# One Hundred Years guitar solo

> Robert Smith's guitar solo on One Hundred Years by The Cure (1982) starts at about 3:20. From the album Pornography. A post-punk classic from the 1980s.

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The Cure, 1982, from *Pornography*. Solo by *Robert Smith*.

Abrasive, flanged guitar screams over a drum machine, capturing the claustrophobic peak of the band's darkest era.

One Hundred Years by The Cure is #12 in our ranking of the best The Cure guitar solos. The solo is played by Robert Smith and the song was released in 1982.

## In our lists

- [The Best The Cure Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-cure-guitar-solos/) — #12

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on One Hundred Years?

Robert Smith played the solo on The Cure's One Hundred Years (1982).

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