The GREATEST Guitar Solo EVER Recorded? Guthrie Govan Is Incredible...

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  • @Childofbhaal
    @Childofbhaal Рік тому +1208

    This solo is on the Steven Wilson song Home Invasion/Regret #9. From the album Hand Cannot Erase. This solo was improvised and done in one take. Another brilliant solo on the album is from the song Ancestral which is also played by Guthrie

    • @krikeyitstimeforcricket967
      @krikeyitstimeforcricket967 Рік тому +10

      Cheers!!

    • @HeathBlair
      @HeathBlair Рік тому +4

      Thank you for that!! I can now study up some material

    • @anonymouscat6207
      @anonymouscat6207 Рік тому +41

      Ancestral is great! And don't forget Guthrie's solo on Drive Home, which is off Steven's album "The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)"

    • @stott32
      @stott32 Рік тому +7

      It gets better every single time i watch it

    • @yelkhan2002
      @yelkhan2002 Рік тому

      Yep, you can see Stevie Willie on bass

  • @caryd67
    @caryd67 Рік тому +137

    I love guitarists who treat the space in between notes as respectfully as the notes 👍🏻

    • @ho.se.
      @ho.se. Рік тому +5

      There was space between the notes?

    • @caryd67
      @caryd67 Рік тому +4

      @@ho.se. I can’t tell if you’re joking or not

    • @ho.se.
      @ho.se. Рік тому +5

      @@caryd67 Both. I ofc know that there were a few half/close to half rests in the first bars, but other than that it wasn't the use of silence that impressed me :)

    • @caryd67
      @caryd67 Рік тому +1

      @@ho.se. ok gotcha. I realize that that people listen to and appreciate phrasing in many ways, and I totally respect that ✌🏻

    • @ho.se.
      @ho.se. Рік тому +3

      @@caryd67 oh the phrasing was delightful. I just interpret 'space between notes' as meaning silence, not slurs, bends, half notes, strums, etc. :⁠-⁠)

  • @RadBrando
    @RadBrando Рік тому +387

    Let's not leave out how incredible Marco Minnemann is on the drums! Such a talented drummer that doesn't get the recognition he deserves.

    • @pmckeown22
      @pmckeown22 Рік тому +5

      True!! And he worked with Govan on a regular basis (I think) as the drummer of Aristocrats

    • @philfyphil
      @philfyphil Рік тому +18

      I think you are confusing him with someone who doesn’t get recognition because Marco definitely does!

    • @skateebee
      @skateebee Рік тому +7

      He should be the drummer for Dream Theater now.

    • @Lodgiefitness
      @Lodgiefitness Рік тому +1

      @@skateebee agreed! They’d have much more feel. Mangini is so stiff and robotic I don’t groove it them anymore

    • @brankolocanetto5047
      @brankolocanetto5047 11 місяців тому +1

      Marco Minnemann didn’t accept the offer of playing in dream theater because of the big commitment it meant, he wanted to be free to play on his other projects too, which is amazing. I love me some Aristocrats, and also It’s crazy to know how many of my favorite musicians are playing together!! Steven Wilson, Guthrie, and him. In other hand, Guthrie will always be a huge inspiration to me to go practice and play some solos on my guitar

  • @facepalmjesus1608
    @facepalmjesus1608 Рік тому +66

    the chord progression makes it so beautiful and of course his melodic ability...i always get emotional when i hear it

    • @davidderoux7552
      @davidderoux7552 Рік тому +3

      Steven is the master here!

    • @TheWhatthefuck12
      @TheWhatthefuck12 Рік тому +3

      i wrote down the changes and HOLY FUCKING SHIT i couldnt even figure out what key it was in !!! I consider myself pretty advanced soloist and it truly is an amazing solo now that someone tabbed it i think i might learn it?

    • @richardconway6425
      @richardconway6425 4 місяці тому

      @@TheWhatthefuck12 yeah, I'm not entirely convinced by some of those chord changes. It sounds like it changes key at least once, perhaps twice. I don't think that's clever. Run out of ideas? Change key. I don't mean to detract in any way from Guthrie's playing, it is amazing and exceptional, but the underlying music has more than a whiff of 'prog rock' about it, which I don't particularly like.

    • @nhdeitmers
      @nhdeitmers 3 місяці тому

      The progression makes a huge difference. But to me Guthrie is still the maseter. Wilson's "dark matter" solo has a similar chord progression in some parts (alternating between A and F instead of E and C), but the solo (while still being great and all) has a very different vibe. More raw and sloppy. At times just forgetting about the rhythm and getting lost in pentatonics. Also cool. But at least to my ears Guthrie's playing is so much more elaborate, both musically and techically. @@davidderoux7552

  • @stevegrierson381
    @stevegrierson381 Рік тому +650

    Not only is it brilliant: if you've ever tried to solo over the changes it's really difficult to make it sound seamless and melodic as Guthrie does.
    The guy is a phenomena.

    • @Cranio76
      @Cranio76 Рік тому +25

      This is so true. After years of playing I can say I have some decent shred chops, still I always struggle to weave a thread and tell a story thru the changes like these players. Just amazing.

