# Shock to the System guitar solo

> Mark Younger-Smith's guitar solo on Shock to the System by Billy Idol (1993) starts at about 2:05. From the album Cyberpunk.

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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.

## In our lists

- [The Best Billy Idol Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/billy-idol-guitar-solos/) — #14

## Sources

### 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).

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