# Steeltown guitar solo

> Stuart Adamson's guitar solo on Steeltown by Big Country (1984) starts at about 2:30. From the album Steeltown. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear.

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Big Country, 1984, from *Steeltown*. Solo by *Stuart Adamson*.

The title track's hard-edged riffs and wailing leads mirror its theme of industrial decline. It is among the band's heaviest guitar workouts.

Steeltown by Big Country is #10 in our ranking of the best Big Country guitar solos. The solo is played by Stuart Adamson and the song was released in 1984.

## In our lists

- [The Best Big Country Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/big-country-guitar-solos/) — #10

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Steeltown?

Stuart Adamson played the solo on Big Country's Steeltown (1984).

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