# Randy Described Eternity guitar solo

> Doug Martsch's guitar solo on Randy Described Eternity by Built to Spill (1997) starts at about 3:30. From the album Perfect from Now On.

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Built to Spill, 1997, from *Perfect from Now On*. Solo by *Doug Martsch*.

The opener builds its big idea through stacked, cascading guitar lines, and Martsch's lead grows more intense as the song climbs.

Randy Described Eternity by Built to Spill is #4 in our ranking of the best Built to Spill guitar solos. The solo is played by Doug Martsch and the song was released in 1997.

## In our lists

- [The Best Built to Spill Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/built-to-spill-guitar-solos/) — #4
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1997](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1997/) — #15

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Randy Described Eternity?

Doug Martsch played the solo on Built to Spill's Randy Described Eternity (1997).

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