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This page contains a compilation of the Best Guitar Solos of All Time. Guitar solos have been around since the dawn of the guitar itself. Sometimes melodic, sometimes raucous, slow or fast, and always passionate, the best solos are those that stand the test of time with listeners and players alike.
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Classic Solos
- Lynyrd Skynyrd: "Freebird"
- Guns N' Roses: "November Rain" and "Sweet Child O Mine"
- Jimi Hendrix: "Machine Gun", "All Along the Watchtower" and "Voodoo Child"
- Led Zeppelin: "Stairway to Heaven"
- The Eagles: "Hotel California"
- Pink Floyd: "Comfortably Numb" and "Time"
- Dire Straits: "Sultans of Swing"
- Stevie Ray Vaughn: "Texas Flood"
- ACDC: "You Shook Me All Night Long"
- Eric Johnson: "Cliffs of Dover"
- Van Halen: "Eruption"
- Cream: "Crossroads"
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Guitar Solo Quotes
From Spinal Tap:- Marty DiBergi: "Do you feel that in collaboration with David, that you are afforded the opportunity to express yourself musically the way you would like to?"
- Nigel Tufnel: "Well I think I do. In my solos. My solos are my trademark"
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Best Guitar Solos Lists and Articles
- USATODAY.com: "Best guitar solos ever? - Listen Up" (2006)
- Rolling Stone: "Weekend Rock List: Coolest Guitar Solos" (2007)
- Rolling Stone: "The 25 Coolest Guitar Solos" (2007)
- Times Online: "The top 10 guitar solos" (2007)
- The Q Daily: "The 20 Greatest Guitar Solos" (2007)
- cityrag: "20 Greatest Guitar Solos Ever, With Videos" (2007)
- About.com: "100 Greatest Guitar Solos"
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Best Guitar Solos of All Time Questions
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