Stairway to Heavenhas been voted the greatest of all time in a new online poll.
Page's performance on the 1971 track topped the survey by music website AboutGuitars.com, beating out competition from Eddie Van Halen's solo on the 1978 Van Halen trackEruptionand the dual guitar solo by Allen Collins and Gary Rossington on Lynyrd Skynyrd's 1973 epicFreebird.
The top ten are:
10. Crossroads by Eric Clapton (Cream) 9. Crazy Train by Randy Rhodes (Ozzy Osbourne) 8. Hotel California by Don Felder and Joe Walsh (The Eagles) 7. One by Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
5. All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix 4. Comfortably Numb by David Gilmore (Pink Floyd) 3. Free Bird by Allen Collins and Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd) 2. Eruption by Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen) 1. Stairway to Heaven by Jimmy Page (Led Zepplin)
It's hard to argue with this list but I think Zack Wylde's solo in No More Tears is worthy of mention. There are so many more. Please let me know which guitar players and solos you like. Who should be on this list. I'll track it and list it if we get enough intrest.