# Stockholm Syndrome guitar solo > Ira Kaplan's guitar solo on Stockholm Syndrome by Yo La Tengo (1997) starts at about 1:17. Ranked #539 of all time across 80 lists. Canonical URL: Yo La Tengo, 1997. Solo by *Ira Kaplan*. A gentle song that lets Kaplan stretch out in a warm, looping lead. Stockholm Syndrome, sung by bassist James McNew, is one of Yo La Tengo's gentlest songs, and Ira Kaplan uses it to stretch out in a warm, looping lead. His lines are melodic and unhurried, circling around the chord changes with a relaxed, almost conversational feel that suits the song's soft vocal. The solo feels like a natural continuation of the song, adding texture and emotion without pulling focus, and it shows a very different side of the player who can also bury a song in feedback. It is a lovely example of how restraint can be as expressive as noise. Listen for how the looping phrases seem to drift and return, creating a sense of calm and reflection. Stockholm Syndrome by Yo La Tengo is ranked #539 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Ira Kaplan and the song was released in 1997. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #179 (Guitar Tricks). ## In our lists - [The 25 Greatest Indie Rock Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/indie/) — #23 - [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1997](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1997/) — #4 ## Sources - [Guitar Tricks: 200 Best Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.guitartricks.com/blog/200-Best-Guitar-Solos-of-All-Time) — #179 ### Who played the guitar solo on Stockholm Syndrome? Ira Kaplan played the solo on Yo La Tengo's Stockholm Syndrome (1997). ### Where does Stockholm Syndrome rank among the greatest guitar solos? #539 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/)