Better guitar solo: Boston vs Queen
 

Which of these two solos is better? They are both AMAZING in their own way:

Boston, "Don't Look Back" (Tom Scholz) starts around 2:34 - > 3:49

• Brad Delp – lead and harmony vocals
• Barry Goudreau – lead guitar, slide guitar, rhythm guitar
• Sib Hashian – drums, percussion
• Tom Scholz – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass guitar, organs, piano, percussion, producer, engineer, arranger, digital remastering, cover concept
• Fran Sheehan – bass guitar, percussion

VS

Queen, "Killer Queen" (Brian May) - starts around 1:26 -> 2:04

• Freddie Mercury: lead vocal, piano, jangle piano, backing vocals
• Brian May: electric guitar, backing vocals
• John Deacon: bass guitar, backing vocals (on stage only), triangle (on stage only)
• Roger Taylor: drums, backing vocals, triangle, chimes, and Falsetto

Re: Better guitar solo: Boston vs Queen
 

I chose Brian May but neither are bad choices.

Re: Better guitar solo: Boston vs Queen
 

I think the Brian May solo is pretty much perfect. Not one single flaw in there, it just fits

Re: Better guitar solo: Boston vs Queen
 

Queen on this one.

Boston put out some good tunes, but I just never got way into them.

Re: Better guitar solo: Boston vs Queen
 

They were a formula band, but damn I love that formula

Re: Better guitar solo: Boston vs Queen
 

When in doubt, Brian May is the answer.

Re: Better guitar solo: Boston vs Queen
 

As much as I love Boston and Scholz (who doesn't love a guitar opera) I have to go with May. Brian May, in public circles, IMO, is one of the most underrated guitarists in RnR.

Re: Better guitar solo: Boston vs Queen
 

I never found it in my heart to like Boston or that one song.

They were the original Nickleback.

Re: Better guitar solo: Boston vs Queen
 

Brian May for a number of reasons. One being that tone. No one drives a VOX AC30 quite like May does.