I was thinking about what the greatest song in the modern era is - say 1900 onward…
I think it’s incredibly clear without a shred of doubt that it’s Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen.
Does anything else seriously compete with this?
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Not sure about it being "the greatest", but Brian May's guitar solo on it is definitely on my top 5 guitar solos of all time.
What are the other 4 guitar solos?
Oooooh... Can o worms time.....at the moment they are as follows :
1 - The outro to "Be Mine Tonite" by Th' Dudes (fantastic spontaneous improvisation)
2 - "Get Back" by the Beatles (simple but genius)
3 - "Bark at the Moon" - Jake E Lee
4 - outro to "Black Books" by Nils Lofgren (live version) - awesome acoustic guitar
5 - Has to be Pink Floyd "Comfortably Numb"
Forgot Hotel California, kinda goes without saying really.
When you consider what the song was written about, it is definitely up there. If I had to choose my favorite queen song that transcends time, it would be “we are the champions” or “the show must go on”. The latter has a pretty badass solo well.
