Songs with awesome guitar solos?

Dire Straits - sultans of swing
particularly the solo from the end of the song

Hotel California's intro by The Eagles

the last four and a half minuets or so of lynyrd skynyrd's free bird is pretty good. Also the original "inna-gadda-da-vida" is a good one if you want to go really oldschool.

Intro to Black Magic Woman - Santana
Roundabout - Yes

Stevie Ray Vaughan - "Texas Flood" off the Live at the El Macambo DVD

I agree, Eruption is the solo that dawned a new era in rock guitar. EVH is the second, maybe 3rd most influential guitar player of the last 40 years. First there's Hendrix, then Page, then Van Halen. I would go so far to say that not only the solo Eruption, but the ENTIRE first Van Halen album changed rock music forever. That album is chock full of so many mind blowing solo's. Songs like I'm the One, On Fire, Atomic Punk... the song list speaks for itself. Think about it, before Van Halen 1 was released, what guitar player played anything like that? Nobody. Vai, Satriani, and Malmsteen wouldn't have careers if weren't for Eddie Van Halen innovating and popularizing that style of playing. The real key to VH's genious is not just his guitar playing and innovation, but his songwriting ability. It is often overlooked, but Van Halen, the band, has more #1 hits, top ten hits, and #1 albums than any other rock band in history, including Zeppelin, Aerow Smith, Metallica, Nirvana, Motley Crue, and any other group you can think of. I can't believe they were not inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame the first year they were eligible, that is a travesty.

Sorry for the rant...

Ernie or Eric Isley (can never remember) from summer breeze.

Well eruption really isn't too hard to play.. it's just tapping. I listen to a lot of Steve Vai and Yngwie.. G3 and such. If you like the gutiars I'd suggest --

G3
Sonata Arctica
Nightwish (It's metal opera)
Mastadon

The guitar solo in Crazy Train...the Randy Rhodes rendition.

Allman Brothers Band-Blue Sky

Jimi Hendrix - Born under a Bad Sing ...ultimate experience

Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia, John Maclaughlin, Marty Friedman, Jason Becker, Justin King. The top guitarists of all time (and, of course, their solos are unreal).

No i love the solo for stranglehold via ted nugent

stevie ray vaughn, "lil sister"
or allman bros, "statesboro blues"

Revolotion mother earth - Ozzy

Randy Rhoads rocks RIP!!!!

Anything from Dire Straits, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac, ACDC, Santana.

"Free Byrd" Lynard Skynard Stairway to Heaven, Led Zepplin

Phish playing "Jesus Left Chicago" live. Awesome blues guitar solo

Gov't Mule-Blind Man in the Dark
*seeing Warren Haynes solo on anything live is totally sick
Rush- La Villa Strangiato
Pat Martino- Impressions (crazy jazz guitar solo)

I like the solo in Lenny Kravitz - Little girls eyes