# Slide Away guitar solo

> Nick McCabe's guitar solo on Slide Away by The Verve (1993) starts at about 3:09. From the album A Storm in Heaven. A alternative classic from the 1990s.

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The Verve, 1993, from *A Storm in Heaven*. Solo by *Nick McCabe*.

McCabe's swirling, effects-laden leads rise into waves of noise that feel more like weather than a conventional solo.

Slide Away by The Verve is #1 in our ranking of the best The Verve guitar solos. The solo is played by Nick McCabe and the song was released in 1993.

## In our lists

- [The Best The Verve Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-verve-guitar-solos/) — #1
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1993](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1993/) — #18

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Slide Away?

Nick McCabe played the solo on The Verve's Slide Away (1993).

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