these guitarists single-handedly slayed
the competition
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for another
top 10 guitar solo for this list we’re
obviously excluding songs from our
original video however the same
guitarists are eligible also we’re
excluding metal guitars as we have a
separate video for that genre of music
and no instrumentals are allowed which
means that Eddie Van Halen’s eruption
solo did not make the cut
number 10 Alex Lifeson from Rush 3 will
on New Year’s Day 1980 rush dropped
their seventh studio album entitled
permanent waves and with the second
blistering track about one’s right to
choose between pain or pleasure in life
guitarist Alex Lifeson exhibited his
free will to thoroughly shred with the
spectacular solo
you’re playing with someone like this
you need to keep your distance as Getty
Lee can certainly attest to and life’s
in himself has recognized free will as
one of his favorite solo
in fact when the banns originally threw
down in the studio he was only trying to
keep up with the rest of the band and
well he succeeded
number nine tom morello from Rage
Against the Machine killing in the name
for the lead single after 1992 debut
album Rage Against the Machine relied on
some repetitive phrasing to drive home
their political message of institutional
racism some of those that work forces
drama support process oh and they also
relied on the impressive guitar talents
of one Tom Morello who gave us a drop D
rip that channelled the intensity of the
lyrics
you gotta love how Morello shows
complete control while still giving in
to the powerful sound he came up with
the riff while teaching guitar lessons
and his whammy pedal bass solo
subsequently provided a masterclass to
fellow artists
number eight Jack white from the White
Stripes Icky Thump okay now it’s time to
get filthy and it only made sense for
the White Stripes to kick it old school
for the seventh and final album
for the lead single the band played off
of the British phrase Icky Thump which
actually means Oh God and when Jack
white hits the solo after singing about
a cryptic trip to Mexico well he made us
believe in a new religion and it was
called a key thumb
it’s hectic it’s relentless and it’s
that classic white stripe sound
hallelujah
number 7 mark knopfler from the dire
straits Sultans of Swing did a Shiva in
the dog it’s late
when the dire straits hit the music
scene in the late 1970s critics often
compared their lyrical and vocal styling
to Bob Dylan well down so well now so
but with all due respect to mr. Dylan
he never busted out any guitar solos
quite like this
based on a chilled-out band at frontman
Mark Knopfler saw play in South London
Sultans of Swing is smooth to the core
and that’s how knopfler approached his
sprawling solo he puts his pants on like
everybody else and then produces magical
solos that never failed to mesmerize
audiences
number six jonny greenwood from
Radiohead paranoid android
song
by 1997 many rock fans saw Radiohead as
a byword for depression and while that
may be the case for some of their tracks
paranoid android poked fun at the idea
with a reference to a character from The
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the galaxy
recorded at Jane Seymour’s ancient
English mansion and influence on a
spiritual level by the Beatles happiness
is a warm gun Queen and the Pixies this
mini epic sees Johnny green would
torture a poor unsuspecting Telecaster
into giving two solos worth of fuzzed
distorted beauty
number five
stevie ray vaughan texas flood when folk
rocker Jackson Brown caught a show at
the 1982 Montreux Jazz Festival he
discovered a Texas guitarist by the name
of Stevie Ray Vaughan and soon invited
the guitar slinger to record in his
personal studio all the telephones now
from those sessions sprang Texas flood
an old blue song given the Stevie Ray
progressive blues treatment
the song and it’s hot as Texas solos
remained a Stevie Ray vocal concert
staple until the guitarists untimely
death
number four Brian May from Queen
Brighton Rock
guitarists are known to have a special
relationship to their instruments but
none are more special than that of Brian
May and the red special built by May and
his father the homemade guitar has been
the fifth member of Queen since day one
with a bond that tight you know mister
maeín company are going to find a way
to show that baby off
what better way than with a three-minute
solo crying moaning and screaming out
from a wall of cooking box apps
maybe more face-melting solos around but
never has a man and his guitar connected
so deep
number three slash from Guns and Roses
November rain
I can see in the
a monumental monster ballad needs an
equally heroic guitar solo
while this song was originally released
in 1992 it dates all the way back to the
early 80s and even predates the bed but
when use Your Illusion hit stores in
1991 the long slow birth was proved to
be worthwhile
guns and roses fans listened patiently
through the first nine tracks before /
mated rain with his trilogy of soulful
solos in the nine minute November rain
this song was played in live shows there
was no limit to the possibilities as
slash tucked away on his cigarette and
set the tone for a jaw-dropping
experience
you got to be number two david gilmour
from Pink Floyd dogs at 17 minutes in
length this isn’t your typical rock song
but then again Pink Floyd isn’t your
typical rock band
originally titled you’ve got to be crazy
the song took on another form within the
structural framework of the 1977 album
animals serving as a warning about the
effects of business on personal lives
David Gilmour channeled the joys and
pains of humanity into mournful
saturated and harmonically textured
guitar solo
although sonically quite different
Gilmore’s playing reached a level of
emotion rivaled only by the band’s
earlier epic shine on you crazy diamond
before we reveal our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
number one an even halen from Michael
Jackson’s beat it by 1983 Michael
Jackson had already transcended racial
barriers within the music industry but
with his hit beat it he grabbed
attention from people of all races and
ages courtesy of a killer solo from
special guest Eddie Van Halen
while the guitarist wasn’t allowed to
appear in the iconic music video thanks
to his label
he still lent his rock-and-roll gifts
for free thus providing the perfect grit
to michael jackson’s crossover hit
and he would inspire legions of MJ fans
to pick up a guitar and do some
shredding of their own while his own
fans were rocking out to his own hit
Panama
so do you agree with our selections what
is your favorite guitar solo
for more mind-blowing top 10s published
daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
