# The Best Phil Manzanera Guitar Solos

> The 17 best Phil Manzanera guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Out of the Blue (1974), then In Every Dream Home a Heartache and Mother of Pearl.

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Phil Manzanera brought an experimental, texture-first approach to Roxy Music, using phasers, feedback and unusual voicings to make the guitar sound new. His solos, from glam-era Roxy to his Latin-flavoured solo work, favour atmosphere and invention over conventional virtuosity.

Informed by: [Guitar Player](https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/phil-manzaneras-top-five-career-defining-tracks), [Guitar World](https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/roxy-music-phil-manzanera-50-years-of-music-guitars), [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Manzanera)

1. [Out of the Blue](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-out-of-the-blue/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1974
2. [In Every Dream Home a Heartache](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-in-every-dream-home-a-heartache/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1973
3. [Mother of Pearl](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-mother-of-pearl/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1973
4. [Amazona](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-amazona/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1973
5. [Ladytron](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-ladytron/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1972
6. [Diamond Head](https://greatestsolos.com/song/phil-manzanera-diamond-head/) — Phil Manzanera · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1975
7. [Tomorrow Never Knows](https://greatestsolos.com/song/801-tomorrow-never-knows/) — 801 · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1976
8. [Editions of You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-editions-of-you/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1973
9. [Street Life](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-street-life/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1973
10. [Virginia Plain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-virginia-plain/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1972
11. [Re-Make/Re-Model](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-re-make-re-model/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1972
12. [Both Ends Burning](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-both-ends-burning/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1975
13. [Love Is the Drug](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-love-is-the-drug/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1975
14. [Needle in the Camel's Eye](https://greatestsolos.com/song/brian-eno-needle-in-the-camel-s-eye/) — Brian Eno · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1974
15. [Sol Caliente](https://greatestsolos.com/song/quiet-sun-sol-caliente/) — Quiet Sun · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1975
16. [Prairie Rose](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-prairie-rose/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1974
17. [Whirlwind](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-whirlwind/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1975

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