http://u.tv/newsroom/indepth.asp?id=10178&pt=eSUNDAY 26/03/2006 10:33:12
Stairway to Heaven voted ultimate guitar solo
Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven has been voted the ultimate guitar solo of all time.
The anthem has beaten the likes of Guns N` Roses` Paradise City and Jimi Hendrix`s Voodoo Child to best air guitar moment.
Almost 2,000 readers of Total Guitar magazine, including music teachers and professional guitarists, voted in the poll.
Despite never being released as a single, the 1971 song remains one of the most-played rock songs ever, and has been covered by everyone from Dolly Parton to Rolf Harris.
Other tracks in the top 10 include The Eagles` Hotel California, Cream`s Crossroads, Ozzy Osbourne`s Crazy Train and Queen`s Bohemian Rhapsody.
Total Guitar editor Stephen Lawson said: "Absolutely everyone loves to play air guitar when they hear the moment in a song where the guitarist rocks out.
"I`m not surprised that Stairway to Heaven is number one - not only is Jimmy Page`s solo incredibly ballsy and a little bit flash, but it is also brilliantly structured.
"The resurgence of great, guitar-driven music safeguards the air guitar for generations to come."
The 100 greatest guitar solos is featured in the May issue of Total Guitar, on sale on March 29.
Top 10 Guitar Solos:
1. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
2. Van Halen - Eruption
3. Guns N` Roses - Paradise City
4. The Eagles - Hotel California
5. Metallica - Enter Sandman
6. Cream - Crossroads
7. Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
8. Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
9. Free - All Right Now
10. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
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