    • @zmlhezmlhe4843
      @zmlhezmlhe4843 Рік тому +16

      Most players that are good in playing the chord changes doesn't treat scales like we rockers/shredders do ... They usually use scale notes to connect triads and arpeggios 😁

    • @dafook865
      @dafook865 Рік тому +5

      Jakub zytecki is another out of this world guitarist.

    • @donfully
      @donfully Рік тому +5

      It's actually not that hard.... if you're guthrie

    • @pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504
      @pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504 Рік тому +5

      It doesn't really sound "seamless" though does it.
      You can hear him thinking before each change which interrupts any kind of natural flow.

  • @edwardchester1
    @edwardchester1 Рік тому +253

    Came in skeptical but holy moly that is one mighty fine solo.

    • @theharvardyard2356
      @theharvardyard2356 Рік тому +5

      @@BrunoGarciaMusic where are people getting the claim that it's improvised? I don't doubt Guthrie's talent but you can see at 0:28 the video is from a different take

    • @Hardysamnin
      @Hardysamnin Рік тому +6

      @@theharvardyard2356 Improvised, and "the same take as the video" are not mutually exclusive. When have you ever heard him play the same thing the same twice?

    • @theharvardyard2356
      @theharvardyard2356 Рік тому +3

      @@Hardysamnin I mean you can see him fingering the same notes but the vibrato is different, so he's playing the same thing but a different take

    • @guty8460
      @guty8460 Рік тому +3

      there's no room for skepticism when GG is on the line.

    • @geemcd
      @geemcd Рік тому

      I remember being a teen wannabe guitarist and reading his transcriptions and articles... like 25 years ago! x

  • @pthomas36
    @pthomas36 Рік тому +74

    It will be hard to ever beat the group of musicians SW had for this album. It's a very special one indeed and I think probably Steven's best of all.

    • @fred4925
      @fred4925 6 місяців тому +2

      agreed. HCE is an absolute masterpiece

  • @Looshbaby
    @Looshbaby Рік тому +90

    He gets criticised for playing too many notes, but those who have followed his career, pre solo album, know he can play any style convincingly, and this solo proves it. I remember getting this album and just melting listening to this solo.

    • @pauljamison8546
      @pauljamison8546 Рік тому +7

      he plays a hellava lot less notes that many other 'guitar scene' guitarists. i was watching the john petrucci all star jam earlier and was thinking GG plays 1/10 of the notes of the other guys, but says 100x more. basically he's playing the right notes. melodic. tasteful.

    • @godbyone
      @godbyone Рік тому +2

      This solo sounds great more tasty than. His typical fast mode plying

    • @rishabhbose29
      @rishabhbose29 9 місяців тому

      He does play ' too many notes '
      but all of them have purpose and are part of the story he is conveying through his solos. He is by far the most accomplished overall Guitar players out there. And has been for at least 20 years or so.

    • @sacredgeometry
      @sacredgeometry 9 місяців тому +4

      He plays exactly the right amount of notes

    • @ChrisM541
      @ChrisM541 9 місяців тому +1

      We don't do THAT line from Amadeus in this neck of the woods ;)

  • @Kyuslydian
    @Kyuslydian Рік тому +64

    Great work transcribing this Levi. I love this song and the album. Hearing the solo in context with the whole song makes it even better. What's not to love about Guthrie's playing? He's on another level.

  • @carloc8763
    @carloc8763 Рік тому +47

    I personally rank this as one of rock history's best solo ever. But the most amazing thing for me is that just looking at the two records that GG recorded with Steven Wilson, there are at least two other amazing solos. One is in Ancestral, still from Hand Cannot Erase. The other one is in Drive Home, from the Raven album, which oozes an unbelievable, beautiful sadness.

    • @drjd22
      @drjd22 Рік тому +2

      Check out Man of Steel with Hans Zimmer

    • @luke88durston
      @luke88durston Рік тому +4

      The solo on Drive home is on par with this one as my favourite solo of all time

    • @synoc2471
      @synoc2471 Рік тому

      Yes Carlo, i totally agree

    • @thecrarion4102
      @thecrarion4102 Рік тому +2

      There are only a handful of guitar solos that can bring me to tears… Drive Home is one of them! Another one of course is the outro solo of Comfortably Numb.

    • @benjamindixon4825
      @benjamindixon4825 Рік тому +2

      Petrucci "Voices" for me

  • @Flodis
    @Flodis 16 днів тому +2

    It was definitely worth looking up the full song to hear, and appreciate how this solo synergizes with the (also fantastic) keyboard solo preceding it.

  • @Marunius
    @Marunius Рік тому

    Loved it for years, cool that you transcribed it!

