Best guitar solos on Reddit

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#1

Opeth

4.9
(39)
"Spring 1974 guitar solo is epic."
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"The solo of 'Burden' is my favorite."
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"Hours of Wealth, Windowpane."
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"Okay i ran through all of the comment section and i couldnt see Baying of the Hounds."
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"The guitar solo on Wreath is so damn good 🎸."
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"A Fair Judgment Burden."
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"The guitar solos in Era and Wilde Flowers are fuckin fantastic."
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"The ones in A Fair Judgement"
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"The last minute or so on The Twilight Is My Robe is so freaking good"
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"Peter's 1st solo on When is amazing."
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#2

Pink Floyd

5.0
(14)
"Time- Pink Floyd"
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"Mother-Pink Floyd"
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"Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb"
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"The guitar solo that ends 'On the Turning Away' by Pink Floyd is majestic."
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"I really really love Pink Floyd - Time's solo."
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"Comfortably Numb (4:29): Pink Floyd (David Gilmore) - any one of the notes could make you cry."
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"- **High Hopes** - Pink Floyd."
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"Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb."
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"Shine on You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd."
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"Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd."
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#3

Dream Theater

4.8
(13)
"The Shattered Fortress - Dream Theater."
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"Slightly Out of Reach - James LaBrie Elements Of Persuasion."
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"Nothing beats Breaking all Illusions."
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"Another Day by Dream Theater has my favourite guitar solos of all time"
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"For me, the solo from Under a Glass Moon will always represent the best of Petrucci."
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"Trial of Tears - Dream Theater."
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"Home - Dream Theater."
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"- **Barstool Warrior** - Dream Theater."
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"Dream Theater - Metropolis pt.1."
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"The Best of Times (Dream Theater)."
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#4

Metallica

5.0
(11)
"Metallica - Ride the Lightning, Steve Vai - Tender Surrender, Megadeth - Tornado of Souls."
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"The opening “For Whom the Bell Tolls” - Metallica"
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"Wherever I may roam- Metallica."
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"Personally my absolute favourite is Metallica- Unforgiven."
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"Wherever I may roam - Metallica"
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"Ride the lightning - Metallica"
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"S&R - Metallica"
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"Judas kiss - Metallica"
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"Disposable heroes - Metallica"
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"Fade to Black (Intro)- Metallica."
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#5

Megadeth

5.0
(9)
"Tornado of Souls - Megadeth"
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"Lady Writer - Dire Straits Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin"
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"Tornado of Souls (Megadeth)"
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"Tornado of souls - Megadeth"
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"Hangar 18 - Megadeth (but like the entire song then lol)"
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"Train of Consequences - Megadeth"
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"Megadeth - Tornado Of Souls."
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"Tornado of Souls - Megadeth."
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#6

Iron Maiden

5.0
(9)
"Phantom of the opera - iron maiden."
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"Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Iron Maiden"
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"Losfer Words (Big Orra) - Iron Maiden"
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"Hell on Earth by Iron Maiden, Obsolete Beings by Voivod, Selkies or Human is Hell by BTBAM."
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"The live version of Killers from Maiden Japan has the most ripping solos."
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"Iron Maiden - Aces High."
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"Wasted years: iron maiden."
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"Aces High - Iron Maiden."
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"Fear of The Dark - Iron Maiden."
#7

Led Zeppelin

5.0
(9)
"The Rover - zeppelin. Short but sweet."
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"All of them in that song. Holy hell Page was on fire."
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"Led Zeppelin—Dazed and Confused, You Shook Me, How many more Times, The Lemon Song"
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"Lady Writer - Dire Straits Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin"
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"It's similar to the solo in Since I've Been Loving You by Led Zeppelin."
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"- **Whole Lotta Love** - Led Zeppelin."
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"Dazed And Confused from TSRTS."
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"Heartbreaker — Led Zeppelin."
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"Stairway to heaven."
#8

All That Remains

4.9
(9)
"That whole solo is just on a completely different level."
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"Everything off of This Darkened Heart by All That Remains."
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"ATR - This calling - Six - Two weeks."
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"I love the guitar solos in No Tomorrow by All That Remains."
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"Nobody expects that fucking solo but it’s great."
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"Pretty much all of The Fall Of Ideals by All That Remains."
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"My all time fav is We Stand by All That Remains."
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"All that remains - Indictment; comes to mind."
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#9

