15 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 11 лип 2018
  • If you're new, Subscribe! → bit.ly/subscribe-loudwire
    Check out our Top 15 picks!
    Go here → loudwire.com/
    Like us → / loudwire
    Follow us → / loudwire
    Get our newsletter → loudwire.com/newsletter/

КОМЕНТАРІ • 8 тис.

  • @C-losGhost
    @C-losGhost 3 роки тому +4445

    Just here to show respect to Edward Van Halen R.I.P Brother true legend

    • @cheri1910
      @cheri1910 3 роки тому +28

      Agreed. Great musician, and person. The press were relentless on his addictions. Don’t they get it? That’s when a musician plays best a lot of the times, ( not ALL the time). They sell their souls, feelings and inhibitions to create approval, & money. But they deserve to be honored. Because if one can play that well while on something, then they must be damn good straight! It’s the musicians mind that he/ she must overcome.
      Did that make sense?

    • @JL-qo6lo
      @JL-qo6lo 3 роки тому +1

      Same :]

    • @kinggeorgeiii7515
      @kinggeorgeiii7515 3 роки тому +2

      fagslayer why?

    • @carterkiser5225
      @carterkiser5225 3 роки тому +1

      Wth he already died a month ago

    • @ulukanulutas1654
      @ulukanulutas1654 3 роки тому +1

      True musician and a legend

  • @piskipa
    @piskipa 3 роки тому +3530

    I think "Iconic" is a better word than "Greatest" for this one.

    • @beet6le380
      @beet6le380 2 роки тому +131

      Completely agree! Theres way more greater solos out there, both technically, and emotionally.

    • @Samfan4Films777
      @Samfan4Films777 2 роки тому +29

      Except Master of Puppets and Van Halen. If you ask me most of the list should've been Metallica and Van Halen.

    • @beet6le380
      @beet6le380 2 роки тому +67

      @@0abo713 Are you kidding me? How Metallica, the most well known metal band isnt popular? One is one of their most popular song. Also, Judas Priest, they even had their own parody movie. Iron Maiden has 6 million Spotify followers! Tornado Of Souls is also known for the best metal solo among thrash metal listeners! Van Halen is a world wide big heavy metal band! I mean Eddie is the very very first guitarist every begginer looks up to. How could they be unpopular??? Highway Star is one of the most famous Deep Purple song! I mean, there is no one who doesnt knows Smoke On The Water. Yngwie Malmsteen is also a great star and one of the first guitarist that cames to mind when someone says neoclassical shred. Pantera was the radio metal band of the 90's. They were the ones who kept metal alive. Sweet Child o mine, i mean Gun's n Roses are so popular, you will se a poser wearing a Guns shirt just to seem cool. They are that popular. Bohemian Rhapsody has gone super main stream after the movie. Theres no one left who never heard of the solo. I mean it was played several times on the movie. Led Zepellin, like, you know, stairway to heaven? Also, Pink Floyd's comfortably numb solo is known for being the most emotional solo of all time.

    • @slip6hazard9
      @slip6hazard9 2 роки тому +19

      Dude I was thinking the same thing. "Iconic" is a way better choice of words. Even then I'd still argue some of their choices.

    • @chuckydombroski
      @chuckydombroski 2 роки тому +11

      Nah I wouldn’t use iconic or greatest. Maybe top ten of the dudes favorite tasteful shreds/feel solos. I dont know haha

  • @bananasarewafflestoo5516
    @bananasarewafflestoo5516 2 роки тому +100

    I still get chills when watching jimmy Hendrix play, Holy crap!

  • @christianhall4953
    @christianhall4953 9 місяців тому +35

    Comfortably numb is number one for me. First time I heard it I was in awe. It grasps your soul

    • @noahlabonte3076
      @noahlabonte3076 9 місяців тому +3

      Gives me chills every time I listen to it

    • @christianhall4953
      @christianhall4953 9 місяців тому

      @@noahlabonte3076 Man, I smoked a good blunt, and was driving home listening to it. I was getting goose bumps

    • @rogerebner3068
      @rogerebner3068 8 місяців тому

      Dogs by pink floyd at around 3-4 minutes

    • @markbailey3225
      @markbailey3225 7 місяців тому +1

      It’s okay, no where near #1. Just my opinion

  • @pedrosm0459
    @pedrosm0459 4 роки тому +2752

    WHERE IS THE GUITAR SOLO FROM SPONGEBOB’S GOOFY GOOBER ROCK???

  • @zackhayes1268
    @zackhayes1268 5 років тому +5298

    Playing the fastest doesn’t make it the best

    • @timothyissler3815
      @timothyissler3815 4 роки тому +430

      I think Eruption is #1 not for speed, but how avant-garde it was at the time. Eddie van Halen essentially introduced the world to guitar effects like tapping. As much as I agree to your statement (DragonForce could have owned the list if it was simply speed), I think they made the right choice for #1.

    • @zackhayes1268
      @zackhayes1268 4 роки тому +62

      Timothy Issler I’m talking about the entire list

    • @timothyissler3815
      @timothyissler3815 4 роки тому +85

      @@zackhayes1268 Yeah, I guess so. That does get annoying. Being a melodic metalhead, I like those slower, more expressive solos.

    • @ericcrapton8187
      @ericcrapton8187 4 роки тому +88

      No one said the fastest is the best..

    • @zackhayes1268
      @zackhayes1268 4 роки тому +41

      Eric Crapton the list makes it obvious that’s what whoever put it together favors

  • @danielward8645
    @danielward8645 Рік тому +31

    Man…this list really hits you in the feels. Jimi, Eddie Van Halen, Jon Bonham, Freddy Mercury, Randy Rhodes, and Dimebag all taken too soon.

    • @assordante2205
      @assordante2205 4 місяці тому

      It's almost like they shouldn't have been doing drugs or having unprotected sex with a million different people.

    • @Pappycap74
      @Pappycap74 Місяць тому

      Dimebag was shot in the head on stage. ​@@assordante2205

  • @swat1710
    @swat1710 Рік тому +90

    When tornado of souls came.. It just sounded number 1 without competition🥇

  • @antero6302
    @antero6302 4 роки тому +687

    6:03 imagine the guy who got eddies pick when he threw it. Thats probably 1 of the most valueable picks ever.

