# Escape guitar solo > Neal Schon's guitar solo on Escape by Journey (1981) starts at about 2:30. From the album Escape. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: Journey, 1981, from *Escape*. Solo by *Neal Schon*. The title track gives Schon space for a fiery, fast-picked solo that shows his harder-rock chops. Escape by Journey is #9 in our ranking of the best Journey guitar solos. The solo is played by Neal Schon and the song was released in 1981. ## In our lists - [The Best Journey Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/journey-guitar-solos/) — #9 - [The Best Neal Schon Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/neal-schon-guitar-solos/) — #13 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Escape? Neal Schon played the solo on Journey's Escape (1981). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)