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I can't ged over the solo in big money no matter how many times I listen to it...when I listen to it it places me into a different realm...I dunno how he did it but its amazing the way he conveys the most awesome design all wrapped up in a euphoric souring melody that is like an acid peak in itself...that's how much I love that damn solo that I just so very much understated :D :D :D :D

What is your fav Alex solo or part and why?
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Kevin
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Post by Kevin »

Afterimage - Guitar solo. One of my top 10 Alex solos

Bravado's Riff...one of my favs

Closer To The Heart, the guitar in the beginning.

Cold Fire - The cool sounding part right at the beginning

Freewill's solo

The acoustic guitar at the beginning of In The End

The beginning part of Kid Gloves

La Villa Strangiato...all of it. :P

Lock And Key's guitar solo, another of my favs.

Nobody's Hero's riff...another of my favs

Roll The Bones' solo

The Spirit Of Radio...classic riff.

The Trees, acoustic at the beginning.

Tom Sawyer's solo

Working Man's solo

Plenty of others i'm forgetting at the moment.
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Post by *Lifesonite »

The beginning of the solo in Cygnus X-1 6:39 into the song. The whole solo actually :) But that first part and the interlude after it, ooo!
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Post by thetrees »

this topic should have been more active, so maybe ill try to get it going again. my favorite alex part is THE WHOLE 5/4 PART IN THE TREES!!!

the little lick to get it started and the solo.......heavenly!!
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Post by happysmilies007 »

La Villa live kicks some serious..well, i can't put that here. :razz:

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Post by D'Anconia »

La Villa and Big Money. Alex looks awesome in the Big Money video doing that solo in his Miami Vice getup. So '80s!
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Post by The Necromancer »

2 words: An-them.

Anthem rocks my world. Alex's most ferocious solo, IMHO.
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Kevin wrote:Afterimage - Guitar solo. One of my top 10 Alex solos

Bravado's Riff...one of my favs

Closer To The Heart, the guitar in the beginning.

Cold Fire - The cool sounding part right at the beginning

Freewill's solo

The acoustic guitar at the beginning of In The End

The beginning part of Kid Gloves

La Villa Strangiato...all of it. :P

Lock And Key's guitar solo, another of my favs.

Nobody's Hero's riff...another of my favs

Roll The Bones' solo

The Spirit Of Radio...classic riff.

The Trees, acoustic at the beginning.

Tom Sawyer's solo

Working Man's solo

Plenty of others i'm forgetting at the moment.
Ghost of a Chance has great feel to it as well!! :cool:
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Post by Mechanix »

The entirety of "La Villa Strangiato" from Exit...Stage Left

The verse melody and solo of "Cut to the Chase"

Anything in "Ghost Rider"

The harmonic section of "Virtuality"

The entire beginning section of "The Necromancer"

The intro riff to "Finding My Way"
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Post by dsquare »

Hey how about the Analogue Kid solo, great 80's style "lightning fingers" solo.
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Post by NeilPeartFan »

I'd have to go with LaVilla Strangiato. Did anybody see the live video that was recorded in like 1979? Its Alex doing that solo.....My jaw dropped when I saw it. Can't see his hands move.
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Post by CygnusX1 »

the mid-song solo of Necromancer, when he hits the stereo chorus effect mid-riff and it fills the room with sound for the rest of the solo....AWESOME :headbang:

Xanadu's got some fast, sweet runs in it too... :headbang:
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Post by Lamneth »

2112-the intro and the solo at around 13 minutes kick ass! 8)
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Post by CygnusX1 »

Good choice Lam...I like the solo-ending to "I think I'm going Bald" too...righteous :headbang:
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Post by CygnusX1 »

here's a nugget:

the low-volume solo during the "rap" on RIR's Roll the Bones...
If you can keep up with it, it's really tasty as hell....
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