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100 Greatest Guitar Solos
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“Every guitarist has opinions on what some of the greatest recorded guitar solos are. While there are many that are commonly regarded as "great", there are lots of others that don't get as much attention. Not too long ago, the editors of the fabulous Guitar World magazine (which I highly recommend) put together a reader's poll, to find out what their readers considered to be the best guitar solos of all time. The results surely reflected the magazine's demographic (the results excluded jazz solos, amongst many other types of music), but no one could argue the 100 selections boasted some great guitar work. What follows is the list of all 100 songs selected, accompanied by the guitarist who played the solo.”
1
Stairway To Heaven
Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin – 11/8/71
2
Eruption
Edward Van Halen
Van Halen – 1978
3
Freebird
Collins/Rossington
Lynyrd Skynyrd – 9/1/73
4
Comfortably Numb
David Gilmour
Pink Floyd – 11/30/79
5
All Along The Watchtower
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix -
6
November Rain
Slash
Guns n Roses -
7
One
Kirk Hammet
Metallicca -
8
Hotel California
Don Felder/Joe Walsh
The Eagles -
9
Crazy Train
Randy Rhoads
Ozzy Osborne -
10
Crossroads
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton -
11
Voodo Chile (Slight Return)
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix -
12
Johnny B. Goode
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry -
13
Texas Flood
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan -
14
Layla
Clapton/Allman
Eric Clapton -
15
Floods
Dimebag Darrel
Pantera -
16
Heartbreaker
Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin – 10/22/69
17
Cliffs Of Dover
Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson -
18
Little Wing
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix -
19
Highway Star
Ritchie Blackmore
Deep Purple -
20
Bohemian Rhapsody
Brian May
Queen -
21
Time
David Gilmour
Pink Floyd - March 1973
22
Sultans Of Swing
Mark Knopfler
Dire Straits -
23
Bulls On Parade
Tom Morello
Rage Against the Machine -
24
Fade To Black
Kirk Hammett
Metallica -
25
Aqualung
Martin Barre
Jethro Tull -
26
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Kurt Cobain
Nirvana -
27
Pride And Joy
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan -
28
Mr. Crowley
Randy Rhoads
Ozzy Osborne -
29
For The Love Of God
Steve Vai
Steve Vai -
30
Surfing With The Alien
Joe Satriani
Joe Satriana -
31
Stranglehold
Ted Nugent
Ted Nugent -
32
Machine Gun
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix -
33
The Thrill Is Gone
B.B. King
B.B. King -
34
Paranoid Android
Jonny Greenwood
Radiohead -
35
Cemetary Gates
Dimebag Darrel
Pantera -
36
Black Star
Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Malmsteen - 1984
37
Sweet Child O' Mine
Slash
Guns n Roses -
38
Whole Lotta Love
Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin – 10/22/69
39
Cortez The Killer
Neil Young
Neil Young -
40
Reelin' In The Years
Elliot Randall
Steely Dan -
41
Brighton Rock
Brian May
Queen -
42
While My Guitar Gently..
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton -
43
Sharp Dressed Man
Billy Gibbons
ZZ Top -
44
Alive
Mike McCready
Pearl Jam -
45
Light My Fire
Robby Krieger
The Doors -
46
Hot For Teacher
Edward Van Halen
Van Halen – 1983
47
Jessica
Dickey Betts
Allman Brothers Band -
48
Sympathy For The Devil
Keith Richards
Rolling Stones -
49
Europa
Carlos Santana
Santana -
50
Shock Me
Ace Frehley
KISS -
51
Master Of Puppets
Kirk Hammet
Metallica -
52
Star Spangled Banner
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix -
53
Since I've Been Loving You
Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin – 10/5/70
54
Geek USA
Billy Corgan
Smashing Pumpkins -
55
Satch Boogie
Joe Satriani
Joe Satriani -
56
War Pigs
Tony Iommi
Black Sabbath -
57
Walk
Dimebag Darrel
Pantera -
58
Cocaine
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton -
59
You Really Got Me
Dave Davies
The Kinks -
60
Zoot Allures
Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa -
61
No More Tears
Zakk Wylde
Ozzy Osborne -
62
Money
David Gilmour
Pink Floyd - March 1973
63
Black Hole Sun
Kim Thayil
Soundgarden -
64
Little Red Corvette
Prince
Prince -
65
In Bloom
Kurt Cobain
Nirvana -
66
Blue Sky
Allman/Betts
Allman Brothers Band -
67
Beat It
Eddie Van Halen
Michael Jackson – 1982
68
Starship Trooper
Steve Howe
Yes -
69
And Your Bird Can..
