TOP 20 ROCK GUITAR SOLOS OF ALL TIME

In this episode I countdown the TOP 20 ROCK GUITAR SOLOS OF ALL TIME.

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[timgorman]

I play all those solos just like Rick except my guitar is made of air.

[rame]

Comfortably Numb is my neighbor's favorite song whether they like it or not.

[cidmsolano]

0:00:47 - 20 - Dire Straits - SULTANS OF SWING
0:01:44 - 19 - Gino Vanell - BROTHER TO BROTHER
0:02:52 - 18 - Rush - CLOSER TO THE HEART
0:03:36 - 17 - Lynyrd Skynyrd - FREE BIRD
0:04:30 - 16 - AC/DC - BACK IN BLACK
0:05:32 - 15 - Chicago - 25 OR 6 TO 4
0:06:07 - 14 - Steely Dan - PEG
0:06:53 - 13 - Boston - MORE THAN A FEELING
0:07:32 - 12 - Eagles - HOTEL CALIFORNIA
0:07:56 - 11 - The Beatles - WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS
0:08:55 - 10 - The Bealtes - THE END
0:09:25 - 09 - Queen - BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
0:10:08 - 08 - Jimi Hendrix - HEY JOE
0:10:59 - 07 - Van Halen - ICE CREAM MAN
0:11:36 - 06 - Toto - ROSANNA
0:12:17 - 05 - Journey - STONE IN LOVE
0:13:22 - 04 - Peter Frampton - LINES ON MY FACE
0:14:14 - 03 - Steely Dan - KID CHARLEMAGNE
0:15:26 - 02 - Led Zeppelin - STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
0:16:51 - 01 - Pink Floyd - COMFORTABLY NUMB

[andresulloabrenes]

I completly agree with comfortably numb being number 1. That solo is hypnotizing, out of this world, unique, cream of the crop, and just the best ever!!!!

[basudebghose]

“These are my top 20. These are solos that mean something to me.” That’s a satisfying statement.

[oolabob]

The second guitar solo from Comfortably Numb is the one that hits me the hardest. The main solo is undeniably great, and worthy of your top pick...but it's the outro solo that tears down The Wall.

[psaura]

Can we pause for a second and recognize that Rick can play all of it and not break a sweat?! Bravo.

[bethellen]

My brother was a musician much in your vein. He LOVED music. Sometimes he became the music. He did a version of Traffic’s Low Spark of High Herled Boys that would make people cry (he was a crazy good blues vocalist). He’d play a song off an album, but always go back and talk about what was happening lyrically, musically with particular attention to the arrangement/production choices. When I was a kid I used to roll my eyes at his breakdowns . Now I’d give anything to hear him talk about his favorite guitar solos again. Listening to you talk, I was taken back to 1970 in our living room listening to Joe talk about Jimi Hendrix, Canned Heat or Blind Faith. Almost everything I knew about great music came from him. His nickname was Encyclopedia Joe. RIP Joe love you so much. Miss you so much.

You came damn close to Joe. Thank you for this experience. 🙏😊🙏

[harmonyvegan]

0:47 Sultans of swing
1:44 Brother to brother
2:52 Closer to the heart
3:38 Freebird
4:29 Back in Black
5:32 25 or 6 to 4 Chicago
6:05 PEG
6:55 More than a feeling
7:31 Hotel California
7:54 While my guitar gently weeps
8:56 The End
9:26 Bohemian Rhapsody
10:09 Hey Joe
11:00 Ice Cream Man
11:36 Rosanna
12:18 Stone In Love
13:24 Lines on My Face
14:11 Kid Charlemange
15:25 Stairway to Heaven
16:50 Comfortably Numb

You're welcome. Happy New Year!

[alanredversangel]

Rick needs to go on tour with his band The Notorious Blockers.

[blakestone]

Can we stop for a moment and appreciate the level of work it takes to recreate some of these songs from scratch? Bravo for not giving into the senseless YouTube auto takedown nightmare and working around it with blood sweat and tears.

Also, that Neal Schon solo is why I play guitar today.

[tommyd]

Ritchie Blackmore 'Highway Star' from the DP album Made in Japan. Absolutely none

[deathmetaldownhiller]

David Gilmour wrote his parts like he just had his heart broken before every album. Phenomenal musician

[vsarelli]

10. You
9. Can’t
8. Grade
7. Guitar
6. Solos
5. They
4. Are
3. All
2. Great
1. Comfortably numb

[kjgaming]

I absolutely love the solo from Sultans of Swing. I also agree that it sounds like nothing at all. Its so great.

[carlgranados]

Can't believe you left out my favorite soloist guitar player, Neil Young. He sounds like no one else.Also love his voice.

[seanrodman]

Imagine being able to play along with ANY song you wanted to. It's like a superpower.

[lonniusmaximus]

Quick story about Sultans of Swing: I also adore that song (and both leads), and so our band decided to cover it at a gig. During rehearsal, the keyboardist, who was also fond of the song, kept playing the lead on the keys, and I was really getting a little miffed. Anyway, the day of the gig comes, we start the song, and I begin noticing problems with my cable: the guitar is cutting out! When the time came for the solo, I had absolutely no output. I was suddenly very grateful that the keyboardist had spent time learning that first lead, because he had to play it while I switched out the cable! Every time I hear this song, it reminds me of that day. Never save old cables, kids!

[paulabernethy]

The live version of Comfortably Numb off of the Pulse tour recordings still stands as one of the most emotionally charged solos every captured.
Every note is just Amazing.
David Gilmour has a knack for writing with such emotion to match whatever song he is playing.
It is hard to just put it down to one solo though.
I have also noticed that a lot of his live solos are actually improved versions of the album solos.
It’s almost like he is constantly evolving each solo to be better each time he plays them live.
Sadly I never had the opportunity to see them in concert.
But David Gilmour wool always remain one of my greatest influences as a guitar player.

[b.clayshannon]

FWIW, here are a few you "missed" (and I'm sure I'm forgetting some epic ones myself):

"Aqualung" by Jethro Tull (Martin Barre)
"Lazy" from Deep Purple's magnum opus album "Machine Head" (Ritchie Blackmore)
"Uncle Jam" by Ten Years After (Alvin Lee [who was surprisingly NOT a Korean chipmunk])
"Blue Sky" by Dickey Betts (I prefer him to Duane Allman)

Something by the following cats:
Rory Gallagher
Carlos Santana
The Outlaws' Huey Thomasson
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Robin Trower