#138 ==> the only time a stone is mentioned.

1. Stairway To Heaven - Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
2. Comfortably Numb - David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
3. Freebird - Allen Collins (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
4. All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
5. Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan
6. Maggot Brain - Edie Hazel (Funkadelic)
7. Hotel California - Don Felder/Joe Walsh (Eagles)
8. Eruption - Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
9. Highway Star - Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple)
10. Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
11. Cause We've Ended As Lovers - Jeff Beck
12. Time - David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
13. Sweet Child O' Mine - Slash (Guns N Roses)
14. Cliffs Of Dover - Eric Johnson
15. Mr Crowley - Randy Rhoads (Ozzy)
16. Layla - Eric Clapton/Duane Allman (Derek & The Dominos)
17. Nottingham Lace - Buckethead
18. For The Love Of God - Steve Vai
19. Voodoo Child (slight return) - Jimi Hendrix
20. November Rain - Slash (Guns N Roses)
21. Shine On You Crazy Diamond - David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
22. Blue Sky - Duane Allman/Dickey Betts (Allman Brothers Band)
23. Satch Boogie - Joe Satriani
24. Cortez The Killer - Neil Young
25. Lazy - Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple)
26. White Room - Eric Clapton (Cream)
27. Sultans Of Swing - Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)
28. One - Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
29. No More Tears - Zakk Wylde (Ozzy)
30. Floods - Dimebag Darrel (Pantera)
31. Black Star - Yngwie Malmsteen
32. Crazy Train - Randy Rhoads (Ozzy)
33. Red House - Jimi Hendrix
34. Bohemian Rhapsody - Brian May (Queen)
35. Europa - Carlos Santana
36. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Eric Clapton (The Beatles)
37. Fade To Black - Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
38. Dream - John McLaughlin (Mahavishnu Orchestra)
39. Sound Chaser - Steve Howe (Yes)
40. Since I've Been Loving You - Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
41. Alive - Mike McCready (Pearl Jam)
42. Black Napkins - Frank Zappa
43. Mood For A Day - Steve Howe (Yes)
44. Stone In Love - Neal Schon (Journey)
45. Child In Time - Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple)
46. Southern Man - Neil Young
47. Over The Mountain - Randy Rhoads (Ozzy)
48. Killer Queen - Brian May (Queen)
49. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad - D. Allman/E. Clapton (Derek & Dominos)
50. Kid Charlemagne - Larry Carlton (Steely Dan)
51. Still In Love With You - Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy)
52. Surfing With The Alien - Joe Satriani
53. Little Wing - Stevie Ray Vaughan
54. Two Minutes To Midnight - D. Murray/A. Smith (Iron Maiden)
55. Too Many Humans - Buckethead
56. Heartbreaker - Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
57. Under A Glass Moon - John Petrucci (Dream Theater)
58. Desert Rose - Eric Johnson
59. Dazed And Confused - Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
60. Tender Surrender - Steve Vai
61. Bold As Love - Jimi Hendrix
62. Always With Me Always With You - Joe Satriani
63. Tale Of Brave Ulysses - Eric Clapton (Cream)
64. You Really Got Me - Dave Davies (The Kinks)
65. 25 Or 6 To 4 - Terry Kath (Chicago)
66. Devil Takes The Hindmost - Allan Holdsworth
67. Have A Cigar - David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
68. Super Stupid - Edie Hazel (Funkadelic)
69. Trademark - Eric Johnson
70. La Villa Strangiato - Alex Lifeson (Rush)
71. Bulls On Parade - Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine)
72. Stranglehold - Ted Nugent
73. Unrestrained Growth - Buckethead
74. Far Beyond The Sun - Yngwie Malmsteen
75. Miserlou - Dick Dale
76. Brighton Rock - Brian May (Queen)
77. Dogs - David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
78. The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King
79. Master Of Puppets - Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
80. Money - David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
81. Beat It - Eddie Van Halen (Michael Jackson)
82. Sow Thistle - Buckethead
83. Aqualung - Martin Barre (Jethro Tull)
84. Whipping Post - Duane Allman/Dicky Betts (Allman Brothers Band)
85. The Way It Has To Be - Shawn Lane
86. 21st Century Schizoid Man - Robert Fripp (King Crimson)
87. War Pigs - Toni Iommi (Black Sabbath)
88. Dreams - Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
89. Love Is The Law - John Squire (Seahorses)
90. Black Magic Woman - Carlos Santana
91. Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
92. Freewill - Alex Lifeson (Rush)
93. Blue Wind - Jeff Beck
94. Yellow Ledbetter - Mike McCready (Pearl Jam)
95. Sunshine Of Your Love - Eric Clapton (Cream)
96. Black - Mike McCready (Pearl Jam)
97. Jessica - Dickey Betts (Allman Brothers Band)
98. Flight Of The Wounded Bumblebee - Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme)
99. Anyway You Want It - Neal Schon (Journey)
100. Nutshell - Jerry Cantrell (Alice In Chains)
