TOP 20 ROCK GUITAR SOLOS OF ALL TIME

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  • Опубліковано 29 вер 2019

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  • @RickBeato
    @RickBeato  4 роки тому +1149

    Check out all of my TOP 20 Countdown Videos on the Countdown Playlist ua-cam.com/play/PLW0NGgv1qnfyZapBWVmTPHzTFncPgkLXn.html

    • @RodneyWallaceDynamoC
      @RodneyWallaceDynamoC 4 роки тому +9

      Dear Rick, do you use reverb for the solos or just delay? Anyway sounds great.

    • @pedrodetzel4202
      @pedrodetzel4202 4 роки тому +8

      Greetings from Brazil, Rick! One of my friends met you last year and told everybody how of a chill and great person you are!

    • @42orloff
      @42orloff 4 роки тому +4

      Rick, what guitar are you holding at the 9:10 mark in the top 20 solo video you just posted.. It is a thing of beauty

    • @juancpgo
      @juancpgo 4 роки тому +11

      Rick, what about doing a “Top 20 music producers”? I know nothing about music producing and its masters and I would love to learn more.

    • @Evens1
      @Evens1 4 роки тому +10

      How wild! You love all the stuff I do. And you still remember all of them! LOL! - Frampton Come's alive was the first album I took apart and learned. Next was Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group Live.... then on and on! What about Martin Barre of Jethro Tull?

  • @timgorman2090
    @timgorman2090 3 роки тому +9891

    I play all those solos just like Rick except my guitar is made of air.

    • @mudiusp6050
      @mudiusp6050 3 роки тому +70

      I try playing it all on my one acoustic

    • @mudiusp6050
      @mudiusp6050 3 роки тому +37

      @@WAZOOMA actually Atlas Rock no. I mean it sucks having only an acoustic when alls I wanna play is lead.
      But at least my fingers have the strength and dexterity of a mountain gorilla!

    • @TangoNevada
      @TangoNevada 3 роки тому +8

      I play them the same way too, like when it get's to the parts he can't play and he shows the band playing it.

    • @tchwiss4744
      @tchwiss4744 3 роки тому +103

      To optimize that guitar's potential, make sure you use an air amp

    • @gabeabraham9285
      @gabeabraham9285 3 роки тому +48

      @@tchwiss4744 and air effects pedals

  • @rame791
    @rame791 3 роки тому +15730

    Comfortably Numb is my neighbor's favorite song whether they like it or not.

    • @denniscabarle130
      @denniscabarle130 3 роки тому +265

      lol.. Made me laugh! thanks!

    • @mrb5606
      @mrb5606 3 роки тому +98

      Ha ha best comment!

    • @StigaWorldCup
      @StigaWorldCup 3 роки тому +26

      🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

    • @rossqsmith
      @rossqsmith 3 роки тому +104

      Excellent. And I suspect they really enjoy Pink Floyd late at night and early in the morning? On a similar note, I had a roommate that hated the blues and blues guitar (I know, I know, I know). So every morning at about 7 am or so, he got a 200 watt master class in Johnny Winter, Michael Bloomfield, SRV, Hendrix, Lowell George, Bonnie Rait, Robert Johnson, Duane Allman, Albert Collins and BB King, to name a few. For some reason, he really freaked out over Johnny Winter. I accused him of being biased against albino Texans.

    • @TerryT304
      @TerryT304 3 роки тому +445

      My neighbor likes Pink Floyd so much he threw a brick through my window so he could hear them better!

  • @harmonyvegan
    @harmonyvegan 3 місяці тому +345

    0:47 Sultans of swing
    1:44 Brother to brother
    2:52 Closer to the heart
    3:38 Freebird
    4:29 Back in Black
    5:32 25 or 6 to 4 Chicago
    6:05 PEG
    6:55 More than a feeling
    7:31 Hotel California
    7:54 While my guitar gently weeps
    8:56 The End
    9:26 Bohemian Rhapsody
    10:09 Hey Joe
    11:00 Ice Cream Man
    11:36 Rosanna
    12:18 Stone In Love
    13:24 Lines on My Face
    14:11 Kid Charlemange
    15:25 Stairway to Heaven
    16:50 Comfortably Numb
    You're welcome. Happy New Year!

  • @andresulloabrenes
    @andresulloabrenes Місяць тому +19

    I completly agree with comfortably numb being number 1. That solo is hypnotizing, out of this world, unique, cream of the crop, and just the best ever!!!!

    • @user-lv7ph7hs7l
      @user-lv7ph7hs7l 16 годин тому

      I'll see you Comfrotably Numb and raise you Mr. Crowley by Mr. Rhoads.

  • @psaura9
    @psaura9 4 роки тому +1299

    Can we pause for a second and recognize that Rick can play all of it and not break a sweat?! Bravo.

    • @dgwachtel
      @dgwachtel 4 роки тому +33

      Yeah, if I had a tenth of his talent, ability, memory and knowledge I'd be twice the just OK guitar player as I am now. - Dave

    • @fonkenful
      @fonkenful 4 роки тому +25

      And with barely a bit of the orgasmic guitar face too easy to find in the thousands of UA-cam guitar phenoms. He made it clear at the beginning of the video this was his own personal list, and six months from now it might include different solos or in different sequence.

    • @dyer2cycle
      @dyer2cycle 3 роки тому +13

      ..yeah, the only thing he skipped was Van Halen...

    • @ericwhitt1117
      @ericwhitt1117 3 роки тому +4

      @@dyer2cycle and Terry Kath

    • @stevecrocker6904
      @stevecrocker6904 3 роки тому +3

      SomeGuy: and smart enough to play as the original solo runs too. Not Knocking him, I think he's an inspiration

  • @ramonarellano4988
    @ramonarellano4988 2 роки тому +596

    The thing with David Gilmour is that he doesn't play a solo just to flash his skills, ...he plays a solo with substance...to make you cry.

    • @lelandchait7172
      @lelandchait7172 2 роки тому

      No, he doesn't. He plays like a guy who can't play more than one more each minute. In other words, he plays like he sucks. Because he does.

    • @ramonarellano4988
      @ramonarellano4988 2 роки тому +18

      @@lelandchait7172 , wow !, what a statement you have just write, I bet David has not sold any record in his life, contrary to the other "virtuosos" who have sold millions of records, lol.

    • @lisabafundo4355
      @lisabafundo4355 2 роки тому +10

      Yes, he makes them strings sing.

    • @frankbaird8645
      @frankbaird8645 2 роки тому +18

      When he plays it just seems like it's part of the song and not really a solo. He's incredibly melodic.

    • @keon5779
      @keon5779 2 роки тому +13

      @@lelandchait7172 Hey, your brain called - it said that you forgot to use him while making your comment! It seems like you really need to use it more often.

  • @pingamalinga
    @pingamalinga 4 місяці тому +74

    Gilmour is amazing. His work on Atom Heart Mother and Animals is simply mind blowing. Never the stuff you hear on radio too. 😢

    • @zorn1745
      @zorn1745 3 місяці тому +7

      Animals is my favourite PF album. Gilmour takes it to another level.

    • @user-np8os5cv5e
      @user-np8os5cv5e 2 місяці тому +1

      @@zorn1745кожного разу як починає кричати його гітара в «Dogs»-в мене мурахи по шкірі бігають.Кодного разу на протязі всіх цих років.Якби не гітара Девіда я б взагалі не зацікавився концептом.

