Conference napalm::guitar

    I'm gonna crawl- Led Zep (Jimmy Page)
    The Road to Nowhere- Ozzy (Zakk Wylde)
    I Remember You- Slaugher? (?)
    Reeling In the Years- Steely Dan (?)
    Gettin' Betta- Pat Travers
    
    (honorable mention for Buck on "Hop Skip Jump")
    
    Alan

    This is a toughie for me (so many solos, so little choices ;-)):
    
    Lords of Kharma     - Joe Satriani
    Sounds              - Phil Keaggy
    No More Tears       - Zakk Wylde
    For the Love of God - Steve Vai
    Over My Head        - King's X (Ty Tabor)
    Thrillseeker        - Jeff Scheetz
    
    If you don't like it, ask me again next week.
    
    Mike

    This is six, once you see the list, perhaps you'll know why I just can
    not pair it down to 5 (in no particular order):
    
	    Steve Morse - "Broad Street Strut"
	    Jeff Beck - "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat"
	    Jimmy Page - "Since I've Been Lovin You"
	    Frank Zappa - "Fifty-fifty"
	    Dave Gilmour - Comfortably Numb
	    Larry Carlton - "Point it Up"
    
    Also if we're naming bass solos:
    
	    Jerry Peek (Steve Morse Band) - Cruise Missile
	    Billy's Boogie - Billy Sheehan

    re. -1
    
    Yeah, that's the ticket, SkidRow.  Very catchy solo-I never get tired
    of hearing that one.
    
    Also, anything by Robin Trower...

1. You Don't Love Me -> Soul Serenade - Duane Allman
2. Little Wing - Stevie Ray Vaughn
3. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
4. Beat It - Eddie Van Halen (for the solo, not the song)
5. Sultans of Swing - Mark Knofler

Jim

    1.  The entire "coast to coast" Steve Morse album (I'm addicted)
    2.  Cream....EC's live Crossroads solo
    
    That's way more than 5....sorry
    
    Steve

    
    1.)  Alex Lifeson - "La Villa Strangiato"
    2.)  Todd Rundgren - "Initiation"
    3.)  Frank Zappa - "Zomby Woof" (from "The Best Band You Never
                                                     Heard...")
    
    4.)  Nils Lofgren - "See What Love Can Do" (w/Grin)
    5.)  The dude from Marillion - "Easter"
    
    And a ton more....

    Honorable mention category:
    
    o	Whomever did the solo to "Lunatic Fringe" by Red Ryder.
    
        This solo is PERFECT for the song.
    
    o   Brad Gillis on Sister Christian
    
        I think Beck is the only other guy who has packed this 
        much "expression" in a solo.
    
    o	Larry Carlton on Steely Dan's "Kid Charlemagne".  (Really
    	   should've put that in my Top 5 but that would make it
    	   a top 7).

    Larry Carlton did the solo in Kid Charlegmane (sp?)...???
    
    Wow,.. 
    
    I gotta dig that up tonight,.. what was that ,.. "Royal Scam"?
    
    						/Bill
    

    
    1. Old Brown Shoe              - George Harrison
    2. Hey, Bulldog                - George Harrison
    3. Taxman                      - Paul McCartney
    4. Good Morning, Good Morning  - Paul McCartney
    5. Get Back                    - John Lennon
                                    

    1.  Telegraph Road - Mark Knophler
    2.  Time - David Gilmour
    3.  Hideaway (live at the filmour) - EC
    4.  Wedding Cake Island - Midnight Oil
    5.  Sultans of swing - Mark Knophler
    P.K.

Hmmmm, 5 only, that's ridiculous...................

1. Ramblin' on my Mind - EC; it goes from good --> better --> brilliant
2. Little Wing - SRV
3. Sultans of Swing - Mark Knopfler; perfect for the song
4. Any solo from "Local Hero" by Mr K
5. Yeah I kinda like Reelin' in the Years too.

 
c, martin

     Why is it so ridiculous ? If I said top 75 solo's people would
     lose interest, plus it forces you to pick only the cream of the crop.
     It comes down to making a choice, H*ll ...put two top 5 lists like
     some others have done.   B*)
    
    top 5 #2
    
   1.  Comfortably numb- Pink Floyd (Gilmore)
    2. Aim high,shoot low - Yes (Rabin)
    3. Long way to the top.. AC/DC (Young)
    4. Ambitious - Beck
    5. Don't tell me you love me- Night RAnger

    
    These are my five favorites:
    
    1.  Rambling Man (middle solo) Les Dudek, guesting with the Allmans
    
    2.  American Band intro solo   Mark Farner
    
    3.  Something                  George Harrison (Beatles)
    
    4.  Do You Feel Like We Do     (rideout solo) Peter Frampton
    
    5.  All Right Now              Paul Kossoff  (Free)
    
    
    Extra:
    
    Just about any of Elliot Easton's solo!  Always concise and tasty.

