# The Best Pixies Guitar Solos

> The 18 best Pixies guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Where Is My Mind? (1988), then Vamos and Velouria. Every video starts at the solo.

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Joey Santiago's jagged, surf-tinged and noise-drenched leads helped the Pixies write the blueprint for alternative rock. He rarely shredded, instead crafting memorable hooks and bursts of chaos that countless 90s guitarists borrowed.

Informed by: [Guitar.com](https://guitar.com/features/pixies-best-guitar-moments-ranked/), [MusicRadar](https://www.musicradar.com/news/pixies-joey-santiago-top-guitar-performances), [Guitar Player](https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/joey-santiago-picks-five-career-defining-cuts-from-the-pixies-catalog)

1. [Where Is My Mind?](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pixies-where-is-my-mind/) — Pixies · solo by Joey Santiago · 1988
2. [Vamos](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pixies-vamos/) — Pixies · solo by Joey Santiago · 1988
3. [Velouria](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pixies-velouria/) — Pixies · solo by Joey Santiago · 1990
4. [Cecilia Ann](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pixies-cecilia-ann/) — Pixies · solo by Joey Santiago · 1990
5. [Monkey Gone to Heaven](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pixies-monkey-gone-to-heaven/) — Pixies · solo by Joey Santiago · 1989
6. [Debaser](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pixies-debaser/) — Pixies · solo by Joey Santiago · 1989
7. [Gouge Away](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pixies-gouge-away/) — Pixies · solo by Joey Santiago · 1989
8. [Wave of Mutilation](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pixies-wave-of-mutilation/) — Pixies · solo by Joey Santiago · 1989
9. [Here Comes Your Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pixies-here-comes-your-man/) — Pixies · solo by Joey Santiago · 1989
10. [U-Mass](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pixies-u-mass/) — Pixies · solo by Joey Santiago · 1991
11. [Planet of Sound](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pixies-planet-of-sound/) — Pixies · solo by Joey Santiago · 1991
12. [Dig for Fire](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pixies-dig-for-fire/) — Pixies · solo by Joey Santiago · 1990
13. [Allison](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pixies-allison/) — Pixies · solo by Joey Santiago · 1990
14. [Gigantic](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pixies-gigantic/) — Pixies · solo by Joey Santiago · 1988
15. [Crackity Jones](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pixies-crackity-jones/) — Pixies · solo by Joey Santiago · 1989
16. [Isla de Encanta](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pixies-isla-de-encanta/) — Pixies · solo by Joey Santiago · 1987
17. [Head On](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pixies-head-on/) — Pixies · solo by Joey Santiago · 1991
18. [Break My Body](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pixies-break-my-body/) — Pixies · solo by Joey Santiago · 1988

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