CROSSROADS GUITAR DUEL - RALPH MACCHIO RULES

Inspired by the Steve Dahl Show, I've decided to start throwing some of my favorite guitar solos on The Skinny.  Do I have any music qualifications? Absolutely not. I would say I have limited knowledge and have never been consistent enough in listening to any one genre to actually know all of what's notable.  This are most likely not going to be the quintessential guitar solos, but I am entertained by them so you might be as well.  I'm even going to make the same mistake Steve did and start with my favorite one.

I would say about 99% of the population has never heard of the movie Crossroads.  No, not the Britney Spears movie from back when she was hot. I'm talking about the Ralph Macchio movie. Basically an old musician sold his soul to the devil for guitar skills, and it's up to Karate Kid to battle the devil to get it back for the guy.  It's not nearly as cheesy as it sounds, but that's the easy description.

Not only do I like this solo because Ralph Macchio is pretending to play it, but I also like that it's essentially a guitar duel between Steve Vai and himself. Vai played the role of the devil as well as recording the majority of Daniel-san's part of the duel.

You can stop at 1:15, unless you want to see the devil fuck up. I also threw in the entire duel for you afterwards in case you're bored. You'll notice the first rif played by the devil went on to be the basis of Bad Horsie.

Other favorite guitar solos here




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