  • @escapist502
    @escapist502 Рік тому +14

    Electric guitar in it’s modern form, with the effects chains, and the tools we have available these days, all part of this wonderful musical instrument, with the capability to be so incredibly expressive. And then, in the hands of a musical wizard, like Guthrie, with his ears and soulful care, inside such a beautiful arrangement, we are very very lucky to get to experience musicians like this during our lifetime. I love this, I will listen to it again many times, and I am very inspired. And the band members also absolutely on fire. Thanks for posting. For all the younger musicians, checking this out, just learn your craft, learn music, and learn your instrument, backwards and forwards, and up and down, but don’t ever forget your soul energy, the thing inside you that wants to burst out and fly. Because eventually you may get to this level if you keep it up.
    And when you do, there’s simply nothing else like it. I still can’t believe we have UA-cam accessible 24 hours a day seven days a week to check stuff out like this!

  • @hungryguitarstudent
    @hungryguitarstudent Рік тому +83

    If I remember correctly, Steven mentioned in an interview that he had to tell Guthrie to rein it in and not go crazy with the fast runs. Simply crazy that this was a single take. Thanks for the transcription :)

    • @bobjason7540
      @bobjason7540 Рік тому +15

      You don't tell Guthrie to rein it in. You just let him work.

    • @willmercury
      @willmercury Рік тому +46

      @@bobjason7540 You tell him whatever you want when he's on your recording.

    • @edidpro
      @edidpro Рік тому +5

      @@willmercury Guthrie and Marco won't work with him anymore.

    • @colinburroughs9871
      @colinburroughs9871 Рік тому

      @@edidpro and if people followed up on that story and listened to Steven's output subsequently, maybe people would more accurately analyze what's what. Steven at his best does tasteful homages to stuff that's already happened, when it's not tasteful, it's kind of an obvious knockoff and this has been going on since The Incident if not before. Guthrie and Marco should be getting at least some of the enthusiasm that the PT/SW has- as they're more genera hoping, than knocking off specific elements of classic groups.

    • @ntartaris
      @ntartaris Рік тому +1

      I find that rather hard to believe, only because, when you listen to the alternative take of this song/solo, Guthrie is far more subdued. You can find the alternative on Spotify.

  • @sorrynotsorry5589
    @sorrynotsorry5589 Рік тому +2

    The constant build gets me, sends chills! Truly passionate player, and technical wizard!

  • @cognoscenticycles4351
    @cognoscenticycles4351 6 місяців тому +5

    A phenomenal solo indeed. Luscious bends and perfect vibrato. The right note in the right place. No unnecessary flash, just soul. The man is a master of his instrument.

  • @DeadDogsMusic
    @DeadDogsMusic Рік тому +3

    Great solo and great transcription. That had to have taken some time. His guitar tone and those spacey drums are on fire too, everything about this is actually super cool.

  • @mirjavidmirzayev5854
    @mirjavidmirzayev5854 Рік тому +8

    Even he is impressed by his ability to bring this to the world. Very epic moment. Thanks for sich a talent.

  • @chiefjayhox
    @chiefjayhox 9 місяців тому

    Well heck fire!!!!!! I'm glad I took a listen....well done.....

  • @catallism
    @catallism 11 місяців тому

    Thank you for such a wonderful transcription.

  • @taylorhansen9290
    @taylorhansen9290 Рік тому +6

    One of my all time favorite solos. Unbelievable guitar playing.

  • @abstractmodern4920
    @abstractmodern4920 Рік тому +2

    Brother, these videos are FIRE!
    Levi is one of the greatest music and guitar educators of our time, and seeing some justice from the algorithm is LONG overdue.
    Big love my man! Keep hustling!

  • @leavingtellus3454
    @leavingtellus3454 Рік тому +2

    Amazing......simply just lost for words when it comes to the pure art and talent of this guy.
    LOVED how he actually looked a bit suprised at the end there haha!

  • @ChienJaune01
    @ChienJaune01 Рік тому +74

    A Guthrie Gilmour solo. Doesn't hurt that the song is great and ends / segues just after.
    Love Govan to bits, great sense of humour and is passionate and captivating everytime he talks about music.
    He's got incredible chops but what sets him apart is the constant sense of spontaneous musicality, like he never runs out of fresh ideas. His chemistry with the other Aristocrats is incredible.

    • @chrisdee5032
      @chrisdee5032 Рік тому +6

      Definitely a Gilmour vibe going on!

    • @filmutopia
      @filmutopia Рік тому +2

      Yes, very much channeling a bit of Dave, that last lick is pure 'Yet Another Movie' - beautiful

    • @pmckeown22
      @pmckeown22 Рік тому +2

      Only thing I don't like about him is how stingy he is with sharing tabs or allowing people to know how to play stuff. If he knew this video was up he would probably try to get it removed because of the tabs lmao.

    • @BillypilgrimII
      @BillypilgrimII 9 днів тому

      "he never runs out of fresh ideas" Thats exactly the thing i find amazing about his playing. The ideas just never stop, or even slow down.

    • @bobstreet8840
      @bobstreet8840 День тому

      Didn't move me .

  • @davejamie5667
    @davejamie5667 9 місяців тому +4

    The maturity of his playing and note selection is otherworldly I've listened so many timesq

  • @Peter-mo3pr
    @Peter-mo3pr Рік тому +9

    That's about as perfect a guitar solo as I've ever heard ❤️

  • @BillypilgrimII
    @BillypilgrimII 9 днів тому

    Ty for the transcription Levi!