Avenged Sevenfold

4.6
(8)
"Easily avenged sevenfold clairvoyant disease."
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"As far as recent solos go the solo at the end of Nobody by Avenged Sevenfold still blows me away."
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"[Avenged Sevenfold - Cosmic](https://youtu.be/aCxSpLumiRk?t=87) (starts at 1:27, super long one)"
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"Avenged Sevenfold - Afterlife."
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"Second Heartbeat (Avenged Sevenfold)."
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"I always loved the solo from Chapter Four from Avenged Sevenfold."
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"Avenged Sevenfold - Second Heartbeat."
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"A slower one but I fuck with the Seize the Day solo by A7X."
#10

Periphery

4.9
(7)
"Easy Luck as a Constant by Periphery."
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"Misha’s solo in Periphery’s “Blood Eagle”."
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"Wax Wings by Periphery has a ripper in it also."
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"Wes hauch fucking slays the shit out of that solo"
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"Marks solo after the crazy high note in “Wax Wings”"
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"Absolutely love the guitar solo near the end of Reptile - Periphery, it’s insane how it manages to stay interesting."
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"My guilty pleasure is Racecar by Periphery."
#11

Van Halen

5.0
(6)
"Van Halen I, II, women and children fair warning."
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"Just in case Eruption by Van Halen if you’ve been living under a rock"
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"Anything by Van Halen, Ozzy Osbourne with Randy Rhaods"
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"Eruption (whole song): Van Halen (Eddie Van Halen)- Guitar Perfection"
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"Van Halen - Eruption."
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"Eruption."
#12

Ozzy Osbourne

5.0
(6)
"Randy Rhoads."
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"Over the mountain- ozzy( Randy Rhodes solo on this song is INCREDIBLE)"
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"Ozzy Osbourne with Randy Rhaods although Ozzy always has a killer guitarist."
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"Killer of Giants - Ozzy"
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"No More Tears - Ozzy"
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"No more tears: ozzy."
#13

Steely Dan

4.8
(6)
"Don’t Take Me Alive from Steely Dan’s Can’t buy a thrill."
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"It's got three."
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"Kid Charlemagne - Steely Dan."
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"Reelin' In The Years."
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"Elliott Randall’s solo... Jimmy Page is quoted saying it’s his favorite solo of all time."
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"Check out the work of a guitarist by the name of Jeffrey Dunn."
#14

Trivium

4.8
(6)
"Anything from Trivium, Bleed from Within, BFMV, AILD…… really any mid 2000’s metalcore band had a lot of ripper solos and still do."
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"Trivium- Like Light To The Flies."
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"My favourite is the solos in torn between Scylla and Charybdis by Trivium."
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"Trivium - Into The Mouth Of Hell We March."
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"Shogun-trivium."
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#15

Phinehas

4.7
(6)
"Phinehas - I am the lion - eternaly apart."
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"Till the End by Phinehas has one of my favorites."
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"If I had to pick just one: "I Am the Lion." I've been trying to learn to play that solo for years."
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"Phinehas - Coup de Grace."
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"The whole song is the quintessential metalcore song but the solo itself is really good."
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#16

Dire Straits

5.0
(5)
"Lady Writer - Dire Straits Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin"
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"Dire Straits - Sultan Of Swings."
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"Telegraph Road - Dire Straits."
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"Sultans of swing — Dire Straits."
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"Sultans of Swing- Dire Straits."
#17

Eric Johnson

5.0
(5)
"Texas, by Eric Johnson. There are actually 2 great solos in this song."
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"Do yourself a favor and listen to Cliffs Of Dover by Eric Johnson."
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"Steve Morse - Highland Wedding, Randy Rhoads- Mr.Crowley."
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"Eric Johnson - East Wes"
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"Cliffs of Dover - Eric Johnson"
#18

Novelists

5.0
(5)
"All of the Novelists stuff have amazing solos! My favorite is probably Souvenirs."
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"Heal the Wound or Gravity by Novelists."
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"Antares - Novelists."
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"So many NOVELISTS solos are absolutely amazing, namely Terrorist, Lost Cause, and Prisoner."
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"Flo's (Novelists) guest solo on Scars (Lvndmarks) is pretty awesome."
#19

Guthrie Govan

5.0
(5)
"The Outsider - Guthrie Govan."
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"River of Longing - Guthrie Govan."
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"Ancestral - Guthrie Govan."
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"Guthrie Govan - Fives."
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"Guthrie Govan - Waves."
#20

Parkway Drive

4.8
(5)
"PWD - idols and anchors."
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"Anything on Horizons or Killing With a Smile by Parkway."
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"The intro to Breaking Point by Parkway Drive."
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"I am not sure it's a metalcore song, but it is at least by a band that is (used to be) a metalcore band - Chronos by Parkway Drive."
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#21

