Greatest guitar track in a song?

[tinydancer]

Here is a perfect example. Not many know him but this dude rocks....

[ame=http://youtu.be/bBIo-XQH4ek]Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush - Voodoo Chile - Live 2001 - YouTube[/ame]

 

[skye]

At the end of the day.... it doesn't matter how much I look , high and low....for the greatest guitar player.. I always go back to him....he owns it.....he truly does...... he is the Daddy of them all....

the BEST

Red House (By Jimi Hendrix)


Red House (By Jimi Hendrix) - YouTube

Darlin you are missing the point here. Not the best player.

Just talking about an individual solo by a player. Big difference.

Yep ....Jimmi Hendrix is the individual for me sweet!

Happy Christmas!

 

[tinydancer]

At the end of the day.... it doesn't matter how much I look , high and low....for the greatest guitar player.. I always go back to him....he owns it.....he truly does...... he is the Daddy of them all....

the BEST

Red House (By Jimi Hendrix)


Red House (By Jimi Hendrix) - YouTube

Darlin you are missing the point here. Not the best player.

Just talking about an individual solo by a player. Big difference.

Yep ....Jimmi Hendrix is the individual for me sweet!

Happy Christmas!

Merry Christmas back and all of a sudden I just realized if I keep coupling him with other players we would lose the meaning of the thread.

I got some really old tracks of Jimmy with others but we really should do another thread on it. He never thought he was great. Such a humble man.

For the new year to rock it. He is so special and and a class all on his own.

And merry christmas to you and yours if I get another black out (global warming here includes a foot of snow lol)

Have some fun.

yours,
tinydancer

 

[Harry Dresden]

Allman Brothers Band - Blue Sky

Allman Brothers Band - Blue Sky - YouTube

if Duane and Berry aint there.....it aint the Allmans.....just another cover band.....sorry just my take

 

[Harry Dresden]

what can you say.....

Les Paul & Mary Ford: Alabamy Bound /Darktown Strutters Ball - YouTube
here is a confusing list....it says 30 most Influential then it also had Greatest and Best....3 different terms....i dont agree with some of these guys being on it like Prince and some of those left off.....but here is some guys list......
Top 30 greatest and best guitar players of all time - YouTube

Prince is a pretty damn good guitarist.

Les Paul is/was a national treasure, for a few reasons.

Here is a great duet between Al DiMeola and Les Paul on the classic song 'Spanish Eyes'. Paul was pretty old at the time, but plays some nice licks, especially during the ending call and answer solos.


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZxYgB-eeJ4]Al DiMeola - Spanish Eyes - YouTube[/ame]

he might be a good guitarist......but should he be on a top 30 "greatest" "best" or "most influential" guitarist list?......

 

[Connery]

Allman Brothers Band - Blue Sky

Allman Brothers Band - Blue Sky - YouTube

if Duane and Berry aint there.....it aint the Allmans.....just another cover band.....sorry just my take

Don't matter..we all have our own level of appreciation, so whatever works for you is good. Great music everyone!!!

 

[Harry Dresden]

Here is a perfect example. Not many know him but this dude rocks....

Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush - Voodoo Chile - Live 2001 - YouTube

yea Frank was pretty good.....i got some live Mahogany from the late 70's.....

 

[Connery]

Minor Swing - Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpmOTGungnA]Minor Swing - Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Harry Dresden]

another pretty good dual lead guitar band......
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGDJvxjSR5c]Judas Priest - Freewheel Burning - '83 - YouTube[/ame]
Joe Maphis and the kid Larry Collins.....
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsnWbsYZAfA&list=AL94UKMTqg-9Chaz60evKhKslPuAzLImo-]Joe Maphis & Larry Collins Early American Tex Ritter's Ranch Party '58 - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Mr. H.]

This is for someone who said no one would mention Steve Howe...

Yes Heart of Sunrise from the Album Yessongs - YouTube


He was a pretty good pitcher too!

Hey, many thanks for this.

But hands down, here's the dopest Howe ever recorded...

For the non-Yes initiated, jump to the 6:00 mark and hang on!

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P7MiJljPs4]Yes Yours Is No Disgrace from the Album Yessongs 1973 - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Connery]

Mark Knopfler and Chet Atkins play "I'll see you in my dreams" and Imagine live at Secret Policeman's Third Ball 1987.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wTVLIZaxMk]Mark Knopfler & Chet Atkins - Instrumental Medley - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Billo_Really]

Darlin you are missing the point here. Not the best player.

Just talking about an individual solo by a player. Big difference.

I had a friend once who claimed Hendrix was nothing but feedback and Marshalls. And he would defend that point until the cows came home. But one night, the cows didn't come home and we went looking for other cows to please us, but wound up seeing the movie Jimi. Needless to say, I never heard that comment from him again after seeing this...

