Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Sitar Solos of All Time

[garrett]

1. Steely Dan - Do It Again.
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[Alnus Rubra]

This comes with Sir Brian’s seal of approval!

 

[walrus]

"Norwegian Wood" - if only because it was the first...

Or, "Paint It Black" - The Rolling Stones

BTW, these two were played on actual sitars - "Do It Again" was an electric sitar, which is a guitar with the sound of a sitar. Much easier to play than a"real sitar...

 

[django49]

Are you not overlooking "Sitarway to Heaven?" Or is my dyslexia starting to return?

 

[WEDGE]

Isnt this a trick question? Sitar?!? Kind of like banjo.....I hear it, i’m Out.

 

[garrett]

Isnt this a trick question? Sitar?!? Kind of like banjo.....I hear it, i’m Out.

This is why Do It Again sits alone in the top 10.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

"Paint It Black" - The Rolling Stones
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That actually gets the nod for #1 from me.

Much easier to play than a"real sitar...

And record. The first time I encountered a sh!tar on a session, there was no internet to cheat and look up where to put microphones... I was dumbfounded for an hour, and man, they’re actually really quiet instruments.

The real best “fake” sh!tar is Shakti, that John McLaughlin acoustic-guitar-thingy.

 

[garrett]

Paint It Black is a solid tune, but is it really a solo? I think it's just a melody.

Norwegian Wood, meh.

And of course electric sitars count. It's rock 'n' roll, man!

 

[jxe]

brian jones 100%

 

[WeFixFlats]

'Cry Like a Baby'- The Boxtops

 

[Alnus Rubra]

If you’re talking Steeley Dan, this is one of my favourites. It plays havoc with my emotions!

 

[Huggy Love]

 

[ieso]

EDIT: Sorry, I missed the whole sitar solo thing and thought it was just solos. Edit/ Neil Young's live Hurricane solo on Live Rust

 

[jxe]

not a neil fan but that is a tough live record.

 

[pac90]

Does this count, frusciante impromtou jam in poland...

 

[walrus]

Neil Young's live Hurricane solo on Live Rust

If that's a sitar, then I have been fooled for a long time...

 

[ieso]

If that's a sitar, then I have been fooled for a long time...

Oh, geez, I missed the whole sitar angle....I thought it was just solos. Sorry!!!!!

 

[walrus]

No worries! FWIW, I agree with the awesomeness of Neil's "Hurricane" solo!