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Fan Favorites Episode 3 - POLL (Patreon)

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2022-04-19 23:24:29
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Fan Favorites Episode 3 - POLL

  • Al Di Meola - Race With The Devil On a Spanish Highway 88
  • Allan Holdsworth (UK) - In the Dead of Night 104
  • Camel - Ice (Live) 66
  • Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4 97
  • Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing 186
  • Eagles - Hotel California 103
  • Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - Po-Jama People 71
  • Gary Moore - Still Got The Blues (Live) 48
  • Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile 135
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird 75
  • Marillion - Easter 59
  • Metallica - Fade to Black 76
  • Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (Studio) 164
  • Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (Pulse-Live) 206
  • Prince - Purple Rain 58
  • Queen (Brian May) - Brighton Rock (Live @Wembley) 46
  • Santana - Europa (Earth's Cry, Heaven's Smile) 49
  • Steely Dan - Kid Charlemagne 124
  • Steve Hackett - Firth of Fitth 163
  • Steven Wilson - Drive Home 104
  • Yes - Starship Trooper 211
  • 2022-04-19
  • —2022-04-25
  • 2233 votes
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Content

We've had two great Fan Favorites episodes in February and March, but I'm REALLY looking forward to this one. In April, we've been asking you for your favorite Guitar Solos. The submissions and voting have been ongoing on our discord, and the finalists here are the top-voted 20 submissions. It's a great list! I can't wait to see which ones gain the most votes.

Comfortably Numb was very high in the vote count for both the studio and live (Pulse) version. So, I've included both in this poll...so that we can have a proper vote on which one to include. (Usually, we only advance one song from an artist into this final round of voting...to widen the scope of repertoire.)So...Your Task: 

- First, Vote for either Comfortably Numb Studio or Comfortably Numb Live, then

- Vote for your top 5 that you really want to see. (You'll, then, be casting six votes.)

The top ten vote-getting finalists will make it into the Fan Favorites video!The poll will run through Sunday, April 24. I'll plan on recording and releasing the Fan Favorites video during the last week of April. Happy voting!

Comments

Sam

One thing I will suggest - if you do Sultans of Swing, do the Alchemy Live version from 1984. The solo is twice as long and twice as good

Aaron West

Is there gas in the car? Yes there is gas in the car.

fran_xcy

The version of Comfortably Numb in "Delicate Sound of Thunder" is by many considered the best Gilmour solo. Also good (and still better than "P*U*L*S*E*") is the one he did as a surprise guest at a Roger's The Wall concert at the 02 in London.

Jordan

Camel should have more votes, it's a great song

lou levinson

too late to vote for "Yours in no Disgrace" Live from the Union tour? both Mr Howe and Mr Rabin ripping it

Douglas W Gann

We suffer from a wealth of amazing choices. Oh poor us.

Paul Werner

I have some listening to do before I can vote!

Jeff Koke

While "Sultans of Swing" is a fine song, if you really want a good Dire Straits song, you should do "Telegraph Road" -- it's simply a masterpiece. In fact, the whole album Love Over Gold would make a great Extended Play Lounge.

Roger Ritchie

The Gdansk version of Comfortably Numb is my personal favorite. Gilmour's guitar work has improved with his age, and that concert version was spot on.

Aaron E Austin

Marillion's Easter is a special piece of music. Very surprised to see Al Di Meola on here as well.

Andreas C Georgi

I don't care either way about "Comfortably Numb".

Ron Swirson

How in the world is the studio version of Comfortably Numb leading the Pulse live version??????? Both are great BUT the Pulse version is freakin legendary!!!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE watch the LIVE VIDEO version from Pulse. I'M BEGGING YOU!!!!

Edward Malthouse

I've heard that anything you do by the Eagles will be taken down on YouTube.

Phil West Music

I think comparing Hotel California with comfortably numb will be great - both solos in Bm, both songs have a similar descending progression.

Matthew Hackbert

i'm disappointed that Van Halen didn't make it.

ax o'lotl

I'd be curious to see what would happen if you did something like ranked-choice voting. i.e. 1st place pick gets the most weight, then less to 2nd, 3rd, etc... yeah, I realize it's not an option in this format... I just kinda want a way to give more weight to #1 Holdsworth and #2 Guthrie Govan (Drive Home). the former revolutionary in a way that nobody has really been able to follow, the latter just mind-searing. I'd maybe pick Guthrie's solo on Regret #9 even higher but happy to vote for DH. given that Numb is already voted for... yeah, can't really resist there... both solos.

Les Mable

Great to see Gary Moore included. I would have been tempted to add The Watchmaker by Steven Wilson. Guthrie Govan's solo on stage is just epic, although shorter than some others. Damned fine SW song too. ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Hp6lYx4Fvw )

ax o'lotl

...but it is admittedly an embarrassment of riches. I mean... Larry Carlton, epic Hackett... too much good stuff.

Teresa Conboy

"Europa" is such a stellar instrumental, especially on Santana's "Moonflower" album.

Great Scott

Yeah -- more people need to vote for Santana, as he is one of the best guitarists in the world for the longest period of time.

Michael

I would have added (or suggest for any future list) Rush's live version of La Villa Strangiato (solo specifically from Exit Stage Left); guitar solo from Limelight by Rush (studio version); solo in Manfred Mann's version of Blinded by the Light; and Neal Schon's solo in live version of Who's Crying Now from 1981 concert in Houston.

