# The Best Leslie West Guitar Solos

> The 13 best Leslie West guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Mississippi Queen (1970), then Nantucket Sleighride (To Owen Coffin) and Theme for an Imaginary Western.

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Leslie West had one of the biggest, fattest tones in rock, pairing a heavy touch with remarkably vocal vibrato. His Mountain recordings sit at the root of heavy metal guitar, and players still study his phrasing.

Informed by: [Gibson - Learn Mississippi Queen by Mountain](https://www.gibson.com/blogs/gibson-gazette/the-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time-learn-mississippi-queen-by-mountain), [Louder - Leslie West and Mountain's best albums](https://www.loudersound.com/features/leslie-west-and-mountain-a-guide-to-their-best-albums), [Guitar World - Leslie West style lesson](https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/deep-andy-aledort-tribute-legendary-and-influential-style-mountains-leslie-west), [Guitar Player - Why Leslie West is a guitar legend](https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/heres-why-leslie-west-is-a-guitar-legend-like-no-other)

1. [Mississippi Queen](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mountain-mississippi-queen/) — Mountain · solo by Leslie West · 1970
2. [Nantucket Sleighride (To Owen Coffin)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mountain-nantucket-sleighride-to-owen-coffin/) — Mountain · solo by Leslie West · 1971
3. [Theme for an Imaginary Western](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mountain-theme-for-an-imaginary-western/) — Mountain · solo by Leslie West · 1970
4. [Never in My Life](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mountain-never-in-my-life/) — Mountain · solo by Leslie West · 1970
5. [Blood of the Sun](https://greatestsolos.com/song/leslie-west-blood-of-the-sun/) — Leslie West · solo by Leslie West · 1969
6. [Don't Look Around](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mountain-don-t-look-around/) — Mountain · solo by Leslie West · 1971
7. [Long Red](https://greatestsolos.com/song/leslie-west-long-red/) — Leslie West · solo by Leslie West · 1969
8. [For Yasgur's Farm](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mountain-for-yasgur-s-farm/) — Mountain · solo by Leslie West · 1970
9. [Silver Paper](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mountain-silver-paper/) — Mountain · solo by Leslie West · 1970
10. [Travellin' in the Dark](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mountain-travellin-in-the-dark/) — Mountain · solo by Leslie West · 1971
11. [Crossroader](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mountain-crossroader/) — Mountain · solo by Leslie West · 1971
12. [Why Dontcha](https://greatestsolos.com/song/west-bruce-and-laing-why-dontcha/) — West, Bruce & Laing · solo by Leslie West · 1972
13. [Southbound Train](https://greatestsolos.com/song/leslie-west-southbound-train/) — Leslie West · solo by Leslie West · 1969

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