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Gareth Gravell
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04/06/2005 5:52 pm
O.K I know it's a tall order. There must be countless superb gutar solos out there. How about a shortlist of maybe 4 or 5. Here's mine;

1. Mark Knopfler Brothers in Arms.
2.Jimmy Page Since I've been lovin' you.
3. Jeff Baxter Steely Dan The Boston Rag
4. Eric Clapton Live version of River of Tears (One more car one more rider)
5. Stevie Ray Vaughan Tin Pan Alley
6. Eagles Hotel California.
etc
etc
etc

Look forward to reading your selections
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04/06/2005 6:03 pm
in my humble opinion,

1 DreamTheater: Metropolis -part 1
2 Eric johnson :Manhattan
3 Joe satriani :Always with me, Always with you
5 Steve vai :For the love of god
4 Stevie Ray Vaughan: his version of Little wing
5 AC/DC: Back in black
To name but a few...
Akira says;
"i was expecting some 3476 string string skipping with some 23489172343 octave sweeps and some alt picking runs at 345734237623572bpm in 234872364781246164516th notes across your 2384723648724627348623478264 fret guitar"
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04/06/2005 6:22 pm
I'm sure at least some of you saw this move coming.

Cryptopsy - Mutant Christ
Cryptopsy - Pathological Frolic
Cryptopsy - Crown of Horns
Cryptopsy - Slit your guts
Cryptopsy - Dead and dripping
Cryptopsy - Benedictine Convulsions
Cryptopsy - Phobophile
Cryptopsy - Orgiastic Disembowelment
Cryptopsy - Cold Hate, Warm Blood
Cryptopsy - We bleed
Cryptopsy - Soar and envision sore vision
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04/06/2005 7:56 pm
Originally Posted by: Cryptic ExcretionsI'm sure at least some of you saw this move coming.

Cryptopsy - Mutant Christ
Cryptopsy - Pathological Frolic
Cryptopsy - Crown of Horns
Cryptopsy - Slit your guts
Cryptopsy - Dead and dripping
Cryptopsy - Benedictine Convulsions
Cryptopsy - Phobophile
Cryptopsy - Orgiastic Disembowelment
Cryptopsy - Cold Hate, Warm Blood
Cryptopsy - We bleed
Cryptopsy - Soar and envision sore vision



Can we guess from this that u like Cryptopsy just a bit???? :rolleyes:
Akira says;
"i was expecting some 3476 string string skipping with some 23489172343 octave sweeps and some alt picking runs at 345734237623572bpm in 234872364781246164516th notes across your 2384723648724627348623478264 fret guitar"
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04/06/2005 7:59 pm
Originally Posted by: silentmusicin my humble opinion,
1 DreamTheater: Metropolis -part 1


That solo is a bitc$.......took me a few months to learn to play it. I love how it harmonizes with the key's......

Anyway, here are my top 5 picks....

1. Jimi Hendrix: Machine Gun
2. Pink Floyd: Shine On You Crazy Diamond
3. Led Zeppelin: Babe I'm gonna Leave You
4. Dream Theater: Change Of Season's (the breakdown part with the delay on guitar)
5. Steve Vai: For The Love Of God (this song still gives me chills to this day)
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04/06/2005 8:03 pm
Originally Posted by: silentmusicCan we guess from this that u like Cryptopsy just a bit???? :rolleyes:


Oh... you know. I listen to them here and there. Every so often when I'm not head bangin to some Enya or grinding up a storm with Fleetwood Mac, I'll pop some Cryptopsy in.
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They Said To Play It Louder Than Hell, We Promised That We Would

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04/06/2005 9:59 pm
[QUOTE=JFRICK]That solo is a bitc$.......took me a few months to learn to play it. I love how it harmonizes with the key's......

4. Dream Theater: Change Of Season's (the breakdown part with the delay on guitar)


DT are known for their harmonization with guitar and keyboards thats one of the reasons they are my fave band!! and yea that DT song Metropolis part 1 has some damn hard solo parts and Change of seasons is another good song that solo is awsome and its a wicked intro to that song way better than One by Metallica infact its one of those intro's that makes u shiver.. its awsome and cool to solo over :D
Akira says;
"i was expecting some 3476 string string skipping with some 23489172343 octave sweeps and some alt picking runs at 345734237623572bpm in 234872364781246164516th notes across your 2384723648724627348623478264 fret guitar"
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04/07/2005 1:51 am
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04/07/2005 1:54 am
hmmm...the first real solo that wowed me before I started getting serious with guitar was 'Cliffs Of Dover' by Eric Johnson.Me and some friends were driving wicked fast on some quiet backroads during spring time with it blairing...
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04/07/2005 2:33 am
Originally Posted by: chucklivesoninmyhearthmmm...the first real solo that wowed me before I started getting serious with guitar was 'Cliffs Of Dover' by Eric Johnson.Me and some friends were driving wicked fast on some quiet backroads during spring time with it blairing...

