Top 20 Guitar Solos!

[$heriff Tom]

Feel free to discuss, debate, or ruminate. I culled this off of blabbermouth.net.

Video links to the top 20 of the Guitar World magazine "100 Greatest Guitar Solos Ever" have been posted online at CityRag. Listen and watch the musical genius and mastery that made these classics famous!

Top 20 "Greatest Guitar Solos Ever":

01. Stairway To Heaven - Jimmy Page
02. Eruption - Edward Van Halen (Option 2)
03. Freebird - Collins/Rossington
04. Comfortably Numb - David Gilmour (Option 2)
05. All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
06. November Rain - Slash
07. One - Kirk Hammet
08. Hotel California - Don Felder/Joe Walsh
09. Crazy Train - Randy Rhoads (Option 2)
10. Crossroads - Eric Clapton
11. Voodo Chile - Jimi Hendrix
12. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
13. Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan
14. Layla - Clapton/Allman
15. Floods - Dimebag Darrell
16. Heartbreaker - Jimmy Page
17. Cliffs Of Dover - Eric Johnson
18. Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
19. Highway Star - Ritchie Blackmore
20. Bohemian Rhapsody - Brian May

[Chris]

Put me down for Eruption.

Well, there are hours worth of Dick Dale guitar work that I'd put above any of those listed (and I'm guessing a lot of those guys on that list would agree with me) but that's getting a tad too obscure for the casual rock-n-roll fan.

[9]

As usual, no respect for Ace Frehley.

[yanksgooner]

what???
no CC Deville?? no Mick Mars???


no Marty Friedman???

i call malarky.

[MSBNYY]

I'm impressed Cliffs of Dover made the list. That's one of my favorites.

[$heriff Tom]

Whenever anyone touts the praises of Dick Dale, I think of Black Metal Mike, the oddest Dick Dale fan ever. He was always talking about Dick Dale, when he wasnt busy at his other task, making women uncomfortable.

[jwmcc]

"I think of Black Metal Mike, the oddest Dick Dale fan ever. He was always talking about Dick Dale, when he wasnt busy at his other task, making women uncomfortable."

I think it's safe to say that Black Metal Mike was one of the oddest guys to have ever sat out in the section on a regular basis.
Jw

[MSBNYY]

Black Metal Mike is a postman.

[9]

LOL @ CC Deville!

[Chris]

I hope that characterization of Black Metal Mike doesn't implicate me in any negative way! HAHAHA!

So maybe I'm not the oddest, but definitely in the running for BIGGEST Dick Dale fan. I mean, it's no exaggeration to say that, at least in an implicit way, Dick Dale is the godfather of heavy metal in so much that much guitar work indicative of heavy metal relies on controlled distortion, and Dick Dale was one of, if not the first, guitar player to alter a Marshall amp in order to "customize" feedback.

I've had the honor of meeting and talking with Dick Dale numerous times. He's a very odd follow, and I don't think the word "humble" appears on his radar screen at all. He's a great guitarist - just ask him and he'll tell you how great.

BTW - Mick Mars is rightfully absent from that list.

[baldvinny]

at least duane is on the list....Layla is one of my favorite tunes ever

can't say i agree with ALL of the above, but i think its a decent list

[$heriff Tom]

Most people on the metal site I pulled it from who responded to the message feature agreed with you, Vinny. Everyone has a preference and something is always missing, but they had no real problems with this one.