SICK Or OVERRATED? Ranking The 20 Most Famous Solos EVER

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  • @BradleyHallGuitar
    @BradleyHallGuitar  Рік тому +222

    What do you think of my rankings then? What would you have done differently?? GIVE IT TO ME

    • @The_witcher0
      @The_witcher0 Рік тому +3

      🦭

    • @TabooKid
      @TabooKid Рік тому +3

      yes

    • @ciaagentgod2968
      @ciaagentgod2968 Рік тому +16

      Beans

    • @realdepartmentalized6615
      @realdepartmentalized6615 Рік тому +5

      I really love your ratings. Maybe, under a glass moon would be replaced with pull me under and tornado with lucretia.

    • @HyperSF2
      @HyperSF2 Рік тому +7

      I would’ve changed crazy train to amazing, and SCOM (sweet child o mine) PERFECT. GODLY, EVEN. I reckon Slash just didn’t go that hard in that song because it wasn’t really a crazy, talking about drugs & alcohol song, it was a love song. But good job, mate!

  • @NotThatPerson95
    @NotThatPerson95 Рік тому +918

    When the Bradley is Hall

  • @kiashangovender5221
    @kiashangovender5221 Рік тому +387

    I honestly can never dislike Bradley's content. Always entertaining

    • @johan7344
      @johan7344 Рік тому +1

      Well you physically can't anymore

  • @Clinthopanonymous
    @Clinthopanonymous Рік тому +318

    I think the reason everyone hypes the Fade to Black solo isnt actually cause of the solo itself but cause the awesome rhythm the solo is playing to. It's got the great melody and feels going on

    • @defaultdan7923
      @defaultdan7923 Рік тому +48

      this 100%. many solos are good on their own, but in the context of a song, an amazing solo imo is one that takes the rhythm and enhances/builds on to it. in that aspect, the FtB solo succeeds incredibly well. it’s not the flashiest or most insane solo, but it’s melancholy and solemn, fitting the mood perfectly.

    • @AskesisGrappling
      @AskesisGrappling Рік тому +6

      Especially live, Seattle '89 is the pinacle for that song and the reason I love it so much

    • @ivorkvarantan3031
      @ivorkvarantan3031 Рік тому +2

      YES! Just thaught about posting a comment like this

    • @magnifichades9710
      @magnifichades9710 Рік тому +5

      The intro solo is one of my favorite pieces of music ever

    • @Clinthopanonymous
      @Clinthopanonymous Рік тому

      you aint alone!@@magnifichades9710

  • @DuelistMandroid
    @DuelistMandroid Рік тому +387

    It does not get any better than Marty’s solo on Tornado of Souls IMO. It’s perfection ❤

    • @crypticwritingonthewall
      @crypticwritingonthewall Рік тому

      ​@@dickslickerson486no

    • @theneighborskid3179
      @theneighborskid3179 Рік тому +13

      Unpopular opinion, but Hangar 18's solos are better

    • @introbrilliantm7583
      @introbrilliantm7583 Рік тому +15

      @@theneighborskid3179music tastes are all subjectives, but yeah I agree with you. nothing can beat hangar 18 imho, every solo, rhythm, harmony, it's all perfect down to the last milliseconds

    • @theneighborskid3179
      @theneighborskid3179 Рік тому

      @@introbrilliantm7583 Absolutely. Most of Rust in Peace are some of the best guitar work in music history

    • @tokivikerness8863
      @tokivikerness8863 Рік тому +12

      Hangar 18 for life. To my ears it's the best megadeth has to offer.

  • @zachlewis9751
    @zachlewis9751 Рік тому +432

    Fade to Black is perfect not because of the solo, but because of how it fits the song. It’s a perfect ending to a song and the solo is the cherry on top that puts it all together.

    • @Zany_Zim
      @Zany_Zim Рік тому +3

      Exactly

    • @antoniocenteno1483
      @antoniocenteno1483 Рік тому +27

      Yeah but still Bradley has a point, Fade to black is not even the best solo on Ride the lightning. IMO for all porpuses, structure, emotions and musicality The Unforgiven is a much better solo

    • @vovahimself
      @vovahimself Рік тому +15

      After Hammett tangentially offended Bradley, he’s going to be pissing on Kirk forevermore :-)

    • @zachlewis9751
      @zachlewis9751 Рік тому +2

      @@vovahimself he wat

    • @vovahimself
      @vovahimself Рік тому

      @@zachlewis9751 who wat?

  • @AleXMartinez-ot4fl
    @AleXMartinez-ot4fl Рік тому +99

    The finsl solo on Ozzy - Mr. Crowley is insanely beautiful and perfect. In my opinion the best solo of all time.

  • @toasty381
    @toasty381 Рік тому +255

    The Solo for 10s by Pantera is incredible every time I hear it I can feel the emotion seeping through it. Rex’s baseline adds so much more power and grit to the solo

    • @bczarrockbeast6264
      @bczarrockbeast6264 Рік тому +41

      The solo on the sleep is also another banger.

    • @LuigiCrino
      @LuigiCrino Рік тому +4

      @@bczarrockbeast6264absolutely YES

    • @hibernian797
      @hibernian797 Рік тому +17

      Never thought I'd see 10s get the love it gets but damn you know

    • @doug176
      @doug176 Рік тому +6

      @@hibernian797 10s went from being one of the few pantera songs I never cared for to one of my favorites

    • @akalichamp7030
      @akalichamp7030 Рік тому +7

      I honestly can't believe someone commented this, I absolutely agree. That solo is, in my opinion, the pinnacle and magnum opus of Dime and everything he represented, and his best solo in general. I've always said it like this: The 10s solo is so eerily human you can almost hear words, and yet so powerful you don't need them to understand it. If you like the 10s solo, I highly HIGHLY recommend you look up the isolated version of it. It's haunting, that is all that can be said.

