Plenty of things make Pink Floyd a unique band. But across psychedelia, piercing social commentary, or rockstar tragedy, one element always stands out (at least since A Saurceful of Secrets): the ...

The Grateful Dead’s music was a lot of things—bluesy, mellow, twangy, psychedelic—but their style was not exactly hard rock. For that reason, the late Jerry Garcia doesn’t always get his due as one of ...

If there’s one reason why classic rock is beloved today, it likely has to do with the electric guitar. But to be even more specific, it probably has something to do with the electric lead guitar solo.

93. The Edge on U2′s “Bullet the Blue Sky” “Bullet the Blue Sky” sticks out like a sore thumb on “The Joshua Tree,” an otherwise modest record in terms of its musical arrangements. The Edge’s guitar, ...

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi is arguably the most important player in the history of heavy metal. His awesomely heavy riffs served as the basic blueprint for subsequent bands, and of course, ...

Metallica have created some of the most critically acclaimed music in the world of rock and metal over the course of three decades. And one of the foundations of their music has been Kirk Hammett's ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Guitar music is a ubiquitous feature of popular music, ...

Keep on rockin’ in the free world with our 10 easiest acoustic rock songs to play on guitar for beginners. I feel that somehow acoustic guitars are underappreciated in rock music. When they think ...