Chris Diener

So incredibly happy to see Drive Home on this list. Truly my favourite guitar solo of all time, 2nd by In The Presence of the Enemies Part 1 intro.

MARK KNOWLES

Would love the Yessongs version of Starship Trooper!

Joe

Drive Home is about to get snubbed... Everyone needs more Guthrie Govan in their lives.

Vihtori Suominen

"In the Dead of Night" is an excellent choice from UK's debut album, the whole album would be a perfect choice for an Extended Play Lounge :)

Frits van Voorst

It’s an impossible task. Too much beauty here.

Peter Swarbrick

OK, so now I have today's playlist sorted, although of course lots of these are on heavy rotation anyway! BTW personally I prefer the studio version of Ice, THAT is my favorite solo of all time. Which live version are we talking about?

Carlos Regidor Iglesias

My vote goes to Sultans of swing. But I hope it will be the Live Alchemy version, their TOP version, IMO.

Cornelius Fastie

The best live version of Comfortably Numb would've been Live 8 I think, but mostly for "non-guitarsolo" reasons I guess. Anyways, great songs here

Rick Morse

If "Starship Trooper" wins, please (oh, please!) use the track from their 1973 live album "Yessongs". This not only showcases Steve Howe's amazing technical ability, but there's a lot of raw power and emotion present, which some of his work lacks at times.

Marcelo Rosalen Cucatti

Few really legendary guitar solos on the list unfortunately. Too many prog related stuff. Even Free Bird is not gonna make it. Santana is not gonna make it. No Little Wing. No Cliffs Over Dover. No EVH. Even Voodoo Chile might not make it. Sorry, but it is a weak list for a guitar month.

Mark Marriott

Can't believe the magnificent, emotive wonderful Guthrie Govan solo isn't rating much higher. Probably a reflection of the channel's demographic I guess. There's great music being made this century y'know!

Pam Norris

I just saw Steve Hackett last night and recorded his Firth of Fifth solo. It was absolutely amazing!

Bruce E Bowling

How about the version of the Al Di Meola track where he is joined by Steve Vai? Two for one!

Bill C

Friendly reminder that Doug already has reaction videos for both Firth of Fifth and Drive Home on his YT channel... maybe vote for something new?

MrWondrous David Beckwith

Popularity isn't a proper scale for weighing quality, perhaps even here among cognscenti. A great list, and one that set me to check out some new, and great songs and artists. At first blush, from what I knew in advance, I would have assumed the correct answer to be either Firth of Fifth or Race with the Devil, figuring that everyone had already heard Comfortably Numb enough times, and forgetting how awesome the Santana, the Hendrix and the Zappa was. Weight also tends toward the aboriginal creators of the form.

Chris Moorcroft

If we do Free Bird, may I recommend the live version filmed at Knebworth, England on August 21, 1976? I was there that day with around 100,000 others on a blazing hot day during a legendary long, hot summer. The Rolling Stones were the headliners but Lynyrd Skynyrd stole the show.

bobj

These are all here for a reason, so no matter what 10 rise to the top, they will all be good. The final touch is Dr. Doug’s expert analysis, but you do know if the one you wanted didn’t make the cut, you can always listen to any of these (and much more) on our own, right? All good!

bobj

Like I said earlier, whichever 10 it lands on will be totally fine, but since some people are feeling like some artists are not getting the love they were expecting, Doug, maybe you need to turn this into a Fan Favorite/Extend Play Lounge Extravaganza! It’s only 20 tracks. You just did Similitude and it was 23 tracks. What better way to pay tribute to all these guitarist during this month? You’re just the man to get it done, Dr. Doug! 😃 Besides, we know you’d really enjoy the $&@# out of doing it!!! 😉

Arrow2theACL

Those complaining about the voting system, I hear you. I find it a travesty some of the usual bands are ahead of some classic guitar solos. However, I mean it is "fan favorites", so popularity among Patreon as it pertains to this section of the reactions is the barometer.

Johnny Bell

Just want to add my name to list of people requesting the Yessongs version of "Starship Trooper" if it should be included. Yessongs is one of my all time favorite albums and I just prefer these live versions to the studio versions. There is so much energy from the band and Steve's guitar solos definitely shine throughout the whole album but especially on that version of Starship Trooper.

Frank Bernard

Really want to see Doug's take on UK.

Rick Morse

There are many magnificent guitarists who rarely see the light of day in "best of" lists. David Bainbridge (Iona), Uwe Darose (Landmarq), Nick Barrett (Pendragon), and Bernhard Beibl (Tangerine Dream) to name a few, are fantastic musicians.

Chris Higgins

Encouraging to see the band UK feature in one of Doug’s polls. It would be enlightening to hear Doug wax lyrical about UK.

Bruce E Bowling

I was unable to participate in the initial selection vote. If we are talking guitar solos, where is Jimmy Page, Randy Rhoads (live Suicide Solution), Steve Vai, etc.?

Dave Cohen

You left out Jethro Tull's Aqualung. Martin Barre's solo on that is EPIC.

Marcus K

If there are 20 options, there will always be some artists missing. This is natural. A million epic solos missing. So everybody be happy with the 20 options. :-)