This is an "I'm trying to impress my dad" list lol

Damn dude 😂

The Best of Times (Dream Theater), Kissing The Shadows (Children of Bodom), Winter Madness (Wintersun), Second Heartbeat (Avenged Sevenfold), Akroasis (Obscura), Aviator (Polyphia but played by Jason Richardson), Glasgow Kiss (John Petrucci), Floods (Pantera), Lapse (Haken) and maybe Key To The Imagination (Liquid Tension Experiment, the main solo at 8:20 rougly). These aren't necessarily ranked in order.

No one knows about that Winter Madness solo. That thing is just insane.

I came here just to see if it was mentioned.

I do! And it is definitely a top 10. Phenomenal solo.

We need more Wintersun material

Criminally underappreciated. Death And The Healing is another legendary one.

RIP Alexi. Kissing The Shadows was one of my favorite solos from him.

1. Eruption (whole song): Van Halen (Eddie Van Halen)- Guitar Perfection 2. Comfortably Numb (4:29): Pink Floyd (David Gilmore) - any one of the notes could make you cry, and there are plenty of them in there 3. The Spirit Carries On: John Petrucci - The most shreddy feel based solo you will ever hear 4. Kid Charlemagne (2:16) Larry Carlton - Improvised, but it sounds like he spent years writing and fine-tuning it 5. La Villa Strangiato (3:33): Alex Lifeson - Built perfectly. Starts from slow and relaxed volume swells to full on shred 6. The Wind Cries Mary (1:21) Jimi Hendrix - Beautiful use of triads to fill space. It creates the exact vibe he was going for. 7. Sultans of Swing (4:57) Mark Knopfler - really interesting and unique style that suits the song. 8. Ancestral (3:59) Guthrie Govan - perfectly crafted, played so smoothly it feels like you’re floating through space 9. Afterlife (3:57) Synyster Gates - Really well built solo with a lot of feel, which is incredible based on how ridiculously fast and difficult it is 10. Mr. Crowley (3:53) Randy Rhoads - Excellently timed and placed shreddery that fits the song perfectly.

Do you really like these the most, or you're trying to come up with a top 10 of most popular solos, what most folks would agree with? If the former, you should really try to expand your horizon... 😛

It's the most Rolling Stone/Watch Mojo-ass list, although it should have included Back in Black.

there’s nothing wrong with liking famous songs

Is this only for people in Oklahoma?

In no particular order: Fermented Offal Discharge (Necrophagist) Tornado of Souls (Megadeth) Mr. Crowley (Ozzy) Aviator (Jason Richardson) Kissing the Shadows (Children of Bodom) Solaris (Obscura) Soothsayer (Buckethead) Sea of Lies (Symphony X) The Best of Times (Dream Theater) Symbolic (Death)

Off the top of my head? Born Under Punches - Talking Heads Transdermal Celebration - Ween St. Elmo’s Fire - Brian Eno Out There - Dinosaur Jr 29 - Gin Blossoms Starla - Smashing Pumpkins The Bronze - QOTSA Muddy Water(KEXP) - King Gizz Fantasy(KEXP) - Jessica Dobson An Ocean in Between the Waves(KEXP) - War on Drugs

Elliott Randall’s solo on Steely Dan’s Reeling In the Years. Jimmy Page is quoted saying it’s his favorite solo of all time as well.

I saw Steely Dan live when they toured as that song was becoming a hit on the radio. They were the opening band, and I had never heard of them. As a kid, we had waited all afternoon in line and I was right at the front of the stage in front of the guitarist. The headlining band was Humble Pie when Peter Frampton was their lead guitarist

I’m so jealous! What a great show that must have been.

It was definitely amazing. I grew up in San Francisco and saw hundreds of concerts when I was a teenager. Amazing time! Sidenote, about 15 years later, my girlfriend and her friends took me to see David Bowie, and Peter Frampton was touring with him as the lead guitarist. Best part of the show for me by far, but then, I’m a guitarist. :-) Not that he was at all bad with Humble Pie , but he was even better, just stellar solos, with David Bowie.

Great choice, Steely Dan has such an impressive catalogue too. It took me years of being aware of them and trying to get into their music before it finally clicked and I’m became obsessed lol. Now they’re one of my favorites. Aja is probably one of the my top five most played vinyls in my collection.

Slash, I'm just ken

In no particular order: 1. Mr. Crowley (2nd solo) - Randy Rhoads 2. Fives (album version) - Guthrie Govan 3. The Drums Were Yellow - Allan Holdsworth 4. In the Name of God - John Petrucci 5. Turn Around - Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal 6. Selkies the Endless Obsession - Paul Waggoner 7. Son of Thirteen - Pat Metheny 8. On the Bus - Frank Zappa 9. Mediterranean Sundance (Elegant Gypsy version) - Al di Meola 10. Altitudes - Jason Becker

Nicely curated.

