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 ...

Some songs just aren't complete without a guitar solo. And these guitar solos are some of the most iconic of all time. “Crazy Train” is one of Ozzy Osbourne’s greatest songs, an enduring part of his ...

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 ...

What is the best part of classic rock ‘n’ roll? Is it the screaming vocals? The seamless yet noticeable drum fills or the contagious and foundational bass line? All of those things are great, and your ...

What is rock and roll without energy-pulsating electric guitar solos? Throughout rock and roll history, guitar solos have sent the guitarist and the audience into spirit-like trances and unmatched ...

When the world lost Prince on April 21, it didn't just lose an amazing singer, it lost one of the most important guitarists of this generation. Listen to any one of Prince's guitar solos, and you will ...

There aren’t enough guitar solos anymore. I mean, there are guitar solos still happening—in the metalspheres of the world, most explicitly—but rock and roll’s got a serious solo deficiency going on.

The 1970s proved a dynamic time for rock music and especially the guitar solo. This 1997 classic has a guitar solo that still stands tall. 1970s rock music revolutionized guitar solos, with bands like ...