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I Want It All
Queen · 1989 · solo by Brian May
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I Want It All guitar solo

Queen, 1989, from The Miracle. Solo by Brian May.

A roaring solo over a fast-shuffling section, May at his most aggressive.

I Want It All by Queen is ranked #453 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Brian May and the song was released in 1989. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #6 (ADCI).

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Who played the guitar solo on I Want It All?

Brian May played the solo on Queen's I Want It All (1989).

What guitar was used on the I Want It All solo?

A red special through a Vox AC30 amp, according to widely reported accounts.

Where does I Want It All rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#453 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.