Knocking at Your Back Door guitar solo
Deep Purple, 1984, from Perfect Strangers. Solo by Ritchie Blackmore.
The reunion single features Blackmore's fluid, classically flavoured lead lines over a heavy groove.
Knocking at Your Back Door by Deep Purple is ranked #562 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Ritchie Blackmore and the song was released in 1984. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #204 (Digital Dream Door).
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Who played the guitar solo on Knocking at Your Back Door?
Ritchie Blackmore played the solo on Deep Purple's Knocking at Your Back Door (1984).
What guitar was used on the Knocking at Your Back Door solo?
A fender stratocaster through a Marshall amp, according to widely reported accounts.
Where does Knocking at Your Back Door rank among the greatest guitar solos?
#562 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.