Pantera

5.0
(4)
"Domination- pantera. The eruption solo is always fire."
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"Pantera: Floods."
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"Floods (Pantera)."
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"Floods - Pantera."
#22

After The Burial

5.0
(4)
"After The Burial - “Ometh”."
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"After the Burial - “Ometh”. Starts at 3:15."
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#23

Between the Buried and Me

5.0
(4)
"No idea how this hasn't been mentioned yet."
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"Between the Buried and Me - White Walls outro is definitely my favorite solo of all time."
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"Between the Buried and Me - White Walls outro is definitely my favorite solo of all time."
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"It’s a little older but the solo at the end of Selkies by BTBAM."
#24

David Gilmour

5.0
(4)
"Well-articulated 70s solos, clean phrasing? David Gilmour is top dog."
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"You should be able to play some of David Gilmour's iconic solos atp with no issues."
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"Comfortably Numb - David Gilmour"
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"Particularly, a solo track of his called Near the End."
#25

Erra

5.0
(4)
"Erra - Invent has always been a personal favorite of mine."
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"The tapping solo in The Hypnotist is easily my favorite erra solo."
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#26

Meshuggah

4.8
(4)
"I love most of the solos that Fredrik Thordendal improvises on live concerts."
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"Do Not Look Down - Meshuggah. The father of Djent don’t do manny shred solos, but when they do, it’s amazing."
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"Do Not Look Down - Meshuggah. The father of Djent don’t do manny shred solos, but when they do, it’s amazing."
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"Meshuggah - Dancers to a Discordant System after 6:28."
#27

Currents

4.8
(4)
"Just to name a few :)"
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"Great solo."
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"Delusion, Monsters, and Unfamiliar all by Currents."
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#28

Obscura

4.8
(4)
"Tom Fountainhead's solo on Akróasis (Obscura)."
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"Obscura - When Stars Collide."
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"Akroasis (Obscura)."
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"Obscura's Heritage has one of my favorite solos in recent memory."
#29

Michael Jackson

5.0
(3)
"Beat it - Michael Jackson with Eddie Van Halen guitar solo."
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"Beat it - Michael Jackson (feat. Eddie Van Halen)."
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"- **Beat It** - Michael Jackson/Eddie van Halen."
#30

Unprocessed

5.0
(3)
"Unprocessed - Blackbone. My favourite solo after Roadrunner United - In the Fire."
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"One that’s recently stood out to me is the solo in Blackbone by Unprocessed."
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"Unprocessed - Blackbone."
#31

Funkadelic

5.0
(3)
"Funkadelic - Maggot Brain."
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"Maggot brain - Funkadelic."
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"Maggot Brain—Funkadelic."
#32

Prince

5.0
(3)
"Turns out they practiced with Jeff Lynne playing that part, but the director of the show felt something was off."
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"Purple Rain by Prince 1985 live concert in Syracuse"
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"Purple rain - Prince."
#33

Dokken

5.0
(3)
"In My Dreams - Dokken"
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"In My Dreams by Dokken"
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"Night by night: dokken."
#34

Eagles

5.0
(3)
"Since you like the Hotel California solo"
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"Life in the Fast Lane also has a very nice one"
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"Hotel California."
#35

Ted Nugent

5.0
(3)
"I love Nugent - Stranglehold"
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"Stranglehold intro (Ted Nugent)"
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"Need You Bad - Ted Nugent"
#36

Judas Priest

5.0
(3)
"Judas Priest Breaking the law"
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"Painkiller - Judas Priest"
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"Painkiller - Judas Priest."
#37

Queen

5.0
(3)
"Bohemian rhapsody-QUEEN saw that live a few years ago I melted."
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"Brighton Rock - Queen."
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"Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen."
#38

Deep Purple

5.0
(3)
"- **Highway Star** - Deep Purple."
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"Highway Star — Deep Purple."
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"Child in Time - Deep Purple."
#39

Wintersun

5.0
(3)
"Eternal Darkness - Wintersun."
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"Wintersun: Death and the Healing."
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"Winter Madness (Wintersun)."
#40

Unearth

5.0
(3)
"Unearth - Ruination of the Lost."
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"Shadows in the Light by Unearth forever."
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"Has some Godly solos"
#41

Jimi Hendrix

5.0
(3)
"Machine Gun... Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsys ..live Filmore East New Year's Eve 69-70.... no doubt the most incredible solo ever played by any human being..."
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"Jimi Hendrix - Pali Gap."
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"Little Wing— Jimmy Hendrix."
#42

