Interstate Love Song guitar solo

Stone Temple Pilots, 1994, from Purple. Solo by Dean DeLeo.

DeLeo's melodic, chordal solo shows his classic-rock schooling while fitting the song's easy swing.

Interstate Love Song has an easy, swinging feel, and Dean DeLeo's melodic, chordal solo shows his classic-rock schooling. He mixes chord fragments and single notes into phrases that sound more like a sung melody than a flashy run, keeping the break light on its feet. The solo fits the song's breezy, rolling groove, adding colour without overwhelming Scott Weiland's vocal. It is a good example of how Stone Temple Pilots blended 1990s alternative heaviness with the craft of 1970s rock, and why DeLeo is often underrated as a guitarist. Listen for how he uses little chord shapes inside the solo, giving it a fuller, more harmonic sound than a single-note line would have.

Interstate Love Song by Stone Temple Pilots is featured in our Grunge (#16) list. The solo is played by Dean DeLeo and the song was released in 1994.

In our lists

• The 25 Greatest Grunge Guitar Solos — #16
• The Best Stone Temple Pilots Guitar Solos — #1
• Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1994 — #17

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