10 of the best! - Janick Gers solos (Iron Maiden)

10 of Janick Gers' best solos from Iron Maiden in no particular order.
Which ones would you have added to the list?
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[@hellojimmypage]

His lead on The Unbeliever is outstanding, so fluid and expressive, love the twisting sequence of notes. I'd also add his classy solo on White Spirit's Cheetah, as well as the live version of Gillan's Bite the Bullet in Gillingham 1982, stunning virtuosity and what a killer tone.

[@Drtozkm]

No rule on guitar to be clean or whatever musical fanatics may say..Janick is unique and talented to the max. He delivers to the Maiden sound ❤🤘🏻

[@astarothrpg]

And his songwriting credits only compliment that. And he is such a lovely person to meet on top of that :)

[@aimfuldrifter]

Every matured musician will tell you that speed will always be less important than accuracy and articulation. You don't have to be a surgeon of guitar but these are basics of "musicianship". I like Janick's energy and some solos but he's awfully sloppy in comparison to Dave and Adrian who are also very fast.

[@Easun36]

@@aimfuldrifter Sounds good to me. And I'm sure Ian Gillan knows better than you, mate.

[@jongomes5075]

Ian Gillian? Curious what he has to do with any of this?

[@heldermoreira6316]

​@@jongomes5075Why Janick was Ian Gillian's guitarist

[@elmanawa]

Dance of Death solo is just INSANE

[@tharrock337]

yeah it's one of my favorites, and it's not just Janick either, the way they pass it back and fourth to each other is crazy, coz you think it's over and then they hit you with more, yet it never overstays it's welcome. Fantastic song..

[@tumbamarch89]

The "Wasting Love" and "Blood Brothers"- Solos allways gives me chills.

[@octaviolopez9966]

I CRY

[@juanantonioguijarrocuadros6513]

Absolutely underrated Janick

[@tommybenitez3319]

The blood brothers solo is my favorite he nails it live too gives me chills

[@octaviolopez9966]

IT MAKES ME CRY!

[@pablolam6536]

El solo de Blood Brothers, de lo mejor que he escuchado, es una pila de sentimientos que te llevan desde la tristeza hasta la esperanza, trasmite una sensación de nunca estaremos solos.

[@malakbrood667]

Para mí, su mejor solo con Maiden.

[@octaviolopez9966]

A MI ME HACE LLORAR, UP THE IRONS!

[@PabloBernardinette]

The Legacy! YEAH! Few speaks about this song, and the solo is AMAZING!

[@Elocasodelosdioses]

I missed Brave New Worlds solo, one of his best!

[@eszterszabo5103]

His Stratego solo SLAPPED live but my all-time fave is Sign of the cross (2001 Rock in Rio version) Love love love Janick!❤ Thanks for putting this together. He's soooo underappreciated! Up the Irons! 🤘❤🇬🇧

[@OwenTheLegend]

Yes the Alchemist definitely deserves to be here! An amazing solo!

[@Nghilifa]

For the "off the cuff" type solo's he's done, that one is definitely my favorite.

[@jeremiasnovaisteodoro9809]

Guitarrista virtuoso, exelente

[@tiborosz1825]

He is the KK Downing in Maiden. He plays the crazy solos before the other guitarist gives you the usual ear candy.

[@rodrigost.3324]

Wasting Love A MASTERPIECE of song and solo

[@LuanKolesne]

Today we could add his solo in The Parchment at the end. It was amazing.

[@timpettersson6858]

Big respect for janick gers 👍 blood brothers is my favorite solo 🤘

[@user-me8hy8ew4o]

Love that you included all kind of songs and not just the 10 most popular

[@yanikem6655]

Great video - I’d also include Be Quick Or Be Dead and Judgement Day, brilliant solos!

[@davidmazziotti4409]

Bien! No olvidemos "the mercenary"

[@AndyTheRoo]

Judgement Day is a banger. Wish it was on the X Factor

[@LeeBillson]

Wasting Love would be number 2 for me. Absolutely love a melodic solo like that one and Blood Brothers.

[@kapamis]

Exactly!

[@robertomoist3239]

Well done Mr. Andy. Probably I would have chosen the same ones. Also the book of souls, week-end warrior and the assasin are good solos.

[@AndyTheRoo]

Janick's solo in Weekend Warrior is a bit forgotten. I wouldn't call it a great song lyrically but instrumentally it's pretty decent

[@michaeldean7220]

@@AndyTheRoo it's a decent solo hidden in one of their weakest songs

[@chrisporter6316]

Jannick is great! The way he jumps around the stage while playing is fun and and him just letting loose, I don't understand the haters at all, they are probably the fans that stand still at shows with no movement or interaction with the band or music! I myself also like to move about n shout a lot at gigs, if you wanna here everything exact listen to an album! Plus what would be the point of maiden having 3 of the same types of player! That's really restricting what a band of individuals can do! Love maiden and all the band! N the fans! Even the satic ones! Have a great day!!

