Best guitar based song/guitar solo

[Josh B]

Watching 90s day on MusicMAX inspired this question:

Which song is the best guitar based (ie, guitar as a focus) song?
Alternatively, which song has the best guitar solo?

My vote for both categories is Gary Moore's 'Still got the Blues". Great
song, excellent and emotive guitar work!

Suggestions please?

[pits]

Josh B wrote:
> Watching 90s day on MusicMAX inspired this question:
>
> Which song is the best guitar based (ie, guitar as a focus) song?
> Alternatively, which song has the best guitar solo?
>
> My vote for both categories is Gary Moore's 'Still got the Blues". Great
> song, excellent and emotive guitar work!
>
> Suggestions please?

yeah Josh MUSIC:):):)

Because I like a Strat strung in "High Tune"
I go for the strung together solos in

1 Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb

2 The 12 String picking in Hotel California

3 Knopfler & Chet Atkins doing Imagine

4 Ted Nugent In Stranglehold

5 Stevie Howe Starship Trooper of a great Yes Album
Any Thing By Gilmour Or Page of course .


But My sit in AWE award goes to the hellecasters
and very few NON Musos know of this group

But consists of the guitarists Guitarists :-)
http://www.artistdirect.com/store/artist/album/0,,100872,00.html

Suggest Sweet dreams to get an idea
sound files on that link
ENJOY
Phil



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[Peter Dingleberry]

"Josh B" <joshbSPAM@ozDELETEdebate.com> wrote in message
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> Watching 90s day on MusicMAX inspired this question:
>
> Which song is the best guitar based (ie, guitar as a focus) song?
> Alternatively, which song has the best guitar solo?
>
> My vote for both categories is Gary Moore's 'Still got the Blues". Great
> song, excellent and emotive guitar work!
>
> Suggestions please?

While My Guitar Gently Weeps - the Beatles

.... and I'll endorse this selection by Pits
2 The 12 String picking in Hotel California

[Ken Oaf]

On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 12:58:42 +1100, Josh B <joshbSPAM@ozDELETEdebate.com> wrote:

> Watching 90s day on MusicMAX inspired this question:
>
> Which song is the best guitar based (ie, guitar as a focus) song?
> Alternatively, which song has the best guitar solo?
>
> My vote for both categories is Gary Moore's 'Still got the Blues". Great
> song, excellent and emotive guitar work!
>
> Suggestions please?

Check out Leo Kottke.

[Joe Murray]

"JM" <jm@jm.xom> wrote in message news:2v38dlF2f5p23U1@uni-berlin.de...
>
> Stairway to Heaven

what was that guitar shop down near Chinatown way in Sydney in the eighties
that had that sign up "ABSOLUTELY NO! playing Stairway To Heaven allowed"?

Joe M.

[JM]

"Josh B" <joshbSPAM@ozDELETEdebate.com> wrote in message
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> Watching 90s day on MusicMAX inspired this question:
>
> Which song is the best guitar based (ie, guitar as a focus) song?
> Alternatively, which song has the best guitar solo?
>
> My vote for both categories is Gary Moore's 'Still got the Blues". Great
> song, excellent and emotive guitar work!
>
> Suggestions please?

Stairway to Heaven

JM

[www.ideliverit.com]

Best guitar song of all time is my favourite "Classical Gas" by anyone who
can play the whole song!

"Joe Murray" <murrayjd0@lycos.com> wrote in message
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>
> "JM" <jm@jm.xom> wrote in message news:2v38dlF2f5p23U1@uni-berlin.de...
> >
> > Stairway to Heaven
>
> what was that guitar shop down near Chinatown way in Sydney in the
eighties
> that had that sign up "ABSOLUTELY NO! playing Stairway To Heaven allowed"?
>
> Joe M.
>
>
>
>

[odonata (Linda)]

Josh B <joshbSPAM@ozDELETEdebate.com> divulged
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> Watching 90s day on MusicMAX inspired this question:
>
> Which song is the best guitar based (ie, guitar as a focus) song?
> Alternatively, which song has the best guitar solo?
>
> My vote for both categories is Gary Moore's 'Still got the Blues".
> Great song, excellent and emotive guitar work!
>
> Suggestions please?

I just can't go past the riff by the Ramones
during 'I Just Wanna Have Something To Do'
I just lose myself!
"Tonight tonight to-niiiight tonight tonight well alriiight tonight
tonight tonight ...................
Linda :-)

--
* Though my soul may set in darkness
* It will rise in perfect light
* For I have loved the stars too fondly
* To be fearful of the night.

