# The Gates of Delirium guitar solo > Steve Howe's guitar solo on The Gates of Delirium by Yes (1974) starts at about 11:00. From the album Relayer. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: Yes, 1974, from *Relayer*. Solo by *Steve Howe*. A chaotic battle section full of Howe's aggressive, jazz-fusion leads, resolving into the lap-steel beauty of Soon. The Gates of Delirium by Yes is #9 in our ranking of the best Steve Howe guitar solos. The solo is played by Steve Howe and the song was released in 1974. ## In our lists - [The Best Steve Howe Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/steve-howe-guitar-solos/) — #9 - [The Best Yes Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/yes-guitar-solos/) — #7 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on The Gates of Delirium? Steve Howe played the solo on Yes's The Gates of Delirium (1974). --- 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/)