Best known as the frontman for iconic Canadian rock band Rush, Geddy Lee has carved out a remarkable career as both a bassist and vocalist. His distinct voice and virtuosic bass playing have inspired countless musicians, while his impressive songwriting skills helped define Rush's unique sound. ...
Heart is one of those iconic rock bands that everyone knows. At the heart of the band is lead guitarist Nancy Wilson. Her sister definitely has some killer vocal chops, but can you really imagine “Barracuda” or “What About Love” without the signature guitar riffs? The band is still go...
This chart-topping smash is defined today by its iconic guitar riff. Too bad Slash despised it. "I was sitting around making funny faces and acting like an idiot and played that riff," he said. "Izzy [Stradlin] started playing the chords that I was playing, strumming them, and all of ...
Another track with a strong melodic line, you can hear fine solos from both trumpet and tenor sax, before the album closes with the only piece not composed by a band member: Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer’s Come Rain or Come Shine (written for the 1946 musical St Louis Woman). Here t...
Guns N’ Roses has a knack for taking iconic rock songs and giving them a second breath of life. It’s extremely rare that a cover song holds up just as well, if not better, than the original. “Live and Let Die” was originally written by Paul and Linda McCartney for the eponymous...
s Joe Elliott and the surviving members of Queen for a rendition of “Tie Your Mother Down,” while Rose joined Elton John and Queen for an exhilarating second half of “Bohemian Rhapsody.” The singer also sported some of his most iconic looks at the Freddie Mercury Tribute, including the...
Of all the controversies around ‘St. Anger,’ the absence of guitar solos remains the most unfathomable decision Metallica made at the time. “Shoot Me Again” is crying out for an explosive lead break, if only to distract from the worrisome nu-metal lurch of Hetfield’s “Shoot me again...
s Joe Elliott and the surviving members of Queen for a rendition of “Tie Your Mother Down,” while Rose joined Elton John and Queen for an exhilarating second half of “Bohemian Rhapsody.” The singer also sported some of his most iconic looks at the Freddie Mercury Tribute, including the...
Lead guitarist Lita Ford clearly learned more towards hard rock and metal, and indeed, became one of metal’s iconic solo artists of the ‘80s, via her hit “Kiss Me Deadly” and her duet with Ozzy Osbourne, “Close My Eyes Forever.” Rhythm guitarist Joan Jett, meanwhile, was more of...
read more Deep Purple introduced some aspects of heavy metal such as fast tempos, classical-influenced guitar solos, and operatic vocals, but it was Black Sabbath that truly invented the genre. Their first three albums had the heaviest music at the time. They brought darkness and occult themes...