That is one CATCHY tune.
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04/07/2005 1:21 pm
Oh jeez, Eric Johnson's solos are phenomenal. That guy's an incredible guitarist. I'm particularly fond of Manhattan myself.
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They Said To Play It Louder Than Hell, We Promised That We Would

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04/07/2005 8:44 pm
Sonata Arctica: mary lou
Sonata Arctica: black sheep
Sonata Arctica: san sabastien (actually a keyboard solo but damn crazy to play on guitar!)
Eric Johnson: live austin city limits version of cliffs of dover (the improv at the beginning is absolutely astounding!)
Dream Theater:As I Am
Wuthering Heights: longing for the woods pt.2 the ring of fire.
Wuthering Heights: Bad hobbits die hard. (nice russian sounding instrumental absolutely insane to learn)

and bassically any keyboard solo transcribable to guitar by any richard ansersson band.
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04/08/2005 12:48 pm
Originally Posted by: ranma187 Eric Johnson: live austin city limits version of cliffs of dover (the improv at the beginning is absolutely astounding!)


I've got the video for that, makes the song 10 times better.
The Gods Made Heavy Metal, And They Saw That It Was Good
They Said To Play It Louder Than Hell, We Promised That We Would

Hulk Smash!!

Whatever you do, don't eat limes. A friend of mine ate a lime once and BAM!! Two years later. Herpes.
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04/08/2005 3:39 pm
There's something about improv., doing things off the cuff, live music stuff that really makes a song stand out and stick ini.
Even in popular music. Take this song by Shinehead, "Jamaican in Newyork", which is in fact some sort of cover of Sting's "I'm an Englishman in Newyork". It came out when I was in highschool (shineheads song!! not sting's!! :eek: whodya think I am, Lordathestrings???), and I liked it quite a bit. Then a while ago, I got this video, (some reggae thing, I think it's one of those extravaganzas held in Jamaica every year, my cousin loves reggae), and the Shinehead song is in it. It's live. The intro is very different from the original recording. Sung slowly and all that. Makes the song sound very very nice. I don't know if it was rehearsed or done off the cuff, but either way, very nice.
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04/08/2005 4:20 pm
IRON MAIDEN: Stranger In A Strange Land
Metallica:One
Iron Maiden:Blood brothers
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05/11/2005 10:14 pm
mick ronson....moonage daydream :cool:
slash...the godfather theme ;)
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05/12/2005 8:01 pm
What about:

I am the resurrection by The Stone Roses (Solo by the mighty John Squire).

and

Layla By Eric Clapton
Oh By the way which ones Pink?
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05/13/2005 6:32 pm
How about...
Ozzy/Randy Rhoads-Mr Crowley
Ozzy/Randhy-Crazy Train
Steve Vai-For the love of God
Pink Floyd-Comfortably numb
Guns n Roses-Sweet Child o Mine
Dire Straits-Money for NOthing
Stevie Ray Vaughn-Little Wing
Pink Floyd-High Hopes(anyone seen this on the Pulse tour?)

and I know it is a common and cheesy choice, but what an amazing solo, especially considering he winged it...Led Zepellin-Stairway to Heaven...I still cant believe that was improvised...bloody Jimmy Page.

ooh ooh, one more...holy ****, just realised that the mother in Married With Children is Leela in Futurama, I'll be damned!..oh, back to the solo list...

Tis,and I know it is more of a riff than a solo, but the intro to Plug In Baby by Muse is amazing...even though it is more of a single note riff.
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05/14/2005 7:02 pm
Im gonna go with, in no particular order...
ceremony-joe satriani
in the name of god-dream theater
no more tears-ozzy/zakk wylde
blackened waters-black label society
comfortably numb-pink floyd
for whom the bell tolls-metallica
cemetary gates-pantera (R.I.P. Dime)
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05/14/2005 9:00 pm
Dream Theater- Under a Glass moon
MEtallica- Creeping death
Alter bridge- I like all tremontis leads from the new album
Steve Vai- Building the chrch
Dave Weiner- Monument shine
Joe Satriani- ALL of the mystical potato head groove thing
Liquid Tension Experiment- Acid Rain
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