# The Best XTC Guitar Solos

> The 17 best XTC guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Complicated Game (1979), then Respectable Street and That's Really Super, Supergirl.

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XTC paired Andy Partridge's angular, nervy playing with Dave Gregory's melodic craftsmanship to create some of the smartest guitar pop of the era. Their parts are more about interlocking design than showboating, but their solos are small gems.

Informed by: [Guitar Player](https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/andy-partridge-xtc-july-2000), [Guitar World](https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/dave-gregory-xtc-drums-and-wires), [Chalkhills](http://chalkhills.org/articles/GuitarPlayer199206.html)

1. [Complicated Game](https://greatestsolos.com/song/xtc-complicated-game/) — XTC · solo by Andy Partridge · 1979
2. [Respectable Street](https://greatestsolos.com/song/xtc-respectable-street/) — XTC · solo by Andy Partridge · 1980
3. [That's Really Super, Supergirl](https://greatestsolos.com/song/xtc-that-s-really-super-supergirl/) — XTC · solo by Dave Gregory · 1986
4. [Towers of London](https://greatestsolos.com/song/xtc-towers-of-london/) — XTC · solo by Dave Gregory · 1980
5. [Travels in Nihilon](https://greatestsolos.com/song/xtc-travels-in-nihilon/) — XTC · solo by Andy Partridge · 1980
6. [Making Plans for Nigel](https://greatestsolos.com/song/xtc-making-plans-for-nigel/) — XTC · solo by Dave Gregory · 1979
7. [Mayor of Simpleton](https://greatestsolos.com/song/xtc-mayor-of-simpleton/) — XTC · solo by Dave Gregory · 1989
8. [Generals and Majors](https://greatestsolos.com/song/xtc-generals-and-majors/) — XTC · solo by Dave Gregory · 1980
9. [Jason and the Argonauts](https://greatestsolos.com/song/xtc-jason-and-the-argonauts/) — XTC · solo by Andy Partridge · 1982
10. [Senses Working Overtime](https://greatestsolos.com/song/xtc-senses-working-overtime/) — XTC · solo by Andy Partridge · 1982
11. [Earn Enough for Us](https://greatestsolos.com/song/xtc-earn-enough-for-us/) — XTC · solo by Dave Gregory · 1986
12. [Roads Girdle the Globe](https://greatestsolos.com/song/xtc-roads-girdle-the-globe/) — XTC · solo by Andy Partridge · 1979
13. [The Mole from the Ministry](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-dukes-of-stratosphear-the-mole-from-the-ministry/) — The Dukes of Stratosphear · solo by Dave Gregory · 1985
14. [Stupidly Happy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/xtc-stupidly-happy/) — XTC · solo by Andy Partridge · 2000
15. [Scarecrow People](https://greatestsolos.com/song/xtc-scarecrow-people/) — XTC · solo by Dave Gregory · 1989
16. [Statue of Liberty](https://greatestsolos.com/song/xtc-statue-of-liberty/) — XTC · solo by Andy Partridge · 1978
17. [Train Running Low on Soul Coal](https://greatestsolos.com/song/xtc-train-running-low-on-soul-coal/) — XTC · solo by Andy Partridge · 1984

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