# The Best Poison Guitar Solos

> The 17 best Poison guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Life Goes On (1990), then Nothin' But a Good Time and Something to Believe In. Every video starts at the solo.

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Poison were the day-glo face of late-1980s glam metal, and C.C. DeVille's brash, hook-driven solos were as much a part of their arena sound as the choruses. Often mocked by shred purists, his best breaks are melodic, singable and perfectly built for the radio.

Informed by: [Guitar World - C.C. DeVille's Greatest Guitar Moments](https://www.guitarworld.com/gw-archive/cc-devilles-10-greatest-moments), [Wikipedia - Poison (band)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison_(band)), [Wikipedia - C.C. DeVille](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C.C._DeVille)

1. [Life Goes On](https://greatestsolos.com/song/poison-life-goes-on/) — Poison · solo by C.C. DeVille · 1990
2. [Nothin' But a Good Time](https://greatestsolos.com/song/poison-nothin-but-a-good-time/) — Poison · solo by C.C. DeVille · 1988
3. [Something to Believe In](https://greatestsolos.com/song/poison-something-to-believe-in/) — Poison · solo by C.C. DeVille · 1990
4. [Every Rose Has Its Thorn](https://greatestsolos.com/song/poison-every-rose-has-its-thorn/) — Poison · solo by C.C. DeVille · 1988
5. [Unskinny Bop](https://greatestsolos.com/song/poison-unskinny-bop/) — Poison · solo by C.C. DeVille · 1990
6. [Talk Dirty to Me](https://greatestsolos.com/song/poison-talk-dirty-to-me/) — Poison · solo by C.C. DeVille · 1986
7. [Fallen Angel](https://greatestsolos.com/song/poison-fallen-angel/) — Poison · solo by C.C. DeVille · 1988
8. [Swampjuice (Soul-O)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/poison-swampjuice-soul-o/) — Poison · solo by C.C. DeVille · 1990
9. [Ride the Wind](https://greatestsolos.com/song/poison-ride-the-wind/) — Poison · solo by C.C. DeVille · 1990
10. [Look What the Cat Dragged In](https://greatestsolos.com/song/poison-look-what-the-cat-dragged-in/) — Poison · solo by C.C. DeVille · 1986
11. [I Won't Forget You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/poison-i-won-t-forget-you/) — Poison · solo by C.C. DeVille · 1986
12. [Your Mama Don't Dance](https://greatestsolos.com/song/poison-your-mama-don-t-dance/) — Poison · solo by C.C. DeVille · 1988
13. [Valley of Lost Souls](https://greatestsolos.com/song/poison-valley-of-lost-souls/) — Poison · solo by C.C. DeVille · 1990
14. [(Flesh & Blood) Sacrifice](https://greatestsolos.com/song/poison-flesh-and-blood-sacrifice/) — Poison · solo by C.C. DeVille · 1990
15. [Cry Tough](https://greatestsolos.com/song/poison-cry-tough/) — Poison · solo by C.C. DeVille · 1986
16. [Stand](https://greatestsolos.com/song/poison-stand/) — Poison · solo by Richie Kotzen · 1993
17. [Until You Suffer Some (Fire and Ice)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/poison-until-you-suffer-some-fire-and-ice/) — Poison · solo by Richie Kotzen · 1993

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