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A Million Miles Away
Rory Gallagher · 1973 · solo by Rory Gallagher
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A Million Miles Away guitar solo

Rory Gallagher, 1973, from Tattoo. Solo by Rory Gallagher.

A slow, brooding blues where Gallagher plays with restraint and deep feeling before the solo swells into anguished bends.

A Million Miles Away by Rory Gallagher is ranked #463 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Rory Gallagher and the song was released in 1973. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #11 (BLOmiG).

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Who played the guitar solo on A Million Miles Away?

Rory Gallagher played the solo on Rory Gallagher's A Million Miles Away (1973).

What guitar was used on the A Million Miles Away solo?

A fender stratocaster through a Vox AC30 amp, according to widely reported accounts.

Where does A Million Miles Away rank among the greatest guitar solos?

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