    • @dylan_da_lfx4979
      @dylan_da_lfx4979 4 роки тому +88

      Andero it’s the pick of destiny

    • @ntanipaslys9345
      @ntanipaslys9345 4 роки тому +18

      Hey lost brother

    • @dominikweber4305
      @dominikweber4305 4 роки тому +23

      But how is he gonna prove it's eddie's?

    • @numbers7889
      @numbers7889 4 роки тому +65

      One of my teachers at school actually caught one. He stepped on it and didn’t move his feet until the end of the show when he picked it up and got it.

    • @brandonmiller5742
      @brandonmiller5742 4 роки тому +7

      Numbers legendary💀💀

  • @hectoralcantar3799
    @hectoralcantar3799 5 років тому +3490

    Where's lil wayne solo?

    • @PocketCloyster
      @PocketCloyster 5 років тому +146

      Yeah, and Nick Jonas too

    • @redxiii1049
      @redxiii1049 5 років тому +59

      I just knew, the second I went into the comment section, there'd be at least on of these comments. 🤣

    • @herbbjerry2406
      @herbbjerry2406 5 років тому +26

      This will never get old.

    • @jochengames6443
      @jochengames6443 5 років тому +6

      Hector feik You made my day

    • @vcsa681
      @vcsa681 5 років тому +15

      In hell

  • @xenonwilliams645
    @xenonwilliams645 Рік тому +9

    I love all the guitar solos in this video, but somehow it's the tornado of soul that sticks in my heart the most

  • @jbjohnson4728
    @jbjohnson4728 Рік тому +34

    Fade to Black is one of the all-time great guitar solos.

  • @anointingofseer2596
    @anointingofseer2596 3 роки тому +660

    Much respect to Randy Rhoads, insane solos! 🔥 R.I.P

  • @aydenduke2556
    @aydenduke2556 3 роки тому +1873

    The #1 spot deserves to be the #1 spot. RIP Eddie Van Halen

    • @HeraclitorisScroll
      @HeraclitorisScroll 3 роки тому +51

      Nah, it don't deserves. Is not really a melodic or emotional.

    • @aydenduke2556
      @aydenduke2556 3 роки тому +44

      @@HeraclitorisScroll i think it does- the whole solo was like 13 minutes long, he improvised a lot of it, and it had like multiple "movements", many of which were quite musical

    • @HeraclitorisScroll
      @HeraclitorisScroll 3 роки тому +41

      @@aydenduke2556 yeah, but its like a kong show off with couple nice melodies. But I Won't argue, its legendary and importnant

    • @aydenduke2556
      @aydenduke2556 3 роки тому +16

      @@HeraclitorisScroll ig i see where ur coming from. Thanks for being civil

    • @HeraclitorisScroll
      @HeraclitorisScroll 3 роки тому +4

      @@aydenduke2556 thanks

  • @caglarilgnsakaoglu2931
    @caglarilgnsakaoglu2931 Рік тому +9

    Ritchie playing his instrument like he puts his arm another to place. He is incredibly calm, respect.

  • @mlfilion
    @mlfilion 2 роки тому +9

    They're so many great guitarists and great solos it's hard to pick. I like the WE'RE STARS solo. It has a lot of great work in it by a lot of great guitarists from the 80's, when metal ruled the world of music!

  • @jessechalif2428
    @jessechalif2428 4 роки тому +1298

    I can’t they believe they forgot (insert solo here)

  • @bottlemanic
    @bottlemanic 5 років тому +171

    I know it's for the sake of brevity but cutting out the best parts of both torando and especially floods is criminal

    • @drewspurrier1312
      @drewspurrier1312 5 років тому

      bottlemanic I was thinking the same thing how fucked up is that

    • @matthewsarmiento9745
      @matthewsarmiento9745 5 років тому +2

      IKRRRR

    • @alexvarella6276
      @alexvarella6276 5 років тому +3

      same thing with mr. crowley. they missed the best part!

    • @plasmakitten4261
      @plasmakitten4261 3 роки тому

      This comment by itself is a reason Free Bird isn't in the video 😆

  • @lindapryor3747
    @lindapryor3747 2 роки тому +47

    Soliloquy by Rush is so heart rending. Alex Lifeson doesn’t make these lists but definitely should be on them. He is so innovative and never fails to deliver the best you can ask for!

  • @adamdombrowski1949
    @adamdombrowski1949 Рік тому +20

    Jimi Hendrix playing Machine Gun live with The Band Of Gypsies was one of the greatest guitar solos of all time

  • @faustosilvano5675
    @faustosilvano5675 5 років тому +1665

    Hotel California, Free Bird, November Rain?

    • @sirspookybones1118
      @sirspookybones1118 5 років тому +94

      Free birds solo is iconic by this point

    • @howardthemallard1717
      @howardthemallard1717 5 років тому +8

      The the most normal things possible

    • @trialstar
      @trialstar 5 років тому +13

      How do i give more than one up vote to this comment?!

    • @chilly6470
      @chilly6470 5 років тому +63

      Some people think the faster the solo...... The better?

    • @anakjate8638
      @anakjate8638 5 років тому +46

      sultan of swing.?

  • @notsure1384
    @notsure1384 3 роки тому +724

    If any who aren't on this list that definitely deserve to be, it's Don Felder, and Joe Walsh. The Hotel California solo is a master class in songwriting.

    • @helloguys8887
      @helloguys8887 2 роки тому +16

      It’s probably copyrighted

    • @arjunverma3408
      @arjunverma3408 2 роки тому +16

      It's the greatest solo of all time.

    • @iabdgogogo1234letsgo
      @iabdgogogo1234letsgo 2 роки тому +8

      I'd say it's better than anything they included.

    • @Rain-qu2rr
      @Rain-qu2rr 2 роки тому +3

      In my opinion, its my 2nd favorite solo. 1st is stairway. Duh

    • @gusmary8966
      @gusmary8966 2 роки тому

      Church!

