# Catching the Butterfly guitar solo

> Nick McCabe's guitar solo on Catching the Butterfly by The Verve (1997) starts at about 4:10. From the album Urban Hymns.

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The Verve, 1997, from *Urban Hymns*. Solo by *Nick McCabe*.

Hazy, reversed-sounding textures and eerie lead fragments make this one of McCabe's most atmospheric performances.

Catching the Butterfly by The Verve is #4 in our ranking of the best The Verve guitar solos. The solo is played by Nick McCabe and the song was released in 1997.

## In our lists

- [The Best The Verve Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-verve-guitar-solos/) — #4
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1997](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1997/) — #18

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Catching the Butterfly?

Nick McCabe played the solo on The Verve's Catching the Butterfly (1997).

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