Favorite Guitar Solos in Studio Album Songs

[SVCBeercats]

 

[Scud49]

One of the great guitar solos of all time IMO:

 

[Bigboote]

Frank Zappa did some really interesting techniques, and he also had some good guitarists playing with him. This piece begins with FZ playing mostly with a partially engaged wah wah pedal, and later has a slide solo (Denny Walley?).

 

[Kaizen]

 

[Kaizen]

 

[cullaville]

 

[Bigboote]

One of the great guitar solos of all time IMO:

(Creedence Born on the Bayou)

John Fogerty is well-regarded, but still IMO a really underrated guitarist. Half their songs could be in this thread. Here’s a beautiful song with some great guitar work:

 

[RioDog]

Frank Zappa and The Mothers Overnight Sensation: Zombie Woof

 

[tomcat]

You got Sultans of Swing from Dire Straits. but their leader, Mark Knopfler, went on to have a pretty distinguished solo career afterward. Here's one from 2016, "What it Is." It shows off Knopfler's guitar style, and demonstrates the sort of Celtic rock that his music developed into.

 

[Bricklayer]

"she is everything" by spock's beard, a current u.s. prog band - alan morse on guitar.

 

[MSGRET]

Some people were shocked when this song came out because it was a ballad with a great "rock" guitar solo by Tony Peluso. Richard Carpenter wrote this song and thought a guitar solo would be great with it, wanted something that had never been done before. There were people that accused the Carpenters of "selling out to rock", but in the end it became one of their biggest hits and most loved songs.

 

[Waquoit]

Here's my favorite.

 

[Scud49]

Maybe my favorite guitar solo in any Steely Dan song:

 

[Scud49]

"24 Hours at a Time" - Toy Caldwell's guitar solo just moves and rolls beautifully:

 

[huskyhaven]

If we are talking about a guitar solo which was voted number one for many years is the end of Stairway to Heaven. Jimmy Page nails it.

 

[Hoops66]

Toe tapping music from the Master.

 

[meyers7]

Here's my favorite.

If you're gonna put a live version. This one is much better.

25 or 6 to 4 (at Tanglewood)

 

[MdStang]

Surprised this one wasn't posted. One of Jimi's most tasteful solos.

 

[Waquoit]

If you're gonna put a live version. This one is much better.

25 or 6 to 4 (at Tanglewood)

I've already posted that one numerous times.

 

[uconnfan68]

Surprised this one wasn't posted. One of Jimi's most tasteful solos.

I must have 15 covers of this. Love all of them.

 

[Hoops66]

My all-time favorite Windham Hill LP (technically Dancing Cat Records). George Cromarty (RIP) delivers on every track. It's a relaxing 44 minute trip. The entire album is here.

 

[Ozimoto]

If you like acoustic guitar, you'll appreciate this song.

 

[Scud49]

Dire Straits- "Why Worry" - the extended acoustic guitar is just wonderful:

 

[quavik]

So a fresh-faced kid walks into the bar and offers to play a song for the locals for a pint of their best...Just an FYI - Marcin is not limited to Bach.

 

[quavik]

A couple of days ago i mentioned that i liked the blues period of FM the best. I like their "pop" music too. Here's a Buckingham song: