# The Best Guitar Solos of 1997

> The best guitar solos of 1997, ranked. #1 is Paranoid Android by Radiohead, then Hollow Years and Looking for Satellites. Every video starts at the solo.

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The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 1997, ranked: solos our consensus of published lists rates highest come first, then our genre and artist rankings, with no more than three per artist. Led by Paranoid Android by Radiohead, Hollow Years by Dream Theater and Looking for Satellites by David Bowie.

1. [Paranoid Android](https://greatestsolos.com/song/radiohead-paranoid-android/) — Radiohead · solo by Jonny Greenwood · 1997
2. [Hollow Years](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-hollow-years/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 1997
3. [Looking for Satellites](https://greatestsolos.com/song/david-bowie-looking-for-satellites/) — David Bowie · solo by Reeves Gabrels · 1997
4. [Stockholm Syndrome](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yo-la-tengo-stockholm-syndrome/) — Yo La Tengo · solo by Ira Kaplan · 1997
5. [Lines in the Sand](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-lines-in-the-sand/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 1997
6. [Little Honda](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yo-la-tengo-little-honda/) — Yo La Tengo · solo by Ira Kaplan · 1997
7. [The Rolling People](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-verve-the-rolling-people/) — The Verve · solo by Nick McCabe · 1997
8. [Jotun](https://greatestsolos.com/song/in-flames-jotun/) — In Flames · solo by Jesper Strömblad · 1997
9. [Blue on Black](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kenny-wayne-shepherd-band-blue-on-black/) — Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band · solo by Kenny Wayne Shepherd · 1997
10. [The Divine Wings of Tragedy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/symphony-x-the-divine-wings-of-tragedy/) — Symphony X · solo by Michael Romeo · 1997
11. [Dig Me Out](https://greatestsolos.com/song/sleater-kinney-dig-me-out/) — Sleater-Kinney · solo by Carrie Brownstein · 1997
12. [Of Sins and Shadows](https://greatestsolos.com/song/symphony-x-of-sins-and-shadows/) — Symphony X · solo by Michael Romeo · 1997
13. [Gone Away](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-offspring-gone-away/) — The Offspring · solo by Noodles · 1997
14. [Beetlebum](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blur-beetlebum/) — Blur · solo by Graham Coxon · 1997
15. [Randy Described Eternity](https://greatestsolos.com/song/built-to-spill-randy-described-eternity/) — Built to Spill · solo by Doug Martsch · 1997
16. [Everlong](https://greatestsolos.com/song/foo-fighters-everlong/) — Foo Fighters · solo by Dave Grohl · 1997
17. [Given to Fly](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pearl-jam-given-to-fly/) — Pearl Jam · solo by Mike McCready · 1997
18. [Catching the Butterfly](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-verve-catching-the-butterfly/) — The Verve · solo by Nick McCabe · 1997
19. [Life](https://greatestsolos.com/song/devin-townsend-life/) — Devin Townsend · solo by Devin Townsend · 1997
20. [Voodoo Child (Slight Return)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kenny-wayne-shepherd-band-voodoo-child-slight-return/) — Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band · solo by Kenny Wayne Shepherd · 1997

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