My current favorites:

	1. Still Got the Blues		Gary Moore
	2. Empty Rooms (long version)	Gary Moore
	3. Loner			Gary Moore
	4. The Unforgotten (Part II)	Joe Satriani
	5. Shine on you crazy Diamond	Pink Floyd 

		Richard

    
    
    	1. Europa				C. Santanna
    	2. Cause We've Ended as Lovers		J. Beck
    	3. Brothers in Arms			M. Knopfler
    	4. Melissa				D. Betts
    	5. Shine on You Crazy Diamond		D. Gilmour
    
    

    
    
    'Cause We've Ended as Lovers..........Jeff Beck
    
     Dogs (from Animals)..................David Gilmour 
    
     Always with You, Always with Me......Joe Satriani
    
     Nothing Can Keep Me from You.........Eric Johnson
    
     November Rain........................Slash (well, maybe not a fav, 
    						 but I can't get it out
    					         of my head lately)

I'll take a shot at this:

1)	Modern Day Cowboy - Tesla (Frank Hannon)
2)	Paradise - David Lee Roth (Steve Vai)
3) 	Lucretia - MegaDeth (Marty Friedman)
4) 	Alyson Hell - Annihilator (Jeff Waters)
5)      Hanger 18 - MegaDeth (Marty Friedman)

    
    In Memory of Elizabeth Reid..........Duane Allman from Fillmore East
    				( yes, i know dickie from duane)
    
    Go Back Home (steve stills album)....Eric Clapton
    
    Bluebird(springfield)acoustic solo...Steve Stills
    
    Asia (steely dan)....................Larry Carlton
    
    Kid Charlemagne......................Larry Carlton
    
    
    

    funny, I always liked the studio version of "In Memory..."
    a little better.  Not that the live version isn't fun, but
    sometimes more can be less if ya know what I mean.  The studio
    version seems to pretty much say what needs to be said, at least
    for me.
    

    I'm suprised the intro to "I know a Little" by Lynyrd Skynyrd hasn't
    been mentioned

    Jeff Beck - We've Ended As Lover's
    Mark Knophler - Sultans Of Swing
    Steve Vai - Sisters
    Eric Johnson - Trademark
    Stevie Ray Vauhan - Rude Mood
    
    ... and next week they'll all change ...   

    I'm only HALF serious...
    
    5. hot smoke & sassafras (long haired guy from Bubble Puppy)
    4. Down by the River (Mr. Neil Young)
    3. Twentieth Century Fox (Mr. robbie Kreiger)
    2. Repent Walpurgis (Mr. Robin Trower)
    
    -and the all-time best solo for only using one note-
    
    1. Cinnamon Girl (Mr. Neil Young)

    1. Tunnel of love (M. Knopfler)
    2. Badge (EC)
    3. Hiroshima (T. Rundgren)
    4. Moonage Daydream (M. Ronson)
    5. Godzilla (Buck Dharma)
    
    - Not necessarily the "best," but my faves...

    <-.1>
    
    >2. Badge (EC)
    
    Hang about, didn't Georgie boy Harrison co-write this??? Not sure if he
    played on it - I'll check the discography tonight.
    
    Stilll great tho', but I prefer "White Room" 'cos I love the way EC 
    keeps you hanging about in expectation, and then he comes 
    in superbly late.                                         
    
    c, martin
    

    Sure, GH helped write it ... but that *definitely* isn't him playing
    the solo ... GH couldn't hit his a$$ with both hands, IMHO ...  8^)
    
    Jerry

    
    re. 27
     
    >GH [George Harrison] couldn't hit his a$$ with both hands...
    
    Blasphemy!
    
    Check out the solo in "Something" for some text-book bending...or
    any of his solo stuff or Traveling Wilbury stuff for some very sweet 
    slide work...very nice tone.
    
    ALso, the old Beatles stuff (not necessarily the hits) show George
    to be a very competent rockabilly stylist...gotta love that twangy
    sound, though.
    
    Brian_who_has_never_really_heard_George_get_slagged_before

    re: Badge
    
    Check out the arpeggios going into the bridge.  Sure sounds like
    George.
    
    Peter

>>    Check out the arpeggios going into the bridge.  Sure sounds like
>>    George.
    