  • @vincent7160
    @vincent7160 Рік тому

    Absolutely incredible! Melodic and technical! Great timing!

  • @joshuacervenkamusic327
    @joshuacervenkamusic327 Рік тому +5

    I get chills every time I listen to this solo

    • @gnargnargnar
      @gnargnargnar 4 місяці тому

      Ditto. It's transcendental.

  • @briansmith7492
    @briansmith7492 Рік тому +177

    Guthrie is so talented; But not just talented. He is so depley versed in music theory and understands the guitar so much more than, I'd say almost everyone. This guy is maybe the best ever.

    • @JohnnyAbrao
      @JohnnyAbrao Рік тому +10

      I believe Jason Becker is at that level as well. Completely different styles, since Jason is a Heavy Metal musician, so it gets hard to compare. But I feel these two are equally deep in therms of music and guitar playing. Thankfully, we have them both.

    • @GiganticWeen
      @GiganticWeen Рік тому +3

      id also like to add Alex Lifesons understanding of theory in here, maybe not to the level of guth, but its up there.

    • @harrisontownsend910
      @harrisontownsend910 Рік тому +4

      More than maybe brother. More than maybe.

    • @pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504
      @pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504 Рік тому +3

      He doesn't have that Malmsteen kind of fluidity or attack for solos in this type of style.

    • @antoniogremmis
      @antoniogremmis Рік тому +16

      @@pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504 unlike malmsteen though, he doesn't suck

  • @jackhammer3708
    @jackhammer3708 Рік тому +2

    wow, the bends and nuances are perfect. So happy to be alive at the same time as him

  • @stott32
    @stott32 Рік тому

    An absolute joy to watch this solo over and over.
    It gets getter with every single watch… that blow of the cheeks at the very end sums the whole vid up.

  • @benr7965
    @benr7965 Рік тому +6

    check out his solo on "drive home." something about that one just makes me want to weep every fucking time i hear it. this is a great one too, thanks for sharing!

  • @Yupppi
    @Yupppi 7 місяців тому +4

    I've been focusing so much on the solo that I didn't realize how impressive Minnemann's drumming is here. Like how simple it is but he keeps putting ideas in to spark it up and lives with the mood as the solo gets more intense, supporting the raise in the feeling.

    • @Hardysamnin
      @Hardysamnin 6 місяців тому

      I've said this before. I don't think he plays 4 bars the same way throughout. I've listened to this and focused purely on the drums, it's amazing.

    • @pkreillly
      @pkreillly 5 місяців тому

      Yep. The whole band on this album is amazing. Walked out of the live show on this tour and literally said this was probably the best playing live on the planet tonight.

  • @grimreapergutters69
    @grimreapergutters69 Рік тому

    I'm only commenting because I love getting recommended these tabs, been real fun to try and learn some new cool solos. Hope this channel blows up.

    • @LeviClay
      @LeviClay  Рік тому

      You can help make that happen

  • @user-kp7ls7ml1h
    @user-kp7ls7ml1h Рік тому

    love the tabs! u r so good!

  • @Matthew-le1eq
    @Matthew-le1eq Рік тому +4

    Beautiful ! I’ve only listened to Guthrie a few times,so he’s new to me.Being a big fan of John Petrucci’s,there is a similarity in playing styles.

    • @johnnycbad
      @johnnycbad 11 місяців тому

      Check out his solo from 'drive home' if you haven't already. It's also by Steven Wilson. The story goes that there was this modified guitar in the studio that he wanted to try out. So he did an improvised solo using it and it ended up being used for the final recording.

  • @MagicJacket
    @MagicJacket Рік тому +13

    While there is no greatest guitarist (or greatest guitar solo,) there is no doubt if there were, Guthrie would be a contender for the title. I love this solo but I am also in love with the chord progression behind it. So atmospheric and powerful.
    That he can improv these things is astounding. Perhaps no other guitarist is ever so frequently in the zone as Govan.

    • @dafook865
      @dafook865 Рік тому

      You haven't heard jakub zytecki. He is young but his improv sounds almost as it were a composed/prepared solos.

  • @BeachJazzMusic
    @BeachJazzMusic Рік тому

    Beautiful playing. So melodic!

  • @Johnny-oy9fh
    @Johnny-oy9fh 4 місяці тому

    Wonderful.....love the tone too....freeking awesome

  • @henrikw377
    @henrikw377 10 місяців тому +4

    Easily one of my favorite solos. That note at 0:39...

  • @sepiarain
    @sepiarain Рік тому +9

    That was absolutely mind blowing. Guthrie really does reach levels of expression with his musicality that are just utterly unrivalled.

    • @jhrdrake7205
      @jhrdrake7205 Рік тому +1

      Love Guthrie, great guy and great player but so many people are so overly impressed by a barrage of notes in key. I will take Dave Gilmour's simple solo from Comfortably Numb over this any day. This kind of playing is a sure fire way to end up with a bunch of dudes staring back at you from the audience.

