Most Underrated guitar solos of all time

And don't forget Devin...

For the best guitar solo/vocal solo by one person combo... guitar solo at 5:14, vocal solo at 7:30...



And then another Devin'esque solo... solo starts at about 3:00 and kicks into 2nd gear at 4:37

 
Dismissed by some as technically brilliant but mechanical, soulless, blah blah.. Here's Al and RTF killin' it (jump to Sorceress @ 5:15)

 
I always liked this track from John Norum. Gotta love a pissed off Marshall being reined in by a volume knob on the guitar. He gets some almost sitar like tones from it at times.

 
I also liked the interplay between Kim Mitchell and Alex Lifeson on Battlescar a lot. Some decent drumming on this one too...

 
Vivian Campbell on def leppard - goodbye. The shortest solo i ve ever heard. Not more than ten notes played. But the impact and feel is phenomenal

Eddie Van Halen - Pleasure dome.
 
You can't have a discussion about anything underrated without mentioning Dann Huff: AKA otherworldly lead guitarist, lead vocalist, and songwriter of the rock band Giant. Oh yeah... and he used to be a session guitarist who played on records by nearly EVERY famous artist of the 1980s. Now he's also a producer extraordinaire who produces the biggest names in Country music. This guy deserves way more recognition than he gets.

Solo is at 2:41

 
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Completely unknown: Jay Graydon

Successful songwriter Steve Kipner (Bee Gees, Newton-John's "Physical) had an unsuccessful solo record that was Jay Graydon's first gig as producer. His extended solo here (starting around 1:30) is spectacular.

 
More Obscure Jay Graydon

He's probably best known in guitar circles for the solo in Steely Dan's "Peg". Here's some more late 70s L.A. pop. Solo around 1:40 and vamp out around 3:10. I wore this record out back in the day.

 
funny_polymath said:
How about it folks, who do you like? What solo no-one's ever heard (or at least a lot of us) do you just love.

Sure, you can pick a famous guy - if you still think he or his solo (she or her solo)a are underrated, but I'd love to hear some relative unknowns.

But I'll start with some knowns:

Dickie Betts, Stormy Monday, Live at Fillmore East - Everyone gushes over Duane Allman's solo on this one, but I find it a tad predictable. Betts' solo, on the other hand, with its jazzy and risky tangents, just thrills me. I love a solo that builds slowly and reaches a really beautiful crescendo.

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I'll think of some lesser-known artists to, but I welcome your 'nominations'! Suprise us! Educate us!

Thanks.
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Lowell George's slide parts on the live version of "All That You Dream". Simple, melodic, gorgeous. No frivolous notes, nothing flashy, but it's perfect.
 
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