"You Shook Me All Night Long" was released on August 15th, 1980, and peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
While a number of the most iconic bands aren't fond of their signature tracks like Robert Plant's distaste for Stairway to ...
The guitar solo has been part of popular culture for decades at this point. Guitarists such as Slash, Zakk Wylde and Tony ...
Danny Cedrone could have been rock’n’roll’s first guitar hero – but he didn’t live to see the impact he had ...
This December will mark 50 years since the release of Hotel California, the Eagles’ most successful album. The album’s title ...
Like any great rock band, the Beatles emphasized the guitar within their music. They had three great guitar players, each with a distinct skill set that helped round out their sound in unique ways.
Few effects in the history of rock guitar are as instantly recognizable — or divisive — as the wah pedal. You know it when you hear it. From aching, explosive bends to scratchy, percussive funk licks, ...
A great guitar solo grabs the listener the second it gets started and keeps the listener engaged from start to finish. It not only enhances the song but takes it to the next level and simply makes it ...
Nothing makes a genre seem more theatrical than an iconic and impressive guitar solo, and that’s certainly the case for blues rock. When one thinks of sick guitar solos, one might think of metal. But ...