Greatest Guitar Solos

[Curbsidewhiskey]

In your opinion what is the greatest guitar solo you have ever heard on a CD or LIVE.
My personal favorite is a tie between Avenged Sevenfold's "Afterlife" and "Dancing Dead". They are really freakin good at sweep picking and I think that's what makes their solos wonderful to listen to.

 

[rockingnic]

Almost all the ones in the Avenged Sevenfold songs, they just rock...

 

[Hippobatman]

Just check out any Iron Maiden song. Murray, Gers and Smith are awesome.

 

[kickin wiing]

Almost all the ones in the Avenged Sevenfold songs, they just rock...

Especially in "Afterlife".

 

[Curbsidewhiskey]

Just check out any Iron Maiden song. Murray, Gers and Smith are awesome.

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Flash of the Blade has a wicked solo in it.

 

[Aptspire]

I know this sounds geeky, but Devil Came Down to Georgia's solo is just freaking insane

 

[ffxfriek]

into eternity, epica, and symphony x are all pretty dam sweet.

 

[Deathsong17]

I can't choose between Blackend, Battery, Krakatau, Rising Force, Master of Puppets, or The Unforgiven III... THEIR ALL TO GOOD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN!!!T_T

 

[Curbsidewhiskey]

I know this sounds geeky, but Devil Came Down to Georgia's solo is just freaking insane

Are you talking about the Charlie Daniel's Band or The guy that re-did it for guitar hero. Because if so, then yeah, that solo is nuts.

 

[Not Good]

I can't believe you guys haven't even given Lynyrd Skynyrd's Freebird a mention. And this is very early on in the discussion.

Personally Megadeth Solos are always brilliant as is Chuck Schuldiner's. And I happen to like Slayer solos even though they're just a random assortment of notes.

 

[FlameOfArnor]

Mr crowley by Ozzy Osborne, Satch Boogie by Joe Satriani, The Devil Went Down to Georgia by the Charlie Daniels Band, Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix, Freebird and Sweet Home Alabama bu Lynrd Skynrd and Hot for Teacher by Van Halen.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

Whiskey In The Jar is a favorite of mine (the proper Thin Lizzy version!)

 

[Mongodyr]

As much as I love them shreddy metal solos, I'm gonna have to say that I prefer the slower more melodic solos. Something like good old Blue öyster Cult just can't be beat. Really heavy bands like In Flames or Carcass have some awesome solos too.

Bleh, there are just too many to list xD

 

[Trendkill6]

Slaves Shall Serve by Behemoth

 

[thebobmaster_v1legacy]

Besides the obvious ones (Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne songs, Freebird) I have to say that the guitar solo on "Take it on the Run" by REO Speedwagon is simple, but nearly impossible to not air guitar to.

 

[rockingnic]

Almost all the ones in the Avenged Sevenfold songs, they just rock...

Especially in "Afterlife".

If you listen for all the solos in all their songs, they're freakin insane. I'm not exactly sure about this, but I listened to one of their not-really-that-famous songs and the solo was crazier than Painkiller's solos... Too bad Avenged Sevenfold is underrated. :/

 

[Amanov]

Jim James' solo at the end of One Big Holiday by My Morning Jacket

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

Oh I forgot, Nothing Else Matters is a great one too!

 

[Curbsidewhiskey]

Children of Bodom and Machine Head have some wicked ones too. I tried to play the solo for "Halo" by Machine Head and just gave up on the first part. It's too fast and hard to keep up with.

 

[are.you.the.god.its.me.vader]

The solo in "my sharona - the knack".