Featuring a list of the top 100 guitar solos ever
Every guitarist has opinions on what some of the greatest recorded guitar solos are. While there are many that are commonly regarded as "great", there are lots of others that don't get as much attention. Not too long ago, the editors of Guitar World magazine put together a reader's poll, to find out what their readers considered to be the best guitar solos of all time. The results surely reflect the magazine's demographic (no jazz guitar solos, for example), but no one can argue the following 100 selections boast some great guitar work.
# 13.
song: Texas Flood
guitarist: Stevie Ray Vaughan
band: Stevie Ray Vaughan
album: Texas Flood
"Texas Flood" is the third track on Stevie Ray Vaughan's debut album Texas Flood. It is a blues song written in compound time and is one of his most well known tracks. Texas Flood has three verses of lyrics but the song is arguably more of a prolonged guitar solo, allowing Vaughan to show off his characteristic electric blues style.
During live shows, he would often play portions of this song behind his back, arousing an enthusiastic crowd response.