Five Guitar Solos that everyone should hear

Robert Quine- Waves Of Fear (Lou Reed Band)
Peter Laughner - Final Solution (Pere Ubu)
Jamie Klimek - I Think I'm Falling (Mirrors)
Richard Lloyd - See No Evil (Television)
Roger Miller - Einstein's Day (Mission of Burma)

Honorable Mention bootleg solo:
Tom Verlaine - Marquee Moon (Television Live In Portland 1978)

 

The Rolling Stones, "Little Queenie", Get Your Ya Ya's Out. It's the only guitar solo anyone really needs.

 

Cream Crossroads From Wheels Of Fire
Cream Sleepy Time Time From Live Cream Vol 1
Derek & The Dominos Have You Ever Loved A Woman From In Concert
Eric Clapton Ramblin On My Mind From EC Was Here
Eric Clapton Groanin The Blues From The Cradle

 

Thin Lizzy-Don't Believe A Word

 

Allow me.
Neil’s first solo on Warren Zevon’s Sentimental Hygiene.
Gives me goosebumps!

 

Man, are we talking straight rock n' roll songs with great guitar solos or can we delve into solo guitarists? Because if so, I'd have to somehow pick ONE song from people like Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Steve Morse, Eric Johnson, Paul Gilbert, etc. I'm also surprised to see no Van Halen mentioned yet. I mean, come on guys. Eruption for the win. Perhaps the most important 'guitar solo' to come out in the last 40 years.

 

So simple but so perfect. One of Keith’s best.

 

Midnight At the Oasis-Amos Garrett
Kid Charlemagne-Larry Carlton
Ice Cream Man-Eddie Van Halen
Sway-Mick Taylor
Communication Breakdown-Jimmy Page

My five for today.

 

Genesis Firth Of Fifth Steve Hackett
Pink Floyd Time David Gilmour
Chicago 25 Or 6 To 4 Terry Kath
Fleetwood Mac I'm So Afraid (live) Lindsey Buckingham
Queen Killer Queen Brian May

 

How about one that everyone HAS heard....on repeat......for most of their lives.....
JOE WALSH...the amazing guitar solo on `Hotel California`
It just blows my mind every time I hear it....and I hear it a lot!

 

This

 

Stairway to Heaven - Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) (Yes, I know, they have all heard it!)
Hell is For Children - Neil Geraldo (Pat Benatar)
Cause We've Ended as Lovers - Jeff Beck
All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
Crossroads - Eric Clapton (Cream)

 

While this may not technically be a great solo, the Spirit is there and it's gnarly

 

Allan Holdsworth - Devil Take the Hindmost

Steve Lukather - Mama

Bill Frisell - The Sound of Summer Running

Marc Ribot - Maria McKee's This Property Is Condemned

Michael Schenker - Feels Like a Good Thing

 

That and Since I've Been Loving You are two of his best solos.

 

Clapton's on "Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad" from "Derek and the Dominoes in Concert."

Live, no overdubs... the greatest live guitar solo I've ever heard!

 

Any of the solos in this song. The second at :51 is the most terrifying to play.
Cliff Gallup on guitar.

 

Rude mood - srv
Riviera paradise - srv
End of the world - gary moore
The messiah will come again - roy buchanan and gary moore
Advance romance and muffin man (bongo fury) - frank zappa

 

So pleased that the OP even knows who Criss Oliva is!!

 

this was my pick too, at 10 mins for the impatient ones

 

one loooong solo but wth

 

Brian May - Dead On Time

Gary Moore - Toughest Street In Town (Thin Lizzy)

Ace Frehley - Fractured Mirror

Edward Van Halen - Dirty Movies

Joe Perry - Combination ***obviously ***

 

OK so you have listed...and don't take this wrong....solos I assume you like. But I would be interested to hear what exactly it is about the solos you listed that make them rise to the category of "everyone should hear". That is a tall order.

 

Django Reinhardt - Minor Swing
Django Reinhardt - Limehouse Blues
Django Reinhardt - Charleston
and so on.. All his solos are masterpieces IMO

 

You beat me to it.
It has to be the LP version, NOT the single edit they often play on the radio.