  • @johncook3179
    @johncook3179 2 роки тому +21

    Jimmy Page's solo has got to be the best. He is speaking his inner being and every phrase and note is perfect because sometimes a few are a little awkward but fit perfectly. Nobody is perfect and that solo has a whole range of emotion in it.

    • @louistheoret7242
      @louistheoret7242 Місяць тому +1

      He was drunk every time he was playing live

  • @terryqueen3233
    @terryqueen3233 Рік тому +2

    Some of them was back in my younger days I'm now 71 and still absolutely love this music

  • @Yourbroooooooo
    @Yourbroooooooo 3 роки тому +473

    Another solo that amazes me how it gets no recognition is Eddie Vanhalen in the song “Beat It.” For guy to walk into a studio and drop a jaw dropping solo into a pop song on one of the highest selling albums ever, just goes to show how talented Eddie really was!!! RIP!

    • @robertbrowniejunior902
      @robertbrowniejunior902 3 роки тому +4

      MJ only paid him a can of bear

    • @liletsky5102
      @liletsky5102 3 роки тому +6

      Crockclone RBLX that wasn't true. Eddie didn't receive any dime for. He did it for free.

    • @dontmindme6995
      @dontmindme6995 2 роки тому +2

      Oh it gts the respect it deserves. Although it's not on this list (bc most of the time only one solo from each interpret and Eruption is more well known) everyone knows it as everyone knows the song and it sometimes even tops lists like this one. Every Rock musician knows it too of course

    • @jamesong.a.7695
      @jamesong.a.7695 2 роки тому +7

      The Beat It solo is much better than Eruption, IMO. Eruption gets more credit when it comes to solos but to me the Beat It solo sounds so much better musically.

    • @greedokenobi3855
      @greedokenobi3855 2 роки тому +2

      My favorite solo ever!! 💜

  • @boazbaruchin9085
    @boazbaruchin9085 5 років тому +597

    Pantera - Domination

  • @sjvcon67
    @sjvcon67 Рік тому +12

    Long live the King....RIP Eddie. Most iconic guitar piece ever.

  • @timfry887
    @timfry887 Рік тому

    Well done! The compilation is wonderful. I would only ask that you keep the titles up through the entire performance.

  • @NimitJain09912001
    @NimitJain09912001 3 роки тому +326

    Deep Purple: Sweet Child in Time
    Dire Straits: Sultans of Swing
    Eagles: Hotel California
    Extreme: Play with Me

    • @ryanbeckett4689
      @ryanbeckett4689 3 роки тому +15

      It's just Child in Time I believe, but perhaps I'm wrong. Regardless, I couldn't agree more. Worst part is how few people seem to know it

    • @dime4ever546
      @dime4ever546 3 роки тому +3

      @@ryanbeckett4689 you are right

    • @williamhopeiii
      @williamhopeiii 3 роки тому +8

      Absolutely. Child In Time is a masterpiece.

    • @blasphemergrc6794
      @blasphemergrc6794 3 роки тому +1

      yeah sure , if you are 80 years old that's the list .. get lost

    • @NimitJain09912001
      @NimitJain09912001 3 роки тому +5

      @@blasphemergrc6794 i find your lack of faith... disturbing

  • @CarlosVeronika13
    @CarlosVeronika13 4 роки тому +1269

    Dont talk to strangers?
    Revelation mother earth?
    Suicide solution (live)?
    Pride and joy?
    Cowboys from hell?
    I dont know?

    • @tylernipko8004
      @tylernipko8004 4 роки тому +10

      Almost all artists featured but no the songs

    • @sniperguyAZ
      @sniperguyAZ 4 роки тому +69

      tornado of souls is megadeths best solo

    • @SLAYER.APO.VOLO.
      @SLAYER.APO.VOLO. 4 роки тому +23

      Holy Diver? What the fuck, that's nothing compared to the ones in this list 😂

    • @imangalimusabekov7361
      @imangalimusabekov7361 4 роки тому +1

      Master of puppets and holy wars I have nothing against Metallica and Megadeth but even axes high that's on the 12th is way better than them too combined

    • @CarlosVeronika13
      @CarlosVeronika13 4 роки тому +4

      @@SLAYER.APO.VOLO. I know holy diver isn't one of the most epic songs, but the solo of that song makes the song reach its climax with those epic artificial harmonics and sounds very rude which should put it in one of the best solos for giving that feeling of being above other solos that are just touched unwillingly like haci nirvana, Green Day etc

  • @bobgasm1471
    @bobgasm1471 2 роки тому +2

    The outro solo on Boston's Hitch a Ride...amazing, and so melodic

  • @adamlopez9629
    @adamlopez9629 Рік тому +17

    There was never any doubt that eruption by Van Halen would be number one

  • @GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy
    @GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy 3 роки тому +823

    One of my favorite rock guitar solos of all time is the solo from 'Make Me Do Anything You Want' by A Foot in Coldwater. Still amazing to hear after all these years.

    • @antonioljubicic9420
      @antonioljubicic9420 3 роки тому +12

      My favorite is November rain by g&r

    • @haroldinitaly6753
      @haroldinitaly6753 3 роки тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/YHt5wz_klL4/v-deo.html
      YOU SHOULD LOOK THIS ONE

    • @senseigit7015
      @senseigit7015 3 роки тому +1

      @@antonioljubicic9420 ua-cam.com/video/yBxo4qoKbjM/v-deo.html
      🤘🤘🤘

    • @markrives4185
      @markrives4185 3 роки тому

      @@haroldinitaly6753 ppp]co

    • @steve9987
      @steve9987 2 роки тому +1

      Wow im so happy and surprised a fellow canadian rock fan commented on this metal video. You must like the Hip and Rush

  • @mogeoofficiel
    @mogeoofficiel 4 роки тому +153

    When I still see Jimi Hendrix today, I always think about how lucky I was to have been young at that time, and still alive to continue enjoying David Gilmour.

