Greatest live solo you’ve actually witnessed

Philly_Q

maltingsaudio said:

Philly_Q said:

maltingsaudio said:

As an aside, I was at the Old Grey Whistle test recording of Peter Frampton in the Dacorum Pavillions Hemel Hempstead. Great half an hour gig, played 3 songs I think then that was it. We were chucked out and went down to the Great Harry where John Otway and Wild Willy Barret were playing . Not sure which show left the biggest memory that night!

Both venues long gone!

I know big shame , it was at the Pavillions where I saw the Curved Air gig which I mentioned in my original post, and far too many bands to mention! 

The only events I ever saw at the Pavilion were Phil Cool (the "rubber-faced" impressionist off the telly) and a billiards exhibition tournament featuring, I think, Alex Higgins and Steve Davis... or certainly players from that era.  I think it was long past the days of big-name music acts playing there.

Bennyboy-UK

We went to see P!nk twice during the 2019 UK tour, Cardiff and Wembley.

The shows are fantastic and the whole band are well known and first class.

Justin Derrico who is the guitarist in the band is absolutely wonderful and a very nice guy - check him out if you havent heard of him.

The best solo I have ever seen in person was the his playing for the outro of Can We Pretend.

Here is a vid of the performance in in Rio from the tour - all the action is after 1.40 for the outro.

Logie

Bennyboy-UK said:

We went to see P!nk twice during the 2019 UK tour, Cardiff and Wembley.

The shows are fantastic and the whole band are well known and first class.

Justin Derrico who is the guitarist in the band is absolutely wonderful and a very nice guy - check him out if you havent heard of him.

The best solo I have ever seen in person was the his playing for the outro of Can We Pretend.

Here is a vid of the performance in in Rio from the tour - all the action is after 1.40 for the outro.

Saw her in Birmingham on the Funhouse tour and the whole concert was amazing.

Opening up with Highway to Hell was a bit of a surprise but the standout was Pink and Justin sat down at the end of the ego ramp nailing Zep’s “Babe I’m gonna leave you”

Stunning gig from start to finish.

Voxman

SteveRobinson said:

Voxman said:

I saw the 35th anniversary concert of Frampton Comes Alive at the Hammersmith Apollo. So many great solos but his playing and solos on 'Do you feel like we do' is still particularly enjoyable especially when he uses the Voice box so effectively. 

I was at the Manchester gig, yes flawless playing and his voice was still good. Did you get the commemorative DVD of your gig @Voxman?

No, but interestingly his son was playing with him for the later stuff he played after FCA, and I really enjoyed the Herd and Humble Pie stuff he did before the FCA section, including four day creep. 

viz

fretmeister said:

Vai with Mike Keneally and Eric Sardinas doing "The Attitude Song" at The Astoria (but not the video release - that was later).

It was the tour before the Ultrazone one. Had Phil Bynoe on bass.
They did it again on the Ultrazone tour with Tony McAlpine and Billy Sheehan but the Keneally / Bynoe one was better.

This one is the TM and BS version though as the other wasn't recorded:

starts at 2:09 ish





 

Was there too - love Eric Sardinas.

Stevepage

Probably watching Steve Vai performing Teeth Of The Hydra in London last year. 

bbill335

Derek Trucks
White Denim
Jeff Beck
Emmet Kelly with Ty Segall

inewham

Comfortably numb - First The Wall shows Earls Court 1980. We were on the front row watching Dave Gilmour on top of the wall, shadow projected on the back of the audience. Before it became a cliche.
£8.50 wow

Fifty9

Slash SCOM at Maine rd in 92. He wasn’t drunk enough to screw it up like he almost always did back then. He was in great form that day. 

Chili peppers scar tissue was at the o2 a few years back was great too.

also slash for velvet revolver. Slither main solo at Hammersmith. They were brilliant that night.

Mike58

My most memorable four were …Mick Ronson ‘72, Bowie , Width of a Circle Glasgow Greens Playhouse .. my first ever gig at age 14… Jesus !!! 

 Andy Latimer with Camel playing Dunkirk , Glasgow , Gary Moore Still Got The Blues , Edinburgh, Steve Vai For The Love Of God, Glasgow

west

my epiphaney moment was at ronnies ( birmingham ) alan holdsworth on the wardenclyfe tower tour , i was right in front of him , i leant against the pillar and stopped watching and just listened to all of it !  i will never forget it . 

i also thought "I shall never play The Dane!" It is at that moment that all ambition ceases to exist.

fretfinder

inewham said: Comfortably numb - First The Wall shows Earls Court 1980. We were on the front row watching Dave Gilmour on top of the wall, shadow projected on the back of the audience. Before it became a cliche.

£8.50 wow

Ditto - epic solo, epic sound and presentation. I saw that show twice, first in the 1980 run and then again in 1981, great stuff. I also remember clearly when the wall opened a section halfway up to reveal Roger Waters at the piano and he sang  “I’ve got a little black book with my poems in…” He was wearing Adidas Stan Smiths, great footwear choice then and now!

boogieman

A couple come to mind. 

Eric Gales at the Boom Boom club, a small venue that’s actually Sutton Utd’s social club. He’s an incredible guitarist at the best of times but it was a stunning show that night. Got to meet and talk to him afterwards too, he’s a very humble guy who managed to get himself away from a nasty drug addiction. 

The one that really stands out though is Robert Fripp, playing at the Rainbow in the Lark’s Tongues era version of King Crimson. Fripp did one of his rare, extended solos that started off fluid and flute-like, gradually building up to an absolutely frenetic ending. It was just achingly beautiful. 

Greatape

icu81b4 said:

Years ago whilst at an airport I bought a guitarist mag to read whilst on holiday, the attached cd (remember those) had a track called Luminous Flesh Giants (I think) by a chap called Joe Satriani, it featured a run down the fretboard that I assumed must be a work of studio jiggers pokery in order to achieve it, anyway months later when I managed to get to one of his gigs he played this song flawlessly.

I think I gave up playing guitar for a while after that. 

I'm absolutely not a fan now, but back when I was a teenager, I saw the 'Flying in a Blue Dream' tour at the Birmingham Hummingbird. 

inewham

fretfinder said:
He was wearing Adidas Stan Smiths, great footwear choice then and now!

Wow for even remembering his footwear!

west

Greatape said:

icu81b4 said:

Years ago whilst at an airport I bought a guitarist mag to read whilst on holiday, the attached cd (remember those) had a track called Luminous Flesh Giants (I think) by a chap called Joe Satriani, it featured a run down the fretboard that I assumed must be a work of studio jiggers pokery in order to achieve it, anyway months later when I managed to get to one of his gigs he played this song flawlessly.

I think I gave up playing guitar for a while after that. 

I'm absolutely not a fan now, but back when I was a teenager, I saw the 'Flying in a Blue Dream' tour at the Birmingham Hummingbird. 

I was there !

west

Also Jeff beck ,tony hymas and terry bozzio on the guitar shop tour, nia brum .

jeff made  all the malenky hairs on my plott stand endwise ...  

jimmyd

John Mayer at Glastonbury 2008 - I'd vaguely heard he was a decent guitar player, but he blew me away with his whole set. Such a tasteful player with real chops. 

matt_sefton

jimmyd said:

John Mayer at Glastonbury 2008 - I'd vaguely heard he was a decent guitar player, but he blew me away with his whole set. Such a tasteful player with real chops. 

Oof! You can’t go complimenting John Mayer on here. You’ll get banned 

fretfinder

inewham said:

fretfinder said:
He was wearing Adidas Stan Smiths, great footwear choice then and now!

Wow for even remembering his footwear!

Thanks! I was a big fan and wearer of Adidas Stan Smiths back then and I still am!