101. Carry On Wayward Son - Kerry Livgren (Kansas)
102. Dee - Randy Rhoads (Ozzy)
103. Blues Deluxe - Joe Bonamassa
104. Achilles Last Stand - Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
105. YYZ - Alex Lifeson (Rush)
106. Scuttle Buttin - Stevie Ray Vaughan
107. Beck's Bolero - Jeff Beck
108. Couldn't Stand The Weather - Stevie Ray Vaughan
109. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son - D. Murray/A. Smith (Iron Maiden)
110. Man In The Box - Jerry Cantrell (Alice In Chains)
111. Paradise City - Slash (Guns N Roses)
112. Working Man - Alex Lifeson (Rush)
113. Won't Get Fooled Again - Pete Townshend (The Who)
114. Mean Street - Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
115. Crushing Day - Joe Satriani
116. Cemetary Gates - Dimebag Darrel (Pantera)
117. Fifty Fifty- Frank Zappa
118. Hanger 18 - Marty Friedman/Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)
119. Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
120. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat - Jeff Beck
121. Punk Sandwich - Steve Morse (Dixie Dregs)
122. Highway 61 Revisited - Johnny Winter
123. Colour And The Shape - Joe Bonamassa
124. Killing In The Name - Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine)
125. Sleep Now In The Fire - Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine)
126. The Warning - Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
127. Bridge Of Sighs - Robin Trower
128. Cult Of Personality - Vernon Reid (Living Color)
129. Starship Trooper - Steve Howe (Yes)
130. Smoke On The Water - Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple)
131. Midnight - Joe Satriani
132. Too Rolling Stoned - Robin Trower
133. Badge - Eric Clapton/George Harrison (Cream)
134. Wynona's Big Brown Beaver - Larry Lalonde (Primus)
135. Blue On Black - Kenny Wayne Shepherd
136. Orion - Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
137. Ice Cream Man - Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
138. Sympathy For The Devil - Keith Richards (Rolling Stones)
139. You Shook Me All Night Long - Angus Young (AC/DC)
140. Breaking Into Heaven - John Squire (Stone Roses)
141. Tierra Del Fuego - George Lynch
142. Circles - Joe Satriani
143. Hot For Teacher - Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
144. Whole Lotta Love - Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
145. I Heard Her Call My Name - Lou Reed
146. Jerry Was A Racecar Driver - Larry Lalonde (Primus)
147. Stash - Trey Anastasio (Phish)
148. Paranoid Android - Johnny Greenwood (Radiohead)
149. Sharp Dressed Man - Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top)
150. Nun Chuka Kata - Buckethead
151. 2112 - Alex Lifeson (Rush)
152. The Rock - Pete Townshend (The Who)
153. Foxy Lady - Jimi Hendrix
154. Jingo - Carlos Santana
155. Cinnamon Girl - Neil Young
156. Liberation - Terry Kath (Chicago)
157. And Your Bird Can Sing - George Harrison (The Beatles)
158. Cigarettes - Ty Tabor (King's X)
159. All Right Now - Paul Kossoff (Free)
160. White Summer - Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
161. H - Adam Jones (Tool)
162. Symphony Of Destruction - Marty Friedman (Megadeth)
163. Still In Love With You - Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy)
164. Evil Ways - Carlos Santana
165. Piece Of My Heart - Sam Andrew (Big Brother)
166. Desert Island - Marty Friedman/Jason Becker (Megadeth)
167. Price You Gotta Pay - Paul Gilbert (Mr Big)
168. Back In Black - Angus Young (AC/DC)
169. The End - George Harrison (The Beatles)
170. The Maze - Vinnie Moore
171. Knocking At Your Backdoor - Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple)
172. Midnight Sun - Steve Howe (Yes)
173. Love Removal Machine - Billy Duffy (The Cult)
174. Tumeni Notes - Steve Morse (Dixie Dregs)
175. Presence Of The Lord - Eric Clapton (Blind Faith)
176. Stone Crazy - Buddy Guy
177. Revelation - Randy Rhoads (Ozzy)
178. Home - John Petrucci (Dream Theater)
179. Catch The Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore (Rainbow)
180. Black Hole Sun - Kim Thayil (Soundgarden)
181. Truckin - Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead)
182. Cocaine - Eric Clapton
183. Hell's Kitchen - John Petrucci (Dream Theater)
184. Light My Fire - Robby Krieger (The Doors)
185. Angel Of Death - Kerry King/Jeff Hanneman (Slayer)
186. Welcome Home - Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
187. Something - George Harrison (The Beatles)
188. I Am The Resurrection - John Squire (Stone Roses)
189. Voyager - Ronnie Montrose (Montrose)
190. Tuff Enuff - Jimmie Vaughan (Fabulous Thunderbirds)
191. Jet City Woman - Chris Degarmo (Queensryche)
192. Three Days - Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction)
193. Stray Cat Strut - Brian Setzer
194. Reeling In The Years - Elliot Randall (Steely Dan)
195. Speed Metal Symphony - M. Friedman/Jason Becker (Cacophony)
196. Zoot Allures - Frank Zappa (The Mothers Of Invention)
197. When The Water Breaks - John Petrucci (Liquid Tension Experiment)
198. La Grange - Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top)
199. Walk - Dimebag Darrel (Pantera)
200. As I Am - John Petrucci (Dream Theater)

