🔥 The greatest guitar solos turn emotion into melody. Stairway to Heaven builds slowly before exploding into release and resolution. Hotel California weaves twin lead harmony into elegance and tension that never fades. Comfortably Numb uses phrasing and bends to express sorrow and transcendence with haunting clarity. Free Bird unleashes a final run that feels like rebellion breaking loose into flight. Each solo defines its band and era. The question is whether greatness comes from restraint emo