Conference napalm::guitar

    
    I'm no Clapton expert, but I know that the Crossroads collection
    samples heavily from "There's One in Every Crowd".  If we're talking 
    solo efforts, some of my other personal fav's are "461 Ocean Boulevard", 
    and "Behind the Sun".  "Journeyman" is also growing on me.
    
    fwiw,
    -pat

    Seems like every album Clapton's been involved with, from Bluesbreakers
    to Cream to Blind Faith to the solo albums, has 4 songs, give or take a
    couple, really worth listening to.  (Kind of like 95% of popular albums
    in existence.)
    
    The exception for Clapton, I'd say, is the Derek & Dominos "Layla"
    album, especially for dual guitar work (Clapton & Duane Allman).
    
    If a Clapton solo album is really what you're fishing for, maybe I'll
    second "461 Ocean Boulevard".      - Jay

    for anyone wishing to hear Yngwie Malmsteen at his best should check
    out his album with Alcatrazz, "No Parole from Rock n Roll"...it is
    by far his best playing and writing to date!

    Clapton did something with the Cream that stands up to this day. The
    recording of Crossroads is for me THE best of my favorite tunes. It's a
    live recording too. The shift between singing and playing is right on
    the money as are the two solos. Everytime it comes on the radio, I
    turn it up and listen with a keen ear to each and every note. Jack and
    Ginger's playing is at their best too. 
    
    As an aside, I am also a fan of Baker's drumming. I think he is the
    most unique drummer out of all of 'em; jazz included. John Bonham
    perhaps the most talented along with Carmine Appice, but Baker's style
    slays me.
    
    Insofar as my most favorite album, I gotta say its Boston's first from
    '76. It too stands up after damn near 15 yrs.
    
    "sakman"   

    How about Steve Morse on "The Introduction" with the Steve Morse Band?
    
    Will

Clapton's best would probably be the Derek and Dominos album. A runner-up for 
me would be the 'Just One Night' album, which is a live recording that came 
out about 10 years ago.

You also can't go wrong with a 'best of' from Cream, which you can get on CD 
for under $10...

Alan S.

       For Bass: Stanley Clark - Either  School Days or the Stanley Clark 
    album.
    
    J/

    For Jeff Beck, I'd vote "Blow by Blow".
    
    Others...
    
    Stevie Ray Vaughan - "Texas Flood" ("In Step" as a runner-up)
    Led Zeppelin - "Led Zep II"
    Alice Cooper - "Billion Dollar Babies"
    Grand Funk - "Closer to Home"
    Deep Purple - "Made In Japan"
    The Who - "Who's Next"
    
    Mike

    
    
    .4  Yep, I agree with the "Crossroads" comments.. missing for me was
    "Born under a Bad Sign"  na na na na na na... I been down ever since I
    began to crawl... na na nana, if it wasn't for bad luck... na na na, I
    wouldn't have no luck at aaaaaawl, na na na na na na\
                                                         \new nana
    
    [:^)

    For Phil Keaggy, it has to be the song "Sounds" from the "Getting
    Closer" album.  Complete with 3 separate killer solos, the 2nd and 3rd
    would even do Holdsworth proud!
    
    Mike

    Clapton - Layla, Just One Night
    
    Pete Townsend - Who's Next (specifically Won't Be Fooled Again)
    
    Roy Buchanan - Loading Zone
    
    Duke Robillard - Swing
    
    Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland

Some more from me:

Eric Clapton - Layla, Just One Night
Jimmy Page - Physical Grafitti
Jeff Beck - Blow by Blow
Pete Townsend - Tommy
Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced (tough one to choose)
Albert Lee - Speechless (solo instrumental album on the MCA Master Series)

Alan S.

    
    John Mayall's Bluesbreakers - Chicago Line ('88).
    
    It smokes!	Walter Trout and Coco Montoya (I think) share guitar duty
    and every song is *jammed* with killer leads.  
    
