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it takes a whole band to rock but these
solos will make you roll
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we're
counting down our picks for the top 10
guitar solos
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for this list we've limited it to one
guitar solo per artist
and excluded instrumentals
number 10 richie blackmore from deep
purple highway star
with smoke on the water the deep purple
guitarist paved the way for classical
music in blues rock
and brought to life one of the best
heavy metal riffs in history
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but when it comes to solos it's hard to
overlook highway star
machine head's fastest track also
contains an organ solo by john lord
but it's blackmore's classically
inspired guitar piece that's the killing
machine
it's got everything
number nine eric clapton from cream
crossroads
as one of the greatest guitarists of all
time it's no surprise clapton's got a
number of signature solos to his name
while he and dwayne allman made history
with layla's signature sound
it's with cream's crossroad solo that he
really nails it
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in fact this hard rock arrangement of
robert johnson's original blues tune
is so good we think slohan may have
signed a deal with the devil too
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number eight don felder and joe walsh
from the eagles
hotel california
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after one of these nights set these
country and folk influenced rockers on
pace to live life in the fast lane
the eagles produced another number one
with hotel california
that record spawned the smooth and
soulful title track
that classic rock radio stations won't
let us forget
aside from its surrealist lyrics hotel
california showcases some of the most
memorable electric guitar chemistry ever
between felder and walsh
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number seven alan collins and gary
rossington from leonard skynyrd
free bird
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with their remarkable solos and defiant
rock and roll swagger
leonard skinner became fixtures of the
southern rock scene
it's because of this cut off pronounced
leonard skynyrd that the band first
became household names across america
due in no small part to its structure
half ballad
half up tempo guitar solo free bird also
became their second top 40 hit
keeping crowds pumped for decades
number seven randy rhodes from ozzy
osbourne mr crowley
roads exploded into the heavy metal
universe after giving ozzy osbourne's
music a new lease on life
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and while crazy train off blizzard of oz
features one of the genre's most iconic
riffs
it's actually that album's second single
that captures rhodes guitar skills best
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mr crowley contains not one not two but
three standout guitar moments but the
masterpiece's climax is the outro solo
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number five brian may from queen
bohemian rhapsody
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with freddie mercury's theatrical vocals
and lively stage presence
and may's virtuoso guitar abilities
queens scored big overseas thanks to
bohemian rhapsody
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featuring elements of hard rock
balladery and opera
its unconventional style initially
baffled critics
but today it's one of the brits most
popular songs
it's in this melodic chorus-less tune
that may played one of the most
incredible axe solos
ever and the song wouldn't be the same
without it
number four jimi hendrix from the jimi
hendrix experience
all along the watchtower
though little wing or voodoo child could
have easily made this list
it's the seattle rockers cover of all
along the watchtower that lands here
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the jimi hendrix experience gave bob
dylan's folk rock original
a psychedelic rock spin
which included a killer guitar solo that
helped hendrix earn his only
top 20 american hit
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even dylan was inspired his later
performances of the track were
influenced by jimmy's version
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number three slash from guns n roses
sweet child of mine
while slash stood out on a wide array of
g r songs
from night train to november rain just
to name a few
it's sweet child of mine that really set
the stage for the band's later work
though its brilliant riff was conceived
as a joke the track's chart-topping
success
and incredible solo were anything but
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its parent album appetite for
destruction also became the best-selling
debut
in american history
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number two jimmy page from led zeppelin
stairway to heaven
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it's quite fashionable to knock and hate
led zeppelin's radio stable stairway to
heaven
but no list of the top guitar solos
would be complete without it
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with plants bluesy vocals and bonham's
thunderous bass drum
you've got an unmatched sound blending
blues hard rock
and folk
however it's paige's complex guitar work
that's truly left an immeasurable and
all-encompassing influence on later
artists
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number one david gilmour from pink floyd
comfortably numb
though shine on you crazy diamond is
sometimes cited it's with the walls
third single that pink floyd ensured
fans weren't comfortably numb to their
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music
they may have been known for
introspective lyrics studio
experimentation
and effects heavy extravagant shows but
their sound wouldn't be the same without
gilmore
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his evocative blues inspired guitar on
comfortably numbs two solos
especially the final one helps solidify
the band's popularity
and success
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do you agree with our list what's your
favorite guitar solo
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