Best Guitar break

[The Rut]

Which song has the best guitar break on it , My favorite is 'Sweet Home Alabama'

[smorodina]

The best by miles is Richard Thompson's break in 'Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman'.

[Gef]

Mine is "Tear Stained Letter" (live version) also by RT - have we got a fan club here smorodina?

[druiaghtagh]

So many, different things mean so much to so many people, off the top of my head, i would say accoustic version of 'Layla'

[smorodina]

Well I've been in on the secret since the early 70s and Richard's playing is sublime. Restrained and economical, but able to put more emotion into a short break than some other, more feted guitarists can in a whole career. And the sustained interplay between his guitar and Swarbricks fiddle on 'Sloth' (yes I tend to favour his early work) is remarkable. I can't think of another guitarist who comes close, although I also love Neil Young's soloing - not technically great, but always feels like he means it. I'm not a fan of all those high speed, technically brilliant, but emotionally empty guitarists that litter the rock world.

[bluedolphin]

Mmm lots really...I really like Another Girl Another Planet by the Only Ones....and a guy in a band who played guitar told me once that the guitar work on the theme from the cop show from the 70s "Hawai 5-O was gear.

[stream]

To my mind, although i'm not entirely sure what the definition of a break is, Hendrix - Watchtower, Dylan - Senor