# The Ballad of TV Violence (I'm Not the Only Boy) guitar solo

> The guitar solo on The Ballad of TV Violence (I'm Not the Only Boy) by Cheap Trick (1977) starts at about 2:37. From the album Cheap Trick.

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Cheap Trick, 1977, from *Cheap Trick*. Solo by *Rick Nielsen*.

A menacing, lurching closer to side one where the guitar work turns ugly and unsettling to match the subject.

The Ballad of TV Violence (I'm Not the Only Boy) by Cheap Trick is #16 in our ranking of the best Cheap Trick guitar solos. The solo is played by Rick Nielsen and the song was released in 1977.

## In our lists

- [The Best Cheap Trick Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/cheap-trick-guitar-solos/) — #16

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on The Ballad of TV Violence (I'm Not the Only Boy)?

Rick Nielsen played the solo on Cheap Trick's The Ballad of TV Violence (I'm Not the Only Boy) (1977).

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