    • @feiticeirafatale561
      @feiticeirafatale561 Місяць тому

      I will always be torn apart between him and EVH. I dont even like VH that much to be honest, its only now that I want to get into them and I know all of Floyds catalogue.. But when you hear EVH guitar its something else, just like Gilmours. Not many guitarist now can capture you like those guys could.

    • @StruggleButtons
      @StruggleButtons 8 днів тому

      One thing about Gilmour is he can pack so much emotion into very few notes. He doesn’t need to play fast or complex parts, he just has a feel for the song that seems almost supernatural.

    • @pingamalinga
      @pingamalinga 8 днів тому

      @@StruggleButtons Yes thats why I have always loved his playing. It really feels like it is flowing out of him.

  • @radioace318la
    @radioace318la Місяць тому +5

    man, you nailed it with Frampton's Lines on my face. That entire LP is simply flawless.

    • @wayofthinkin
      @wayofthinkin День тому +1

      Yes !! Absolutely. I played that Frampton album to death. Saw him play it live twice in concert in the 70's.
      , Dean ( in Syracuse)

  • @seanrodman2767
    @seanrodman2767 3 роки тому +497

    Imagine being able to play along with ANY song you wanted to. It's like a superpower.

    • @seanrodman2767
      @seanrodman2767 3 роки тому +29

      @Patrick Donnelly To someone like me it is.

    • @yohannevrard8211
      @yohannevrard8211 3 роки тому +15

      That' s result of thousand hours works.....instead of beeing in front of TV

    • @danieljensen2626
      @danieljensen2626 3 роки тому +11

      It's just practice. Starting from nothing you could probably learn to play all of these somewhat decently in like 3 years if you practiced enough.

    • @lalruatatochhawng7715
      @lalruatatochhawng7715 3 роки тому +1

      Its not that hard

    • @MrJames1034
      @MrJames1034 3 роки тому +2

      Well with enough practice and experience, playing any song would literally be like reading a book.

  • @lickrish3930
    @lickrish3930 Рік тому +664

    David Gilmour guitar solos is pure art

    • @hendrikluinge58
      @hendrikluinge58 Рік тому

      Overrated

    • @elliotbaker5416
      @elliotbaker5416 Рік тому +29

      Genius guitarist, epitome of less is more

    • @wabofabo7357
      @wabofabo7357 11 місяців тому +4

      Fixed

    • @user-os1gu5qb3c
      @user-os1gu5qb3c 11 місяців тому

      yes, but here presented was this high school level music teachers clinical example of things. Not a real thing, this guy is so up in himself that he can't' see why this music sounds so lifeless.

    • @fadeawayinwestla
      @fadeawayinwestla 11 місяців тому +11

      My daddy raised me on the wisdom that the Time solo is the best solo of all solos. I actually assumed Comfortably Numb when I saw the Pink Floyd thumbnail. But Time is so great too.

  • @benrub
    @benrub 6 місяців тому +49

    Comfortably Numb actually has two brilliant guitar solos. I also love the shorter solo from Mother and the many solos from shine on you crazy diamond. I’m so glad this was your number one pic I completely agree.

    • @Libb189
      @Libb189 4 місяці тому +5

      Gilmour has just so many incredible solos. My favorite are the two in Dogs, especially the first one - just so incredibly melodic and emotional.

    • @johnmcaleese8459
      @johnmcaleese8459 2 місяці тому

      @@Libb189 Animals. Loaded with absolute killer guitar work. The guy is just unbelievable. The guitar looks like butter in his hands.

  • @Tradewindsvintagehi
    @Tradewindsvintagehi 7 місяців тому +13

    I love your channel. Youʻre not just super talented but you educate us as well. You also include all kinds of bands and their eras. So for those of us baby boomers who grew up loving rock and roll, thank you.

  • @blakestone75
    @blakestone75 4 роки тому +3587

    Can we stop for a moment and appreciate the level of work it takes to recreate some of these songs from scratch? Bravo for not giving into the senseless UA-cam auto takedown nightmare and working around it with blood sweat and tears.
    Also, that Neal Schon solo is why I play guitar today.

    • @MarkHeslin
      @MarkHeslin 4 роки тому +19

      +1 Awesome work Rick!

    • @benparsons4979
      @benparsons4979 4 роки тому +2

      you can find tabs pretty easily online

    • @sectionq1
      @sectionq1 4 роки тому +81

      @@benparsons4979 sure you can, but you still have to learn to play them, then record them, along with the drums, bass and additional guitars to avoid youtube takedowns. As was mentioned in the comment. And on top of it all, this is Rick Beato, do you really think he's going to be reading guitar tabs?!

    • @MadMax_1984
      @MadMax_1984 4 роки тому +2

      I don't think I can stop-

    • @eyeheartsushi2212
      @eyeheartsushi2212 4 роки тому +14

      blakestone75 I can listen to the end of Stone on Love for eternity and not get bored.

  • @farn451
    @farn451 4 роки тому +525

    Dave Gilmour's bending is a gift from the musical dimension.

    • @DeGuerre
      @DeGuerre 4 роки тому +54

      Sure, Comfortably Numb. But... Dogs!

    • @dylanjwebmusic
      @dylanjwebmusic 4 роки тому +27

      @@DeGuerre Time!

    • @dylanjwebmusic
      @dylanjwebmusic 4 роки тому +10

      @@DeGuerre Time!

    • @RobExNihilo
      @RobExNihilo 4 роки тому +48

      @RDE Lutherie "David Gilmour can do more with one note than most guitar players can do with the whole fretboard." - Dave Mustaine
      I remember reading that in Guitar World's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time around the late 90s or early 00s. It really resonated with me, and has stuck with me. It's one the few things I remember from the book. It's also one of the few things Mustaine has said that didn't make me want to slap him upside the head.

    • @johntoughlove479
      @johntoughlove479 4 роки тому +5

      @@DeGuerre Love, love, love that song! Have you ever heard Doyle Bramhall II (from Roger Waters) take on Gilmour's solo(s) on that song? It's different than Gilmour's but very tasteful in it's own right. Doyle and guitarist Snowy White do some beautiful harmonies on that track.

  • @francescovalente1963
    @francescovalente1963 4 місяці тому +12

    There must be two in the list:
    - Steve Hackett: "Firth of fifth", by Genesis
    - Franco Mussida: "Suonare, suonare", by PFM as performed in their "LIve in Japan"

    • @dalehaskell8519
      @dalehaskell8519 7 днів тому +1

      Definitely Firth of Fifth! A truly spectacular solo!!

  • @chrisgodlaproductions3106
    @chrisgodlaproductions3106 3 місяці тому +2

    Wow Rick, have to give you props for including the Brother to brother solo! You never stop surprising me. All Ginos stuff from the 70s is other worldly! You know your stuff for sure Rick!

  • @1oolabob
    @1oolabob 3 роки тому +801

    The second guitar solo from Comfortably Numb is the one that hits me the hardest. The main solo is undeniably great, and worthy of your top pick...but it's the outro solo that tears down The Wall.

    • @marioghioneto1275
      @marioghioneto1275 3 роки тому +85

      EXACTLY, for me both are awesome, but the second has that deep feeling, I can’t explain, you would not understand, but it just hits hard
      (Please tell me you got the reference in the middle hahahaha)

    • @HeraclitorisScroll
      @HeraclitorisScroll 3 роки тому +20

      @@marioghioneto1275
      I can't explain, you would not understand,
      This is not how I am

    • @sammywhammy007
      @sammywhammy007 3 роки тому +36

      Actually the outro solo is precisely what makes Comfortably Numb the greatest guitar solo and David Gilmour’s finest work.

