# The Best War on Drugs Guitar Solos

> The 17 best War on Drugs guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Under the Pressure (2014), then An Ocean in Between the Waves and Pain. Every video starts at the solo.

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The War on Drugs brought the extended guitar solo back into indie rock, with Adam Granduciel's layered, sustain-soaked leads recalling Knopfler, Young and Springsteen. Their long, hypnotic songs build patiently toward cathartic guitar peaks.

Informed by: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_on_Drugs_(band)), [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_in_the_Dream), [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Deeper_Understanding)

1. [Under the Pressure](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-war-on-drugs-under-the-pressure/) — The War on Drugs · solo by Adam Granduciel · 2014
2. [An Ocean in Between the Waves](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-war-on-drugs-an-ocean-in-between-the-waves/) — The War on Drugs · solo by Adam Granduciel · 2014
3. [Pain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-war-on-drugs-pain/) — The War on Drugs · solo by Adam Granduciel · 2017
4. [Red Eyes](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-war-on-drugs-red-eyes/) — The War on Drugs · solo by Adam Granduciel · 2014
5. [Strangest Thing](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-war-on-drugs-strangest-thing/) — The War on Drugs · solo by Adam Granduciel · 2017
6. [Thinking of a Place](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-war-on-drugs-thinking-of-a-place/) — The War on Drugs · solo by Adam Granduciel · 2017
7. [Holding On](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-war-on-drugs-holding-on/) — The War on Drugs · solo by Adam Granduciel · 2017
8. [Harmonia's Dream](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-war-on-drugs-harmonia-s-dream/) — The War on Drugs · solo by Adam Granduciel · 2021
9. [I Don't Live Here Anymore](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-war-on-drugs-i-don-t-live-here-anymore/) — The War on Drugs · solo by Adam Granduciel · 2021
10. [In Chains](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-war-on-drugs-in-chains/) — The War on Drugs · solo by Adam Granduciel · 2017
11. [Eyes to the Wind](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-war-on-drugs-eyes-to-the-wind/) — The War on Drugs · solo by Adam Granduciel · 2014
12. [Burning](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-war-on-drugs-burning/) — The War on Drugs · solo by Adam Granduciel · 2014
13. [Baby Missiles](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-war-on-drugs-baby-missiles/) — The War on Drugs · solo by Adam Granduciel · 2011
14. [Come to the City](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-war-on-drugs-come-to-the-city/) — The War on Drugs · solo by Adam Granduciel · 2011
15. [Nothing to Find](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-war-on-drugs-nothing-to-find/) — The War on Drugs · solo by Adam Granduciel · 2017
16. [Living Proof](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-war-on-drugs-living-proof/) — The War on Drugs · solo by Adam Granduciel · 2021
17. [Lost in the Dream](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-war-on-drugs-lost-in-the-dream/) — The War on Drugs · solo by Adam Granduciel · 2014

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