It's always boring when reviewers mix up a good solo with a solo on a well-known song.

Exemplified by Santana; his songs in this list are in there solely because the songs are well-known, not because they are his best leads. If they had selected songs from f.i. Santana III there are solos of remarkably higher quality.

This points to the conclusion: It is impossible to rank and be just at the same time - nobody has the knowledge needed.

BTW, Neil Young and Pink Floyd are so overrepresented on this list that I'm laughing my¤#!#%&/ off

Where is the best rock'n'roll slide solo of all time (All Down The Line)?

I really can't take such lists seriously. I mean, what's the criteria for deciding what's good and what's not? Ask 10 people the same question and you'll get 10 different answers. The question should be phrased, more often than not, "What's your favorite..." not "what's the best..." My tuppence anyroad.

Where was the great Mick Taylor ?

Milo, NYC
I just can't seem to find my way

These plebs obviously never listened to Taylor carving it up on "Love in vain" from Ya yas.
Safe to say they never listened to CYHMK either.
Superb delivery and dare I say it - vibrato.

Would have thought McCartney's solo on "Taxman" would have been worth an honourable mention too.

The Tea Party's solo on "Winter solstice" kicks butt also.

And my cutting up of the axe on my first single "I once loved a beer".
Definately worth a mention.


kyle m

Have you ever lent somebody $20 and never seen them again? It was probably worth it.

