Elliott Randall, Steely Dan, Reelin' in the Years



That solo isn't quite as good as the studio recording.

Peter Frampton, Do You Feel Like We Do



Roger Fisher, Heart, Magic Man

These 3 are among my faves. I must have listed 20 top 5 solos already.Jimmy Page on the live take of Whole Lotta Love from Led Zeppelins record The Song Remains The Same what a tour de force. Hendrix-solo on his cover of Dylan`s All Along The Watchtower-lyrical and technical- whew! Van Halen-Eruption

I am 100% sure that all of my favorite guitar solos are from Joe Satriani. To me, no one else even comes close. Peace and goodwill.

Ummm I listed Joe Sats "Bells of Lal" as one of my faves and there are more I may list. Dude is technical but has that wow-look at how great my chops are syndrome that limits Vai, Malmsteen and others.To a large point their creative mind never matched the technical speed of light playing. Page.Beck, Clapton, Hendrix, Winter. Montrose. Metheny- their minds and creativity never became slaves to their own virtuosity the way the "shredders" have.

Brian May, Queen - Killer Queen (honorable mention Bohemian Rhapsody)


Tom Scholz, Boston - Peace of Mind (honorable mention, Hitch a Ride)
original recording (no video)

I found some performance videos, but either the images are pretty crappy or they're not the original band. One performance at Giants Stadium was pretty close to the recording, but the video, apart from having an annoying countdown at the top and a logo of some kind in the middle, flipped back and forth from brownscreen to full color.

Kerry Livgren, Kansas, Carry On Wayward Son

Johnny Winter from "Captured Live"- Lead solo on SIDE ONE opener Boni Moroni-mind blowing. From same record- SIDE TWO opener Dylan`s Highway 61 Revisted-the slide guitar solo to end all slide guitar solos.

Johnny Winter is 66, sickly and frail, but he can still play. I saw him this spring at the Highway 61 Blues Festival.