# Silver Rocket guitar solo

> Thurston Moore & Lee Ranaldo's guitar solo on Silver Rocket by Sonic Youth (1988) starts at about 1:10. From the album Daydream Nation.

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Sonic Youth, 1988, from *Daydream Nation*. Solo by *Thurston Moore & Lee Ranaldo*.

A punk blast that breaks down into a middle section of pure feedback and scraped strings before snapping back to the riff.

Silver Rocket by Sonic Youth is #4 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 1988.

## In our lists

- [The Best Sonic Youth Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/sonic-youth-guitar-solos/) — #4

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Silver Rocket?

Thurston Moore & Lee Ranaldo played the solo on Sonic Youth's Silver Rocket (1988).

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