FabSwingers.com forum: Emotive guitar solos

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Can’t sleep …… and music in my head . So …..

Gilmore Comfortably numb

Gilmore High hopes

Knopfler Brothers in arms

Page Stairway to heaven

Gilmore Wish you were here

And many many more. Let’s hear yours

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

Madonna

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By *aughty_tonyMan
over a year ago

King's Lynn

Richie Blackmore had some good solo's, but my minds gone blank on names of songs doh.

But he and Ian Gillian had a good guitarist/singer dual. Strange kind of woman, live 1973 new york. See it on youtube

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By *indergirlWoman
over a year ago

somewhere, someplace

Queen - love of my life live just Brian may on acoustic

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By *dalisqueWoman
over a year ago

land of make believe

Europa - Santana

One - Metallica

Sideways - Citizen Cope

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By *indergirlWoman
over a year ago

somewhere, someplace

Gary Moore - parisienne walkways

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By *heLaserGuyMan
over a year ago

Coventry

Beth hart (with Joe Bonamassa) - id rather go blind. Best version I've ever heard.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Eric Clapton layla

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Summer Breeze - The Isley Brothers

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By *ean counterMan
over a year ago

Market Harborough / Kettering

"Gary Moore - parisienne walkways "

Gary Moore - Still got the blues

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gary Moore - parisienne walkways "

100% this

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

November Rain - Slash

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Velvet Revolver - Slither

Velvet Revoover - Loving The Alien

These Wicked Rivers - Don't Pray For Me

Clapton - Let It Grow

Clapton - Running On Faith

Cream - White Room

I could spend all day listing songs.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gary Moore - parisienne walkways "

I second this

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tom Morello (Audio$lave) - ‘Like A Stone’ ….simple but so effective/emotive.

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By *hat BlokeMan
over a year ago

Harrogate

Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight live

And though it’s not a solo his song Tears in Heaven is a great acoustic number.

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By *orksRockerMan
over a year ago

Bradford

Floyd - Comfortably Numb (Pulse live)

Dire Straits - Romeo and Juliet (Alchemy live)

Rush - In the End (All the World's a Stage Stage live)

Phil Collins - Inside Out (but seriously live)

There's a theme here....

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By *edfred77Couple
over a year ago

warrington

La villa strangiato by rush gives me goose bumps!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Samba pa ta , Santana , no better

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

I love Richie Sambora's solos in Bed of Roses, but I think my all time favourite guitar solo is the one from Lionel Richie's Hello.

Cal

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hallowed be thy name - Iron Maiden and most of the above!

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By *eyondhornyMan
over a year ago

Abercynon-ish

Gary Moore, The Messiah will come again.

Gary Moore, Down the Line.

Kirk Hammett solo in Unforgiven

Gilmour, Comfortably Numb.

Short solo, but Matt Bellamy's in Muse Guiding Light. Watch the YouTub vid where he records it, he even surprises himself, hilarious.

Special mention for Steve Vai For the Love of God and we all know that he beat Ralph Macchio at the end of Crossroads really.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Tom Morello (Audio$lave) - ‘Like A Stone’ ….simple but so effective/emotive."

Yes yes and yes again, even when Chris did it acoustic it's just epic

I'd like to add

Still in love with you

Gary Moore live and dangerous with

Thin Lizzy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Tom Morello (Audio$lave) - ‘Like A Stone’ ….simple but so effective/emotive."

Absolutely this

Cochise has got to be up there too. It certainly got a crowd going

A Perfect Circle - 3 Libras (beautiful and that voice…..just wow)

Pearl Jam - Rear view Mirror

There’s so many! I think I’ll be spending my day reminiscing old tunes from my youth now

Seiko x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bob James 'Angela' (theme from Taxi)

Lynyrd Skynyrd 'Free Bird'

but the ultimate (for me at least) has to be Clapton's Concerto for guitar amd orchestra written by Michael Kamen, performed at the Albert Hall in 1990.

30 whole minutes of nonstop goosebumps

https://youtu.be/ROiB3IWS56o

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By *ensualMan
over a year ago

Sutton

Prince - When Doves Cry

Gabor Szabo - Breezin

Buddy Guy - Tramp

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

John Mayer: Slow dancing in a burning room.

Van Halen : Love Walks In.

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By *otsossieMan
over a year ago

local, but not too local

"November Rain - Slash "

I’m not a huge GnR fan but this was the first that sprang to mind.

Gilmour in his heyday as well.

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By *odgerMooreMan
over a year ago

Carlisle

Rainbow eyes - rainbow - not only the refrain but the solo work is spine tingling

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

"Richie Blackmore had some good solo's, but my minds gone blank on names of songs doh.

