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Hard to Handle
The Black Crowes · 1990 · solo by Brendan O'Brien
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Hard to Handle guitar solo

The Black Crowes, 1990, from Shake Your Money Maker. Solo by Brendan O'Brien.

The breakthrough Otis Redding cover features a punchy guitar solo played by engineer Brendan O'Brien, whose snappy break fits the song's soul strut.

Hard to Handle by The Black Crowes is ranked #502 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Brendan O'Brien and the song was released in 1990. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #99 (Magazyn Gitarzysta).

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Who played the guitar solo on Hard to Handle?

Brendan O'Brien played the solo on The Black Crowes's Hard to Handle (1990).

Where does Hard to Handle rank among the greatest guitar solos?

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