# Easter guitar solo

> Steve Rothery's guitar solo on Easter by Marillion (1989) starts at about 2:35. From the album Seasons End. Ranked #146 of all time across 80 lists.

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Marillion, 1989, from *Seasons End*. Solo by *Steve Rothery*.

Steve Rothery's solo on this gentle, folk-tinged ballad is a lesson in melodic patience. After quiet verses, he steps in with a clean, sustaining Stratocaster tone, building long, singing phrases that rise slowly toward a peak instead of rushing there. The notes are given room to breathe, and his vibrato lends each line a vocal quality. It's often cited as one of his finest moments and a highlight of Marillion's first album with Steve Hogarth. Rothery shows how much emotion can live in a handful of well-chosen notes. Listen for how the final phrases hold on high, sustained notes, letting the song's hopeful mood linger after the band falls away.

Easter by Marillion is ranked #146 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Steve Rothery and the song was released in 1989. It appears on 3 lists, placing as high as #26 (Planet Rock).

## In our lists

- [One and Only](https://greatestsolos.com/list/one-and-only/) — #20
- [The Most Beautiful Guitar Solos of All Time](https://greatestsolos.com/list/most-beautiful-guitar-solos/) — #20
- [The 25 Greatest Prog Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/prog/) — #14
- [Ballad Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/ballads/) — #20
- [Hidden Gems](https://greatestsolos.com/list/hidden-gems/) — #24
- [The Best Marillion Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/marillion-guitar-solos/) — #1
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1989](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1989/) — #2
- [The Most Emotional Guitar Solos of All Time](https://greatestsolos.com/list/most-emotional-guitar-solos/) — #9

## Sources

- [Planet Rock: The Top 40 Greatest Guitar Solos Ever](https://www.hellorayo.co.uk/planet-rock/news/rock-news/the-top-40-greatest-guitar-solos-ever) — #26
- [Planet Rock: The 75 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.hellorayo.co.uk/planet-rock/news/rock-news/the-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time) — #34
- [guitarguitar: Top 50 Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/news/141664/) — #43

### Who played the guitar solo on Easter?

Steve Rothery played the solo on Marillion's Easter (1989).

### What guitar was used on the Easter solo?

A squier stratocaster, according to widely reported accounts.

### Where does Easter rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#146 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 3 of them.

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