In the Prog Seat: Favorite Guitar Solos
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- Join Pete Pardo, Ken Golden, Steven Reid, Luis Nasser, George Lamie, Chuck Alvarez, Anthony Ferraro, and Eric Porter as they discuss their favorite prog-rock/metal/jazz-fusion guitar solos.
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Pink Floyd-Comfortably Numb
Rush-La Villa Srangiato
Genesis-Firth Of Fifth
Completely agree on Firth Of Fifth
Great picks! all three of those solos are stunning!
Pink Floyd - High Hopes. Even after numerous listens I can't get through the final guitar solo without shedding a tear, the tone perfectly exemplifies the lyrics of the song, David Gilmour can say so much with just a guitar
I'm the same way with 'Marooned'. Hauntingly beautiful and sad.
Agreed
Love that solo. Has special place for me as the video was filmed almost on my doorstep
Agreed. Martin check out the Nightwish cover too, not the same but a very cool take on it.
Totally agree on that one..The lap steel solo is immense especially when he hits swoops up then falls on the high note ..gets em every time and I have to turn it up!
Al Di Meola - Alien Chase on Arabian Desert from "Splendido Hotel"
Alex Lifeson - By-Tor and the Snow Dog - Rush from All the World's a Stage
Allan Holdsworth - Fred - Tony Williams Lifetime from Believe It
Gary Moore - Killer - Cozy Powell - Over the Top
David Gilmour - Time - Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Kerry Livgren: Ground Zero ( from his solo album Seeds of Change)
Rich Williams ( Kansas ) The Wall
Roger Hodgson ( Supertramp) Crime of the Century
Mark Knopfler ( Dire Straits) Telegraph Road
Steve Hackett ( Genesis) Firth of Fifth
David Gilmour ( Pink Floyd) Time
MB, Kerry Livgren's solo LP is so friggin awesome.I'm a proud owner of this wonderful LP😀😀
Gary Moore “Empty Rooms” live in Stockholm 1987 still the greatest solo of all time, not prog but incredible and in my book very few guitarists can get near to Gary Moore for feel, expression and total mastery of the guitar.
You stole my thunder!
Gary Moore was a genius. I didn’t pick him because, outside of Collosseum II, he never played in this genre. Great pick!
That expression, 'you don't know what you've got until they're gone.' springs to mind where Gary Moore is concerned.
My favorite guitar solo - Steve Howe , To Be Over.
Camel (Andy Latimer) - Stationary Traveller
Pendragon (Nick Barret) - Indigo
Marillion (Steve Rothery) - Easter
Yes (Steve Howe) - Yours is no Disgrace
Rush (Alex Liferson) - 2112 (IV. "Presentation")
Genesis (Steve Hackett) - Firth of Fifth
Pink Floyd (David Gilmour) - High Hopes
Mystery (Michel St.Pere) - Looking for Something Else
Symphony X (Michael Romeo) - When all is Lost
Mike Oldfield - Return to Ommadawn
Dream Theater (John Petrucci) - The Best of Times
Clepsydra (Marco Cerulli) - The Missing Spark
Buckethead - Soothsayer
Collage - (Mirek Gil) - In Your Eyes
Jethro Tull (Martin Barre) - Aqualung
Twelfth Night (Andy Revell) - Sequences
Journey (Neal Schon) - Of a Lifetime
Great list! Have to check out those few that I do not know..
Pete's picks:
1)Allan Holdsworth/Soft Machine-Hazard Profile (Bundles)
2)Be Bop Deluxe/Bill Nelson-Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape (Live)
3) Alex Lifeson/Rush-La Villa Strangiato (Exit Stage Left)
4) Robert Fripp/King Crimson-Larks Tongues in Aspic Part 1
5) Billy Cobham/Tommy Bolin-Quadrant 4 (Spectrum)
Honorable mentions:
Martin Barre/Jethro Tull-Minstrel in the Gallery
Al DiMeola-Race with the Devil on Spanish Highway (Tour De-Force Live)
John McLaughlin/Mahavishnu Orchestra-Meeting of the Spirits (Inner Mounting Flame)
John Petrucci/Dream Theater-Fatal Tragedy (Metropolis 2: Scenes From a Memory)
Miles Davis/Mike Stern-Big Fun
Mike Stern-Upside Downside
Gentle Giant/Gary Green-Peel the Paint
Genesis/Steve Hackett-Firth of Frith (Selling England By the Pound)
Yes/Steve Howe-Soundchaser
Steven's picks:
1. Steve Rothery - Marillion - Season’s End (Season’s End)
2. Guthrie Govan - Steven Wilson - Regret #9 (HAND CANNOT ERASE)
3. John Mitchell - Frost* - Black Light Machine (Milliontown)
4. Steven Wilson - Porcupine Tree - Yellow Hedgerow Dreamscape
5. Mike Oldfield - Mike Oldfield - Incantations Part III - Incantations
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Steve Hackett - Genesis - Firth of Fifth - Selling England By The Pound
