# Backlash guitar solo

> Ricky Byrd's guitar solo on Backlash by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts (1991) starts at about 1:41. From the album Notorious. A hard rock classic from the 1990s.

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Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, 1991, from *Notorious*. Solo by *Ricky Byrd*.

A co-write with Paul Westerberg featuring a scrappy lead part.

Backlash by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts is #12 in our ranking of the best Joan Jett & the Blackhearts guitar solos. The solo is played by Ricky Byrd and the song was released in 1991.

## In our lists

- [The Best Joan Jett & the Blackhearts Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/joan-jett-and-the-blackhearts-guitar-solos/) — #12

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Backlash?

Ricky Byrd played the solo on Joan Jett & the Blackhearts's Backlash (1991).

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