    -pat

James Hetfield/Kirk Hammett - Metallica...(And Justice For All, Master Of 
Puppets)
Dave Mustaine - MegaDeth (Peace Sells)
Vivian Campbell - Dio (Last In Line)
George Lynch - Dokken (Back For The Attack)
Paul Gilbert - Racer X (Extreme Volume?? -wow)
Nuno Bettencourt - Extreme (Extreme, I guess he's way better live)

A blast into the past:

Ifin you like the Allman Bros, check out "Eat A Peach"
Ifin you like Skynyrd, check out "Nuthin' Fancy"
Ifin you like nasty southern rock, check out Molly Hatchetts first, 
or a little known band called "Grinder Switch" - Killer guits!

    I'm curious, Coop,
    
    I lived near Macon, Georgia back in '81 and heard a
    local-just-needing-the-big-break band called Stillwater.  They had an
    album out.  Good southern rock.  Ever heard of them?
    
    Will

Doesn't ring a bell.  I'll look around though.

Scary ??

jc

    Wishbone Ash "Wishbone four"
    Pat Travers "Go for what you know"
    Gamma "GammaII"

    
    What about the guitar work on Joe Satriani's 
    "Always With You, Always With Me" from Surfing With the Alien.
    Or his work on the "Scince I've been Loving You" type song -
    "The Forgotten part 2" from Flying in A Blue Dream. (It has the
    same chord progression as S.I.B.L.Y from Zeppelin)
    
    					Steve
    
    Well actually, now that I think of it - ANY of Joes work is incredible.
                          

    Mick Taylor-Sticky Fingers.
    Pete Townsend-Who's Next and Rough Mix w/Ronnie Lane.
    Duane Allman and Dickie Betts-Live at Fillmore East.
    Jeff Beck-Guitar Shop.
    Jimmy Page-Houses of the Holy.
    Joe Perry and Brad Whitford-Rocks.

>    I lived near Macon, Georgia back in '81 and heard a
>    local-just-needing-the-big-break band called Stillwater.  They had an
>    album out.  Good southern rock.  Ever heard of them?

I have this band's album. They had a pretty cool song called "Mindbender", 
which featured extensive use of a talk-box (ala Frampton). I never really 
listened to the rest of the album.....

Alan S.

    
    Muddy Waters ** King Bee
    
    Larry Carlton ** Last Nite
    
    A.C Reed  ** I'm In the Wrong Business
    
    B.B King  ** Indiaola Missippi Seeds
    
    Albert Collins ** Ice Pickin
    
    Buddy Guy  ** Smoke'n TNT Drinkin Dynamite
    
    Paul Butterfield Blues Band  ** (self titled)
    
    Lightnin' Hopkins  ** Double Blues
    
    John Lee Hooker  ** Plays & Sings the Blues
    
    Albert King  ** Truckload of Lovin'
    
    Freddie King  ** Burglar
    
    John Mayall  ** Bare Wires
    
    Koko Taylor  ** (self titled)
    
    Howlin' Wolf  ** London Sessions
    
    etc.........................................
    

    Steve Morse - "Dregs of the Earth"
    
    Larry Carlton - "Room 335"
    
    Jeff Beck - "Wired" (largely on the strength of "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat")
    
    Tommy Bolin - Billy Cobham's "Spectrum"
    
    Jimmy Page - "Led Zep III"
    
    Joe Satriani - "Surfing with the Alien" but don't ignore "Not of this
    	Earth"
    
    Steve Vai - David Lee Roth "Eat Em and Smile"
    
    Stevie Ray Vaughan - "Texas Flood"
    
    Steve Howe - *definitely* "The Yes Album"
    
    The Good Rats - "Tasty" (no close second unfortunately)
    
    Frank Zappa - "Overnite Sensation"
    
    

    Eric Clapton: Layla
    Pete Townshend: All the Best Cowboys have chinese eyes
    Jeff Beck: Wired
    Carlos Santanna: Viva Santanna
    Allmon Bros: Live at Fillmore East
    Deep Purple: Made in Japan
    Jimmi Page: LZII
    Hendrix: Electric Ladyland
    Thin LIzzy: live and dangerous
    
    ...just a few...
    