    
    'Cause it is...
    
    
    Re: George and rockabilly...
    
    A couple of years ago I saw George play some great rockabilly on
    a cable broadcast of a salute to Carl Perkins.
    
    George may have a somewhat limited set of abilities, but there are
    some things he does very well.
    
    Jim

    RE: GH slagging ...
    I never have been a big Beatles fan, so that's one of the reasons I
    can't vision GH doing much more than chords.  Besides, he doesn't do
    any tapping.  8^)
    
    Dunno 'bout GH doing the bridge to "Badge".  It sounds like typical
    Clapton to me ... but, like I said, I'm not Beatles fan and probably
    wouldn't know GH's licks anyway ...
    
    Jerry

    
    	One of my major "wouldn't it be great"'s in music is for George
    	to get a great band of backing musicians and do a totally
    	instrumental album.  From ballads to blues to fusion to
    	country to hard rock...  Heck, John and Paul never gave him
    	more than a few bars in the middle and he could get his rocks
    	off in one album to make up for it.
    
    	We'd all get one big time lesson in taste, melody, execution,
    	and style!!  
    
    	Tom
    

    Re: GH
    
    The liner to the Cream album "Goodbye" clearly states that there is a
    rhythm guitar on "Badge", that's George under the pseudonym "L'Angelo
    Mysterioso" since EMI refused to let the Beatles record for any other
    record label.  The original recording credits the songwriting to
    Clapton only, later releases added Harrison's name.
    
    Other famed Beatle pseudonyms found on album credits:
    
    George Harrysong	
    
    Sean O'Sean (Lennon)
    
    Richie Snare (Ringo)
    
    Apollo C. Vermouth (Macca)

    Yes, GH plays rhythm on "Badge", but not the chimey bridge to solo.
    That's Clapton, on a prototype of one of the first chorus boxes.
    Harrison's only part on that cut is a muted, steady rhythm click;
    ya gotta listen close to hear it.  Eric also plays the solo of course
    (one of my favorites I might add).
    
    The preceeding direct from Clapton's mouth, heard on one of those
    radio interview/retrospectives.
    
    I gotta admit, I always thought the bridge was Harrison too.
    

    re: .25
    
>    1. Tunnel of love (M. Knopfler)
    
    I thought Niels Lofgren played on Tunnel Of Love.  Always thought he
    got a cool sound on that solo.
                                  
    gh

    
    	All these years, I got the "Mysterioso" thing wrong.  I thought 
    	that pseudo name was used by EC when he did the solo for GH on
    	"While My Guitar Gently Weeps".  
    
    	-pat
    

    For the record, I've never played with Eric Clapton and probably never
    will.
    
    GH

    
    You'll never catch GH ripping off a solo improv.  He does however have
    enough class and taste to put work into the solo's he does play. If
    you go back to 62-63, Beatles playing was a loud rocking interplay of
    rythm and lead, but lead guitar did not have a whole lot of presence
    other than Duane Eddy, Chuck Berry and the Ventures. The Beatles did
    play some real grunged Berry back a then...and they quit just before
    the tire went flat....

    RE a few back
    
    	There was a person brought in to play rythmn guitar on the album
    Making Movies,because that is when David Knophler Left/sacked/quit
    the band.
    	I think the persons name was Sid something or other but Mark 
    definately plays the solo.
    P.K.
    

    1) I Know a Little	-  Lynyrd Skynyrd
    2) Call Me the Breeze -Lynyrd Skynyrd
    3) Restless		-  The New Nashville Cats
    4 & 5) Just about anything by the Brothers
    
    RJ

    re: .35
    
>    I thought Niels Lofgren played on Tunnel Of Love.  Always thought he
    
    
    I think the confusion here is that both Dire Straits and Bruce
    Springsteen have recorded songs titled "Tunnel of Love."
    
    Two different songs, two different solos.  I don't know if the solo
    on the Springsteen song is Lofgren or Bruce.
    
    Jim

>    I think the confusion here is that both Dire Straits and Bruce
>    Springsteen have recorded songs titled "Tunnel of Love."
 
    Clearly that's the confusion.  I know Knofler has worked with so many
    other artists, I just kind of thought maybe that was the song.  My
    error.
       
>    Two different songs, two different solos.  I don't know if the solo
>    on the Springsteen song is Lofgren or Bruce.
 
