Whats the best solo of the 80s??

[RaceU4her]

this is one of the best solos of all time let alone the 80s. CC through his searing crates perfectly captured the heartache and emotion im sure Brett was going through losing a prime pam anderson. just incredible

 

[311splawndude]

^Good stuff but...



For me?

Outro to One Foot Out The Door by VH.....

Boom................55 second mark if you are in a hurry

 

[Fret-Shredder]

Hard to say what was the best but I immediately thought of this solo.



And this for sure.

 

[thegame]

this is one of the best solos of all time let alone the 80s. CC through his searing crates perfectly captured the heartache and emotion im sure Brett was going through losing a prime pam anderson. just incredible

That majestic serenade even inspired Anthrax to go hair metal for one song only:

 

[FormerlyKnownAsMaddnotez]

Maybe a bit mainstream but for me it would have to be sweet child of mine. Slash has to be one of my all time favorites and while November rain was epic, Sweet child was just super awesome to me and the most memorable.

A close runner up would have to be Youth Gone Wild. That (those) solos are bad ass. Dive bombs in and out, shreds in between with high energy and a perfect trade off, that one is killer.

 

[Monkey Man]

Lukather in Rosanna's what sprung to mind immediately. There are so many great solos from that decade 'though.

3:14 & 4:48

 

[FormerlyKnownAsMaddnotez]

Lukather in Rosanna's what sprung to mind immediately. There are so many great solos from that decade 'though.

3:14 & 4:48

Honestly those are great. I was never into the band but man if that isnt some of the more technically proficient playing.

 

[JackBootedThug]

 

[Monkey Man]

Honestly those are great. I was never into the band but man if that isnt some of the more technically proficient playing.

Not just technically-proficient but emotionally-evocative.

Lukather really gets that feeling of oomph / Hell yeah / positive energy / enthusiasm / inspiration across in the outro I reckon. A real mood-lifter.

 

[DanTravis62]

Best combination of emotionally evocative plus technically proficient is both kai and weiki's solos starting at 2:33

esp Kais solo at 315

 

[DanTravis62]

This is another contender. at 430

Jon Drenning out EVH's EVH on this solo, with 10 times more emotion and feel.

 

[japetus]

Look man, if we are gonna get into that....

 

[DanTravis62]

this is another forgotten gem, at 2:34


TERMINAL EAAAAARTH! CAUGHT IN A TRAP!


you guys need to listen to better 80s music lol

 

[japetus]

 

[ZEN Amps]

this is one of the best solos of all time let alone the 80s. CC through his searing crates perfectly captured the heartache and emotion im sure Brett was going through losing a prime pam anderson. just incredible

I'm going to pretend the question is 'best solo from an otherwise cheesy late 80's rock ballad' - otherwise this thread is making me rethink the entire universe as I understand it.

The answer, obviously, is I Remember You by the Skids.

 

[Gitfiddler]

too many to name, but I still dig the stuff at 2:54......

 

[Smashedguitaris⸸]

 

[Techdeth]

I love these solos . Underrated

 

[squealie]

In my dreams.

the end.

 

[glpg80]