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGpv2o-WrJ4]Jimi Hendrix - Hear my train commin - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Billo_Really]

Hendrix really is an interesting subject. The impact he had on the music scene at the time, was the equivalent of seeing the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show for the first time. You're seeing this with this look on your face like "Fuck! Where did this come from!" It's one of those things where you really had to be there (and live through it) to understand the level of impact he had on the music world. I guess the best metaphor I could think of, would be an old Japanese guy from Hiroshima, telling you what it is like when a nuclear bomb goes off.

John Lennon claimed he (Lennon) was the first person to ever use feedback in a recording (the song I Feel Fine), during an interview when someone asked him about Hendrix. He said, "the feedback was a mistake we heard after listening to the recording and left it in, because it kinda sounded like a cool way to start the song, but Hendrix took it to another level."

Townsend said, "Hendrix did things no one thought a guitar could do." Or maybe it was Eric Burden who said that? I forget.

But no one could forget all those soccer moms taking their pre-teens to a Monkee's concert to see Davy Jones and what they get instead, is this ****** up on stage fucking his guitar in front of their little 12 year old girl. Imagine the horror! The guy who booked Hendrix (to open for the Monkees), caught a lotta shit over that one. He claimed he hadn't seen him live, when he booked the act.

But people shouldn't take my word on how good Hendrix was, the only thing I can play is the radio. So here's a few comments from the people who can play, talking about how good Hendrix was.



Here's Jeff Beck talking about Hendrix.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVBf-N4smZ4]Jeff Beck talks about meeting Jimi Hendrix - YouTube[/ame]


Clapton and Jimi were like Magic and Bird.

Here's how they met for the first time...

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPJgtQwtVVA]When Eric Clapton met Jimi Hendrix - YouTube[/ame]


Here's Clapton talking about Jimi.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j082opb4AZo]Eric Clapton about Jimi Hendrix death - YouTube[/ame]

I like the part where Jack Bruce said,
"Clapton was a guitar master, Jimi was a freak of nature!"


Here's Townsend talking about Jimi when they were arguing who's band was going to
follow the other at the Monterey Pop Festival, which is the concert that put both bands on the map.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrnC5e0Ofrg]Pete Townshends in the film 'Jimi Hendrix' in 1973 - YouTube[/ame]

 

[asterism]

I agree with most of the previous posts, however there are a few missing elements:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9raw6qc6hs]Solos of dimebag darrell - YouTube[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgpzLUCY0rU]Slayer - Raining Blood - YouTube[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6RXKZZumTc]Rollins Band - Low Self Opinion - YouTube[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEnMb4m9lu0]Helmet - Milquetoast - YouTube[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tja6_h4lT6A]Forty Six & 2 - Tool - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Synthaholic]

Hey guys...

Chet atkins I've been too busy partying but surely someone can get him up. Oh crap that doesn't sound good again.

I suck at this. Oh crap that doesn't sound good either.

I still have this album. Nothing too fancy, just some very tasteful playing.


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsEAR54ZuBw]Chet Atkins "I Feel Fine" - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Synthaholic]

Surprised no one has mentioned Stanley Jordon yet.


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3gHtPLXQOI]Stanley Jordan - Amazing Guitar Tapping (jazz) on letterman - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Harry Dresden]

Jason Becker.....a shame what happened to this kid....

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABa0h5weRKk&playnext=1&list=PLU73_AZCDLBQ20RQWBKMO6TALVEXQK7PP]Jason Becker - There's That (Jason becker Arpeggio trademark) - YouTube[/ame]

Phil Keaggy back in the days with the Glass Harp.....

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2fR0YNemYU]Phill Keaggy - Glass Harp - Guitar solo - Gibson les paul - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Trajan]

Black Sabbath War Pigs - YouTube

riff master extraordinaire..

do it tony..

 

[Trajan]

and man was this a song to listen to when your 80's stoned or what?


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLHc-yIAPbg]Billy Squier - The Stroke - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Pogo]

What a great thread - gonna be a lot of revisits to catch up on excellent suggestions. And I forgot Albert King was lefthanded.

+1 to the posters who brought up Alvin Lee, Clapton's "Crossroads", Duane, Steve Howe and Kottke. The Jimis Page and Hendrix... I dunno, a lot of ability there but too sloppy for my taste. When my jug band wanted to get on my violin playing they'd start telling me I was sounding like Jimmy Page.

Not enough recognition for Dave Gilmour though-- only saw Comfortably Numb cited, which has always left me in that very state, musically. I much prefer Free Four and, even though overplayed, Time...

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOMd7CSt0KU]Pink Floyd - Time (Music Video - 1973) - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7JpbWq_OGQ"]http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7JpbWq_OGQ[/ame]


So much for Rock; but for sheer string pyrotechnics it's hard to beat Roy Smeck's Laughing Rag (OK it's an Octachorda but I didn't see an Octachorda solo thread):

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACYZviY_HFw]Roy Smeck - Laughing Rag - YouTube[/ame]

Interesting to remember since it's 1928 he had to do it live in one take. I think he rehearsed it for something like two months in order to play it.