  • @ehdforlife
    @ehdforlife Рік тому +43

    For me Sweet Child and Comfortably Numb are two solos I love. Sweet Child got me wanting to play guitar, and CN is such an epic solo you can close your eyes and get lost in. But, whatever

    • @ronr5194
      @ronr5194 8 місяців тому

      Bradley is too high energy to enjoy a mellow masterpiece solo like Dave’s.

  • @a.j.leclair5426
    @a.j.leclair5426 Рік тому +94

    I love when you make these. I like to hear what your opinion on these legendary solos and songs! Well done Mr. Hall

  • @pauleyd80
    @pauleyd80 Рік тому +46

    Love what you said about Brian May. No matter the genre Queen strayed into, he never did a bad solo. He’s the boss.

    • @saltedcod3533
      @saltedcod3533 Рік тому +7

      Word. And I haven’t met a metal fan who’s not into Queen.

    • @NBrixH
      @NBrixH Рік тому +1

      There are some solos which IMO stink of wasted potential. Flick Of The Wrist is one IMO.

    • @pauleyd80
      @pauleyd80 Рік тому +2

      @@NBrixH I don’t mind it! I can sort of see what you mean though.

    • @NBrixH
      @NBrixH Рік тому +1

      @@pauleyd80 Yeah I think it’s a decent solo. I just think that a lot of the energy of the song is wasted when the solo is so, how do I put this… Unmelodic. You feel me?

    • @husseltoo
      @husseltoo Рік тому +2

      @@saltedcod3533 Queen is metal!!! IN MY OPINION. Also, go listen to Stone cold crazy and tell that's not the first trash metal song.

  • @emzonies
    @emzonies Рік тому +80

    Im usually not a fan of Kirk Hammett solos (I mean, he’s a great guitarist but not one of the best according to me), but the solo in ride the lightning, PURE PERFECTION 🔥

    • @CalebHimself
      @CalebHimself Рік тому +5

      The solos all throughout the album are insanity, my favorite album from Metallica 🤘🔥

    • @airdren4592
      @airdren4592 Рік тому +2

      Yeah probably the best metallica solo ngl

    • @whatever-it-takes
      @whatever-it-takes Рік тому +2

      Yeah ride the lightning solo is so beautiful

    • @luisflores410
      @luisflores410 Рік тому +7

      The one in Disposable Heroes is even better IMO, it goes so damn well with the rhythm section. Very underrated solo by Kirk.

    • @rokzakrajsek9864
      @rokzakrajsek9864 Рік тому +6

      Kirk is an amazing guitarist and a chill dude.

  • @Evanmnm
    @Evanmnm Рік тому +19

    How tf is the smells like teen spirit solo over purple rain, comfortably numb, and fade to black???

    • @jeremysette3657
      @jeremysette3657 4 місяці тому +1

      My thoughts exactly

    • @etfluezu9161
      @etfluezu9161 2 місяці тому

      all this guy does is rage baiting... don't fall for it so easiliy ;)

  • @andrewpappas9311
    @andrewpappas9311 Рік тому +63

    Some honourable mentions I’d like to put in
    - Crossroads - Cream (Eric Clapton)
    - While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles (Eric Clapton)
    - La Grange - ZZ Top (Billy Gibbons)
    - Psycho - System of a Down (Daron Malakian)
    - Shock Me - KISS (Ace Frehley)
    - Cherub Rock - Smashing Pumpkins (Billy Corgan)
    - Cliffs of Dover - Eric Johnson (Eric Johnson)
    - War Pigs - Black Sabbath (Tony Iommi)
    - Back In Black - AC/DC (Angus Young)
    - Won’t Get Fooled Again - The Who (Pete Townshend)
    - Bridge of Sighs - Robin Trower (Robin Trower)
    - Wet Sand - Red Hot Chili Peppers (John Frusciante)
    - Cirice - Ghost (Nameless Ghoul)
    - Little Black Submarines - The Black Keys (Dan Auerbach)
    - Paranoid Android - Radiohead (Jonny Greenwood)
    - Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry (Chuck Berry)

    • @eugenemonfourny6119
      @eugenemonfourny6119 Рік тому +1

      Shock me is wild AF, I love it

    • @andrewpappas9311
      @andrewpappas9311 Рік тому +1

      @@eugenemonfourny6119 I remember learning that solo during my first year of the music program at my college, it’s definitely one of (if not) Ace’s best solos and the fact that he wrote and sang Shock Me making it all the more awesome

    • @Tobias1985
      @Tobias1985 Рік тому

      Like that you added a Ghost song, but everybody forgets abour Genesis' incredible prig solos, like from The Musical Box

    • @gavinsnyder5627
      @gavinsnyder5627 Рік тому +2

      This might as well be a list of the most cliche iconic guitar solos. 😂

    • @Got_Boost
      @Got_Boost Рік тому +1

      You better take cliffs of Dover out wtf that whole song is a solo😂

  • @veridico84
    @veridico84 Рік тому +19

    Floods solo is perfect. You included the song in your perspective on the solo

  • @Ants_of_the_sky282
    @Ants_of_the_sky282 Рік тому +76

    The solo to The Drappery Falls by Opeth and Pride and Joy by SRV are so underrated. They need more appreciation

    • @NicolasREVA7X
      @NicolasREVA7X Рік тому +19

      Yeah, The Drapery Falls is supreme. But The Leper Affinity and The Moor solo steals it for me.

    • @astyanaxia
      @astyanaxia Рік тому +2

      SRV needs more appreciacion in general

    • @lopolik
      @lopolik Рік тому +2

      Forest of October, Black Rose Immortal, and Fair Judgement solos are better imo

    • @darthmetalus7469
      @darthmetalus7469 Рік тому +1

      Personally I think that The Leper Affinity is THE BEST Opeth solo and one of my favourites of all time. It's just the perfect composition, perfect dynamic, very heavy and aggresive but also amazingly melodic and emotional, for me a real musical work of art.

    • @Ants_of_the_sky282
      @Ants_of_the_sky282 Рік тому

      @@lopolik If steven Wilson off Porcupine Tree remixed Black Rose Immortal. It would sound so good cause the bass tone is so bad on it.