    • @jimmontroy9892
      @jimmontroy9892 3 роки тому +21

      someone once said, that solo, may be the greatest collection of notes, ever assembled.

    • @seangarrison7680
      @seangarrison7680 3 роки тому +29

      The live version from Pulse is the best solo I've ever heard, if you ask me

  • @v4sarelli
    @v4sarelli 3 роки тому +1450

    10. You
    9. Can’t
    8. Grade
    7. Guitar
    6. Solos
    5. They
    4. Are
    3. All
    2. Great
    1. Comfortably numb

    • @bassplayaman1
      @bassplayaman1 3 роки тому +11

      🤣

    • @pup9231
      @pup9231 3 роки тому +16

      this is gold.

    • @myriad1973
      @myriad1973 3 роки тому +4

      Very well said

    • @MrSnowEagle1
      @MrSnowEagle1 3 роки тому +10

      WELL, COMFORTABLY NUMB IS ALWAYS NUMBER 1

    • @pup9231
      @pup9231 3 роки тому +3

      @@MrSnowEagle1 correct

  • @John-nw8dk
    @John-nw8dk 9 днів тому

    Mr. Beato, Your list of the top 20 guitar solos of all time was very well chosen, and it was an absolute pleasure watching and listening to you playing those solos. Thank you for this superb video!

  • @nexusreplicant143
    @nexusreplicant143 Місяць тому +2

    Well chosen Rick! As you say, lots of really great solos out there to include them all, so...

  • @J0hnny8ravo
    @J0hnny8ravo 4 роки тому +405

    Sultans of Swing is still fresh after all these years

    • @pinkraven4402
      @pinkraven4402 3 роки тому +12

      Yeah, Knopfler's style is unreal, so... I don't know, "springy" is the only word that comes to my mind haha

    • @ocrow3654
      @ocrow3654 3 роки тому +4

      That springy sound is completed with his Strat

    • @asianzeusecannon5880
      @asianzeusecannon5880 3 роки тому +3

      Yaa just a great song n solo,its smooth chill,earthy vibe to it.

    • @sbista301
      @sbista301 3 роки тому +8

      The alchemy version of sultans of swing have everything !!! The band sends me out of this world

    • @J0hnny8ravo
      @J0hnny8ravo 3 роки тому +3

      Siddhant Bista Chettri, best ever! That drummer!...

  • @deathmetaldownhiller7874
    @deathmetaldownhiller7874 2 роки тому +306

    David Gilmour wrote his parts like he just had his heart broken before every album. Phenomenal musician

    • @maxwaggoner823
      @maxwaggoner823 2 роки тому +5

      Of course, look who he had to work with: but that made him better.

    • @EnvyBlu
      @EnvyBlu 2 роки тому +1

      Amen to this 🙏🏼. And I love when someone spells his name correctly in a comment

    • @mar434celo
      @mar434celo 2 роки тому +1

      the best of the all best if possible - DG

    • @johnstonejaxfldoxmebitch7388
      @johnstonejaxfldoxmebitch7388 2 роки тому

      Yep, these guys did their best work after they had really fucked up.

    • @cathe0113
      @cathe0113 2 роки тому +1

      The Who, Nazareth, Boston, Slash, Aerosmith, Clapton, Lynryd Skynyrd, Pink Floyd, Sabbath, Queen, Rush, Led Zeppelin.

  • @RangerN8
    @RangerN8 6 місяців тому +12

    Jimmy Page’s solo in “Led Zeppelin - How Many More Times (Danmarks Radio 1969)” is epic.

    • @stephaneelfassi8797
      @stephaneelfassi8797 4 місяці тому +1

      I agree with you, but I think that Jimmy Page's most beautiful solos took place at Madison Square Garden in 1973...with an extraordinary sound at the time 😉

    • @prosperousguy
      @prosperousguy 2 місяці тому +1

      Since I've been Loving you was an awesome Page tune too

  • @davidgianatasio5747
    @davidgianatasio5747 7 місяців тому +21

    Great list. No quibbles. One I’ve always really liked is Martin Barre’s on “Aqualung.” Melodic and kinda kick ass but fluid … fits the atmosphere of the song.

    • @tommywingate2220
      @tommywingate2220 7 місяців тому

      Very much so. It’s important to try and stay neutral I guess but all of us at a certain age are emotionally influenced. Martin Barr’s sound and style are ingrained much like a Ringo drum solo. Complex or basic really makes no difference. Melodic makes a difference.

    • @cafinario
      @cafinario 4 місяці тому

      Great guitarist so often forgotten, just like the great Peter Green.

    • @Gerhold102
      @Gerhold102 3 місяці тому

      I thought I was the only one who rated Martin Barre among the greats, but he was never an egotist - left that to the lead flautist😊

  • @artur-rdc
    @artur-rdc 4 роки тому +98

    "Since I've been loving you" is one of my favorites as well

    • @Crushenator500
      @Crushenator500 4 роки тому +3

      Definitely a god tier solo.

    • @stevenstorms837
      @stevenstorms837 4 роки тому +11

      I'm sad that everyone thinks stairways solo is better

    • @7Roeth
      @7Roeth 4 роки тому +1

      Holla

    • @pallhe
      @pallhe 4 роки тому +1

      I agree, but I think Rick is going for solos as rather succinct, concise statements, which I guess is just as legit as any other approach.

    • @seabud6408
      @seabud6408 4 роки тому

      rutracunha YES! Since IBLY . One of the very best

  • @thuanorth5846
    @thuanorth5846 Рік тому +163

    Slash's solo in November Rain deserves an honorable mention

  • @user-be7fs6qi6r
    @user-be7fs6qi6r 4 місяці тому

    Fascinating array of guitars & amplifiers in background Great job Rick!

  • @keddy5627
    @keddy5627 4 місяці тому

    Thank you, Rick, for this trip down Memory Lane!!! How blessed are we to have been a part of some of the greatest music ever!!!!! Cannot wait to hear #1…!!!!

    • @keddy5627
      @keddy5627 4 місяці тому

      Yup!!!!! Floyd is my Swan Song…🎸🎶❤️🎸

  • @frankgross135
    @frankgross135 2 роки тому +340

    The solo for Sultans Of Swing hits me like a cold beer after working all day in the heat.

    • @danrawcliffe7863
      @danrawcliffe7863 2 роки тому +15

      Definitely my favourite, it’s the reason I own a guitar

    • @derekgpony
      @derekgpony 2 роки тому +13

      It's why I became a Dire Straits fan, but the live version of Sultans of Swing vs Telegraph Road, toss up for me. Just glad Mark Knopfler made the list.

    • @eloisapantazis6232
      @eloisapantazis6232 2 роки тому +1

      Check out The REO Brothers cover, you’ll be amazed. Actually, you’ll be amazed with all their covers from The Beatles to all the classics from the 60’s to the 80’s. They’re all young but they do magnificent job with every cover.

    • @kwagmyrefrontman
      @kwagmyrefrontman 2 роки тому +1

      Dire Straights bores me to tears.

