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Favorite "emotional" guitar solo

#207
Most any Hendrix, Jeff Beck, and Gilmour solos. Too many to list!

Honorable mentions go to Joe Walsh, Willie Nelson, and Elvin Bishop's solo on "Fooled Around and Fell In Love".

And Danny Gatton's "Harlem Nocturne" and Roy Buchanan's "Sweet Dreams" get me every time.
 
#208
JLY said:
Comfortably Numb...maybe the greatest solo I have ever heard...I agree with the descriptions of this solo in the other posts..it stops me in my tracks every time I hear it...you can hear and feel the pain he is trying to convey...he speaks thru his guitar.
I would have to put Layla up there also. I saw Petrucci play that live and he absolutely nailed it....I love DT but I wish he played with more emotion and less shredding...
And that was Harrison on Let It Be. My favorite solo from George. It is a shame that Spector ruined it by layering keys over it on the version you hear on the radio
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I used to subscribe to a few guitar magazines (for many years), and they'd have articles "The Top Twenty Guitar Solos Ever" (or something similar). "Comfortably Numb" came first on every one I can remember.

I played in a Pink Floyd tribute band years ago, and spent hours and hours making sure I nailed that solo. It's so well known, it was actually nerve racking playing it. I remember stuffing it up once and the audience were not best pleased! The "best"guitar solo is a subjective thing, but I'm sure Comfortably Numb is the most well known solo.
 
#215
Joe Nerve said:
Actually, this is my favorite emotional guitar solo. Partially because I wrote and played it. :) I wouldn't mind ya'll giving it a listen and sharing your thoughts.

http://joenerve.bandcamp.com/track/over-and-over
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I like the song. Lyrics are cool; feel is good, too. Kind of reminds me vaguely of Boomtown Rats, Bowie, and some other very good listenable pop/punk artists from my past.

There was nothing wrong with the guitar solo, nor was it particularly remarkable. It suited the song very well.

Sound quality was pretty good; there were more positives than negatives.
 
#216
mellowinman said:
I like the song. Lyrics are cool; feel is good, too. Kind of reminds me vaguely of Boomtown Rats, Bowie, and some other very good listenable pop/punk artists from my past.

There was nothing wrong with the guitar solo, nor was it particularly remarkable. It suited the song very well.

Sound quality was pretty good; there were more positives than negatives.
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Thanks for listening. :) And I appreciate the feedback. I was happy in that I expressed what I wanted to with the solo guitar.

I get the Bowie thing from everyone that hears that song, and for the life of me I don't hear it. I have to agree though, as it's a consistent comment.
 
#217
Mike Einziger gets me nearly every time in his solos. Song in particular? "Sick Sad Little World"--I guess it has that special place. The song that got me into the band in the first place.

Along with that, I've found a solace in the short solos by Ben Kenney, the band's bass player, his side projects.
 
#220
Joe Nerve said:
Thanks for listening. :) And I appreciate the feedback. I was happy in that I expressed what I wanted to with the solo guitar.

I get the Bowie thing from everyone that hears that song, and for the life of me I don't hear it. I have to agree though, as it's a consistent comment.
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Liked the song and playing. I am not a huge Bowie fan, so that didn't jump out at me. Reminded me a bit of some of James Hall's stuff.

Along similar lines, the guitarist in the band I played with did a great job with the solo in the below song, in my opinion. Solo starts about two minutes in, if not interested in the whole track:
http://siftmusic.com/mp3s/The Desperate Hope/09 - Sift - Etchings.mp3

Being someone who loved Gang Green growing up, and who still thinks they were overlooked during the time, this one is my sentimental favorites:


Whole song is kind-of tongue-in-cheek, but I also think they were a bit frustrated on the business end of things at times. Solo is played at the end of the track.
 

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