wagner

80: You Shook Me All Night Long: Angus Young

79: Mean Street: Eddie Van Halen

78: Truckin': Jerry Garcia

77: Man In The Box: Jerry Cantrell

76: Cinnamon Girl: Neil Young

75: Won't Get Fooled Again: Pete Townshend

74: Lazy: Ritchie Blackmore

73: Stash: Trey Anastasio

72: Walk This Way: Joe Perry

71: Maggot Brain: Eddie Hazel

70: Purple Haze: Jimi Hendrix

69: And Your Bird Can Sing: George Harrison

68: Starship Trooper: Steve Howe

67: Beat It: Eddie Van Halen (II)

66: Blue Sky: Duane Allman/Dickie Betts (II)

65: In Bloom: Kurt Cobain

64: Little Red Corvette: Prince

63: Black Hole Sun: Kim Thayil

62: Money: David Gilmour

61: No More Tears: Zakk Wylde

60: Zoot Allures: Frank Zappa

59: You Really Got Me: Dave Davies

58: Cocaine: Eric Clapton (II)

57: Walk: Dimebag Darrell

56: War Pigs: Tony Iommi

55: Satch Boogie: Joe Satriani

54: Geek USA: Billy Corgan (II)

53: Since I've Been Loving You: Jimmy Page

52: Star Spangled Banner: Jimi Hendrix (II)

51: Master Of Puppets: Kirk Hammett

50: Shock Me: Ace Frehley

49: Europa: Carlos Santana

48: Sympathy For The Devil: Keith Richards (II)

47: Jessica: Dickie Betts (II 1/2)

46: Hot For Teacher: Eddie Van Halen (III)

45: Light My Fire : Robby Krieger (II)

44: Alive: Mike McCready

43: Sharp Dressed Man: Billy Gibbons

42: While My Guitar Gently Weeps: Eric Clapton (III)

41: Brighton Rock: Brian May

40: Reelin' In The Years: Elliott Randall

39: Cortez The Killer: Neil Young (II)

38: Whole Lotta Love: Jimmy Page (II)

37: Sweet Child O' Mine: Slash

36: Black Star: Yngwie Malmsteen

35: Cemetary Gates: Dimebag Darrell (II)

34: Paranoid Android: Jonny Greenwood

33: The Thrill Is Gone: B.B. King

32: Machine Gun: Jimi Hendrix (III)

31: Stranglehold: Ted Nugent

30: Surfing With The Alien: Joe Satriani (II)

29: For The Love Of God: Steve Vai

28: Mr. Crowley: Randy Rhoads

27: Pride And Joy: Stevie Ray Vaughan (II)

26: Smells Like Teen Spirit: Kurt Cobain (II)

25: Aqualung: Martin Barre

24: Fade To Black: Kirk Hammett (II)

23: Bulls On Parade: Tom Morello (II)

22: Sultans Of Swing: Mark Knopfler

21: Time: David Gilmour (II)

20: Bohemian Rhapsody: Brian May (II)

19: Highway Star: Ritchie Blackmore (II)

18: Little Wing: Jimi Hendrix (IV)

17: Cliffs Of Dover: Eric Johnson

16: Heartbreaker: Jimmy Page (III)

15: Floods: Dimebag Darrell (III)

14: Layla: Eric Clapton (III 1/2)/Duane Allman (II 1/2)

13: Texas Flood: Stevie Ray Vaughan (III)

12: Johnny B. Goode: Chuck Berry

11: Voodoo Chile (Slight Return): Jimi Hendrix (V)

10: Crossroads: Eric Clapton (IV 1/2)

09: Crazy Train: Randy Rhoads (II)

08: Hotel California: Don Felder/Joe Walsh

07: One: Kirk Hammett (III)

06: November Rain: Slash (II)

05: All Along The Watchtower: Jimi Hendrix (VI)

04: Comfortably Numb: David Gilmour (III)

03: Freebird: Allen Collins/Gary Rossington

02: Eruption: Eddie Van Halen (IV)

01: Stairway To Heaven: Jimmy Page (IV)

 

Credit: Guitar World magazine/411mania

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Guest Agent of Oblivion

Same old same old in the top slots.