Darkest Hour

5.0
(3)
"Darkest Hour - Demons."
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"Really anything of Darkest Hour’s Deliver Us album."
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#43

Threat Signal

5.0
(3)
"Threat Signal - Counterbalance."
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"Threat signal - As I Destruct."
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#44

Eric Clapton

5.0
(3)
"Eric Clapton with Cream, Crossroads - Live, 1968."
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"Gilmour—Time, Comfortably Numb, In a Broken Dream"
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"Lady Writer - Dire Straits Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin"
#45

Children of Bodom

5.0
(3)
"Children of Bodom: Hellhounds on My Trail."
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"Children of Bodom: Hate Me!"
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"Kissing The Shadows (Children of Bodom)."
#46

Dave Gilmour

5.0
(3)
"Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Dave again."
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"Marooned - Dave once more."
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"Numb, Comfortably - Dave Gilmour"
#47

Stephen Taranto

5.0
(3)
"Stephen Taranto has a wild fusiony solo at the 2:59 mark."
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"Pixel Heart: Celestial - Stephen Taranto."
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"Caverns - Stephen Tar."
#48

Mastodon

4.7
(3)
"The Czar by Mastodon is #1 in my book."
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"Mastodon - The Czar."
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"Mastodon - Jaguar God, Gigantium."
#49

As I Lay Dying

4.7
(3)
"AILD - Parallels - The Sound of Truth - Nothing left."
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"Condemned by as i a lay dying."
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#50

Caligula's Horse

4.7
(3)
"Sam Allen's guitar solo on Salt by Caligula's Horse is probably up there."
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"[Caligula's Horse - Dragonfly](https://youtu.be/Ik601MYRZfo?t=276) (starts at 4:37)"
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"The solo at the end... is short, but really beautiful and memorable."
#51

Neil Young

4.7
(3)
"Pretty much anything by Neil Young"
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"Others include Cowgirl in the Sand - Neil Young."
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"Not necessarily best but some less obvious favorites of mine."
#52

Bleed From Within

4.3
(3)
"LEVITATE BLEED FROM WITHIN 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥."
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"Bleed From Within - Levitate."
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"Levitate by bleed from within goes crazy too."
#53

Polaris

4.3
(3)
"Bunch of solos are sick but Inhumane sticks out to me, love that one!"
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"Martyr (Waves) by Polaris."
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"Vagabond and Inhumane by Polaris."
#54

Pagan's Mind

5.0
(2)
"Pagan's Mind: Intermission."
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"Pagan's Mind - Intermission has some of the smoothest tapping you'll ever hear."
#55

Marillion

5.0
(2)
"Dry Land by Marillion (Steve Rothery)"
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"Dry Land by Marillion (Steve Rothery)"
#56

Frank Zappa

5.0
(2)
"[Frank Zappa - Watermelon In Easter Hay](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWBYjjzKvIw)"
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"Watermelon in Easter Hay - Frank Zappa."
#57

ZZ Top

5.0
(2)
"ZZ Top— La Grange"
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"La Grange— ZZ Top."
#58

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."
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"Key To The Imagination (Liquid Tension Experiment)."
#59

Horizons

5.0
(2)
"Any solo off Horizons."
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"Pick any song of Horizons, and it’ll have a solo better than majority of bands."
#60

Camel

5.0
(2)
"Camel- Lunar Sea; best solo ever."
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"Camel - Ice."
#61

Jeff Beck

5.0
(2)
"Really all of Blow By Blow, one of the few perfect albums."
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"- **People Get Ready** - Jeff Beck."
#62

Bryan Adams

5.0
(2)
"The solo in bryan Adam’s ‘everything I do I do it for you’ is just perfect to me."
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"Do i have to say the words: bryan adams."
#63

Revocation

5.0
(2)
"Pretty much the last 3 minutes of “Witch Trials” by Revocation. Genuinely one of the guitar parts of any song I’ve heard."
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"Pretty much any Revocation song; Dave Davidson is one of the best soloists in metal."
#64

Extreme

5.0
(2)
"Extreme - Play with Me. Nuno is a genius and his phrasing and style are unmatched imo.."
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"- **Get the Funk Out** - Extreme."
#65

The Cars

5.0
(2)
"My Best Friends Girl by The Cars."
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"Just What I Needed by The Cars."
#66

