# Rock Hard Times guitar solo

> Mark Oliver Everett's guitar solo on Rock Hard Times by Eels (1996) starts at about 2:30. From the album Beautiful Freak.

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Eels, 1996, from *Beautiful Freak*. Solo by *Mark Oliver Everett*.

A moody track from the debut where the guitar lines add texture and grit to E's melancholy.

Rock Hard Times by Eels is #10 in our ranking of the best Eels guitar solos. The solo is played by Mark Oliver Everett and the song was released in 1996.

## In our lists

- [The Best Eels Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/eels-guitar-solos/) — #10

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Rock Hard Times?

Mark Oliver Everett played the solo on Eels's Rock Hard Times (1996).

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