    • @dominikweber4305
      @dominikweber4305 4 роки тому

      Wish i could've seen him😥

    • @georgevontelemann7953
      @georgevontelemann7953 3 роки тому

      GUYS!!! YOU SHOULD LOOK THIS!!!😮😮😮😮
      ua-cam.com/video/41ich1Lp8sQ/v-deo.html

    • @mightym00
      @mightym00 2 роки тому +3

      As a 26 year old I envy you

  • @michaelgentiluomo5385
    @michaelgentiluomo5385 2 роки тому

    Awesome collection! My top 4 are the 2 Jimmy's, Ritchie, and of course Eddie! They all could be #1.

  • @greggrozdanis5737
    @greggrozdanis5737 2 роки тому +3

    glad to see Dimebag get some love, such a great piece

  • @ahmetkirezci8123
    @ahmetkirezci8123 5 років тому +172

    Tornada Of Souls 🤤

    • @jaibandroide
      @jaibandroide 5 років тому +40

      Tornado should be higher...

    • @mattilahde6610
      @mattilahde6610 5 років тому +25

      And lucretia should be too

    • @thomasemond2173
      @thomasemond2173 5 років тому +5

      Fucking amazing, deserves to be in the top 5 at least. This list needs more megadeth.

  • @RC32Smiths01
    @RC32Smiths01 5 років тому +452

    Highway Star is a very good solo. honestly Child in Time is tbh Ritchie's greatest solo that does not get enough credit!

    • @reapersyn5873
      @reapersyn5873 5 років тому

      RC32 no shit, I saw em live with Cooper & the magnitude ov those solos.........holy hell, always been a huge fan ov both tho

    • @RC32Smiths01
      @RC32Smiths01 5 років тому +5

      Ahh awesome dude. Would love to see them live! And ye, both solos are awesome, but I would go with Child in Time if I had to choose

    • @Andre232323232332323
      @Andre232323232332323 5 років тому +3

      RC32 agree, Child in Time has my favorite Blackmore solo

    • @RC32Smiths01
      @RC32Smiths01 5 років тому

      Exactly my man

    • @rodneyprill4618
      @rodneyprill4618 5 років тому +3

      Pictures of Home ain't too bad either

  • @jimmys511
    @jimmys511 Рік тому

    This is an accurate list well done

  • @Slicker1138
    @Slicker1138 Рік тому

    These are more iconic than greatest. Thankfully you got it right with #1.

  • @caitlyn4629
    @caitlyn4629 4 роки тому +720

    The guitar solo we ALL knew was gonna be on this list- stairway to heaven

    • @hmachhuana675
      @hmachhuana675 3 роки тому +14

      The guitar solo alone is not that great..but the intro music is one of a legendary guitar playing..

    • @dr4wksz
      @dr4wksz 3 роки тому +39

      the whole music is a fuckin masterpiece
      we need to analyze it as a entire song

    • @Diesel257
      @Diesel257 3 роки тому +8

      On the album with all the studio tricks, yes. Highly disappointing live in my humblish opinion.

    • @galosniper7010
      @galosniper7010 3 роки тому +1

      @@Diesel257 don't know if you're aware of this, but Led Zeppelin has already said that there was never one decent oficial recording of the band live, that's why they used to release one live bootleg by show

    • @LeftIsFascist
      @LeftIsFascist 3 роки тому +6

      You mean comfortably numb.

  • @matthewtaylor1785
    @matthewtaylor1785 4 роки тому +876

    Quick question:
    Where the hell is Free Bird?

  • @GrouchoTM
    @GrouchoTM Рік тому

    One I remember was Steve Vai and Billy Sheehan during David Lee Roth Eatem and Smaile tour! It was a epic solo!

  • @hcannel1527
    @hcannel1527 3 роки тому +209

    Pantera Floods solo Dimbeg just a masterpiece. But where is the beginning? It’s like an incomplete pleasure

    • @bobrock9758
      @bobrock9758 3 роки тому +6

      10s is wayyyy better

    • @azmuncher046
      @azmuncher046 2 роки тому +6

      @@bobrock9758 no

    • @ethanolhaines4139
      @ethanolhaines4139 2 роки тому +1

      @@bobrock9758 no

    • @adamjaksa9246
      @adamjaksa9246 2 роки тому +7

      @@bobrock9758 my second favourite after "the sleep"

    • @MrNeosantana
      @MrNeosantana 2 роки тому +8

      It's impossible for me to say which Pantera solo is better, Floods or Cemetery Gates. They're equally god-tier, but so different

  • @Leo-fh1gg
    @Leo-fh1gg 5 років тому +317

    If you're gonna pick a Cream solo, it's gotta be White Room

    • @andymccallum8090
      @andymccallum8090 5 років тому +10

      nah crossroads live 1968....

    • @danborden3594
      @danborden3594 5 років тому +3

      Yeah Crossroads live at winterland the best. Although Sunshine and white room are great too.

    • @lilrongrimes
      @lilrongrimes 5 років тому +2

      are we gonna forget that corssroads is a cover, do covers count when it comes to greatest of all time?

    • @danborden3594
      @danborden3594 5 років тому +1

      The Funeral Parlor Did he cover the solo? He improvised it fully.

    • @jimmygasser2151
      @jimmygasser2151 5 років тому

      Sleepy time time live

  • @user-dc5kt7hx2o
    @user-dc5kt7hx2o 2 місяці тому

    AWESOME PICKS !!!

  • @Kat-nd5fq
    @Kat-nd5fq 2 роки тому +2

    Eruption is the sound of Rock And Roll perfectly encapsulated. Energetic, celebratory, and with just a tiny bit of edge and darkness to make it stand out

  • @xsited1
    @xsited1 4 роки тому +351

    When Van Halen's first album came out, Eddie became an instant guitar god and rightfully so.

  • @jomy10-games
    @jomy10-games 3 роки тому +93

    Nothing beats Comfortably Numb, after I listen to that I literally need a few minutes to recover from all the emotion. Just thinking about it gives my goosebumps.

  • @nightrain50
    @nightrain50 11 місяців тому +1

    Sweet Child O' Mine and Stairway to Heaven. Melodic and work perfectly with in the context of the songs they are in. Masterpieces. 1 & 1.