    • @dannyharrington4978
      @dannyharrington4978 2 роки тому

      Still the Best

  • @TheMarc52
    @TheMarc52 4 роки тому +136

    This guy just played some of the greatest guitar solos of all time. He actually played them. Amazing. And he's just as good on the piano. Pretty incredible.

    • @GemologyMan
      @GemologyMan 4 роки тому +6

      Agreed. What talent.

    • @johnmac8084
      @johnmac8084 4 роки тому +5

      Not to mention drums, and bass

    • @samp7552
      @samp7552 4 роки тому +2

      Yep, I was thinking the same, his lists are great because he can play all those songs and instruments!! What a talented person! Thank you!

    • @Anthem-nd8sh
      @Anthem-nd8sh 4 роки тому +3

      Rick is an incredible talent for sure. He's an inspiration to all.

  • @jameshays3959
    @jameshays3959 5 місяців тому

    It was pure pleasure listening to you play such awesome songs! Thank you.

  • @suzettemckee4423
    @suzettemckee4423 4 місяці тому +4

    I lost 2 pets in the space of 4 days the week before thanksgiving, my cat to diabetic keto acidosis and my dog to meningio sarcoma. We had no idea either one of them was sick. I played comfortably numb for hours over and over again. The song has new meaning for me now

  • @seangarland
    @seangarland 4 роки тому +586

    When my then-6 year old first heard the solo on Comfortably Numb, she said “It feels like I’m flying”. Couldn’t have said it any better.

    • @soupfork6211
      @soupfork6211 4 роки тому +37

      My hands felt just like two balloons

    • @mightyV444
      @mightyV444 4 роки тому +8

      @Sean Garland - That's exactly why I love Music so much; It creates an atmosphere, brings back memories...it's just magical! ...okay, not ALL of it. But a lot! LOL! :-))

    • @vcv6560
      @vcv6560 4 роки тому +5

      @Sean, I couldn't have said it better myself.

    • @williamhurstcampaign6386
      @williamhurstcampaign6386 4 роки тому +4

      It is one of the simple solos with an actual feeling that can't be reproduced by notation alone.

    • @chaddilingus
      @chaddilingus 4 роки тому +6

      Chills every time I hear that solo.

  • @StockportJambo
    @StockportJambo 3 роки тому +160

    Doesn't matter how many times I hear that Gilmour solo... instant chills every time.

    • @hopelessstrlstfan181
      @hopelessstrlstfan181 3 роки тому +2

      I know. Been a fav of mine since I 1st heard it in Jr High. All soul and good taste and it's memorable precisely because it isn't dependent on speed and flashy technique. It should be required study at Berkeley College of Music simply as a effort to counteract the Berklee College sound they often inculcate to students unintentionally. It should also be required study for all self-taught shredding electric guitar players as a way of shaming them into at least aspiring to develop a sense of composition. I do wish Rick included some Carlos Santana as well as David Gilmore. He's another guitarist that uses feel and composition rather than simply shredding.

    • @kemteach42
      @kemteach42 3 роки тому +6

      The moment Rick played the first note, I literally got chills down my spine. I'm 53 years old and it still hits me. I believe that defines the term "timeless", at least for me and apparently for you too.

    • @hogchief
      @hogchief 3 роки тому +2

      I know, huh? Gilmour’s solo is so laid back...which melds well with the whole feel/lyrics of the song. I love how many “monster” musicians exude a sort of power through their instruments. I remember I heard Rat Dog live at Red Rocks and I was blown away how much magic they created with their jams. We’re talking 20 minutes of jamming then out of nowhere, the band came together to the head as of a switch was flipped. The cue was so subtle, it was pure honey.

    • @DannySullivanMusic
      @DannySullivanMusic 3 роки тому +1

      pleased there are a few people that realize what's real

    • @wintertime331
      @wintertime331 3 роки тому +2

      Oh man both solos on comfortably numb are epic and big part of my playing, Gilmour, , Schon, Satriani , Eddie Van , all have been my teachers 😊👍

  • @GdeMarco787
    @GdeMarco787 5 місяців тому

    I'm a woodwind player. In fact , a great alto sax player. This is amazing and eye opening stuff here. Thank you! Excellent!

  • @leventozluoglu3035
    @leventozluoglu3035 6 місяців тому

    Perfect picks. Thakyou teminsiniz many wonderful episode of my life🙏

  • @kyleh388
    @kyleh388 2 роки тому +170

    Absolutely agree, David Gilmore’s last solo in Comfortably Numb is just pure art

    • @jdmresearch
      @jdmresearch 2 роки тому +8

      You got't wrong, Rick chose the first....

    • @benlove9762
      @benlove9762 2 роки тому +6

      yeh the 2nd solo is mate can't beleive he picked number 1

    • @timeno1763
      @timeno1763 2 роки тому

      Zen.

    • @stevecrocker6904
      @stevecrocker6904 2 роки тому

      yes, the 2nd solo has time to build, especially in later live renditions

    • @Streetbob07
      @Streetbob07 Рік тому

      How bout on an Island solos to follow comfortably numb ...High Hopes or sorrow

  • @michaelwhite8069
    @michaelwhite8069 2 роки тому +56

    We played Comfortably Numb at my son’s funeral service...he loved Pink Floyd...especially this one...makes me cry when I hear it...but thank you...they are good tears...

    • @dr.p3637
      @dr.p3637 2 роки тому +7

      I'm very sorry for your loss

    • @denisdaly1708
      @denisdaly1708 2 роки тому +2

      You loved him. Hope he continues to hear them.

    • @philserna3581
      @philserna3581 2 роки тому +2

      Listen to it on The Pulse tour live. It's one of the last songs. It's over the top.

  • @marcsmith3881
    @marcsmith3881 6 місяців тому

    I have never heard of you until this moment, and I must say, you have some amazing skills. I absolutely subscribed.

  • @user-yz2hx8xf3g
    @user-yz2hx8xf3g 5 місяців тому +2

    Rick, I love your stuff and your insane collection of guitars (lol). My favorite solos also include "Goodbye to Romance" (Rhoads), "River Huron Blues (Steve Morse)", "Cause We've Ended as Lovers" (Jeff Beck), "Are You Going With Me" (Pat Metheny) and anything by BB King or Stevie Ray Vaughan. Lots of love. Keep it going.

  • @cidmsolano
    @cidmsolano 3 роки тому +3223

    0:00:47 - 20 - Dire Straits - SULTANS OF SWING
    0:01:44 - 19 - Gino Vanell - BROTHER TO BROTHER
    0:02:52 - 18 - Rush - CLOSER TO THE HEART
    0:03:36 - 17 - Lynyrd Skynyrd - FREE BIRD
    0:04:30 - 16 - AC/DC - BACK IN BLACK
    0:05:32 - 15 - Chicago - 25 OR 6 TO 4
    0:06:07 - 14 - Steely Dan - PEG
    0:06:53 - 13 - Boston - MORE THAN A FEELING
    0:07:32 - 12 - Eagles - HOTEL CALIFORNIA
    0:07:56 - 11 - The Beatles - WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS
    0:08:55 - 10 - The Bealtes - THE END
    0:09:25 - 09 - Queen - BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
    0:10:08 - 08 - Jimi Hendrix - HEY JOE
    0:10:59 - 07 - Van Halen - ICE CREAM MAN
    0:11:36 - 06 - Toto - ROSANNA
    0:12:17 - 05 - Journey - STONE IN LOVE
    0:13:22 - 04 - Peter Frampton - LINES ON MY FACE
    0:14:14 - 03 - Steely Dan - KID CHARLEMAGNE
    0:15:26 - 02 - Led Zeppelin - STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
    0:16:51 - 01 - Pink Floyd - COMFORTABLY NUMB

  • @basudebghose2641
    @basudebghose2641 4 роки тому +112

    “These are my top 20. These are solos that mean something to me.” That’s a satisfying statement.

