Best guitar solos on Reddit
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#1
Opeth
4.9
(39)
"Spring 1974 guitar solo is epic."
"The solo of 'Burden' is my favorite."
"Hours of Wealth, Windowpane."
"Okay i ran through all of the comment section and i couldnt see Baying of the Hounds."
"The guitar solo on Wreath is so damn good 🎸."
"A Fair Judgment Burden."
"The guitar solos in Era and Wilde Flowers are fuckin fantastic."
"The ones in A Fair Judgement"
"The last minute or so on The Twilight Is My Robe is so freaking good"
"Peter's 1st solo on When is amazing."
#2
Led Zeppelin
5.0
(24)
"All of them in that song. Holy hell Page was on fire."
"Led Zeppelin—Dazed and Confused, You Shook Me, How many more Times, The Lemon Song"
"Stairway to Heaven by Zeppelin."
"Lady Writer - Dire Straits Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin"
"It's similar to the solo in Since I've Been Loving You by Led Zeppelin."
"Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin"
"Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song"
"Led zeppelin- Since I've been loving you"
""Stairway To Heaven"-LZ"
"In no order "Whole Lotta Love"-LZ"
#3
Pink Floyd
5.0
(17)
"Comfortably numb."
"Time- Pink Floyd"
"Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb"
"I really really love Pink Floyd - Time's solo."
"Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd"
"Comfortably Numb (4:29): Pink Floyd (David Gilmore) - any one of the notes could make you cry."
"Pink Floyd - High Hopes"
"2. Comfortably Numb - Floyd"
"Comfortably Numb (2nd solo) - Pink Floyd"
"Time - Pink Floyd"
#4
Megadeth
5.0
(12)
"Tornado of Souls - Megadeth"
"Tornado of Souls (Megadeth)"
"Tornado of Souls - Megadeth"
"Tornado of souls - Megadeth"
"Hangar 18 - Megadeth (but like the entire song then lol)"
"5. “Hangar 18” - Megadeth"
"Tornado of souls - megadeth"
"Megadeth - Tornado Of Souls."
"Tornado of Souls - Megadeth."
"1. Tornado of souls - Megadeth"
#5
Dire Straits
4.9
(10)
"You should do a deep-dive into Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler. He's got amazing guitar solos in 80% of his songs."
"Dire Straits - Telegraph Road"
"3. Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits"
"Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits"
"Dire Straits - Sultan Of Swings."
"Telegraph Road - Dire Straits."
"2. Sultans of Swing(2nd solo) - Dire Straits"
"Sultans of swing — Dire Straits."
"Sultans of Swing- Dire Straits."
"Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits is a good one."
#6
Metallica
4.8
(10)
"Fade to Black-Metallica"
"Metallica - Ride the Lightning, Steve Vai - Tender Surrender, Megadeth - Tornado of Souls."
"Wherever I may roam- Metallica."
"Ride the lightning - Metallica"
"Wherever I may roam - Metallica"
"6. Metallica - Master of Puppets (James' solo)"
"Fade to Black (Intro)- Metallica."
"Master of Puppets - Metallica."
"Honestly the intro to Fade to black - Metallica is pretty easy."
"The first slow solo, precursor to the hard fast solo in master of puppets is a good one."
#7
Ozzy Osbourne
5.0
(9)
"No More Tears - Ozzy"
"2. “Mr. Crowley” - Ozzy Osbourne"
"1. No More Tears - Ozzy"
"Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne"
"No more tears: ozzy."
"6. No more Tears - Ozzy Osbourne"
"Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears"
"3. Ozzy Osbourne - Mr. Crowley"
"9. Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne"
#8
Funkadelic
5.0
(7)
"Maggot Brain - Funkadelic."
"Eddie Hazel on Maggot Brain (Funkadelic). Really disappointed in not seeing this on such a long list."
"Funkadelic - Maggot Brain."
"Maggot Brain, by Funkadelic. Eddie Hazel improv masterpiece, imo"
"Maggot brain - Funkadelic."
