# Street Spirit (Fade Out) guitar solo

> Ed O'Brien's guitar solo on Street Spirit (Fade Out) by Radiohead (1995) starts at about 0:16. From the album The Bends. A alternative classic from the 1990s.

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Radiohead, 1995, from *The Bends*. Solo by *Ed O'Brien*.

There's no conventional solo, but the hypnotic, ringing arpeggio is one of the most famous guitar figures of the decade. It builds a mood of haunted desolation.

Street Spirit (Fade Out) by Radiohead is #11 in our ranking of the best Radiohead guitar solos. The solo is played by Ed O'Brien and the song was released in 1995.

## In our lists

- [The Best Radiohead Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/radiohead-guitar-solos/) — #11

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Street Spirit (Fade Out)?

Ed O'Brien played the solo on Radiohead's Street Spirit (Fade Out) (1995).

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