  • @valentinbranescu5723
    @valentinbranescu5723 4 місяці тому +5

    Yes, no guitarist has been invented, after which you can actually cry, like David Jon Gilmour, he is never wrong, even if he is never quite the same, it is remarkable how he can express the same thing in 1000 ways and never get bored ...I love you Rick Beato, you are as unique as David!

    • @prosperousguy
      @prosperousguy 2 місяці тому

      I JUST stated that the 2nd solo on Comfortably Numb at Live from POmpeii DID bring tears to my eyes, seriously, Such mastery!

  • @francisthaddeusray
    @francisthaddeusray 2 місяці тому +1

    A nice win for one of my most-most favourite songs.
    Every time I hear Comfortably Numb, I get the goosies. Back in the days of puffing, my old schoolmate Wally (MHRIP) and I used to listen to it stoned.
    The verse about "when I was a child, etc.," still resonates with me after all these 30-odd years. As a child, I did catch a fleeting glimpse, out of the corner of my eye. I did turn to look, but it was gone. I couldn't put my finger on it then. I hope that I will, now that I have taken creative writing and written some novels. The child has grown old, but the dream will come back with the last geese of the autumn of my life.
    Kea leboha, Ntate Rick!

  • @timsharkey1993
    @timsharkey1993 3 роки тому +297

    “Sultans of Swing” was such a fresh sound that I remember the first time I heard it on the car radio I had to pull into a parking lot and stop so I could give it my full attention. It blew me away then and still sounds just as good today.

    • @vd3364
      @vd3364 3 роки тому +14

      it sucks when radio stations cut the ending riff down. such a fantastic leave.

    • @donaldp3642
      @donaldp3642 3 роки тому +14

      It is ridiculous that it was put in 20th place by the author of the video, really absurd, it was deserving at least in Top Ten.
      Mark Knopfler with Dire Straits is an undisputed king

    • @matty3308
      @matty3308 3 роки тому +6

      @@donaldp3642 yea and where was money for nothing

    • @donaldp3642
      @donaldp3642 3 роки тому +4

      @@matty3308 I AGREE!!!
      and Tunnel of Love ???
      Rick Beato I think we must listen carefully and analyze well the most beautiful and artistic solos in the history of Rock!
      His list is watering everywhere ...

    • @matty3308
      @matty3308 3 роки тому +5

      @@donaldp3642 my personal guilty pleasure song romeo and juilet lol

  • @bastingtie666999
    @bastingtie666999 4 роки тому +260

    For me, David Gilmores solo on “time” is just so hypnotic.

    • @MrStooge.
      @MrStooge. 4 роки тому +7

      True. So soaring and full of emotion. A true master.

    • @TommySixGun
      @TommySixGun 4 роки тому +9

      I’m with you! The solo in “Time” is my all time favorite.

    • @beaver1475
      @beaver1475 4 роки тому +3

      So many Gilmour solos to chose from. If you're looking for a 'hidden gem' try listening to Supertramps 'Brother Where You Bound' from 06:50

    • @GemologyMan
      @GemologyMan 4 роки тому +6

      Name one thing not perfect about "Time"?

    • @johnjacoLMSW
      @johnjacoLMSW 4 роки тому +4

      Me too his Time solo got me hooked on the band. I was at a music store and they used DSOTM to demo stereos in 1979. I asked who is that!? Only heard Money up until then which is overplayed but still love playing it. But Time holds a special place. No matter what I'm doing if I hear that song I stop and listen.

  • @dennisholzbaur3649
    @dennisholzbaur3649 6 місяців тому +2

    Mr. Rick, you are one hell of a guitarist!

  • @johngalt818
    @johngalt818 20 днів тому

    Top 2 are my favorites ! Well done !

  • @e8ghtmileshigh1
    @e8ghtmileshigh1 4 роки тому +80

    Steve Howe's solo from the Würm section of Starship Troopers is otherworldly

    • @madmanmoon4038
      @madmanmoon4038 4 роки тому +1

      YES.

    • @madmanmoon4038
      @madmanmoon4038 4 роки тому

      Eh....pun not exactly intended. Just...just yes.

    • @francomiguel745
      @francomiguel745 4 роки тому +1

      Think the same, i played the video to see that solo

    • @cherylwoodward
      @cherylwoodward 4 роки тому +3

      Any Steve Howe. Classically trained and it shows.

    • @yatz57
      @yatz57 4 роки тому +5

      For me, It's not even one of Howe's top five - but it would still blow most solos in Rick's list out of the water...

  • @alanredversangel
    @alanredversangel 4 роки тому +242

    Rick needs to go on tour with his band The Notorious Blockers.

  • @charlesbarbour
    @charlesbarbour 4 місяці тому +1

    Numb¹ has been my favorite ever since I first heard it. I might have picked a few different ones elsewhere but you picked ALL great solos. Rock On Rick! 🎸

  • @fredmutalya
    @fredmutalya 23 дні тому

    Mark does all this incredible guitar work whilst maintaining wonderful lyrics and vocals. I don't know a better way to describe a musical genius!

  • @spacenut58
    @spacenut58 4 роки тому +227

    Heard Stairway a million times and that solo still moves me every time.

    • @zodiac6968
      @zodiac6968 4 роки тому +2

      Yep, No.1 for me, Highway Star 2nd.

    • @VioletGiraffe
      @VioletGiraffe 4 роки тому +3

      And I could never get what's so special about this incredibly generic and uninteresting melody. Kind of funny how we all perceive the same things so differently.

    • @currentlyspeakingbmwmusic1793
      @currentlyspeakingbmwmusic1793 4 роки тому +7

      @@VioletGiraffe generic? ok buddy

    • @c_sparks_1002
      @c_sparks_1002 4 роки тому +4

      @@VioletGiraffe because its iconic, also please tell me all about how generic jimmy page was, I'd love to hear more

    • @XandieFireman
      @XandieFireman 4 роки тому +3

      1. Stairway to Heaven
      2. Comfortably Numb

  • @jamesweekley1087
    @jamesweekley1087 2 роки тому +209

    You had me at "the Sultans of Swing".

  • @gatitodura
    @gatitodura 3 місяці тому +1

    What an outstanding collection of beautiful guitars!

  • @gregoznowich5196
    @gregoznowich5196 23 дні тому

    You had me at no. 20. Nicely done. The list is stellar.

  • @MicheleMastrominico
    @MicheleMastrominico Рік тому +63

    Your mum playing rhythm while you were studying a solo, that's one of the most heart warming things I've ever heard.

  • @solaribass2491
    @solaribass2491 4 роки тому +56

    Terry Kath was absolutely amazing. His music is a huge inspiration to me. His music is still so innovative today. RIP

    • @marcgrossman980
      @marcgrossman980 3 роки тому +3

      Not only was TK a great lead player, he was also great at rhythm.

    • @loadmasterjim
      @loadmasterjim 2 роки тому +2

      Only 15 and notice he can't even play his solo

    • @daldieduckweather5320
      @daldieduckweather5320 Рік тому

      Funny thing. I was a player then but when I heard Kath, I QUIT!

