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.
Frank Zappa - Inca Roads - One Size Fits All - My favorite guitar solo ever. A thinking man's solo - and you can almost hear the gears going in Frank's febrile brain while he constructs this masterpiece on the fly - NOTE: this IS an edited solo. The actual live solo from the You Can't Do That On State Helsinki album is great, but has some fluff in it - but that just goes to show that Frank was also damn good at editing his work. And after all, many solos these days are constructed out of multiple takes - though I do appreciate a one-take or live solo the most.
Kim Thayil - Just Like Suicide - Superunknown - An utterly thrilling and fantastic solo - well, it's two guitars tracked there, but whatever the hell it is, I love it!
I'll think of some lesser-known artists to, but I welcome your 'nominations'! Suprise us! Educate us!
Thanks.