Shock to the System
Billy Idol, 1993, from Cyberpunk. Solo by Mark Younger-Smith.
Younger-Smith's guitar is buried in industrial-style processing and loops, cutting through with jagged, distorted lead fragments. The track reflects the early-90s experiment with digital recording.
Shock to the System by Billy Idol is #14 in our ranking of the best Billy Idol guitar solos. The solo is played by Mark Younger-Smith and the song was released in 1993.
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Who played the guitar solo on Shock to the System?
Mark Younger-Smith played the solo on Billy Idol's Shock to the System (1993).