# Death Valley '69 guitar solo > Thurston Moore & Lee Ranaldo's guitar solo on Death Valley '69 by Sonic Youth (1985) starts at about 1:30. From the album Bad Moon Rising. Canonical URL: Sonic Youth, 1985, from *Bad Moon Rising*. Solo by *Thurston Moore & Lee Ranaldo*. A menacing duet with Lydia Lunch, driven by slashing, detuned guitars and a chaotic noise break. Death Valley '69 by Sonic Youth is #9 in our ranking of the best Sonic Youth guitar solos. The solo is played by Thurston Moore & Lee Ranaldo and the song was released in 1985. ## In our lists - [The Best Sonic Youth Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/sonic-youth-guitar-solos/) — #9 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Death Valley '69? Thurston Moore & Lee Ranaldo played the solo on Sonic Youth's Death Valley '69 (1985). --- 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/)