Alex Lifeson - Rush - La Vila Strangiato - Hemispheres
Bumblefoot - Sone Of Apollo - God Of The Sun - Psychotic Symphony
Gary Green - Gentle Giant - On Reflection - Free Hand
George's picks:
5. The Best of Times - John Petrucci (Dream Theater - Black Clouds and Silver Linings)
4. The Duel of the Jester and the Tyrant - Al Di Meola (Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior)
3. Hey Tee Bone - Brett Garsed/Shawn Lane (MVP - Centrifugal Funk)
2. Fate of the Azure - TRI-Offensive (TRI-Offensive)
1. Gray Pianos Flying - Shawn Lane (Shawn Lane - Powers of Ten)
HMs
Slouching Towards Bethlehem - Redemption (Simone Mularoni)
The Great Spectacular - Steve Morse (Dixie Dregs)
Mayday in Kiev - Watchtower (Ron Jarzombek)
Drive Home - Guthrie Govan (Steven Wilson)
Chuck's picks:
1. No Trains To Heaven (Bill Nelson) AXE VICTIM Be Bop Deluxe
2. Lunar Sea (Andrew Latimer) MOONMADNESS Camel
3. Fred (Allan Holdsworth) BELIEVE IT-Tony Williams Lifetime
4. All In A Mouse’s Night (Steve Hackett) WIND & WUTHERING-Genesis
5. RDNZL (Frank Zappa) LATHER-Frank Zappa
* *In Every Dream Homes A Heartache (Phil Manzanera) FOR YOUR PLEASURE-Roxy Music
* *Yours Is No Disgrace (Steve Howe) YESSONGS-Yes
* *Child In Time (Ritchie Blackmore) MADE IN JAPAN-Deep Purple
* Lily (Kim Mitchell) Max Webster-Max Webster
* Cygnus X-1 (Alex Lifeson) A Farewell To Kings-Rush
* Group Therapy (Steve Hackett) Highly Strung-Steve Hackett
Eric's picks:
5. Guthrie Govan - The Watchmaker (The Raven That Refused to Sing
4. Frank Zappa - Montana (Over-Nite Sensation)
3. Alex Lifeson - Freewill (Permanent Waves)
2. David Gilmour - Dogs (Animals)
1. Steve Hackett - Fly On A Windshield (The Lamb)
Ken's picks:
Steve Hackett - Spectral Mornings (Spectral Mornings)
Frank Zappa - Watermelon In Easter Hay (Joe’s Garage Acts II/III)
Eddie Hazel - Maggot Brain (Funkadelic - Maggot Brain)
Manuel Gottsching - Amboss (Ash Ra Tempel - same)
John Etheridge - The Tale of Taliesin (Soft Machine - Softs)
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Great picks.
@@markandersen793 The Best Of Times is a great choice.
Petrucci has loads of stunning solos
I very much enjoyed this show, so much so I created a Spotify playlist. Simply search for the following (mixes quite well I might say!):
Prog/Fusion - Greatest Guitar Solos
@@dtltmtgt I’ll have a look for it. Cheers!
@@irena7777777 Petrucci might be the most gifted player on the planet.
1. Comfortably Numb
2. The Musical Box
3. On The Turning Away
4. Take It Back and Coming Back to Life
5. Supper's Ready
6. Close to the Edge
7. Gates of Delirium
8. Easter
9. Thick as a Brick
10. Limelight
11. La Villa Strangiato
12. Karn Evil 9, 1st Impression Part 2
13. Heart of the Sunrise
14. Stagnation
15. Pull Me Under
16. Caught in a Web
17. Jet City Woman
18. Dancing With the Moonlit Knight
I really like Hackett's solo at the end of "The Lamia". It's too short though.
Yes, and with the drums it has such power. One of his best but often overlooked/shadowed by other solos.
Good call. That's actually my favorite song on the Lamb.
My favourite Hackett solo
"It is the scent of garlic that lingers on my chocolate fingers!"
Ken, good calls with Maggot Brain and Ash Ra Tempel!
One of my favorite guitar solos is Andrew Latimer’s Ice and Lunar Sea riffs. So many wonderful guitar solos to reflect upon tonight. Looking forward to the picks tonight. My top 5 favorite Prog guitarist solos are Andrew Latimer (Ice and Lunar Sea), Franco Mussida of PFM (Buona Novella), Martin Barre (Minstrel in the Gallery and Pibroch (Cap in Hand), Steve Morse of Dixie Dregs (Take it Off the Top) and Todd Rundgren (Black Maria and others). So many other great Prog and Jazz Fusion great guitarist solos to pick from. Great show.
Agreed, Andy's solo on Ice is very moving.
Lots of beautiful Latimer guitar parts, also on later records. See here a little clip I did with my doughter :)
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He's one of the best Sal, I love the solo in "For Today" from A Nod and a Wink. The ones you mentioned are absolute classics
@@ericporter344 Totally agree on 'For Today'..It is a lost gem amongst Andy Latimer solos. I was intending to do a posting separate to this to bring to attention of others. In fact will do.
Love hearing Bill Nelson getting some love. What an amazing guitarist.
That he is!
Criminally overlooked and underrated. Guy just kills.
