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what journey song contained schon's best solo?

i think mother father had a pretty good one....

The Party's Over has an extended solo in Japan (I think) and it's the best I've ever heard Neal play. Simply brilliant. Can't wait to hear that guitar smoke this year.

if I had to choose one, I'd say "Of A Lifetime"

Just Sara wrote:if I had to choose one, I'd say "Of A Lifetime"

I like the way you think!

Saint John wrote:The Party's Over has an extended solo in Japan (I think) and it's the best I've ever heard Neal play. Simply brilliant. Can't wait to hear that guitar smoke this year.

Is this it? Solo starts at about 3:13.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeJpIryb9I4

Neal has lots of great ones but my favorite is from "Still They Ride".

damn good solo there.

Rick wrote:

Saint John wrote:The Party's Over has an extended solo in Japan (I think) and it's the best I've ever heard Neal play. Simply brilliant. Can't wait to hear that guitar smoke this year.

Is this it? Solo starts at about 3:13.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeJpIryb9I4

No, but it's darn close to that one. THIS is it, though. Unbelievably creative solo at the end. Perhaps the greatest guitarist on the planet at that time. At the 3:30 mark Neal just takes it to another level...like only he can do. Fucker looks wasted too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftBqKk_B ... re=related

Saint John wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftBqKk_Bv5U&feature=related

THAT looks like a completely different world. "The way they were..." Wow. Instant nostalgia.

Just Sara wrote:if I had to choose one, I'd say "Of A Lifetime"

+1 That solo cooks!!

Anyway You Want It is #2

Followed closely by Stone In Love.

I agree that the solo's in "Mother, Father" and "Still They Ride" are fantastic.

The cool thing is, that those are both slower tempo songs for the most part, but Neal manages to fly during the solo's without making it sound forced at all. Sometimes it's tough for a guitarist to show off the speed skills during a ballad type number, but that's not a problem on these solo's at all.

Kinda like the was Steve Smith shines on the song "Sandcastles" from Dream After Dream.

Neal's the master of guitar playing. Picking just one of his solos is impossible for me to do.

On other websites that rank the greatest guitarists and guitar solos of all time, Stone In Love is usually Neal's highest rated solo. It ranks extremely high on my own list as well.

I'll try to give this question some thought and come up with a short list of some of my favorites.

That was a great vid.. I'm leaning towards World Gone Wild bigtime on this one.. The end is just incredible..To me anyhow..

Journey69 wrote:That was a great vid.. I'm leaning towards World Gone Wild bigtime on this one.. The end is just incredible..To me anyhow..

Good call...love that song and solo.

conversationpc wrote:Neal has lots of great ones but my favorite is from "Still They Ride".

Agree, that's a beautiful song and the vocals are out of this world. The song works well on many levels, the vocals/piano/drums/guitar all sound harmonious and the guitar solo doesn't sound like its out of place.

In no particular order....

Of A Lifetime
The Ride (from Schon & Hammer's Untold Passion CD)
I'm Down (from Schon & Hammer's Untold Passion CD)
La Do Da
Winds Of March
Boom Ba Ya Ya (from Abraxas Pool CD)
In The Hands Of Time (from Hardline's Double Eclipse CD)
Message Of Love
One More
Can't Tame The Lion
I Can See It In Your Eyes
Forget Me Not (from Bad English's Bad English CD)
Rockin' Horse (from Bad English's Bad English CD)
Dancing Off The Edge Of The World (from Bad English's Backlash CD)
Gotta Get Back To You (from Neal Schon's Piranha Blues CD)
New Position (from Soul SirkUS World Play CD)
All The Things
World Gone Wild
I Can Breath
Stone In Love
Who's crying Now
Still They Ride
Lay It Down
Dead Or Alive
Mother Father
Separate Ways
Chain Reaction
Edge Of the Blade
Better Together

I know that doesn't seem like a short list, but like I said, Schon has too many great solos for me to be able to name only one or a few.

