They have played their fingers to the bone, swung their long hair to the beat of rock anthems and given us a number of musical ecstasies with their guitar solos: We reveal which artists are responsible for the 20 best guitar solos of all time.
1. David Gilmour
(Pink Floyd)
“Comfortably Numb” (1979)
2. Brian May
(Queen)
“Killer Queen” (1974)
3. Jimmy Page
(Led Zeppelin)
“Stairway To Heaven” (1971)
4th John Squire
(Stone Roses)
“Love Spreads” (1994)
5th Eddie Van Halen
(Michael Jackson)
“Beat It” (1982)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfQ9cdd_3Os
6. slash
(Guns’n’Roses)
“Sweet Child Oh Mine” (1987)
7 George Harrison
(The Beatles)
“While My Guitar Gently Weeps” (1968)
8th Elliott Randall
(Steely Dan)
“Reelin’ In The Years” (1972)
9th Matt Bellamy
(Muse)
“Knights Of Cydonia” (2006)
10th Lindsey Buckingham
(Fleetwood Mac)
“Go Your Own Way” (1977)
11th Tom Verlaine
(Television)
“Marquee Moon” (1977)
12th Tom Morello
(Rage Against The Machine)
“Bullet In The Head” (1992)
13. prince
“Purple Rain” (1984)
14. Neil Young
“Like A Hurricane” (1979)
15 Angus Young
(AC/DC)
“Let There Be Rock” (1977)
16. Roger McGuinn
(The Byrds)
“Eight Miles High” (1966)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoSwOrytf_M
17 Johnny Marr
(The Smiths)
“Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others” (1986)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xju3yw0Z-Fs
18th Mick Ronson
(David Bowie)
“Moonage Daydream” (1972)
19 Johnny Greenwood
(Radiohead)
“The Bends” (1995)
20 Jack White
(The White Stripes)
“Ball And Biscuit” (2003)