But he and Ian Gillian had a good guitarist/singer dual. Strange kind of woman, live 1973 new york. See it on youtube"

Stargazer solo is brilliant.

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

Curse of the Traveller- Chris Rea. The guitar perfectly compliments the lyrics.

Unfortunately others have already commented on some of my other favourites, especially Gary Moore such a great blues guitarist.

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By *ancer36Woman
over a year ago

Stirling

Mark Knopfler - local hero

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By *gent CoulsonMan
over a year ago

Secret hideaway in the pennines

Have to agree with comfortably numb, still gives me goose bumps

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By *ulldog_71Man
over a year ago

Sedgefield

Mark Knopfler - private investigations

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By *eyondhornyMan
over a year ago

Abercynon-ish

"Curse of the Traveller- Chris Rea. The guitar perfectly compliments the lyrics.

Unfortunately others have already commented on some of my other favourites, especially Gary Moore such a great blues guitarist. "

Chris Rea for sure, album version of Nothing to Fear, goosebumps!

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By *lanor the FairWoman
over a year ago

Birmingham

Comfortably Numb

Parissienne Walkways

Brothers in Arms

Wish you were here

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

"Curse of the Traveller- Chris Rea. The guitar perfectly compliments the lyrics.

Unfortunately others have already commented on some of my other favourites, especially Gary Moore such a great blues guitarist.

Chris Rea for sure, album version of Nothing to Fear, goosebumps! "

I have a Chris Rea playlist and that track is on it

Gods Great Banana Skin, some other good tracks as well.

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By *eyondhornyMan
over a year ago

Abercynon-ish

David Gilmour, The Blue

https://youtu.be/eOdC6QToROk

Listening to this in the back garden in the sun, bliss

Best use of a Digitech Whammy pedal other than Tom Morello

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By *yphodMan
over a year ago

London

Hotel California!

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By *tew008Man
over a year ago

edinburgh

Jimi Hendrix’s little wing, so good

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lynyrd Skynrd - Free Bird

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Lynyrd Skynrd - Free Bird"

Damn fine shout, I chucked it into the thread earlier and had it on in the car just now; honestly feel happier now!!!

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By *g55555Man
over a year ago

chorley

Gary Moore - still in love with you

Led zeppelin - 10 years gone

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lots of classics (i.e. really old stuff) here.

If you want to see somebody (sorta) new and 2021 doing this stuff, check out Cardinal Black (Chris Buck's new band). Very decent band with a good singer, soulful songs that get under your skin and the obligatory Gilmouresque solos (Gilmouresque but different).

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Everybody always cites Freebird.

For a Florida band you cannot beat The Outlaws. Green Grass and High Tides is a ten minute guitar lesson.

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

"Gary Moore - parisienne walkways "

Was gonna say that.

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

Seize the day by synyster gates of avenged sevenfold.

The ballad of death by DJ ashba.

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

Blackbird alter bridge.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Prince— when my guitar gently weeps.

https://youtu.be/CdfMh8QgJjA

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Prince' solo on While My Guitar Gently Weeps at the George Harrison gig.

Stunning live playing!

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Tuesdays Gone

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Seasons

They both have good riffs and some fine guitar work.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Prince— when my guitar gently weeps.

https://youtu.be/CdfMh8QgJjA"

I should have read all the comments! Lol

Good call!

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By *ost SockMan
over a year ago

West Wales and Cardiff

At the risk of appearing contrary (music is all personal taste, yeah), I’ve never found an electric guitar solo particularly “emotive” - certainly not ones with the classic head back, eyes shut “look”. That’s not to say there’s ones I don’t like!

Peter Green or BB King might be the closest thing, off the top of my head.

To me, if you want to convey emotion, instruments like a cello or violin and the music written for them are far more effective vehicles for that.

Personally, I think it’s because you have to work so much harder to produce a sound from them, that it forges a stronger link between instrument and body/mind.

Purely personal - few things are more subjective than music.

I was a guitar teacher for ten years

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

classic solos, i'd say "strange world" by iron maiden

and the john sykes solo in "is this love" by whitesnake.

modern solos, anything by tosin abasi from the the band, animals as leaders.Very tasteful.

I've always liked steve lukather's playing too.

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By *olex99Man
over a year ago

Hull

Stuart Adamson - The Buffalo Skinners

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Love by the Cult

BIlly Duffy is ace, although he told me to fuck off once

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By *organ and rob zombieCouple
over a year ago

bradford

"Richie Blackmore had some good solo's, but my minds gone blank on names of songs doh.

But he and Ian Gillian had a good guitarist/singer dual. Strange kind of woman, live 1973 new york. See it on youtube

Stargazer solo is brilliant."

Blackmore came to mind for me too, been getting into later deep purple recently (Coverdale/Hughes on vocals)

My choice is deep purple - keep on moving

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