    • @sepiarain
      @sepiarain Рік тому

      @@jhrdrake7205 oh no, I completely agree with you that technicality doesn't trump form and musicality. There are players out there who literally sound like a child going ape with a tin-whistle and so many people's jaws drop at the circus trick, but if you stop admiring how hard it is to do that and actually listen you realise it's absolutely pointless application. A player on social media at the moment who is like nails on a chalk board to me is Bernth. I think he epitomises everything wrong with ambitious and attention craving musicians whose main motivation is to posture... Guthrie is a very different guitarist than those kinds of players though. His choice of notes and expression is really emotive and listenable.

  • @MagnusOlssonGuitar
    @MagnusOlssonGuitar Рік тому

    Amazing playing!

  • @Bevrinton
    @Bevrinton 4 місяці тому

    That is Beautiful 😍👍🙏

  • @blueshouseroberto5856
    @blueshouseroberto5856 Рік тому +7

    David Gilmour style soul. One of the fews of Govan Rich of flavour and meaning. Not only a Simply River of notes like many his performance.

  • @thebordenasylum7726
    @thebordenasylum7726 Рік тому +4

    No, that would be a toss-up between Slash's solos in November Rain, Gilmour's solo in Time, or Hotel California's solo. Skynyrd's That Smell solo is up there too.

    • @markchristopher420
      @markchristopher420 Рік тому +3

      🤔 Gilmour: Comfortably Numb, Lifeson: Freewill, and you're right about Hotel. Hard pass on Slash and his sour note-fest on November Lame, though. Dude's so overrated... ☮️+💜+🎶

  • @2kanchoo
    @2kanchoo Рік тому

    Beautiful.

  • @chriswinter2725
    @chriswinter2725 3 місяці тому

    Fantastic

  • @EsDeib
    @EsDeib Рік тому +5

    I think his solo for Drive Home is probably the best solo ever, but this one isn’t terribly far. Dude is just the perfect guitarist.

    • @maxsignori316
      @maxsignori316 Рік тому +3

      Steven Wilson told in the interview with Rick Beato, that when recording that solo (Drive Home) the high E string slipped out of the saddle and Guthrie improvised that amazing solo anyway without it.
      He's slowly becoming the Chuck Norris of guitar players :D

    • @EsDeib
      @EsDeib Рік тому

      @@maxsignori316 That’s right! I had forgotten about that. Just tells you how impossibly talented Guthrie really is. Mindblowing.

    • @gwynbleiddroach2589
      @gwynbleiddroach2589 Рік тому +1

      I prefer Steve vai but he is good too.

    • @michaelciancetta6397
      @michaelciancetta6397 7 місяців тому

      I could name at least 50 solos way better than anything govan ever did ahhahahahahah

  • @cnkhvyio
    @cnkhvyio Рік тому +3

    Great Solo! Maybe one of the greatest. Didn't hit me like Maggot Brain though.

  • @Uncle_Mark2600
    @Uncle_Mark2600 Рік тому

    Next level guitar playing! Beautiful!

  • @maxmenius9839
    @maxmenius9839 4 місяці тому

    Very nice expressive solo. The chord changes underneath were fantastic. Created a great story.

  • @tactrix1h
    @tactrix1h Рік тому +10

    I think this is without a doubt the best solo he's ever recorded. However there are people like Jeff Beck and Tim Henson that can do solo's that will blow the back of your head off.

    • @abirhossain7980
      @abirhossain7980 Рік тому +1

      Please do not put those two names one after the other .It hurts. If you said Matteo Muncuso,Josh or Antonie boyer etc. It wouldn't hurt so bad. But please don't.
      Ps. I don't dislike Tim,he's great. But if you know what I mean,you know. Otherwise keep listening to music.

    • @tactrix1h
      @tactrix1h Рік тому

      @@abirhossain7980 I have no idea what you mean.

    • @mymodel6
      @mymodel6 9 місяців тому

      I agree with the other guy, putting Govan and Henson together would be offensive, if it didn't immediately make it obvious that you're a fucking clueless troll...

    • @lukather1
      @lukather1 8 місяців тому +2

      I think he’s trying to say - that Tim’s playing is phenomenal but to me very very technical and sterile ! I think it’s that lack of blues in his playing !
      I love watching him play ! But could he play anything like this ! No I don’t think he could with his more classical background
      Guthrie on the other hand could most probably conquer Tim’s sound and chops in a week ! ❤😮

    • @tactrix1h
      @tactrix1h 8 місяців тому

      @@lukather1 you're clearly not a guitar player. Guthrie couldn't play what Tim plays if he lived to be 1000, it's not a matter of "chops", it's a completely different technical level. Guthrie isn't even in his league let alone could conquer anything in a week.
      The problem with people like you, is you have no actual understanding of what takes skill, and what sounds like it takes skill. It's a night and day difference.
      What Guthrie played might sound hard to someone like you, truth is it wouldn't even take me a day to learn and play, there's not 1 single difficult or technical thing to learn there, all he's doing is basic hammerons, pulls, and stretches. To a real guitar player, that's like a warm up.

