# 57 guitar solo > Simon Neil's guitar solo on 57 by Biffy Clyro (2002) starts at about 0:46. From the album Blackened Sky. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: Biffy Clyro, 2002, from *Blackened Sky*. Solo by *Simon Neil*. A debut-era classic that blends melodic hooks with bursts of noisy, distorted guitar. 57 by Biffy Clyro is #15 in our ranking of the best Biffy Clyro guitar solos. The solo is played by Simon Neil and the song was released in 2002. ## In our lists - [The Best Biffy Clyro Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/biffy-clyro-guitar-solos/) — #15 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on 57? Simon Neil played the solo on Biffy Clyro's 57 (2002). --- 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/)