# This Strange Engine guitar solo

> Steve Rothery's guitar solo on This Strange Engine by Marillion (1997) starts at about 1:40. From the album This Strange Engine.

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Marillion, 1997, from *This Strange Engine*. Solo by *Steve Rothery*.

The 30-minute title track includes a lengthy climactic solo full of long sustains and gentle bends.

This Strange Engine by Marillion is #9 in our ranking of the best Marillion guitar solos. The solo is played by Steve Rothery and the song was released in 1997.

## In our lists

- [The Best Marillion Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/marillion-guitar-solos/) — #9

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on This Strange Engine?

Steve Rothery played the solo on Marillion's This Strange Engine (1997).

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