    • @timothyparks
      @timothyparks 10 місяців тому +2

      When I started this video, I was like, “Terry Kath 25 or 6 to 4, it better be in this list…” and when I saw Rick playing these solos I was like, “no way he’ll play the 25 or 6 to 4 solo”… and he didn’t. Should have been higher up the list though…

  • @richardweaver4361
    @richardweaver4361 3 місяці тому

    Always enjoy. Thanx Rick 😎

  • @malhunter7
    @malhunter7 2 місяці тому +3

    Well the solo done on Chicagos 25 or 6 to 4 live concert ,that was the best solo I have ever seen ....fantastic

    • @briany7658
      @briany7658 2 місяці тому +2

      Agreed. Terry Kath was one of the best!

  • @kj64gaming19
    @kj64gaming19 9 місяців тому +150

    I absolutely love the solo from Sultans of Swing. I also agree that it sounds like nothing at all. Its so great.

    • @some_doofus
      @some_doofus 6 місяців тому +3

      I was disappointed that he didn't play the second solo from the song as well :(

    • @rg1809
      @rg1809 5 місяців тому +6

      my favorite. Surprised when he started with it.

    • @bodystomp5302
      @bodystomp5302 3 місяці тому +3

      Another piece of musical genius. The live version (Alchemy) continues to blow me away.

    • @williamgolden839
      @williamgolden839 3 місяці тому +1

      ​@@some_doofusl think he is limited by copyrights and getting in trouble with UA-cam at times?

  • @kevinjolly2299
    @kevinjolly2299 4 роки тому +43

    Solo in a pop tune: My Sharona, The Knack. It has a beginning, middle, and end. Melody, licks, and builds to a climax. Great list, Rick.

    • @Cornan1980
      @Cornan1980 4 роки тому +6

      One of the all time great under-rated solos in guitar.

    • @ettio
      @ettio 4 роки тому +2

      My sharona is one of the greatest.

    • @glennsparkman5113
      @glennsparkman5113 2 роки тому +1

      The best!

  • @greglull1369
    @greglull1369 4 місяці тому

    Your skills are absolutely mind blowing. Thank you sir.

  • @britwill72jp
    @britwill72jp 4 місяці тому +3

    My number 1 guitar solo is Duane Allman's slide on "Little Wing", covered by Derek and the Dominos. His solo together with Jim Gordon's drums is stunning.

  • @GGRetroRally
    @GGRetroRally 4 роки тому +255

    comfortably numb is a masterpiece. all the way through the top twenty i was thinking where is this.

    • @cpad007
      @cpad007 4 роки тому +7

      I was wondering where Page's solo might end up but I knew it had to be top 5 since we all know Rick loves LZ. Nice to see David nab it! Remarkable guitarist just like Page.

    • @NekoYami13
      @NekoYami13 4 роки тому +4

      It's a top 3 solo for me. The key change into the outro solo is amazing as well.

    • @GerryBlue
      @GerryBlue 4 роки тому +13

      Agreed, the outro solo has been voted many times as the best ever, I think he should've played that one

    • @jamsams
      @jamsams 4 роки тому +2

      All the way through i was thinking it cant be anything else.

    • @cricri6708
      @cricri6708 4 роки тому +1

      Sad to read this at I'm listening to #9, still expecting this solo will come soon and see Rick playing it!

  • @electricnorseman
    @electricnorseman 4 роки тому +85

    Mick Ronson on “Moonage Daydream” is otherworldly...

    • @raydematio7585
      @raydematio7585 4 роки тому +1

      Yes true

    • @gmvde7202
      @gmvde7202 4 роки тому

      Yes! Thanks for bringing that one up

    • @_a.z
      @_a.z 4 роки тому +1

      Oh yes! The best classic solo!

    • @sunlion8866
      @sunlion8866 4 роки тому +3

      Mick Ronson was Bowies best guitarist in my humble opinion 🙏

    • @electricnorseman
      @electricnorseman 4 роки тому

      teppolundgren I know what you mean...

  • @laurensmulder4874
    @laurensmulder4874 Місяць тому

    Excellent playing Rick! Wow
    I like all these solo's. I made me remind Jay Graydon's outro solo in Steve Kipner's The Ending. Also a mindblowin' solo to me.

  • @wymy1412
    @wymy1412 6 місяців тому

    Rick, you da man my man. Incredible talent you have.

  • @Deu_terio
    @Deu_terio 4 роки тому +58

    I love how he casually sits there and plays flawlessly the best guitar solos of the rock era

    • @mikebreslin7079
      @mikebreslin7079 4 роки тому +2

      Might have taken a few takes to get them right but that only increases my respect.

    • @wallymcguire2033
      @wallymcguire2033 4 роки тому

      Dario Leo - And it’s only one of several instruments he’s proficient at. I’m jelly.

  • @ru2388
    @ru2388 4 роки тому +56

    You know it's a solid list when it leads off with Sultans!

    • @SHO-vi4uu
      @SHO-vi4uu 4 роки тому +6

      Its more solid when ends with dire straits

    • @ThiagoFerreira-uf3nk
      @ThiagoFerreira-uf3nk 4 роки тому +3

      Sultans should be the number one actually

    • @allansmith6715
      @allansmith6715 4 роки тому +3

      I personally would have Sultans higher but im just grateful he had it on the list. It will forever be a great song/solo

  • @kennethavesato3883
    @kennethavesato3883 3 місяці тому +1

    Nice rendition Rick all good enjoyed it ❤😊

  • @patrickwhite1826
    @patrickwhite1826 3 місяці тому +5

    I still think the album version of The Knack's "My Sharona" contains one of the best-ever guitar solos. Berton Averre just kills it, both in terms of tone and technique - but also in terms of lyricism.

  • @songsfromspringcreekave821
    @songsfromspringcreekave821 4 роки тому +268

    Great list! David Gilmour is proof that brilliant playing doesn't need to be insanely fast, or insanely complex. He is hands down, my favorite rock guitarist of all time!

    • @yogib37
      @yogib37 4 роки тому +18

      He is one of the great GODS OF GUITARS

    • @brooksfannin1479
      @brooksfannin1479 4 роки тому +6

      Songs From Spring Creek Ave on the turning away is my personal favorite Pink Floyd solo.

    • @acewing24
      @acewing24 4 роки тому +14

      The most "feel" ever !!

    • @EvilSean62
      @EvilSean62 4 роки тому +7

      totally spot on , personally I find Mr Gilmours' stuff easy to get into but crazy nutz to master the nuances ... another brick in the wall ... been playing it for 2 years ...listened to it on headphones for the 1st time in a while ... dammit !!!... clicks in there i missed ... also he consistently gets all the hair on both my arms going

    • @rickmcdowell3202
      @rickmcdowell3202 4 роки тому +5

      Agreed. 1000 notes is not necessary. The Gilmour tone and sustain is what hits. On the list, no Santana? No Metallica? No Sabbath? Iron Man is not a great guitar intro? Crazy Train?

  • @dustynewman1
    @dustynewman1 4 роки тому +166

    When you start with Sultans of Swing, you know great things are to come.

    • @dzl8596
      @dzl8596 4 роки тому +6

      Leo Fender was asked who some of his favorite guitarists are: Mark Knopfler was one of them.

