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Rocker JIMMY PAGE's guitar solo in LED ZEPPELIN classic STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN has been voted the greatest of all time in a new online poll.
Page's playing on the 1971 track topped the survey by music website AboutGuitars.com, beating out competition from EDDIE VAN HALEN's solo on the 1978 VAN HALEN track ERUPTION.
In third place is the dual guitar solo by ALLEN COLLINS and GARY ROSSINGTON on LYNYRD SKYNYRD's 1973 epic FREEBIRD.
The Top 10 Greatest Guitar Solos are:
1. STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN - JIMMY PAGE (LED ZEPPELIN)
2. ERUPTION - EDDIE VAN HALEN (VAN HALEN)
3. FREEBIRD - ALLEN COLLINS and GARY ROSSINGTON (LYNYRD SKYNYRD)
4. COMFORTABLY NUMB - DAVID GILMOUR (PINK FLOYD)
5. ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER - JIMI HENDRIX
6. NOVEMBER RAIN - SLASH (GUNS N' ROSES)
7. ONE - KIRK HAMMETT (METALLICA)
8. HOTEL CALIFORNIA - DON FELDER and JOE WALSH (THE EAGLES)
9. CRAZY TRAIN - RANDY RHOADS (OZZY OSBOURNE)
10. CROSSROADS - ERIC CLAPTON (CREAM).
Page's playing on the 1971 track topped the survey by music website AboutGuitars.com, beating out competition from EDDIE VAN HALEN's solo on the 1978 VAN HALEN track ERUPTION.
In third place is the dual guitar solo by ALLEN COLLINS and GARY ROSSINGTON on LYNYRD SKYNYRD's 1973 epic FREEBIRD.
The Top 10 Greatest Guitar Solos are:
1. STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN - JIMMY PAGE (LED ZEPPELIN)
2. ERUPTION - EDDIE VAN HALEN (VAN HALEN)
3. FREEBIRD - ALLEN COLLINS and GARY ROSSINGTON (LYNYRD SKYNYRD)
4. COMFORTABLY NUMB - DAVID GILMOUR (PINK FLOYD)
5. ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER - JIMI HENDRIX
6. NOVEMBER RAIN - SLASH (GUNS N' ROSES)
7. ONE - KIRK HAMMETT (METALLICA)
8. HOTEL CALIFORNIA - DON FELDER and JOE WALSH (THE EAGLES)
9. CRAZY TRAIN - RANDY RHOADS (OZZY OSBOURNE)
10. CROSSROADS - ERIC CLAPTON (CREAM).
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