# Always the Pretenders guitar solo > John Norum's guitar solo on Always the Pretenders by Europe (2009) starts at about 2:04. From the album Last Look at Eden. A hard rock classic from the 2000s. Canonical URL: Europe, 2009, from *Last Look at Eden*. Solo by *John Norum*. A searing, tone-rich solo that shows Norum's growth into a patient, Moore-like melodist. Always the Pretenders by Europe is #18 in our ranking of the best Europe guitar solos. The solo is played by John Norum and the song was released in 2009. ## In our lists - [The Best Europe Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/europe-guitar-solos/) — #18 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Always the Pretenders? John Norum played the solo on Europe's Always the Pretenders (2009). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)