# Blue Line Swinger guitar solo

> Ira Kaplan's guitar solo on Blue Line Swinger by Yo La Tengo (1995) starts at about 2:58. From the album Electr-O-Pura. A indie classic from the 1990s.

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Yo La Tengo, 1995, from *Electr-O-Pura*. Solo by *Ira Kaplan*.

A nine-minute build from a hypnotic groove to a roaring wall of guitar, widely seen as the band's peak moment.

Blue Line Swinger by Yo La Tengo is #1 in our ranking of the best Yo La Tengo guitar solos. The solo is played by Ira Kaplan and the song was released in 1995.

## In our lists

- [The Best Yo La Tengo Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/yo-la-tengo-guitar-solos/) — #1
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1995](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1995/) — #20

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Blue Line Swinger?

Ira Kaplan played the solo on Yo La Tengo's Blue Line Swinger (1995).

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