"Maggot Brain—Funkadelic."
"Maggot Brain - Funkadelic, legit gives me chills every single time I hear it."
#9
Deep Purple
5.0
(7)
"Child in Time - Deep Purple."
"- **Highway Star** - Deep Purple."
"Child in Time - Deep Purple"
"4. Deep Purple - Highway Star"
"Highway Star — Deep Purple."
"Child in Time - Deep Purple."
"***Highway Star- Deep Purple"
#10
Guns N' Roses
5.0
(6)
"November Rain by Guns n Roses."
"1. “November Rain” - Guns ‘n’ Roses"
"4. November Rain - GnR"
"November rain- gnr"
"November Rain - Guns N' Roses"
"5. Guns N' Roses - November Rain"
#11
Dream Theater
5.0
(6)
"Nothing beats Breaking all Illusions."
"Dream Theater - Octavarium 21:27 to the end."
"Octavarium - Dream Theater"
"4. The Best of Times by Dream Theater [9:57]"
"Dream Theater - Breaking All Illusions"
"The Best of Times (Dream Theater)."
#12
Periphery
4.8
(6)
"Wax Wings by Periphery has a ripper in it also."
"Marks solo after the crazy high note in “Wax Wings”"
"Periphery - Absolomb"
"Wildfire - Periphery"
"2. Absolomb - Periphery"
"First one that came to mind is the one at around 3:10 in Wildfire by Periphery."
#13
Michael Jackson
5.0
(5)
"Beat it - Michael Jackson with Eddie Van Halen guitar solo."
"Beat it - Michael Jackson (feat. Eddie Van Halen)."
"Beat It - Mike Jack"
"Beat It -EVH/Michael Jackson"
"- **Beat It** - Michael Jackson/Eddie van Halen."
#14
Van Halen
5.0
(5)
"Just in case Eruption by Van Halen if you’ve been living under a rock"
"Eruption (whole song): Van Halen (Eddie Van Halen)- Guitar Perfection"
"Van Halen - Eruption."
"Eruption."
"10. Eruption - EVH"
#15
Iron Maiden
5.0
(5)
"Iron Maiden - Aces High."
"Aces High -Iron Maiden"
"Fear of the Dark - Iron Maiden"
"Aces High - Iron Maiden."
"Fear of The Dark - Iron Maiden."
#16
Prince
5.0
(5)
"Prince's solo on While My Guitar Gently Weeps at the George Harrison tribute concert"
"Turns out they practiced with Jeff Lynne playing that part, but the director of the show felt something was off."
"Purple Rain by Prince 1985 live concert in Syracuse"
"It’s gotta be Prince at the HOF in while my guitar gently weeps"
"Purple rain - Prince."
#17
Steely Dan
4.8
(5)
"It's got three."
"Reelin in the years - Steely Dan"
"Kid Charlemagne - Steely Dan."
"Reelin' In The Years."
"Check out the work of a guitarist by the name of Jeffrey Dunn."
#18
Eagles
5.0
(4)
"Since you like the Hotel California solo"
"Can’t ever go wrong with the Hotel California solo."
"Hotel california - eagles"
"Hotel California."
#19
Pantera
5.0
(4)
""Floods"-Pantera"
"Pantera: Floods."
"Floods (Pantera)."
"Floods - Pantera."
#20
Steven Wilson
5.0
(4)
"Guthrie Govan's solo in "Home Invasion/Regret #9" by Steven Wilson."
"Steven Wilson - Drive Home"
"Drive Home - Steven Wilson (by Guthrie Govan!!)"
"Home Invasion/Regret # 9 - Steven Wilson"
#21
Phinehas
4.8
(4)
"Phinehas - I am the lion - eternaly apart."
"If I had to pick just one: "I Am the Lion." I've been trying to learn to play that solo for years."
"The whole song is the quintessential metalcore song but the solo itself is really good."
#22
Fleetwood Mac
4.8
(4)
"Isn't it Midnight - Fleetwood Mac."