  • @FernandoCoto-gx1zi
    @FernandoCoto-gx1zi Рік тому +2

    Terry Kath's of Chicago has a great solo with Sing A Mean Tune from 1971, solo begins at 4:21 and continues ascending up until the 9:10 minute.

  • @whitesabbath6581
    @whitesabbath6581 3 роки тому +734

    15.) One - Metallica
    14.) Beyond the Realms of Death - Judas Priest
    13.) Rising Force - Yngwie Malmsteen
    12.) Aces High - Iron Maiden
    11.) Highway Star - Deep Purple
    10.) Crossroads - Cream
    9.) Tornado of Souls - Megadeth
    8.) Floods - Pantera
    7.) Sweet Child O’ Mine - Guns N’ Roses
    6.) Mr. Crowley - Ozzy Osbourne
    5.) Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
    4.) Voodoo Child - Jimi Hendrix
    3.) Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
    2.) Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
    1.) Eruption - Van Halen

  • @dumpstercratsforextinction3493
    @dumpstercratsforextinction3493 3 роки тому +142

    Gilmour, Rhoads and Dime are my favorite because you can feel the emotion in their solos!!

    • @tonoest
      @tonoest 3 роки тому +11

      Randy, Kirk and Yngwie are all my favorites but I agree with u aswell

    • @yoavbaruchin855
      @yoavbaruchin855 3 роки тому +8

      Dime is the best

    • @Bobo-zt2ig
      @Bobo-zt2ig 2 роки тому +3

      Rhoads, Dime and Vai for me but damn i love Gilmours solos

    • @blake_niewoonder
      @blake_niewoonder 2 роки тому +1

      Underrated comment

    • @d3adlym3rcy25
      @d3adlym3rcy25 2 роки тому

      How many bad solos are from dime? Not many but he probably was once at a point where it was bad and just was became this prodigy

  • @paulbingham7666
    @paulbingham7666 Рік тому +2

    There are many omissions here on this list. What about Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Steve Morse, Eric Johnson, Guthrie Govan, just to name a few!

  • @mrawesome5495
    @mrawesome5495 Рік тому +3

    Thanks for having Glen Tipton in here...a very underrated guitarist.

    • @nomadnick726
      @nomadnick726 Рік тому

      Random fact. Glen did the guitar solos for the heavy metal video game Brütal Legend.

    • @mrawesome5495
      @mrawesome5495 Рік тому

      @@nomadnick726 Nice...didn't know that.

  • @alexhrabcak7323
    @alexhrabcak7323 3 роки тому +264

    I am here just because i wanted to make sure eruption is No.1.
    RIP Eddie ❤️

    • @Gupta_ji_91
      @Gupta_ji_91 3 роки тому +5

      Me too.

    • @cassanovapiningit7877
      @cassanovapiningit7877 3 роки тому +2

      i'm with you brother..

    • @jederepetition1004
      @jederepetition1004 3 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/TMc0ATKwCIk/v-deo.html

    • @bluro108
      @bluro108 3 роки тому +1

      I disagree with number 1 spot But respect Eddie

    • @bassangler73
      @bassangler73 3 роки тому +2

      Me too...To me a 27 year guitar player everyone besides EVH and Tony Iommi have no tone, they all sound like they use their neck pickup and play as fast as they can...None of them have the low end punch and sustain EVH had nor the feel..

  • @frfoljek68
    @frfoljek68 3 роки тому +503

    Kirk out of nowhere: Where’s Ride the Lightning?! Why isn’t it on the list?! Go out and ask them f’cking why!!

    • @thomasgendron3875
      @thomasgendron3875 3 роки тому +12

      Frfoljek it’s one of the greatest

    • @waterbuffalo4225
      @waterbuffalo4225 3 роки тому +26

      Fade to Black is their best solo, in my opinion.

    • @jakethesyndaclist5892
      @jakethesyndaclist5892 3 роки тому +16

      Kirk is a good guitarist and you have your own opinion but I think Dave Mustaine(argument for later) is a better a guitarist then Kirk but I agree Ride the Lightning should be on here.

    • @frfoljek68
      @frfoljek68 3 роки тому +10

      Jake The Syndaclist- I agree Dave is better... But I love Kirk too

    • @damndoor3570
      @damndoor3570 3 роки тому +1

      Creeping death is kirks best solo don't fight it

  • @darrellstockwell3594
    @darrellstockwell3594 Рік тому

    Awesome. My fave solo is in Mr Breeze. It's way more than Shredding scales and hammering. Love EVH.

  • @DisonantDyscord
    @DisonantDyscord 2 роки тому +1

    Good to see Megadeth get a mention. But my favourite Megadeth solo would have to be "Ashes In Your Mouth". Other solos that have really stood out for me over the years is The Black Dahlia Murder's "I Will Return" and Roadrunner United's "In The Fire" (Corey Beaulieu of Trivium was the guitarist for that song).

  • @rlanger3108
    @rlanger3108 5 років тому +628

    If you pick a Pantera solo, it's gotta be Domination.

    • @xVx_Krt_xVx_KillMe
      @xVx_Krt_xVx_KillMe 5 років тому +79

      For me it’s cemetery gates. The way it picks up speed in the second part is awesome. Really makes the song for me

    • @fedor5664
      @fedor5664 5 років тому +6

      xVx_K1r1t0_xVx_ Killme me too or walk has a great intro but isn’t really a solo in my opinion

    • @kolsontipple
      @kolsontipple 5 років тому +25

      What about the sleep

    • @arvindshastry1178
      @arvindshastry1178 5 років тому +17

      @@kolsontipple the sleep has a great solo but my favourite Dimebag solo is from the song called 10s

    • @Quackz-fk8ly
      @Quackz-fk8ly 5 років тому +26

      Domination and cemetery gates all have amazing solos but my favourite from pantera has to the solo from floods

  • @stillededge
    @stillededge 5 років тому +1115

    "Good Guitar Solo" doesn't mean "how fast can you play shit on the guitar"...it's got to have a SOUL. A couple good ones in here...but alotta "WTF."

