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Tired of kissing up to rock’s best guitar players, Guitar World decided to come up with a list of the 100 Worst Guitar Solos. The list is made up of some great guitar players, caught at their worst moments on tape. Links go to videos of the songs.

• POISON: “Guitar Solo”
  GUITARIST: C.C. DeVille

• BLUE CHEER: “Summertime Blues”
  GUITARIST: Leigh Stephens

• CARLOS SANTANA: “The Game of Love”
• CREAM: Falstaff beer 1967 radio spot
  GUITARIST: Eric Clapton

• THE BEATLES: “All You Need Is Love”
  GUITARIST: George Harrison

• BLACK FLAG: “Thirsty and Miserable”
  GUITARIST: Greg Ginn

• TED NUGENT: “Wango Tango”
• ROLLING STONES: “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg”
  GUITARIST: Keith Richards

• MANOWAR: “Sting of the Bumblebee”
  BASSIST: Joey DeMaio

• LENNY KRAVITZ: “American Woman”
  GUITARIST: Lenny Kravitz

• MEGADETH: “Crush ’Em”
  GUITARISTS: Dave Mustaine and Marty Friedman

• TWISTED SISTER: “We’re Not Gonna Take It”
  GUITARIST: Jay Jay French

• KENNY LOGGINS: “Danger Zone”
  GUITARIST: unknown

• PETER FRAMPTON: “Do You Feel Like We Do”
• KORN: “Y’all Want a Single”
  GUITARISTS: Munky and Head

• DAVID BOWIE: “Hang Onto Yourself”
  GUITARIST: Mick Ronson

• DEF LEPPARD: “Rocket”
  GUITARISTS: Steve Clark and Phil Collen

• BRITNY FOX: “Save the Weak”
  GUITARIST: Michael Kelly Smith

• ROY BUCHANAN: “Sneaking Godzilla Through the Alley”
  GUITARIST: Roy Buchanan

• METALLICA: “2×4”
  GUITARIST: Kirk Hammett

• BUZZCOCKS: “Noise Annoys”
  GUITARISTS: Pete Shelley, Steve Diggle

• BLIND MELON: “No Rain”
  GUITARIST: Christopher Thorn

• SMASHING PUMPKINS: “Zero”
  GUITARIST: Billy Corgan

• VINNIE VINCENT INVASION: “Boyz Are Gonna Rock”
  GUITARIST: Vinnie Vincent

• WARRANT: “Cherry Pie”
  GUITARISTS: Erik Turner, Joey Allen, C.C. DeVille

• FAITH NO MORE: “Epic”
  GUITARIST: Jim Martin

• POISON: “Every Rose Has Its Thorn”
  GUITARIST: C.C. DeVille

• GREEN DAY: “Brain Stew”
  GUITARIST: Billie Joe Armstrong

• IRON MAIDEN: “Fear Is the Key”
  GUITARIST: Janick Gers

• B.B. KING: “Into the Night”
  GUITARIST: B.B. King

• THE GRATEFUL DEAD: “Shakedown Street”
  GUITARIST: Jerry Garcia

• THIN LIZZY: “The Rocker”
  GUITARIST: Eric Bell

• KISS: “Love Gun”
  GUITARIST: Ace Frehley

• DAVID LEE ROTH: “Yankee Rose”
  GUITARIST: Steve Vai

• AC/DC: “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap”
  GUITARIST: Angus Young

• RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE: “Know Your Enemy”
  GUITARIST: Tom Morello

• MOLLY HATCHET: “Gator Country”
  GUITARISTS: Dave Hlubek,

• JACKYL: “She Loves My Cock”
  GUITARISTS: Jeff Worley, Jimmy Stiff

• BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS: “Stir It Up”
  GUITARIST: Peter Tosh

• LIMP BIZKIT: “Faith”
  GUITARIST:Wes Borland

• MÖTLEY CRÜE: “Looks That Kill”
  GUITARIST: Mick Mars

• THE WHO: “Eminence Front”
  GUITARIST: Pete Townshend

• VENOM: “At War with Satan”
  GUITARIST: Jeff “Mantas” Dunn

• OFFSPRING: “Lightning Rod”
  GUITARIST: Noodles

• JIMI HENDRIX: “Foxy Lady”
  GUITARIST: Jimi Hendrix

• CANDLEBOX: “Far Behind”
  GUITARIST: Peter Klett

• MARILYN MANSON: “Cyclops”
  GUITARIST: Daisy Berkowitz

• P.O.D.: “Eternal”
  GUITARIST: Jason Truby

• GODSMACK: “Moon Baby”
  GUITARIST: Tony Rombola

• ALBERT KING: “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight”
  GUITARIST: Albert King

