One of the greatest guitarists ever (also owns one of the greatest guitars ever, which he made with his dad out of an old fireplace in 1963 ). Unfortunately not one of the greatest singers, but his rock songs from his solo career are fantastic.
Here are some of his solo songs on Youtube.
(I Don't Want Nobody) Teasin' Around (With Me) - Great bluesy/rock song, this may be a cover, I don't know if he wrote it or not:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYgAjKslxq4
Cyborg - very heavy rock song, ignore the Star Trek video!:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FSvfwCPayc
Business - another great rock song. You might need to turn your speakers up a bit, the volume is a bit low:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrxefSIhURQ
Another World - turn your speakers down again! - This is a rock ballad, written in tribute to Brian's friend, Cozy Powell - a drummer who played for Rainbow, Whitesnake and Black Sabbath. He was killed in a car crash in 1998:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpY4uri74LA
Back To The Light - a bit cheesy and maybe too many keyboards, but still a great song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSf0I55x4yk
Love Token - another excellent rock song, this is the live version from Barcelona '93, but is quite similar to the album version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53BTq_nenrs
Let Your Heart Rule Your Head - a song in the country music style:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axNDpKMTnA0
It's Only Make Believe - a cover of the song 1950s song by Conway Twitty, an incredible cover version - far better than the original IMO. I've always thought Brian should stick to singing songs like this, because he sounds like he's straining on the heavy rock songs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY0P1ZjYN8o
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his album was good, i remember my friend bought it and we covered somthing
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I Want It All at Sheffield in 2005 is a far better display of Brian's awesome guitar playing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YINK6iIjA_Y
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