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Which McCready Guitar Solo is the best?

FrankieJFrankieJ Posts: 602
edited June 2008 in The Porch
I really love McCready's guitar solos during a concert.
He is just so good at it, and it sounds perfect.

What song do you think has his best solo in it?

Name a specific boot or album if it really rocks.
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  • smithnicsmithnic Posts: 1,563
    Hard to beat each and every Ledbetter at every show I've gone to.

    My favorite is the Tibetan Freedom Concert version however. It's just Ed and Mike and the way he plays is awesome.
    Go Get 'Em Tigers!
  • Alive_268Alive_268 Posts: 213
    no doubt, the best solo both studio and live is Alive
    there are a lot of other amazing solos, but the studio version of this solo....don't know how to describe it
  • Gonzo1977Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    The acoustic solo Mike does on the studio version of "Immortality" has got to be one of my favorite solos of all time. The Electric solo's he does in concert on "Immortality"are fucking out of this world as well

    I also think the solo at the end of "All or None" is pretty much The Dog's Bollocks too.

    Mike is fucking brilliant...PERIOD
  • smithnicsmithnic Posts: 1,563
    My favorite song right now by the band is 1/2 Full and it's totally because of Mike's playing on it.
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  • smile05smile05 Posts: 600
    when he plays out corduroy on live on two legs
    1:Black 2:Corduroy 3:All Those Yesterdays 4:I Got ID 5:Smile

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  • blondieblue227blondieblue227 Va, USA Posts: 4,509
    mike's solos make me HOT!
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  • NewJPageNewJPage Posts: 3,311
    smile05 wrote:
    when he plays out corduroy on live on two legs

    i'd agree, that's mike's best corduroy solo, and the best the band has done with matt at drums (twas better with jack, IMHO)

    also, the immortality mention is also very true. try nagoya (i think) from '03, which followed a sick jam.
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  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,951
    studio version of GO. mike was never able to play it note for note again. it is amazing.

    but the best mccready solo is the reach down solo on TOTD

    The band started rehearsing songs written by Cornell on tour previous to Wood's death, as well as re-working some existing material from demos written by Gossard and Ament.[5] This was McCready's first recording studio experience, and he took a central role in the project. McCready performed an epic 4-minute-plus solo for "Reach Down". According to Chris Cornell, McCready's headphone monitors flew off halfway through the recording of the solo, and he played the rest without being able to hear the backing track.[6] McCready considers this track to be one of his proudest moments.[7
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  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,929
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  • MattyJoeMattyJoe Posts: 1,424
    restlesssoul wrote:
    studio version of GO. mike was never able to play it note for note again. it is amazing.

    YES I totally agree with that. Amazing solo.
    Alive studio is great, too.

    A lot of the time I like his studio solos more than his live solos.
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  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,951
    birth of the alive solo.


    doors - five to one
    kiss - she
    pearl jam - alive

    all have the same elements and are copied from eachother
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  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,563
    Gonzo1977 wrote:
    The acoustic solo Mike does on the studio version of "Immortality" has got to be one of my favorite solos of all time. The Electric solo's he does in concert on "Immortality"are fucking out of this world as well

    I also think the solo at the end of "All or None" is pretty much The Dog's Bollocks too.

    Mike is fucking brilliant...PERIOD


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  • ScratchedArmsScratchedArms Posts: 110
    Couple my faves,

    Evenflow Philly 9/1/00
    Ledbetter/Little Wing Newcastle Aus 2006
    Immortality Benaroya Hall 2003
  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    No one's mentioned Maggot Brain or November Hotel yet? :eek:
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • JP2026766JP2026766 Posts: 1,125
    I'd definitely say the studio version of Alive. Someone also mentioned 1/2 Full, Mike has had some sick live solos on that song.

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  • CitizenRickCitizenRick Posts: 1,079
    The solo on Black from LO2L. So powerful it leaves you speechless!
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  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lY-KNvicrE

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhKxLgeNNUs
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  • drummerboy_73drummerboy_73 Las Vegas, NV Posts: 2,011
    Alive, studio version and Immortality, Self-Pollution radio
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  • on2legson2legs Posts: 15,350
    Evenflow from the Uniondale boot in 03.
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  • IAmMyselfIAmMyself Posts: 671
    whatever one he is playing at the time, I really can't say which is my favorite.
    "Please help me to help you, help yourself." EV
  • cd21millercd21miller Columbia, MO Posts: 302
    studio-wise -- go and black. go is just blistering and black just gets into your soul.

    also loved present tense to open the st. louis concert in 2003...wow...

    and to close -- ledbetter in cincy 2000 when he went into nugent and van halen. fun stuff.
  • andrew the legendandrew the legend Posts: 210
    Even flow any boot or any show.
  • zenithzenith Posts: 3,191
    i dont think i could pick a fav either - but i love corduroy anywhere, or in my tree on the melbourne 98 boot (call me a sucker, but i love this song)
    or any show im lucky enough to be standing in front of him at - just gives me goosbumps
    impatience is a gift ........
  • brooksyincbrooksyinc Posts: 16
    Alive. My fav PJ song. Killer solo, studio and live.
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  • whgarrettwhgarrett Posts: 574
    I would have to say the studio version of Down. Just my humble opinion.
  • TunnelThroughDenialTunnelThroughDenial Posts: 769
    Studio Go by a mile
    |9.5.93Gorge|2.6.95Moore|5.7.98AROSpace|7.21.98Seattle|7.22.98Seattle|10.21.00PHX|11.5.00Seattle
    |11.6.00Seattle|6.6.03Vegas|6.7.03PHX|5.25.06Boston|7.22.06Gorge|7.23.06Gorge|9.21.09Seattle|9.22.09Seattle |10.6.09LA|11.19.13PHX|11.29.13Portland|12.6.13Seattle |10.22.14Denver| 8.8.18 Seattle | 8.10.18 Seattle

    EV Solo |7.15.11 Benaroya|7.16.11 Benaroya|4.13.12PHX|10.30.14Redmond|
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  • Them-BonesThem-Bones Posts: 518
    Reach Down
    "If my thoughts, dreams, could be seen, they'd probably put my head, in a guillotine, but it's alright ma, it's life and life only."
  • EquallyWorthlessEquallyWorthless Posts: 3,993
    Top 3 id have to say

    By far his best solo is Immortality (any live version, especially Benaroya )



    Yellow Ledbetter


    and


    Reach Down

    (HM Corduroy and Alive)
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  • AndySlashAndySlash Posts: 3,258
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    No one's mentioned Maggot Brain or November Hotel yet? :eek:

    we think alike, brother.
  • celebrationcelebration Posts: 318
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