# The Best Roxy Music Guitar Solos

> The 18 best Roxy Music guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Amazona (1973), then In Every Dream Home a Heartache and Editions of You. Every video starts at the solo.

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Roxy Music fused glam, art-school experimentation and sophisticated pop, and Phil Manzanera's guitar was its most unpredictable colour. His solos prize texture, phasing and odd note choices over speed, a sound that influenced post-punk and new wave guitarists for decades.

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), [Guitar Player (essential guitars)](https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/phil-manzanera-essential-guitars)

1. [Amazona](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-amazona/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1973
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. [Editions of You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-editions-of-you/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1973
4. [Re-Make/Re-Model](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-re-make-re-model/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1972
5. [Mother of Pearl](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-mother-of-pearl/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1973
6. [Out of the Blue](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-out-of-the-blue/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1974
7. [Ladytron](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-ladytron/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1972
8. [Virginia Plain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-virginia-plain/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1972
9. [Love Is the Drug](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-love-is-the-drug/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1975
10. [The Thrill of It All](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-the-thrill-of-it-all/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1974
11. [Both Ends Burning](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-both-ends-burning/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1975
12. [Street Life](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-street-life/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1973
13. [The Bogus Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-the-bogus-man/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1973
14. [If There Is Something](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-if-there-is-something/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1972
15. [Prairie Rose](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-prairie-rose/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1974
16. [Sentimental Fool](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-sentimental-fool/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1975
17. [Manifesto](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-manifesto/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1979
18. [Avalon](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-avalon/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1982

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