# My Generation guitar solo

> Pete Townshend's guitar solo on My Generation by The Who (1965) starts at about 2:25. From the album My Generation. Ranked #487 of all time across 80 lists.

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The Who, 1965, from *My Generation*. Solo by *Pete Townshend*.

The closing freakout of feedback and distortion turned guitar destruction into an art form on record.

My Generation by The Who is ranked #487 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Pete Townshend and the song was released in 1965. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #23 (Chaospin).

## In our lists

- [The Best The Who Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-who-guitar-solos/) — #5
- [The Best Pete Townshend Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/pete-townshend-guitar-solos/) — #3
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1965](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1965/) — #4

## Sources

- [Chaospin: The 30 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time](https://chaospin.com/the-30-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time-definitive-rankings-from-rock-history/) — #23

### Who played the guitar solo on My Generation?

Pete Townshend played the solo on The Who's My Generation (1965).

### Where does My Generation rank among the greatest guitar solos?

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

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