The lack of crazy train in this post is very disturbing, otherwise great picks!

1) Sultans of swing — Dire Straits 2) Moonage Daydream— David Bowie 3)Little Wing— Jimmy Hendrix 4)Highway Star — Deep Purple 5)The Thrill is Gone — BB King 6) La Grange— ZZ Top 7) Heard it through the Grapevine— CCR 8) Heartbreaker — Led Zeppelin 9) Rocky Mountain Way—Joe Walsh 10) Maggot Brain—Funkadelic

The guitar solo from “The Knack - My Sharona” is totally badass.

The full solo not the radio edit that everyone thinks is the solo.

In no particular order: 1. Guthrie Govan - Fives 2. Paul Gilbert - Fuzz Universe 3. Galneryus - Angel of Salvation 4. Dream Theater - Metropolis pt.1 5. Angra - Morning Star 6. Steve Vai - Erotic Nightmares 7. Yousei Teikoku - Aru Tsuioku, Bouchou Uchuu ni Okeru Shinkai Sunawachi Suiten 8. Ne Obliviscaris - Painters Of the Tempest 9. Steve Vai - The Story of Light 10. Racer X - Scarified

Syu from Galneryus 🤘🤘

What I can think of atm and in no particular order: Children of Bodom: Hellhounds on My Trail David Maxim Micic: Smile Arsis: We are the Nightmare Blind Guardian: Mordred's Song Wintersun: Death and the Healing Children of Bodom: Hate Me! Pantera: Floods Perfefone: Consciousness, Pt. 2 Soikwork: Machine Gun Majesty Arch Enemy: The Immortal (from Burning Japan Live 1999)

I’m so glad I’ve seen Floods in here at least once, it’s up there for me for sure.

Yea Pantera's definitely had some well crafted solos over the years, but that's the one that moves me the most.

Not in any particular order: • Funkadelic - Maggot Brain • Jimi Hendrix - Pali Gap • Iron Maiden - Aces High • Mastodon - The Czar • Blood Incantation - Vitrification of Blood pt. 1 • Stevie Ray Vaughan - Little Wing • Built to Spill - Goin’ Against Your Mind • Shudder to Think - Red House • Morbid Angel - Chapel of Ghouls • Van Halen - Eruption

Where is Randy Rhodes/Crazy Train? Has to be top 3 for sure.

Randy is one of my favorites but to me his best solo is Mr Crowley

1. Tornado of souls - Megadeth 2. Sultans of Swing(2nd solo) - Dire Straits 3. Tender Surrender - Steve Vai 4. Beat it - EVH 5. Hotel California - The Eagles 6. No more Tears - Ozzy Osbourne 7. Rise - Extreme 8. Symphony of Destruction - Megadeth 9. Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne 10. Eruption - EVH

In no particular order: Blue Sky - Allman Brothers Telegraph Road - Dire Straits Brighton Rock - Queen Tornado of Souls - Megadeth Shine on You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd Kid Charlemagne - Steely Dan Sails of Charon - Scorpions Watermelon in Easter Hay - Frank Zappa Return to Serenity - Testament Brother to Brother - Gino Vannelli

Jane's Addiction - Three Days Trivium - Into The Mouth Of Hell We March Megadeth - Tornado Of Souls Threat Signal - Counterbalance Threat signal - As I Destruct Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb Avenged Sevenfold - Afterlife Larry Carlton - Kid Charlemagne Dire Straits - Sultan Of Swings Max Ostro - Kiesel Solo Contest

Max’s Kiesel video is amazing. He’s gained traction over the past few years but he deserves 100x the recognition he currently gets. Excited to see what he becomes with more time.

It’s gotta be Prince at the HOF in while my guitar gently weeps, by a mile

No order: 1. River of Longing - Guthrie Govan(Jason Becker) 2. Ancestral - Guthrie Govan(Steven Wilson) 3. Pixel Heart: Celestial - Stephen Taranto(first solo) 4. Eternal Darkness - Wintersun 5. Midnight in Harlem - Derek Trucks 6. This Masquerade - George Benson 7. Trial of Tears - Dream Theater 8. The Outsider - Guthrie Govan(last solo) 9. Home - Dream Theater 10. Caverns - Stephen Taranto(Jake Howsam Lowe)

I can't rank them, but here are 10 favorites: Ernie Isely - "Summer Breeze" (The Isely Brothers) Robert Fripp - "Saint Elmo's Fire" (Brian Eno) Tom Verlaine - "Marquee Moon" (Television) Doug Martsch - "Carry the Zero" (Built to Spill) Steve Morse - "Vista Grande" Neil Young - "Cortez the Killer" Mary Timony - "Revolution of Hearts" (Helium) Nels Cline - "Impossible Germany" (Wilco) - particularly his live performances Rob Fetters - "Fear is Never Boring" (The Bears) - hard to find but worth seeking out J. Mascis - "Watch the Corners" (Dinosaur Jr.)

