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View Poll Results: Which song has the better guitar solo?
Hotel California - The Eagles 6 33.33%
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin 12 66.67%
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Old 06-01-2006, 12:55 AM   #1
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that RoXer and I have been having.

Mind it is SOLELY based on the solos, not the song, the bands etc etc.

included are links to both songs on the OFF chance, that someone hasnt heard one or the other...

Hotel California:
xxxhttp://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=7F7661146EB618C0

Stairway to Heaven:
xxxhttp://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=7F7661146EB618C0

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Old 06-01-2006, 01:07 AM   #2
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R0Xer1: i dont remember debating this though
DaveWadding: haha
DaveWadding: we did
DaveWadding: you said Stairway was better
R0Xer1: in spanish
R0Xer1: not the solo
R0Xer1: right?
DaveWadding: no
DaveWadding: I'm pretty sure we debated the solos
R0Xer1: oh
R0Xer1: i thought you gave me a link to Hotel Cal in spanish
R0Xer1: and i was like
R0Xer1: the hell with that, i want StH
DaveWadding: I did
DaveWadding: but longer ago we debated the solos
R0Xer1: i dont remember that
DaveWadding: its true
DaveWadding: plus I assume yuo would pick Stairway anyways
R0Xer1: yeah, im going to
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Old 06-01-2006, 01:21 AM   #3
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In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine named him number nine on their list of the "100 greatest guitarists of all time". [4]
Page's solo in Stairway To Heaven was voted the greatest solo of all time by Guitar World magazine. [5]
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Old 06-01-2006, 01:22 AM   #4
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Page's primary guitar, a 1959 Gibson Les Paul, was acquired in early 1969 from fellow guitarist Joe Walsh. It is also said that Jimmy Page learned how to play the slide guitar from Joe Walsh.

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Old 06-01-2006, 02:30 AM   #5
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The Hotel California solo just fits in so perfectly with the song it is ridiculous. Stairway's solo itself is probably better though. Tough call fellas.
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Old 06-01-2006, 03:27 AM   #6
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Old 06-02-2006, 12:43 AM   #7
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I'd go with Hotel California, mostly for the reason Freg gave. It's like a natural extension of the rest of the song. It's almost seamless going from lyrics to solo, and it's not a big flashy solo like a lot of what came after it. It's just really really good guitar playing from Joe Walsh that turns a very good song into a great one.

Not to say that the Stairway solo isn't great, it just doesn't move me like the California solo does.
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Old 06-02-2006, 03:43 AM   #8
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Yeah, but I noticed David said to base it "solely off the solos, not the song" so I went with Stairway since that is the basis for judgement.
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Old 06-02-2006, 11:21 AM   #9
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On the solos alone, it's pretty much a tossup. Brian May would pwn both of them though.
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Old 06-02-2006, 12:09 PM   #10
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stairway is incredible. stairway all the motherfucking way. way stairyway. wayasuifasuiy
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Old 06-02-2006, 06:00 PM   #11
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On the fence here.
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Old 06-02-2006, 10:28 PM   #12
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Stairway has a better solo, Hotel is a better song
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Old 06-03-2006, 02:13 AM   #13
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Hotel California's guitar solo DESTROYS Stairway's. The best part of Stairway's is the very end with the pull offs, otherwise it's just a generic solo.
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