# Half-Penny, Two-Penny guitar solo

> James Young's guitar solo on Half-Penny, Two-Penny by Styx (1981) starts at about 2:27. From the album Paradise Theatre. A hard rock classic from the 1980s.

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Styx, 1981, from *Paradise Theatre*. Solo by *James Young*.

A heavy rocker with a slashing, aggressive lead from JY.

Half-Penny, Two-Penny by Styx is #16 in our ranking of the best Styx guitar solos. The solo is played by James Young and the song was released in 1981.

## In our lists

- [The Best Styx Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/styx-guitar-solos/) — #16

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Half-Penny, Two-Penny?

James Young played the solo on Styx's Half-Penny, Two-Penny (1981).

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