It's well known that Metallica have a meticulous process for constructing songs, but where does one even begin when Kirk Hammett submits 700 riffs for what would become 72 Seasons? It's a staggering ...

You know the riffs, but you may not associate these guitarists with them. But there's no doubt these iconic riffs inspired a whole new generation of guitarists who are tearing it up today. While at ...

The fusion subgenre known as blues rock came together in the early 1960s in the US and UK. It didn’t really kick off in a massive way until the late 1960s and early 1970s, during which some of the ...

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, ...

There’s a song for all of us that made us want to be musicians at some point in our lives. Whether it’s a short-lived childhood musing or a long-standing dream, the right song can instill a sense of ...

A blistering opening riff helped make Motörhead’s biggest hit a heavy metal landmark—and later introduced the band to a new generation in WWE. Right from the get-go, Motörhead’s “Ace of Spades” sends ...

In The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul McCartney wrote that George’s guitar riff in “And I Lover Her” made the song more musical. The “Yesterday” singer explained that the song needed something to ...

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 ...

If rock’n’roll could be turned into flesh and made to walk the earth, it would look and sound a lot like Keith Richards. It’s not the skull ring, the elegantly wasted appearance or the ...

We're not going to lie to you. Most of the awesomely tight power-chord riffs that Dave Davies played for the Kinks sounded pretty much the same. When you get right down to it, Davies – the younger ...