"Isn't it Midnight - Fleetwood Mac"
"I’m so afraid, The Chain, Isn’t it midnight…"
"His solo song called Swan Song has a great guitar solo."
#23
Avenged Sevenfold
4.5
(4)
"As far as recent solos go the solo at the end of Nobody by Avenged Sevenfold still blows me away."
"Second Heartbeat (Avenged Sevenfold)."
"Nobody - avenged sevenfold"
"Avenged Sevenfold - Second Heartbeat."
#24
Unprocessed
5.0
(3)
"Unprocessed - Blackbone. My favourite solo after Roadrunner United - In the Fire."
"One that’s recently stood out to me is the solo in Blackbone by Unprocessed."
"Unprocessed - Blackbone."
#25
Judas Priest
5.0
(3)
"Painkiller - Judas Priest"
"Painkiller - Judas Priest."
"2. Judas Priest - Painkiller"
#26
Lynyrd Skynyrd
5.0
(3)
"Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd"
"3. Free Bird - Lynryd Skynyrd"
"FreeBird-Lynryd Skynyrd"
#27
Jane's Addiction
5.0
(3)
"Janes addiction: the entire first album. As well as three days"
"Three Days by Jane's Addiction."
"Jane's Addiction - Three Days."
#28
Scorpions
5.0
(3)
"Sails of Charon - Scorpions."
"Sails of Charon - Scorpions"
"Uli Jon Roth’s solo in the beginning of Scorpions’ “Sails of Charon” (1978) is incredible."
#29
Eric Johnson
5.0
(3)
"Do yourself a favor and listen to Cliffs Of Dover by Eric Johnson."
"Cliffs of Dover - Eric Johnson"
"7. Cliffs Of Dover - Eric Johnson"
#30
Queen
5.0
(3)
"Bohemian rhapsody-QUEEN saw that live a few years ago I melted."
"Good old fashioned lover boy - queens"
"Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen."
#31
Ted Nugent
4.7
(3)
"I love Nugent - Stranglehold"
"Stranglehold intro (Ted Nugent)"
"I hesitate to mention Ted Nugent, but Stanglehold (which also has an awesome hook)..."
#32
Novelists
5.0
(2)
"All of the Novelists stuff have amazing solos! My favorite is probably Souvenirs."
"So many NOVELISTS solos are absolutely amazing, namely Terrorist, Lost Cause, and Prisoner."
#33
Aerosmith
5.0
(2)
"2 great riffs, 3 great solos, one song"
"Joe Perry personally is most proud of the “Walk This Way” solo."
#34
DragonForce
5.0
(2)
"Through the Fire and Flames-DragonForce"
"4. Through the fire and Flames- Dragon Force"
#35
Genesis
5.0
(2)
"Genesis- Firth Of Fifth (Steve Hackett)"
"Firth of Fifth - Genesis"
#36
Gary Moore
5.0
(2)
"Still Got the Blues - Gary Moore"
"Gary Moore, Still got the blues"
#37
The Knack
5.0
(2)
"My sharona - The Knack"
"The guitar solo from “The Knack - My Sharona” is totally badass."
#38
Marillion
5.0
(2)
"Dry Land by Marillion (Steve Rothery)"
"Dry Land by Marillion (Steve Rothery)"
#39
Frank Zappa
5.0
(2)
"[Frank Zappa - Watermelon In Easter Hay](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWBYjjzKvIw)"
"Watermelon in Easter Hay - Frank Zappa."
#40
The Beatles
5.0
(2)
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles"
"While my guitar gently weeps - beatles (prince version lol)"
#41
Liquid Tension Experiment
5.0
(2)
"Key To The Imagination main solo (around 8 minute mark) from Liquid Tension Experiment's latest album is amazing."
"Key To The Imagination (Liquid Tension Experiment)."
#42
Parkway Drive
5.0
(2)
"The intro to Breaking Point by Parkway Drive."
#43
Horizons
5.0
(2)
"Any solo off Horizons."
"Pick any song of Horizons, and it’ll have a solo better than majority of bands."
