You favourite guitar tracks/guitarists?

SecretSquirrel · 01-08-2008, 5:41 PM

I'm after some great guitar tracks to enjoy. The clean, slightly slower style is my favourite

. For example, the awesome Warren Haynes...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCiLCo-LoUg

Any suggestions for some other artists of a similar style to make me feel woefully untalented

?

Naaktgeboren · 01-08-2008, 5:59 PM

I know you wanted some slower rock but, this to me is great track, arguably Van Halen's greatest track. The guitar work on this track is breath taking.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3enwJfoj5c

PJTX100 · 01-08-2008, 6:45 PM

Steve Hackett / Defector / Spectral Mornings.

Sandman · 01-08-2008, 7:04 PM

Guns n' Roses November Rain.

enjoy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siBoLc9vxac

Switch625 · 01-08-2008, 9:10 PM

Apache by The Shadows

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY-rPDwzM9M

Artie Fufkin · 01-08-2008, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandman

Guns n' Roses November Rain....

A great, great track for sure but, oh dear, what an embarassing video.

overkill · 01-08-2008, 11:01 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0Kr6Ywqxxo

and from the same album

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FAarESvLXI

Two guitar greats on one album and Stephen Stills

Can't ask for more than that!

Matt_C · 01-08-2008, 11:25 PM

Joe Satriani - Flying in a Blue Dream / The Forgotten Pt 2 / Time Machine
Gary Moore - Parisienne Walkways
Steve Stevens - Top Gun Anthem (cheesy I know, but I like playing it :o )
John Petrucci (Dream Theater) - virtually everything he does. I can't play 90% of it, but I like to try lol!

Artie Fufkin · 01-08-2008, 11:29 PM

Gotta be some Schenker. The thing is these are beautiful songs on their own. His guitar is so restrained and only comes to the fore when required and even then it doesn't get in the way, it compliments the songs like no-one else can do.

Put your headphones on, close your eyes and be transported into a world of emotion:

"Try Me" - the most exquisite song of all time. It's a couple of minutes before the guitar comes in, but it's not a hardship waiting for it. Short and oh so sweet.
[youtube]Aku0PzXfjg4&hl=en&fs=1[/youtube]

"Lost Horizons" - did you ever hear someone use the word epic for a song? If it wasn't for this one they're wrong.
[youtube]v/ya0lTEBVY4w&hl=en&fs=1[/youtube]

"Love to Love" - Is this more epic than Lost Horizons? It sure puts a lump in my throat.
[youtube]y3VvkaEMaM0&hl=en&fs=1[/youtube]

**unique** · 02-08-2008, 7:13 AM

i really liked guns n roses when appetite for destruction came out, i had a few metalhead friends and worked with a couple, and didn't like the rest of what they played, typically iron maiden at the time, but guns r roses were more of a hard rock band, a modern rolling stones almost. i also remember hearing the demos of november rain and thinking it was a decent song but didn't fit in with the rest of what they had done. when use your illusion came out it was a big dissapointment as it seemed they had chucked on every track under the sun, and unfortunately most of them weren't a patch on the last album, so they just brought the whole album down. i thought the final version of november rain was the kind of cheesy smaltzy crap that i liked the band for avoiding

to me, the original gnr were a hard all out rock band, but november rain, and the covers of knocking on heavens door and sympathy for the devil just put me off them even more. those three tracks were just awful. i really liked the spaghetti incident though, as it was a return to the rock of the first album.

they then got even worse when they started stadium tours, i think those tours really spoil the majority of bands. i saw them a year or two in an arena and they were okay though. they went on about 2 hours late though!

dowzer · 03-08-2008, 9:18 AM

Artie - I have never heard any of those 3 before and have to say they are sublime!!! The only MSG songs I have are Anytime and Armed & Ready. Will be looking for all 3 today!

Any more from them that you could recommend would be great!

