“Anything that Leo Kottke ever recorded is one of my top 12 solos. Ah, man, he’s [ whistles ]. He’s very tough and unique, ...

Who doesn’t love a good, solid guitar solo? We love when guitarists get to shred on a classic song, and there are so many definitive lists of great solos out there. Here are just four of my personal ...

Sometimes, a producer needs a guitar legend to elevate a potential hit single. Or, for reasons of youth, addiction, or lack of skill, professional session players are called upon to rescue a track.

An iconic guitar solo doesn’t just elevate a song, it defines it. It’s the moment that sweeps you off your feet, sets your speakers on fire, and cements a track’s place in music history. And while the ...

The guitar solo; odds are, if you've been a music fan for long enough, you've seen and heard quite a few of them, ranging from some ragtag handfuls of notes to minutes of fret-jumping logistical ...

Mr. Ayers is an author, the president of Beggars Group US and a musician. His memoir “My Life in the Sunshine” will be published in June. When I recently saw the singer-songwriter Adrianne Lenker of ...

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 ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Few things defined the genre of rock and roll more than the guitar solo. Sometimes powerful and loud, at other times gentle and orchestrated, the ...

Here's nine of the best and most memorable nu-metal guitar solos and leads, chosen by Tetrarch's Diamond Rowe. Now, nu-metal may not be regarded as the subgenre with the flashiest, most nimble and ...