Piesa Blackbird a trupei Alter Bridge are cel mai bun solo de chitara din lume, arata un top 20 publicat de revista britanica Guitarist. Clasamentul a fost realizat pe baza optiunilor cititorilor si mai cuprinde pasaje solo ale unor nume precum Guns N' Roses, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, The Eagles si Michael Jackson.
Conform musicradar.com, pasajul solo realizat de Mark Tremonti si Myles Kennedy pentru piesa Blackbird a obtinut 16,52%, in fata unor chitaristi mult mai celebri, ca Eddie Van Halen, Slash, David Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix sau Steve Vai.
Blackbird este piesa care da numele celui de-al doilea material de studio al trupei americane Alter Bridge. Discul a aparut in 2007. Alter Bridge a fost infiintata in 2004, de fostii membri ai formatiei Creed.
Cele mai bune 20 de solouri de chitara din toate timpurile
1. Alter Bridge - Blackbird (Mark Tremonti/Myles Kennedy)
2. Van Halen - Eruption (Eddie Van Halen)
3. Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine (Slash)
4. Guns N' Roses - November Rain (Slash)
5. Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (David Gilmour, Pulse: Live)
6. Dream Theater - Hollow Years (John Petrucci, Live At Budokan)
7. Dream Theater - Under A Glass Moon (John Petrucci)
8. Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (Jimmy Page)
9. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird (Gary Rossington/Allen Collins)
10. Megadeth - Tornado Of Souls (Marty Friedman)
11. Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
12. Steve Vai - For the Love Of God
13. Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower
14. The Eagles - Hotel California (Joe Walsh/Don Felder)
15. Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (Mark Knopfler)
16. Led Zeppelin - Since I've Been Loving You (Jimmy Page)
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