# The Grand Illusion guitar solo > Tommy Shaw's guitar solo on The Grand Illusion by Styx (1977) starts at about 2:50. From the album The Grand Illusion. A classic rock classic from the 1970s. Canonical URL: Styx, 1977, from *The Grand Illusion*. Solo by *Tommy Shaw*. A theatrical title track featuring a bright, melodic lead passage. The Grand Illusion by Styx is #9 in our ranking of the best Styx guitar solos. The solo is played by Tommy Shaw and the song was released in 1977. ## In our lists - [The Best Styx Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/styx-guitar-solos/) — #9 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on The Grand Illusion? Tommy Shaw played the solo on Styx's The Grand Illusion (1977). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)