We Are the Pigs
Suede, 1994, from Dog Man Star. Solo by Bernard Butler.
Butler's aggressive solo gives Dog Man Star's most violent song a jagged, theatrical edge.
We Are the Pigs is one of the most confrontational songs on Dog Man Star, and Bernard Butler plays like he means it. His solo is aggressive and jagged, full of abrupt bends and slashing phrases that suit the song's apocalyptic theatre. Butler rarely played a straight rock solo, and here he makes the guitar sound almost orchestral, layering noise and melody into something dramatic rather than merely technical. His work on the album made him one of the most admired British guitarists of the decade. Listen for how the lead lines grow out of the heavy rhythm parts rather than stepping away from them, keeping the tension high all the way through the break.
We Are the Pigs by Suede is ranked #310 in our consensus of 79 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Bernard Butler and the song was released in 1994. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #57 (Magazyn Gitarzysta).
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Who played the guitar solo on We Are the Pigs?
Bernard Butler played the solo on Suede's We Are the Pigs (1994).
Where does We Are the Pigs rank among the greatest guitar solos?
#310 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 79 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.