If I could add a couple of tracks I think are awesome:

Joe Satriani - Summer Song
Joe Satriani - War
Brian May - Last Horizon ( have the Queen/Paul Rodgers live dvd and this is just beautiful)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0kTblnz--Q

ZZ Top - Rough Boy
Accept - Mistreated

Artie Fufkin · 03-08-2008, 3:59 PM

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Originally Posted by dowzer

Artie - I have never heard any of those 3 before and have to say they are sublime!!! The only MSG songs I have are Anytime and Armed & Ready. Will be looking for all 3 today!

Any more from them that you could recommend would be great!

Wow. A new fan!

I'm glad you like them dowzer.

"Try Me" and "Love to Love" are actually both UFO songs from 1977's "Lights Out" album. You could try some of the following which are fabulous, but to be honest the 3 youtube clips I put are the cream of the crop for me.

"Built for Comfort " and "Lipstick Traces" [Phenomenon 1974]
"Belladonna" [No Heavy Petting 1976]
"Arbory Hill", "Lookin' out for No.1" and "One More for the Rodeo" [Obsession 1978]

Also, I can't recommend Michael's first 2 self titled albums highly enough. Called "The Michael Schenker Group" and "MSG", they have a lovely mix of "Lost Horizons" style epic guitar work [But I Want More, Never Trust a Stranger, Tales of Mystery] and also some fabulous melodic hard rock numbers.

huwg · 03-08-2008, 8:50 PM

Funkadelic - Maggot Brain, one of the classic laid back tracks that just oozes emotion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh3bleXWaCk

My Favourite guitarist is Dave/David Gilmour (whatever he calls himself these days)
Atom Heart Mother is where I think he found the guitar voice he is most associated with.(1 minute into this video...)
A few of his finest moments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQJ6vlOwylY

pmc · 04-08-2008, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SecretSquirrel

I'm after some great guitar tracks to enjoy. The clean, slightly slower style is my favourite

. For example, the awesome Warren Haynes...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCiLCo-LoUg

Any suggestions for some other artists of a similar style to make me feel woefully untalented

?

Well, the obvious answer is Gary Moore

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O_YMLDvvnw

Personally its hard to see beyond Pagey as the best

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_wMslbxwOA

Dr Evilest · 04-08-2008, 1:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Artie Fufkin

Also, I can't recommend Michael's first 2 self titled albums highly enough. Called "The Michael Schenker Group" and "MSG", they have a lovely mix of "Lost Horizons" style epic guitar work [But I Want More, Never Trust a Stranger, Tales of Mystery] and also some fabulous melodic hard rock numbers.

Another Schenker fan here & recently I've been listening a bit to Assault Attack; daft name for an album but some really good playing esp the solo on Samurai.

Another track that sticks in my memory (although can't remember the album name!) is Looking for Love, again a wonderful solo section. Great musician that Mr Schenker who I've had the pleasure of seeing live on numerous occasions.

goodtimes · 04-08-2008, 10:37 PM

one of my favs. Steve Morse.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJZro-K-C0c

*Wild Weasel* · 05-08-2008, 12:19 AM

Tony MacAlpine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8CnD...eature=related

The guy is annoyingly multi-talented. He was a classically trained pianist and violinist before he even started playing the guitar.

*Doll* · 05-08-2008, 8:53 PM

Stevie Ray Vaughan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWLw7nozO_U

goodtimes · 11-08-2008, 1:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wild Weasel

Tony MacAlpine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8CnD...eature=related

The guy is annoyingly multi-talented. He was a classically trained pianist and violinist before he even started playing the guitar.

better than stevie via in my books.
hes so ...mullet young there

Davieboy00 · 15-08-2008, 12:40 PM

Best rock guitarist ever ?
No question - Frank Zappa.
Too many tracks over too many years to mention.
Have a look at a video and see if you could even try to emulate one of his solos. I don't think even he knew how he did half the stuff he did himself.
BTW Steve Vai played with Frank Zappa for a while and even had a song written about him - Stevie's Spanking.