George Harrison
Beatles -
70
Purple Haze
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix -
71
Maggot Brain
Eddie Hazel
Funkadelic -
72
Walk This Way
Joe Perry
Aerosmith -
73
Stash
Trey Anastasio
Phish -
74
Lazy
Ritchie Blackmore
Deep Purple -
75
Won't Get Fooled..
Pete Townshend
The Who -
76
Cinnamon Girl
Neil Young
Neil Young -
77
Man In The Box
Jerry Cantrell
Alice in Chains -
78
Truckin'
Jerry Garcia
The Grateful Dead -
79
Mean Street
Eddie Van Halen
Van Halen – 1981
80
You Shook Me All...
Angus Young
AC/DC -
81
Sweet Jane
Hunter/Wagner
Lou Reed – 12/21/73
82
21st Century Schizoid
Robert Fripp
King Crimson -
83
Scuttle Buttin'
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan -
84
Santeria
Brad Nowell
Sublime -
85
Moonage Daydream
Mick Ronson
Ziggy Stardust -
86
Whipping Post
Allman/Betts
Allman Brothers Band -
87
Cult Of Personality
Vernon Reid
Living Color -
88
Kid Charlemagne
Larry Carlton
Steely Dan -
89
Killing In The Name
Tom Morello
Rage Against the Machine -
90
Let It Rain
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton -
91
Heard It Thu Grapevine
John Fogerty
Creedence Clearwater Revival – 1970
92
Stray Cat Strut
Brian Setzer
Stray Cats -
93
The End
Robby Krieger
The Doors -
94
Working Man
Alex Lifeson
Rush -
95
Yellow Ledbetter
Mike McCready
Pearl Jam -
96
Honky Tonk Women
Keith Richards
Rolling Stones -
97
Cherub Rock
Billy Corgan
Smashing Pumpkins -
98
Under A Glass Moon
John Petrucci
Dream Theater - 1992
99
Cause We've Ended As..
Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck -
100
Three Days
Dave Navarro
Stairway To Heaven
Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin – 11/8/71
2
Eruption
Edward Van Halen
Van Halen – 1978
3
Freebird
Collins/Rossington
Lynyrd Skynyrd – 9/1/73
4
Comfortably Numb
David Gilmour
Pink Floyd – 11/30/79
5
All Along The Watchtower
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix -
6
November Rain
Slash
Guns n Roses -
7
One
Kirk Hammet
Metallicca -
8
Hotel California
Don Felder/Joe Walsh
The Eagles -
9
Crazy Train
Randy Rhoads
Ozzy Osborne -
10
Crossroads
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton -
11
Voodo Chile (Slight Return)
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix -
12
Johnny B. Goode
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry -
13
Texas Flood
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan -
14
Layla
Clapton/Allman
Eric Clapton -
15
Floods
Dimebag Darrel
Pantera -
16
Heartbreaker
Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin – 10/22/69
17
Cliffs Of Dover
Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson -
18
Little Wing
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix -
19
Highway Star
Ritchie Blackmore
Deep Purple -
20
Bohemian Rhapsody
Brian May
Queen -
21
Time
David Gilmour
Pink Floyd - March 1973
22
Sultans Of Swing
Mark Knopfler
Dire Straits -
23
Bulls On Parade
Tom Morello
Rage Against the Machine -
24
Fade To Black
Kirk Hammett
Metallica -
25
Aqualung
Martin Barre
Jethro Tull -
26
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Kurt Cobain
Nirvana -
27
Pride And Joy
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan -
28
Mr. Crowley
Randy Rhoads
Ozzy Osborne -
29
For The Love Of God
Steve Vai
Steve Vai -
30
Surfing With The Alien
Joe Satriani
Joe Satriana -
31
Stranglehold
Ted Nugent
Ted Nugent -
32
Machine Gun
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix -
33
The Thrill Is Gone
B.B. King
B.B. King -
34
Paranoid Android
Jonny Greenwood
Radiohead -
35
Cemetary Gates
Dimebag Darrel
Pantera -
36
Black Star
Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Malmsteen - 1984
37
Sweet Child O' Mine
Slash
Guns n Roses -
38
Whole Lotta Love
Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin – 10/22/69
39
Cortez The Killer
Neil Young
Neil Young -
40
Reelin' In The Years
Elliot Randall
Steely Dan -
41
Brighton Rock
Brian May
Queen -
42
While My Guitar Gently..
