# Machine Messiah guitar solo > Steve Howe's guitar solo on Machine Messiah by Yes (1980) starts at about 8:45. From the album Drama. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: Yes, 1980, from *Drama*. Solo by *Steve Howe*. A heavy, dramatic epic with some of Howe's hardest-hitting riffs and leads. Machine Messiah by Yes is #14 in our ranking of the best Steve Howe guitar solos. The solo is played by Steve Howe and the song was released in 1980. ## In our lists - [The Best Steve Howe Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/steve-howe-guitar-solos/) — #14 - [The Best Yes Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/yes-guitar-solos/) — #14 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Machine Messiah? Steve Howe played the solo on Yes's Machine Messiah (1980). --- 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/)