# King of the Hill guitar solo

> D. Boon's guitar solo on King of the Hill by Minutemen (1985) starts at about 1:40. From the album Project: Mersh. A alternative classic from the 1980s.

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Minutemen, 1985, from *Project: Mersh*. Solo by *D. Boon*.

From the band's tongue-in-cheek 'commercial' EP, with Boon's leads polished but still biting.

King of the Hill by Minutemen is #14 in our ranking of the best Minutemen guitar solos. The solo is played by D. Boon and the song was released in 1985.

## In our lists

- [The Best Minutemen Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/minutemen-guitar-solos/) — #14

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on King of the Hill?

D. Boon played the solo on Minutemen's King of the Hill (1985).

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