龍爭虎鬥:有史以來50大吉他獨奏精選
身為80年代的搖滾迷,你是否也有種隱隱的擔憂,害怕那些經典搖滾曲目成了他人耳熟能詳的旋律,而自己卻不曾聽過?若談到「最偉大的吉他獨奏」這樣的話題,一場激烈的爭論隨之而來。在這其中,每段吉他獨奏都有獨特風格,究竟該如何比較如Pink Floyd的 "Comfortably Numb" 與Ozzy Osbourne的 "Crazy Train"?又如何在 "Stairway to Heaven" 與 "Sultans of Swing" 間分出高下?
以下整理了由Guitar World 根據讀者票選出的 50 大吉他獨奏名單,資料來源來自 Total Guitar,如若你對搖滾心懷熱愛,不妨一一重溫。
50 大吉他獨奏名單
- "Bohemian Rhapsody" – A Night at the Opera (1975) - Queen (吉他手:Brian May)
- "Eruption (instrumental)" – Van Halen (1978) - Van Halen (吉他手:Eddie Van Halen)
- Comfortably Numb – The Wall (1979) - Pink Floyd (吉他手:David Gilmour)
- Stairway To Heaven – Led Zeppelin IV (1971) - Led Zeppelin (吉他手:Jimmy Page)
- Hotel California – Hotel California (1977) - Eagles (吉他手:Don Felder、Joe Walsh)
- Sweet Child O’ Mine – Appetite for Destruction (1988) - Guns N’ Roses (吉他手:Slash)
- Sultans Of Swing – Dire Straits (1977) - Dire Straits (吉他手:Mark Knopfler)
- Free Bird – (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) (1974) - Lynyrd Skynyrd (吉他手:Allen Collins)
- Beat It – Thriller (1982) - Michael Jackson (吉他手:Eddie Van Halen)
- Crazy Train – Blizzard of Ozz (1980) - Ozzy Osbourne (吉他手:Randy Rhoads)
- “All Along The Watchtower” – Electric Ladyland - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Guitarist: Jimi Hendrix, 1968)
- “Purple Rain” – Purple Rain - Prince (1984)
- “Highway Star” – Machine Head - Deep Purple (Guitarist: Ritchie Blackmore, 1972)
- “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” –The Beatles - The Beatles (Guitarist: Eric Clapton, 1968)
- “Fade To Black” – Ride the Lightning - Metallica (Guitarist: Kirk Hammett, 1984)
- “Back In Black” – Back in Black - AC/DC (Guitarist: Angus Young, 1980)
- “Still Got The Blues” – Still Got the Blues - Gary Moore (1990)
- “For The Love Of God” –Passion and Warfare - Steve Vai (1990)
- “Reapers” – Drones - Muse (Guitarist: Matt Bellamy, 2015)
- “Cliffs Of Dover” – Ah Via Musicom - Eric Johnson (1990)
- “Hanger 18” – Rust in Peace - Megadeth (Guitarist: Marty Friedman, 1990)
- “Layla” – Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs - Derek & The Dominos (Guitarist: Duane Allman, 1971)
- “Johnny B. Goode” – Chuck Berry (1957)
- “Blackbird” – Blackbird - Alter Bridge (Guitarists: Mark Tremonti, Myles Kennedy, 2007)
- “Something” – Abbey Road - The Beatles (Guitarist: George Harrison, 1969)
- “Limelight” – Moving Pictures - Rush (Guitarist: Alex Lifeson, 1981)
- “Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)” – Amigos - Santana (Guitarist: Carlos Santana, 1976)
- “Firth Of Fifth” – Selling England by the Pound - Genesis (Guitarist: Steve Hackett, 1973)
- “Alive” – Ten - Pearl Jam (Guitarist: Mike McCready, 1991)
- “La Grange” – Tres Hombres - ZZ Top (Guitarist: Billy Gibbons, 1973)
- “Under A Glass Moon” – Images and Words - Dream Theater (Guitarist: John Petrucci, 1992)
- “Floods” – The Great Southern Trendkill - Pantera (Guitarist: Dimebag Darrell, 1996)
- “Crossroads” – Wheels of Fire - Cream (Guitarist: Eric Clapton, 1966)
- “Walk This Way” – Toys in the Attic - Aerosmith (Guitarist: Joe Perry, 1975)
- “Lenny” – Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble (Guitarist: Stevie Ray Vaughan, 1983)
- “Cause We've Ended As Lovers” – Blow by Blow - Jeff Beck (1994)
- “The Thrill Is Gone” – Completely Well - BB King (1969)
- “Rock Bottom” –Phenomenon - UFO (Guitarist: Michael Schenker, 1979)
- “Sympathy For The Devil” – Beggars Banquet - The Rolling Stones (Guitarist: Keith Richards, 1968)
- “Flying In A Blue Dream” – Flying in a Blue Dream - Joe Satriani (1989)
- “Killing In The Name” – Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against The Machine (Guitarist: Tom Morello, 1991)
- “Sloe Gin” – Sloe Gin - Joe Bonamassa (2007)
- “Shock Me” – Love Gun - KISS (Guitarist: Ace Frehley, 1977)
- “I Believe In A Thing Called Love” – Permission to Land - The Darkness (Guitarist: Justin Hawkins)
- “Maggot Brain” – Maggot Brain - Funkadelic (Guitarist: Eddie Hazel, 1971)
- “Paranoid Android” – OK Computer - Radiohead (Guitarist: Jonny Greenwood, 1997)
- “Gravity” – Continuum - John Mayer (2005)
- “Nutshell” – Jar of Flies - Alice In Chains (Guitarist: Jerry Cantrell, 1994)
- “Jessica” – Brothers and Sisters - The Allman Brothers Band (Guitarist: Dickey Betts, 1973)
- “Parabola” –Lateralus - Tool (Guitarist: Adam Jones, 2001)
這份名單顯示了搖滾樂史上眾多具有標誌性的吉他獨奏,從技巧高超的即興演奏,到獨具個性與深度的旋律,每一段獨奏背後都有著無數靈魂的注入。各位搖滾愛好者不妨一首首探訪,也許會找到屬於自己的「永恆之選」。
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