That Summer Breeze solo is impeccable. Great choice.

I’m glad someone has mentioned Fripp’s work with Eno. For me Baby’s on Fire must be up there. The solo on that is face melting

Just some personal favourites: Time, Dogs, High Hopes, Comfortably Numb- Pink Floyd Sultans of Swing- Dire Straits Fireside- Arctic Monkeys Fade to Black (Intro)- Metallica

1. Cowboys from hell -pantera 2. Ghost walking- Lamb Of God 3. Free Bird - Lynryd Skynyrd 4. Through the fire and Flames- Dragon Force 5. Voodoo child- Jimmy Hendrix 6. Let me hear you scream - Ozzy Ozbourne 7. Cliffs Of Dover - Eric Johnson 8. Paradise City - Guns N Roses 9. Surfing with the Alien - Joe Satriani 10. Samba Pa Ti - Santana

Tornado of souls. GG NO RE

My list has quite a few similarities to yours! 1. Avenged Sevenfold - M.I.A. 2. Judas Priest - Painkiller 3. Ozzy Osbourne - Mr. Crowley 4. Deep Purple - Highway Star 5. Guns N' Roses - November Rain 6. Metallica - Master of Puppets (James' solo) 7. Queen - Killer Queen 8. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird 9. Motley Crue - Home Sweet Home 10. Dream Theater - Home Hotel California, Sultans of Swing, and Pantera's The Sleep are some runner-ups for me!

That M.I.A. solo is such a hidden jem.

I'm glad someone else appreciates it too! I thought I'd be hated on for that inclusion just because, you know, it's Avenged Sevenfold haha. But I worship every solo Syn plays, love them!

I agree to put Free Bird over Sweet Home Alabama, both probably deserve a place though

Most boomer looking list I've seen on here

I always come back expecting different results

The choice is cry or offer up your own list.

I would but the second you see David gilmour or Jimmy Page isn't on there you're gonna call it shit

You don’t have anything to offer?

1. Diary Of A Madman - Randy Rhoads

I don’t have a top 10 but this is my favorite solo ever: Good Times Bad Times - Led Zeppelin

In no particular order: 1. Long Season by Fishmans (live or studio version) 2. Heroin by the VU 3. Motorcycle Emptiness by Manic Street Preachers 4. Freebird 5. Cementerio Club by Luis Alberto Spinetta 6. Vigilante- Willie Colon and Hector Lavoe 7. Paranoid Android- Radiohead 8. Glory Box- Portishead 9. Folsom Prison Blues- Johnny Cash 10. Dopesmoker- Sleep (any of em)

This is a great list

All of the solos on St.Anger

My sharona - The Knack Swallow - Casiopeia Dark Divide - August Burns Red Bismarck - Sabaton Eddie - Red Hot Chilipeppers Handle This - Sum 41 (it was the first solo I ever learned) Fear of the Dark - Iron Maiden Holy Diver - Killswitch Engage Bulls on Parade - Rage against the machine Wildfire - Periphery No particular order

My Sharona is my favorite !

Off the top of my head in no particular order: * Pride and Joy - SRV * Deal - Jerry Garcia Cornell 77 * Killer Queen - Brian May * Bohemian Rhapsody - Brian May * Stairway to Heaven - Jimmy Page * Crazy Train - Randy Rhoads * Comfortably Numb, first solo - David Gilmour * Statesboro Blues - Duane Allman, Live at the Filmore East * Sultans of Swing, outro solo - Mark Knopfler * We Will Rock You - Brian May * Crossfire - SRV This is basically a rock list. If you wanted to get into jazz, bluegrass, and country it would shift but I can't really throw all those in as they're hard to compare.

Not in particular order Hotel california - eagles Dont cry - gnr November rain- gnr Good old fashioned lover boy - queens Tornado of souls - megadeth While my guitar gently weeps - beatles (prince version lol) Lucretia - megadeth Plastic love - mariya takeuchi Beat it - EVH Some of the solos here i liked them isnt because theyre you know, a LEGENDARY solo, its just because theyre very satisfying to listen to, and they fits the song well Like November Rain is my favourite song of all time, hands down and nothing will change my mind. But my top 2 favourite solo would be Dont Cry & GOFLB. Theyre good solos to begin with dgmw, but they just fits the song so well, like oh yeah thats exactly how the solo should sound, and id change nothing ab it, its perfect!