  • @H.E.M.
    @H.E.M. Рік тому +72

    The sweet child o mine solo blew me away when I first heard it at 15. Can’t believe you hate it. Is so good.

    • @cdprince768
      @cdprince768 Рік тому +2

      Agreed. I think it's a great composition. My only complaint is that it is a bit lifted from the "I'd Love to Change the World" solo.

    • @lippi2171
      @lippi2171 Рік тому +2

      Same with Stairway. I thought this was the best solo ever recorded. Legendary licks, great phrasing and just the right amount of everything. BTW Sweet child and Stairway were my two favourite solos as a teen.

    • @kylelopez7631
      @kylelopez7631 Рік тому +2

      I want to like that song but I can't listen to it. I think it was because my parents overplayed it.

    • @ananditotugarisman9122
      @ananditotugarisman9122 10 місяців тому

      Bruh you don't have to believe cz he doesn't hate it

  • @nepmobile3583
    @nepmobile3583 Рік тому +24

    Not only I am loving Bordlee Holl when he does the guitar , but even also when he talks on it. God Bless you and all of the journey! 🤘❤️

  • @isaiahneilguitaristofficia549
    @isaiahneilguitaristofficia549 Рік тому +16

    All along the watchtower Jimi’s work is perfect, think about it, Jimi plays 5 different solos, over the same three chords and all 5 solo’s are rememberable, has different phrasing, uses ovtaves, the wah pedal, just great stuff..I would want to hear it note for note if someone covered it…

  • @RayCharound
    @RayCharound Рік тому +26

    dude, listen to the Pulse live version of Comfortably Numb. that's the definitive version. those tremolo dives at the end are killer

    • @JustAGuyAllDayAnyDay
      @JustAGuyAllDayAnyDay Рік тому +1

      You a casual? I am sure Beanley has listened to that one. The guy clearly doesn't like the phrasing and that much of an "emotional" playing that you and young "alternative" girls are into 😆

    • @mr_creperplay8139
      @mr_creperplay8139 Рік тому

      ​@@JustAGuyAllDayAnyDaynot like you 11y.o metlahead

    • @Salad531
      @Salad531 Рік тому +7

      @@JustAGuyAllDayAnyDaywhat is bro yapping about

    • @212mochaman
      @212mochaman Рік тому

      The pulse live version is why comfortably numb is mid at best. Cause it clearly demonstrates what couldve been heard on the radio but never will be

    • @Forest_Fifer
      @Forest_Fifer Рік тому

      It still goes on FOR EVER.

  • @jeestudent103
    @jeestudent103 Рік тому +5

    1:14 crazy train
    1:41 sweet child o mine
    2:10 bohemian Rhapsody
    2:34 purple rain
    3:06 fade to black
    3:47 comfortably numb
    4:46 sultans of swing
    5:10 free bird
    5:39 through the fire and the flames
    6:05 floods
    6:34 under a glass moon
    7:01 tornado of souls
    7:13 stairway to heaven
    7:56 hotel California
    8:26 beat it
    9:22 painkiller
    9:41 smells like teen spirit
    10:16 highway star
    10:49 killing in the name of
    11:16 all along the watchtower

  • @SauceTheSecond
    @SauceTheSecond Рік тому +11

    0:04 Wow, we've had more solos than I thought

  • @phakeplayer6228
    @phakeplayer6228 Рік тому +7

    Play the fade to black solo when you’re having a rougher day. It’s a very feely solo in my opinion

  • @HorseloverFat1984
    @HorseloverFat1984 Рік тому +20

    The solo from "Alive" by Pearl Jam belongs on that list in my opinion. One of the most satisfying solos of all time. Literally every note hits the perfect spot.

    • @metalboy5150
      @metalboy5150 Рік тому +3

      Not really a PJ fan (and I think Mike McCready is the very definition of a guitarist that thinks he's way better than he is), but the main riff of that song is just great. The solo, OTOH, Mike himself said in an interview (don't ask me where, this was a million years ago, probably in Guitar World or something) that he pretty much straight ripped that solo off from an Ace Frehley solo. Which is funny to me because I think KISS is another INSANELY overrated band.

    • @ordinaryavgguy
      @ordinaryavgguy Рік тому

      @@metalboy5150 I believe that quote was from the 100 Greatest Guitar Solos issue of GW (the original one from like '98 I believe). But yeah, he said he ripped it off lol.

    • @metalboy5150
      @metalboy5150 Рік тому +1

      @@ordinaryavgguy That sounds about right. Like I said, a million years ago, lol. But yeah, that sounds like about the right time period for when I remember reading it. I'm glad someone else remembered it.

    • @andreadidomenico9912
      @andreadidomenico9912 Рік тому

      I love alive, but the solo… it’s the most boring solo i’ve ever heard. If you leave a guitar to a intermediate player he gives you the same thing💀💀💀

  • @lorenmorgan1931
    @lorenmorgan1931 Рік тому +63

    Man, the only thing I disagree on is Highway Star. That was one of the first hard rock guitar solos ever made (1972), and one of the first that I can recall to use harmonies as well, two years before Queen 1 came out. It was a total pioneer of epic proportions to what was about to come in the next 50+ years. Also the dueling solos with Jon Lord on a distorted hammond. Like I said, pioneering and a completely underrated album (Machine Head) in my opinion. Other way, rock on brother and thanks for the entertainment! \m/

    • @hjonkhjonkamgoose
      @hjonkhjonkamgoose Рік тому +1

      If that song came out in 72, it was only one year. Queen's first album was in 73

    • @garyh.238
      @garyh.238 Рік тому +2

      Agree with you.....see my comment posted just now. Blackmore pioneered the shredding technique....when he did Highway Star, it was NOT "standard shreddy stuff".

