Best 80's solo ever written, imo, god this takes me back!

[Trem]

Vito poops and pees legato. He definitely took the tapping thing in the tastiest direction.

My favorite 80's tapper was Akira though. Here's the title track from his solo album "Tusk of the Jaguar" which I need to track down a CD copy of somewhere. It was so wierd and quirky, kind of like Flexable era Vai.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQB9hpXVAfQ&fmt=18

+1 for Akira - start 0:45 solo at 4:00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi2Nl...eature=related

How about these guys , solos at 2:05 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iURWJEmeBI

@ Mike, i thought Blue Murder came out in the 90's, but checked and it slid in there in 89

[Partial @ Marshall]

My Submission

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1k81...next=1&index=3

John Sykes...damn you beat me to it. Just about everything he does is gold.

[El Chiguete]

Great link on those solos of Yngwie... btw here is a guy doing the hole Krakatau song!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkxWi...eature=related

[wetrx95]

OK. First, I hope Vito is able to play again with his wrist injury and all. Second, Sykes was awesome. I was amazed at how he picked up Coverdales vocal intonations.
Here we go: solo around 2:20; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y52PJjHXzzI
Solo at 2:48; if you can get through Udo's singing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOp8Zz50f6U

[thebeggar]

Sykes is the the only reason I can get through Whitesnake's 1987 album. Every solo was mind blowing. I just get sick of Coverdale telling me on every song how he's gonna stick it to some bitch or that said bitch has left him heart broken. Boo hoo get over it ya big sook!!!

[AussieTerry84]

thanks dude i had never heard this song before but now im currently learning to play it

[Partial @ Marshall]

Sykes is the the only reason I can get through Whitesnake's 1987 album. Every solo was mind blowing. I just get sick of Coverdale telling me on every song how he's gonna stick it to some bitch or that said bitch has left him heart broken. Boo hoo get over it ya big sook!!!

Agreed...Sykes' vibrato and bending are just the bomb. He is in complete control.

[Sharkfin]

I really like this old Pantera solo, deff 80's! That's the original lineup as we know it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqFq81HCNpM

[dg]

If we're talking composed solos, off the top of my head I'd say Skolnick's solo in Practice What You Preach was very close to perfect. He still does a pretty good job with it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kuR9GjnuAc

If it doesn't have to be a "written" solo, I figure this is pretty decent:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5tS5V9DIG0

[wetrx95]

SRV RIP. If you want to bring up amazing blues guitarists, how about Jeff Healey (RIP as well) major jam session:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9mgW5v0yMU&feature=related

another great with a little help from Phillip Sayce:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyCCI4m8prE

Isn't it sad how the greats always seem to be taken from us way to soon.

[toejam]

Van Halen - I'll Wait. I was never that crazy about the keyboard/synth thing in the whole song, but the guitar solo in it has always done something for me!

[Jayster]

the solo in I saw your mommy. st's first album and only the album version, as Grant left the band.

[Top Jimmy B]

I don't think there's a video for it, but Lynch's solo in Kiss Of Death kills me every time I hear it.

My fave may be Ty Tabor's solo in Summerland. That dude is righteous.

Vito - damn, I miss that dude's playing.

[OnlineStageGear]

I watched a White Lion concert on MTV back in the day and Vito was spot on and totally kicked ass. The rest of the band..........ugggg.....

[dg]

Exactly! So many amazing players back then playing on shitty "power ballads" that would've made Styx cringe. No one will ever convince me that grunge killed anything.