Shine!!
Many would have chosen Crying to The Sky as Bill's best solo.
How about "Ice" by Camel.
Ice is amazing, wanted it in my Top 5, Andy was mentioned with Lunar Sea from Chuck, and I think we tossed out a few.
Great choice, thanks for watching!
Steve Rothery ...one of the most sensitive and emoțional guitar players ever...He express șo many feelings and pure emotion with his unique style...Easter song solo îs just breathtaking. ..one of the manys... A true magician of guitar...👍
I completely agree! Thanks for watching!
Looking forward to the new stuff🤘
Steve Howe . To be over, Awaken, the Remembering, Ritual
Steve Hackett. Moonlit knight, Fifth, After the Ordeal, Lamia, Windshield, Mouse.
Rutherford. Burning Rope.
Andy Latimer. Stationary traveller, Hymn to her. Fox..
Gilmour . Comfortably , High hopes. In the flesh.
Mike Holmes. Last Human,Guiding light, harvest of souls, Came down, Narrow Margin.
Steve Rothery . Chelsea Monday’s, Grendel, incubus, Heart of Lothian,Blind Curve,Seasons end, bell in the sea, tux on.forgotten sons,never land,three minute boy, ocean cloud.
Steve Howe Sound Chaser
Thank you!!
Most of my choices involve bands where there are those who argue they are prog and those who argue they're not. I'll go with the former.
5. Bryan Josh...Mostly Autumn: The Gap Is too Wide from Spirit of Autumn Past
4. David Gilmour...Pink Floyd: Comfortably Numb from The Wall
3. Neal Schon...Journey: Look Into the Future from the album of the same name
2. Robin Trower...Procol Harum: Repent Walpurgis from Procol Harum (aka: A Whiter Shade of Pale)
1. Martin Barre...Jethro Tull: Aqualung from the album of the same name
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Andy Powell/Ted Turner...Wishbone Ash: Phoenix from the self-titled album
Andy Powell...Renaissance: Ashes Are Burning from the album of the same name
Klaus Hess...Jane: Hangman from the album Together
Steve Howe...Yes: Starship Trooper (Yessongs version)
Steve Hillage: Hurdy Gurdy Man from the album L
Steven Wilson - Drive Home. Just mesmerizes me every time, such a perfect way to end such an emotional track
PT is back!!!
Agree Michael, amazing solo, and it was a toss up for me between that and The Watchmaker
@@ericporter344 yeah both are gorgeous, glad you mentioned them
Gilmour on 'Dogs' just because it's 3 days long and I love every second of it dripping from my speakers. My neighbors probably don't love it as much. But they've not complained about it yet.
Good neighbors! A lot to choose from with Mr. Gilmour, but I just love Dogs
Love the Ash Ra Tempel pick from Ken!! Check out Freak'N'Roll from Join Inn 🤗✌🎧
My #1 Ever: Allan Holdsworth - A Hazard Profile Part 1 from Soft Machine "Bundles" Album -- Epic Masterpiece!
GARY GREEN:HOUSE,STREET,ROOM
BILL NELSON:BRING BACK THE SPARK
ROBERT FRIPP:WHITE SHADOW
ADRIAN GURVITZ:HUMAN
PHIL MANZANERA:ALMA
Under a Glass Moon by Dream Theater has perhaps my favorite guitar solo ever. I'm not familiar with a lot of the music being discussed here, but that's why I love this channel - always introducing me to new music.
Great Show! Bill Nelson is perhaps the most prolific musical artist on this planet. He has provided us with top notch albums, at least two every year, for decades and continues this amazing output, each release a revelation of his unending talent and prowess. I love everything on Steve Hillage's Fish Rising album but want to point out Palm Trees (Love Guitar) from Green. Also outstanding is Steve Tibbetts from the album YR-Three Primates, You And It, & Ten Yr Dance.
Agree John. Bill Nelson on Axe Victim sets the standard which he upholds throughout his output. Hillage Palm Trees and Love Guitar is emotional and memorable. I was going to flag this up. Pete has highlighted my other choices. But I’ll post anyway. Great show.
Shawn Lane Forever ...The guitarist of all guitarists.Pure genius ..șo unfairly underrated...
Kamelot - Veritas
Journey - Mother, Father
The Night Flight Orchestra - Something Mysterious
Dream Theater - Another Day
Orphaned Land - Ocean Land
Yes - Awaken
Pink Floyd - Dogs
Wintersun - Death and The Healing
Great choices Man.👍
Grobschnitt's Solar Music Live is full of tasty, excellent guitar solos. And keyboard solos too for that matter.
I am a new fan thanks to Ken Golden. What an amazing album indeed.
@@lahloonatic Hi Luis great to hear you have this album and you like it
I listen to this album sins 1985, thanks for being on the Prog Seat, greetings from Holland
A few off the top of my head, in no order:
Jeff Beck: Diamond Dust
Steve Howe: Sound Chaser
David Gilmour: Dogs
Frank Zappa: Zoot Allures
Jimmy Page: Ten Years Gone
Hendrix: Machine Gun
Fripp: The Night Watch
Andrew Latimer: Freefall
Elliot Randall: Kings (Steely Dan)
Dogs is a great pick. That whole album is loaded with Gilmour gems, yet it’s highly overlooked.
