50 Greatest Solos Of All Time 1998

[Guitardeth2]

This is from Guitar World Magazine readers poll from 98,

I think these voters were smoking alot of pot when they voted, some great solos got left out.


1. Jimmy Page : Stairway To Heaven
2. Eddie Van Halen : Eruption
3. Allen Collins, Gary Rossington :"Free Bird'
4. David Gilmour :Comfortably Numb
5.Jimi Hendrix : All Along The Watchtower
6. Slash : November Rain
7. Kirk Hammet : One
8. Don Felder, Joe Walsh : Hotel Califorina
9. Randy Roads : Crazy Train
10.Eric Clapton :Crossroads
11.Jimi Hendrix :VoodooChild
12.Chuck Berry :Johnny Be Good
13.SRV :Texas Flood
14.Eric Clapton Duane Allman :Layla
15.Dimebag Darrel :Floods
16.Jimmy Page :Heartbreaker
17.Eric Johnson :Cliffs Of Dover
18.Jimi Hendrix :Little Wing
19.Ritchie Blackmore :Highway Star
20.Brian May :Bohemian Rhapsody
21.David Gilmour :Time
22.Mark Knopfler :Sultans Of Swing
23.Tom Morello : Bulls On Parade
24.Kirk Hammet : Fade To Black
25.Martin Barre :Aqualung
26.Kurt Cobain : Smells Like Teen Spirt
27.SRV :Pride And Joy
28.Randy Rhoads :Mr. Crowley
29.Steve Vai For The Love Of God
30.Joe Satriani :Surfing With The Alien
31.Ted Nugent :Strangle hold
32.Jimi Hendrix :Machine Gun
33.BB King :The Thrill Is Gone
34.Jonny Greenwood :Paraniod Android
35.Dimebag Darrell :Cemetery Gates
36.Yngwie Malmsteen :Black Star
37.Slash : Sweet Child Of Mine
38.Jimmy Page :Whole Lotta Love
39.Neil Young :Cortez The Killer
40.Elliot Randall :Reelin In The Years
41.Brian May :Brighton Rock
42.Eric Clapton :While My Guitar Gently weeps
43.Billy Gibons :Sharp Dressed Man
44.Mike McCready :Alive
45.Robby Krieger :Light My Fire
46.Eddie Van Halen :Hot For Teacher
47.Dickey Betts : Jessica
48.Keith Richards :Sympathy For The Devil
49.Carlos Santana :Europa
50.Ace Frehley :Shock Me

<font color="#cd6600" size="1">[ April 24, 2004 01:50 PM: Message edited by: Guitardeth. ]</font>

[Peter Peeker]

wow, there must be some really stupid people voting on this... [img]wink.gif[/img]

I would have left Stairway off that list.

[Slytherin Snape]

Originally posted by Peeker:
wow, there must be some really stupid people voting on this... [img]wink.gif[/img]

I would have left Stairway off that list.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Agreed. I like Stairway, but think it has taken on an "urban legend" type of status over time that lifts it higher than it "should" be in polls.

[Peter Peeker]

'zactly!

[Street Worm]

ummmmmmmm........
some good stuff but-

No Zappa! No Johnny Winter! a little light on the Santana and a little heavy on the Clapton.

and where's JJ Cale!?!? [img]smile.gif[/img]

My time has come & gone [img]wink.gif[/img]

Think I'll go smoke a bunch of pot [img]cool.gif[/img]

<font color="#cd6600" size="1">[ April 24, 2004 02:03 PM: Message edited by: Street Worm ]</font>

[chaserfan]

no Alex Lifeson from RUSH!? what a crap list!

[DARTH POOH]

Only Ritchie Blackmore is Deep Purple's Highway Star??
What about 'Stargazer' by Rainbow??
No Lifeson???
No Rick Derringer??
I could go on but may vomit.
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[sculpey]

The fuck !!??!! Jeff Beck never played a solo better than some of those? Give me a break !