    • @connorniemiec8785
      @connorniemiec8785 4 роки тому +1

      I was wondering what great solos we were going to hear after one of my favorites of all time.

    • @clivewells7090
      @clivewells7090 4 роки тому

      Great big fat gay things.

    • @rachidchantouf3504
      @rachidchantouf3504 4 роки тому +2

      Mark knopfler 🎸💪

    • @Happyheretic2308
      @Happyheretic2308 3 роки тому

      @@clivewells7090 talking about yourself is a little passé, pet.

  • @goodsignquadcities2000
    @goodsignquadcities2000 Місяць тому

    Rick! Super strong Sultans of Swing riff. Well done.

  • @TheMagicunited
    @TheMagicunited Місяць тому

    Amazing - Love this !

  • @brettriggin3777
    @brettriggin3777 Рік тому +89

    The fact that Rick can play all of them?? Priceless ❤️ ❤️

    • @gabrielpaiva9070
      @gabrielpaiva9070 Рік тому +2

      Well not ALL of them. He couldn't stretch to play the #7 solo.

    • @rockperson
      @rockperson Рік тому +2

      For God's sake he's rick, he could probably make one of his guitars create green portals

  • @paulabernethy8396
    @paulabernethy8396 Рік тому +166

    The live version of Comfortably Numb off of the Pulse tour recordings still stands as one of the most emotionally charged solos every captured.
    Every note is just Amazing.
    David Gilmour has a knack for writing with such emotion to match whatever song he is playing.
    It is hard to just put it down to one solo though.
    I have also noticed that a lot of his live solos are actually improved versions of the album solos.
    It’s almost like he is constantly evolving each solo to be better each time he plays them live.
    Sadly I never had the opportunity to see them in concert.
    But David Gilmour wool always remain one of my greatest influences as a guitar player.

    • @fabiencoze9829
      @fabiencoze9829 Рік тому +2

      It's amazing what a man can do with only 10 fingers , 6 strings and a little piece of plastic ...

    • @cringecentral_
      @cringecentral_ 11 місяців тому +1

      @@fabiencoze9829 and some wiring

    • @rodrigomoreno7595
      @rodrigomoreno7595 10 місяців тому

      Yes. Pulse is a Bible!!

    • @ontherun8
      @ontherun8 4 місяці тому

      Pity they cut out the last part of the (2nd) solo. You can listen to it in its full only in the PPV edition of the show.

  • @martinkidwell6501
    @martinkidwell6501 7 місяців тому

    Great playing, Rick!

  • @carlossh4078
    @carlossh4078 3 місяці тому

    Dude you absolutely shredded that jimmy page solo man I loved the way you played it

  • @LoicPatryTurcotte
    @LoicPatryTurcotte 4 роки тому +124

    Rick 'I know that song' Beato - This guy's knowledge is incredible seriously

  • @frankbizzoco1954
    @frankbizzoco1954 3 роки тому +370

    I think David Gilmour is one guitarist that when you hear him playing, you know exactly who it is. Whether the strat is clean, muffed up, tube driven or other. His melodic phrasing can not me mistaken. Nobody bends like Gilmour, and trying to learn his solos have really hurt my fingers, and broken some strings over the years. Shine On is one of those songs with melodic guitar playing I can listen to over and over again un succession. The whole Animals album has some of his best guitar work on it. Its not too often I see Mr Gilmour taking the top spot on these lists. But I can not deny he deserves it. I also might be biased, because when I first saw the PULSE concert on vhs, I said "I wanna play like that guy!" Lol. The whole list was very enjoyable.

    • @zendisciple3737
      @zendisciple3737 3 роки тому +7

      Gilmour is amazing. I am replying because I just worked out the Lifeson solo to Overture - well I watched him play it then copied him - the solo is not so difficult but the bends are. The opening bend and the prolonged bends in the middle. I think Lifeson is perhaps overlooked in the 'bending department'. He is one of the great benders, so to speak.

    • @frankbizzoco1954
      @frankbizzoco1954 3 роки тому +6

      @@zendisciple3737 Alex Lifeson is one of the most underappreciated, underrated guitarist in rock n roll. Gilmour I would say is "rated", but Lifeson "underrated". I can listen to "The Necromancer" over and over again also. There are so many different parts to that song, and I have hardly heard a guitar player tell a whole story in a series of guitar solos. Its crazy, like when he is playing, I can "see" the story. Its like a Peter and the Wolf type of a situation. For me at least, getting the bends correctly of these great guitar players is the hardest part, not the speed.

    • @rcschmidt668
      @rcschmidt668 3 роки тому +6

      What was made with Floyd and after was amazing. Imagine what would have been created if Gilmour and Waters kept working together..

    • @dannypacini9820
      @dannypacini9820 3 роки тому +13

      Let's too not forget Echoes 🔥

    • @natoutes7412
      @natoutes7412 3 роки тому +6

      Gilmour is amazing. He deserves it.

  • @aviationlba747
    @aviationlba747 5 місяців тому +3

    ‘Machine Gun’ by Jimi Hendrix has my favourite guitar solo of all time. The one on the Band Of Gypsys album absolutely smokes!

  • @plmilligan
    @plmilligan 6 місяців тому +3

    Awesome playing covering the Top 20. Comfortably Numb sitting pretty at No1. Gilmour's solo in High Hopes would also rank in my top 5 solos of all time 😊👍

  • @Araconox
    @Araconox 2 роки тому +190

    I'll always put Sutans of Swing with Mark Knoffler as my alltime favorite. When it came on the radio in 1978 it blew everyone away, especially me.

    • @lshort8842
      @lshort8842 2 роки тому +23

      That song saved the world from disco all by itself.

    • @TheMerlin672
      @TheMerlin672 2 роки тому +4

      It shouldn't be at number 20 on Ricks list, but.............music is so subjective that a rational argument between music lovers of all persuasions is the kind of argument I could have all day. And afterwards, Comfortably Numb at maximum volume setting ends that argument.
      A true story: once, on a sunday afternoon in Hyde Park, I was listening to it on a walkman when a guy approached me and yelled at me because it wasn't loud enough. That made my day!

    • @trevorhoward7682
      @trevorhoward7682 2 роки тому +2

      Watch the video of Telegraph Road. Ignore the idiot bass player in the background.

    • @TheMerlin672
      @TheMerlin672 2 роки тому +1

      @@trevorhoward7682There's a few versions Trevor. Which one?

    • @trevorhoward7682
      @trevorhoward7682 2 роки тому +7

      @@TheMerlin672 The one I watch regularly is the Alchemy Tour Live video posted by Rock is Highlife

  • @Mr_Joseph979
    @Mr_Joseph979 2 роки тому +96

    The solo from 'Time' kills me. The solos from' on the turning away' and especially ' high hopes' will convince you that David Gilmour is the emotional master of the guitar.

    • @leochang3328
      @leochang3328 2 роки тому +5

      High hopes solo never fails to make me cry

    • @Dimpet-xw9gg
      @Dimpet-xw9gg 2 роки тому +1

      David Gilmour is the best guitarist ever. He literally makes the guitar cry in the solo of High Hopes

    • @Russ0107
      @Russ0107 2 роки тому

      @@Dimpet-xw9gg check out the live aol sessions version of high hopes.

    • @parnelpospahala6087
      @parnelpospahala6087 2 роки тому

      I always love listening to David Gilmore's guitar playing.