    • @garyh.238
      @garyh.238 Рік тому

      It was recorded in 1971 and released in 1972. @@hjonkhjonkamgoose

    • @hjonkhjonkamgoose
      @hjonkhjonkamgoose Рік тому

      @@garyh.238 sure, but when you put (72) in it, it makes me think that's when it was all done

    • @garyh.238
      @garyh.238 Рік тому

      Recorded December 1971 in Montreaux, Switzerland with the Rolling Stones Mobile studio and released in March, 1972. Regardless of whether it was 71 or 72, it was an example of some of the earliest shred guitar techniques in hard rock music up to that point. Blackmore was the pioneer...the groundbreaker. @@hjonkhjonkamgoose

  • @stephenwinsor2151
    @stephenwinsor2151 Рік тому +4

    In Australia they use the Tornados of Soul guitar solo as alternative medicine for Erectile Dysfunction, generally after the first bend most patients are walking around looking for a table leg to rub their shaft on.

  • @erwinhwarts2261
    @erwinhwarts2261 Рік тому +5

    Smells Like Teen Spirit in "Perfect"!?? ☠️☠️☠️ F*CK NO.

  • @NinjaKoala653
    @NinjaKoala653 Рік тому +8

    I get what you mean about the Comfortably Numb solo, but the 1994 PULSE version of that solo is taken to another level by Gilmour, that version of it really shines above and beyond the original recording.

  • @Kriegter
    @Kriegter Рік тому +15

    Dime's We'll Meet Again solo is insanely underrated

    • @webb-hill1610
      @webb-hill1610 Рік тому +2

      That solo is better than floods by a mile, also the sleep🤘🏻

  • @sonofabookkeeper8382
    @sonofabookkeeper8382 Рік тому +15

    I was hoping to see Bark at the Moon. Thats always been my favorite, and i think it's quite iconic as well. Crazy train is a fantastic song, but the solo never did it for me like Bark at the Moon.
    Also sweet child o mine should be in yhe perfect tier. It totally transforms the rest of the song, which adds more to its value as opposed to judging it by itself.

    • @freemoneys8336
      @freemoneys8336 Рік тому

      It's just insane how many iconic solos on Ozzy's career!
      I kind of agree with you on this Bark At The Moon x Crazy Train solos, but imo No More Tears is the most epic solo ever on his career

    • @TheSteinbitt
      @TheSteinbitt 10 місяців тому

      Jake E. Lee was Ozzys best guitarist by far.

  • @ate9266
    @ate9266 Рік тому +13

    I don't listen much DT anymore, but the JP's solo concluding "The Shattered Fortress" is perfection

  • @MikeYeary
    @MikeYeary Рік тому +14

    One of my favorites that I think is underrated is Jerry Cantrell. His solos never sound wanky to me. They always manage to sound mean and ominous, and fit the songs so well.

    • @klinkklankradio
      @klinkklankradio Рік тому +4

      I'm glad someone gave a shout out to Jerry Cantrell! Never has he put out a flashy and crazy solo, but that's not even necessary within the context of his music. I agree with you about how his solos generally fit the song like a glove. He has great phrasing, excellent note choices and lots of emotions. Jerry is in my top 10 favorite guitarists/songwriters.

    • @ericwg73
      @ericwg73 Рік тому +3

      Couldn’t agree more. Jerry’s solo are textbook in terms of how they support the song. They regularly use repetition but with enough variation to keep it interesting. As you said, they are never wanly or a collection of random licks. You can tell they are thought out. The fact that Jerry is one of rock’s best songwriters shines through in his playing.

    • @RobertSmith-lg7jp
      @RobertSmith-lg7jp Рік тому +2

      Jimmy Page of the 90's

    • @thejudge-kv2jk
      @thejudge-kv2jk Рік тому +1

      Love the 'Them Bones' solo.

  • @JuanKGM
    @JuanKGM Рік тому +4

    Hey Bradley, how would you rate these solos?
    Live and learn- Angra
    The fun palace- Annihilator
    Alison hell- Annihilator
    Dry county- Bon Jovi
    Everytime I die- Children of Bodom
    Masked jackal- Coroner
    Story to tell- Death
    Rainbow in the dark- Dio
    Innocence faded- Dream Theater
    Lie- Dream Theater
    Scarred- Dream Theater
    The best of times- Dream Theater
    Fatal tragedy- Dream Theater
    Constant motion- Dream Theater
    Superstitious- Europe
    De oro- La familia André
    Hold your fire- Firehouse
    One in a million- Guns n´ roses
    The garden- Guns n´ roses
    December flower- In flames
    The hive- In flames
    Prodigal son- Iron Maiden
    Powerslave- Iron Maiden
    Caught somewhere in time- Iron Maiden
    Wasted years- Iron Maiden
    Stranger in a strange land- Iron Maiden
    Slightly out of reach- James LaBrie
    Drained- James LaBrie
    A touch of evil- Judas Priest
    Return of the warlord- Manowar
    Symphony of destruction- Megadeth
    The killing road- Megadeth
    Hit the lights- Metallica
    Ride the lightning- Metallica
    Colorado bulldog- Mr. Big
    How can you do what you do- Mr. Big
    Bark at the moon- Ozzy Osbourne
    Mr. Crowley- Ozzy Osbourne
    No more tears- Ozzy Osbourne
    Cemetery gates- Pantera
    The sleep- Pantera
    Superheroes- Racer X
    Mujer amante- Ratablanca
    Edge of thorns- Savatage
    Summer´s rain- Savatage
    Ruck you like a hurricane- Scorpions
    The eyes of Medusa- Symphony X
    Sea of lies- Symphony X
    The Accolade II- Symphony X
    Trail of tears- Testament
    The legacy- Testament
    Return to serenity- Testament
    Practice what you preach- Testament
    Souls of black- Testament
    Hot for teacher- Van Halen
    Right now- Van Halen
    Vengeance- Yngwie Malmsteen
    Never die- Yngwie Malmsteen

    • @HeathenDance
      @HeathenDance Рік тому +1

      Just sit and wait. I'm pretty sure he's going to reply, and rate all of those, just for you.

