# The Knife guitar solo

> Anthony Phillips's guitar solo on The Knife by Genesis (1970) starts at 5:12. From the album Trespass. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear.

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Genesis, 1970, from *Trespass*. Solo by *Anthony Phillips*.

The early Genesis heavy song gives original guitarist Anthony Phillips room for a frantic, distorted break. It showed the band could hit hard well before Hackett joined.

The Knife by Genesis is #9 in our ranking of the best Genesis guitar solos. The solo is played by Anthony Phillips and the song was released in 1970.

## In our lists

- [The Best Genesis Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/genesis-guitar-solos/) — #9

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on The Knife?

Anthony Phillips played the solo on Genesis's The Knife (1970).

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