Aug 16, 2008 11:33 AM
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Got this after searching the net extensively. Think its a gud list for all the guitar fans. Just thought I will share it with all.
Major contributors in the actual top 100 are - Hendrix (6), Clapton(5), Page(4), Van Halen(4), Gilmour(3), Hammet (3), Rhoads(2), Slash(2), Cobain(2), Satriani(2). List shortened to 50 to include in word count.
I think Sweet child is ranked pretty low.
1.Song:Stairway to Heaven
guitarist: Jimmy Page
band: Led Zeppelin
2.song: Eruption
guitarist: Eddie Van Halen
band: Van Halen
3.song:Freebird
guitarist: Collins/Rossington
band: Lynyrd Skynyrd
4.song:Comfortably Numb *
guitarist: David Gilmour
band: Pink Floyd
5.song: All Along the Watchtower
guitarist: Jimi Hendrix
band: Jimi Hendrix Experience
6.song: November Rain
guitarist: Slash
band: Guns n' Roses
7.song:One
guitarist: Kirk Hammet
band: Metallica
8.song: Hotel California
guitarist: Don Felder/Joe Walsh
band: The Eagles
9.song:Crazy Train *
guitarist: Randy Rhoads
band: Ozzy Ozbourne
10.song: Crossroads
guitarist: Eric Clapton
band: Cream
11.song: Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
guitarist: Jimi Hendrix
band: Jimi Hendrix
12.song: Johnny B. Goode
guitarist: Chuck Berry
band: Chuck Berry
13.song:Texas Flood *
guitarist: Stevie Ray Vaughan
band: Stevie Ray Vaughan
14.song:Layla
guitarist: Clapton/Allman
band: Derek and the Dominoes
15.song: Floods
guitarist: Dimebag Darrel
band: Pantera
16.song: Heartbreaker
guitarist: Jimmy Page
band: Led Zeppelin
17.song:Cliffs of Dover *
guitarist: Eric Johnson
band: Eric Johnson
18.song: Little Wing
guitarist: Jimi Hendrix
band: Jimi Hendrix Experience
19.song:Highway Star *
guitarist: Ritchie Blackmore
band: Deep Purple
20.song: Bohemian Rhapsody
guitarist: Brian May
band: Queen
21.song: Time
guitarist: David Gilmour
band: Pink Floyd
22.song: Sultans of Swing
guitarist: Mark Knopfler
band: Dire Straits
23.song:Bulls on Parade
guitarist: Tom Morello
band: Rage Against the Machine
24.song:Fade to Black
guitarist: Kirk Hammet
band: Metallica
25.song: Aqualung
guitarist: Martin Barre
band: Jethro Tull
26.song: Smells Like Teen Spirit
guitarist: Kurt Cobain
band: Nirvana
27.song:Pride and Joy
guitarist: Stevie Ray Vaughan
band: Stevie Ray Vaughan
28.song: Mr. Crowley
guitarist: Randy Rhoads
band: Ozzy Ozbourne
29.song:For the Love of God
guitarist: Steve Vai
band: Steve Vai
30.song: Surfing With the Alien
guitarist: Joe Satriani
band: Joe Satriani
31.song: Stranglehold
guitarist: Ted Nugent
band: Ted Nugent
32.song: Machine Gun
guitarist: Jimi Hendrix
band: Jimi Hendrix
33.song:The Thrill is Gone
guitarist: B.B. King
band: B.B. King
34.song:Paranoid Android
guitarist: Jonny Greenwood
band: Radiohead
35.song: Cemetery Gates
guitarist: Dimebag Darrel
band: Pantera
36.song: Black Star
guitarist: Yngwie Malmsteen
band: Yngwie Malmsteen
37.song:Sweet Child O' Mine
guitarist: Slash
band: Guns n' Roses
38.song: Whole Lotta Love
guitarist: Jimmy Page
band: Led Zeppelin
39.song:Cortez the Killer
guitarist: Neil Young
band: Neil Young
40.song: Reelin' In the Years
guitarist: Elliot Randall
band: Steely Dan
41.song: Brighton Rock
guitarist:Brian May
band:Queen
42.song: While My Guitar Gently Weeps
guitarist:Eric Clapton
band: The Beatles
43.song:Sharp Dressed Man
guitarist: Billy Gibbons
band: ZZ Top
44.song:Alive
guitarist:Mike McCready
band: Pearl Jam
45.song: Light My Fire
guitarist:Robby Krieger
band: The Doors
46.song: Hot For Teacher
guitarist:Eddie Van Halen
band: Van Halen
47.song:Jessica
guitarist:Dickey Betts
band: The Allman Brothers
48.song: Sympathy for the Devil
guitarist:Keith Richards
band: The Rolling Stones
49.song:Europa
guitarist: Carlos Santana
band: Santana
50.song: Shock Me
guitarist: Ace Frehley
band: Kiss
Opinions on the list?? I think its pretty decent and comprehensive. Any great guitar solo you think is missed out?