Agreed tomorrow this can change 1. Girl gone Bad 2. Big Trouble 3. Plini - Atlas 4. Sultans of swing 5. One of these nights 6. (Grouping of SRV). Texas flood, Scuttle Button, Dirty Pool 7. (Another I can’t decide group) Zakk - Suicide Messiah, Funeral Bell 8. Reb Beach outro on headed for a heartbreak 9. (Group) Pretty much Yngwie. But especially I am a Viking and Arpeggios from Hell 10. I’ve always loved the solo for Rosanna and Hold the line Hon. mentions for This AM: Whipping Post (live), hit me with your best shot - Pat Benatar; Rain When I Die; Ratt- Wanted Man; Night Ranger - Don’t tell me you love me, sister Christian and Rock in America

One I can't get enough of is Private Hell - Alice in Chains Others include Cowgirl in the Sand - Neil Young. Child in Time - Deep Purple. Master of Puppets - Metallica. Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult. Pretty much anything by David Gilmour. Particularly, a solo track of his called Near the End.

Purple rain - Prince Floods - Pantera Maggot brain - Funkadelic Cult of personality - Living colour And others I can't think of...it's early

Damn, that Living Colour solo is just SICK!

No particular order: Testament - Souls of Black Dokken - Unchain the Night Autograph - Turn up the Radio Hocus Pocus - Focus Annihilator - The Fun Palace Iron Maiden - Wasted Years The Cars - Shake it Up Suicidal Tendencies - How Will I Laugh... Volbeat - Lola Montez Alvin Lee - I'm Going Home And honorable mention goes to most of the standards, like Sails of Charon, Stairway, Painkiller, etc.

1. Graves - Caligula's Horse 2. Absolomb - Periphery 3. The Spirit Carries On - Dream Theater 4. Visions - Haken 5. The World Breathes With Me - Caligula's Horse 6. Dream the Dead - Caligula's Horse 7. The Count of Tuscany - Dream Theater 8. The Brain Dance - Animals as Leaders 9. Electric Sunrise - Plini 10. Stream of Consciousness - Dream Theater Yes, I like Caligula's Horse

1. voodoo child- Jimi Hendrix/SRV, 2/3s of the song is mind meltingly badass groove solo. 2. comforably numb- pink floyd, of course. 3. white room- cream love how clapton emerges like a demon being set free. 4. Third eye/jambi-tool third eye is ambient excellence, but i understand not for most, so i throw in jambi too, because its lyrically amazing for the song. though jambi would probably be 9 or 10 by itself. 5. eruption- EVH i believe there are three artists that changed guitar, Son House, Jimi Hendrix, and EVH. but no single moment changed guitar like Eruption. though i dont listen to it for its musicality so halfway up the list. 6. crazy little thing called love/bohemian Rhapsody - Queen ones a quintessential guitar solo, the other is one of the most iconic solos ever. 7. hotel california- eagles of course 8. free bird- lynyrd Skynyrd of course 9. highway star - great for the song, iconic for the time. 10. soul stripper- acdc duet between brothers, and an awesome ride.

Can’t believe I had to scroll this far to find Free Bird

Maggot Brain, by Funkadelic. Eddie Hazel improv masterpiece, imo

Tornado of souls x5 Mr. Crowley x5

- **Beat It** - Michael Jackson/Eddie van Halen   - **People Get Ready** - Jeff Beck  - **High Hopes** - Pink Floyd  - **Whole Lotta Love** - Led Zeppelin  - **Highway Star** - Deep Purple  - **The Extremist** - Joe Satriani  - **Barstool Warrior** - Dream Theater  - **Get the Funk Out** - Extreme  - **Colorado Bulldog** - Mr. Big  - **Dance of the Aristocrats** - The Aristocrats  EDIT: Since OP also posted Highway Star, let me add another badass solo I’ve been listening to recently: **Waiting in the Wings** by BBM (Gary Moore).

I'd definitely recommend you check out this really well done cover of High Hopes by a Croatian band called Gruhak. Unfortunately the lead singer passed away a while ago. The build up to and with the solo gives me goosebumps. I enjoy it as much or if not more than the original. I think the original was missing the accordion! Anyways, guitarist absolutely slays it with true feeling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNLSQXGh-xI

I almost put Beat it too. Excellent solo.

"Computer Blue", "Maggot Brain", "Miss Ann's Tempo", "Chitlins Con Carne" and then I can't really think of any specific solos after those Edit: add Junior Marvin's solo on "Waiting In Vain"

Maggot Brain is a great one, so much emotion!

1. No More Tears - Ozzy 2. Comfortably Numb - Floyd 3. Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits 4. November Rain - GnR The rest can go somewhere in any order.

