# The Best Tony MacAlpine Guitar Solos

> The 12 best Tony MacAlpine guitar solos, ranked. #1 is The Stranger (1986), then Edge of Insanity and Tears of Sahara. Every video starts at the solo.

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Tony MacAlpine, a classically trained pianist, became one of the leading neoclassical shredders of the Shrapnel Records era, pairing blinding sweep-picking with composed, Chopin-inspired melodies. He later worked in progressive fusion with Planet X and CAB, and toured with Steve Vai.

Informed by: [Wikipedia - Tony MacAlpine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_MacAlpine), [Wikipedia - Edge of Insanity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edge_of_Insanity)

1. [The Stranger](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tony-macalpine-the-stranger/) — Tony MacAlpine · solo by Tony MacAlpine · 1986
2. [Edge of Insanity](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tony-macalpine-edge-of-insanity/) — Tony MacAlpine · solo by Tony MacAlpine · 1986
3. [Tears of Sahara](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tony-macalpine-tears-of-sahara/) — Tony MacAlpine · solo by Tony MacAlpine · 1987
4. [Autumn Lords](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tony-macalpine-autumn-lords/) — Tony MacAlpine · solo by Tony MacAlpine · 1987
5. [Hundreds of Thousands](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tony-macalpine-hundreds-of-thousands/) — Tony MacAlpine · solo by Tony MacAlpine · 1987
6. [The Taker](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tony-macalpine-the-taker/) — Tony MacAlpine · solo by Tony MacAlpine · 1986
7. [Wheel of Fortune](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tony-macalpine-wheel-of-fortune/) — Tony MacAlpine · solo by Tony MacAlpine · 1986
8. [Quarter to Midnight](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tony-macalpine-quarter-to-midnight/) — Tony MacAlpine · solo by Tony MacAlpine · 1986
9. [Empire in the Sky](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tony-macalpine-empire-in-the-sky/) — Tony MacAlpine · solo by Tony MacAlpine · 1986
10. [The King's Cup](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tony-macalpine-the-king-s-cup/) — Tony MacAlpine · solo by Tony MacAlpine · 1987
11. [Key to the City](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tony-macalpine-key-to-the-city/) — Tony MacAlpine · solo by Tony MacAlpine · 1987
12. [Inside Black](https://greatestsolos.com/song/planet-x-inside-black/) — Planet X · solo by Tony MacAlpine · 2000

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