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Best guitar solo among these ballads:

Alone Again - Dokken
15
23%
Wait - White Lion
15
23%
Nobody's Fool - Cinderella
1
2%
Wanted Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi
6
9%
Love Song - Tesla
10
15%
Skid Row - I Remember You
6
9%
The Ballad of Jayne - LA Guns
1
2%
Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue
11
17%
 
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I built this poll over one amazing guitar solo.
"Wait" is pure mastery, perfection & beauty. It's all tapping, but it goes beyond being a gimmick it's a legitimate approach that couldn't be as melodic any other way
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Dokken...

I would have voted for Tonight/Ozzy.
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Out of those...Wait. Although, I've never considered that a ballad.
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Wait isn't a ballad
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I Remember You is about as perfect as it can get.
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Nobodyspecial wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2024 3:38 am Wait isn't a ballad
This. And no "Headed For a Heartbreak"? Lame.
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cowpins wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2024 4:14 am I Remember You is about as perfect as it can get.
I Remember You is indeed great, but I could do without so many pinch-harmonics. It's his style, but needs to be dialed back here. I don't think it holds up. Alone Again for the win.
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HOME sweet home all day long
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A number of very memorable songs and solos but….

George Lynch and it’s not even close.

Wait isn’t a ballad
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None. Of all the stupid hair ballads my favourite solo is Kiss' Forever. Such a tasty little acoustic solo from Bruce.
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AJL wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2024 10:58 pm None. Of all the stupid hair ballads my favourite solo is Kiss' Forever. Such a tasty little acoustic solo from Bruce.
Thst is incorrect.
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Wait has the best solo.
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Home Sweet Home is perfect.
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Wait isn't a ballad.

Home Sweet Home is the best of those. Great theme and a good tone from MIck's guitar (if Mick played that). I long wondered if it might have been Dan Huff or Steve Lukather?

The other really good one there is Wanted Dead Or Alive. One of Richie's best.

What would I add?

Reb Beach - Winger's "Headed For a Heartbreak" on which he conjures Allan Holdsworth

Steve Lukather - Toto's "I Won't Hold You Back"

Neal Schon - Journey's "Faithfully" or "Who's Cryin' Now"

Steve Vai - "For the Love of God"

Brad Gillis - Night Ranger's "Hearts Away"

Prince - "Purple Rain"

Alex Lifeson - Rush's "Ghost of a Chance"
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Dokken -Alone Again

The great solo is the icing on the cake , that still never gets skipped when it comes up on my playlist, unlike a number of the others on this list .
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“I Remember You” is such a fantastic solo. So much nuance.

“Ballad of Jayne” for its tone. Greet solo!
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Nobodyspecial wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2024 3:38 am Wait isn't a ballad
This. But it's also the best solo of the bunch.
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