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Robbie Robertson´s solo at 3:10 on It makes no difference from The last waltz is heartbreakingly beautiful; especially with the tenor sax solo coming just after.

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Dave Mason - Look at You Look at Me....solo starts at 4:54....

What about this one:

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I still see Stupidguy2's point, this is not so much about songs that you would also hear on Classic Rock stations like songs by Queen and so on. Yes, they made a bit of a pop crossover hit in those songs.

"Bad to me" by Billy J. Kramer has some nice guitar, I'm not really wired for sound.

The Carly Simon is probably on point.

You got it.
Like this:

This guy again...almost Taylor-esque. But he apparently has no face.







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This is tomorrow Bryan Ferry (Chris Spedding)

video: [youtu.be]

video: [youtu.be] Hot Chocolate



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I had totally forgot:
Michael Jackson - Beat It (Eddie Van Halen)

That has to be one of the greatest solos ever in a pop song.

Amos Garrett's solo on Midnight at the Oasis (Maria Muldaur).

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Real good topic and fine choices by all.

Joy - Apollo 100

Get Together - Youngbloods

I love the guitars in Get Together - great pick!.
I have never been able to figure out what he's doing - it sounds like an open tuning, but then it doesn't. It gives the song a real graceful, mournful quality to it.

Some very cool choices on this thread and I especially appreciate props to the underrated Youngbloods, even if it is via their only hit. There are some terrific guitar solos on their first three albums. "Get Together" and this one I believe were done by Jerry Corbitt, who left before their third LP.

4 In the Morning

And though it was only a hit in mine and a few other living rooms, here is the greatest solo of all time, all two notes of it.

I Can't Hide



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here's a couple of popular songs played on the radio with great solos:

Reelin' in the Years

&

Maybe I'm Amazed

I've always liked the solo in Do It Again by Steely Dan

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Amos Garrett's solo on Midnight at the Oasis (Maria Muldaur).

Ahh.. I wish I had posted that one. Exquisite. That's the only word for it.
What about Larry Carlton on Joni's Help Me?

Steely Dan's Peg.

Vernon Reid's solo from the original Cult of Personality.

Baker Street

Glen Campbell's Wichita Lineman (pretty basic but perfect), and Louie Shelton on the Monkee's Valleri.

Larry Carlton played a lot of nice guitar with Steely Dan. But even Walter Becker's solo at Bad Sneakers is wonderful.

Aztec Camera Somewhere in my heart.

The electric guitar in Karla Bonnoff's "Someone to lay beside me" - great solo in hi register, but also the riffing throughout in the chorus.

Great topic

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Steely Dan's Peg.

While I am not a big fan of the Dan, Lots of great guitar work can be found in their music by an array of guitarists including a guy who lives down the street from me. And I will add his solo to Bodhisattva to that list.

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Steely Dan's Peg.

You hit one and two of the all time list

Solo at 1:50

[www.youtube.com]

Perfect Situation by Weezer has a cool solo.

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Good one...That was next on my list. How about this one?

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Solo at 1:50

[www.youtube.com]

Oh..I got one for you, at 4:20-4:30...volume cranked all the way up in your car.







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starting with the acoustic solo at 3:19, and then the electric at 3:50.







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Anyone remember this, from the very early days of MTV, It was on heavy rotation when the channel had very few videos. I loved this solo.

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Solo at 1:50

[www.youtube.com]

Oh..I got one for you, at 4:20-4:30...volume cranked all the way up in your car.

lol good call

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Steely Dan's Peg.

You hit one and two of the all time list

Ricki.....