If you asked someone to define the most prevalent traits of progressive rock, they’d likely mention prolonged song lengths ...
Epics like The Doors' "The End" and Yes' "Closer to the Edge" are some of the longest songs in rock history, and they pushed ...
Sphere Las Vegas opened on Sept. 29, 2023, with U2's the highly anticipated Achtung Baby Live at the Sphere residency that ...
An iconic guitar solo doesn’t just elevate a song, it defines it. It’s the moment that sweeps you off your feet, sets your speakers on fire, and cements a track’s place in music history. And while the ...
Following his death on October 16 at the age of 74, founding Kiss member and guitarist Ace Frehley is remembered by fans and ...
The ‘90s supposedly “killed the guitar solo.” Yet even amid a decade dominated by grunge, gangsta rap, teen pop and nu-metal, southern rock, a classic sound synonymous with guitar solos, made a ...
One goal of the alternative rock guitarist is to avoid rock clichés. And one of rock’s biggest clichés is the guitar solo.
In December 2024, Gene Simmons opined, quite matter-of-factly, that rock was dead. The artists comprising our Top 30 Rock Songs of 2024 would like a word. As the year draws to a close, UCR looks back ...
Happy Birthday to one of the rock world’s most virtuosic guitarist, Steve Vai, who celebrates 65 spins around the sun today (June 6). At age 12, Vai took guitar lessons from fellow New York native Joe ...
Jeremy has more than 2000 published articles on Collider to his name, and has been writing for the site since February 2022. He's an omnivore when it comes to his movie-watching diet, so will gladly ...
Dave Grohl may have a percussionist's approach to a drumkit, but this song is one of the greatest guitar showcases of all ...
As the rock world mourns Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley, here's a countdown of Kiss' 20 best songs, from "Shock Me" to "Strutter" and "Detroit Rock City." ...