[@michaeldean7220]

Nicely summed. What works so well is the differences between the guitarists. When it comes to stage craft I noticed that when janick joined it seemed to energize Dave and he moved around a bit more. If you look back at the Live After Death video Dave and Adrian do have the habit of being a little static on their sides of the stage. Sure some players like to be ' in the pocket ' but visually too much of that is not always the greatest to watch. With all 3 now you get plenty of variation. The same people who criticise Janick's playing are probably the same people who think it's smart to criticise Lars Ulrich. Usually not qualified to comment and failing to appreciate that both bring to their respective bands precisely what is needed on and off stage. If it was all about technique the likes of Malmsteen, Vai and Satch would have sold as many records as Maiden.

[@pepelinsuarez]

Tremendous guitarist!!!

[@matthewclark7952]

Forgive me if I have the wrong track but I love his solo in Brighter Than a Thousand Suns, definitely worthy of mention imo. Another good, albeit short one is from The Apparition.

[@DaveTheFuckingBrave]

His solo on Brighter is super short too. The first and longer one (my favourite maiden solo ever) is by Adrian

[@James-qq2vq]

Son of a Gun is the best work he's ever done.

[@dziadostwopolska6132]

His best solos are from gates of tomorrow and the alchemist

[@Chocolistin]

The aftermath solo is awesome

[@AndyTheRoo]

Underrated!!

[@josepasher]

Mr. Janick Gers!!! Un saludo.

[@davidfarrell5574]

The Clansman Rock In Rio everytime.❤

[@highground2719]

Great List! Though I think a must have in it would have been from here to eternity!

[@robyponticelli4273]

Dance of death and blood brothers solos are my favourite from him! Janick Gers is wonderful!

[@aditanciasuriname9277]

Amazing!

[@npc310177]

X-Factor is loaded with great Gers Solos. I would have added his from Blood On The Worlds Hands and The Unbeliever to the list. Cant decide though if his best is either Wasting Love or Blood Brothers (possibly the latter...)

[@octaviolopez9966]

THE LAST SOLO FROM BLOOD BROTHERS HAD ME IN TEARS BIG TIME, UP THE IRONS!

[@Luca_Orellano_23]

Underrated!

[@BruceKulicksWater]

Dance Of Death is my fav Janick solo

[@jeffzlatkin469]

Any time anyone asks my "fav" anything Irons, it's like "well, what's your favorite dollar..?" ALL!

[@mortenbvre3786]

his last solo in The Parchment

[@waynegira2720]

his solo in Holly smoke is my favorite

[@jeanantoniorodrigues7146]

.os 3 se completam..ai o sucesso da DONZELA de FERRO. .

[@krothy0067]

If he weren't such a talented guitarist he wouldn't ever been hired by Steve Harris when Smith took a break from the band

[@eq1373]

He was hired because they already knew him.

[@z044408]

He’s absolute garbage

[@krothy0067]

@@z044408 I doubt you do a better job dude

[@Easun36]

...and by Ian Gillan before that.

[@wlmrr]

@@z044408 You are better guitarist right?

[@linkvagar2336]

Nice vid! Might even be nice enough for me to give you a pass for being a Geelong supporter!!

[@AndyTheRoo]

Haha, just as long as you're not Collingwood......

[@ironsmith91]

UP THE IRONS!

[@Normaniac]

Great video!

[@alexmolinagatica1441]

Un capo......

[@alessandrodavi2897]

Smith is my top but that is just an opinion. Maiden are like classical music and three guitars of this kind are on the same level.

[@aimfuldrifter]

Brave New World's solo on Rock in Rio, 2001 is his best IMO. It was edited as he's made one mistake but it's still great. Lovely chap but very sloppy guitar player. :P

[@_pedrohenriquebp]

Blood Brothers has one of the best Maiden solos

[@nairbeklof4214]

While I love the enthusiasm that Janick brings to the Iron Maiden live show I do agree with the posters who have called him sloppy. Even Rod Smallwood in the Flight 666 documentary says that they never know what Janick is going to do. I also think he is not nearly as melodic a player as Adrian or Dave. Sometimes he gets it right though. Blood Brothers, Dance of Death, Paschendale and The Book of Souls are all stellar and quite melodic for him.

[@jeff45ize]

He may be a bit sloppy, but i love his melodies

[@DerpTheory]

The thing about Janick is you've got no idea where he's going to go. Even his most predictable licks catch you by surprise in a new song because he Just. Will. Not. Let. You. Know! PS: If he's sloppy and messy, how is Kirk Hammet considered a great guitarist? His solos are almost repetitive and overloaded with wah to cover up his technique or lack thereof!

