# The Best Replacements Guitar Solos

> The 16 best Replacements guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Bastards of Young (1985), then Color Me Impressed and I Will Dare. Every video starts at the solo.

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Minneapolis's Replacements bridged punk and heartfelt rock, and Bob Stinson's reckless, feel-first soloing gave their early records a thrilling unpredictability. After Stinson left, Paul Westerberg and Slim Dunlap moved toward tighter, more melodic lead playing.

Informed by: [Wikipedia – The Replacements discography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Replacements_discography)

1. [Bastards of Young](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-replacements-bastards-of-young/) — The Replacements · solo by Bob Stinson · 1985
2. [Color Me Impressed](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-replacements-color-me-impressed/) — The Replacements · solo by Bob Stinson · 1983
3. [I Will Dare](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-replacements-i-will-dare/) — The Replacements · solo by Peter Buck · 1984
4. [Left of the Dial](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-replacements-left-of-the-dial/) — The Replacements · solo by Bob Stinson · 1985
5. [Johnny's Gonna Die](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-replacements-johnny-s-gonna-die/) — The Replacements · solo by Bob Stinson · 1981
6. [Favorite Thing](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-replacements-favorite-thing/) — The Replacements · solo by Bob Stinson · 1984
7. [Kiss Me on the Bus](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-replacements-kiss-me-on-the-bus/) — The Replacements · solo by Bob Stinson · 1985
8. [Hold My Life](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-replacements-hold-my-life/) — The Replacements · solo by Bob Stinson · 1985
9. [Take Me Down to the Hospital](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-replacements-take-me-down-to-the-hospital/) — The Replacements · solo by Bob Stinson · 1983
10. [We're Comin' Out](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-replacements-we-re-comin-out/) — The Replacements · solo by Bob Stinson · 1984
11. [Customer](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-replacements-customer/) — The Replacements · solo by Bob Stinson · 1981
12. [Alex Chilton](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-replacements-alex-chilton/) — The Replacements · solo by Paul Westerberg · 1987
13. [Can't Hardly Wait](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-replacements-can-t-hardly-wait/) — The Replacements · solo by Paul Westerberg · 1987
14. [Shooting Dirty Pool](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-replacements-shooting-dirty-pool/) — The Replacements · solo by Paul Westerberg · 1987
15. [I Don't Know](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-replacements-i-don-t-know/) — The Replacements · solo by Paul Westerberg · 1987
16. [I'll Be You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-replacements-i-ll-be-you/) — The Replacements · solo by Slim Dunlap · 1989

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