The Flame
Cheap Trick, 1988, from Lap of Luxury. Solo by Rick Nielsen.
Their only US number one; Nielsen's restrained, melodic solo serves the power ballad perfectly.
The Flame by Cheap Trick is #17 in our ranking of the best Cheap Trick guitar solos. The solo is played by Rick Nielsen and the song was released in 1988.
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Who played the guitar solo on The Flame?
Rick Nielsen played the solo on Cheap Trick's The Flame (1988).