Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Ramones’ classic makes it onto the list – but which is it? - Roberta Bayley/Redferns We’re going to fall out about this, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joe Walsh, Jimmy Page and Gary Rossingon. In a genre defined by epic riffs and flamethrowing solos, the slide guitar stands as a ...

There's a reason certain guitar riffs stop you cold the moment they hit. They don't just open songs - they carry whole worlds ...

It's a rocking trip through musical history in just over 12 minutes. Chicago guitar salesman Alex Chadwick takes YouTube viewers from 1950s hit "Mr. Sandman" through surf rock, Ozzy Osbourne, Bruce ...

There are a number of factors that might make a song immediately recognizable—a whisper, a cough, a G note… But nothing gets our little black hearts racing quite as rapidly as a guitar riff we know ...

Eric Clapton was part of a few bands during his heyday, one of which was Derek And The Dominos in the 1970s. The album version of “Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?” isn’t exactly a fan favorite, but ...

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 ...

Where does Eddie Van Halen, seen here playing a signature EVH Wolfgang guitar, rank among the all-time greats? (Matt Bruck) CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It's the instrument most associated with rock and roll.

Cream‘s “Sunshine of Your Love” features not only one of the greatest guitar riffs of the ’60s, but one of the greatest guitar riffs of all time. It’s a rite of passage for any burgeoning 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, ...

Myles Kennedy has served up a cover of Black Sabbath's "The Mob Rules" in a way you've certainly never heard it before, unless you, too, have played a version of the iconic Ronnie James Dio-fronted ...

A catchy riff — whether it be on guitar, bass, synthesizer or some other instrument — can take a song from good to legendary. Just ask some of the artists we've listed below. These are riffs that in ...