# Eyes of a Stranger guitar solo > Chris DeGarmo & Michael Wilton's guitar solo on Eyes of a Stranger by Queensrÿche (1988) starts at about 3:20. From the album Operation: Mindcrime. Canonical URL: Queensrÿche, 1988, from *Operation: Mindcrime*. Solo by *Chris DeGarmo & Michael Wilton*. The album's closing climax features trade-off solos that tie the story together with dramatic flair. Eyes of a Stranger by Queensrÿche is featured in our Progressive Metal (#7) list. The solo is played by Chris DeGarmo & Michael Wilton and the song was released in 1988. ## In our lists - [The Best Queensrÿche Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/queensryche-guitar-solos/) — #1 - [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1988](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1988/) — #18 - [The 18 Best Progressive Metal Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/prog-metal-guitar-solos/) — #7 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Eyes of a Stranger? Chris DeGarmo & Michael Wilton played the solo on Queensrÿche's Eyes of a Stranger (1988). --- 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/)