They made a different list for live solos:

1. Crossroads - Eric Clapton (Wheels Of Fire/Cream)
2. Stairway To Heaven - Jimmy Page (The Song Remains The Same/Led Zeppelin)
3. Machine Gun - Jimi Hendrix (Band Of Gypsys/Jimi Hendrix)
4. Statesboro Blues - Duane Allman (At Fillmore East/Allman Brothers Band)
5. Comfortably Numb - David Gilmour (Pulse/Pink Floyd)
6. Suicide Solution - Randy Rhoads (Tribute/Ozzy Osbourne)
7. 316 - Eddie Van Halen (Live Right Here Right Now/Van Halen)
8. Star Spangled Banner - Jimi Hendrix (Live At Woodstock/Jimi Hendrix)
9. La Villa Strangiato - Alex Lifeson (Exit Stage left/Rush)
10. I'm So Glad - Eric Clapton (Goodbye/Cream)
11. Cortez The Killer - Neil Young (Weld/Neil Young & Crazy Horse)
12. Freebird - Allen Collins/Gary Rossington (One More From The Road/Lynyrd Skynyrd)
13. Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan (Live At Carnegie Hall/Stevie Ray Vaughan)
14. Wicked World - Tony Iommi (Past Lives/Black Sabbath)
15. Heaven And Hell - Pete Townshend (Live At Leeds/The Who)
16. Edge of Darkness - Eric Clapton (24 Nights/Eric Clapton)
17. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix (Live at Woodstock/Jimi Hendrix)
18. Surfing With The Alien - Joe Satriani (Live In San Francisco/Satriani)
19. Guitar Solo - John Petrucci (Once In A Livetime/Dream Theater)
20. Liberation - Terry Kath (Live/Chicago)
21. Why Does Love Have To Be So Bad - E. Clapton (Live at the Fillmore/Derek & Dominos)
22. Black Star - Yngwie Malmsteen (Double Live/Yngwie Malmsteen)
23. Whipping Post - Duane Allman/Dickey Betts (At Fillmore East/Allman Brothers Band)
24. Hear My Train a Comin' - Jimi Hendrix (Blues/Jimi Hendrix)
25. Sunshine Of Your Love - Eric Clapton (24 Nights/Eric Clapton)
26. Mountain Jam - Duane Allman/Dickey Betts (At Fillmore East/Allman Brothers Band)
27. Old Love - Eric Clapton (24 Nights/Eric Clapton)
28. Lazy - Ritchie Blackmore (This Time Around/Deep Purple)
29. Spoonful - Eric Clapton (Wheels Of Fire/Cream)
30. Sultans of Swing - Mark Knopfler (Alchemy/Dire Straits)
31. Brighton Rock - Brian May (Live Killers/Queen)
32. Guitar Solo - Zakk Wylde (Live And Loud/Ozzy Osbourne)
33. Money - David Gilmour (Delicate Sound Of Thunder/Pink Floyd)
34. Let it Rain - Eric Clapton (Live at the Fillmore/Derek & The Dominos)
35. You Shook Me - Jimmy Page (BBC Sessions/Led Zeppelin)
36. Woodstock Jam - Joe Satriani (Time Machine/Joe Satriani)
37. Another Brick In The Wall - David Gilmour (Pulse/Pink Floyd)
38. Desdemona - Warren Haynes/Derek Trucks (One Way Out/Allman Brothers Band)
39. Seek and Destroy - Kirk Hammett (Live Shit/Metallica)
40. Youngstown - Nils Lofgren (Live At New York City/Bruce Springsteen)
41. Red House - Steve Vai (Live in Concert/G3)
42. Dazed And Confused - Jimmy Page (The Song Remains The Same/Led Zeppelin)
43. Guitar Solo - Leslie West (Twin Peaks/Mountain)
44. Heaven and Hell - Tony Iommi (Live Evil/Black Sabbath)
45. Sorrow - David Gilmour (Pulse/Pink Floyd)
46. Jailbreak - Angus Young (Live/ACDC)
47. How Many More Times - Jimmy Page (BBC Sessions/Led Zeppelin)
48. Guitar Intro - Gary Moore (Monsters Of Rock/Thin Lizzy)
49. Like a Hurricane - Neil Young (Weld/Neil Young & Crazy Horse)
50. Third Eye - Adam Jones (Salival/Tool)

These lists are always suspect.

