Respectable Street
XTC, 1980, from Black Sea. Solo by Andy Partridge.
A tight, angular rocker whose guitar parts interlock like clockwork before a spiky lead break. Partridge's scratchy tone is pure new wave bite.
Respectable Street by XTC is #2 in our ranking of the best XTC guitar solos. The solo is played by Andy Partridge and the song was released in 1980.
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Who played the guitar solo on Respectable Street?
Andy Partridge played the solo on XTC's Respectable Street (1980).