# Prayers for Rain guitar solo

> Robert Smith's guitar solo on Prayers for Rain by The Cure (1989) starts at about 4:00. From the album Disintegration. A gothic rock classic from the 1980s.

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The Cure, 1989, from *Disintegration*. Solo by *Robert Smith*.

Weary, droning guitar lines build into a slow-motion storm of lead textures.

Prayers for Rain by The Cure is #10 in our ranking of the best The Cure guitar solos. The solo is played by Robert Smith and the song was released in 1989.

## In our lists

- [The Best The Cure Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-cure-guitar-solos/) — #10

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Prayers for Rain?

Robert Smith played the solo on The Cure's Prayers for Rain (1989).

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