# The Best Gentle Giant Guitar Solos

> The 16 best Gentle Giant guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Peel the Paint (1972), then The House, the Street, the Room and River. Every video starts at the solo.

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Gentle Giant built some of progressive rock's most intricate music from counterpoint and odd meters, and guitarist Gary Green added a bluesy, earthy edge to their complex arrangements. His concise, fiery solos gave the band's cerebral sound a welcome dose of rock grit.

Informed by: [Wikipedia – Gentle Giant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentle_Giant), [Wikipedia – Gary Green (musician)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Green_(musician))

1. [Peel the Paint](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gentle-giant-peel-the-paint/) — Gentle Giant · solo by Gary Green · 1972
2. [The House, the Street, the Room](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gentle-giant-the-house-the-street-the-room/) — Gentle Giant · solo by Gary Green · 1971
3. [River](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gentle-giant-river/) — Gentle Giant · solo by Gary Green · 1972
4. [Proclamation](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gentle-giant-proclamation/) — Gentle Giant · solo by Gary Green · 1974
5. [Why Not?](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gentle-giant-why-not/) — Gentle Giant · solo by Gary Green · 1970
6. [Free Hand](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gentle-giant-free-hand/) — Gentle Giant · solo by Gary Green · 1975
7. [Nothing at All](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gentle-giant-nothing-at-all/) — Gentle Giant · solo by Gary Green · 1970
8. [Just the Same](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gentle-giant-just-the-same/) — Gentle Giant · solo by Gary Green · 1975
9. [Plain Truth](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gentle-giant-plain-truth/) — Gentle Giant · solo by Gary Green · 1971
10. [The Boys in the Band](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gentle-giant-the-boys-in-the-band/) — Gentle Giant · solo by Gary Green · 1972
11. [Pantagruel's Nativity](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gentle-giant-pantagruel-s-nativity/) — Gentle Giant · solo by Gary Green · 1971
12. [The Advent of Panurge](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gentle-giant-the-advent-of-panurge/) — Gentle Giant · solo by Gary Green · 1972
13. [Playing the Game](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gentle-giant-playing-the-game/) — Gentle Giant · solo by Gary Green · 1974
14. [Way of Life](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gentle-giant-way-of-life/) — Gentle Giant · solo by Gary Green · 1973
15. [Funny Ways](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gentle-giant-funny-ways/) — Gentle Giant · solo by Gary Green · 1970
16. [Time to Kill](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gentle-giant-time-to-kill/) — Gentle Giant · solo by Gary Green · 1975

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