Fretting-hand muting gives the characteristic “chick” sound you hear in the intro of ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ by Nirvana or ‘Voodoo Child (Slight Return)’ by Jimi Hendrix. Rhythm guitar examples We’ve g
Let’s be clear: The White Stripes’ landmark fourth LP is much bigger than blues, dipping into folky strumming ("You’ve Got Her in Your Pocket"), piano balladry ("I Want to Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother’s Heart") and experimental noise-punk with dollops of spoken-word ("Little...
The Jimi Hendrix Experience were already playing around within genres on their first two albums, but on their final LP they transcended several with a few broad strokes. They rework the blues ("Voodoo Child [Slight Return]"), sculpt wah-wah guitar into art ("Burning of the Midnight Lamp")...
While bands and artists are very used to the uncomfortable nature of playing new material in front of an audience that's just there to hear the hits, Running on Empty captured moments with Browne and the band where they were playing new songs that the audiences hadn't even had a chance t...
The Section got to open every one of those shows, so we were having a ball. We got to play our asses off for the whole tour. One of the things for me that was a real poignant memory, I don’t drink at all, for the most part. I’ve been drunk like three times in my life ...
The Section got to open every one of those shows, so we were having a ball. We got to play our asses off for the whole tour. One of the things for me that was a real poignant memory, I don’t drink at all, for the most part. I’ve been drunk like three times in my life ...
The Section got to open every one of those shows, so we were having a ball. We got to play our asses off for the whole tour. One of the things for me that was a real poignant memory, I don’t drink at all, for the most part. I’ve been drunk like three times in my life ...
The Section got to open every one of those shows, so we were having a ball. We got to play our asses off for the whole tour. One of the things for me that was a real poignant memory, I don’t drink at all, for the most part. I’ve been drunk like three times in my life ...
Legend says the spirit of Jimi Hendrix entered Frank Marino's body and endowed him with godlike guitar abilities while he was in the hospital recovering from an acid trip. Marino has denied this myth, but the Canadian bandleader stakes his claim as a worthy heir to Hendrix's throne on Mah...
John Fogerty’s first live album as a solo artist was a brilliant return to the past. He'd long refused to play Creedence Clearwater Revival songs in concert, before finally adding his former band’s music back into his set. Many of CCR’s greatest hits are found here, alongside various...