<P> The song was written by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker and features Fagen on vocals . The song was also a No. 11 hit on the Pop singles chart in 1973 . In March 2005 , Q magazine placed the song at number 95 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks . Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page has reportedly said that Elliott Randall 's guitar solo on `` Reeling In the Years '' is his favorite solo of all time . That solo was also ranked the 40th best guitar solo of all time by the readers of Guitar World magazine . Fagen referred to the song as `` dumb but effective '' in Rolling Stone magazine . The four - channel quadraphonic mix of the recording has extra lead guitar fills not heard in the more common two - channel stereo version . </P>
<P> The song was written by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker and features Fagen on vocals . The song was also a No. 11 hit on the Pop singles chart in 1973 . In March 2005 , Q magazine placed the song at number 95 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks . Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page has reportedly said that Elliott Randall 's guitar solo on `` Reeling In the Years '' is his favorite solo of all time . That solo was also ranked the 40th best guitar solo of all time by the readers of Guitar World magazine . Fagen referred to the song as `` dumb but effective '' in Rolling Stone magazine . The four - channel quadraphonic mix of the recording has extra lead guitar fills not heard in the more common two - channel stereo version . </P>
who played the solo on reeling in the years
who played the solo on reeling in the years
Elliott Randall
Elliott Randall