BowieStone

What about Rick Derringer on "Back in the USA" White Trash - Roadwork album?

It's not my list.
I don't agree with it at all.

If I never hear Stairway to Heaven again it will be too soon. The fact that the guitar solo from the song "Loui Loui" by the Kingsmen is absent, makes this list suspect. One of the best early songs of Rock and Roll with a guitar solo poduced by a cheap fender amp turned up all the way. More notes doesn't always mean more feeling.

2 of the best by Led Zeppelin aren't even on this list-


The Song Remains The Same

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Achilles Last Stand



This list is rubbish!

Yes its rubbish. The list. Eric claptons crossroads?? C'mon. His solo on Cocaine is great but that's it.

Most lists are rubbish. Only the lists you make yourself is good (if you care for lists).

But in all those lists The Stones are nearly always in the lower regions.
That's why I posted it.

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But in all those lists The Stones are nearly always in the lower regions.
That's why I posted it.

Hah, that would be a good reason not to post it!
I feel sorry there is no "200 Greatest (Guitar) Riffs Ever".
Keith would own it

Cause We've Ended As Lovers - Jeff Beck
what solo there!!!
my two favs are
robert fripp baby's on fire - brian eno
lindsay buckingham - go your own way - fleetwood mac

monkey man thanks for mentioning the great canadian band the tea party!!!
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Wasn't the solo on The End not a splice between Harrison,
Lennon and McCartney?

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Cannot see Lou Reed's guitarists on Sweet Jane from R&R animal !
Can't see Mick T. on CYHMK !
Can't see No fun by the Stooges !

Can't see this fabulous solo by K.R. on SFTD in SAL !><

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Sorry for my english ; I'm a french little boy (but I like it)

Where is Mick Taylor in Dead Flowers?

There are some great solos in that list...and also some complete garbage, which I think says it all ;^)

Opinions and arseholes ?



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What's there to worry about? If the list was "200 Best Rhythm Guitarist" and Keith was at 138...then we'd have something to protest about.

One of the best produced solos on a mainstream single release you'll ever hear is the soaring guitar on Gerry Rafferty's 'Baker Street' (played by Hugh Burns). The perfect counter to that saxophone.

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Hairball
2 of the best by Led Zeppelin aren't even on this list-


The Song Remains The Same

&

Achilles Last Stand



This list is rubbish!

and what about TEA FOR ONE ? not well known but a true gem

Any decent such list ought to have at least 15-17 of Samu Bencsik (1952-1987) solos on it [cgi.ebay.com]







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Alvin Lee at Woodstock '69 Going home (by hellacopter).

"130. Smoke On The Water - Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple)"

.................

There are many great guitar solos around. But it's impossible
to even define what's the benchmark for comparison.

I like solos which surprise me, attack me, mystify me and are fuelled
by feeling rather than perfection. So it's exit Steve Hunter, Dick
Wagner etc. (mere noodling) and enter guys like Jeff Beck, Hendrix,
Peter Green etc.

I think, risk taking is a key for a good solo (at least in my
understanding, many people would disagree, I'm sure).

So to make my contribution: I'd name Jeff Beck's solo in Goodbye Pork
Pie Hat. Tasty, playful and seducing with delicious sounds.

Sounds like real good sex to me.



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vudicus
No Roy Buchanan?
No Peter Green?
No Mick Taylor?
No Richard Thompson?

At least Buckethead was in there, hey folks!!!! ;-)

yeah, it was a split, every box gets five seconds,three times in a row..

i think 1st lennon, 2nd mccartney and then harrison

those lists are made exactly for that purpose: that readers start to debate and discus about what is ranked too high, wehat is missing, etc. i most often disagree with those lists, but still its fun to get into a fuss about it and start hating the author...