Greatest Guitar Solos

[Curbsidewhiskey]

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. :/

They did a song called "Sidewinder" and it has a killer solo at the end that turns into a jam acoustic solo. It's incredible

 

[Aptspire]

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.

I'm speaking of the remake by Steve Ouimette (I think)

 

[Aunel]

Guns n roses: Sweet Child O' Mine.
just simply awesome

 

[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. :/

They did a song called "Sidewinder" and it has a killer solo at the end that turns into a jam acoustic solo. It's incredible

I love Metallica alot but I love Avenged Sevenfold alot more. They play the hell out of their solos and the acoustic just made it sicker...

 

[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.

I'm speaking of the remake by Steve Ouimette (I think)

Oh yeah. That solo is pretty damn wicked

 

[neuromasser]

Solo for "Child In Time" from Deep Purple is arguably the greatest ever.

 

[Deathsong17]

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.

They're not random notes, they'r the guitarist trying to recreate the sounds of torture and death!

 

[JTLW]

It's a tough decision between Floods by Pantera; Silent Night, Bodom Night by Children of Bodom; Crazy Train by Ozzy; The Mirror by Dream Theater; Hangar 18 by Megadeth and pretty much any Steve Vai or Paul Gilbert song.

For me, anyway.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

Megadeth:

Holy Wars/The Punishment Due
Tornado of Souls

Both amazing solos packed with dynamics and tension



'Tallica:
The Unvorgiven

Just gorgeous


Iron Maiden

Rime of the Ancient Mariner (the solo after the quiet bit... so epic and powerful)
Nomad

 

[Iskenator67]

Free Bird. I know there are lot better ones out there but this was one of the first. It practically pioneered guitar solos.

 

[weirdbros]

damn everyone forgets about sweet child o mine

 

[thatotherguy2]

Etheir master of puppets by metallica crazy train by ozzy osbourne, or Hanger 18 by M'egadeth

 

[JTLW]

damn everyone forgets about sweet child o mine

I didn't forget. I just massively don't care about it.

Don't get me wrong, GnR aren't too bad, but that song is the most overplayed thing ever. And the solo is okay, but forgettable. For me anyway.

Ooh, another one! Deep Purple - Burn. Go listen. Now.

 

[Pipotchi]

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.

Good Lord, another Reo Speedwagon fan? A rare breed indeed!

 

[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.

Good Lord, another Reo Speedwagon fan? A rare breed indeed!

REO Speedwagon is definitely one of the best arena rock groups, in my opinion. Come on, "Roll with the Changes" is just epic once the back up chorus kicks in.

 

[KrisKing]

Personally id like to say anything by synyster gates.

but john petrucci in either 'constant motion' or 'fatal tragedy' is the best. by far

 

[KrisKing]

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.

what solo??

 

[KrisKing]

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. :/

They did a song called "Sidewinder" and it has a killer solo at the end that turns into a jam acoustic solo. It's incredible

I love Metallica alot but I love Avenged Sevenfold alot more. They play the hell out of their solos and the acoustic just made it sicker...

i agree, and getting syns dad to play the rhythm in the background is even better. O.O

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

Mr. Crowley wins.
Or any dragonforce song. They're pretty much all insane solos.

If you're loving A7X solos listen to the one on Second Heartbeat.

 

[curlycrouton]

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.

This one, and Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb.