Well seeing as in music is extremely vast i am going to give you three of my opinions.
1. Self written, Self produced, Purely for themselves.
Guthrie Govan - Fives
This is one of the worlds most underrated guitarists. He is underrated and underrated purely because everything he does is for his own enjoyment and he doesn't play music for money and enjoyment, he plays it for the shear love of what he can do. Guthrie is wildly recognised by great guitarists, some of the worlds best to be precise. Stevie Vai, Joe Striani, Eric Clapton and more. I'm suprised he hasn't played the 3G festival yet.
Check out the song if you appreciate good guitar
here.
2. Classic Band. Record company. Wildly known.
Pink Floyd - Comfotably Numb
Simply one if the greatest guitar solos of all time. Any guitarist you know who listens to Brit rock will aspire to play this song. It is simply the epiphany of classic guitar solos in the rock genre. The nostalgic feel you get from the string bends send shivers down your spine. The entire song is so mystic and enjoyable, then the solo breaks in and you're like "Hell yeah!!" pick up the air guitar and start shredding away! Or you can end up closing your eyes and drift off somewhere, it is simply one of those solos that can make you dissapear and just let your mind drift! This is blues at it's finest too... You may not think it but they are certainly influenced by the bues. Amazing song with the classic solo.
That song is comfortably numb.
3.More modern. Major Label. Heavily produced.
Avenged Sevenfold - Afterlife
Synyster Gates, possibly the greatest living young guitarist of his generation. This song is raging with epic guitar! The intro screams with a dual solo harmony and rips right into the main verse with a heavy beat collaboration between all musicians and signer. The song takes so many changes that the guitar just changes it's key so much. Then back into heavy again! All building up to the epic solo at 2.49 onwards. When he plays this it just gives me goosebumps, my mouth dropped when i heard this for the first time! So fast, so clean so brutal! Such a great shred! It sums up what Synyster is capable of. He is by far one of the most epic guitarists of all time!
Check out the song
There's so many more i would have said! Such as November rain by G n' R and lots more but i decided to give you a little variety.
Hope whoever reads finds something they like in the meantime!
