# The Best Trapeze Guitar Solos > The 11 best Trapeze guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Medusa (1970), then Black Cloud and Way Back to the Bone. Every video starts at the solo. Canonical URL: Trapeze were the West Midlands trio that launched Glenn Hughes, and guitarist Mel Galley's funky, bluesy leads were a key part of their sound. Their mix of hard rock and soul grooves influenced many bands, and Galley later took his melodic style to Whitesnake. Informed by: [Wikipedia - Trapeze (band)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapeze_(band)), [Blues Rock Review - Trapeze: The Classic Rock Band That Deserves More Credit](https://bluesrockreview.com/2025/10/trapeze-the-classic-rock-band-that-deserves-more-credit.html), [It's Psychedelic Baby - Trapeze Medusa (1970)](https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2020/10/trapeze-medusa-1970.html), [Wikipedia - Mel Galley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Galley) 1. [Medusa](https://greatestsolos.com/song/trapeze-medusa/) — Trapeze · solo by Mel Galley · 1970 2. [Black Cloud](https://greatestsolos.com/song/trapeze-black-cloud/) — Trapeze · solo by Mel Galley · 1970 3. [Way Back to the Bone](https://greatestsolos.com/song/trapeze-way-back-to-the-bone/) — Trapeze · solo by Mel Galley · 1972 4. [Your Love Is Alright](https://greatestsolos.com/song/trapeze-your-love-is-alright/) — Trapeze · solo by Mel Galley · 1970 5. [Coast to Coast](https://greatestsolos.com/song/trapeze-coast-to-coast/) — Trapeze · solo by Mel Galley · 1972 6. [You Are the Music](https://greatestsolos.com/song/trapeze-you-are-the-music/) — Trapeze · solo by Mel Galley · 1972 7. [Keepin' Time](https://greatestsolos.com/song/trapeze-keepin-time/) — Trapeze · solo by Mel Galley · 1972 8. [Touch My Life](https://greatestsolos.com/song/trapeze-touch-my-life/) — Trapeze · solo by Mel Galley · 1970 9. [Jury](https://greatestsolos.com/song/trapeze-jury/) — Trapeze · solo by Mel Galley · 1970 10. [Midnight Flyer](https://greatestsolos.com/song/trapeze-midnight-flyer/) — Trapeze · solo by Mel Galley · 1974 11. [Seafull](https://greatestsolos.com/song/trapeze-seafull/) — Trapeze · solo by Mel Galley · 1970 --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)