# Time for Heroes guitar solo

> Carl Barât's guitar solo on Time for Heroes by The Libertines (2002) starts at about 1:40. From the album Up the Bracket. A indie classic from the 2000s.

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

A loose, ragged break that captures the band's charm more than any technical ambition.

Time for Heroes, from Up the Bracket, features a loose, ragged guitar break from Carl Barât that captures the band's charm more than any technical ambition. The solo is short and scrappy, played with a punk sense of urgency, and it fits the song's rough, romantic spirit. The notes seem to fall out rather than being carefully placed, giving the break a thrilling, off-the-cuff feel. It shows how the Libertines revived a raw, British punk energy in the early 2000s. Listen for how the solo slips slightly in and out of time, giving it a lively, human quality.

Time for Heroes by The Libertines is ranked #276 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Carl Barât and the song was released in 2002. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #31 (NME).

## In our lists

- [One and Only](https://greatestsolos.com/list/one-and-only/) — #45
- [The Greatest Solo of Every Year](https://greatestsolos.com/list/solo-of-every-year/) — #59
- [The 25 Greatest Indie Rock Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/indie/) — #19
- [The 2000s](https://greatestsolos.com/list/2000s/) — #16
- [The Best The Libertines Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-libertines-guitar-solos/) — #2
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 2002](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-2002/) — #1

## Sources

- [NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.nme.com/lists/50-greatest-guitar-solos-1255) — #31

### Who played the guitar solo on Time for Heroes?

Carl Barât played the solo on The Libertines's Time for Heroes (2002).

### Where does Time for Heroes rank among the greatest guitar solos?

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

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