It’s not easy to define what a “guitar hero” really is. However, with a player like Tom Morello, we get the privilege to witness some of the elements that make one. But we’re not just talking about the technique or how well a musician applies music theory in practice. Tom has a...
John McLaughlin Devotion, The Guitar Hero, Passion 3,241 votes John McLaughlin (born 4 January 1942), also known as Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is an English guitarist, bandleader and composer. His music includes many genres of jazz, combined with elements of rock, Indian classical music, West...
This 0-17 likely came to his hands sometime in the late 1990s when they were working together on Atkins’ final album. As Chet was Emmanuel’s guitar hero, this guitar doubtless holds significant sentimental value for him. He does not tour with this instrument, as its age and heritage, m...
Of course, this list wouldn’t be complete without Emmanuel’s hero. Chet Atkins began his musical journey by learning how to play the ukulele. He then switched to the acoustic guitar, which inevitably became his obsession. As legend has it, Atkins regularly falls asleep while holding his gui...
Yasmin began playing the guitar after beating all the songs at the expert-level of Guitar Hero II—a game that includes a plastic guitar (no strings) and a challenge to articulately play the “notes” in timely and correct order, at advancing speed.. ...
All the Things You Are The Song is You From theFitzgerald and Pass Againalbum: You Took Advantage of Me The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else From theTwo for the Roadalbum (with Herb Ellis): Cherokee (Concept 1) Seven Come Eleven...
Main article:Guitar Hero: Aerosmith/Setlist Guitar Hero: Aerosmith's soundtrack consists of 41 songs; thirty are playable during Career mode and another 11 songs are unlockable in The Vault. 29 songs are by Aerosmith, while the other 12 songs are from bands that inspired or have played with...
In addition to his solo work, Knopfler has contributed scores to several films, such as Local Hero, Cal, and The Princess Bride, further demonstrating his versatility and mastery of musical storytelling. Over his career, Mark Knopfler has received multiple accolades acknowledging his excepti...
In the late '70s and early '80s, Ian Dury became an unlikely hero of the British new wave scene. Born on May 12, 1942 in Middlesex, England, Dury suffered from polio as a child, spending a year and a half in a hospital and emerging with a crippled arm and leg. In the mid '60s...
“He was 16 or 17, and he was already jumping on people’s tables with cocktails on them, flipping the guitar backwards while playing it”: Pantera’s road crew share their memories of Dimebag Darrell – and why he was a guitar hero from the very beginning “When Dave walked in it ble...