#44
Ne Obliviscaris
5.0
(2)
"[Ne Obliviscaris - Misericorde II](https://youtu.be/-8NxoWHtYj0?t=141) (starts at 2:21, progresses heavily at 2:53)"
"Ne Obliviscaris - Misericorde II, best fucking solo of all time imo."
#45
Ayreon
5.0
(2)
"1. Dawn of a Million Souls by Ayreon [4:36]"
"Ayreon (Michael Romeo) - Dawn of a million souls."
#46
David Bowie
5.0
(2)
"Moonage Daydream - David Bowie"
"Moonage Daydream— David Bowie."
#47
After The Burial
5.0
(2)
"After The Burial - “Ometh”."
"After the Burial - “Ometh”. Starts at 3:15."
#48
As I Lay Dying
5.0
(2)
"AILD - Parallels - The Sound of Truth - Nothing left."
#49
Mastodon
5.0
(2)
"The Czar by Mastodon is #1 in my book."
"Mastodon - The Czar."
#50
ZZ Top
5.0
(2)
"ZZ Top— La Grange"
"La Grange— ZZ Top."
#51
N/A
5.0
(2)
"10. King Of The Wo"
"Is there anyone who doesn’t love the Kid Charlemagne or Comfortably Numb solos?"
#52
Pagan's Mind
5.0
(2)
"Pagan's Mind: Intermission."
"Pagan's Mind - Intermission has some of the smoothest tapping you'll ever hear."
#53
Steve Vai
5.0
(2)
"For the love of God, by Steve Vai"
""For The Love Of God"-Vai"
#54
Jimi Hendrix
5.0
(2)
"1. voodoo child- Jimi Hendrix/SRV, 2/3s of the song is mind meltingly badass groove solo."
"5. Voodoo child- Jimmy Hendrix"
#55
Rage Against the Machine
5.0
(2)
"Bulls on Parade-Rage Against the Machine"
"Bulls on Parade - Rage against the machine"
#56
Eric Clapton
5.0
(2)
"Lady Writer - Dire Straits Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin"
"Layla - Eric Clapton."
#57
Erra
5.0
(2)
"ERRA - Hybrid Earth"
#58
John Frusciante
5.0
(2)
"Personal favourite is John Frusciante on I Could Have Lied, it absolutely bleeds emotion"
"Personal favourite is John Frusciante on I Could Have Lied, it absolutely bleeds emotion"
#59
Between the Buried and Me
5.0
(2)
"Between the Buried and Me - White Walls outro is definitely my favorite solo of all time."
"Between the Buried and Me - White Walls outro is definitely my favorite solo of all time."
#60
Meshuggah
5.0
(2)
"Do Not Look Down - Meshuggah. The father of Djent don’t do manny shred solos, but when they do, it’s amazing."
"Do Not Look Down - Meshuggah. The father of Djent don’t do manny shred solos, but when they do, it’s amazing."
#61
Currents
5.0
(2)
"Just to name a few :)"
#62
Dokken
5.0
(2)
"In My Dreams - Dokken"
"In My Dreams by Dokken"
#63
Pond
4.5
(2)
"Try medicine hat by pond"
"Try medicine hat by pond"
#64
Kim Mitchell
4.5
(2)
"Kim Mitchell “Kids in Action”"
"Very subjective, obviously. Kim Mitchell 'Kids in Action'."
#65
Bleed From Within
4.0
(2)
"Bleed From Within - Levitate."
"Levitate by bleed from within goes crazy too."
#66
Grateful Dead
5.0
(1)
"Stella Blue- Dozin at the Knick"
#67
Velvet Underground
5.0
(1)
"Heroin by the VU"
#68
Pat Martino
5.0
(1)
"8. Impressions - Pat Martino"
#69
Porcupine Tree
5.0
(1)
"Fear Of A Blank Planet - Porcupine Tree"
#70
Mdou Moctar
4.0
(1)
"A million different parts from Afrique Victim - Mdou Moctar"
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