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Renegade
Styx · 1978 · solo by Tommy Shaw & James Young
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Renegade guitar solo

Styx, 1978, from Pieces of Eight. Solo by Tommy Shaw & James Young.

A fiery, driving break that erupts after the a cappella intro and powers one of classic rock's great anthems.

Renegade by Styx is ranked #526 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Tommy Shaw & James Young and the song was released in 1978.

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Who played the guitar solo on Renegade?

Tommy Shaw & James Young played the solo on Styx's Renegade (1978).

Where does Renegade rank among the greatest guitar solos?

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