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton -
43
Sharp Dressed Man
Billy Gibbons
ZZ Top -
44
Alive
Mike McCready
Pearl Jam -
45
Light My Fire
Robby Krieger
The Doors -
46
Hot For Teacher
Edward Van Halen
Van Halen – 1983
47
Jessica
Dickey Betts
Allman Brothers Band -
48
Sympathy For The Devil
Keith Richards
Rolling Stones -
49
Europa
Carlos Santana
Santana -
50
Shock Me
Ace Frehley
KISS -
51
Master Of Puppets
Kirk Hammet
Metallica -
52
Star Spangled Banner
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix -
53
Since I've Been Loving You
Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin – 10/5/70
54
Geek USA
Billy Corgan
Smashing Pumpkins -
55
Satch Boogie
Joe Satriani
Joe Satriani -
56
War Pigs
Tony Iommi
Black Sabbath -
57
Walk
Dimebag Darrel
Pantera -
58
Cocaine
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton -
59
You Really Got Me
Dave Davies
The Kinks -
60
Zoot Allures
Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa -
61
No More Tears
Zakk Wylde
Ozzy Osborne -
62
Money
David Gilmour
Pink Floyd - March 1973
63
Black Hole Sun
Kim Thayil
Soundgarden -
64
Little Red Corvette
Prince
Prince -
65
In Bloom
Kurt Cobain
Nirvana -
66
Blue Sky
Allman/Betts
Allman Brothers Band -
67
Beat It
Eddie Van Halen
Michael Jackson – 1982
68
Starship Trooper
Steve Howe
Yes -
69
And Your Bird Can..
George Harrison
Beatles -
70
Purple Haze
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix -
71
Maggot Brain
Eddie Hazel
Funkadelic -
72
Walk This Way
Joe Perry
Aerosmith -
73
Stash
Trey Anastasio
Phish -
74
Lazy
Ritchie Blackmore
Deep Purple -
75
Won't Get Fooled..
Pete Townshend
The Who -
76
Cinnamon Girl
Neil Young
Neil Young -
77
Man In The Box
Jerry Cantrell
Alice in Chains -
78
Truckin'
Jerry Garcia
The Grateful Dead -
79
Mean Street
Eddie Van Halen
Van Halen – 1981
80
You Shook Me All...
Angus Young
AC/DC -
81
Sweet Jane
Hunter/Wagner
Lou Reed – 12/21/73
82
21st Century Schizoid
Robert Fripp
King Crimson -
83
Scuttle Buttin'
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan -
84
Santeria
Brad Nowell
Sublime -
85
Moonage Daydream
Mick Ronson
Ziggy Stardust -
86
Whipping Post
Allman/Betts
Allman Brothers Band -
87
Cult Of Personality
Vernon Reid
Living Color -
88
Kid Charlemagne
Larry Carlton
Steely Dan -
89
Killing In The Name
Tom Morello
Rage Against the Machine -
90
Let It Rain
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton -
91
Heard It Thu Grapevine
John Fogerty
Creedence Clearwater Revival – 1970
92
Stray Cat Strut
Brian Setzer
Stray Cats -
93
The End
Robby Krieger
The Doors -
94
Working Man
Alex Lifeson
Rush -
95
Yellow Ledbetter
Mike McCready
Pearl Jam -
96
Honky Tonk Women
Keith Richards
Rolling Stones -
97
Cherub Rock
Billy Corgan
Smashing Pumpkins -
98
Under A Glass Moon
John Petrucci
Dream Theater - 1992
99
Cause We've Ended As..
Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck -
100
Three Days
Dave Navarro
Hi Xavier,
ReplyDeleteI’m writing from Surfdog Records. Thanks for posting about Brian on your blog, we really appreciate it! We’re gearing up to release a brand new Brian Setzer album this Fall and I’d love to add you on to our e-mail list so we can keep you in the loop. I did not see an e-mail address on your blog. Please send me an e-mail at megan@surfdog.com if you would like to be added to our list!
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Megan