Thanks for watching Chris, I just had to have Gilmour in my top 5
Agreed. Gilmour at his absolute best.
I am not so sure it is overlooked. It is the pinnacle for Floyd, in my mind.
@@lahloonatic Specifically I meant Gilmour's solos are very overlooked on this one. Nobody really cites them as anything special, which is why I loved this pick, the solos are great. The album, yeah, it definitely is top tier Floyd, I agree.
Simply put the best channel on TH-cam. Whether it’s The Prog Seat, the Horror content, new releases, The Hudson Valley Squares, etc. Pete provides required viewing with his content. I enjoy all of it. I often find myself watching shows numerous times. Thanks Pete for SOT.
Thanks Sam. What a great job Pete does with this channel. We all love it!
Agreed. I thank Pete as well. The "In the Prog Seat" content brings great joy to my life !
@@tonypeake467 👍 huge compliment, I'm sure that makes Pete feel great, he puts a lot of effort into the channel, and has created an awesome community of music lovers!
Pete has put together a phenomenal channel. It's great being involved and great watching the other shows too!
@@TranquilityFireReid absolutely. You have shrunk my bank account here lately with your recommendations. Lol. My wife told me it’s a good thing you don’t sell cars or I’d be broke for sure. Thanks for what you add to the channel Steven.
Steve Howe- To Be Over, off Relayer. Brilliant
Some need mentioning :
Mick Rogers (Manfred Mann Earth Band) - Visionary Mountain,
Carlos Santana- Transcendence , Anthony Phillips- the Knife , Robin Trower- Bridge of Sighs , Jan Akkerman (Focus)- Birth, Robert Fripp- Sailors Tale and a duet : Andy Powell/Laurie Wisefield (Wishbone Ash) - Persephone.
Larry Carlton on Kid Charlemagne is th best guitar solo I ever heard. Steve Howe on Starship Trooper on Yessongs. Steve Hackett on Firth of Fifth.
My Top 5 Favourites:
1) Al Di Meola - The Romantic Warrior (1976)
2) Prism - Karma (1987)
3) Mahavishnu Orchestra - Eternity’s Breath (1975)
4) Miles Davis - Zimbabwe (1975)
5) Crosswind - 蟻の大移動 (1978)
Interesting episode once more, gentlemen. Thank you very much. And guess what: Steve picked my all time favourite Mike Oldfield solo: Incantations, first half of part 3. I'm not a progrocker or jazz fusion wizzard, but I enjoy it when people talk with a lot of passion about music. Besides that I'm learing from you, guys. That said: I'm a huge Mike Oldfield fan (from Tubular Bells onto The Songs Of Distant Earth). So I picked my 10 favourite Mike Oldfield solo's or guitar moments for those people who know Oldfield only as the young guy that once made Tubular Bells and kept repeating his debut album throughout his career.
In chronological order.
Tubular Bells (1973) the wobbling opening minutes of part 2
Hergest Ridge (1974) the middle section of part 2 also known as the thunderstorm section
Ommadawn (1975) the heart breaking guitar solo during the finale of part 1
Incantations (1976) the one Steve picked: Mike's aching guitar improvisations in the first half of part 3
Platinum (1979) Oldfields pure technique in North Star (aka Platinum IV)
QE2 (1980) Mirage or maybe in the live version that can be heard on The Complete (1985) 2LP compilation
Crises (1983) the European hit single Moonlight Shadow where he shows he is a master of both the acoustic and electric guitar
Discovery (1984) Poison Arrows where he blends again acoustic with electric playing
Amarok (1990) the fast sped opening sequence
Heaven's Open (1991) Music From The Balcony where he introduces some jazz fusion elements in his sound
For people who know Tubular Bells but who (especially in the US) are not familiar with his early 80's work: give Crises (1983) a listen.
You get the side long title track with beautiful guitar tones, a brilliantly drumming Simon Phillips (who co-produced the album) and an astonishing synth finale.
On side 2 you will find the Europan hits Moonlight Shadow (with angelic voiced Maggie Reilly) and Shadow On The Wall (with Roger Chapman).
You get synth driven songs like In High Places (with Jon Anderson) and Foreign Affair (co-written by Maggie Reilly).
And there is Taurus 3, a short instrumental all acoustic piece of hard rock.
Thanks for watching Gunter
Fantastic post Gunter!!!
You must listen to Kevin Ayer’s album with Oldfield. It’s a great solo. Also check out Sally Oldfield’s album has Mike soloing on it.
People think of Misplaced Childhood as a Fish-dominated album in every aspect, but that's as much Rothery's album as it is Fish's.
Yes, Martin Barre’s solo in Minstrel is probably his best. Thank you. Excellent episode.
Thanks for watching Ira, love Martin's guitar work
Fripp...,I always liked his crazy fenomenal solo in "SAILORS TALE" (with that great mellotron sound behind it) from the Island LP
Ken
Nice shout out to Pat Martino
I took lessons with a guy who studied with Pat.
