# The Boy Looked at Johnny guitar solo

> Carl Barât's guitar solo on The Boy Looked at Johnny by The Libertines (2002) starts at about 1:07. From the album Up the Bracket.

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The Libertines, 2002, from *Up the Bracket*. Solo by *Carl Barât*.

A fast, frantic song where the guitars fight for space in a burst of punk energy.

The Boy Looked at Johnny by The Libertines is #10 in our ranking of the best The Libertines guitar solos. The solo is played by Carl Barât and the song was released in 2002.

## In our lists

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

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on The Boy Looked at Johnny?

Carl Barât played the solo on The Libertines's The Boy Looked at Johnny (2002).

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