Originally Posted by: VinzoI would like to mention another great guitar player. Alvin Lee from Ten Years After. Fabulous guitarist. Great blues player and all around rock player. If you don't know him, look up Ten Years After and check out their albums. Rock & Roll Music To The World;Recorded Live; A Space In time are three albums that come to mind.

Wow, Alvin Lee is one of my all time favorite guitar players. His song, "Standing At The Station" has one of the most incredible guitar solos/finishes of all time. Unfortunately he passed away earlier this year but he leaves a legacy that has inspired many.

I was lucky (and old) enough to have seen Tommy Bolin play with Deep Purple and I saw Leslie West play with both Mountain and WBL. The version of "Nantucket Sleighride" on the live album "The Road Goes Ever ON" still gives me chills when West goes into his solo.