While classic rock bands often go over the top with their songs, creating sky-scraping music that rattles your bones, the genre is also known for some milder, softer tunes. Indeed, ever so often, the ...

The acoustic guitar is still an important part of rock music. A huge production, complete with electronic components, isn’t always necessary to create a solid rock song for the ages. These four bands ...

There was a time when the guitar was more of a background instrument in a pop music ensemble. In the early part of the 20th century, pianos and saxes were more likely to stand out as the showy lead ...

Rock and roll isn't all about the amp. The acoustic guitar is definitely preferred in certain situations, whether it's only for parts of a song or for the entire piece. A great unplugged introduction ...

It’s hard to go from a loud, house-frame shaking rock band to a nuanced, delicate acoustic outfit. It’s why so many guitar teachers tell their pupils to learn on an acoustic six-string. Then once ...

However, Extreme wasn't a household name until the acoustic ballad "More Than Words" was released on the band's 1990 breakout album Pornograffitti. It was part of a movement in which rock bands were ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...