Torn Curtain
Television, 1977, from Marquee Moon. Solo by Tom Verlaine.
The album's slow, mournful closer features Verlaine's anguished, wiry lead lines stretching over a funereal groove.
Torn Curtain by Television is #2 in our ranking of the best Television guitar solos. The solo is played by Tom Verlaine and the song was released in 1977.
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Who played the guitar solo on Torn Curtain?
Tom Verlaine played the solo on Television's Torn Curtain (1977).
What guitar was used on the Torn Curtain solo?
A fender jazzmaster, according to widely reported accounts.