  • @jordancarpenter676
    @jordancarpenter676 Рік тому +4

    Why is this the best solo ever? It’s good. I wouldn’t say the best. I guess we as players have a difference of opinion on these things.

    • @luke88durston
      @luke88durston Рік тому +1

      Of course it subjective. The solo also works even better in the context of the entire song. It just does something to me that hasn't been matched by much else, besides Guthries solo on Drive Home

    • @jordancarpenter676
      @jordancarpenter676 Рік тому

      @@luke88durston then if we agree on subjective, title it “The greatest guitar solo in My opinion let me know”. You could get all kinds of suggestions.

    • @jordancarpenter676
      @jordancarpenter676 Рік тому

      See when you phrase it a certain way it gets all the clicks. It doesn’t lead you to any other solos. So a young guitarist get obsessed with one and doesn’t know the rest of great guitarists. Guthrie can’t do what Zakk does, Zakk can’t do what Vai does, Vai can’t do Gilbert does, etc. my thing is lead people to find every great not end it.

    • @patrickahearne8770
      @patrickahearne8770 10 місяців тому

      It's called click-bait.

  • @lordstanley34
    @lordstanley34 Рік тому

    The first 15 seconds alone; so expressive. That tone made my day…

  • @benmalone6139
    @benmalone6139 4 місяці тому

    That was a lovely moment in my day I have to admit. Thanks chaps

  • @Matt-mk8ph
    @Matt-mk8ph Рік тому +3

    Well since you asked, I would have to say no. But if you think it's the greatest than it is.

    • @LeviClay
      @LeviClay  Рік тому +2

      Matt, this is the most mature comment this video is likely to get... I commend you for this!

  • @DamianPieroni
    @DamianPieroni Рік тому +3

    Dave Gilmour with uber-technique. Guthrie is probably the most technically gifted electric guitarist ever, with a seemingly endless supply of licks from every genre, and an unrivalled imagination and improvisational skill. That said, I don't actually like most of what he does...especially the more jazz elements. It's all very complex and clever, and it certainly has you crossing your arms...and twisting your fingers.But does it make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck? And of course a great solo without a great song is just a waste of a great solo. When he plays relatively “straight“ like this, though, and within the context of a good song, he is truly brilliant, and capable of giving you those goosebumps normally reserved for the like of Gilmour, Jeff Beck, Gary Moore and a select few others. Kudos!

  • @lastlifegg35
    @lastlifegg35 Рік тому

    Whenever I see this video come across I always watch/listen because of how incredible it is. Makes me happy every time

  • @GlennHallLivingWater
    @GlennHallLivingWater 9 місяців тому +1

    I agree! I love that solo!

  • @trentwaterman7049
    @trentwaterman7049 10 місяців тому +3

    This is my all time favorite solo. Guthrie is so good that at 0:27 he ascends and mind vibrato kicks in.

  • @GruffGames
    @GruffGames 7 місяців тому +3

    If a better solo has ever been recorded, I've certainly never heard it.
    Anyone else just keep coming back to this for a few listens? 🎸

  • @JarzanX
    @JarzanX Рік тому +1

    That's pure fire!

  • @MrCookie5555
    @MrCookie5555 3 дні тому

    Such a musician! The feel....

  • @Pladderkasse
    @Pladderkasse Рік тому +338

    Allan Holdsworths solo on "Joshua" is what I consider to be the greatest guitar-solo of all time. It's all a matter of personal taste. There is no greatest, really.

    • @scroogemccuck985
      @scroogemccuck985 Рік тому +31

      Comfortably Numb for me

    • @Ravelle17
      @Ravelle17 Рік тому +14

      @@scroogemccuck985Time for me 🤘

    • @scroogemccuck985
      @scroogemccuck985 Рік тому +15

      @@Ravelle17 oh god, that one’s amazing too, and then there’s Dogs and Pigs, Have a Cigar, Shine on. It’s so hard to choose

    • @jfo3000
      @jfo3000 Рік тому +34

      Every Holdsworth solo is spellbinding. He was the Boss!

    • @Pladderkasse
      @Pladderkasse Рік тому +12

      @@scroogemccuck985 I love the entire guitar works in Dogs. Gilmour really stretching out there.

  • @MikeSingSing
    @MikeSingSing Рік тому +3

    Clickbait Clay is at it again. Love you're work, man, but it sucks that you have to slave to the algorithm like that. Only hope is that it grows this channel a lot, because you deserve it!
    Oh, and Guthrie is a freakin machine.

    • @LeviClay
      @LeviClay  Рік тому +2

      It’s the best thing to do, not only does it help me, but it gets more people to see the video.
      That Danny video yesterday? Old video on my channel that got 2000 views in 3 years. New one got 10k in a day. That’s better for Danny’s legacy.

    • @MikeSingSing
      @MikeSingSing Рік тому +1

      @@LeviClay I get that and as i said i hope it grows this channel. It's classic case of "don't hate the player, hate the game".

