# Joker and the Thief guitar solo

> Andrew Stockdale's guitar solo on Joker and the Thief by Wolfmother (2005) starts at about 3:00. From the album Wolfmother. A rock classic from the 2000s.

Canonical URL: <https://greatestsolos.com/song/wolfmother-joker-and-the-thief/>

Wolfmother, 2005, from *Wolfmother*. Solo by *Andrew Stockdale*.

Stockdale's solo borrows the swagger of 1970s heavy rock for a song later heard in countless trailers and games.

Joker and the Thief is a gleeful throwback, and Andrew Stockdale's guitar leans fully into the 1970s. The galloping riff and crunchy tone recall the heavy rock bands Wolfmother adored, and the solo continues in that spirit, full of bluesy bends and swaggering pentatonic runs. It is loose and energetic rather than technical, meant to feel like a band cutting loose in a rehearsal room. The song's driving momentum made it a favourite for sports and trailer soundtracks, where its rush of energy works instantly. Listen for how the solo stays close to the riff's rhythmic feel, and notice the classic-rock tricks such as repeated bends and quick hammer-ons that give it that retro flavour.

Joker and the Thief by Wolfmother is ranked #506 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Andrew Stockdale and the song was released in 2005.

## In our lists

- [The 25 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/rock/) — #21
- [The Best Wolfmother Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/wolfmother-guitar-solos/) — #1
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 2005](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-2005/) — #6
- [The Greatest Australian Rock Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/australian-rock-guitar-solos/) — #6

## Sources

- [Musician Tuts: The 51 Best Guitar Solos Of All Time](https://musiciantuts.com/best-guitar-solos/)

### Who played the guitar solo on Joker and the Thief?

Andrew Stockdale played the solo on Wolfmother's Joker and the Thief (2005).

### Where does Joker and the Thief rank among the greatest guitar solos?

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

---

GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)