Randy Rhoads

5.0
(2)
"Goodbye to Romance - Randy Rhoads (I also love the Dweezil Zappa version with Lisa Loeb)"
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"Diary Of A Madman - Randy Rhoads."
#67

Europe

5.0
(2)
"Superstitious: europe."
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"The Final Countdown - Europe."
#68

Gary Moore

5.0
(2)
"Gary Moore, Parisienne Walkways"
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"Gary Moore, Still got the blues"
#69

Alice in Chains

5.0
(2)
"Man in the Box - Alice in Chains"
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"One I can't get enough of is Private Hell - Alice in Chains"
#70

Stevie Ray Vaughan

5.0
(2)
"Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan (most SRV songs, really)"
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"Stevie Ray Vaughan - Little Wing."
#71

John Petrucci

5.0
(2)
"The Spirit Carries On: John Petrucci - The most shreddy feel based solo you will ever hear."
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"Glasgow Kiss (John Petrucci)."
#72

Steven Wilson

5.0
(2)
"Guthrie Govan's solo in "Home Invasion/Regret #9" by Steven Wilson."
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"Drive Home - Steven Wilson (by Guthrie Govan!!)"
#73

Plini

5.0
(2)
"Stephen Taranto has a solo on Plini’s “Away” that makes my hair stand up every time"
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"Pastures by Plini is up there, perfection of a solo."
#74

Joe Satriani

5.0
(2)
"Check out Joe Satriani."
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"- **The Extremist** - Joe Satriani."
#75

Red Hot Chili Peppers

5.0
(2)
"Josh Klinghoffer really killed it on this solo!"
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"Wet Sand by Red Hot Chili Peppers"
#76

Steve Vai

5.0
(2)
"Steve Vai - The Story of Light."
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"Steve Vai - Erotic Nightmares."
#77

Angra

5.0
(2)
"Temple of Shadows by Angra is full of killer guitar solos."
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"Angra - Morning Star."
#78

Dave Matthews Band

5.0
(2)
"This solo Derek Trucks does on “Lie in Our Graves” is spectacular."
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"Dave Matthews Band with Warren Haynes - Cortez the Killer - Live @ Central Park (one of my favorite solos)"
#79

Devin Townsend

4.5
(2)
"I really like 'deep peace' by Devin Townsend."
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"[Devin Townsend - Suicide]"
#80

Thank You Scientist

4.5
(2)
"Tom Monda's solo on Caverns by Thank You Scientist."
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"[Thank You Scientist - Son of a Serpent]"
#81

AC/DC

4.5
(2)
"AC/DC - Rock n roll singer"
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"Basically, any blues-based classic rock is going to be blues licks, bends, and vibrato."
#82

Ne Obliviscaris

4.5
(2)
"[Ne Obliviscaris - Misericorde II](https://youtu.be/-8NxoWHtYj0?t=141) (starts at 2:21, progresses heavily at 2:53)"
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"[Ne Obliviscaris - Of the Leper Butterflies]"
#83

The Rolling Stones

4.5
(2)
"Mick Taylor with the Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter - Live, 1974."
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"Not necessarily best but some less obvious favorites of mine."
#84

The Strokes

4.5
(2)
"The outro solo. Fast, wild, fun, succinct and to the point. Everything a Strokes solo should be."
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"The rough trade barely legal solo."
#85

Escape the Fate

4.5
(2)
"The whole album has great leads, a good combo of soulful and shred."
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"Escape the Fate - G3 it’s like a dragonforce solo."
#86

Fleetwood Mac

4.0
(2)
"His solo song called Swan Song has a great guitar solo."
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"For me it's Frozen Love from the Buckingham Nicks album."
#87

Charlie Griffiths

5.0
(1)
"The entire album Tiktaalika from Charlie Griffiths, it is loaded with tasty solos."
#88

