Top Ten Guitar Solos

The guitar solo is a vital part of the rock band format. It serves a dual purpose, allowing for the lead singer to rest his larynx and most importantly, to restore balance in the battle of the egos within the band.

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There is a reason that the electric guitar has evolved to its current design. The guitar solo is an opportunity for the lead guitarist to (self) indulge in a performance of musical masturbation live on stage in front of thousands of adoring fans. These five minutes of frantic fretboard fornication are the moments that all amateur axe-masters dream of while banging away on their air guitar shirt (an actual playable shirt with its own amp).

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The following list was borrowed from www.guitarworld.com because I am too lazy to create my own. If you are not familiar with any of these songs then I am sure google/youtube can enlighten you.

Please comment if you think someone is missing from the list, Yngwie Malmsteen.

10 Crossroads (Eric Clapton) - Cream
9 Crazy Train (Randy Rhoads) - Ozzy Osbourne
8 Hotel California (Ben Felder, Joe Walsh) - The Eagles
7 One (Kirk Hammett) - Metallica
6 November Rain (Slash) - Guns N' Roses
5 All Along the Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
4 Comfortably Numb (David Gilmour) - Pink Floyd
3 Free Bird (Allen Collins, Gary Rossington) - Lynyrd Skynyrd
2 Eruption (Eddie Van Halen) - Van Halen
1 Stairway to Heaven (Jimmy Page) - Led Zeppelin
 

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