Best Guitar Solo Ever

Skip to about 4:20 if you don't want to listen to whole thing, but from there it's pure gold.

 

Best Trio of pure mastery of their instruments since Cream
Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee and Neil Peart

 

Pick just about any song from this album which is timeless for some fabulous stuff from Steve Howe

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo2aaBamFnLR0tS9GQc1mpQj_dGzUqzEM

Actually found this as sidebar interest to that

 

Wonder how many of you know this guy and his band? Greenock/Gourock native, Henry Gorman
Actually saw these guys at a pub in Greenock waaaaay back (probably close to around time this recording was made)
I actually have this on a 45 somewhere - my buddy who lived in Greenock knew Henry & picked it up for me - VERY rare item



Studio version - guitar solo a bit better, starts at ~ 2:30

 

Basically the whole of Shine on You Crazy Diamond

 

Some Good Stuff Thanks all for contributions. Heres my effort
George Lynch Mr. Scary

Howd U insert the actual vid? Any help appreciated.

 

Lol * knows how I did that

 

More than a feeling - Boston



EVERYONE knows that unmistakable, instantly recognizable sound - incredible how complex that was when you consider it was created in the early/mid 70's - Tom Scholz was an absolute genius with this whole thing being done in his self-constructed basement studio without the benefit of multi-track digital recording equipment and computer software as would be done today.
What you would call the guitar solos are quite short but certainly notable and worthy of inclusion here. But its the overall complexity of the entire thing that is absolutely amazing.

As a lay person who just appreciates 'what sounds good', without knowing the nuances that go into the creation, check out this analysis (below) - it blows you away when you recognize all those individual elements (once they are pointed out) that you have heard, but are perhaps not quite conscious of (that guy has a whole series and many of them are well worth checking out).



Footnote - watched an interview with Tom Scholtz who acknowledged that 'Marianne' was actually his much older cousin for whom he had a pre-teen crush
Could have been worse - at least it wasn't his sister!

 

Good lord, I totally forgot I started this thread way back when .. * you beer...* you!

Anyhoo, this is defo not the best solo here.. but.. 3 lead guitar players all playing in one song AND it's a rather long team solo!

 

Yeah..very good!

 

Nice!

I bet the girlies like the length of his fingers too! I'll see myself out!

 

In my top 1-3 fave guitar players ever! Classic!

 

Don't know the band but yeah..I'm liking that solo!

 

That hybrid picking is really tough to do (plectrum and fingers). I'm pretty good at finger picking but I can't really do that! Very impressive good sir!

 

Ha! Nice! This is one to play after we've battered the blue mob - sitting back at home with a beer and a herbal and going 'That was a good day!'

 

Yeah..nicey! Just recently bought two Stones albums as well!

 

It's a classic!