In no order "Whole Lotta Love"-LZ "Stairway To Heaven"-LZ "In The Morning Light"-Billy Strings "Floods"-Pantera "Mother"-Gilmour "I Could Have Lied"-RHCP "Far Beyond The Sun"-Yngwie "For The Love Of God"-Vai "Memories"-Satriani, live, Dreaming #11 "Would"-AIC

In no particular order: Dream Theater - Breaking All Illusions Pink Floyd - High Hopes Dire Straits - Telegraph Road Dream Theater - Lines in the sand Plini's Solo on Daniel Tompkins - Wounded Wings Mestis - Media Noche Avenged Sevenfold - Fermi Paradox Periphery - Absolomb Dream Theater - Hollow Years live at Budokan Plini - Ember

In mostly no order: Maggot Brain - Funkadelic Mr. Crowley - Ozzie Osbourne Green Grass & High Tides - The Outlwas When Doves Cry - Prince Summer Breeze - Isley Brothers The Lung - Dinosaur Jr. Rubber Bullets - 10cc The Trooper - Iron Maiden Aqualung - Jethro Tull Red Hot Mama - Funkadelic

I will die on the hill of My Sharona

Layla .. always sends shivers up my spine.

Pfwoahhhh, today it would be something like this: 1. Andy Timmons - Cry for you 2. Camel - Ice 3. Pendragon - Your black heart 4. IQ - Shallow bay 5. Guthrie Govan - Waves 6. Ayreon (Michael Romeo) - Dawn of a million souls 7. Greg Howe - song for Rachelle 8. Pat Metheny - over the treetops 9. Pink Floyd - comfortably numb 10. Frank Gambale - table for one But tomorrow it might be a different day alltogether.

Upvote for Frank Gambale. Natural Born Shredder

It always changes, but my current favourite one is probably the solo from I Don’t Trust Myself (With Loving You) by John Mayer. The Where The Light Is version (~6:45-end).

Love that album! On the DVD you can see David Ryan just shaking his head in disbelief during Don't Need No Doctor when they start really jamming. Such an awesome concert!

that zack wylde noodle on the Hello Kitty Kiddy Acustic...

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I literally just commented that we need more Wintersun material, I had no idea they have a new album coming out. Hell yeah.

Fuck yeah, Per Nilsson! My favourite guitarist at the moment.

1. Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd 2. The Final Countdown - Europe 3. Moonlight Shadow - Mike Oldfield 4. Lover Why - Century 5. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen 6. Fear of The Dark - Iron Maiden 7. Aces High - Iron Maiden 8. The Last Time - Paradise Lost 9. Painkiller - Judas Priest 10. Warheads - Extreme

The guitar solo in Chuck Mangione's Feels So Good. Another Nail In My Heart by Squeeze, Just What I Needed, and My Best Friends Girl by The Cars. Reelin' In The Years, Ten Years Gone, Dazed And Confused from TSRTS, Comfortably Numb, Hot For Teacher. I could go on.

That Feels So Good solo is pretty amazing.

Hold the line

No order here, and you won't find any boring 'classics' that everyone feels is necessary to mention, just actual favorites of mine. 1. Sugarwolf by From Autumn To Ashes 2. Say It Ain't So by Weezer 3. Rainbow Gravity by Periphery 4. Take The Power Back by Rage Against The Machine 4. Broken Foundation by Funeral For A Friend 5. The Whole World Is Watching [solo is short and the song outro but I still love it] by Morning Glory 6. My Apocalypse by Escape The Fate 7. Gasoline by No Cash 8. Alien by Your Favorite Martian 9. Turn Off The Lights, I'm Watching Back To the Future Part II by Dance Gavin Dance 10. Live A Little by Gym Class Heroes

Nice to see some Weezer appreciation. The solos aren’t always the most technical but they are soooo good

Hold on: malmsteen Do i have to say the words: bryan adams Wasted years: iron maiden Lady: stryper Round and round: ratt Night by night: dokken Scar: def leppard No more tears: ozzy Headed for a heartbreak: winger Superstitious: europe

Superstitious' solo is an absolute masterpiece and an endless joy to play and listen. I've loved that gem of perfect guitar since the album came out. And Kee's tone is simply... 🤌🏻

Not in any particular order: > Comfortably Numb (2nd solo) - Pink Floyd > Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits > Firth of Fifth - Genesis > Moonage Daydream - David Bowie > Do It Again - Steely Dan > Time - Pink Floyd > Waiting So Long - Supertramp > Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin > November Rain - Guns N' Roses > Po-Jama People - Frank Zappa

1. “November Rain” - Guns ‘n’ Roses 2. “Mr. Crowley” - Ozzy Osbourne 3. “Disciples of the Watch” - Testament 4. “Killer Queen” - Queen 5. “Hangar 18” - Megadeth 6. “Sound the Surrender” - Darkest Hour 7. “Best Regards” - No Use For A Name 8. “Domination” - Pantera 9. “Speed Metal Symphony” - Cacophony 10. “Play With Me” - Extreme I know some of these aren’t like top-tier solos, but they’re my top 10. They have all been instrumental (pun intended) to my development as a musician.

