# Dance on a Volcano guitar solo

> Steve Hackett's guitar solo on Dance on a Volcano by Genesis (1976) starts at about 3:20. From the album A Trick of the Tail.

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Genesis, 1976, from *A Trick of the Tail*. Solo by *Steve Hackett*.

The angular, odd-meter riff and Hackett's bursts of lead opened the band's first album without Peter Gabriel on a heavy note. It proved the post-Gabriel band still had its edge.

Dance on a Volcano by Genesis is #14 in our ranking of the best Genesis guitar solos. The solo is played by Steve Hackett and the song was released in 1976.

## In our lists

- [The Best Genesis Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/genesis-guitar-solos/) — #14

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Dance on a Volcano?

Steve Hackett played the solo on Genesis's Dance on a Volcano (1976).

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