    • @humbukkerz
      @humbukkerz 2 роки тому +2

      Basically Dave Gilmour's solos could fill most of the top 20 of all time.

  • @mikehofmeister8600
    @mikehofmeister8600 2 місяці тому

    Your work on #20 is great. Reminds me of Street Light, a St. Louis cover band I managed in the 90s. Kevin Watson would play The Sultan of Swing during the sound check and many bar owners and managers were blown away, well before the show started.

  • @RichardSmith-pb8qk
    @RichardSmith-pb8qk 7 місяців тому

    Awesome list! Love it!

  • @timh5420
    @timh5420 3 роки тому +399

    David Gilmour where I expected him to be in this list. Legend.

    • @jclapointe899
      @jclapointe899 3 роки тому +5

      You, sir, have great taste

    • @bvmilzar
      @bvmilzar 3 роки тому +8

      I don't dislike any of the songs, but it is completely unacceptable to say "of all time" when you just meant "of my era". Metallica instrumentals are absolutely beautiful. Slash puts an emotional connection to the technical prowess that Eddie VanHalen never could. It's a list made by an angry old man yelling at children about his time being the greatest. The guitar doesn't work that way, it always finds its way to you.

    • @kylepetersen3016
      @kylepetersen3016 3 роки тому +5

      Honestly I didn't know they're a blocker band and I kept getting upset when they weren't on his lists and weren't at the top but when he played that first note I literally got teary eyes.

    • @jclapointe899
      @jclapointe899 3 роки тому +6

      @@bvmilzar are you saying slash is better than EVH? Plz dont

    • @borismilojevic1052
      @borismilojevic1052 3 роки тому +4

      You meant GOD?

  • @MaunderMaximum
    @MaunderMaximum 4 роки тому +137

    Appreciate the nod to George Harrison for "The End"- well deserved... but for me, it's his solo on "Something." Simply perfection.

    • @drdre4397
      @drdre4397 4 роки тому +2

      Man i love to play that solo on guitar. Its a ton of fun and reletively easy one to get the feel of but very difficult to master.

    • @lawrencedavis5459
      @lawrencedavis5459 4 роки тому +2

      Eric Clapton played the solo.

    • @melodymaker135
      @melodymaker135 4 роки тому +9

      Lawrence Davis You’re thinking of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.” The “Something” solo is beautifully George

    • @melodymaker135
      @melodymaker135 4 роки тому +4

      It was cool that Rick included that brilliantly-melodic final solo from “The End.” I would also have included the raucous cut-and-paste three-man solo from earlier in the medley (after “LOVE YOU!”)

    • @UnitedFeodor
      @UnitedFeodor 4 роки тому

      @@ronoku9445 it's intentional. Do you really think he couldn't play in time?

  • @davescott3588
    @davescott3588 3 місяці тому

    Rick your channel is superb and yes im subscribed to your 2nd also...... you play sultans almost note same as me but some things you play like jass fusion blow me away your a great fella keep up the work on your channels including interviews Dave Scott UK ps you helped me out with attenuators cheers mate

  • @golfbum18
    @golfbum18 2 місяці тому

    Good stuff....what's really amazing is how you remember all this stuff...and it's right on the money. One that I always think is up there...not as layered or complex as many but should be there...even for its nostalgic reasons and that's the guit solo from Louie Louie. I hear these oldies on the radio and I grew up and played in bands in the 60s and early 70s and you hear songs that I will say to my wife...now there's a song that every kid that ever picked up a guitar with ideas of playing in a "rock band" cut his///or her teeth on.

  • @jpthemusicenjoyer
    @jpthemusicenjoyer 4 роки тому +601

    For some reason my favourite solo of all time is “Time” by Pink Floyd. Something about it just makes me feel something I’ve never felt listening to any other solo.

    • @christophertrollan1188
      @christophertrollan1188 4 роки тому +14

      You should check out John Petrucci's solo in "The Best of Times" an absolute stunner of a solo

    • @NowhereMan7
      @NowhereMan7 4 роки тому +56

      @@christophertrollan1188 What does it have to do with what he said though?

    • @SnowTheJamMan
      @SnowTheJamMan 4 роки тому +53

      Yup, always thought Time was Gilmours best work

    • @wilmabaird3816
      @wilmabaird3816 4 роки тому +8

      You should check out Jonny Greenwood's solo on paranoid android broseph

    • @paulyb-englishmaninhangzho3609
      @paulyb-englishmaninhangzho3609 4 роки тому +3

      Indeed

  • @joeb4142
    @joeb4142 2 роки тому +279

    The Comfortably Numb guitar solo still gives me chills after 40+ years.

    • @7colliemac
      @7colliemac 2 роки тому +6

      Same here mate. 👍🏼

    • @JP-xd6fm
      @JP-xd6fm 2 роки тому

      I know is not the same without Gilmour but I love the one from The wall live in Berlin with Van Morrison and the Band, those guitarrists (Rick Di Fonzo and Snowy White) did it more than acceptable I would say!

    • @kodiak1966
      @kodiak1966 2 роки тому +9

      Same here. "On The Turning Away" is also insane.

    • @charmelink
      @charmelink 2 роки тому +2

      am I the only one who prefers the solo in HEY YOU?

    • @MikkaShrednik
      @MikkaShrednik 2 роки тому

      @@JP-xd6fm Snowy White toured with PF few years later

  • @ry8729
    @ry8729 Місяць тому +1

    I like your list a lot, and fully agree! Since you talked about great "feel" in the solo, I MUST throw this one in the mix, which is one of MY all-time favorite guitar solos: Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty (played by Hugh Burns.)

  • @user-jg6vi4cd7v
    @user-jg6vi4cd7v 6 місяців тому

    wonderful ! what an insight ! loved it !

  • @whip689
    @whip689 2 роки тому +55

    Honestly, the 25 or 6 to 4 guitar work is AMAZING!
    One of the best overall pieces of guitar history.

    • @billp4
      @billp4 2 роки тому +6

      Terry Kath is at the top of my list.

    • @williamstefens
      @williamstefens 2 роки тому

      @@billp4 ,
      And when you had Jimi Hendrix saying he thought Terry Kath was better then him, that is really saying something.

    • @loadmasterjim
      @loadmasterjim 2 роки тому +1

      Plus he didn't even play the Kath solo, what does that tell you

  • @eddiesavitzspizzaboxcollec7252
    @eddiesavitzspizzaboxcollec7252 4 роки тому +66

    Terry Kath is an absolute monster. Ridiculously underappreciated, I feel like he's objectively in the top 5 greatest rock guitarists ever.

    • @ralphmarrone3130
      @ralphmarrone3130 4 роки тому +1

      Eddie Savitz's Pizzabox Collection Absolutely!!

    • @cvwatch
      @cvwatch 4 роки тому +3

      One of the greatest feel players of our time. I think about Terry every time I pick up my guitar.

    • @bassplayer10
      @bassplayer10 4 роки тому

      One of the best

    • @sebastianoandreotti1242
      @sebastianoandreotti1242 4 роки тому

      Totally agree

    • @omarsaavedracueto5211
      @omarsaavedracueto5211 4 роки тому +6

      Totally agree even Hendrix supposedly said that Terry was a better guitar player than him

  • @cbcacbca
    @cbcacbca 2 місяці тому +1

    The black Les Paul when you played AC/DC sounded absolutely fantastic. Just what an electric guitar should sound like. Angus Young , amazing.