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Topic: Stairway To Heaven solo

From http://www.thisdayinmusic.com

2006, readers of Total Guitar magazine voted the guitar solo by Jimmy Page in Led Zeppelin’s 'Stairway To Heaven' as the greatest guitar solo of all time. The 1971 track was voted ahead of tracks by Van Halen, Queen, Guns N' Roses, Jimi Hendrix, Metallica and The Eagles by its UK readers.

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Re: Stairway To Heaven solo

One thing I will say is that Jimmy's phrasing is awesome.  It is a good solo, but I don't understand why it's ranked #1 of all time.  I don't think guitar solos can be ranked; trying to compare a Yngwie Malmsteen solo to a BB King solo or Jimmy Page to SRV is like comparing violins to guitars, they're just not designed for the same thing.

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Re: Stairway To Heaven solo

06sc500 wrote:

One thing I will say is that Jimmy's phrasing is awesome.  It is a good solo, but I don't understand why it's ranked #1 of all time.  I don't think guitar solos can be ranked; trying to compare a Yngwie Malmsteen solo to a BB King solo or Jimmy Page to SRV is like comparing violins to guitars, they're just not designed for the same thing.

I totally agree

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