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Smitty
03-26-2004, 02:19 PM
Without a doubt is Freebird. it's a 5 minutes long, and is so ****ing good. So what do you think is the best classic rock solo?
The Mask
03-26-2004, 02:23 PM
stairway is pretty hot
ct2k
03-26-2004, 02:24 PM
Led Zep- Since I've Been Loving You

orgasmo
Smitty
03-26-2004, 02:31 PM
stairway is pretty hot

thats my second choice, I dunno Freebird just blows my mind.
StrongMad
03-26-2004, 02:33 PM
http://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitarsolo.html
StrongMad
03-26-2004, 02:33 PM
Also, Eruption by Van Halen is sweet, I just think it's a tad bit too short. :-\
Smitty
03-26-2004, 02:36 PM
Also, Eruption by Van Halen is sweet, I just think it's a tad bit too short. :-\

are they considered classic rock though?
el fregadero
03-26-2004, 02:57 PM
<font color=teal>Free Bird.</font>
Kane Knight
03-26-2004, 03:11 PM
Guitar solos are for pussies...

:shifty:
asphyXy
03-26-2004, 03:18 PM
<font color=969696>That list is full of shit. These are the only notworthy guitar solos in that list. The rest are nothing special.

2. Eruption - Eddie Van Halen
7. Crossroads - Eric Clapton
8. Highway Star - Ritchie Blackmore
9. Mr Crowley - Randy Rhoads
11. For The Love Of God - Steve Vai
13. November Rain - Slash
16. Black Star - Yngwie Malmsteen
21. Satch Boogie - Joe Satriani
42. Dee - Randy Rhoads
54. Surfing With The Alien - Joe Satriani
75. Hot For Teacher - Eddie Van Halen
79. Two Minutes To Midnight - D. Murray/A. Smith
89. Cemetary Gates - Dimebag Darrel</font>
asphyXy
03-26-2004, 03:19 PM
<font color=969696>Sepultura - Desperate Cry

Godly solo.</font>
Smitty
03-26-2004, 03:38 PM
I SAID CLASSIC ROCK, GEEZ!
Tranny
03-26-2004, 04:28 PM
Why is freebird not noteworthy?
Kane Knight
03-26-2004, 04:31 PM
Brian May...Brighton Rock...

Especially the like 40+minute versions he did live.

Generally, I don't go for super-long solos, it's just that there's a lot of awesome shit in the live versions that didn't see through on the record.
Kane Knight
03-26-2004, 04:33 PM
Why is freebird not noteworthy?
Metal Elitist. DUH!
Tranny
03-26-2004, 04:37 PM
Oh :shifty:
Tranny
03-26-2004, 04:38 PM
BTW, best solo ever?

Blink 182 - "Dammit"

:shifty:

I don't even know if it actually has a solo :$
samichna
03-26-2004, 04:48 PM
Yeah it has a "solo" that consists of like 4 notes. :cool:
Tranny
03-26-2004, 05:45 PM
:cool:
da_king
03-26-2004, 07:46 PM
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i dunno about that list. anyways for me i'll say time, waaaaay down there at 109 :-\


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Silent
03-27-2004, 12:29 AM
I like the solo in Bohemian Rhapsody. First one that came to mind. Nothing revolutionary I guess.
FacelessBum
03-27-2004, 01:17 AM
Free Bird

Mostly because it's long and it gets me pumped up.
Rob
03-28-2004, 04:44 AM
Back In Black by AC/DC
StrongMad
03-28-2004, 05:36 PM
are they considered classic rock though?


Well, in So. Cal, they play them on classic rock stations. So... I guess. They've been around long enough to be. Since '79..... I think.
StrongMad
03-28-2004, 05:37 PM
Oh shit, forgot about Texas Flood by Stevie Ray Vaughan. Blues=jizz.
Fabien Barthez
03-29-2004, 09:26 PM
Sweet child O Mine or Allright Now
Kane Knight
03-29-2004, 11:44 PM
are they considered classic rock though?Classic Hair Metal? :?:
The Gooch
10-20-2005, 12:01 PM
Maybe opinions will have changed or newbs like me have an opinion on this.

I love Eruption, but my favourite guitar solo is from Hotel California. Nothing spectacular, but it just fits so well with the song, much like the guitar solo on Freebird.
Jason Cage
10-20-2005, 12:22 PM
Freebird that solo is fucking sick. Hotel California is pretty awesome too.
Mike the Metal Ed
10-20-2005, 12:38 PM
Freebird and November Rain, definately.
Shaved Monkey
10-20-2005, 01:08 PM
The guitar solo on Light my Fire was pretty good too.
DaveWadding
10-20-2005, 02:02 PM
Hotel California. That's it.
loopydate
10-20-2005, 06:37 PM
Hotel California.

While the "solo" part of Layla isn't very long, the guitar work throughout is so phenomenal it gets an honorable mention from me.
Innovator
10-20-2005, 07:44 PM
Freebird
RoXer
10-20-2005, 08:00 PM
MISSISSIPPI QUEEN
Watson
10-20-2005, 10:02 PM
Hotel California - The Eagles

November Rain - Guns N' Roses

Ride On - AC/DC (RIP Bon Scott)

I'm So Afraid - Fleetwood Mac (From the concert album "The Dance")

I Can't Tell You Why - The Eagles (Slow song but the guitar solo near the end is awesome)
FakeLaser
10-20-2005, 11:53 PM
My favorites:

Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (the live version from delecate sound of thunder is even better)
Pink Floyd - Time
Pink Floyd - Dogs
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin - No Quarter
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
The Eagles - Hotel California
Van Halen - Eruption
Neil Young - Cortez the Killer
Guns N' Roses - November Rain
Jeff Beck - Since We've Ended As Lovers
Downunder
10-21-2005, 05:21 AM
i dunno about that list. anyways for me i'll say time, waaaaay down there at 109 :-\




:( da_king :(
The Miz
10-22-2005, 07:08 PM
Eruption, no. Tapping is gay
el fregadero
10-22-2005, 08:11 PM
I wouldn't go that far, Miz, but Eruption is definitely not one of classic rock's best solos.
Kid Robb
10-22-2005, 09:13 PM
November Rain and Hotel California for me
Zen v.W.o.
10-23-2005, 08:09 PM
Comfortably Numb by Floyd.

A lot of feeling in that solo. Most solos are just there for the sake of being there.
DegenerationY
10-25-2005, 05:36 PM
Dogs by Pink Floyd. Makes me cream everytime.
StrongMad
10-27-2005, 04:42 AM
Damn, my old posts aren't very good. I don't really remember taking Van Halen that seriously. Maybe just that song. Oh well. You know what's a good classic rock solo?

Whole Lotta Love.

Seriously... that 20 or so seconds of guitar... Wow.