    dbii

    Dickie Betts       BROTHERS AND SISTERS  (Allman Bros.)
    Billy Gibbons      TRES HOMBRES or DUEGELLO  (ZZ Top)
    Michael Schenker   LIGHTS OUT  (UFO)
    Johnny Winter      JOHNNY WINTER AND LIVE
    Brian May          QUEEN I or II (Queen)
    Rik Emmett         ALLIED FORCES (Triumph)
    Tony Iommi         SABBATH, BLOODY SABBATH (Black Sabbath)
    Al DiMeola         ELEGANT GYPSY
    Joe Perry          TOYS IN THE ATTIC (Aerosmith)
    
    
    Brian

Yet some more from me (inspired by the later replies):

Allman Bros - Fillmore East
Michael Schenker - Lights Out (the live UFO LP)
Brian May - Live KIllers, News To The World
Joe Perry/Brad Whitford - Rocks
Ted Nugent - Double Live Gonzo
Richie Blackmore - Made In Japan (Deep Purple), Final Cut (Rainbow)
Frank Zappa - Shut and Play Yer Guitar
Angus Young - Highway To Hell (AC/DC)
Neil Schon - Captured (live - shrill recording, but still some decent playing)
Santana - Moonflower 
Toni Iommi - Heaven and Hell, Sold Our Souls For Rock and Roll
Neil Young - Live Rust (esp. "Like A Hurricane")
Mick Ronson - Welcome To The Club (Ian Hunter)
David Gilmour - 'The Wall', 'Dark Side of the Moon', 'Wish You Were Here'

Alan S.

    
    Dinosaurs and more....
    
    Allan Holdsworth: 'Believe It' (w/Tony Williams Lifetime)
    Steve Morse: 'What If', 'The Introduction'
    Jimmy Page: "I Can't Quit You" (soundcheck recording from 'Coda')
    Peter Townshend: 'Live at Leeds'
    Frank Zappa: "Inca Roads" (from YCDTOSA Vol. II)
    Eric Clapton: "Crossroads", "Let It Rain"
    Jimi Hendrix: "Red House"
    Dave Edmunds: "Farandole" (w/Love Sculpture)
    Jeff Beck: 'Wired'
    Duane Allman: 'Live at Fillmore East'
    John McLaughlin: 'Belo Horizonte'
    Steve Hackett: 'Spectral Mornings'
    Jan Akkerman: "Angel Watch"
    Bill Nelson: 'Live-in the Air Age'
    Robin Trower: 'Home' (w/Procol Harum)
    Steve Howe: 'The Yes Album'
    Mike Bloomfield: 'Live Adventures' (w/Al Kooper)
    
    Peter

re:18.. 

yea, "Always with you, Always with me"

Damn near brings tears to my eyes...

then there's the "The Funky Mr. Potato head thing" on "Flying in a Blue Dream..."

    While looking at the Hendrix recommendations in this topic, I was
    noticing noone else seems to really like Hendrix's "Cry of Love".  I
    guess it's considered too conventional (or, after Band of Gypsies,
    regressive?) to recommend as a "best" or starting point.  I'm mentioning
    it anyway, because I like the guitar playing in it, even if it's not a
    step forward for him.  (I also like that it has songs that are fairly
    easy to play or play along with -- "Drifting", "Ezy Rider", "Angel",...)

    Add also some Hendrix guitar is by Hendrix disciples -- like John
    McLaughlin on side 1 of the Miles Davis "Tribute to Jack Johnson" and,
    in a nastier vein, the P-Funk guitarist on the EP that came with "One
    Nation Under a Groove" (Lunchmeatophobia b/w Maggot Brain).

    I guess I overdosed on "Are You Experienced?" when it first came out,
    and for some reason never really got into "Electric Ladyland" or "Band
    of Gypsies".     - Jay

Maggot Brain!  (by Funkadelic)

Always loved that song!

Greg

> Maggot Brain!  (by Funkadelic)
> Always loved that song!

    Greg, FYI, there's supposed to be an import CD compilation of P-Funk,
    titled, you guessed it, "Maggot Brain".  If I can find it, I'll snap it
    up.  Because, with a name like "Maggot Brain", ya know it's gotta be
    really really great jam...    8)