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Fire and Water
Free · 1970 · solo by Paul Kossoff
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Fire and Water guitar solo

Free, 1970, from Fire and Water. Solo by Paul Kossoff.

Crushing, deliberately slow bends and that trademark rapid vibrato give the title track its ominous weight.

Fire and Water by Free is ranked #409 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Paul Kossoff and the song was released in 1970. It appears on 2 lists, placing as high as #87 (Radio Beat).

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Who played the guitar solo on Fire and Water?

Paul Kossoff played the solo on Free's Fire and Water (1970).

What guitar was used on the Fire and Water solo?

A gibson les paul standard through a Marshall amp, according to widely reported accounts.

Where does Fire and Water rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#409 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 2 of them.