    • @JuanKGM
      @JuanKGM Рік тому +3

      @@HeathenDance Hahaha, that´s right

  • @leerobbo92
    @leerobbo92 Рік тому +39

    My two wildcard additions would be Regret #9 - Guthrie Govan, and Voice of the Soul - Death/Chuck Schuldiner
    The former is the definition of solo perfection, the latter has brought me to tears on several occassions. Never heard a guitar instrumental tell a story the way Voice of the Soul does.

    • @sgmetalify
      @sgmetalify Рік тому +1

      Interesting choice for Guthrie, lots of people would put Drive Home as his most iconic one. I do prefer watchmaker, that solo gets me every time.

    • @chrislombardi7134
      @chrislombardi7134 Рік тому +5

      Voice of the soul is a musical masterpiece. I love that song so much

    • @leerobbo92
      @leerobbo92 Рік тому

      @@sgmetalify I love pretty much everything Guthrie does to be fair! There's just something about the buildup to the Regret solo that edges it for me.

    • @leerobbo92
      @leerobbo92 Рік тому

      @@chrislombardi7134 Fires imagery in my head like no other piece of music ever has.

    • @syntezjaofficial4240
      @syntezjaofficial4240 Рік тому +4

      Voice of the Soul is the best instrumental song ever created. But many of their songs have great guitar solos.

  • @kirkwhammet9933
    @kirkwhammet9933 Рік тому +16

    I mostly agree but my solo on "Enter Sandman" should be there and it should be in the Perfect tier. 🎸 It's oozing with perfect Wahmmy bar technique, top notch phrasing and the shaky vibrato is unmatched by anyone. I'm the Wah Wah god for no reason. 🤘🔥

    • @ghilishcambino8336
      @ghilishcambino8336 Рік тому +3

      Fax let him cook

    • @Priyanujkalita-z4t
      @Priyanujkalita-z4t Рік тому +4

      Bruh your best solo was RTL admit it

    • @magnumopus511
      @magnumopus511 Рік тому +2

      Yeah, if Hendrix is the god of blues rock, Yngwie is the god of shred, you Kirk indeed is the whammy god for sure. 👏

    • @Salad531
      @Salad531 Рік тому

      @@Priyanujkalita-z4tsomebody gets it

  • @CalebHimself
    @CalebHimself Рік тому +2

    The Fade to Black disrespect, ain’t no way you did that

  • @DarrynGrills
    @DarrynGrills Рік тому +11

    I think the best guitar solo ever is Flesh and the Power It Holds (Chuck Schuldiner). The discordance of the whole thing over the eerie calmness of the instruments behind. It fits the lyrics and the entire song. I think it just can't be compared.

    • @leerobbo92
      @leerobbo92 Рік тому +3

      Chuck was on another plane of guitar-playing existence for the Sound of Perseverance. Voice of the Soul is also my pick for the best guitar instrumental ever. I love that he keeps going back to the same motifs throughout the album when they're that good.

    • @ResubidorSerial
      @ResubidorSerial Рік тому +3

      But yeah, Flesh and the power it holds might be his best solo with Lack of comprehension and all the songs on Symbolic that has the best solos he ever recorded!

    • @HorseloverFat1984
      @HorseloverFat1984 Рік тому +1

      It's an amazing solo in the context of the song but in my opinion it's too peculiar to be considered GOAT.

    • @DarrynGrills
      @DarrynGrills Рік тому

      @@leerobbo92 Voice of the Soul is on a whole other level of instrumental tracks. The Sound of Perseverance is easily in my top 3 album of all time. Thanks for sharing opinion!

    • @Gerd0
      @Gerd0 Рік тому +1

      @@ResubidorSerial I'd agree with that. I absolutely love Chuck's solos, but I think I did end up souring on them slightly after I listened to King Diamond's discography and upon revisiting Individual Thought Patterns it was really obvious that Andy's leads were stealing the show.

  • @Kguy548
    @Kguy548 Рік тому +7

    Agree with your ranking of Marty Friedman’s solo. His solos are songs by themselves!

  • @lidiaspazzard
    @lidiaspazzard Рік тому +15

    I wonder why nobody ever talks about the solo from Extreme - Rest in Peace. That solo is beautiful. I'm not even an Extreme fan, but I listen to that.

    • @brettwriter
      @brettwriter Рік тому

      Honestly Extreme is pretty goated in terms of the guitar solos, but everything else about them is, eh? Reminds me Cliff’s band before Metallica, Trauma, they’re kinda eh, but then there’s that one standout in the band

    • @lidiaspazzard
      @lidiaspazzard Рік тому

      @@brettwriter It's just Nuno for me. Gotta respect his skill.

    • @metalboy5150
      @metalboy5150 Рік тому +2

      @@lidiaspazzard Nuno is the shit. I grew up listening to Hole Hearted (one of my mom's favorite songs), but it wasn't until I bought the Pornograffitt album when I was 17 (back in the dim year 1999 this was, god I'm old) that I realized how incredible the man is. Tone, phrasing, sheer technique, rhythm playing, he's got it all. .He's basically Eddie Van Halen part 2.

    • @Vivi_9
      @Vivi_9 Рік тому

      @@brettwriter you gotta be kidding, the rhythm is also nuts, he's like Eddie x100

    • @brettwriter
      @brettwriter Рік тому

      @@Vivi_9 I meant the music itself, something just doesn’t sit right with me

  • @markob.19
    @markob.19 Рік тому +1

    Great idea screwing with the tier list at the end! I agree with the playlist for the most part

  • @cIappo896
    @cIappo896 Рік тому +9

    A solo that comes to mind that's severely underrated is Left hand path, by Entombed. It's so amazing how such a brutal song can have a solo that makes me feel something.

    • @husseltoo
      @husseltoo Рік тому +1

      I second this opinion!

  • @Christian-Knudsen333
    @Christian-Knudsen333 2 місяці тому +1

    Very good video man. I just wanna say that when you talk about the free bird solo. You show a picture of Gary Rossington. But it was actually Allen Collins who played the solo.

