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Location: Chicago | Like Al Stewart's first chorus in "Year of the Cat." Or those cool acoustic leads in "White Bird" (It's a Beautiful Day). Do you have a PERSONAL gem to share? |
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Location: southeast michigan | Off the top of my head, I'd say "I've Just Seen a Face" by The Beatles |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Hate me if you like, but the instant I read the title of the thread, Aimee by Pure Prairie League popped into my head.  |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Joe Walsh and Don Felder doing the Acoustic version of "Hotel California" on Hell Freezes Over....it gives me chills everytime I watch/hear it...
my 2 cents: Don Felder will always be an "Eagle" in my book...but since he has more class/talent in his little finger than Don Henley has in both hands...he's better off...ymmv
Joe Walsh is one of the best... |
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Location: NW Washington State | Buffalo Springfield's "Bluebird" from 1967. I listened to it over and over! |
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Location: So. Cal. | "Once upon a December" from the Disney cartoon - Anastasia... it has some interesting twists and turns; whether it sounds great or not is definitely personal; yet as a beginner level guitar student, I find it most interesting to listen and play... |
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Location: Millville, NJ | Anything from Al DiMeola! |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Guys, quit listening to this pop spoo.
Go listen to a bunch of good bluegrass and country and there will be too many good acoustic solos to mention. Stuff by Brian Sutton, Tony Rice, Brad Davis and on and on............. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | 'Highway One' by the Waifs. Bit of Aussie talent. |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | AKUS Live: Oh! Atlanta. Listen to Ron Block's solo. |
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Location: SoCal | Tony Rice |
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Location: NJ | Originally posted by dobro:
Like Al Stewart's first chorus in "Year of the Cat." Or those cool acoustic leads in "White Bird" (It's a Beautiful Day). Do you have a PERSONAL gem to share? and I thought I was the only It's a beautiful day fan |
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Location: Chicago | Some fine moments from early John McLaughlin:
1) Thousand Island Park (Birds of Fire)
2) Lotus on Irish Streams (Inner Mounting Flame)
3) Lady L (Shakti's Handful of Beauty)
4) Hearts & Flowers (My Goal's Beyond)
Al DiMeola:
1) Fantasia Suite for Two Guitars (Casino)
2) Lady of Rome, Sister of Brazil (Casino) |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by dobro:
Some fine moments from early John McLaughlin:
1) Thousand Island Park (Birds of Fire)
2) Lotus on Irish Streams (Inner Mounting Flame)
3) Lady L (Shakti's Handful of Beauty)
4) Hearts & Flowers (My Goal's Beyond)
Al DiMeola:
1) Fantasia Suite for Two Guitars (Casino)
2) Lady of Rome, Sister of Brazil (Casino) Nit picking, but how can you have a lead solo on an instrumental song ? |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Originally posted by MusicMishka:
Joe Walsh and Don Felder doing the Acoustic version of "Hotel California" on Hell Freezes Over....it gives me chills everytime I watch/hear it...
my 2 cents: Don Felder will always be an "Eagle" in my book...but since he has more class/talent in his little finger than Don Henley has in both hands...he's better off...ymmv
Joe Walsh is one of the best... Amen to that!!!
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Location: Sydney, Australia | That whole DVD is one of those "Boy that was a bargain" purchases. |
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Location: Location Location Location | This would be up there, but to narrow to one would be too difficult; Tommy's stuff is just wall to wall solo:
Tommy Emmanuel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZNJf-h7F8s&feature=related
or this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lbvSBNLLoo |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by alpep:
Originally posted by dobro:
Like Al Stewart's first chorus in "Year of the Cat." Or those cool acoustic leads in "White Bird" (It's a Beautiful Day). Do you have a PERSONAL gem to share? and I thought I was the only It's a beautiful day fan |
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Location: NW Washington State | Originally posted by Gallerinski:
Nit picking, but how can you have a lead solo on an instrumental song ? The gallery guy is right. This started with a pop/rock song. Anyway, "Goodbye Porkpie Hat" is my favorite from "My Goals Beyond". |
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Location: CA | +1 on Aimee
I also really like the solo in Chris Isaak's version of South of the Border, on the Baja Sessions album. |
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Location: Chicago | How can you have a lead solo in an instrumental song? In jazz (& other instrumental styles) some parts are arranged (head), others improvised (solo). Hence "Kenny Burrell\'s solo" "I Never Knew" or John Mcglaughlin's "solo" (at 1:25) in Thousand Island Park . |
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Location: los angeles | +1 on Its a Beautiful Day. Favorite solo - Dawg Waltz live in the Garcia/Grisman "Grateful Dawg" movie. |
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Location: SoCal | I can't remove it, but consider my Tony Rice choice redacted. I thought you guys were intereste in great guitar music, but with the exception of a few of you, most of you appear to be more interested in licks.
Click. |
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Location: chicago | Neils solo in rockin'in the free world.The saturday night live version he puts his hand under the strings between pick ups and rips ALL 6strings clear off his geetar.True Americana!!! |
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Location: chicago | OH MY acoustic solo? How about anything by Al Dimeola? |
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Location: Newington, CT | John in Shakti: Joy |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | One of my favorites is the acoustic backing Rod Stewart's "You're In My Heart". I especially like the intro.
i don't know why... |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by cholloway:
i don't know why... First of all, WTH ya been?!?! Glad to see ya 'round!
To answer your question, it's GOOD! |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Guys, quit listening to this pop spoo.
Go listen to a bunch of good bluegrass and country and there will be too many good acoustic solos to mention. Stuff by Brian Sutton, Tony Rice, Brad Davis and on and on............. Bluegrass
I. The former No Speed Limit band...anything...
II. Wayne Henderson and friends...anything
III. Spencer Strickland...great mandolin picker and only 23 years old...plays with Gerald Anderson...
IV. Stevie Barr...banjo picker extraordinaire
V. The late great Jimmy Arnold...one of the greatest banjo pickers and the greatest tragedy of all time....trust me...
Country
I. Ricky Skaggs...Anything
II. Tony Rice...anything
III. Vince Gill...one of the best pickers and singers anywhere... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I rather like the solo in claptons acoustic Layla |
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Location: Chicago | Same for "Can't Find My Way Home" by Blind Faith. Oh Yeah! |
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Location: nashville | Make that +2 for Amiee. Short and sweet and you dont have to be Eddie Van Halen to re-create a respectable verson |
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Location: Tennessee | For melodic pop spoo, I've always like the twin acoustic guitars during the break in Runaway Train by Soul Asylum.
Moody gave me a CD a couple of weeks ago of a bluegrass/country album by Tony Rice and Norman Blake. There's some pretty wicked stuff on there.
In the world music section, I like Makada by Sergio Lara. |
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Location: Omaha, NE | Holding Back The Years - Simply Red
No, wait, that's the gin talking.
I mean : Fear, by Sade
No, that's not it.
Something else. I quit. |
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Location: New South Wales, Australia | The Diamantina Drover by Aussie band Redgum
web page
This live version was recorded in the early 80's |
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Location: Whitecourt, Ab | I guess it wouldn't count as a solo, but the acoustical intro to "Crazy On You" by Heart stands out in my mind |
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Favorite ACOUSTIC Lead Solo?