Great player.
RIP
Scott Henderson's Cats Tale Solo on Jean Luc Pontys Fables CD is epic
Yes! Good one
Scott's fantastic
Another killer SH solo is on the Jeff Berlin tune, Mother Lode. His mid 80s playing was so, so good
Terry Kath (Chicago) ‘25 Or 6 To 4’
Bill Nelson (Be Bop Deluxe) ‘Crying To The Sky’
Jan Akkerman (Focus) ’Hocus Pocus’
Gordon Giltrap (Perilous Journey) ‘Heartsong’
Carlos Santana (Abraxas) ‘Samba Pa Ti’
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Mark Knopfler (Brothers In Arms) ‘Brothers In Arms’
Andy Powell/Ted Turner (Wishbone Four) ‘Sorrel’ & (Wishbone Ash) ‘Lady Whiskey’
Stanley Jordan (Bolero) ‘Bolero’
I don't know if this is "prog" enough - I have always thought the guitar solo in Manfred Mann's version of "Blinded By The Light" is exceptionally well crafted.
Agree Rob, great lyrical solo. Thanks for watching
@@ericporter344 Thanks very much, Eric.
I am definitely going to dive into Morglbl... damn good band!!!
That's awesome!
@@lahloonatic Hi Luis! I am listening to your review of Colors II with Pete and just now discovering you are a bass player. I was at one time as well and I love focusing on the bass in music. Just curious who might be like your top 5 bassists you really respect or enjoy listening to.
@@dtltmtgt hi! We actually did an episode on bass players. For sure William Kopecky, Joe Lester, Steve DiGiorgio, Dan Riggs, Antoine Fahfard, it can be an embarrassment of riches! Cheers!
@@lahloonatic thanks! Each of these bassists are highly talented. I do.need to listen to Intronaut some more though. Cheers!
Floyd - Fat Old Sun (BBC), Rush - Return if the Prince (Necromancer), Crimson - One More Red Nightmare (the tension!), Yes - All Good People (obvious but great), Tull - Aqualung (same)
I'll offer a bit of a lesser known track:
"Aegian Sea" - Aphrodite's Child "666" (Silver Koulouris on guitar)
Ice - Camel.
Great to see Andy Latimer of Camel getting two mentions from the guys. Love his playing. Lucky enough to have seen them play live a few times in the 80s.
Agree with Mike oldfield incantations side 3
Dream Theatre - another day.
Tangerine Dream - Beach Scene parts one and two from album Thief.
Andy is incredible, wish he would do another Camel album. Thanks for watching
Great show fellas. There are so many but here are my probable picks: Guthrie Govan on Steven Wilson's Regret #9, Jeff Beck Goodbye Porkpie Hat, Allan Holdsworth - on Bruford's Sahara of Snow Part 2, Shawn Lane - on Michael Shrieve's Palace of Dreams, Scott Henderson - on Tribal Tech's Dense Dance... PS - Love the Live in the Air Age solo Pete!
Dense Dance is a great pick! Probably my favorite TT guitar solo as well
Great show! I agree with all. Some that weren’t mentioned: Jean Luc Ponty Enigmatic Ocean part 3- Holdsworh, Camel Rhayader Goes to Town- Latimer, Jeff Beck Cause We’ve Ended as Lovers, Pink Floyd Shine on you crazy Diamond-Gilmour, Journey Look into the Future-Schon. Just a handful but so many others.
Thanks for watching James, excellent picks
Thank God Chuck mentioned Ritchie Blackmore!!! Really….?? … STARGAZER!! (Hello)… and please all of you please study Zakk Wylde and his total devotion to all the great AXE artists that came before him!!! He truly loves the history and talent that came before him! Check out his solo in Japan!!! He knocks it out!
One band not mentioned were Wishbone Ash....Andy Powell's solo on the live Dates 2 album of Persephone is pure quality....check it out if not heard it.
Andy's fantastic...
Would recommend Guthrie Govan’s solo on Bryan Beller’s album Scenes From The Flood. Absolutely amazing.
Good album, too!
Thnx must go check that out too .. :-)
@@chrispicha Absolutely
Steve Hackett on "Firth of Fifth"
There are so many good ones but my two favorites are both from wishbone ash's 1972 masterpiece argus time was and sometime world by the amazing twin work of Andy Powell and Ted Turner
Nick Barrett’s solos at the end of the song ‘Indigo’ from Pendragon’s album ‘Pure’
Steve Hackett on Spectral Mornings and Firth of Fifth (especially on the Seconds Out live LP), Jimmy Page on You Shook Me, What Is and What Should Never Be, The Song Remains the Same, How Many More Times, and those duel suspended lead tones that sing out in the middle of Ramble On.
Thanks for watching Stuart. Anthony and Ken stole my picks 😂 but thankfully there is plenty of his solos to choose from
Great show guys. For my own amusement I made a playlist of the music mentioned. 10+ hours. Will go through it!
You guys inspire!
Wow, that's awesome! Thanks man
Dont get much better than when Gary Green starts soloing at the end of River.
