# Crying Machine guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Crying Machine by Steve Vai (1995). From the album Alien Love Secrets. Ranked #583 of all time across 80 lists.

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Steve Vai, 1995, from *Alien Love Secrets*. Solo by *Steve Vai*.

This is a mournful, cinematic instrumental whose melodies sound almost like weeping.

Crying Machine by Steve Vai is ranked #583 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Steve Vai and the song was released in 1995. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #236 (Digital Dream Door).

## In our lists

- [The Best Steve Vai Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/steve-vai-guitar-solos/) — #16
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1995](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1995/) — #8

## Sources

- [Digital Dream Door: 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos](https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitarsolo.html) — #236

### Who played the guitar solo on Crying Machine?

Steve Vai played the solo on Steve Vai's Crying Machine (1995).

### Where does Crying Machine rank among the greatest guitar solos?

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

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