# The Best Blues Traveler Guitar Solos

> The 12 best Blues Traveler guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Crystal Flame (1990), then Mountain Cry and But Anyway. Every video starts at the solo.

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Blues Traveler built its sound around extended jams, with Chan Kinchla's guitar locked in dialogue with John Popper's virtuosic harmonica. Their long improvisations helped define the 1990s jam band scene.

Informed by: [Wikipedia - Blues Traveler discography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues_Traveler_discography), [Wikipedia - Four (album)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_(Blues_Traveler_album)), [Wikipedia - Travelers and Thieves](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travelers_and_Thieves)

1. [Crystal Flame](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blues-traveler-crystal-flame/) — Blues Traveler · solo by Chan Kinchla · 1990
2. [Mountain Cry](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blues-traveler-mountain-cry/) — Blues Traveler · solo by Chan Kinchla · 1991
3. [But Anyway](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blues-traveler-but-anyway/) — Blues Traveler · solo by Chan Kinchla · 1990
4. [Run-Around](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blues-traveler-run-around/) — Blues Traveler · solo by Chan Kinchla · 1994
5. [The Mountains Win Again](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blues-traveler-the-mountains-win-again/) — Blues Traveler · solo by Chan Kinchla · 1994
6. [Sweet Pain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blues-traveler-sweet-pain/) — Blues Traveler · solo by Chan Kinchla · 1991
7. [Hook](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blues-traveler-hook/) — Blues Traveler · solo by Chan Kinchla · 1994
8. [Brother John](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blues-traveler-brother-john/) — Blues Traveler · solo by Chan Kinchla · 1994
9. [Crash Burn](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blues-traveler-crash-burn/) — Blues Traveler · solo by Chan Kinchla · 1994
10. [Conquer Me](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blues-traveler-conquer-me/) — Blues Traveler · solo by Chan Kinchla · 1993
11. [Defense & Desire](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blues-traveler-defense-and-desire/) — Blues Traveler · solo by Chan Kinchla · 1993
12. [Carolina Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blues-traveler-carolina-blues/) — Blues Traveler · solo by Chan Kinchla · 1997

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