# The Best Vaccines Guitar Solos

> The 12 best Vaccines guitar solos, ranked. #1 is If You Wanna (2010), then Norgaard and Wreckin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra). Every video starts at the solo.

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The Vaccines are a hook-driven indie rock band rather than a solo showcase, but Freddie Cowan's reverb-soaked, surf- and 60s-flavored lead lines are central to their sound. His short, twangy breaks and melodic counter-hooks draw on Dick Dale, Duane Eddy and garage punk.

Informed by: [Guitar World - Freddie Cowan and Justin Young on Back In Love City](https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-vaccines-back-in-love-city), [MusicRadar - Freddie Cowan interview](https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/the-vaccines-guitarist-freddie-cowan-on-going-to-the-next-level-603795), [Beyond the Grooves - The Vaccines Top 10 Songs Ranked](https://www.beyond-the-grooves.co.uk/top-10-s/top-10-the-vaccines-songs)

1. [If You Wanna](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-vaccines-if-you-wanna/) — The Vaccines · solo by Freddie Cowan · 2010
2. [Norgaard](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-vaccines-norgaard/) — The Vaccines · solo by Freddie Cowan · 2011
3. [Wreckin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-vaccines-wreckin-bar-ra-ra-ra/) — The Vaccines · solo by Freddie Cowan · 2010
4. [Post Break-Up Sex](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-vaccines-post-break-up-sex/) — The Vaccines · solo by Freddie Cowan · 2011
5. [Teenage Icon](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-vaccines-teenage-icon/) — The Vaccines · solo by Freddie Cowan · 2012
6. [No Hope](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-vaccines-no-hope/) — The Vaccines · solo by Freddie Cowan · 2012
7. [Aftershave Ocean](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-vaccines-aftershave-ocean/) — The Vaccines · solo by Freddie Cowan · 2012
8. [Dream Lover](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-vaccines-dream-lover/) — The Vaccines · solo by Freddie Cowan · 2015
9. [Handsome](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-vaccines-handsome/) — The Vaccines · solo by Freddie Cowan · 2015
10. [I Can't Quit](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-vaccines-i-can-t-quit/) — The Vaccines · solo by Freddie Cowan · 2018
11. [Headphones Baby](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-vaccines-headphones-baby/) — The Vaccines · solo by Freddie Cowan · 2021
12. [Back in Love City](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-vaccines-back-in-love-city/) — The Vaccines · solo by Freddie Cowan · 2021

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