Journey/Survivor wrote:In no particular order....

Of A Lifetime
The Ride (from Schon & Hammer's Untold Passion CD)
I'm Down (from Schon & Hammer's Untold Passion CD)
La Do Da
Winds Of March
Boom Ba Ya Ya (from Abraxas Pool CD)
In The Hands Of Time (from Hardline's Double Eclipse CD)
Message Of Love
One More
Can't Tame The Lion
I Can See It In Your Eyes
Forget Me Not (from Bad English's Bad English CD)
Rockin' Horse (from Bad English's Bad English CD)
Dancing Off The Edge Of The World (from Bad English's Backlash CD)
Gotta Get Back To You (from Neal Schon's Piranha Blues CD)
New Position (from Soul SirkUS World Play CD)
All The Things
World Gone Wild
I Can Breath
Stone In Love
Who's crying Now
Still They Ride
Lay It Down
Dead Or Alive
Mother Father
Separate Ways
Chain Reaction
Edge Of the Blade
Better Together

I know that doesn't seem like a short list, but like I said, Schon has too many great solos for me to be able to name only one or a few.

Way to be specific.

All those are great.. Don't forget Periled Divide.. What a great name for a song...Love JSS on this one..Sounds totally like a Hardline song..And I bet it was for the 2nd Hardline album..

Saint John wrote:

Rick wrote:

Saint John wrote:The Party's Over has an extended solo in Japan (I think) and it's the best I've ever heard Neal play. Simply brilliant. Can't wait to hear that guitar smoke this year.

Is this it? Solo starts at about 3:13.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeJpIryb9I4

No, but it's darn close to that one. THIS is it, though. Unbelievably creative solo at the end. Perhaps the greatest guitarist on the planet at that time. At the 3:30 mark Neal just takes it to another level...like only he can do. Fucker looks wasted too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftBqKk_B ... re=related

Two things about that video:
1. Did Perry borrow Cain's shirt? It has piano keys on it.
2. That must've been Neal's official debut of the purple shirt.

I'm gonna throw Nickel & Dime out there. Just the main riff is a killer.
Of a Lifetime, Edge Of The Blade, Chain Reaction, and Escape ALL LIVE are great as well.

Mine's "Who's cryin now". Awesome solo that's so melodic and powerfull! Like others on here though, I like so many. He's not the biggest shredder out there, but he's probably the best melodic player I've ever heard. I'm a huge Toto fan as well, but to me Neal is just barely one notch higher than Lukather. Luke's probably my second favorite. Although, Lukather is a kick-ass singer, so I guess overall I'd have to say he's my favorite.

I just confused myself carry on!

World Gone Wild - he just tears it up with that wah pedal engaged.

the Time, at the end. killer.

and many,many live solos. Do they count?

My top picks would probably be "Of A Lifetime", "Message of Love", and for some reason I've always liked "Who's Cryin' Now" for the solo.

There's too many good ones to choose from. I love the live version of his solo in Still They Ride, but maybe Of a Lifetime's solo would get my vote.

lifer wrote:the Time, at the end. killer.

and many,many live solos. Do they count?

The Time and Red 13/State of Grace was awesome also..

Karma... Sounds so much like hendrix its scary
La Raza Del Sol and Liberty... There is a clip online of Liberty with Steve Augeri.... Just crazy

Walks Like a Lady has a great solo by Neal. Very bluesy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GnK_f3-DI0

Saint John wrote:The Party's Over has an extended solo in Japan (I think) and it's the best I've ever heard Neal play. Simply brilliant. Can't wait to hear that guitar smoke this year.

Damn, Dan...I was just about to list this one! Good call- coolest solo he ever played imho...

Even though not nearly his most complicated solo, I love who's crying now. The soulfullness of that solo is amazing. Where as some guitarists want to shred through a solo, which in my opinion can sometimes have less impact and ruin a great moment in a song, Neal consistently wrote parts that were very tasteful. That is the sign of a top notch musician.