    • @redstrat1234
      @redstrat1234 Рік тому

      @@MikeSingSing You see the problem though ? - diminishing returns. I clicked on to it, then realised that it was clickbait, wasting my time. So, as a result I'll happily pass by titles by Levi, because I assume they'll be clickbait too. There's so much guitar content on YT that when I know a creator uses blatant clickbait, I just pass on them. Maybe many more will do this too, without commenting. As I say, diminishing returns.

  • @matthewhubbert8588
    @matthewhubbert8588 Рік тому

    Love the very last notes....tyat bend and chosen tones are awesome foresight

  • @briandennehy6380
    @briandennehy6380 Рік тому +2

    That last bend is ridiculous. Eargasms galore

  • @DragosNowitzki
    @DragosNowitzki Рік тому +6

    I have never heard Guthrie hit a wrong note. Ever. Not live, not in the studio, never. I think Guthrie invented music as we know it and he just never got the credit for it, he’s so amazing…

    • @mymodel6
      @mymodel6 9 місяців тому

      Technically you're correct because there are no 'wrong notes', but he's has certainly hit notes he did not intend to hit many times. Stop fanboying and listen with your ears instead of your hero worship...

    • @kenjones6441
      @kenjones6441 Місяць тому

      I’ve seen him live and he did plenty.

  • @rabidgoon
    @rabidgoon Рік тому +4

    not really

  • @hearpalhere
    @hearpalhere Рік тому +1

    Holy smokes man! That is killer.

  • @matthewapsey4869
    @matthewapsey4869 Рік тому +3

    Not sure what is so special about Govan honestly. Better player than me though

    • @redstrat1234
      @redstrat1234 Рік тому

      I don't get it either - technically very good, but I've never heard a solo from the guy that I can remember a few hours later.

    • @garywhitt98
      @garywhitt98 Рік тому

      The depth and breadth of his technical skill and his creativity make him one of the best who has ever played the instrument. Take a night and listen to him for a few hours and you’ll hear what the talk is about. Best to you…

    • @garywhitt98
      @garywhitt98 Рік тому +1

      @@redstrat1234 But you remember Mary Had a Little Lamb right and Happy Birthday and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star? The complexity of his leads make them hard to remember but it doesn’t mean they aren’t works of genius.

    • @Two_Seat_Pete_FatA55
      @Two_Seat_Pete_FatA55 10 місяців тому

      ​@@redstrat1234exactly, there wasn't even one bar in that solo with any memorable melody to it. There's no questioning his technical proficiency, but I'll take less of that if you give me an actual good composer.

    • @mymodel6
      @mymodel6 9 місяців тому

      @@garywhitt98 Perfect response...

  • @CorporateComedy
    @CorporateComedy Рік тому +4

    stairway to heaven, beat it, jump, soli (by gong), ruff stuff, shook me all night long, paradise city, black dog, in the land of grey and pink, third stone from the sun, comfortably numb, etc etc etc. 'greatest solo' is a mighty heavy title to be throwing around willy nilly - would take a LOT to claim it. guthrie aint even close. he is most sophisticated and advanced guitarists technically.

    • @justinm1766
      @justinm1766 Рік тому +1

      BB King the thrill is gone. Yes, way too many.

  • @SarabadaKenshiro
    @SarabadaKenshiro Рік тому

    Awesome

  • @MariUSukulele
    @MariUSukulele Рік тому

    this makes me spill a tear … of joy!

  • @gnoseologist
    @gnoseologist Рік тому +5

    David Gilmour still owns it

    • @justinm1766
      @justinm1766 Рік тому

      Not even close, Gilmour has a few in the top ten IMO.
      The solo on Howlin Wolf Going down slow is "better" than anything I've heard by Gonovan Guthrie, but I grew up on real music.

    • @SeptemberChild1835
      @SeptemberChild1835 9 місяців тому

      @@justinm1766 Hate much?

  • @clintcarlson7097
    @clintcarlson7097 Рік тому +4

    There's no such thing as the "greatest solo ever recorded." Anyone who truly appreciates multiple styles of music knows this.

    • @jordanc2844
      @jordanc2844 Місяць тому

      Sounds like someone who's never heard the solo in "Libra" by Plini

    • @clintcarlson7097
      @clintcarlson7097 Місяць тому

      @@jordanc2844 Not really into progressive pop metal. The solo is of course technically interesting, but that song suffers from the same thing many modern songs do. It's compressed beyond belief, and the dynamic range is basically nonexistent. I respect what they're trying to do, but I find the pursuit of musical perfection to be quite boring. I'll take a dirty, imperfect Beck or Page solo over that every time.

    • @jordanc2844
      @jordanc2844 Місяць тому

      @@clintcarlson7097 To each their own I guess, but to me Beck and Page haven't come close to a solo that good

    • @clintcarlson7097
      @clintcarlson7097 Місяць тому

      @@jordanc2844 You like clean technical solos, which is great. For me, Since I've Been Loving You has 10X the emotion of Libra.

  • @trevoraird4156
    @trevoraird4156 Рік тому

    Simply amazing 👏 you can lose yourself in his playing, this is the work of a truly gifted musician.

