Best guitar solos on a record on all metal subgenres?

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RCB

Discussion Starter · Aug 11, 2005 (Edited)

Sometimes a I feel a player is particualrly inspired during a certain record. When this happens its great because you can apreciatte all its talent and potential... but from them on its all downwards.

Which are your favourtie all time solos over in a metal record (Im not talking about an individual solo over a song, but the overall quality of the solos through the entire album). Im not referring to instrumental guitar albums. Im talking about hard rock, heavy metal, glam metal, death metal, thrash metal, prog metal, hair metal... that sort of think

My personal favourites:

1) Marty Friedman in Rust in piece
2) Kee Marcello in Out of this world
3) Diamond Darrel in Cowboys from Hell
4) Steve Vai in Slip of the Tongue
5-10) Mattias Eklundh in all Freak Kitchen records

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AndersPGM

· #2 · Aug 11, 2005

Paul Gilbert - Any record
YJM - Trilogy
Steve Vai - PAW
Joe Satriani - SWTA
Jason Becker - everything
Marty Friedman - everything
I.A - everything

jim777

· #3 · Aug 11, 2005

Vai - Eat 'em and Smile

RCB

Discussion Starter · #4 · Aug 11, 2005

AndersPGM said:
Paul Gilbert - Any record
YJM - Trilogy
Steve Vai - PAW
Joe Satriani - SWTA
Jason Becker - everything
Marty Friedman - everything
I.A - everything

Well, I know I didnt make it quite clear, but I was refering about guitar solos in non instrumental albums. Just to make it a fair comparison or choice. So, what would you choose from that stand point?

I just edited my first post to make it clearer

AndersPGM

· #5 · Aug 11, 2005 (Edited)

RCB said:
Well, I know I didnt make it quite clear, but I was refering about guitar solos in non instrumental albums. Just to make it a fair comparison or choice. So, what would you choose from that stand point?

Ok!

Paul Gilbert - YMC (Yellow Matter Custard), and everything.
YJM - Trilogy
Steve Vai - Flex-Able
Randy Rhoads - Blizzard Of Oz
Jason Becker - Cacophony SMS
Marty Friedman - Cacophony SMS
I.A - any Freak Kitchen record

markg5150

· #6 · Aug 11, 2005

EVH - Van Halen 1
Vai - Eat em and smile
Nuno - Pornograffitti
Randy Rhoads - Trilogy (Do live albums count?)

MehYam

· #7 · Aug 11, 2005

RCB said:
2) Kee Marcello in Out of this world

I'm impressed with how much attention that recording gets on this board. It was even after Europe's peak, when they only sold 20 albums. I guess it was all future jemsite members who bought 'em.

His playing on that album lifts up what would otherwise be mediocre songs. It's rare that solos can make the song like this. One reason I like his playing is because it's very little flash - no tricks, screams, whammy abuse (not that there's anything wrong with that), but he manages to create very expressive playing just from good phrasing, note placement and sweet tone. Kudos to the f**cker, I hope he got all the royalties from those 20 discs.

red5

· #8 · Aug 12, 2005

Marty Friedman
John Petrucci
Steve Vai
Dimebag on CFH
James Murphy (love his Trail of Tears solo!)
Alex Skolnick
Van Halen
Gary Schutt
Michael Romeo
Jim Matheos

There are many others I know I am forgetting

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freedom's door

· #9 · Aug 12, 2005

Racer X- "Technical Difficulties"
Chastain- "For Those Who Dare"
Alcatrazz- "Disturbing The Peace"
Gary Moore- "Victims Of The Future"
Ratt- "Detonator"
Ozzy- "Diary Of A Madman"
Shrine- "Psycha"
Jane's Addiction- "Ritual De Lo Habitual"
Lynch Mob- 2nd "self-titled" album

evil_k666

· #10 · Aug 12, 2005

alex skolnick (he was way better than james murphy) - old testament albums (great solos in "souls of black" or "eerie inhabitants" as well as "return to serenity")
mikael âkerfeldt - "blackwater park" and i love the solo on deliverance

fettouhi

· #11 · Aug 12, 2005 (Edited)

freedom's door said:
Racer X- "Technical Difficulties"
Chastain- "For Those Who Dare"
Alcatrazz- "Disturbing The Peace"
Gary Moore- "Victims Of The Future"
Ratt- "Detonator"
Ozzy- "Diary Of A Madman"
Shrine- "Psycha"
Jane's Addiction- "Ritual De Lo Habitual"
Lynch Mob- 2nd "self-titled" album

Finally someone mentioning "Disturbing The Peace" :grin:.

Regards

André

red5

· #12 · Aug 12, 2005

evil_k666 said:
alex skolnick (he was way better than james murphy)

With Testament minus the Trail of Tears solo at least!

And now he's playing jazz. That's something quite a bit different!

jallen

· #13 · Aug 13, 2005

Van Halen- "Fair Warning" Every solo on this album rocks.

mi2tom

· #14 · Aug 13, 2005

HAHA sorry can't recall any

shredfreak

· #15 · Aug 13, 2005

Racer X albums with Paul Gilbert
David Lee Roth with Steve Vai(i heard that Jason Becker played guitar on some DLR album, don't know whic one.)
Cacophony (have you guys heard their song Speed Metal Symphony, really weird, but good.)
Symphony X The Divine Wings Of Tragedy
Liquid Tension Experiment
Liquid Tension Experiment 2

There is some albums i like.

RCB

Discussion Starter · #16 · Aug 13, 2005

Jason Becker played in "A little aint enough".

Liquid Tension albums dont really count since we are only talking about non solo and non instrumental albums. Otherwise, PAW would ve been on almost everybodys list.

fettouhi

· #17 · Aug 13, 2005

jallen said:
Van Halen- "Fair Warning" Every solo on this album rocks.

All the VH albums from the DRL period rock, that goes for the solos and the complete songs

.

Regards

André

bizkit666

· #18 · Aug 13, 2005

arch enemy - the immortal
ozzy - crazy train
children of bodom - bodom after midnight
metallica - the unforgiven

jallen

· #19 · Aug 14, 2005

fettouhi said:
All the VH albums from the DRL period rock, that goes for the solos and the complete songs .

Regards

André

Agreed, but this thread is asking about solos...

shredfreak

· #20 · Aug 14, 2005

Ok RCB. Then everything else i wrote except Liquid Tension.

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