# Silent Lucidity guitar solo

> Chris DeGarmo's guitar solo on Silent Lucidity by Queensrÿche (1990) starts at about 3:38. From the album Empire. A heavy metal classic from the 1990s.

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Queensrÿche, 1990, from *Empire*. Solo by *Chris DeGarmo*.

DeGarmo's orchestral ballad peaks with a lyrical, perfectly paced solo that helped it become a huge hit.

Silent Lucidity by Queensrÿche is #2 in our ranking of the best Queensrÿche guitar solos. The solo is played by Chris DeGarmo and the song was released in 1990.

## In our lists

- [The Best Queensrÿche Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/queensryche-guitar-solos/) — #2

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Silent Lucidity?

Chris DeGarmo played the solo on Queensrÿche's Silent Lucidity (1990).

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