  • @digitalneko7975
    @digitalneko7975 Рік тому

    So many amazing guitarists out there and he’s one of them! Very Holdsworth style love it! I’m always inspired 🎸🙏🏼

  • @SDesWriter
    @SDesWriter Рік тому +4

    Um.....no

  • @gingataff
    @gingataff Рік тому +10

    Guthrie can say more with one note than David Gilmour can with 100

    • @CorporateComedy
      @CorporateComedy Рік тому +11

      i take it this is sarcasm... God i hope so.

    • @3rdPlaya0709
      @3rdPlaya0709 Рік тому +2

      Funny how this sounds like at least too solos from gilmour but with more notess 😂

    • @davidderoux7552
      @davidderoux7552 Рік тому +2

      In fact what happens it's the other way around...

    • @thinkpad20
      @thinkpad20 Рік тому +5

      Ah yes, famous speed king David Gilmour

    • @SSMLivingPictures
      @SSMLivingPictures Рік тому +2

      Very weird comparison, they have similar styles

  • @ChicTumshy
    @ChicTumshy Рік тому

    Nice!!!

  • @jabbadabba1978
    @jabbadabba1978 Рік тому +15

    If it’s a question, the answer is no.

    • @MatejMajdandzic
      @MatejMajdandzic Місяць тому

      And you are? And you know what?

    • @andyhiscox2750
      @andyhiscox2750 Місяць тому

      @@MatejMajdandzicI don’t know who they are, but I do know that they are right.
      Have you only ever heard this one solo?
      There are many out there that are better than this both musically and technically and creatively.
      Parisienne Walkways, for one.
      Mark Knopfler, Robin Trower, Snowy White, Uli Jon Roth, Brian May, and others are all more accomplished than whoever played this piece.

    • @dyinglightkid653
      @dyinglightkid653 Місяць тому +3

      ⁠@@andyhiscox2750those are opinions

    • @aungmyatkaung4293
      @aungmyatkaung4293 Місяць тому

      ​@@andyhiscox2750Ok boomer let people have opinions, I grew up with classic rock and worshipped Jimmy Page, Blackmore, Uli Jon Roth but nothing everything is just sloppily improvised blue solos

  • @davidderoux7552
    @davidderoux7552 Рік тому +3

    Almost as good as Greg Howe's "Oracle" solo but still far away from JP's "The best of times", "Lines in the sand" or "A great day for freedom" live in Gdansk of sir Gilmour.

  • @lorenzoantoniomaldonado9917
    @lorenzoantoniomaldonado9917 11 місяців тому

    Gold and soul, technique... Awesome!!!

  • @bradascalon7087
    @bradascalon7087 Рік тому

    I Did NOT want that to end!!

  • @brucemunro7499
    @brucemunro7499 Рік тому +3

    Bo-ring.

  • @MouriMare
    @MouriMare Рік тому +3

    Seriously? The greatest guitar solo EVER recorded?? There are dozens of guitar solos in history that are both melodically/harmonically more sophisticated and brought millions of grown men to tears, including Mr. Crowley, Comfortably numb and basically everything Jimmy Page played in 1973 MSG (Stairway, Since i've been loving you, No Quarter, Dazed and confused etc.). That title is not only a huge clickbait, but also a disgrace to the rock legends from the 60s forward.

  • @thieveryguitars6206
    @thieveryguitars6206 Рік тому

    This is such a great solo. Feel and some flashy licks. Perfect in my book.

  • @PROJECT-de9pd
    @PROJECT-de9pd 2 місяці тому

    Wow. That was cool.

  • @Jonesy1978
    @Jonesy1978 Рік тому +26

    Very far from the best solo of all time 🥱

  • @johnbailey9314
    @johnbailey9314 Рік тому

    Absolutely breathtaking

  • @musisiPT
    @musisiPT 11 місяців тому

    Wow.amazing

  • @akquicksilver
    @akquicksilver 3 місяці тому

    Pretty Amazing!

  • @TheDrummerGeorge
    @TheDrummerGeorge 7 місяців тому

    Its this a dream? I CANT imagine nothing better than this. AMAZING

  • @EvaluateAssimilate
    @EvaluateAssimilate Рік тому

    Haha literally just thought to look for this and, surprise, here you've done it. Cheers man! As always for your time 👊

    • @EvaluateAssimilate
      @EvaluateAssimilate Рік тому

      Oh and I've just noticed that, at some point, I've been unsubscribed from you..? 🤷 Fixed that now.

    • @LeviClay
      @LeviClay  Рік тому +1

      outrageous!!! my poor feelings :(

    • @EvaluateAssimilate
      @EvaluateAssimilate Рік тому

      @@LeviClay I'm sure they're just as robust and your tabbing, for lack of a better term! 🤘

  • @Jedimo
    @Jedimo Рік тому

    So good.

  • @teodorpeev1444
    @teodorpeev1444 Рік тому

    wow just wow

  • @nigelvonshredman
    @nigelvonshredman Рік тому

    Thanks Levi

  • @RockThemAll
    @RockThemAll Рік тому

    Legend.