# Let There Be Rock guitar solo

> Mike Cooley's guitar solo on Let There Be Rock by Drive-By Truckers (2001) starts at about 2:50. From the album Southern Rock Opera.

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Drive-By Truckers, 2001, from *Southern Rock Opera*. Solo by *Mike Cooley*.

The three-guitar attack roars behind Hood's coming-of-age story, with lead lines that pay tribute to 1970s arena rock.

Let There Be Rock by Drive-By Truckers is #1 in our ranking of the best Drive-By Truckers guitar solos. The solo is played by Mike Cooley and the song was released in 2001.

## In our lists

- [The Best Drive-By Truckers Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/drive-by-truckers-guitar-solos/) — #1
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 2001](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-2001/) — #7

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Let There Be Rock?

Mike Cooley played the solo on Drive-By Truckers's Let There Be Rock (2001).

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