Best Guitar Solos for No Bells List of Lists 2023

Chalk it up to a common desire for catharsis, the influence of jam bands, spiritual jazz, and Steely Dan, or perhaps the lingering generational impact of Guitar Hero and Rock Band games, this year musicians across the country rediscovered the power of the guitar solo (myself included). The best guitar solos are utterly unprogrammable, push tracks into the red, and seal the gap between beer music and weed music. Let your hair down and turn your speakers up. Playlist.

  1. “Black Earth, WI” by Ratboys

  2. “Skeleton Is Walking” by Blake Mills

  3. “If The Answer Isn’t Love” by Sen Morimoto

  4. “Knockin’” by MJ Lenderman

  5. “i get along too good” by Big Head

  6. “Steamroller” by feeble little horse

  7. “Rain So Hard” by Strange Ranger

  8. “Holding in a Cough” by Liquid Mike

  9. “Wings” by Cory Hanson

  10. “Cobra” by Megan Thee Stallion

Originally published in No Bells.

2023Jack Riedy