The famous keyboard hook nearly overshadowed a brief, explosive guitar solo Eddie Van Halen reportedly considered one of his ...

Nearly 50 years after its release, Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb” is still setting the standard for rock guitar greatness. Music producer and session musician Rick Beato ranked the song’s iconic ...

This 'out-of-this-world' guitar solo has fascinated rock fans and guitarists for decades.

The Steely Dan classic barely reached the Billboard Hot 100, but its real-life outlaw story and legendary guitar solo helped ...

The legendary guitarist, whose unforgettable 1988 riff was voted the greatest of all time, celebrates his 61st birthday.

In its inaugural list of the greatest guitar solos of all time written in 2008, Rolling Stone named Steely Dan's Kid Charlemagne as the No. 80 solo. Nearly two decades later, Kid Charlemagne ...

All hail the guitar solo — one of the most indestructibly great art forms in all of modern music. There’s nothing quite like the thrill of a glorious six-string explosion — a long, twisted, ...

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, ...

A “guitar hero” is, on a basic level, an incredibly talented guitarist, particularly of the rock or metal ilk. When we think of the greatest guitarists of all time, we think of the hard rock grooves ...

Coming in at the top of Beato's countdown, "Comfortably Numb" stood above every other solo on the list thanks to its emotional intensity, melodic phrasing and unmistakable tone. "This guitarist is ...

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 ...