TOP 10 JANICK GERS SOLOS - IRON MAIDEN 

His solos in "Blood Brothers" and "Wasting Love" allways gives me chills.

The people that complain about Janick's stage moves are the same people who complain that Maiden's last album wasn't Powerslave II. Every time. He was picked by Bruce for his first solo album. He was picked to replace Adrian in Maiden, just like he was picked by Ian to replace Bernie Torme in Gillan. Two of the greatest singers of all time. That's all I need to know. Plus he's a great songwriter. I'm glad they kept him on board.

His solo in Hell on Earth, one of the best solos on Senjutsu.

I really love his solo on the Ghost of the navigator

Janick never loses energy despite his old age. 🙂

the blood brothers solo, especially the play at Book of Souls live is beyond reality, no words to describe

Blood Brothers Janick's solo is one of the best Iron Maiden solos out there. It chills me to the bones and I think I drop a tear or two every time I hear it. Janick may have the most dirty, sloppy and repetitive solos in Iron Maiden songs but in this one in particular he totally excels. It's simple, melodic, emotional and really combines perfectly with the vibe of the song. Great selection for the Top 10!

Criminally overlooked member of the holy 3.

I love Janick so much, he's SO crazy😆

_Sign of cross, Dance of Death, From here to eternity, Dance of death..._

The bloke is a showman as well as a guitarist. I remember seeing maiden live and being terrified that the strap would com loose as he was swinging his guitar around above his head. It was brilliant.

His solo in the alchemist is fucking awesome.

It’s stupid to compare Gers with Dave, Adrian or anyone else. He is different, and he does not need to be anyone but himself, the world is diverse, so is the diversity that Gers, along with every Maiden member (including past member) brought to Maiden music. Comparing might help us in analysing, but don’t let it narrow our mind.

I love the solo from Tattooed Millionaire too :)

His solo in Blood Brothers sounds like what I imagine ascending up to heaven would be like

My favourite guitar player

Hallowed be thy name rock in rio solo was just crazy as hell

I was at the Maiden fan club convention in the Astoria 2 (I believe) in London, back in '95. I was feeling a little anxiety from all the crowd, so when everyone went to get autographs from the band, I sat on a bench away from it all. A guy came running out of the crowd and came and sat next to me. He said "it's manic up there, I had to get out". It was Janick. As I was still feeling anxiety, I turned down his autograph, which I feel guilty about now. We subsequently got mobbed by more Maidenites, after they spotted him. :^D This was a week after meeting Steve at a rock pub called Perry's in Tottenham. I spoke to Steve and told him I was going to the convention. Later on in the evening, he was leaving and he said 'bye' to me and remembered my name, and said "See you at the convention." I was so happy with that, I decided not to speak to him at the convention, in case he didn't remember. :^D

I love his Hallowed Be Thy Name solo.

Pretty solid list except for the one big omission that is his solo on No More Lies which is my favorite solo of his together with Blood Brothers

That Blood Brothers solo is damn good. For me personally, I would add Janick's solo from Dance of Death but it but I know its really hard to make a top 10 list.

Pqp! Como eu curto um Janick 'Guis'! o pessoal ama odia-lo eu sou o contrário eu odeio ama-lo tanto. Great Janick Gers. UP THE IRON!!!

I Love janick! !!!

Seeing Janick playing live is amazing.

Great musician, Amazing guitarist!

The Clansman...o melhor solo 🤘🏻🎸

What’s more amazing is Janick is left handed , but learned to play right handed. So he is basically doing everything backwards

I knew Blood Brothers would be first. That's an amazing solo.

Blood Brothers solo is definitely Janick's magnum opus as a lead player. Perfect for the song.

Iron Maiden siempre sera un icono Su música sera siempre de culto.

Gostei muito meu querido, parabéns

Phenomenal guitarist!!!👌👌👌😍😘 omg that solo from blood brothers ! 😍love from India🇮🇳

Janick is a great guitarist, his playing is unique, as well as being an excellent songwriter! For me, the positions between the three guitarists are in this sequence: 1° - Adrian Smith 2° - Dave Murray 3° - Janick Gers Up the Irons!!! \o/

Janick rips some awesome solos on Virtual XI as well. Probably his cleanest tone was on that album.

Pqp, toca muito. Um solo melhor do que o outro!

I was gonna toss my coffee mug across the room if Blood Brothers didn't show up high on this list. Needless to say, I still have my mug.

Il meglio del meglio!!

E bravo Leandro!!

I f... love "Blood Brothers" solo! And "The Alchemist" too.

muita gente critica ele ,que ele erra solo,e doido etc etc,mas não analisam que ele é um puta compositor,carismático e assistindo aos shows do maiden mundo a fora (pela net é claro),vejo que ele faz vários solos e manda bem pacas,peça fundamental no iron,monstro queria poder um dia conhecer ele.

I can only see one dancing lead guitarist it's one and only genick gers

buen video a pesar de que la gente lo critica por su estilo o forma de tocar sucio que esta bien que lo haga en vivo y no en el estudio. la gente ignorante no tiene ni idea de como es tocar la guitarra corriendo o como el mismo steve dijo en una entrevista que lo importante es el espectáculo y lo disfruten por eso janick desde antes de entrar a maiden ya lo hacia por influencia de Ritchie blackmore.... janick que hace esas cosas estupendas en el escenario y la gente que lo envidia lo critica a si de simple,, y a pesar de eso dicen que no aporta nada a la banda y como no tienen argumentos se ponen a compararlo con otros guitarristas mejores en su técnica ( probablemente si) que bueno no todos tienen la misma influencia para tocar guitarra o que sean gente que solo escuchen the trooper o sus sencillos mas conocidos y no conozcan al Iron Maiden del 2000 hasta ahora y no todos tienen que ser una maquina para tocar solos magníficos somos humanos y siempre cometemos errores pero una de sus mejores obras maestras es gates of tomorrow con una intro muy rockera y un solo espectacular

Grande janick!!blood Brothers e anche il mio solo preferito suo...!ma ne ha assoli belli cmq...UP THE IRONS!

