Heavy Fuel
Dire Straits, 1991, from On Every Street. Solo by Mark Knopfler.
A gritty, overdriven shuffle where Knopfler digs in with a rougher, bluesier tone than usual. The raw solo gives it swagger.
Heavy Fuel by Dire Straits is #18 in our ranking of the best Dire Straits guitar solos. The solo is played by Mark Knopfler and the song was released in 1991.
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Who played the guitar solo on Heavy Fuel?
Mark Knopfler played the solo on Dire Straits's Heavy Fuel (1991).