Hired to produce Behind the Sun in 1985, Collins saw one of rock’s greatest guitarists stuck in a creative rut. Here’s how he ...

Paul Simon has been an important musical figure for more than 50 years. But how good are all of his solo albums?

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When a recent ranking of the greatest guitar solos ever was published, it was dominated by legendary performances by icons like Brian May, Jimi Hendrix, and Jimmy Page. One incredibly unusual piece of ...

When it comes to great guitar solos, lines from the 1970s and 1980s usually come to mind. Guitarists from those decades were known for creating absolutely mind-blowing solos, including greats such as ...

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 ...

I remember hearing Jimi Hendrix for the first time. I was around 10, and it was before I started playing guitar, and he blew my hair back. I thought: What is this fire, and how can I lunge into it?

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 ...

It’s time to argue about — well, make that debate and discuss — the greatest guitar solos of all time. Music history is filled with such moments, when an ultra-talented player starts to shred on six ...

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, ...

Decades later, one unforgettable solo continues to influence musicians and be praised by fans and experts alike. 'Stairway to Heaven' voted greatest guitar solo ever by Total Guitar readers. Jimmy ...