    Pretty sure it's Lofgren, Bruce's solos are usually real basic. 
    Anyway, it's a cool tone...
    
    gh

	1. Frank Zappa on "Inca Roads"
	2. Angus Young, AC/DC "You Shook Me All Night Long"
	3. ??? Reid, Jesus + Mary Chain "Head On"
	4. ???, Matthew Sweet "Girlfriend"
	5. Andy Gill, Gang of Four "Paralysed"

	Not guitars:

		Every solo on Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue"

    I don't know if this has been beaten to death in here someplace else,
    but...
    
    Ever wonder where the title "Badge" came from? When they were recording
    Goodbye (cream), Clapton & Harrison had worked out the tune we all know
    as "Badge", but had no title. Anyway, the story goes, they had it
    written out on a piece of notebook paper. Harrison looked at it from
    upside down and said "Badge? What's that mean?" He was looking at the
    word "bridge" (to indicate the middle section). They both thought it
    was so funny (in a psychedelic sort of daze, I would imagine) that they
    decided to name the song "Badge". Source: Geoffrey Guiliano's biography
    of GH: "Dark Horse".
    
    Also: Harrison playing through a leslie (quite popular in those days -
    but NOT a "early prototype of a chorus box." Check out Abbey road or
    Blind Faith:Presence of the Lord).
    
    Also Also: Who can tell us what SWLABR stands for? Hint: The "B" and
    "R" are featured prominently in the lyrics of the song.
    
    - Mark

    "She Was Like A Bearded Rainbow"
    
    
    Edd

    Once again, that's NOT Harrison doing the intro-to-solo in Badge.
    And it WAS a chorus box.  This is straight from the man (Clapton)
    himself.
    
    Maybe George remembers it differently.

    re:  >>Once again, that's not Harrison doing the intro-to-solo in
           Badge...Maybe George remembers it differently. This is
           straight from the man (Clapton) himself.
    
    
    Yeah...I saw that article myself.  But, in my mind, the question is
    still up for grabs.
    
    Consider Harrison's style...that particular chordal figure turns up
    in many places in Beatles music, from "Here Comes the Sun," to tons
    of Abbey Road stuff.
    
    In fact, think of the opening figure to Ringo Starr's (solo) song,
    "It Don't Come Easy."  Again, that same sort of chorused, flanged,
    arpeggiated chord picking.
    
    Now, this type of thing shows up in a Clapton song that Harrison played
    on.  Seems reasonable that he did it...it's certainly more like his
    style than Eric's.
    
    This is hardly a question of whether Clapton *could* play it. Of
    course he could.  But that sort of figure really isn't associated
    with Clapton.
    
    No flames intended...if Eric said, "I did it," I would guess that means
    he did.  As trivia buffs know, Harrison played on Badge in exchange
    for Clapton playing on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and it's
    pretty obvious which guitar player is which on *that* song...I mean,
    George hasn't been walking around claiming he played the solo.
    
    Anyhow, I think the argument is kind of interesting.  If Clapton
    actually didn't do it, I don't know why he would say he did.  I did
    hear that he and Harrison did *not* wind up their joint tour of
    Japan on very good terms.
    
    And, in closing, I think it important to remember that heroin was
    a big part of both of their lives at one point or another.

    Yeah, I agree.  The assumption was always that Harrison had done that
    part *because* he used that sound in a number of subsequent recordings
    of his own.  I believe this also came up in the interview and it was
    suggested that Clapton's part on Badge is where George got the idea for
    that sound in the first place.
    
    Btw, Clapton was very specific about how this all went.  He describes
    how he had the guitar with chorus on live for the whole first part
    of the song and sat there deadening the strings with his hands to
    keep it quiet before the intro.  Not sure why they didn't just punch
    it in; maybe they couldn't get the punch-in quiet enough.  The solo was
    of course overdubbed later.
    
    As I said, this was a prototype chorus box, supposedly one of the first
    in existence.
    
    Ha ha, the heroin connection eh?  Maybe it was the giant green spider in
    the corner who actually played that intro :-)
    
    /rick

    
    The chorus decended from the guitar thru leslie first employed in
    april-may 1966 during the making of revolver. It started with Geoff
    Emerick trying to obey a lennon request that is voice sound like
    4000 chanting buddist monks for "Tomorrow Never Knows", and from
    there they tried *everything* thru the leslie.  Must of been real nice
    to be in a situation where you tell the Company to buzz off while you
    change your sound (try that today)
    
    Chorus' are far easier & cheaper, but them old whirling horns sure made
    lot's of things sound pretty neat!

