# Live Wire guitar solo

> Mick Mars's guitar solo on Live Wire by Mötley Crüe (1981) starts at about 1:48. From the album Too Fast for Love. A heavy metal classic from the 1980s.

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Mötley Crüe, 1981, from *Too Fast for Love*. Solo by *Mick Mars*.

Frantic and raw, the solo captures the young band's punky speed-metal energy.

Live Wire by Mötley Crüe is #5 in our ranking of the best Mötley Crüe guitar solos. The solo is played by Mick Mars and the song was released in 1981.

## In our lists

- [The Best Mötley Crüe Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/motley-crue-guitar-solos/) — #5

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Live Wire?

Mick Mars played the solo on Mötley Crüe's Live Wire (1981).

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