# The Best Nels Cline Guitar Solos > The 15 best Nels Cline guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Impossible Germany (2007), then Side with the Seeds and Art of Almost. Every video starts at the solo. Canonical URL: Nels Cline is a free-jazz and noise explorer who became an indie-rock guitar hero after joining Wilco in 2004. His solos veer from lyrical melodies to all-out sonic chaos, and his work on Impossible Germany turned it into one of the most celebrated guitar moments of the 2000s. Informed by: [Wikipedia: Nels Cline](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nels_Cline), [Wikipedia: Sky Blue Sky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_Blue_Sky), [Wikipedia: Currents, Constellations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currents,_Constellations), [Wikipedia: Lovers (Nels Cline album)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovers_(Nels_Cline_album)), [Wikipedia: Kicking Television: Live in Chicago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kicking_Television:_Live_in_Chicago) 1. [Impossible Germany](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wilco-impossible-germany/) — Wilco · solo by Nels Cline · 2007 2. [Side with the Seeds](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wilco-side-with-the-seeds/) — Wilco · solo by Nels Cline · 2007 3. [Art of Almost](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wilco-art-of-almost/) — Wilco · solo by Nels Cline · 2011 4. [Spiders (Kidsmoke)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wilco-spiders-kidsmoke/) — Wilco · solo by Nels Cline · 2005 5. [Handshake Drugs](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wilco-handshake-drugs/) — Wilco · solo by Nels Cline · 2005 6. [At Least That's What You Said](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wilco-at-least-that-s-what-you-said/) — Wilco · solo by Nels Cline · 2005 7. [Bull Black Nova](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wilco-bull-black-nova/) — Wilco · solo by Nels Cline · 2009 8. [Walken](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wilco-walken/) — Wilco · solo by Nels Cline · 2007 9. [Shake It Off](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wilco-shake-it-off/) — Wilco · solo by Nels Cline · 2007 10. [Love Is Everywhere (Beware)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wilco-love-is-everywhere-beware/) — Wilco · solo by Nels Cline · 2019 11. [Imperfect 10](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-nels-cline-4-imperfect-10/) — The Nels Cline 4 · solo by Nels Cline · 2018 12. [Swing Ghost '59](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-nels-cline-4-swing-ghost-59/) — The Nels Cline 4 · solo by Nels Cline · 2018 13. [River Mouth (Parts 1 & 2)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-nels-cline-4-river-mouth-parts-1-and-2/) — The Nels Cline 4 · solo by Nels Cline · 2018 14. [Lady Gabor](https://greatestsolos.com/song/nels-cline-lady-gabor/) — Nels Cline · solo by Nels Cline · 2016 15. [Beautiful Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/nels-cline-beautiful-love/) — Nels Cline · solo by Nels Cline · 2016 --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)