10 Greatest Guitar Solos Of The '90s

There was a bit of an unspoken rule throughout the Britpop scene to keep the guitar playing as barebones as possible. Even if this was the optimistic answer to what grunge was doing half a world away, those flashy solos still had that lingering stench of hair metal, leading to titans like Noel Gallagher writing to serve the song rather than play anything too intricate. There were a few outliers though, and John Squire deserves a place among the all time greats for putting some fire back into rock and roll with the Seahorses.

Fresh off of the Stone Roses' breakup, Love is the Law was the first taste of what John Squire was going to do next, with Chris Helme putting a bit of a folksy twist on the typical Britpop sound. Though the single for Love is the Law is a fine tune on its own, the song didn't really come alive until you picked up the album version, where the band extends the outro for an additional 4 minutes, with John taking the time to go absolutely mental behind his fretboard.

While you can definitely hear some of the trademark leftovers from the likes of Slash, you can also hear John's influences from the glamorous side of rock like Mick Ronson, playing different runs at breakneck speeds and featuring one part of the solo where he starts to play notes that don't exist on the main fretboard of his guitar. The Britpop scene may have valued the song more than anything, but this is one of those jams that was almost too good not to keep.