The 1965 track is driven by a catchy, killer guitar riff which went on to be one of the most covered of all time ...

He also has another influence to thank. He played the song's infectious angular guitar riff on a late '60s Black Beauty ...

The '80s were a golden age for guitar-driven rock and roll. Coming strong off the hard rock scene of the '70s and bolstered by the emergence of MTV, riff rock has never been as popular as it was ...

Find three songs with masterful guitar solos that Brian May has lauded in the past. Revisit these mind-boggling riffs.

Formed in 1960 by keyboard player Mike O'Neil, who assumed the role of Nero, the band scored minor hits with rocked-up ...

In his book, The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul explained that his vocals on “Let Me Roll It” sound the way they do because of the “bog echo” he used. He and The Beatles often utilized the ...

Black Sabbath icon Tony Iommi keeps a stockpile of guitar riffs on hand. It's something the guitarist reaffirmed in a recent radio interview with Planet Rock when he mentioned he now has "four or five ...

What's the first guitar riff that new players always learn? Even the greatest guitar players have to start somewhere. We've asked countless shredders what the first riff they ever learned was, and one ...

Virtuoso guitar playing has come to define rock ‘n’ roll. Greg Kot looks back at its colourful history. Rock guitar solos? Often they’re overblown, overrated and a waste of precious notes. To those ...