S. Williams 'The Old Astronomer to his Pupil'

[Peter Dingleberry]

"www.ideliverit.com" <sales@ideliverit.com> wrote in message
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> Best guitar song of all time is my favourite "Classical Gas" by anyone who
> can play the whole song!

Yep - that's a good one :)
Another great guitar sound that comes to mind is a version of "Wildwood
Flower" I heard 30-40 years ago, acoustic guitar duet, one of them being a
12-string.
And there were always those instrumentals by the Shadows.....

[The Raven]

"pits" <spamlister@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Josh B wrote:
>> Watching 90s day on MusicMAX inspired this question:
>>
>> Which song is the best guitar based (ie, guitar as a focus) song?
>> Alternatively, which song has the best guitar solo?
>>
>> My vote for both categories is Gary Moore's 'Still got the Blues". Great
>> song, excellent and emotive guitar work!
>>
>> Suggestions please?
>
> yeah Josh MUSIC:):):)
>
> Because I like a Strat strung in "High Tune"
> I go for the strung together solos in
>

Lots of stuff out there qualifies as good.

> 1 Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb
>
> 2 The 12 String picking in Hotel California
>
> 3 Knopfler & Chet Atkins doing Imagine
>
> 4 Ted Nugent In Stranglehold
>
> 5 Stevie Howe Starship Trooper of a great Yes Album
> Any Thing By Gilmour Or Page of course.

Saw Yes in concert. My ignorance shows here but that bassist is amazing.
>
>
> But My sit in AWE award goes to the hellecasters
> and very few NON Musos know of this group
>
> But consists of the guitarists Guitarists :-)
> http://www.artistdirect.com/store/artist/album/0,,100872,00.html
>
> Suggest Sweet dreams to get an idea
> sound files on that link
> ENJOY
> Phil

How about:

Pink Floyd - Wish you were here. Simple but good.

Saw Jimmy Page play Stairway to Heaven on acoustic. Absolutely Brilliant.

Stevie Ray - Saw his first "big" concert where he was opening act for the
Moody Blues. Does some good Hendrix covers.

Jimi Hendrix would still have to be king for totally reinventing the art of
guitar playing and getting it to do things no-one had ever done before. (eg.
Star Spangled Banner - which I call Star Strangled Banner).

Oh yeah, Boston weren't to bad for being a few album band.

Lots of great guitarists out there and each has their own style.

A great guitarist can touch the soul.


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** Now I will bring chaos to the world!

[The Raven]

Hellcasters, sounds real good.

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** Now I will bring chaos to the world!

[The Raven]

"JM" <jm@jm.xom> wrote in message news:2v38dlF2f5p23U1@uni-berlin.de...
>
> "Josh B" <joshbSPAM@ozDELETEdebate.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1bf6dad3aaa6fcb49896eb@News.Individual.NE T...
>> Watching 90s day on MusicMAX inspired this question:
>>
>> Which song is the best guitar based (ie, guitar as a focus) song?
>> Alternatively, which song has the best guitar solo?
>>
>> My vote for both categories is Gary Moore's 'Still got the Blues". Great
>> song, excellent and emotive guitar work!
>>
>> Suggestions please?
>
> Stairway to Heaven

A modern classic if ever there was one. Will last for centuries.


--
The Raven
http://www.80scartoons.co.uk/batfinkquote.mp3
** Now I will bring chaos to the world!

[Peter Dingleberry]

"The Raven" <swilson150@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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> > Josh B wrote:
> >> Watching 90s day on MusicMAX inspired this question:
> >>
> >> Which song is the best guitar based (ie, guitar as a focus) song?
> >> Alternatively, which song has the best guitar solo?
>
> Jimi Hendrix would still have to be king for totally reinventing the art
of
> guitar playing and getting it to do things no-one had ever done before.
(eg.
> Star Spangled Banner - which I call Star Strangled Banner).

In the same class - Eric Clapton.....

[The Raven]

"Peter Dingleberry" <Peter_DingleberryREMOVE@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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> "The Raven" <swilson150@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> news:418c9df5$0$11547$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...
>> > Josh B wrote:
>> >> Watching 90s day on MusicMAX inspired this question:
>> >>
>> >> Which song is the best guitar based (ie, guitar as a focus) song?
>> >> Alternatively, which song has the best guitar solo?
>>
>> Jimi Hendrix would still have to be king for totally reinventing the art
> of
>> guitar playing and getting it to do things no-one had ever done before.
> (eg.
>> Star Spangled Banner - which I call Star Strangled Banner).
>
> In the same class - Eric Clapton.....