Janick's Heaven Can Wait solo on Flight 666 is a worthy mention!

First time I saw him in Maiden, looked weird. But now I get the point. Showmanship added to a sense of Spiritual power (the way he points the guitar to the heights). Not my favorite phrases, since more obvious than Smith’s or Murray’s, but cool if one believes a link to 70’s Hard Rock is ok. Saw him live in the 80’s, with Gillan, excellent playing. In Maiden he is more a choir-guitar, but still making frequently the difference. Imho.

Feliz cumpleaños 🎉🎂 Janick saludos de 🇨🇱 👏

Janick is the KING!!🤟🤟

the aftermath , the clansman and childhoods end are all 3 INSANE SOLOS

my idol and legend janick❤

His solo on studio version of The Book of Souls is also great.

Gers best Maiden guitarrist

El de Brave New World me emociona No More Lies me parece el mejor solo de los tres Y el de From Here To Eternity es una locura el floyd Yo hubiera puesto esos solos del gran Janick

Good list, I'd put afraid to shoot strangers and here to eternity somewhere in there if I was doing a list.

Get your coat Jan cos you ain't stoppin' 🤣

Good listing. Difficult to pick a top 10 like this but I would have taken a couple off and replaced with his solos on Blood On The Worlds Hands and The Unbeliever. Blood Brothers takes its rightful place at number one though :) Up The Irons!

I think brave new world , is the best Gers solo in my opinion

У Джаника все крутые соляки были на первом сольняке Брюса, Tatoo Millioner, там одна только Son Of The Gun чего стоит...

Not gonna lie, I was starting to panic. Then finally Blood Brothers shows up in its rightful place.

Solo from Como Estais Amigos should be here,that's maybe one of the nicest...

Although I will always have a special place in my heart for period with Dave and Adrian, Janick is a beast. His main power for Maiden is just that he is a beast, free spirit or whatever, but with him this band sounds more alive and especially live shows now that they are all nearly 70yo which makes them lehendary even more ;) Up the fuckin' Irons. What would I tell you :) :D

I always thought the Wasting Love solo was from Dave!

You need Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter I think thats a great solo

No Gers, No Fear of the dark.

Janick awesome

Brave new world album is his best album in terms of solos.. I think brave new world song could be there too

Underrated ones: Gates of tomorrow Lightning Strikes Twice Holy Smoke

Best solos of Janick are on NPFTD

0:47 Press F for Bruce

My favorite is his solo in brave new world

One of the most underrated guitarists!

For me Adrian is the best but then again I love Dave Murray those two are a league above up the Irons Lee Hambleton from Sheffield

UP THE IRONS!

Love Jan's phrasing, manic, unique and like a bluesman on whizz

Inadmissível deixar de fora os solos da Dream of mirrors, Sign of the croos e o melhor solo dele que é o da Dance of death.

He is like the Glen Tipton of Maiden

Damn, he has a great pick up at the neck!!! Someone know what kind of mini humbucker is??

Wasting Love... his bloody best.

Wasting Love and Blood Brothers my top 5-10 songs :)

The Clansman = The best solo

Sometimes he has some really cool licks and solos like Blood Brothers,Wasting Love and Fear of the Dark, which really match the rest of the song. But unfortunately a lot of the time his solos feel a bit sloppy all over the place.Heard one heard them all sort of feeling...

Am I the only person who has watched this video and loves Janick. He's experimental with his work. Yes, there are a few solos where it doesn't sound great, but there's a lot more where they sound really good. For example, I'm not a fan of his solo in the rock in rio version of sign of the cross. But, when I saw them a few years ago at Newcastle, he nailed that one then. He's a different style guitarist to dave and Adrian. He's an entertainer. He's another front man almost. Get over it, he's in the band and has been for 30 years or so. He's not going anywhere. Steve doesn't sit around going through the comments on RU-vid taking advice from people who aren't experts on what to do next. He's a professional. He wants Janick, he'll keep him

Meu solo favorito dele é aquele do dance of death, muito foda slk.

Clansman!!!!

STRATEGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've been reading comments about Maiden guitarists for a long time. I have taken my share of singing classes but I'm not musically oriented and I don't really know how guitar playing works. So I'm always curious trying to learn from the comments because I don't really have any way of saying which guitarist is better; I cannot tell the difference. When I listen to the songs I cannot even tell who is playing the solo but one thing I have learned is that Janick is less precise (in good or bad) and I think I might kind of like that. I wonder how many of the people commenting are guitarists?

Blood brothers ❤️‍🔥

Fates warning 🤟🤟🤟🤟❤

Blood brothers ❤❤❤❤❤❤

os solos do janick sao bons no studio, ao vivo sao todos iguais

His best solo is brave new world.

Stratego

FAIR WARNING ❤❤❤❤❤🔥🔥🔥🔥🎸🤘

Nos solos do brave new world na real eu preferia que ele ficasse mais próximo do original do album, mas ele manda mto ainda sim

To me his best solos are from No Prayer.

Was hoping to hear Wasted Years here but I guess these are just studio tracks Janick recorded?

Só tá na banda porque é amigo do general Steve Harris

Wasting love :) parfact

💪❤💪🤘

Wow no Dance of Death

Vasco 💢