The Swell Maps

5.0
(1)
"If you would like to hear possibly the weirdest guitar solo ever."
#89

Buckethead

5.0
(1)
"The solo kicks in towards the end it blows me away every time."
#90

Muddy Waters

5.0
(1)
"I think it is everything a solo should be."
#91

The Allman Brothers Band

5.0
(1)
"One of my favorite live takes of the song."
#92

Dick Wagner & Steve Hunter

5.0
(1)
"Hands down the best guitar intro ever imho."
#93

The Eagles

5.0
(1)
"Hotel California- the eagles."
#94

Pendragon

5.0
(1)
"Pendragon - Your black heart."
#95

BTBAM

5.0
(1)
"A near 4 minute solo that melts my mind into mush."
#96

Moon Tooth

5.0
(1)
"The solo in White Stag by Moon Tooth is my personal favorite."
#97

Atreyu

5.0
(1)
"Atreyu - When two are one - Storm the pass."
#98

Amon Amarth

5.0
(1)
"War of the Gods - Amon Amarth"
#99

Richie Sambora

5.0
(1)
"Wanted (Dead or Alive) - Richie Sambora"
#100

White Lion

5.0
(1)
"Wait by White Lion"
#101

Blood Incantation

5.0
(1)
"Blood Incantation - Vitrification of Blood pt. 1."
#102

Blues Saraceno

5.0
(1)
"Tommy Gun - Blues Saraceno"
#103

Jane's Addiction

5.0
(1)
"Jane's Addiction - Three Days."
#104

George Benson

5.0
(1)
"This Masquerade - George Benson."
#105

BB King

5.0
(1)
"The Thrill is Gone — BB King."
#106

Paradise Lost

5.0
(1)
"The Last Time - Paradise Lost."
#107

Henshall

5.0
(1)
"Richard Henshall on The Cocoon. Extremely innovative."
#108

Volbeat

5.0
(1)
"Temple of ekur - Volbeat"
#109

Accept

5.0
(1)
"Accept "Teach us to Survive""
#110

Frank Gambale

5.0
(1)
"Frank Gambale - table for one."
#111

David Lee Roth

5.0
(1)
"Big Trouble by David Lee Roth/Steve Vai"
#112

Omnerod

5.0
(1)
"Spore by Omnerod has an absolutely incredible solo about 5 minutes into the song."
#113

Greg Howe

5.0
(1)
"Greg Howe - song for Rachelle."
#114

Sun Caged

5.0
(1)
"[Soil by Sun Caged] contains my all-time favorite prog metal solo."
#115

Pat Travers

5.0
(1)
"Snortin' Whiskey - Pat Travers"
#116

Shogun

5.0
(1)
"The twin solos at the end of the song Shogun, on the album Shogun, are still some of the sickest I've heard."
#117

IQ

5.0
(1)
"IQ - Shallow bay."
#118

Jason Richardson

5.0
(1)
"Jason Richardson’s guest solo on Sakura - Within Destruction (2:10) is something special."
#119

Scorpions

5.0
(1)
"Sails of Charon - Scorpions."
#120

The Helix Nebula

5.0
(1)
"Stephen’s solo in Sailing Stone - The Helix Nebula."
#121

Joe Walsh

5.0
(1)
"Rocky Mountain Way—Joe Walsh."
#122

Platypus

5.0
(1)
"Ty Tabors soloing on this track is so powerful."
#123

SRV

5.0
(1)
"Riviera Paradise - SRV"
#124

Testament

5.0
(1)
"Return to Serenity - Testament."
#125

Shudder to Think

5.0
(1)
"Shudder to Think - Red House."
#126

DIO

5.0
(1)
"Rainbow in the Dark - DIO"
#127

Disturbed

5.0
(1)
"Perfect Insanity - Disturbed"
#128

Pat Metheny

5.0
(1)
"Pat Metheny - over the treetops."
#129

Epica

5.0
(1)
"Epica - Once upon a Nightmare (Omega live) LOVEBITES - Epilogue (live)"
#130

Stevie Vai

5.0
(1)
"Now I Know You're Here - Stevie Vai"
#131

Peter Green

5.0
(1)
"Need your Love So Bad - Peter Green (the Tim Mills solo from the Bare Knuckle Blues Band is amazing also)"
#132

Mike Oldfield

5.0
(1)
"Moonlight Shadow - Mike Oldfield."
#133

David Bowie

5.0
(1)
"Moonage Daydream— David Bowie."
#134

Tesla

5.0
(1)
"Modern Day Cowboy - Tesla"
#135

Derek Trucks

5.0
(1)
"Midnight in Harlem - Derek Trucks."
#136

Disperse

5.0
(1)
"Amazing solo. Check out the music video version."
#137

Century

5.0
(1)
"Lover Why - Century."
#138

Bon Jovi

5.0
(1)
"Living on a Prayer - Bon Jovi"
#139

Django Reinhardt

5.0
(1)
"The solo on Limehouse Blues by Django Reinhardt is insane."
#140

Dave Stewart

5.0
(1)
"Dave Stewart(guitar) ft Candy Dulfer(sax): Lily was here"
#141

Haken

5.0
(1)
"Lapse (Haken)."
#142

Wurzel

5.0
(1)
"Killed by Death - Wurzel's intro solo"
#143

Max Ostro

5.0
(1)
"Max Ostro - Kiesel Solo Contest."
#144

Larry Carlton

5.0
(1)
"Larry Carlton - Kid Charlemagne."
#145

Animals as Leaders

5.0
(1)
"The solo in the outro of Inner Assassins- Animals as Leaders (4:25) is beautiful."
#146

