We all have our opinions about which recorded guitar solos are the best ever. A short while ago, the editors of Guitar World magazine decided to run a poll and find out what their readers considered to be the best guitar solos of all time. Naturally, the results are a bit skewed to reflect the magazine’s demographic, so there are no great jazz recordings, for example. We’re just listing the top 10, but if you go to http://guitar.about.com/library/bl100greatest.htm you can see the full list. You can also click on the song which takes you to the guitar tab for that specific solo!
- 1. Stairway to Heaven (Jimmy Page from the album “Led Zeppelin IV”)
- 2. Eruption (Eddie Van Halen from the album “Van Halen”)
- 3. Freebird (Collins/Rossington from the album “Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd”)
- 4. Comfortably Numb (David Gilmour from the Pink Floyd album “The Wall”)
- 5. All Along the Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix from the album “Electric Ladyland”)
- 6. November Rain (Slash from the Guns n’ Roses album “Use Your Illusion”)
- 7. One (Kirk Hammet from the Metallica album “And Justice for All”)
- 8. Hotel California (Don Felder/Joe Walsh from The Eagles album “Hotel California”)
- 9. Crazy Train (Randy Rhoads from the Ozzy Ozbourne album “Blizzard of Ozz”)
- 10. Crossroads (Eric Clapton from the Cream album “Wheels of Fire”)