• NITRO: “Freight Train”
  GUITARIST: Michael Angelo

• JEFFERSON STARSHIP: “By My Lady”
  GUITARIST: Craig Chaquico

• LOU REED: The entire “Metal Machine Music” album
  GUITARIST: Lou Reed

• BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: “Badlands”
  GUITARISTS: Bruce Springsteen,

• TRIUMPH: “Lay It on the Line”
  GUITARIST: Rik Emmett

• AEROSMITH: “Walk This Way”
  GUITARISTS: Joe Perry and Brad Whitford

• THE CRAMPS: “Garbage Man”
  GUITARIST: Bryan Gregory

• JOURNEY: “Faithfully”
  GUITARIST: Neal Schon

• THE CULT: “Born to Be Wild”
  GUITARIST: Billy Duffy

• SLIPKNOT: “Spit It Out”
  GUITARISTS: Jim Root, Mick Thomson

• LIVING COLOUR: “Cult of Personality”
  GUITARIST:Vernon Reid

• STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN: “Say What!”
  GUITARIST: Stevie Ray Vaughan

• LOVERBOY: “Working for the Weekend”
  GUITARIST: Paul Dean

• NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE: “Rapid Transit”
  GUITARIST: Neil Young

• SLAYER: “Exile”
  GUITARIST: Kerry King

• BILLY JOEL: “It’s Still Rock & Roll to Me”
  GUITARISTS: Dave Brown, Russell Javor

• THE ROLLING STONES: “Sympathy for the Devil”
  GUITARIST: Keith Richards

• TYRANNOSAURUS REX: “Elemental Child”
  GUITARIST: Marc Bolan

• RAMONES: “This Ain’t Havana”
  GUITARIST: Johnny Ramone (?)

• THE KINKS: “Welcome to Sleazytown”
  GUITARISTS: Ray Davies, Dave Davies

• SAMMY HAGAR: “Three Lock Box”
• BOB DYLAN: “Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)”
  GUITARIST: Robbie Robertson

• DINOSAUR JR.: “Show Me the Way”
  GUITARIST: J. Mascis

• GRATEFUL DEAD: “Not Fade Away”
  GUITARIST: Jerry Garcia

• JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS: “I Love Rock N’ Roll”
  GUITARIST: Ricky Byrd

• KISS: “Firehouse”
  GUITARIST: Ace Frehley

• THE FIRM: “Radioactive”
  GUITARIST: Paul Rodgers

• THE STROKES: “Last Nite”
  GUITARIST: Albert Hammond Jr.

• WHITESNAKE: “Spit It Out”
  GUITARIST: John Sykes

• THE CURE: “Pictures of You”
  GUITARIST: Robert Smith

• NAZARETH: “Hair of the Dog”
  GUITARIST: Manny Charlton

• THE REPLACEMENTS: “Black Diamond”
  GUITARIST: Bob Stinson

• JOE SATRIANI: “Cryin’ ”
  GUITARIST: Joe Satriani

• PANTERA: “Ride My Rocket”
  GUITARIST: Diamond Darrell

• BLUES TRAVELER: “Closing Down the Park”
  GUITARIST: Chan Kinchla

• THE BEATLES: “If You’ve Got Troubles”
  GUITARIST: George Harrison

• AUTOGRAPH: “Turn Up the Radio”
  GUITARIST: Steve Lynch

• DEAD BOYS: “Sonic Reducer”
  GUITARIST: Cheetah Chrome

• WHITE STRIPES: “Offend in Every Way”
  GUITARIST: Jack White

• STYX: “Mr. Roboto”
  GUITARIST: Tommy Shaw

• INXS: “Need You Tonight”
  GUITARISTS: Andrew Farriss, Tim Farriss, Kirk Pengilly

• MINISTRY: “Filth Pig”
  GUITARISTS: Al Jourgensen, Mike Scaccia

• THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND: “High Falls”
  GUITARIST: Dickey Betts

• ERIC CLAPTON: “I’ve Got a Rock N’ Roll Heart”
• SPIN DOCTORS: “Two Princes”
  GUITARIST: Eric Schenkman

• ROSIE & THE ORIGINALS: “Give Me Love”
  GUITARIST: Noah Tafolla

• DISTURBED: “Down with the Sickness”
  GUITARIST: Dan Donegan

• GODSMACK: “Running Blind”
  GUITARIST: Tony Rombola

• THE REPLACEMENTS: “Hootenanny”
  GUITARISTS: Chris Mars, Tommy Stinson

• MICHAEL JACKSON: “Black or White”
  GUITARIST: Slash

This list orignally appeared in the December 2004 edition of Guitar World magazine, but was recently posted on GuitarWorld.com. Be sure to check out the original list here, which includes some hilarious commentary.