Top 10′s
Top 10 Guitar Solos Of All Time
It’s no surprise that three of our Top 10 Guitar Solos also appear in our top ten rock songs listing. A great solo isn’t always about technical proficiency, sound, or production, great solos capture the essence of the song, and the spirit of the player. Here's the top 10 guitar solos of all time (in our opinion!) .. 10. Crossroads - Eric Clapton Crossroads - Eric Clapton with Cream, … Read More...
Top 10 Rock Concerts Of All Time
Rock concerts are a huge part of modern life, but some stand out more than others. While there are many criteria for notable shows; largest gross, largest attended, most bands played, etc., truly great concerts are measured in their influence and impact on music, art culture, and sometimes the rock bands themselves. The Top 10 Rock Concerts Of All Time list includes these truly great rock … Read More...
Top 10 Rock Songs Of All Time
While there are literally hundreds of definitive rock songs, the Top Ten Rock Songs have the distinction of defining particular eras. Usually preceding a new wave of musical styles, these top ten songs also echo the cultural and political atmosphere at key points in history. Though some songs can become dated within a short time, others have the power to become timeless, and influence generation … Read More...
Greatest Rock Bands
AC/DC – A Lifetime Of High Voltage Rock
At the time of writing, I am 8 sleeps away from heading down to Brisbane to watch AC/DC rock the socks off the QSAC stadium for the 7th show of their Australian tour. It's been a long time coming and I cannot bloody wait! The hero's of Aussie rock music are bound to put on a killer show, with a reported 70 semi-trailer loads of equipment and sizzling 20 minute guitar solos by none other than the … Read More...
Green Day – Times Of Their Lives
Flashback to 1987: Hair-metal has matured to the point of saturation. Formulaic songs, sounds, and make-up laden fashion had further alienated punk and alternative bands, musicians, and fans, forcing them deeper underground. But most things buried eventually resurface - sometimes with a vengeance. Entrenched in the ’87 California punk scene, Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt formed a band … Read More...
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Star Tissue
Tony Flow and the Majestic Masters of Mayhem is not a household band name, but one week after Anthony Kiedis, Hillel Slovak, Jack Irons and Michael "Flea" Balzary took the stage at the Rhythm Lounge in Los Angeles, they returned as the Red Hot Chili Peppers. That fateful show in 1983 paved the way for one of modern rock’s most influential bands – but it took a while to get there. From Warm … Read More...
Foo Fighters – Nobody’s Monkey Wrench
Foo Fighters - A Short Biography Dave Grohl booked studio time in October 1994 to record a handful of demos. The former Nirvana drummer, distraught by friend and bandmate Kurt Cobain’s untimely death, intended to hand out a few tapes to friends, and decide what to do with his short-lived but highly influential career. Grohl, not well known by fans as a multi-instrumentalist, singer, … Read More...
Great Guitarists
Dave Grohl – Times Like These
No one outside of Dave Grohl’s circle expected that the drummer for the ill-fated, but massively influential Nirvana, was also a world-class singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and businessman. But Dave Grohl had his future aspirations mapped out well before bursting the music scene wide open with Krist Novoselic and Kurt Cobain. The Ohio-born Grohl moved to Alexandria, Virginia as a … Read More...
Eddie Van Halen
Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page called him, “the first significant new kid on the block”. The All Music touted, “one of the most influential, original, and talented rock guitarists of the 20th century". Indeed, the Dutch-born, US childhood transplant who is Eddie Van Halen, spawned an entire generation of “new” guitar players, with the release of “Van Halen I” in 1978. Van Halen almost … Read More...
Slash The Guitar Hero
In our last post on great guitarists, we spoke about some of the cool attributes of Bob Dylan, today we are covering a guy who is best known as the long haired, top hat wearing, cigarette smoking lead guitarist for 80's supergroup, Guns N Roses - Slash.Saul Hudson was born in 1965 in London and was raised in the town of Stoke On Trent in Staffordshire. He was given the nickname Slash in his … Read More...
John Frusciante The Red Hot Guitarist
Phoenix must surely be the middle name of John Frusciante, because like the mythological creature, the lead guitarist of the band Red Hot Chili Peppers has risen from the ashes of self-destruction and reinvented himself to rule the world as one of the great guitarists of all time. Having experienced both colossal highs and gut-wrenching lows in his extremely interesting musical career, today … Read More...
Les Paul – Biography Of A Musical Genius
Les Paul, the legendary guitar virtuoso and unparalleled musical visionary, passed away on the night of August 12, 2009 in a New York hospital, plunging the world of music into mourning. He was 94 years of age. Les Paul, who was affectionately called Wizard of Waukesha, is indisputably one of the world’s most accomplished, influential and revered guitarists. But the crowning glory of his … Read More...
