96: Art Neville: Cha-Dooky Doo (Solo: Justin Adams)įuzz guitar in 1958? Sure enough. You wouldn’t think so much confident swagger could fit into a song called “So Lonely.” When he did play flashy, he made it count, calling on his blues roots. The most surprising one came on the finale of bandmate Rick Davies’ smooth pop song, where he cranked up the wah-wah and turned the song into a potent rocker.ĩ7: The Police: So Lonely (Solo: Andy Summers)Īndy Summers was generally a model of taste with The Police, usually avoiding flashy solos when some textural chords would do the job better.

It’s the sort of terrible solo that only a really good player could have dreamed up.ĩ8: Supertramp: Goodbye Stranger (Solo: Roger Hodgson)Įven though Supertramp wasn’t a guitar band, Roger Hodgson grabbed himself some standout moments. On this lounge-ballad sendup, Innes – later the songwriter of the immortal “Camelot Song” and other great Monty Python moments – plays a solo of (purposely) exquisite awfulness. Most of the guitar solos here will make your jaw drop only this one will make you laugh out loud.

99: The Bonzo Dog Band: Canyons of Your Mind (Solo: Neil Innes)

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