Best Guitar Solos In Rock History

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We continue with the highly anticipated list of the Best Guitar Solos in Rock History (English)

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The criteria considered are their power, historical impact, intensity and emotional impact, complexity, freshness, how well they complement the song, technique…

 

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Best Guitar Solos In Rock History:

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1 Stairway To Heaven (Led Zeppelin)

2 All Along The Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix)

3 Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd)

4 Free Bird (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

5 Hotel California (Eagles)

6 Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen)

7 Layla (Derek & The Dominos)

8 Sultans Of Swing (Dire Straits)

9 Voodoo Child (slight return) (Jimi Hendrix)

10 Eruption (Van Halen)

11 November Rain (Guns N' Roses)

12 White Room (Cream)

13 One (Metallica)

14 Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pink Floyd)

15 Highway Star (Deep Purple)

16 Since I've Been Loving You (Led Zeppelin)

17 Light My Fire (The Doors)

18 Green Grass and High Tides (Outlaw)

19 While My Guitar Gently Weeps (The Beatles feat. Clapton)

20 Blue Sky (Allman Brothers Band)

21 Black Star (Yngwie Malmsteen)

22 Alive (Pearl Jam)

23 Aqualung (Jethro Tull)

24  Texas Flood (Stevie Ray Vaughan)

25  Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne)

26  Fade To Black (Metallica)

27 Crossroads (Cream)

28  25 Or 6 To 4 (Chicago)

29 Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry)

30 Beck's Bolero (Jeff Beck)

31 Sympathy for the Devil (Rolling Stones)

32  Floods (Pantera)

33  Time (Pink Floyd)

34 Heartbreaker (Led Zeppelin)

35 Cliffs Of Dover (Eric Johnson)

36  Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix)

37 Bulls on Parade (Rage Against the Machine)

38 Killer Queen (Queen)

39  You Really Got Me (The Kinks)

40 Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End (The Beatles)

41 Europa (Santana)

42 War Pigs (Black Sabbath)

43  For The Love Of God (Steve Vai)

44  Surfing With the Alien (Joe Satriani)

45  The Thrill is Gone (B.B. King)

46  Cortez The Killer (Neil Young)

47 Money (Pink Floyd)

48 25 Or 6 To 4 (Chicago)

49 Won't Get Fooled Again (The Who)

50 Paranoid Android (Radiohead)

51  Jumpin' Jack Flash (Rolling Stones)

52 Stranglehold (Ted Nugent)

53 Brighton Rock (Queen)

54 Under A Glass Moon (Dream Theater)

55  Southern Man (Neil Young)

56 Let It Be (The Beatles)

57  Jessica (Allman Brothers Band)

58 Purple Haze (Jimi Hendrix)

59  Samba Pa Ti (Santana)

60  21st Century Schizoid Man (King Crimson)

61 Master of Puppets (Metallica)

62 Walk (Pantera)

63  Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin)

64 No More Tears (Ozzy Osbourne)

65 Black Hole Sun (Soundgarden)

66 Starship Trooper (Yes)

67 Freewill (Rush)

68 Susie Q (Creedence)

69 Black Magic Woman (Santana)

70 And Your Bird Can Sing (The Beatles)

71 Sunshine of Your Love (Cream)

72 The End (The Doors)

73 Know Your Enemy (Rage Against The Machine)

74 Stranged (Guns N' Roses)

75 Walk This Way (Aerosmith)

76 Lines In The Sand (Dream Theater)

77 Man in the Box (Alice In Chains)

78 Knights Of Cydonia (Muse)

79  You Shook Me All Night Long (AC/DC)

80 Yellow Ledbetter (Pearl Jam)

81 Let It Rain (Eric Clapton)

82 I Could Have Lied (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

83  Heard It Thu Grapevine (Creedence)

84  Working Man (Rush)

85 With A Little Help From My Friends (Joe Cocker)

86 Cinnamon Girl (Neil Young)

87 Honky Tonk Women (Rolling Stones)

88 Something (The Beatles)

89 Cherub Rock (Smashin' Pumpkins)

90 Radioactive Toy (Porcupine Tree)

91 I Want You (Shes So Heavy) (The Beatles)

92 Cocaine (Eric Clapton)

93 Zoot Allures (Frank Zappa)

94 Whisky In The Jar (Thin Lizzy)

95 Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me  (U2)

96 Killing In The Name (Rage Against The Machine)

97The Rock (The Who)

98 Symphony Of Destruction (Megadeth)

99 Back In Black (AC/DC)

100 Geek USA (Smashin' Pumkins)

101 Piece Of My Heart  (Big Brother & The Holding Co)

102 Brothers In Arms (Dire Straits)

103 As I Am (Dream Theater)

104 Grendel (Marillion)

105 Burn (Deep Purple)

106 Scar Tissue (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

107 Stash (Phish)

108 Mean Street (Van Halen)

109 Sweet Jane (Velvet Underground)

110 Sway (Rolling Stones, Mick Taylor)

111 100 Years Ago (Rolling Stones Mick, Taylor)

112 Isn't It A Pity (George Harrison)

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By Corvan

 Feb/17/2012