Eric Clapton was also at the same concert I saw Jimmy Paige at. It was
called "The British Invasion" and had all the great British guys playing
together.


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The Raven
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** Now I will bring chaos to the world!

[Ian Galbraith]

On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 12:58:42 +1100, Josh B
<joshbSPAM@ozDELETEdebate.com> wrote:

>Watching 90s day on MusicMAX inspired this question:

>Which song is the best guitar based (ie, guitar as a focus) song?

Machine Gun by Hendrix, its a pity he never recorded it.

>Alternatively, which song has the best guitar solo?

Take your pick: Stairway To Heaven, Time By Pink Floyd, Purple Haze,
Foxy Lady, All Along The Watchtower......the list goes on.

[snip]

[Peter Dingleberry]

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> > "The Raven" <swilson150@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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> >> > Josh B wrote:
> >> >> Watching 90s day on MusicMAX inspired this question:
> >> >>
> >> >> Which song is the best guitar based (ie, guitar as a focus) song?
> >> >> Alternatively, which song has the best guitar solo?
> >>
> >> Jimi Hendrix would still have to be king for totally reinventing the
art
> > of
> >> guitar playing and getting it to do things no-one had ever done before.
> > (eg.
> >> Star Spangled Banner - which I call Star Strangled Banner).
> >
> > In the same class - Eric Clapton.....
>
> Eric Clapton was also at the same concert I saw Jimmy Paige at. It was
> called "The British Invasion" and had all the great British guys playing
> together.

Woulda been a night to remember :)

[Ms Leebee]

Josh B wrote:
> Watching 90s day on MusicMAX inspired this question:
>
> Which song is the best guitar based (ie, guitar as a focus) song?
> Alternatively, which song has the best guitar solo?
>
> My vote for both categories is Gary Moore's 'Still got the Blues".
> Great song, excellent and emotive guitar work!
>
> Suggestions please?

you're gay.

[Ms Leebee]

I feel bad for calling Josh gay now ( ok, now i'm over it ). Great thread,
nice contributions.
Funny re: Classical Gas, I love it, but I find not too many people I speak
to ( mid-30's ) know it, and i'm sure it was even once played on the ABC as
much as "Popcorn". Oh well, their loss ;)

Like all the Floyd stuff too.

[The Raven]

"Ian Galbraith" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 12:58:42 +1100, Josh B
> <joshbSPAM@ozDELETEdebate.com> wrote:
>
>>Watching 90s day on MusicMAX inspired this question:
>
>>Which song is the best guitar based (ie, guitar as a focus) song?
>
> Machine Gun by Hendrix, its a pity he never recorded it.

I've heard people mention it but never heard it myself. Is there *any*
recording of it?

>>Alternatively, which song has the best guitar solo?
>
> Take your pick: Stairway To Heaven, Time By Pink Floyd, Purple Haze,
> Foxy Lady, All Along The Watchtower......the list goes on.

Agreed, so many. All of which are subtely suited to a particular set of
circumstances.

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** Now I will bring chaos to the world!

[The Raven]

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>> > "The Raven" <swilson150@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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>> >> > Josh B wrote:
>> >> >> Watching 90s day on MusicMAX inspired this question:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Which song is the best guitar based (ie, guitar as a focus) song?
>> >> >> Alternatively, which song has the best guitar solo?
>> >>
>> >> Jimi Hendrix would still have to be king for totally reinventing the
> art
>> > of
>> >> guitar playing and getting it to do things no-one had ever done
>> >> before.
>> > (eg.
>> >> Star Spangled Banner - which I call Star Strangled Banner).
>> >
>> > In the same class - Eric Clapton.....
>>
>> Eric Clapton was also at the same concert I saw Jimmy Paige at. It was
>> called "The British Invasion" and had all the great British guys playing
>> together.
>
> Woulda been a night to remember :)

It most definitely was but the details are fuzzy...... ;-) One thing that I
do remember is "The Experience" being undescribably awesome.

PS. Went to the Pink Floyd concert in Melbourne (way back) and managed to
fit back into my "British Invasion" concert T-Shirt. While on the tram to
the venue two of the most absolutely stoned people I've ever seen were
awestruck at the T-Shirt. I told them "You should have been
there.....absolutely mind blowing".

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** Now I will bring chaos to the world!