    • @enzomartins132
      @enzomartins132 5 років тому +68

      That's a rock/metal oriented channel, be happy to see some blues guitar playing

    • @ChicanerDiMarty
      @ChicanerDiMarty 5 років тому +13

      Like Malmsteen lol

    • @tonyradca1235
      @tonyradca1235 5 років тому +17

      Agreed, fast doesn't always equal good. It has to have that feel (Maggot Brain).

    • @BlackRose-vi2yg
      @BlackRose-vi2yg 5 років тому +6

      Lol, whatever.. go sling your hook to an easy listening channel then.

    • @johnbernsen6145
      @johnbernsen6145 5 років тому +2

      If you're going to pick a Page solo, "Heartbreaker" is a better choice.

  • @robertbeuck7556
    @robertbeuck7556 Рік тому +2

    Honorable mention: Michael Schenker's solo from On and On off of his second release MSG

  • @robertmiller409
    @robertmiller409 2 роки тому

    No complaints . That's a good list

  • @sniperguyAZ
    @sniperguyAZ 4 роки тому +495

    Painkiller?
    Also Tornado of Souls should be higher and Metallica has better solos even though one's solo does kick ass

  • @mikethegrunty5968
    @mikethegrunty5968 5 років тому +209

    Sorry, but comfortably numb is the better solo for me. Eruption may be better on a technical level, but comfortably numb captures the mood and emotion of the song beautifully

    • @janlanser648
      @janlanser648 5 років тому +18

      Mike White it depresses me to see people saying that “comfortably numb is overrated” when if anything, it’s underrated, the entire song is a fucking masterpiece

    • @mikethegrunty5968
      @mikethegrunty5968 5 років тому +6

      Not Jan absolutely

    • @jmustang2000
      @jmustang2000 5 років тому +9

      Mike White I'm not even a Pink Floyd fan and I agree totally. That song is a master piece

    • @mikehawkisb1g
      @mikehawkisb1g 5 років тому +1

      Nah. If anything other songs on this list deserves higher spots

    • @Rowjimmyguitar
      @Rowjimmyguitar 5 років тому

      Agreed

  • @richarddorr32
    @richarddorr32 2 роки тому +8

    Eddie Hazel “Maggot Brain” is #1 because of, not only how amazing it sounds, but because you can feel every ounce of struggle and pain in his life through it.

    • @villes7955
      @villes7955 2 роки тому

      Finally someone said it

  • @robert.m4676
    @robert.m4676 2 роки тому

    Totally a matter of opinion! There are bands here I personally agree with but different songs. But it all boils down to personal preference and personal opinion!

  • @myiqis2752
    @myiqis2752 5 років тому +461

    Where’s that 4 minute long solo from Free Bird?

    • @lylesommers1849
      @lylesommers1849 5 років тому +2

      Definitely

    • @timg7942
      @timg7942 5 років тому +27

      Exactly. I reckon the solo from free bird will put any metal band to shame.

    • @stevencorry5790
      @stevencorry5790 5 років тому +2

      @@timg7942 That's about fucking stupid dude....simple pentatonic shit..come on

    • @rae5425
      @rae5425 5 років тому +2

      That's far from the greatest. It has licks repeated for about 12 times in a row. It's too repetitive man

    • @thurizaz
      @thurizaz 5 років тому

      Or black rose..

  • @tghninsayak
    @tghninsayak 4 роки тому +282

    No dire straits???

    • @dazedzay6352
      @dazedzay6352 3 роки тому +24

      Mark knopfler the legend should be on here

    • @Diesel257
      @Diesel257 3 роки тому +28

      Sultans of Swing has the greatest solo of all time. I just wish it went on for longer.

    • @victor_.
      @victor_. 3 роки тому +2

      They're more calm, mark does know how to do some crazy solos but it's not too frenetic

    • @reepti
      @reepti 3 роки тому +3

      @@Diesel257 oh boy then alchemy live got you covered

    • @lavish.error4044
      @lavish.error4044 3 роки тому

      Joe D rivals comfortably numbs solo imo

  • @oliviermtd
    @oliviermtd Рік тому +4

    A list of the greatest guitar solos should incorporate Hotel California

  • @duncansalyer2999
    @duncansalyer2999 2 роки тому +1

    1:20 he looks so proud and it makes me happy

  • @zemaneiro292
    @zemaneiro292 4 роки тому +267

    Some solos that are better then the mentioned before
    -fade to black
    -shine on you crazy diamonds 1-5
    - no more tears
    -stranger in a strange land
    -child in time
    -heartbreaker

    • @RushfanUK
      @RushfanUK 4 роки тому +4

      Gary Moore should be there somewhere.

    • @jimbone8436
      @jimbone8436 4 роки тому +5

      Stranger in a strange land is amazing

    • @nishant8741
      @nishant8741 4 роки тому +5

      Fade to Black, Free Bird were missing

    • @xupapilha
      @xupapilha 4 роки тому +5

      child in time is amazing

    • @Ultras14100
      @Ultras14100 4 роки тому +1

      mr.crowley solos are a masterpiece

  • @meltedicecubes7052
    @meltedicecubes7052 3 роки тому +583

    No Hotel California, Freebird, and no ACDC, Black Sabbath, or Dream Theatre solo

    • @blanco57
      @blanco57 3 роки тому +23

      whole lotta rosie solos were so good

    • @armondtanz
      @armondtanz 3 роки тому +12

      thought Tony Lommi solo would of been in there???

    • @davidcoon3602
      @davidcoon3602 3 роки тому +15

      Stairway2HotelNumbBird.

    • @justicescales560
      @justicescales560 3 роки тому

      @@armondtanz Like, which one?

    • @armondtanz
      @armondtanz 3 роки тому +7

      @@justicescales560 war pigs for z start. But there is alot AND that dude always gets bypassed!!!...

  • @BillllfulNostalgicInclination

    I can’t argue with this list!

  • @archieferrari
    @archieferrari 6 місяців тому +1

    Best solo I've ever heard is in the song Rock Bottom from UFO Strangers in the Night album . At the 3:30 mark put a seatbelt on Michael Schenker is going to shred like no other.

