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GreatestSoloEver... One isn't even from Ride The Lightning... It's from ...And Justice For All, and it's not really that hard... I'm not saying I can play it, but mostly the fast parts are tapping...

dragon force

Its astounding how little people no about music...
Props to the two of you who said petrucci.
Guitar solo-John Petrucci Solo (off once in a livetime album...go look it up, it blows free bird, eruption, and ecspecially dforce out of the water)
Drum Solo-Anything done by Neil Peart (in concert was amazing)
Keyboard- John Rudess solo (live at the marquee album by dt)
Bass-Les claypool...anything, the man is a god.

The mule (Drum solo) from Deep purple´s made in japan album

wtf dragonforce i would rather felch myself than listen to them blates is november rain by gnr

Well said hippyonfire, well said. (welcome to the club)

The solo from "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin. Awesome song, go download it now.

the solo in sultans of swing by dire straits

Through the Fire and Flames-Dragon Force. In the music video, when it hits about 3 Minutes, watch the show baby!

dragonforce, through the fire and flames

Best solo is from Van Halen in Eruption

the most amzing i think is dragonforce, even tho i dont really like them a lot, its just impressive. gotta love freebird tho, gotta love freebird