# Theresa's Sound-World guitar solo

> Thurston Moore & Lee Ranaldo's guitar solo on Theresa's Sound-World by Sonic Youth (1992) starts at about 3:30. From the album Dirty.

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Sonic Youth, 1992, from *Dirty*. Solo by *Thurston Moore & Lee Ranaldo*.

A slow build from delicate harmonics to a thundering, distorted crescendo.

Theresa's Sound-World by Sonic Youth is #13 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 1992.

## In our lists

- [The Best Sonic Youth Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/sonic-youth-guitar-solos/) — #13

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Theresa's Sound-World?

Thurston Moore & Lee Ranaldo played the solo on Sonic Youth's Theresa's Sound-World (1992).

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