the competition
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for another
top 10 guitar solo for this list we’re
obviously excluding songs from our
original video however the same
guitarists are eligible also we’re
excluding metal guitars as we have a
separate video for that genre of music
and no instrumentals are allowed which
means that Eddie Van Halen’s eruption
solo did not make the cut
number 10 Alex Lifeson from Rush 3 will
on New Year’s Day 1980 rush dropped
their seventh studio album entitled
permanent waves and with the second
blistering track about one’s right to
choose between pain or pleasure in life
guitarist Alex Lifeson exhibited his
free will to thoroughly shred with the
spectacular solo
you’re playing with someone like this
you need to keep your distance as Getty
Lee can certainly attest to and life’s
in himself has recognized free will as
one of his favorite solo
in fact when the banns originally threw
down in the studio he was only trying to
keep up with the rest of the band and
well he succeeded
number nine tom morello from Rage
Against the Machine killing in the name
for the lead single after 1992 debut
album Rage Against the Machine relied on
some repetitive phrasing to drive home
their political message of institutional
racism some of those that work forces
drama support process oh and they also
relied on the impressive guitar talents
of one Tom Morello who gave us a drop D
rip that channelled the intensity of the
lyrics
you gotta love how Morello shows
complete control while still giving in
to the powerful sound he came up with
the riff while teaching guitar lessons
and his whammy pedal bass solo
subsequently provided a masterclass to
fellow artists
number eight Jack white from the White
Stripes Icky Thump okay now it’s time to
get filthy and it only made sense for
the White Stripes to kick it old school
for the seventh and final album
for the lead single the band played off
of the British phrase Icky Thump which
actually means Oh God and when Jack
white hits the solo after singing about
a cryptic trip to Mexico well he made us
believe in a new religion and it was
called a key thumb
it’s hectic it’s relentless and it’s
that classic white stripe sound
hallelujah
number 7 mark knopfler from the dire
straits Sultans of Swing did a Shiva in
the dog it’s late
when the dire straits hit the music
scene in the late 1970s critics often
compared their lyrical and vocal styling
to Bob Dylan well down so well now so
but with all due respect to mr. Dylan
he never busted out any guitar solos
quite like this
based on a chilled-out band at frontman
Mark Knopfler saw play in South London
Sultans of Swing is smooth to the core
and that’s how knopfler approached his
sprawling solo he puts his pants on like
everybody else and then produces magical
solos that never failed to mesmerize
audiences
number six jonny greenwood from
Radiohead paranoid android
song
by 1997 many rock fans saw Radiohead as
a byword for depression and while that
may be the case for some of their tracks
paranoid android poked fun at the idea
with a reference to a character from The
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the galaxy
recorded at Jane Seymour’s ancient
English mansion and influence on a
spiritual level by the Beatles happiness
is a warm gun Queen and the Pixies this
mini epic sees Johnny green would
torture a poor unsuspecting Telecaster
into giving two solos worth of fuzzed
distorted beauty
number five
stevie ray vaughan texas flood when folk
rocker Jackson Brown caught a show at
the 1982 Montreux Jazz Festival he
discovered a Texas guitarist by the name
of Stevie Ray Vaughan and soon invited
the guitar slinger to record in his
personal studio all the telephones now
from those sessions sprang Texas flood
an old blue song given the Stevie Ray
progressive blues treatment
the song and it’s hot as Texas solos
remained a Stevie Ray vocal concert
staple until the guitarists untimely
death
number four Brian May from Queen
Brighton Rock
guitarists are known to have a special
relationship to their instruments but
none are more special than that of Brian
May and the red special built by May and
his father the homemade guitar has been
the fifth member of Queen since day one
with a bond that tight you know mister
maeín company are going to find a way
to show that baby off
what better way than with a three-minute
solo crying moaning and screaming out
from a wall of cooking box apps
maybe more face-melting solos around but
never has a man and his guitar connected
so deep
number three slash from Guns and Roses
November rain
I can see in the
a monumental monster ballad needs an
equally heroic guitar solo
while this song was originally released
in 1992 it dates all the way back to the
early 80s and even predates the bed but
when use Your Illusion hit stores in
1991 the long slow birth was proved to
be worthwhile
guns and roses fans listened patiently
through the first nine tracks before /
mated rain with his trilogy of soulful
solos in the nine minute November rain
this song was played in live shows there
was no limit to the possibilities as
slash tucked away on his cigarette and
set the tone for a jaw-dropping
experience
you got to be number two david gilmour
from Pink Floyd dogs at 17 minutes in
length this isn’t your typical rock song
but then again Pink Floyd isn’t your
typical rock band
originally titled you’ve got to be crazy
the song took on another form within the
structural framework of the 1977 album
animals serving as a warning about the
effects of business on personal lives
David Gilmour channeled the joys and
pains of humanity into mournful
saturated and harmonically textured
guitar solo
although sonically quite different
Gilmore’s playing reached a level of
emotion rivaled only by the band’s
earlier epic shine on you crazy diamond
before we reveal our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
number one an even halen from Michael
Jackson’s beat it by 1983 Michael
Jackson had already transcended racial
barriers within the music industry but
with his hit beat it he grabbed
attention from people of all races and
ages courtesy of a killer solo from
special guest Eddie Van Halen
while the guitarist wasn’t allowed to
appear in the iconic music video thanks
to his label
he still lent his rock-and-roll gifts
for free thus providing the perfect grit
to michael jackson’s crossover hit
and he would inspire legions of MJ fans
to pick up a guitar and do some
shredding of their own while his own
fans were rocking out to his own hit
Panama
so do you agree with our selections what
is your favorite guitar solo
for more mind-blowing top 10s published
daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
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