Breakdown of Sanity

5.0
(1)
"Breakdown of Sanity - Infest."
#147

Killswitch Engage

5.0
(1)
"Kse - in due time."
#148

Wilco

5.0
(1)
"Wilco - Impossible Germany. Nels doing his thing"
#149

Symphony X

5.0
(1)
"Michael Romeo’s solo in Iconoclast is pretty fukn sick."
#150

Helloween

5.0
(1)
"Lady Writer - Dire Straits Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin"
#151

Enigma

5.0
(1)
"Enigma - I Love You, I'll Kill You"
#152

Justin Hawkins

5.0
(1)
"I love you 5 times - Justin Hawkins"
#153

John Mayer

5.0
(1)
"The solo from I Don’t Trust Myself (With Loving You) by John Mayer."
#154

Motley Crue

5.0
(1)
"Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue"
#155

Zakk Wylde

5.0
(1)
"Hellraiser - Zakk Wylde"
#156

CCR

5.0
(1)
"Heard it through the Grapevine— CCR."
#157

Invent Animate

5.0
(1)
"Half life - invent animate."
#158

A7X

5.0
(1)
"Hail to the king - A7X"
#159

KEYAN

5.0
(1)
"Grey - KEYAN (4:00) is another beautiful solo."
#160

Built to Spill

5.0
(1)
"Built to Spill - Goin’ Against Your Mind."
#161

Night Flight Orchestra

5.0
(1)
"Lady Writer - Dire Straits Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin"
#162

Arctic Monkeys

5.0
(1)
"Fireside- Arctic Monkeys."
#163

Chuck Mangione

5.0
(1)
"The guitar solo in Chuck Mangione's Feels So Good."
#164

Poison

5.0
(1)
"Lady Writer - Dire Straits Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin"
#165

Depeche Mode

5.0
(1)
"Depeche Mode (Martin Gore), Enjoy the silence"
#166

Bobby and the Midnites

5.0
(1)
"Bobby and the Midnites - Easy to Slip"
#167

Badlands

5.0
(1)
"Dreams in the Dark - Badlands"
#168

Black Sabbath

5.0
(1)
"Die Young - black sabbath."
#169

Ayreon

5.0
(1)
"Ayreon (Michael Romeo) - Dawn of a million souls."
#170

Living Colour

5.0
(1)
"Cult of personality - Living colour."
#171

Andy Timmons

5.0
(1)
"Andy Timmons - Cry for you."
#172

Jason Isbell

5.0
(1)
"Children of Children by Jason Isbell"
#173

The Smashing Pumpkins

5.0
(1)
"Cherub Rock - The Smashing Pumpkins"
#174

Morbid Angel

5.0
(1)
"Morbid Angel - Chapel of Ghouls."
#175

Gino Vannelli

5.0
(1)
"Brother to Brother - Gino Vannelli."
#176

Allman Brothers

5.0
(1)
"Blue Sky - Allman Brothers."
#177

Frost*

5.0
(1)
"Black Light Machine by Frost*. Easily my favorite solo of all time."
#178

Manowar

5.0
(1)
"Battle Hymn - Manowar."
#179

Polyphia

5.0
(1)
"Aviator (Polyphia but played by Jason Richardson)."
#180

The Faceless

5.0
(1)
"Autotheist Movement II - The Faceless."
#181

Squeeze

5.0
(1)
"Another Nail In My Heart by Squeeze."
#182

Monuments

5.0
(1)
"Damn, where's the love for Olly Steele? Animus by Monuments."
#183

Nopus

5.0
(1)
"The end of 'And then there was one' by Nopus is a beauty."
#184

Persefone

5.0
(1)
"Persefone has some incredible solos on their Aathma album."
#185

Bruce Springsteen

5.0
(1)
"Listen to some live Springsteen. Steve Van Zandt does some impressive solos."
#186

ERRA

5.0
(1)
"Throw a dart at any ERRA track."
#187

Alluvial

5.0
(1)
"Wes Hauch of alluvial is always great. 40 Stories is this fantastic mix of melody and slick licks."
#188