  • @xXMachineGunPhillyXx
    @xXMachineGunPhillyXx Рік тому +17

    Two very underrated guitar solos:
    Pearl Jam’s “Alive,” and Radiohead’s “Paranoid Android.”
    They’re both *perfect.*

    • @realglz
      @realglz Рік тому

      Amazing songs but the solos don’t stand out

    • @Snippyyy
      @Snippyyy Рік тому

      i like both those songs decently enough but cant even remember a single part of their solos, not iconic imo

    • @unfortunatelytheemailisnot9999
      @unfortunatelytheemailisnot9999 Рік тому +1

      Alive solo is sooooo goood

  • @ivanterrrivel
    @ivanterrrivel Рік тому +2

    Some cool:
    Eagles- Hotel california
    Guns n Roses- Welcome to the jungle
    Skid Row- i remember you
    Led Zeppelin- stairway to heaven
    Van Halen- Jump
    Toto- hold the line
    Journey- stone in love
    Suicidal Tendencies- nobody hears
    Ozzy Osbourne- No more tears
    Europe- the final countdown
    Queen- i want it all
    Extreme- rest in peace
    Extreme- play with me
    TNT - Caught Between The Tigers
    Dr. Sin- Howlin´in the shadows

  • @TakiAngh
    @TakiAngh Рік тому +6

    Would love to see Bradley doing The Sleep Pantera solo cover 💗

    • @Pyriel_NZ
      @Pyriel_NZ Рік тому +1

      Fucken love that solo, all my hairs stand on end when I hear that one.

  • @peterwinters8587
    @peterwinters8587 Рік тому +2

    1) Boston: A Man I'll Never Be
    2) Boston: Hitch a Ride
    3) GnR: There Was a Time
    4) DP: Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming

  • @AcaciaAvenue
    @AcaciaAvenue Рік тому +5

    I don't know all the solos of the list, but I agree with all the ones I know except Painkiller. To me, that solo is masterpiece almost on ToS level, very very close. Although, in my opinion the crown of best solo in the Painkiller album belongs to Between the Hammer and the Anvil.

  • @ThatOGOne
    @ThatOGOne Рік тому +1

    I just noticed your necronomicon tattoo for the first time and I have to say that's fucking awesome

  • @Kriegter
    @Kriegter Рік тому +4

    For me personally the perfect solo is one that fits seamlessly in a final boss fight.

  • @Lachy314
    @Lachy314 Рік тому +4

    Bradley, you’re such a charming guy. I’d love to see you make more vids like this.

  • @tgstk2
    @tgstk2 Рік тому +4

    Under a glass moon is the perfect solo imo

  • @warriorneedsfoodbadly
    @warriorneedsfoodbadly Рік тому +6

    I like the list for the most part, it just sucks that you chose "Beat It" over all of VH's other stuff.

  • @HyperSF2
    @HyperSF2 Рік тому +4

    I love these videos. They’re equally as hilarious as they are just brilliant in general. Another great video from Bradley Hall!! 😁

  • @jonnyfive1982
    @jonnyfive1982 Рік тому +1

    lol. I LOVE that you re-arranged them all at the end, well played. 😆

  • @petealba707
    @petealba707 Рік тому +3

    I like your picks, criteria and rankings. Better than most lists I've seen in guitar mags.

  • @lordoftheelements2112
    @lordoftheelements2112 Рік тому +4

    All Along the Watchtower was originally a Bob Dylan track. I just thought it was worth mentioning. New fan and subscriber by the way!

    • @Durkhead
      @Durkhead Рік тому

      I always thought that was funny my favorite jimi hendrix song was a bob Dylan song

  • @kurokageno
    @kurokageno Рік тому +5

    As much of a Guns N Roses fan that I am, I know Slash is capable of doing outstanding solos. That being said, the Sweet Child O Mine solo; while the song is one of my favorites of GNR, I agree with your opinion on it. If I were to compare it with November Rain, there's no competition. I also like the solo he did for Give It To Me by Michael Jackson.
    Great list! I think you rated them fairly.

    • @lalolanda3996
      @lalolanda3996 Рік тому

      I think exactly the opposite. While not being a song that I love, the solo is one of my favourites from the band

  • @OneHandleToHandleThemAll
    @OneHandleToHandleThemAll Рік тому +1

    dude your t-shirt is absolute stuff of legends.

  • @nathanv.4397
    @nathanv.4397 Рік тому +7

    I couldn't agree more about so many of your points. Especially effing Don Henley. "It pains me to say this but Hotel California..." Joe Walsh is a great guitar player. That's what it is.
    I've learned a third of these. I'm doing Tornado of Souls rn. I'm about to start the 'falling down the stairs' bit at the end of the solo. Effing amazing

    • @cdprince768
      @cdprince768 Рік тому +1

      While the recording features the guitar work of Joe Walsh and Don Felder, the primary guitar heard throughout the solo belongs to Felder, who also wrote the music for the track.

    • @nathanv.4397
      @nathanv.4397 Рік тому

      @@cdprince768 I never knew. Thanks for the correction. I'm unfamiliar w this other fellow. I'll definitely jump into a rabbit hole. He did a great job.

    • @cdprince768
      @cdprince768 Рік тому

      @@nathanv.4397 Yeah, Felder is a great guitarist and actually preceded Walsh in The Eagles. He was never treated very well and left the band a couple of times. I've always liked his track "Heavy Metal" which he recorded as a solo act after he left the Eagles.

  • @patrickking2317
    @patrickking2317 Рік тому +1

    Sacrilege! Beat It’s solo is not only iconic, hearing that kind of solo in a pop song in the 80’s as a kid blew my mind. I couldn’t fathom how those sounds were being created. Also, Sweet Child O’ Mine’s solo escalates and builds tension so well, such a great solo.
    Best solos aside from those two; ones that weren’t mentioned in this video are Zach Wylde’s solo in No More Tears, Matthias Jabs $ Rudolf Schenker’s Rock you like a Hurricane.
    I do agree with you on your placement of Tornado of Souls and Sultans of Swing.