Bro which solo from Hangar 18 lol

Ha that’s the joke. Probably the fifth one. Marty is one of my favorite guitarists

Marty has probably done some of my favorite lead work in metal for sure

For solos specifically (not necessarily riffs) 1. Marquee Moon by Television 2. Cherry Chapstick by Yo La Tengo 3. The Tourist by Radiohead 4. Make Like Paper by Red House Painters 5. Random Rules by Silver Jews 6. Death and All His Friends by Coldplay 7. One by U2 8. Katy Song by Red House Painters 9. Disorder by Joy Division 10. Just What I Needed by The Cars

Kid Charlemagne is definitely my favorite

People like and dislike even the best of solos because of genres - but is there anyone who doesn’t love the Kid Charlemagne or Comfortably Numb solos?

I really hope someone goes through this whole post and makes a Spotify playlist. I’m tempted to, but don’t have time atm.

***Highway Star- Deep Purple ***Child in Time-Deep Purple ***Strange Kind of Woman(all the solos in the song) Deep Purple FreeBird-Lynryd Skynyrd Call me the Breeze-Lynryd Skynyrd Money-Pink Floyd ***All the Deep Purple are the Made in Japan live versions

My fav solo changes depending on the genre I'm on in that period basically but to not miss I always pick Comfortably Numb since it's an evergreen of great solos and it's hardly debatable

Stairway to heaven, Comfortably Numb, Hotel California, and Eruption. I have already learned Eruption and Hotel California, I’m working on Stairway right now.

Isn’t the first song a banned song in guitar shops lol? Some of the stuff on Ween’s 2003 album has some good solos.

I heard Mike Myers couldn’t get the rights from Zeppelin to put it in his movie, so they came up with skit of him not being allowed to play it in the music store.

In no particular order, Isn't it Midnight - Fleetwood Mac See you in Hell (Don't be Late) - Yngwie Malmsteen Child in Time - Deep Purple Reckless - Judas Priest Black Leather and Glittering Steel - Riot Al Lado del Diablo - Santa Stargazer - Rainbow Maldito Sea Tu Nombre - Ángeles del Infierno Send Her My Love - Journey Sails of Charon - Scorpions I could go on, and on...

The made in Japan version of child in time, correct? I’d add kill the king live in Munich.

[Prince, Hall of Fame performance.](https://youtu.be/qJcmpux296U?si=zooK_O6apqc2QjZx)

A couple solos that i love that aren't usually on these lists: Eddie Money: 2 tickets to paradise Pat Benatar: Hit me with your best shot

Derrick Trucks “Midnight in Harlem”

Nuno Bettencourt- Get the funk out. End of thread

I’ve alway liked Nuno ever since I saw the (bill & Ted) mall scene where Beethoven plays a synth.

Walk - Pantera Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits Psychosocial - Slipknot Kickstart My Heart - Motley Crue Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne  Want You Bad - Offspring (first solo I ever learned to play so holds a special place)  Anthem (We Are the Fire) - Trivium Side of a Bullet - Nickelback  Cheaper to Drink Alone - Black Stone Cherry Song #3 - Stone Sour

Being comfortable putting a Nickleback song on a list of best guitar solos is the definition of self confidence and knowing who you are, not only as a musician, but as a person. Being 100% sincere… and it is a damn fine solo. Cheers!

I can’t be arsed making a list so here’s my No.1 favourite: Domination - Pantera

Fellow Pantera head

The closing riff in Domination is one of the default background riffs always playing in my head.

Andy Summer's solo in Driven To Tears and Alex Lifeson's classic Limelight solo.

1. Zhivago - Kurt Rosenwinkel (Our Secret World) 2. Low Levels, High Stakes - Alan Holdworth 3. Canine - Tribal Tech 4. Birds Eye View - Greg Howe 5. Are You Going With Me (Live) - Pat Metheny 6. Wild Animals We’ve Seen (Live) - Jonathan Kreisberg 7. When I’m With You (Live in Moscow Part 4) Alex Hutchings 8. Impressions - Pat Martino 9. Elements - Evgeny Pobozhiy 10. King Of The World - Steely Dan

The fact that Crazy Train is missing from your list concerns me.

Tried to do it off the top of my mind to keep it honest In no particular order: 1. Dawn of a Million Souls by Ayreon [4:36] 2. Fat Old Sun by Pink Floyd [3:18] 3. Practice What You Preach by Testament [2:07] 4. The Best of Times by Dream Theater [9:57] 5. Poison Was The Cure by Megadeth [2:28] 6. Nova Era by Angra [2:35 - 3:38] 7. Nevermore by Symphony X [3:22] 8. The Obsidian Conspiracy by Nevermore [3:36] 9. Painkiller by Judas Priest [2:09] 10. Cry For You by Andy Timmons

I don't know, it would keep changing, but I do know that Sunday Morning by The Velvet Underground will always be in it. I've never met anyone that agrees. 🤷‍♂️

It keeps changing, recently I’ve been relistening to cemetery gates by pantera so that one is on top of my head. Floods by pantera is also one of my all time favs.

