# Why Go guitar solo > Mike McCready's guitar solo on Why Go by Pearl Jam (1991) starts at about 1:58. From the album Ten. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: Pearl Jam, 1991, from *Ten*. Solo by *Mike McCready*. An aggressive, compact solo that matches the song's anger. Why Go by Pearl Jam is #13 in our ranking of the best Pearl Jam guitar solos. The solo is played by Mike McCready and the song was released in 1991. ## In our lists - [The Best Pearl Jam Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/pearl-jam-guitar-solos/) — #13 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Why Go? Mike McCready played the solo on Pearl Jam's Why Go (1991). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)