# King of Emotion guitar solo

> Stuart Adamson's guitar solo on King of Emotion by Big Country (1988) starts at about 3:00. From the album Peace in Our Time.

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Big Country, 1988, from *Peace in Our Time*. Solo by *Stuart Adamson*.

A more American-leaning rock single with gritty lead playing. The guitar solo is punchier and more conventional than their early work.

King of Emotion by Big Country is #16 in our ranking of the best Big Country guitar solos. The solo is played by Stuart Adamson and the song was released in 1988.

## In our lists

- [The Best Big Country Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/big-country-guitar-solos/) — #16

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on King of Emotion?

Stuart Adamson played the solo on Big Country's King of Emotion (1988).

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