Kim Thayil Top 5 Solo's

[leatherwings007]

His guitar solo in Pretty Noose when they performed live on SNL is one of my favorites!!! So much more intense than the studio version, IMO...

[michaeljac82]

There is an amazing Thayil solo on Hand of God off Screaming Life, its my personal fav of Thayil's

[rolymbanks]

Yeah I really love Like Suicide - one of my favourite ever Soundgarden tracks! excellent guitar work there!

[swiv2d]

love his style

[bman462]

good times good times

[Crispyconcerto]

thing about thayil, kind of a minimalist soloer, lost of songs have solos just barely within audible focus, so most of his really good solos are hard to hear on album

[adicolour75]

@Crispyconcerto I know what you mean about that, Its a bit of a shame that some of his solo's are either dimmed down or just drowned out but lets look forward to a killer album this year=]

[TheDukeljk]

@Crispyconcerto You are a retard.

[gamerohan]

Someone in my class (gaurav Thayil) is his second cousin removed!!

[ramairification]

0:47 "TOOL" T-shirt

[lilhurt38]

He's a really underrated guitarist.

[MartyFriedmanRulez66]

Spoonman would be up there if it wasn't for Cornells goddamn screaming :P

[zidane4king]

As an Indian....I can say that Kim thayil is the most important Indian since Gandhi.....im as serious as cancer

[captainbatguano]

@zidane4king hahaha nice

[tanvo93]

@zidane4king i think Baghat singh was pretty damn important

but he was during the time of Ghandi

[jerman2003]

The solo in superunknown made my head do a 360 back in 94, and it still does today. It's like a mountain side of lava coming for you and it's out of control.

[eLWrAy75]

NO TIGHTER AND TIGHTER?????? CMOOON

[transtremm]

Thayil's solos have an amazing amount of QUALITY to them, a real team player and an excellent guitar-slinger. My favorite is his solo break down in, "Face Pollution" which features a horn backing.

[skydog69zoso]

My list

5-Get On the Snake ( maybe the solo is too short but kim's lead guitar is brilliant)

4-Loud Love

3 Spoonman

2 Tighter & Thighter

1 Like suicide

[outshined16]

this guy doesnt know soundgarden's material. beyond the wheel!!!!!!

[djerdap]

Pretty good list! Tighter and Tighter is my favourite Thayil solo, followed by Like Suicide.

[FyreTiger2K]

#100 greatest guitarist of all time

[johnmichaelosbourne7]

@FyreTiger2K the rolling stones list is crap

[Kronik2g2]

@GHEE4345 Real shit right there...I am a black man but got rock in my blood and 4th of July ranks among my favourites...does give me the chills.

[MrPrice2U]

@Kronik2g2

to few of our kind out there, man. "4th of july", "limo wreck" and "cold bitch" rock my world!

[Kronik2g2]

@MrPrice2U Rock on Brah.

[puffinonindo]

his indian blood influences his guitar solos for sure. it almost give the vibe of a sitar when he plays

[hatebreeder247]

What about the solo from Gun??? fuckin crazy shit

[vincit30]

Def agree with 'Like Suicide' as #1...I am not picky about Thayil solos, because I like them all, but "Birth Ritual' has to be on here, as well as 'Little Joe'...great post though

[ave1987amsterdam]

aaaaaaaaaah I AGREEE that fucking solo in like suicide is the best possible thing your ears can hear

[ledzeprulz1234]

Kim Thayil INVENTED Drop D fuck yea

[BenjaminBreegXx]

i love the guitar riff of kim , so dirty and heavy sound fuck yeah

[DrainedSafety]

Love the solo from like suicide, he does some sick bends in it.

[ghost2897]

And here I thought I was alone in my assumption that Kim's solo on Like Suicide has to be among the best rock solos of all time.

I have company and it is bliss not misery.

[300daysandnights]

WAH!!!!! pedal.

[dt089]

Hes such an overlooked and underrated guitarist, not to mention Soundgarden is very overlooked now a days which is garbage because they are such a great band.

[TheLazyJT]

pretty good list. But come on, you need beyond the wheel on there. At least put it as a honourable mention. I thought your list was pretty good, but no way are they the best solos (though still very good). You didn't really seem to go beyond superunknown apart from the exception of the Bleed Together.

[adicolour75]

@TheLazyJT I was Thinking That Myself. i picked my favourites from the later few of the bands albums but i'll come up with one with earlier work too

[TheLazyJT]

@adicolour75 Ah okay awesome. Tell me when it is up. :D

[badmotorfing3r]

ove the picture a 4:35-4:58 of Kim and Jerry Cantrell

[outshined16]

beyond the wheel. . . the best solo he ever did.

[ranmore30]

wenever i say kim is my fav guitar player my friends roll their eyes, they think hes some crappy grunge rocker but wen you actully listen to him hes amazing

[thecostcutter]

Friggin fantastic. Couldn't agree more cvillian. I would like to submit the last 3 minutes of "Slaves & Bulldozers" as a potential #6.

[sweetmuthachucka]

@thecostcutter Yeah. That mid 4-6 minutes of "Slaves & Bulldozers" from the "Moonlight On Vermont" dvd/ show is one of the best, also.

[cvillian]

When I started this video, I was thinking, "My God, if 'Like Suicide' isn't number one, this guy doesn't know what he's talking about." :D

Excellent choices. "Tighter & Tighter" is one my faves, but it'd be hard to squeeze it in your list (pardon the pun).

[teamsleep777]

nice post!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks!!!!!!!!!!

[adicolour75]

@teamsleep777 Cheers man i'll try and come up with a few more vids. maybe matt's best drum beats and fills