Good to see 'Watermelon in Easter Hay' come up so soon. I can go to bed now. My job here is done.
There is sooooo much more to music than technique. In some ways, as long as you don't make mistakes, it's the least important aspect. Composition, melody, rhythm, dynamics, moods, quirks, all are more important. I agree that Mike Oldfield excels in all of these. Plus he is very technically competent. He plays a lot with beautifully manicured nails.
Like Steve Howe, he realizes that simplicity is appropriate and he doesn't let ego get in the way.
Shredding alone is boring. Shred is a spice and needs to be applied only where appropriate.
So many solos today, especially "prog" metal, sound like listening in to a practice session: scales and exercises.
His solo on Kevin Ayers ' Whatevershebringwesing ' is perfect, lyrical and moving.
Quick ten
1. Yes, Awaken--both solos
2. Twelfth Night Sequences 2018---part 4, 5 and 6. Part 5 being fav.
3. Rainbow--Gates Of Babylon
4.Led Zeppelin--Since I've Been loving You TSRTS
5. Diamond Head--Am I Evil
6. Colosseum 2--Last Exit
7. Burning Airlines--The Surgeons House.
8. Genesis--The Lamia
9. Stranglers--Princess Of The Streets
10. BOC--Divine Wind
oh yeah Mike Oldfield just got mentioned, end of Ommadawn side one---brilliant.
1. Allan Holdsworth - "Non-Brewed Condiment" from the live "Then!" album
2. Allan Holdsworth - "Devil Take the Hindmost" from "Metal Fatigue"
3. Allan Holdsworth on the title track of Chad Wackerman's "Forty Reasons"
4. John McLaughlin - "Noonward Race" from the Mar y Sol Festival
5. John Goodsall - "Deadly Nightshade" from Brand X's "Masques"
Yes! Deadly Nightshade is an awesome solo.
@@PeterBrown-mz4nv Yup!
Chuck - the solo on All in a Mouse's Night is a beauty. Side two of Wind and Wuthering is some of the best Genesis, period. I also loved Luis's comment about Banks. Great fun.
Return Of The Son Of Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar from SAPYG....and the live versions of
" Punky's whips " and "muffin man " from the baby snakes movie....some of the best ever....and anything off of "overnight sensation "... the obvious pick goes to jimmy page
" no quarter " from TSRTS soundtrack
Going a bit obscure here as this was originally a live b-side but appeared on a compilation album called Besides Themselves. It’s Margaret by Marillion and Steve’s solo during the band introductions
Also High Hopes, Crazy Diamond and Sorrow
Completely forgot about Margaret. Great choice!
Steve Rothery's solo in "Incubus" by Marillion
Steve Howe's solo in "Wurm" (Starship Trooper) by Yes
Steve Hackett's solos in "Shadow of the Hierophant"
Robert Fripp's solos in "Fracture" by King Crimson
David Gilmour's solos in "Dogs" by Pink Floyd
Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) plays a mean solo on It Never Rains from Love Over Gold
Alex Lifeson (Rush), La Villa Strangiato all versions
Mick Box (Uriah Heep), The Magician's Birthday, from the album of the same name
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd). Comfortably Numb, from the Is There Anybody Out There: The Wall Live
Ian Chrichton (Saga), Remember When, from Full Circle
1. Allan Holdsworth - UK: In The Dead Of The Night
2. Steve Hackett - Genesis Revisited: Firth Of Fifth
3. Guthrie Govan - Steven Wilson: Drive Home
4. Scott Henderson - Chick Corea Elektric Band: King Cockroach
5. Alex Lifeson - Porcupine Tree: Anesthetize
Pink Floyd - Shine on you crazy.....parts 5,6,
Genesis - Dancing with the moonlight knight
Dream Theater - Learning to live
Marillion - The last straw
Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn part one
What where Luis Nasser's picks?