[@diegodieta6285]

Dance of death has 3 outstanding Guitar solos. It 's a great song

[@jeffzlatkin469]

Other then that, he really is the X-Factor

[@ricardofc7943]

Los solos de Janick a mi juicio son más “crudos” y tiene un agudo muy sucio (no se como llamarlo) pero son estridentes y eso me gusta mucho, además que en Caught Somewhere in Time hace que el sonido en vivo se asemeje mucho al de estudio…

[@אביצאלי-כ8ז]

my favourites always gonne be blood brothers and wasting love

[@georgemoutsos1649]

Book Of Souls Clansman Weekend Warrior

[@jesusguerra1093]

no Janick top ten or top anything is complete without "the Aftermath" guitar solo, wild, furious and melodic.

[@AndyTheRoo]

Agreed!!!

[@gibtherockermusic]

My favourite of his is The Book of Soul

[@stefanbs4723]

Wasn't the alchemist from the book of souls?

[@davidmazziotti4409]

You missed "be quick ir be dead" and "the mercenary"...but wich you picked are fine!

[@paulmahoney5937]

He sounds like Murray and Smith combined. More Murray, than Smith.

[@troywilkinson160]

He sounds like a mess.

[@popobol10]

No.

[@Matheus_Piter]

@@troywilkinson160 👎

[@HeavyMetalLukex]

He wishes. He's a good songwriter for sure, but as a lead player, he is meh. Not terrible, he does have his moments, but nowhere near the level of his bandmates either as far as technique or as far as composition

[@HeavyMetalLukex]

@The Stranger I mean I was going to answer you properly, but then you used the clown emoji and invalidated your whole point, so well played. Plus I did say I like Janick's composition, as far as songwriting, didn't I?

[@pavlosrousiamanis]

Oh come on. How can you not include 'The Aftermath' here?!

[@DidierArmillei]

I was the ultimate Adrian Smith fan, and i underrated Jannick Gers for years... What a fool i have been! I was deaf and now i hear... Having them both in the band is the craziest thing that ever happened in the History of heavy metal. Maybe one day they Can have both Paul and Blaze singing with Bruce !

[@michaela844]

💯❤️🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤣🥳

[@SurprisedPikachu247]

Bro. Where is FEAR OF THE DARK?

[@muhammadnoorrohani1690]

Janick Gers is the worlds best heavy metal Lead Guitarist in United Kingdom & the worlds

[@troywilkinson160]

No.

[@nordinabdulghani5432]

You must be dreaming

[@eq1373]

No

[@shannonmiller8123]

What other worlds did you check!

[@radicalstanza3614]

He's clearly not even top 2 in his own band lmao

[@chrisbishop4671]

People who criticise hers have no brain..so he dances around on the stage as he does..so what??..can you play??..

[@brucedickinson12]

You cannot even get his name right . So don't talk about no brains

[@franklingarcia4712]

Afraid to Shoot Strangers............or isn´t he playing???

[@alejandromarinetti8622]

Bring your daughter his best I think!

[@AndyTheRoo]

A very good solo indeed!

[@alexgilldasilvacosta8458]

Mandar esse vídeo pro Régis Tadeu que disse que o Janick Gers é um guitarrista medíocre.

[@Easun36]

This Tadau person is extremely incompetent. And I'm sure Ian Gillan knows better than him.

[@diegovargas70]

You have missed weekend warriors 100%

[@joelrosalesruiz4295]

De los tres guitarristas de Iron Maiden el de más bajo nivel en mi opinión. No soy amante de sus solos.

[@malakbrood667]

Tiene algunos buenos solos, para mí el de Blood Brothers es el mejor, pero estoy de acuerdo contigo: está al menos un escalón por debajo de Smith y Murray. Por ejemplo una gran canción como The Talisman la estropea con su solo.

[@corneliuslatinoamericana9902]

Janick es uno de los guitarristas más fregones que he escuchado, lo he escuchado a literal 2 metros de mi, visto su desenvolvimiento, su performance! está en otro nivel.

[@DrJ-hx7wv]

Iron Maiden has six members? What happened? I thought this guy won a contest or something.

[@SurprisedPikachu247]

Where have you been for literally 25 years?

[@skyscraper7474]

best solos and janick gers is an oxymoron.

[@NelsonMontana1234]

And not one of them nearly as good as what Dave or Adrian plays.

[@jorgenschroen5440]

Disagree

[@troywilkinson160]

Does he have 10? Hmmm

[@jorgenschroen5440]

Stupid question.. He got 10 on the two latest albums alone

[@troywilkinson160]

Stupid answer

[@melvynyork7192]

Ten of the worst you mean

[@FACF0416]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@LucicPower]

Useless

[@robertbarrett3749]

I like janick don't get me wrong just some of his solos sound a little messy but his solo blood brothers in 2001 Brazil was probably the greatest solo I've ever heard in my entire life from any other band even pink Floyd

[@azal10]

Puffff this is not Iron Maiden 😑