# The Best Lemonheads Guitar Solos

> The 15 best Lemonheads guitar solos, ranked. #1 is The Great Big No (1993), then It's a Shame About Ray and No Backbone. Every video starts at the solo.

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The Lemonheads were more about songcraft than shredding, but Evan Dando's short, jangly guitar breaks are a key part of the early-'90s alternative sound. From punky early records to guest solos by J Mascis, the band's leads always serve the tune.

Informed by: [Wikipedia – The Lemonheads](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lemonheads), [Wikipedia – It's a Shame About Ray](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_a_Shame_About_Ray), [Wikipedia – Come on Feel the Lemonheads](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_on_Feel_the_Lemonheads), [Wikipedia – Car Button Cloth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_Button_Cloth), [Wikipedia – Lick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lick_(album))

1. [The Great Big No](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-lemonheads-the-great-big-no/) — The Lemonheads · solo by Evan Dando · 1993
2. [It's a Shame About Ray](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-lemonheads-it-s-a-shame-about-ray/) — The Lemonheads · solo by Evan Dando · 1992
3. [No Backbone](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-lemonheads-no-backbone/) — The Lemonheads · solo by J Mascis · 2006
4. [Rudderless](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-lemonheads-rudderless/) — The Lemonheads · solo by Evan Dando · 1992
5. [Alison's Starting to Happen](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-lemonheads-alison-s-starting-to-happen/) — The Lemonheads · solo by Evan Dando · 1992
6. [Big Gay Heart](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-lemonheads-big-gay-heart/) — The Lemonheads · solo by Sneaky Pete Kleinow · 1993
7. [Losing Your Mind](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-lemonheads-losing-your-mind/) — The Lemonheads · solo by Evan Dando · 1996
8. [Confetti](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-lemonheads-confetti/) — The Lemonheads · solo by Evan Dando · 1992
9. [Into Your Arms](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-lemonheads-into-your-arms/) — The Lemonheads · solo by Evan Dando · 1993
10. [Mrs. Robinson](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-lemonheads-mrs-robinson/) — The Lemonheads · solo by Evan Dando · 1992
11. [Steve's Boy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-lemonheads-steve-s-boy/) — The Lemonheads · solo by J Mascis · 2006
12. [Secular Rockulidge](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-lemonheads-secular-rockulidge/) — The Lemonheads · solo by Evan Dando · 1996
13. [Ride with Me](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-lemonheads-ride-with-me/) — The Lemonheads · solo by Evan Dando · 1990
14. [Paid to Smile](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-lemonheads-paid-to-smile/) — The Lemonheads · solo by Evan Dando · 1993
15. [Luka](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-lemonheads-luka/) — The Lemonheads · solo by Corey Loog Brennan · 1989

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