# Stay Beautiful guitar solo

> James Dean Bradfield's guitar solo on Stay Beautiful by Manic Street Preachers (1991) starts at about 2:18. From the album Generation Terrorists.

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Manic Street Preachers, 1991, from *Generation Terrorists*. Solo by *James Dean Bradfield*.

A punchy early single whose brief, fiery lead break shows the band's hard-rock ambitions.

Stay Beautiful by Manic Street Preachers is #8 in our ranking of the best Manic Street Preachers guitar solos. The solo is played by James Dean Bradfield and the song was released in 1991.

## In our lists

- [The Best Manic Street Preachers Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/manic-street-preachers-guitar-solos/) — #8

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Stay Beautiful?

James Dean Bradfield played the solo on Manic Street Preachers's Stay Beautiful (1991).

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