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Recently Guitar World issued a list of the top guitar solos of all time. Gilmour was at Number 4 with Comfortably Numb. Also at 21 with Time.

I actually heard about this on the Howard Stern Show.

Nice to see he's finally getting some Recognition. As a Floyd fan, we're probably disappointed he wasn't number 1 but in the overall scheme of things 4th place is pretty good.

I think Jimmy Page was Number one with stairway to heaven

http://guitar.about.com/library/bl100greatest.htm

1.
song: Stairway to Heaven
guitarist: Jimmy Page
band: Led Zeppelin
album: Led Zeppelin IV
more: Stairway To Heaven solo details


2.
song: Eruption
guitarist: Eddie Van Halen
band: Van Halen
album: Van Halen
more: Eruption solo details


3.
song: Freebird
guitarist: Collins/Rossington
band: Lynyrd Skynyrd
album: Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd
more: Freebird solo details


4.
song: Comfortably Numb
guitarist: David Gilmour
band: Pink Floyd
album: The Wall
more: Comfortably Numb solo details


5.
song: All Along the Watchtower
guitarist: Jimi Hendrix
band: Jimi Hendrix Experience
album: Electric Ladyland


6.
song: November Rain
guitarist: Slash
band: Guns n' Roses
album: Use Your Illusion I


7.
song: One
guitarist: Kirk Hammet
band: Metallica
album: And Justice for All


8.
song: Hotel California
guitarist: Don Felder/Joe Walsh
band: The Eagles
album: Hotel California


9.
song: Crazy Train
guitarist: Randy Rhoads
band: Ozzy Ozbourne
album: Blizzard of Ozz


10.
song: Crossroads
guitarist: Eric Clapton
band: Cream
album: Wheels of Fire



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Unfortunatly Dave cant win them all but i think we should be happy that Comfortably Numbe was top for best guitar solo in a poll last year.
01-30-2007 03:10 PM
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He also got #62 with Money!
03-17-2007 01:50 PM
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Delicate Sound Wrote:He also got #62 with Money!
Money before Time? Good grief.
03-17-2007 07:17 PM
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Thats what I was thinkin.
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Stairway To Heaven is #1 on every guitar solo poll, so no surprise there.
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I would put Dave and Jimmy Page at the same place, I think
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#4 sweet sweet, #1 in my heart (no disrespect meant 4 Page) hammers



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Stranglehold smokes the dogfarts out of anything Slash ever did.

Michael Schenkers Rock Bottom live not even get a mention?! Man who did that list.
04-08-2007 06:23 PM
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chromeboomerang Wrote:Stranglehold smokes the dogfarts out of anything Slash ever did.

Michael Schenkers Rock Bottom live not even get a mention?! Man who did that list.
True, and agreed.

Randy Roads should also be up there.

Personally Dave should be lower.
There are better guitarest out there, and i've always thought that the ratings were bad on those magizines.

Stairway to heaven should NOT be on top.
04-10-2007 05:54 AM
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