# Shot Down in the Night guitar solo

> Huw Lloyd-Langton's guitar solo on Shot Down in the Night by Hawkwind (1980) starts at about 3:30. From the album Live Seventy Nine.

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Hawkwind, 1980, from *Live Seventy Nine*. Solo by *Huw Lloyd-Langton*.

Lloyd-Langton's fleet, melodic solo gave Hawkwind a live hit and a New Wave of British Heavy Metal edge.

Shot Down in the Night by Hawkwind is #5 in our ranking of the best Hawkwind guitar solos. The solo is played by Huw Lloyd-Langton and the song was released in 1980.

## In our lists

- [The Best Hawkwind Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/hawkwind-guitar-solos/) — #5

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Shot Down in the Night?

Huw Lloyd-Langton played the solo on Hawkwind's Shot Down in the Night (1980).

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