 

15: Floods: Dimebag Darrell (III)

 

That one got a "huh" out of me.

 

Nice to see Zappa get mentioned, too.

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Guest BAR

Not as bad as the 100 greatest guitarists. Nice to see Gilmour get 3 mentions. 'Comfortably Numb' is my number 1.

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Guest Agent of Oblivion

My numero uno: A Bit of Finger/Wall of Sleep/Warning-Black Sabbath (Tony Iommi)

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Its almost the exact same from a few years ago, just some stuff was added in and some stuff moved around.

 

No Iron Maiden, but two Nirvana....

 

thou shall smite thee editor who confirmed thy list

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01: Stairway To Heaven: Jimmy Page (IV)

Amazing how one solo is enough to eliminate the validity of an entire poll, eh?

The studio version of the Staiway solo is good, but nowhere near #1. The live version from 'The Song Remains the Same' is far superior, and could be well considered for a top 10, even top 5 placing.

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Sorry, but nothing, NOTHING Paige has ever done with the guitar can be considered the best of anything. The man has no soul when he plays, and he's actually incredibly sloppy (considering the style of rock Zeppelin is wasn't meant to be sloppy, that's bad).

 

No love for "Angel Of Death" and its dueling solo's? Fuckers. All of them. Fuckers.

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Sorry, but nothing, NOTHING Paige has ever done with the guitar can be considered the best of anything. The man has no soul when he plays, and he's actually incredibly sloppy (considering the style of rock Zeppelin is wasn't meant to be sloppy, that's bad).

 

No love for "Angel Of Death" and its dueling solo's? Fuckers. All of them. Fuckers.

Well, that's all a matter of opinion (all except the sloppiness, I'll pay that one), as is everything with music. It's just that a ridiculously large amount of people seem to like Zeppelin, Page, and Stairway, and there's a reason.

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The sad thing is that Working Man and Under A Glass Moon are far superior against most that is up there.

 

Yes Freebird should be number one...

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Guest Agent of Oblivion

I wish everyone liked a different Zeppelin song, like "How Many More Times." It rules over Stairway.

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Guest Homeless Guy Spare Some Change

I thought sultans of swing might have been higher

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Guest Mad the Swine
I wish everyone liked a different Zeppelin song, like "How Many More Times." It rules over Stairway.

I prefer In the Light and When the Levee Breaks over Stairway. But I do show Bron-y-aur some love, too.

 

BTW, nice clipping. Fun how outlaw deaths were such a moneymaking enterprise; the Bonnie and Clyde death car toured enough to make a stop in my podunk of a county.

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Guest Agent of Oblivion

I think I'm going to use it for a flyer for a show sometime. The clipping rocks, especially the headline.

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Guest Thunder Rising!!!

I was wondering why Gary Moore isn't included in the list, maybe I'm still experimenting blues and guitar rock music, and may not have come across better stuff. I have listened to some of his stuff and find him pretty good. 2 of my favs are The Loner and Blues For Narada.

 

I thought Gary Moore deserved a mention in the list but maybe I'm wrong, so I was wondering how you guys rank him as a guitarist and his works.

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Guest Thunder Rising!!!

Yes that I agree. But i thought he should have got a little bit more recoginition.

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Guest Agent of Oblivion

Definitely not. There's more to playing guitar than being John Petrucci.

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Its almost the exact same from a few years ago, just some stuff was added in and some stuff moved around.

 

No Iron Maiden, but two Nirvana....

 

thou shall smite thee editor who confirmed thy list

Well, I really liked the incredibly rare guitar solo in In Bloom, but SLTS shouldn't be THAT high, IMO. Catchy? Yes. Recognizable? Yes. But that doesn't make it Top 30 worthy.

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