Ben Monder

5.0
(1)
"It’s the greatest composition ever performed on a guitar."
#189

Stryper

5.0
(1)
"Lady: stryper."
#190

Heaven Shall Burn

5.0
(1)
#191

Yngwie Malmsteen

5.0
(1)
"Hold on: malmsteen."
#192

Pat Benatar

5.0
(1)
"Pat Benatar: Hit me with your best shot."
#193

Winger

5.0
(1)
"Headed for a heartbreak: winger."
#194

Nuno Bettencourt

5.0
(1)
"Nuno Bettencourt- Get the funk out."
#195

Necrophagist

5.0
(1)
"Necrophagist - “Fermented Offal Discharge”. Starts at 3:00."
#196

Feed Her To The Sharks

5.0
(1)
#197

The Autumn Offering

5.0
(1)
#198

Blue Oyster Cult

5.0
(1)
"Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult."
#199

The Aristocrats

5.0
(1)
"- **Dance of the Aristocrats** - The Aristocrats."
#200

Mr. Big

5.0
(1)
"- **Colorado Bulldog** - Mr. Big."
#201

Alkaloid

5.0
(1)
"Alkaloid's "Clusterfuck" has two great solos - one very kinda rocky solo "with feeling" and a very jazzy tapping solo."
#202

Mutiny Within

5.0
(1)
#203

Eddie Money

5.0
(1)
"Eddie Money: 2 tickets to paradise."
#204

Aldo Nova

5.0
(1)
"Check it. Gonna love!"
#205

August Burns Red

5.0
(1)
"Has quite a few great solos if I do say so myself"
#206

Cane Hill

5.0
(1)
"Any Cane Hill solo tbh."
#207

Within The Ruins

5.0
(1)
"Anything from Within The Ruins."
#208

The Black Keys

5.0
(1)
"Weight of Love by The Black Keys…. Still one of the best guitar solos I’ve ever heard….."
#209

Arsis

5.0
(1)
"Arsis: We are the Nightmare."
#210

Disco Inferno

5.0
(1)
"The little solo at the end of "The Last Dance" by Disco Inferno always hits right in the feels."
#211

Arch Enemy

5.0
(1)
"Arch Enemy: The Immortal (from Burning Japan Live 1999)."
#212

David Maxim Micic

5.0
(1)
"David Maxim Micic: Smile."
#213

Incubus

5.0
(1)
"Mike's on "Sick Sad Little World" by Incubus. Favorite by far."
#214

Triosphere

5.0
(1)
"Relentless - Triosphere. Super heavy on the bends. Just absolutely sick stuff."
#215

Scar Symmetry

5.0
(1)
"Scar Symmetry's latest record is full of insane guitar solos, Per Nilsson is an incredible guitarist."
#216

John Butler Trio

5.0
(1)
"John Butler trio ocean"
#217

The Knack

5.0
(1)
"The guitar solo from “The Knack - My Sharona” is totally badass."
#218

Blind Guardian

5.0
(1)
"Blind Guardian: Mordred's Song."
#219

Pond

5.0
(1)
"Try medicine hat by pond"
#220

Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention

5.0
(1)
"You get two breathtaking solos in this song."
#221

Distant Dreams

5.0
(1)
"If you like guitar solos, you should check out “Images” by Distant dreams."
#222

Myles Kennedy

5.0
(1)
"[Ides of March, Myles Kennedy ](https://youtu.be/hAD_82BD7k4?si=MS4R6xZjYCQNrEf-)"
#223

Paul Gilbert

5.0
(1)
"Paul Gilbert - Fuzz Universe."
#224

Lynyrd Skynyrd

5.0
(1)
"Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd"
#225

Genesis

5.0
(1)
"Genesis- Firth Of Fifth (Steve Hackett)"
#226

Robin Trower

5.0
(1)
"“Bridge of Sighs” by Robin Trower. One of the best guitar intros ever…."
#227

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

5.0
(1)
"Bold As Love by The Jimi Hendrix Experience"
#228

Phish

5.0
(1)
"Killer solo starts around the 4 minute mark."
#229

Cream

5.0
(1)
"Clapton’s solo on Cream’s “Badge” is a thing of beauty"
#230

Galneryus

5.0
(1)
"Galneryus - Angel of Salvation."
#231

Slash

5.0
(1)
"[Anastasia, Slash ft Myles Kennedy ](https://youtu.be/tF_GVXGLSI4?si=Hr1H8_N3hL0k4p1A)"
#232

Alter Bridge

5.0
(1)
"Addicted to Pain by Alter Bridge"
#233

Gary Clark Jr.

5.0