Fantastic show everyone, thank you. A few of mine that haven't been mentioned are ;
Pink Floyd - Echoes / Marooned
Rush - Red Sector A
King Crimson - Matte Kudasai
Top five guitar solos? An impossible task! LOL! I love guitar, and listen daily to my favorites from a large variety of genres, so I applaud the topic. I only just recently came across your channel, after having watched your review of the 5 worst prog albums of all time. Well done lads! So, for my five cents worth, I wrote down the first five solos that came to my mind. 5, Steve Vai, “Blue Powder”, a wonderful piece that I first heard when I bought the Guitar Player magazine with the flexi disk in it. His technical prowess is not what makes it so important to me, but rather his creativity and emotional content. I was overjoyed when he eventually released it on “Passion and Warfare”. 4, Jeff Beck, “Where Were You?”. This piece is so moving, beautiful, his touch is unequaled. A true giant. 3, Shawn Lane, “Rice With The Angels”, (the version on the Personae live album, it has that cool Eric Johnson lick thrown in!) he is one of the most technically gifted and immensely talented guitarists I have ever seen live, tragically his life has ended too soon, I get goosebumps listening to his playing, as Paul Gilbert has said, “Shawn Lane, the most terrifying of the terrifying guitarists!” 2, Allan Holdsworth, “Peril Premonition”. To pick one Holdsworth solo, when there are so many amazing ones, remember “Devil Take the Hindmost” for example, is ridiculously hard, but this one has this amazing build up and release of the tension so characteristic of his style. Ever since I first heard it, I Iong to hear someone play it on the sax, that would be a trip! I could listen to his entire solo discography all in a row, no breaks, then go and listen to all of the amazing albums he is on with other artists, that first UK album, one of my all time favorite releases, I just never get tired of him, for me, I think he is the most unique guitarist that I have ever heard, he is my favorite guitarist, tied with one other . . . Uli Roth. 1, Uli, “I’ll be There”. His playing has always been amazing, I have been listening to him since I first heard the Scorpions “Fly to the Rainbow” album. I think that Uli always strove to create the best compositions possible, with wonderful tone, and technique that was in the service of the piece, not for its own sake. He is tied with Allan for the top spot for me. Anyway, keep up the great work and I look forward to more brain food from your channel! th-cam.com/video/Y9XPZm22nZQ/w-d-xo.html
thanks alexy ..these guys are excellent and informative on great artists..keep on learning....werkout
to Ken Golden's comment that Allan Holdsworth's the "ultimate sideman" I mostly agree with that... when Holdsworth is pushed he turns into an animal and everyone here overlooked the CD Heavy Machinery with the legendary Johansson brothers which SMOKES....too many killer solos to pick one in particular but that's some of Holdsworth's most off the hook solo's of all time IMO!!!
I’m going to go with these:
1. Steve Hackett Firth of Fifth
2. Zappa Watermelon in Easter Hay
3 The intro to Roundabout Howe Yes so iconic not mentioned here- maybe not really a solo
4 Hackett again Fly on the Windshield
5 Comfortably Numb Gilmour
Nice list Pam, love all you mentioned. Thanks for watching
@@ericporter344Have you listened to Sky? They were an instrumental prog band with John Williams on guitar!
@@bertkarlsson1421 I have not, will check them out. Thanks
"...one would think a keyboard player was heavily invested in the final sounds..." - too right buddy! I tend to prefer Steve's band's versions (I've seen them lots of times) to the originals!
Great show guys. Love and the Prog Seat. I wrote down several things that I have never heard before, look forward to checking them out. Always like to hear mention of Billy Cobham's Spectrum and and of course anything by Bebop Deluxe. Look forward to the Zappa guitar solo show if it ever happens. That would be great
Thanks for watching Paul
Good call on "Watermelon in Easter Hay"! 0ne of Zappa's most lyrical and moving solos on a beautiful song.
EVERY solo on "Spectrum" is top shelf!
Eddie Jobson's solo on "Ceaser Palace Blues" is guitar-ish . . .(drink)
This was a real treat for me Pete. Thanks for doing this one. I have Lane in my top five favorite guitarist. Criminally underrated and overlooked. Gambale is another monster player. His outro solo on “ The Great Explorers” is phenomenal. Great presentation!
Season's End - great choice!!! Rothery rules.
He certainly does Adrian!
I'm a huge prog rock fan, so I'm going to stick with guitarists from this genre. Steve Hackett's solo on Firth of Fifth is probably my favourite solo. Very melodic. A couple of more would be Steve Howe's solo on Yours is no Disgrace, thanks Anthony Ferraro and Andy Latimer from Camel...his solo on Echoes.
Nick Barrett from Pendragon, his solo on breaking the spell is up with gilmour's on comfortably numb. Not saying it's better but for me it's as good.
i totally agree with you Ian superb guitarist
Another great entertaining show guys, top marks!
Thanks Keith
I love your shows guys. So insightful from people who are knowledgeable about music, especially Progressive Rock....my genre.
Thanks to Luis I need Steven Wilson to remaster Nursery Crimes and the other albums from them due to his Genesis rant. I know he would do a damn great job with them like he did with Gentle Giant and Jethro Tull if a certain keyboard player would allow. it.
The Genesis discussion was great! This was a great episode. Thank you all for the work put in. So many great choices, lots of Zappa and I would be good with a full show on him!
Thanks for watching, and yes for a full show on ZAPPA. So much to choose from, but I had to go with my daughter's favorite for the show
I was amazed at all the Zappa picks. Probably my favourite guitar soloist only because he rarely repeated himself. Just an endless stream of ideas. So many solos to pick from. I would have say Son of Orange County is a fave or Inca Roads. Great Show
Just listened to Joe's Garage yesterday...First time in many many years...When Frank really starts to open up and let loose(mostly on cd2) his playing is just a revelation!...His tone!...His ideas!...You never know where he's going, but you're always glad to be along for the ride...And what a ride!
EDIT: I must add that Watermelon in Easter Hay still moves me as much as the first time I heard it. For me, everything that comes before, as amazing as it is, serves to bring us to the glory that is WIEH.
Andy Latimer is certainly one of the most sublime guitar players ever and one track that goes under the radar is 'For Today' from the 'Nod and a Wink' album is a lost gem amongst Andy Latimer solos. I played it about 6 times after I watched this show..There are two solos split by a keyboard solo, but the moment from 5' 56" is just the most heart wrenching beauty that can bring you to tears. It was written in memory of those that died in the 9/11 tragedy.