  • @tetsuwrxsti2716
    @tetsuwrxsti2716 Рік тому +5

    いつも楽しく見ています。
    今回のBradleyさんのtierには、わたしも概ね同意します。
    Tornado of soulsは、テクニック、メロディ、ユニークさ、構成の全てにおいて非の打ち所がない完璧なソロだと思います。
    日本では、マーティは「日本語の上手い面白い外国人」としてテレビ番組にもよく出ていて、heavy metalを知らない日本人にもよく知られていますよ。

  • @Reaper-3000
    @Reaper-3000 Рік тому +1

    Just to add to the list if I may
    Light My Fire - The Doors..
    Squealer - AC/DC
    Inside looking out - Grand Funk Railroad
    The Parchment - Iron Maiden
    The Sleep - Pantera
    And for me personally the Number 1 would be Stranglehold by Ted Nugent

  • @534sander
    @534sander Рік тому +4

    I have to disagree with you on purple rain. I might be simplistic. But it's still an emotional and touchy solo. To me, it deserves to be on the "still great but mid compared to the rest" tier. I do agree with you on smells like teen spirit though.

    • @Salad531
      @Salad531 Рік тому

      I don’t think brad gets emotions from guitar playing from his overrated placement tier tbh, not suppose to a jab to him but those solos would all go without a doubt into perfect for me

  • @Mezzier
    @Mezzier Рік тому

    I really love how you decide to end, great idea !!

  • @Faks.09
    @Faks.09 Рік тому +13

    I died inside a bit when you've started talking about fade to black😢

    • @cripplingdebt224
      @cripplingdebt224 Рік тому +3

      It's okay, it matters what you think my dude. Bradley is notorious for his disregard for Metallica.

    • @Faks.09
      @Faks.09 Рік тому

      @@cripplingdebt224 for some reason i didn't notice it

  • @noammusba4754
    @noammusba4754 Рік тому +1

    Not putting "Under a Glass Moon"'s perfect solo on perfect but putting "smells like teens spirit" there was really sad for me :(

  • @metalheadnick3658
    @metalheadnick3658 Рік тому +4

    Good list…For Pantera I think the solo from The Sleep is super underrated and Cemetery Gates has a better solo than Floods. If you’ve got the non metal guys, you gotta have the Cliffs of Dover and something by SRV. Also, Jason Becker could fill the entire Perfect section.

  • @yaucheewei1737
    @yaucheewei1737 Рік тому +2

    Smell like teen spirit above stairway, purple rain and comfortably numb...ah...what do i know about music....

  • @extrullorgd4444
    @extrullorgd4444 Рік тому +4

    Comfortably Numb solo is my all time fav one 😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @ordinaryavgguy
    @ordinaryavgguy Рік тому +1

    Glad to see you showing Felder and Walsh love by having Hotel California so high on the list. It's crazy how each guy has his own solo, but it fits together so well. I saw the Eagles in 2018 (sans Felder obviously), and Steuart Smith and Joe Walsh absolutely killed that solo. I've seen Walsh play it tons of times live, and he throws some extra stuff in that sounds even better than the record. And BTW, you're thinking of the miserly Don Henley of the Eagles, who brags about paying a team of people to flag copyrighted Eagles material on the internet. Sultans of Swing is another killer solo.

  • @_Phantom_Productions
    @_Phantom_Productions Рік тому +7

    Shame you didn’t include 10’s. One of my personal favorites when it comes to Dimebags solos

    • @akalichamp7030
      @akalichamp7030 Рік тому

      I'm so glad 10s is getting the recognition it really deserves. Look up the isolated version of it, it's haunting. Dime's best solo imo, and my personal favorite solo of all time

  • @quasipseudo1
    @quasipseudo1 Рік тому +1

    I always thought that the solo to "Ride The Lightning" was absolute perfection. Especially for it's time.

  • @thekivster
    @thekivster Рік тому +6

    How is Smells Like Teen Spirit on this list at all lol

  • @lopolik
    @lopolik Рік тому +1

    I don't understand how anyone can find Comfortably Numb solo boring.. but whatever

  • @TheRockinDonkey
    @TheRockinDonkey Рік тому +5

    You were more generous with the beat it solo than I would have been. Not overrated, but still great. And I love EVH

    • @saltedcod3533
      @saltedcod3533 Рік тому

      Even without knowing that EVH played that solo, you can just tell it’s him. Just another great and fun EVH solo!

    • @mastervader3171
      @mastervader3171 Рік тому

      Beat it isn’t even Eddie’s best solo it’s just something he improvised in 20 mins

  • @patrickthompson5723
    @patrickthompson5723 Рік тому +1

    Solid stuff! Nightrain is Slash showing everyone you don't need the shred stuff to actually shred. That and "Don't Damn Me" are two of my favorite Slash solos.

    • @nickozetti952
      @nickozetti952 Рік тому

      For me, the best solos from Slash are "the garden" and the intro to " aint it fun"

  • @subicstationditosailor4053
    @subicstationditosailor4053 Рік тому +4

    Pain Killer was actually 2 solos in one song, so I rate them as perfect.

  • @truebrodown
    @truebrodown Рік тому +1

    Kurt Cobain over EVH and Dime? Suuuuure....
    Hendrix gets a nod for cultural significance, but EVH uses the whammy bar too much?
    Dude... this list looks like a 5 yr old throwing darts at a dart board with pictures on it.

  • @natewebb8106
    @natewebb8106 Рік тому +3

    Imagine putting as much effort towards being a anti guitar hero as Kurt did, only to end up being placed next to those amazing players (accurately btw) in a list like this. 😂🤦

  • @robertlizarraga9716
    @robertlizarraga9716 10 місяців тому +1

    I love fade to black, i guess if i paid attention to how is runs up and down scales i guess i can agree with its rank. But the eargasm i had first hearing it was awesome.

  • @ThorsHammer88
    @ThorsHammer88 Рік тому +4

    Every Petrucci solo is amazing.

