# The Best Animals as Leaders Guitar Solos

> The 16 best Animals as Leaders guitar solos, ranked. #1 is CAFO (2009), then Physical Education and Tempting Time. Every video starts at the solo.

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Animals as Leaders redefined modern instrumental guitar with eight-string grooves, thumping and tapping techniques, and jazz-fusion harmony. Tosin Abasi and Javier Reyes made the band a touchstone for a generation of progressive and djent guitarists.

Informed by: [Wikipedia – Animals as Leaders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animals_as_Leaders), [Wikipedia – The Joy of Motion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Joy_of_Motion), [MusicRadar](https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/animals-as-leaders-tosin-abasi-10-essential-guitar-albums-597165)

1. [CAFO](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-cafo/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2009
2. [Physical Education](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-physical-education/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2014
3. [Tempting Time](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-tempting-time/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2009
4. [An Infinite Regression](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-an-infinite-regression/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2011
5. [The Woven Web](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-the-woven-web/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2014
6. [Ka$cade](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-ka-cade/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2014
7. [Soraya](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-soraya/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2009
8. [Arithmophobia](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-arithmophobia/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2016
9. [Odessa](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-odessa/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2011
10. [Thoroughly at Home](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-thoroughly-at-home/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2009
11. [Tooth and Claw](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-tooth-and-claw/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2014
12. [Monomyth](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-monomyth/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2022
13. [Inner Assassins](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-inner-assassins/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2022
14. [The Brain Dance](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-the-brain-dance/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2022
15. [Conflict Cartography](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-conflict-cartography/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2022
16. [Behaving Badly](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-behaving-badly/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2011

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