# Wait guitar solo

> Vito Bratta's guitar solo on Wait by White Lion (1987) starts at about 2:04. From the album Pride. Ranked #305 of all time across 80 lists.

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White Lion, 1987, from *Pride*. Solo by *Vito Bratta*.

Bratta's melodic, carefully composed solo showed that a hair-metal hit could carry inventive lead playing.

Wait was White Lion's breakthrough, and Vito Bratta's solo showed that a hair-metal single could carry thoughtful, inventive lead playing. Rather than stringing licks together, he composes: the solo states a melodic idea, develops it and returns to it, with smooth legato lines and neatly placed tapped passages along the way. His note choices lean toward melody and interesting intervals rather than pure speed, which is why guitarists still single him out from the crowded field of the era. The solo earned him lasting respect among players who value structure in a rock break. Listen for how a phrase from the opening bars comes back later in altered form, tying the whole solo together.

Wait by White Lion is ranked #305 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Vito Bratta and the song was released in 1987. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #2 (Ultimate Classic Rock).

## In our lists

- [The 25 Greatest Glam Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/glam/) — #11
- [The Best White Lion Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/white-lion-guitar-solos/) — #1
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1987](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1987/) — #8
- [The 18 Best Hair Metal Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/hair-metal-guitar-solos/) — #2

## Sources

- [Ultimate Classic Rock: Top 20 Hair Metal Guitar Solos](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/hair-metal-guitar-solos/) — #2
- [Classic Rock (Louder): The 100 greatest guitar solos in rock](https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-100-greatest-guitar-solos-in-rock) — #43

### Who played the guitar solo on Wait?

Vito Bratta played the solo on White Lion's Wait (1987).

### Where does Wait rank among the greatest guitar solos?

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

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