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Similar to the Freddie syllable thread, just for Brians guitar work. Not really looking for favourite solos/riffs but if you want to mention them that's fine.

A couple of mine would be the opening of "Keep Yourself Alive" - always reminds of a plane coming in to land for some reason...

Also in "Action This Day" from Live At The Bowl, about 35 seconds into the song, between the verses Brian does come cool syncopation ,which I think is very effective in the live delivery of the song.
I've always liked the pussy cat noise in Killer Queen.

So many more though!
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5. 'Someday One Day... You'll come home.... INSANE DEACY ORCHESTRA SOUND'

4. from The Miracle album.... 'Oh lay it nice and cool.... INSANE CLOSING DEACY GUITAR OUTRO'

3. Back to Queen II baby, '...he's a dilly dally oh GORGEOUS DEACY RIFF... Pedagogue squinting...'

2. '...hitman... cut you down to size... PURE RED SPECIAL PERFECTION... Love me baby...'

1. Chinese Water Torture.


Best Riff: Dragon Attack

Best song solo: I Want It All

Best overall guitar work: Brighton Rock

Best live guitar performance -
Song: White Queen

Solo: Brighton Rock(Live Killers tied with Wembley '86)

Best acoustic: Some Day One Day

Best Freddie riff: Liar
Best John riff: Need Your Loving Tonight
Best Roger riff: No More of the Jazz
"Save Me" solo. If I must be more specific, the opening, after the clean work.
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I love the guitars on White Queen.
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They’re so many great things about Brian’s guitar & technique. My favorite sound he achieves is in the guitar solo for “Lazy on a Sunday afternoon” & the entire guitar sounds in “Long away” simply amazing.

Best Riff: Dragon attack
Best song solo: Tie your mother down
Best overall guitar work: Bohemian rhapsody
Best live guitar performance -
Song: Keep your self alive (Live killers)
Solo: Brighton Rock (Hyde Park)
Best acoustic: Who needs you
Best Freddie riff: Death on two legs
Best John riff: Need Your Loving Tonight
Best Roger riff: Fight from the inside
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The solo in Great King Rat, with the wah pedal.
Three solos. I'm not able to rank them.

These are the Days of Our Lives
It's a Hard Life
Made in Heaven
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Ooh, where to start!!!

Probably the "It's A Hard Life" solo, and the second part of the solo in "Save Me"
oh, and "Sail Away Sweet Sister" and "Too Much Love Will Kil You " solos too!!!
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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]azzadude wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]AmeriQueen wrote: [/QUOTENAME]5. 'Someday One Day... You'll come home.... INSANE DEACY ORCHESTRA SOUND'

4. from The Miracle album.... 'Oh lay it nice and cool.... INSANE CLOSING DEACY GUITAR OUTRO'

3. Back to Queen II baby, '...he's a dilly dally oh GORGEOUS DEACY RIFF... Pedagogue squinting...'

2. '...hitman... cut you down to size... PURE RED SPECIAL PERFECTION... Love me baby...'

1. Chinese Water Torture.


Best Riff: Dragon Attack

Best song solo: I Want It All

Best overall guitar work: Brighton Rock

Best live guitar performance -
Song: White Queen

Solo: Brighton Rock(Live Killers tied with Wembley '86)

Best acoustic: Some Day One Day

Best Freddie riff: Liar
Best John riff: Need Your Loving Tonight
Best Roger riff: No More of the Jazz[/QUOTE]




4. from The Miracle album.... 'Oh lay it nice and cool.... INSANE CLOSING DEACY GUITAR OUTRO'

which song is this from? [/QUOTE]

Rain Must Fall but it should read 'Play it nice and cool......'
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Ya, watch that bit about Good Company on the ANATO Classic Albums DVD and you'll see what Brian was able to do. Hahaha, fussy guy, no wonder he needed 12 years to complete the Back To The Light album.

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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Jan78 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Ya, watch that bit about Good Company on the ANATO Classic Albums DVD and you'll see what Brian was able to do. Hahaha, fussy guy, no wonder he needed 12 years to complete the Back To The Light album.

Jan[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I just watched that classic albums DVD, I love how he does the jazz band thing on Good Company!
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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Fur wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
Also in "Action This Day" from Live At The Bowl, about 35 seconds into the song, between the verses Brian does come cool syncopation ,which I think is very effective in the live delivery of the song.



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Yeah, I love that part as well - it gives such a groovy edge to it, don't know how to say it right, it's just really... cool. That puts it best. I always rewind the DVD and watch it several times, great stuff. Often the smallest things have the greatest effect.

Another part that I really love are the 4 superpowerchords leading to the outro solo in "Hitman" when Freddie sings, "Let the fun begin" (?), they just float out of the speakers so full and thick, a wall of guitar.
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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Fur wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
A couple of mine would be the opening of "Keep Yourself Alive" - always reminds of a plane coming in to land for some reason...[/QUOTE]

That would be because a Phase Shifter is used...they mimick the sound of a jet at take-off/landing on some settings.
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