  • @elemileTLDR
    @elemileTLDR 4 роки тому +161

    >No. 1
    >not Comfortably Numb
    You had ONE job.

    • @etch4
      @etch4 3 роки тому +1

      @@rodrigowhatever1390 No blues, harmonic slime, level hopeless.
      NO Buckethead, Dragon Force, through the fire and the flames, maggot brain . . .

    • @AndrewSmith-zv3py
      @AndrewSmith-zv3py 3 роки тому

      I wouldn't call it COMPLETE TRASH, cause I'm not fuckin retarded. But ya,, it's not even Floyd's best solo lol.

    • @AndrewSmith-zv3py
      @AndrewSmith-zv3py 3 роки тому

      @@rodrigowhatever1390 ok?

    • @AndrewSmith-zv3py
      @AndrewSmith-zv3py 3 роки тому

      @@rodrigowhatever1390 feel the same when Knopfler isn't even an honorable fucking mention! But at least they weren't completley clueless and leave Brian May out.

    • @mulfss
      @mulfss 3 роки тому

      It’s honestly not even that impressive of a solo I’d even put stairway over it

  • @FFassassin71
    @FFassassin71 5 років тому +270

    Ooh, theres so many they missed! A few I would sub for the bands that did make it:
    Pantera - Domination
    Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
    Jimi Hendrix- Star Spangled Banner @ Woodstock
    Metallica - Whiplash
    Megadeth - ...Tornado of Souls is probably the correct choice, but I think Holy Wars was just as good
    Stunned that Free Bird, Sultans of Swing, or Cliffs of Dover didnt make it

    • @CodyTheBananaManGamingMusic
      @CodyTheBananaManGamingMusic 4 роки тому +6

      Liking because you brought up crazy train and sultans of swing

    • @pigstrotters4198
      @pigstrotters4198 4 роки тому

      "Star Spangled Banner" was amazing, especially it being played live, tho' the best one from Hendrix was imo "Midnight" from the album "War Heroes" even tho' it was studio.

    • @_got_sound_6406
      @_got_sound_6406 4 роки тому +1

      100% Crazy train is one of the best guitar solos of all time same with Cliffs of Dover

    • @freeartisan4719
      @freeartisan4719 4 роки тому

      Why are you stunned??? People have different tastes...they can’t always discern the best 😉✌️
      Rory Gallagher ‘Crest of a wave’ best double solo, live take ever!!!
      I don’t worry about it, You just enjoy the best music ever! 👍🏼

    • @mitchmaher
      @mitchmaher 4 роки тому +1

      For sure sultans of swing! Mark Knopfler gets no love

  • @brianmck7363
    @brianmck7363 Рік тому

    There’s so many awesome guitarists, it’s really hard to list all the great guitar solos

  • @Palestrina-us8sv
    @Palestrina-us8sv 2 роки тому +1

    "Altitudes - Jason Becker" is number 1 for me

  • @rebeccamcdermott9259
    @rebeccamcdermott9259 3 роки тому +187

    Brian's solo in Queen's Brighton rock is one of my absolute favourites. The guy is an absolute genius. My favourite guitarist of all-time.

    • @Marcio-kv4uk
      @Marcio-kv4uk 2 роки тому +5

      Love Brian too, when I was 12 I wanted to be him when I grew up haha I really like his solos in later songs such as I want it all and the hitman.

    • @misterree1443
      @misterree1443 2 роки тому +1

      Very well said. Roasts most of these!!

    • @eeemiryyy
      @eeemiryyy 2 роки тому +7

      He is an astrophysicist from Imperial College, one of the best colleges in UK, he should be clever. Also his thesis was 60k words long which is like 250 pages.

    • @brbob4934
      @brbob4934 Рік тому +5

      Brian May has to be, in addition to a brilliant musician, simply one of the nicest people around. I've been a fan for 45 yrs and he's always the gentleman, time and again...and just happens to be a fantastic guitar rock god.

    • @marcosruiz1709
      @marcosruiz1709 10 місяців тому

      the bohemian rhapsody solo is quite ordinary, but taking into account that it is the same thing that mick ronson did years ago, bowie's guitarist

  • @ranterdude5627
    @ranterdude5627 5 років тому +26

    Seriously though, loudwire should do two separate best hard Rock n heavy metal Guitar solos of all time vids

  • @Bengesdream
    @Bengesdream 5 місяців тому

    Idk if this really fits the list but my all time fav guitar solos are in freezing moon by mayhem and i dont wanna be me from type O negative
    Also the whole guitar plays in aint talking bout love sooo good

  • @QuinnJACKSON-zx1dx
    @QuinnJACKSON-zx1dx Рік тому +4

    Note: Out of all the clips, Jimi Hendrix is the only one who never looked at his guitar. His eyes were close the whole time....and his clip was the oldest. Meaning he was far beyond his time. He shouldn't even be on this list. He reached god-like ability and should be on a completely different list. A list meant for gods.

    • @dynamiclove3336
      @dynamiclove3336 5 місяців тому +1

      Exactly, 😁i just want to make another comment ,by the time I saw this coment game over🤝👍thank you bro

    • @QuinnJACKSON-zx1dx
      @QuinnJACKSON-zx1dx 5 місяців тому +1

      @@dynamiclove3336 Peace to dynamiclove. Peace to Jimi.

  • @christianwhitmore4753
    @christianwhitmore4753 5 років тому +374

    Metallica has better solos then one. Shortest straw, blackened, ride the lightning, list goes on

    • @nmlss
      @nmlss 5 років тому +37

      Orion's solo is way better also.