Stop yawning Anthony!
Got a new favourite solo since a few minutes ago. Steve Vai on the new Star One track Lost Children of the Universe. Just majestic... I mean, Tony Martin on vocals and a solo by Steve Vai. It's just utterly wonderful.
I thought it very good too .. well worth a listen.. :-)
Steve Vai and Tony Martin.... I'll be checking that out!
Addendum... Joe Lynn Turner had just been announced as second singer on this album. Next week another guitarist will be announced.
The best of times by Dream Theater is stellar, not only my favorite prog solo but my favorite solo of all time
Someone's with me on that one! :)
It’s amazing. I listened to it for the first time in ages earlier, funnily enough. Absolutely mesmerising.
His other amazing solos are imo
Under Glass Moon
Goodnight Kiss
Breaking All Illusions (on a par with TBOT)
The Count Of Tuscany
At Wits End
S2N
Lie
Trial Of Tears
Innocence Faded
Erotomania
Hell’s Kitchen
Shattered Fortress
A New Beginning
Glass Prison
As I Am
@@georgelamie7001 Hi George, can I just ask you to explain more what it is about Petrucci’s playing that annoys you? I’m the same as you, I think he’s unbelievable but not sure what you meant when you said he plays it safe too much. Not being an prick, just curious!
I am very disappointing in Dream Theater’s new album, however.
@@irena7777777 Just that I think he's so talented, that he could do even more than he does. Best example, his solo albums. Are they good? I think so. But at their essence they're fairly standard guitar hero records, whereas, I hoped he would go more towards an LTE approach. It's a compliment, ultimately! Not every solo can be Best of Times/Fatal Tragedy/Under a Glass Moon/Lost not Forgotten levels of inspired. Or could they? ;)
@@georgelamie7001 You’re on the money there. I agree about his solo albums. I prefer LTE albums to both his solo records - Glasgow Kiss and Damage Control excluded. His DT songs are his best compositions imo. And I always seem to find hidden gems I’ve never heard before or had forgotten about when I start listening to DT more often.
Have been listening to them non stop for weeks now. Although I’m disappointed with AVFTTOTW, there’s so much of their earlier stuff to delve into, I didn’t really care about the quality of the new album.
I was hoping for 2 or 3 great solos from it but there aren’t any from what I’ve heard of it so far. I’d like more melodic instrumentals from them, like Hell’s Kitchen or Erotomania. The long instrumentals, especially on the new one, have sections that don’t fit together without awkward sounding transitions. To my tone deaf ears, at least!
Petrucci makes the guitar sing. Listening to the solo on In The Presence Of Enemies just now. So good
Good to see Guthrie getting plenty of love. I’ve known him since I worked in Chandler Guitars in Kew 25 years ago, a beautiful person and simply the greatest guitarist on earth. That guitar on Regret #9 he borrowed from us at Fender from our London AR cente at the legendary John Henry’s rehearsal complex. He wanted some a bit more ‘Stratty’ so he pulled that off the wall , took it to the studio, did what you see in the video, and then brought it back and it went back on the wall . When we closed that center I was going to buy it, didn’t of course, but wish I had. Holdsworth meets Gilmour, he’s a legend.
5.John Petrucci: Explorer’s Club-The Age Of Impact:Fate.4
4.Andy Latimer:Camel-Mirage:Lady Fantasy
3.Robert Fripp:King Crimson-Starless and Bible Black:Fracture
2.Allan Holdsworth:U.K.:In The Dead Of Night
1.Steve Howe:Yes-Relayer:Sound Chaser
Uriah Heep - Salisbury
Sady play the dental floss song....That`s greaat!!
Thanks Vincent, I wish she was still asking me to play it!!
Wow. Hearing about Mike Oldfield playing finger style. Really explains a lot about his technique🙏Such a phenomenal musician🙏
I must have missed this stream 2 years ago, it was recommended by YT today.
My favorite guitar solo is by Allan Holdsworth on Hazard Profile.
But how about Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin on _The Life Divine,_ on Love Devotion Surrender.
Guthrie Govan's guitar on SW's Drive Home and The Watchmaker is absolutely superb. I also love SW's solo on the PT track Stranger By The Minute. Alex Lifeson on La Villa Strangiato is superb. Got to mention David Gilmour on Comfortably Numb as well. Oh and Guthrie Govan on his solo album and any of the Aristocrats albums. Guthrie is amazing!
Thanks for watching Norman!
@@ericporter344 I love this show, superb viewing :)
@@normanmorrow4897 thank you!
Steve hillage deserves an honorable mention
Anthony mentioned Hillage...so many great players, hard to get them all in
David Gilmour has composed numerous and memorable guitar solos, but outside of his 2nd solo in Comfortably Numb, his best guitar solo is Raise My Rent. This track is on his first solo album (e.g., 1978 David Gilmour), it is 5 1/2 minutes long and is a taste of melodic heaven.