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Favorite "emotional" guitar solo

#81
Zappa's 'Watermelon in Easter Hay' was also what immediately came to me.
Also, his solo at the end of 'What's New in Baltimore' is a favourite.

The 'Let it Be' solo from the album (not the single/Blue album) version - the more aggressive/distorted one. I heard from someone that John played one solo, whilst George played the other. I cannot confirm this 'though.
 
#85
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Neil Young - Like a Hurricane
Martin Barre ( Jethro Tull)- Aqualung, My God
Marc Ribot ( Tom Waits )- Hoist that Rag and Make it Rain
Dickey Betts ( Allman Bros) - Blue Sky and Elizebeth Reed.
George Harrison - Something
Rhino( Captain Beyond) - As the Moon Speaks (return)
Mick Jones(The Clash) - Remote Control
Buckethead( C2B3)- Ballad of Buckethead
John Fogherty(CCR)- Ramble Tamble
Duane Allman and Clapton's slide play on Layla and Bell Bottom Blues
Jimmy Page( Zep) - Since I've been Loving you
Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby
Mick Ralphs( Mott the Hoople)- Hymn for the Dudes
Any David Gilmour solo
Alex Lifeson (Rush)- Limelight, Working Man and 2112
Jeff Beck - Since We've ended as lovers
Sly Stone - Family Affair
Tom Verlaine( Television)- Marquee Moon, Elevation, Prove It
Velvet Underground - Run Run Run, Sister Ray

Those are my favorite emotional Guitar solos, at least the ones I could think of. Most of em are simple but just.............................burning!
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+1 for Lifeson! His amazing tone combined with the feel he puts into songs like Limelight is why he deserves to be mentioned!
 
#92
I have to second "Riviera Paradise" by Stevie. This also probably has the best MusicMan tone I have ever heard.

A similar song would be "Shiloh" by Chris Duarte! Also "One More Cup" by Duarte (Dylan Tune)!

Joe Satriani on Stu Hamm's "Flow My Tears"
Kirk Hammett on "Orion" and "To Live Is To Die"
The slide solo in "Amazing Grace" by the Blind Boys of Alabama
"Trademark" by Eric Johnson
The Solo on Diana Krall's version of Tom Wait's "Temptation", not to mention the killer bass by Christian McBride.
Steven Stills on the entire song "Black Queen"
Will Owsley on Michael McDonalds "Obsession Blues"
Most Owsley stuff for that matter.
Roland Orzabal on Tears for Fears "Secrets" from the Raoul and the Kings of Spain. Dear lord, this guy is a genius!
 
#93
Every note Duane Allman ever played.

"The Messiah Will Come Again" by Roy Buchanan... he could make a Telecaster "cry" like no one else.

"Drifting", "Little Wing", "Villanova Junction", "Machine Gun", "All Along the Watchtower" and certainly many, many, more by Hendrix.

"Have You Ever Loved a Woman" from "Layla"-- Clapton's solo immediately following Allman's is so intense, it's almost scary... I mean, literally frightening. "Bell Bottom Blues" and "I Looked Away" (from the same album) also have amazingly emotional Clapton solos.

B.B. King on the entire "Live at the Regal."

"Alone Together" from Pat Martino's "Footprints."

George Harrison on "Something." I'd rate that one near the top for "most melodic" guitars solos ever, too.

Also, check out the solo Jeff Beck played on "I Believe When I Fall in Love" on Stevie Wonder's "Talking Book."
 
#96
The following 2 (highly underated) guitarists in my opinion posses an unrivalled gift for reaching the deepest emotional depths:

1- Criss Oliva (Savatage) - Check out the outro solo break on "FOLLOW ME" from the Edge of Thorns release!

2- Ty Tabor (King's X) - His volume swell fueled lead work near the end of "Cigarettes" from the Dogman release!....phew!! mindblowing really...I witnessed a live performance of the same bring about complete silence (awe) to a pretty wild outdoor venue audience of about 15,000!
 
#99
jive1 said:
Mark Knopfler - Brothers in Arms
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++++++++!

I was going to be very upset if this didn't get on the list. For me, this solo IS the epitome of the emotional solo. It's PERFECT.

A very very strong second for me would have to be David Baerwald's guitar bit on "Born For Love" on his Triage album. The album is angry, smolderingley dark, and all around depressing (in a good way), yet Baerwald manages to come up with the perfect song to easy the tention, saying that there is something better beyond the darkness.
 

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