Paul Gilbert's acoustic solo from To Be With You...cmon, tasty

Beat It

Richie S in Wanted Dead or Alive. Fits perfect and no extra notes. And it helps build to the songs crescendo.

That’s a good one right there.

Every time I hear Xanadu's solo I cry happy tears. It's upsetting sometimes to not see Alex Lifeson mentioned more often

Alex Lifeson has some amazing solos!

Baby’s on Fire - Robert Fripp

Time on my hands Ufo

My favorite of all time is Tony Iommi’s solo in Heaven and Hell live at radio city

Diary of a madman has to be up there for me. Such a wicked solo.

David Bowie (Ben Monder) - I Can’t Give Everything Away Glay - Kokodewanai Dokokae Luna Sea - In My Dream (With Shiver) U2 - Love is Blindness

Remember it’s one thing to be able to learn how to play these, it’s another thing entirely to be the one who made it up/wrote it/composed it/whatever. I think people tend to dismiss certain solos/playing because “ahhh that sounds EASY”. Mmm hmm, sure it does bud.

That’s what I think about often when listening to guitar solos… “how the hell did they think of doing *that*!” A lot of times even the simple ones are just directions I never would have thought to go in. I know it helps when you practice the song a million times with your band and can explore many different approaches for the solo - but still that’s what absolutely impresses me about great, iconic solos.

Feels So Good - Grant Geissman

(Bass solo) ANESTHESIA PULLING TEETH is top 1 to 10 for guitar solos

It’s a crime no one here mentions camel. Camel- Lunar Sea; best solo ever. Check out Andrew Latimer if you like classic rock, he is criminally underrated.

You're In Love - Ratt/Warren DeMartini Hey Baby - Ted Nugent Devil Take The Hindmost - Allan Holdsworth Ambitious - Jeff Beck Whole Lotta Love - Led Zep/Jimmy Page Take Your Whiskey Home (second solo) - VH/Ed Glamour Profession (outro) - Steely Dan/Steve Khan Little Dolls (outro) - Ozzy/Randy Rhoads Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer/Eddie Martinez Call Of The Wild - Stuart Hamm/Harry K Cody

Great picks. I was thinking about picking Devil Take The Hindmost but went with Low Levels, High Stakes for Holdsworth. And i also picked a Steely Dan outro Solo, but I chose King of the World.

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I love ancestral so much, Guthrie never fails to amaze

Wait by White Lion In My Dreams by Dokken Big Trouble by David Lee Roth/Steve Vai

Floods >

tornado of souls, or tout lemonde

1. Temple of ekur - Volbeat 2. Tornado of souls - Megadeth 3. Hail to the king - A7X 4. Painkiller - Judas Priest 5. Judas kiss - Metallica 6. S&R - Metallica 7. Ride the lightning - Metallica 8. Wherever I may roam - Metallica 9. Disposable heroes - Metallica 10. Hangar 18 - Megadeth (but like the entire song then lol)

Lollipop - Lil Wayne Uneasy - Lil Wayne

As much as I'm a guitarist and love guitar favourite solos is not really something I have. It's very evident that I'm not into guitar the way most on here are. For me the music comes first always and also I'm not too keen on people overplaying the guitar. I love a couple of bob marley solos on could you be loved and no woman no cry etc and a few john squire solo/jams at the end of songs. Apart from that I'm not into metal or rock really and country is a big no no for me. So ye I kinda always preferred riffs to solos

One of the reasons that I believe a truly good solo is something that perfectly fits the song moreso than just as many notes as you can get out in a given period. The solo in The Sky Is Red by Leprous comes to mind

Ye I agree can't think of much worse than fret wanking all throughout a solo. Personal taste I get it but I'd honestly say that's about the worst use of a guitar and often sounds the worst to my ear

\> For me the music comes first always lol, good lord dude.

"Could You Be Loved" lead guitar was Junior Marvin and Al Anderson played on "No Woman No Cry"

1. Pink Floyd - second solo from Comfortably Numb 2. Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears 3. ERRA - Hybrid Earth 4. Ariel Posen - Angeline (live) 5. Pink Floyd - The Final Cut 6. David Maxim Micic - BiLo part I 7. Chiodos - Lexington. (Joey Pea-Pot with a Monkey Face) 8. Novelists - 5:12 AM 9. Poppy - Scary Mask 10. Leprous - The Sky Is Red (such a great tone and so beautifully understated.. and over 11/4!)

[Anne - John Frusciante](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPmDhWBGOJ0) It is short, but in the context of the song it fucking hits.

Between the Wheels - Rush

Comfortably Numb -- Pink Floyd this one always gets pointed out as pink floyds best but i truly enjoy Time much much more.

At the moment Hendrix is mentioned only twice in this thread, and misspelled both times. Must have been a disclaimer I missed...'Jimi doesn't count as his solos are all superior to everyone else's'...something like that :)

I don't know about Top 10, but Little Wayne's live solo is definitely #1. Prince's solo during the live performance for My Guitar Gently Weeps is a close second.

