Starting with riffs and chords may be standard for rock jams and in popular music in general, but making that part a ...

Think you've heard the most jaw-dropping hardcore blues solos of all time? We don't think you have until you've heard every solo on this list of what we consider the 50 greatest badass blues guitar ...

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, ...

All hail the guitar solo — one of the most indestructibly great art forms in all of modern music. There’s nothing quite like the thrill of a glorious six-string explosion — a long, twisted, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Melody and rhythm are almost inextricably linked. I say 'almost' because you can have melody or harmony without a distinguishable ...

There's a particular kind of silence that follows a great guitar solo. Not the silence of an ending, but the silence of a listener trying to process something that moved faster than words. Some solos ...

In 2009, psych-rock band Radio Moscow released their second album, Brain Cycles, which took a more vocal-focused approach to songwriting than their first album. The aim was to really lean into an ...

Though “Sweet Emotion” is deeply rooted in the titular Aerosmith sound, it also shows a notable blues-rock influence. From the driving, riffy guitar sound to Steven Tyler’s gruff vocals, this song ...

One of the biggest misconceptions about blues music is that the genre is all about doom and gloom. Naturally, many blues songs feature lyrics about being down in the dumps, love lost, and heartbreak.