Guitar Solo?

In your opinion, what song is the world’s largest guitar solo? I would have to go with Comfortably Numb. Every time I hear it, it blows my mind, why all the love stairway to heaven? I heard not so great.



3 Responses to “Guitar Solo?”

1. Bossman says:

   April 28, 2010 at 21:48

   I have to go with two songs –

   Bob Marley’s “No Woman No Cry (Live)”
   and
   Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway To Heaven,”

   the latter being my choice if I must choose one. They are both perfect solos, technically superb and yet they carry the emotion of a story. But I don’t know if I can even say those are always my favorites, depends on my mood. Can’t forget about the solo from “Beat It!”
2. lexo80 says:

   April 28, 2010 at 22:21

   Pink Floyd songs have some of the worst guitar solos ever, in my opinion – cliché after cliché. But I hate Roger Waters’ voice and Dave Gilmour’s guitar playing, so that’s a matter of taste.

   Here are ten songs that have, I think, killer solos. The names of the guitarist/s in question are listed in brackets after the song titles:

   Frank Zappa: Montana (Frank Zappa)

   Deep Purple: Flight of the Rat (Ritchie Blackmore)

   Talking Heads: The Great Curve (Adrian Belew)

   Television: Marquee Moon (Richard Lloyd & Tom Verlaine)

   Rush: Tom Sawyer (Alex Lifeson)

   Richard & Linda Thompson: Shoot Out The Lights (Richard Thompson)

   Cream: Sunshine Of Your Love (Eric Clapton)

   Black Flag: Louie Louie (Greg Ginn)

   The Beatles: Something (George Harrison)

   The Golden Palominos: Omaha (Henry Kaiser)

   All of these solos bring the song onto a new level.
3. Kato says:

   April 28, 2010 at 23:01

   I’ll go along with that. I am one of those folks that puts more emphasis on emotion than speed. That is an excellent guitar lead with incredible tone.