# Electrical Language guitar solo

> Bill Nelson's guitar solo on Electrical Language by Be-Bop Deluxe (1978) starts at about 2:20. From the album Drastic Plastic.

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Be-Bop Deluxe, 1978, from *Drastic Plastic*. Solo by *Bill Nelson*.

From the final album, the guitar is sharper and more angular, bridging Nelson's 70s lead style and his later Red Noise experiments.

Electrical Language by Be-Bop Deluxe is #18 in our ranking of the best Be-Bop Deluxe guitar solos. The solo is played by Bill Nelson and the song was released in 1978.

## In our lists

- [The Best Be-Bop Deluxe Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/be-bop-deluxe-guitar-solos/) — #18

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Electrical Language?

Bill Nelson played the solo on Be-Bop Deluxe's Electrical Language (1978).

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