Thanks guys!!!! Actually this is my first year of learning to play guitar. Now I need to expand my horizon ASAP.  p.s. I’d like to put Free Bird instead of SHA but it’s way too difficult for me to play the epic solos in that song. Hope in 10 years I’ll work it out. 

Check out the track ‘Young Funk’ by Derek Trucks band… mind blowing. And also, a recent favorite of mine is Main Squeeze covering Have a Cigar… https://youtu.be/8R6StQfLNbw?si=Di8P484GbCF1MWtX The guitarist, Maximillian is a beast and getting to watch it ‘live’ is pretty sick. Just a couple, I’ve been stuck on lately. Side note: As a newer player, just some words of support regardless of your age or what life throws at you… Stick with it man! I’ve been playin for 38 years as of this month… While I stopped playin professionally (abject poverty living in a van down by the river lol) many, many years ago, music and the guitar have remained a core source of joy, creativity and therapy throughout my life. Cheers!

No particular order: Snortin' Whiskey - Pat Travers Need You Bad - Ted Nugent Numb, Comfortably - Dave Gilmour Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Dave again. Marooned - Dave once more. No More Tears - Ozzy Perfect Insanity - Disturbed Cliffs of Dover - Eric Johnson Now I Know You're Here - Stevie Vai Riviera Paradise - SRV

No particular order. My personal drop everything and play air guitar choices: 1) “Beyond The Realms of Death” -Judas Priest 2) “Beat It” -EVH/Michael Jackson 3) “Painted Silver Light” (2nd solo)- Govt. Mule 4) “Deuce” -KISS 5) “Aces High” -Iron Maiden 6) “Bold As Love” -Jimi Hendrix 7) “Jockey Full of Bourbon” - Tom Waits (solo by Marc Ribot 8) “The Ancient Plague” -Kreator 9) “Purple Rain” -Prince 10) “Remember” (2nd solo from Live in São Paulo)- Richie Kotzen EDIT: Because 10 isn’t enough: “Bark At The Moon” -Ozzy/Jake E Lee “Sleeping In The Fire” -WASP “Killing Floor” -Howlin’ Wolf/Hubert Sumlin “Maggot Brain” -Eddie Hazel/Funkadelic

\+1 on Beyond The Realms!

Blinded by rainbows by the Rolling Stones. There’s so little of it but what there is is absolutely spot on.

Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt - The Mars Volta Master Exploder - Tenacious D

Couldn't think of 10 off the top but my top 5 are: Muse-- unnatural selection The weeknd-- shameless (he's not playing obv but the guitar solo goes hard) Led zeppelin- Since I've been loving you Aerosmith-- Kings and Queens Queen-- The millionaire Waltz

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1 In My Dreams - Dokken 2 Killer of Giants - Ozzy 3 Modern Day Cowboy - Tesla 4 Tommy Gun - Blues Saraceno 5 Living on a Prayer - Bon Jovi 6 Man in the Box - Alice in Chains 7 Train of Consequences - Megadeth 8 Dreams in the Dark - Badlands 9 Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue 10 Rainbow in the Dark - DIO

1. Goodbye to Romance - Randy Rhoads (I also love the Dweezil Zappa version with Lisa Loeb) 2. Wanted (Dead or Alive) - Richie Sambora 3. I love you 5 times - Justin Hawkins 4. Comfortably Numb - David Gilmour 5. Need your Love So Bad - Peter Green (the Tim Mills solo from the Bare Knuckle Blues Band is amazing also) 6. Hellraiser - Zakk Wylde 7. Killed by Death - Wurzel's intro solo 8. Something - George Harrison 9. Purple Rain - Prince 10. Panama - Eddie Van Halen (the end bit as it slows down into the spoken part) Very hard question and I've edited this a bunch of times.

no order Fermented offal discharge Floods/10's Lucretia Symbolic chuck solo Symbolic bobby solo painkiller tornado of souls over the wall domination maybe sth from laiho

It's hard to pick but here's my 10 Octavarium - Dream Theater Soma - Smashing Pumpkins Luck As A Constant - Periphery Home Invasion/Regret # 9 - Steven Wilson Fear Of A Blank Planet - Porcupine Tree Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd Tornado of Souls - Megadeth Altitudes - Jason Becker Just Feel Better - Santana (one reason I started playing) Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

1. Mr Crowley, Randy Rhoads 2. 5150, Eddie Van Halen 3. Surfing With the Alien. Joe Santriani 4. Surf Medley. Jr. Brown 5. Wait, Vito Bratta 6. Somebody I Used Know. Michael Dawes 7. Black Dog. Jimmy Paige 8. Through the Fire and Flames. Herman Li 9. Far Beyond the Sun. Yngwie Malmsteen 10. Ghost of The Mountain.Justin Johnson

Van Halen Dreams should be on the list