  • @Sithman1776
    @Sithman1776 Рік тому +2

    I’m not a guitar player, but you ranked my favorite ones out of these pretty high… I’m also a huge Hendrix fan and I was scared what you’d do with him, but pleased in the end. Well done lad!

  • @crypticwritingonthewall
    @crypticwritingonthewall Рік тому +4

    Marty is always #1

  • @BoltMedia1
    @BoltMedia1 Рік тому +1

    I must defend the fade to black solo because of the live versions, the stop and the high bends are perfect

  • @Qball42
    @Qball42 Рік тому +3

    I'm not really a fan of Avenged Sevenfold, but the guitar solo from Afterlife is perfect in my opinion. I pretty much agree with your tier list here though.

    • @whyisyes3957
      @whyisyes3957 Рік тому

      Very good, other great A7X solo picks would be Sidewinder or almost easy

  • @VicenteCarvajal-hs4or
    @VicenteCarvajal-hs4or Рік тому +1

    To me the best solos are ,Root of all evil , viper king , pull me under , take the time final , the count of tuscany final ,etc (This from John petrucci of DT)
    And extra solos: Highway star live in japan (Deep Purple ,Ritchie Blackmore) ,Paradise city oficial final solo (Guns and Roses , Slash), Burn Deep Purple and that is all , there are so much solos , but the solos that i said ,in that order for me are the best
    (Obviosly i'm a big fan of john petrucci , actually my favorite guitarist of all time)
    :) :)

  • @benlivingstondorjon7777
    @benlivingstondorjon7777 Рік тому +3

    The solo in Hallow by Pantera is so brutal

  • @natas.cancioncitas
    @natas.cancioncitas Рік тому +1

    JAJAJAJAJAJA when he messes up the ranking 10/10

  • @Player85376
    @Player85376 Рік тому +4

    If solos of Necrophagist-Fermented Offal Discharge, Alkaloid-Alter Magnitudes and Obscura-Akroasis were famous, those would be in perfect class imo

    • @HorseloverFat1984
      @HorseloverFat1984 Рік тому

      Necrophagist-Fermented Offal Discharge is probably the most stupid band name I've heard so far.

    • @gorkashiro3600
      @gorkashiro3600 Рік тому +1

      ​@@HorseloverFat1984 then you have not heard a lot of metal lmao

  • @revhappymv
    @revhappymv Рік тому +1

    The best Marty Friedman solo till this day is the intro solo from The Ninja

  • @LocrianDorian
    @LocrianDorian Рік тому +3

    Bradley, Van Halen is incredible, you really need to give him another go.

    • @Realshnazzy
      @Realshnazzy Рік тому

      The solo from “Ice Cream Man” is in my top 20 for sure

  • @dania18
    @dania18 Рік тому +1

    Bradley Hall “less is more, goes straight over his head”

  • @troyfrink
    @troyfrink Рік тому +8

    I agree with your rankings for the most part. “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is four chords and a super-shreddy solo wouldn’t work and Slash really has done better stuff than “Sweet Child.”

    • @HeathenDance
      @HeathenDance Рік тому

      But the solo is pretty much doing the same notes that the voice does, during the verses.

    • @jontraz5993
      @jontraz5993 Рік тому +1

      ​@@HeathenDanceyeah like I get it but PERFECT tho? It doesn't belong up there, in amazing sure. But not perfect..

    • @Avalonians_
      @Avalonians_ Рік тому

      Wtf do you mean Tornado of souls is 4 chords

    • @jontraz5993
      @jontraz5993 Рік тому

      @@Avalonians_ it's actually three, the fourth is just an add9 😝

    • @Avalonians_
      @Avalonians_ Рік тому

      @@jontraz5993 pretty sure the whole song revolves around the B/G/E/F# powerchords

  • @luisthrash
    @luisthrash Рік тому +2

    I think EVH just improvised a very half assed solo and you can hear it as a musician and as a fan, but EVH was so amazing that even that blew everyones mind and that is where the discomfort comes from

  • @YanLuccaCloth
    @YanLuccaCloth Рік тому +10

    Two solos I love of one of my favourite guitarists, Jerry Cantrell:
    Them Bones and We Die Young
    They're perfect in my opinion, it's amazing.

    • @michaelfoley906
      @michaelfoley906 Рік тому

      Yes yes yes! Every solo of his is just perfect. We Die Young is one of my favourites - great use of pinched harmonics.

    • @webb-hill1610
      @webb-hill1610 Рік тому

      Right? The hell with using nirvana, Alice In Chains is 10x better in every way 🤘🏻 the solo also for bleed the freak, sea of sorrow, and nutshell are perfect also

  • @Fkod88
    @Fkod88 Рік тому

    Great ranking! I think I agree with all of it. Even where I don’t, I’ll still nod (like Fade to Black). And love the ending, such a laugh!😂

  • @larsulrichsforehead
    @larsulrichsforehead Рік тому +2

    i agree with this list, BUT eddie van halen is my hero and why i got into music, so i would have put beat it higher. i also would have put teen spirit lower because nirvana fans annoy me and the solo isn’t that good (it is kind of perfect tho)
    ALSO
    i consistently spend at least one and a half hours a day listening to 69 degrees of inner chungus its so good what the hell

  • @webb-hill1610
    @webb-hill1610 Рік тому +1

    The hell with smells like teen spirit… Jerry Cantrell is a far better example to use for solos and talent. The “man in the box”
    Solo would have been a perfect one. other wise the list is pretty good.

  • @tymekpearsall524
    @tymekpearsall524 Рік тому +3

    why is the pictur for sweet child o mine from november rain ?
    november rain is more iconic in my opinion

    • @BradleyHallGuitar
      @BradleyHallGuitar  Рік тому +1

      I literally just picked the first pic on Google for each player haha. Yeah November Rain is a much better solo!

  • @Juggernaut909
    @Juggernaut909 Рік тому +1

    Peak content from Bradley.