    • @christianwhitmore4753
      @christianwhitmore4753 5 років тому +3

      nmlss which one? There's 4

    • @drdoodoo282
      @drdoodoo282 5 років тому +19

      My favorite has to be The Thing That Should Not Be. Its vibe fits the song so well

    • @DannyGadish
      @DannyGadish 5 років тому +21

      Creeping Death

    • @superandresr
      @superandresr 5 років тому +24

      Creeping Death and Blackened are my favorite

  • @chandlerhardin2483
    @chandlerhardin2483 3 роки тому +98

    RIP Eddie. Always number 1 in my heart

    • @ryanhedge3587
      @ryanhedge3587 3 роки тому +4

      Rip Eddie van halal always in my heart number 1 guitarist rip

  • @EducatedPsycho95
    @EducatedPsycho95 Рік тому +6

    I’m a way bigger Metallica fan than megadeth but got damn is tornado of souls one of the greatest thrash solos of all time. So killer🤘🏼

  • @kellydoyle2214
    @kellydoyle2214 9 місяців тому

    Rip Ed😢 his legacy will live on

  • @naturaltitanium1496
    @naturaltitanium1496 2 роки тому

    #1 deserves its place
    12 minute of pure madness, I would have loved to be there

  • @aidanfogleman2060
    @aidanfogleman2060 5 років тому +1886

    Watchmojo had a better list, and watchmojo sucks.

    • @adityarajasekar5138
      @adityarajasekar5138 5 років тому +4

      Oh

    • @Jakallax
      @Jakallax 5 років тому +60

      It says "greatest" it means it is based on personal opinion. So if you dont agree, get of your high horse of "elite" taste and bite the curb.

    • @FrankieAmadeian.
      @FrankieAmadeian. 5 років тому +4

      Shut up, aIDaN.

    • @MAGAMAN
      @MAGAMAN 5 років тому +11

      @@Jakallax "It says "greatest" "
      Yes, it does, and these are not the greatest.

    • @progisloveprogislife4501
      @progisloveprogislife4501 5 років тому

      In music

  • @trevorbender2307
    @trevorbender2307 3 роки тому +265

    Tornado of Souls solo should of been a little higher on the list.😁 Just sayin!!🤘☢🤘

  • @Romario_Guitar
    @Romario_Guitar Рік тому +1

    My top:
    Helloween - Where The Rain Grows
    Blind Guardian - Secrets Of The American Gods
    Iron Maiden - The Red And The Black
    Stratovarius - Black Diamond
    Pantera - Domination
    Van Halen - Eruption
    Metallica - Orion
    Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell
    Rainbow - Stargazer
    Judas Priest - Halls Of Valhalla
    Death - Nothing Is Everything

  • @williamstacy6462
    @williamstacy6462 Рік тому

    What was the intro solo from??? It sounds cool and I wanna know who/what band made the song/solo

  • @yancesar3961
    @yancesar3961 3 роки тому +126

    #1 Comfortably Numb
    #2 Mr Crowley
    #3 Stairway to Heaven
    #4 Tornado of Souls

    • @georgevontelemann7953
      @georgevontelemann7953 3 роки тому +1

      YOU SHOULD LOOK THIS!!!😮😮😮😮
      ua-cam.com/video/41ich1Lp8sQ/v-deo.html

    • @Bobo-zt2ig
      @Bobo-zt2ig 3 роки тому +2

      #4 play with me
      #1every randy rhoads solo

    • @metalforce3567
      @metalforce3567 3 роки тому +5

      "Time" solo is better than "confortably numb"

    • @deewun
      @deewun 3 роки тому +1

      I agree with 1 and 2 on your list

    • @meznivfinish6739
      @meznivfinish6739 3 роки тому +2

      @@metalforce3567 time is a great solo but c'mon man...

  • @jamesong.a.7695
    @jamesong.a.7695 2 роки тому +44

    The No More Tears and Freebird solos should be near the top of this list, IMO, but I could never decide which to replace. Good list overall!

  • @1968yearofmetal
    @1968yearofmetal 2 роки тому

    War eternal with Arch enemy actually has a pretty killer solo, worth checking out!

  • @shrednoob5233
    @shrednoob5233 2 роки тому

    GET THE FUNK OUT - Extreme (Nuno)
    Melodic, well composed, great technique and with feeling.

  • @Vantage3001
    @Vantage3001 5 років тому +539

    Free bird?!?! No free bird?!?! WHAT!!!

    • @kanglongshankz3313
      @kanglongshankz3313 5 років тому +42

      repetitive and overrated solo

    • @GuitarnoobJulian
      @GuitarnoobJulian 5 років тому +6

      U WOT m8

    • @MattRockwell1
      @MattRockwell1 5 років тому +31

      Sassy the Sasquatch No way freebird is a classic imo. All these solos are overrated and repetitive.

    • @EdEddnEddyMercury
      @EdEddnEddyMercury 5 років тому +5

      Great solo but it's too long to be really enjoyable

    • @drchino
      @drchino 5 років тому +4

      Sassy the Sasquatch.... whatyatalkinaboot?

  • @tarkadal50
    @tarkadal50 5 років тому +489

    1. Tornado of Souls
    2. Every other solo that exists or ever will exist

    • @DeputyMcNuggets
      @DeputyMcNuggets 5 років тому +13

      comfortably numb ?

    • @sammy7498
      @sammy7498 4 роки тому +21

      @@DeputyMcNuggets comfortably numb, subjectively it might be the best. but it doesn't mean that its better than tornado of souls. tornado of souls is composed memorable melodies, hard hitting notes, amazing increase in speed, climatic licks and explosion of Rapid notes. therefore its a perfect solo. comfortably numb being considered the greatest by many doesnt mean that its better than the other. its just the impact of solo to the person matters.

    • @dataternater78
      @dataternater78 4 роки тому +2

      Tarka Dal agreed

    • @F150fx2sporT
      @F150fx2sporT 4 роки тому +7

      Tarka Dal Ride The Lightning solo is better even One was better

    • @pallbearer1175
      @pallbearer1175 4 роки тому +5

      Ride the Lightning’s solo shits all over anything Marty has ever done if I’m being honest.

  • @kevinwilliams-lb6zs
    @kevinwilliams-lb6zs Рік тому

    I have to admit it is hard just pick 15 but one of my all-time favorites is also Robin Trower 🎸

  • @animejuggernaut2553
    @animejuggernaut2553 Рік тому

    The intro of the video (The first 6 seconds), where's that from? Sounds cool!