Jim James has released a new single from his first solo LP in eight years, Wowed Out, sharing its hypnotic title track ...

After more than 60 years of performing, the Patti Smith Group guitarist has finally made an album of his own: ‘Goin’ Local’ ...

Paul McCartney‘s album-closing songs were sometimes romantic pop asides, including “Warm and Beautiful” on 1976’s Wings at the Speed of Sound, or story songs like “Momma Gets By” from 2026’s The Boys ...

The lead singer revealed the song was developed around the guitar solo from John Frusciante. “All those ideas were in the air ...

A 1976 hit was named one of the greatest guitar solos of all time and introduced a legendary band to the world.

Choosing the Big 4 of guitar solos? Provocative is one word for the task. Thankless is another. As we know, most any rock song worth its salt has a guitar solo. That means there are hundreds of ...

George Harrison wrote "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" after tensions within The Beatles. Eric Clapton played the iconic uncredited guitar solo on the track. The song is now regarded as a standout of ...

Nearly 50 years after its release, Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb” is still setting the standard for rock guitar greatness. Coming in at the top of Beato’s countdown, “Comfortably Numb” stood above ...

I first heard Brian Eno’s surrealist masterpiece “Baby’s on Fire” as an actual baby, more or less: it was one of my parents’ household staples. For years I moved through life under the very confident ...

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, ...

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 ...