    Just heard a song that I haven't heard in quite some time, and I
    realized it has a solo that I wanna mention.  It's one my favorite
    "strat sounding" solos, from who I consider a really tasty lix master.
    It is the solo in Journey's "When the Lights Go Down in the
    City"....very nice!  BTW, I've forgotten the guitartsts' name and his
    history in the business....  Have we discussed him in the "honorable 
    mention" note?
    
    Steve

Nice Choice Steve......

That would be Neil Schon (Journey) I believe. I was just listening to some
Journey this morning. That boy can play. Nope not a shredder, but wicked 
tasteful and expressive. 

I was thinking on my ride into work that I should bring him up in the 
"Honerable Mention" note. I'm sure someone has. 


Brian 

    It was Santana who gave Neil his break into the business. Neil was a
    young 16 yr old at the time and appears opposite Santana in their
    second album - the name of which escapes me at the moment. Throughout
    the album you can definitely tell who is playing what. BTW, one of the best
    tunes from that album is "Toussaint L'Overture". The guitar work in
    that tune gives me goosebumps to this very day. 
    
    Although Santana gave him his break, it was Greg Rollie (Santana
    keybordist and main singer at the time) who actually introduced Neil to
    Santana.
                                           
    "sakman"

    Well known story is that Neil turned down an offer to play in Derek
    and the Dominoes to go with Santana, cause he figured Carlos would give
    him more solo space than Eric would.
    
    							Brian

    
    I just heard that some song by Dokken won "solo of the year" or
    some such thing....was this a contest put on by a particular
    magazine or what?
    
    guy

    Solo of the Year?
    
    This is getting a bit out of hand, innit?
    
    						Brian

    
    re: .55
    
    You're right, Brian....
    
    Why don't we also have:
    
    Pointless Drivel-er of the Year
    Clam of the Year
    Best Little Background Noodling Stuff That You Can Barely Hear of the
       Year
    Most Well-Placed Chord of the Year
    Most Distortion of the Year
    Booming-est Bass Noodler of the Year
    Best Flam-a-diddle of the Year
    etc....
    
    ;-) ;-) ;-)
    
    I just started to learn "Nothin' but a good time" by Poison (ack!).
    Talk about an awful guitar solo....if I could just get that guitar
    sound out of my setup....NOT!
    
    
    guy
    

    Hey Brian, Greg,..
    
    	You forgot:
    
    	Best Barre Chord of the year
    
    	:-)
    
    						/Cat
    

    
    re: Cat
    
    "Best Barre Chord of the Year"
    
    You forgot to add:  "must use all 6 strings" ;-)
    
    
    guy

    
    Neil shines on that "Just a city boy, ..." tune too.  Now that you
    mention it, there is a lot of Carlos influence there as well.  Geez,
    if I could get that tone, I'd never leave the house!

    
      I've heard a few of the new Neil Schon solos in the new Hardline
    CD and he's doing a little more shredding than in the past two bands,
    Journey and Bad English. I'd say he usually manages to play very well
    in context, the right stuff, the right amount, at the right time -
      ...and make many $$$$ to boot!
    
    							-B{}{}M-
    
    

    Yeah - he's tasty !!  He's probably not the flashiest or the the
    fastest, but his axe must be soaked with saliva when he plays...
    jc (Who likes Journey a lot!)

OK, OK, I admits it.  I've always been Neil Schon fan, too.

I love the bluesy stuff he pulls out!!!

Jmystr

     Check out the hearing aid video ( on dollar night of course )
    Neil plays as fast or faster and much tastier than any of the
    shred meisters. He's a hell of a player IMHO
    
     Gonzo

	Count me as another Neil Schon fan, hell if anybody were silly
	snough to ask I'd even count him as one of my "influences"....

    Now, now boys, back to bidness:
    
    Cortez the Killer............Neil Young
    Sultans of Swing.............Mark Knopfler
    Texas Flood..................Stevie Ray Vaughn
    Blue Jean Blues..............Dusty Hill or Billy Gibbons?(ZZ top)
    The Score....................Robert Cray
    
    [in no particular order]
    
    David the Lorax

My top five would have to be 

1. Dixie Highway                         - Journey (Neil Schon) 
   This solo is mega !!!
2. Freewill                              - Rush    (Alex Lifeson)
   This solo is Mega too (especially live !!)
3. Do you feel like we do (live version) - Peter Frampton
   The Talk Box guitar on this is just brill
4. Chinatown                             - Thin Lizzy (Snowy White!)
   This solo is not fast or anything , it just sounds right !
5. Back in Black                         - AC/DC (Angus Young)
   Had to include something from Angus , and this is my favourite!

Hope these strike a chord !!!

:-)

Iain.