A solid guitar riff makes songs memorable, and Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, Deep Purple, and these others delivered some of the best riffs of the '70s.

Classic rock is synonymous with iconic guitar riffs. In the 1970s, everyone from Lynyrd Skynyrd to Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, and Aerosmith crafted radio staples with motifs that became just as ...

This little essay used to be called “most iconic opening guitar riffs,” but that title would have been a lie. I try not to lie, unless it is absolutely convenient. So I took out the "most." You see, ...

Starting with riffs and chords may be standard for rock jams and in popular music in general, but making that part a ...

The ’90s were the age in which Alt-Rock began its rise, but it was the early 2000s when it began to find its most defining moments. Musicians raised on ’70s rock and early grunge began pumping out ...

Many guitar riffs are so good that the lyrics don’t matter. They are powerful enough to move listeners at a primal level, and the louder the better. But occasionally, a classic riff obscures great ...

Walk into any music shop, and you're bound to hear it: those unmistakable, syncopated opening notes that have served as the universal rite of passage for generations of guitar players. Deep Purple's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every great road trip needs a song that raises your pulse, and "Sweet Child O' Mine" still hits like open road and a full tank.

If the flannelly, lo-fi nature of ’90s grunge killed the hairspray bravado of ’80s hair metal, then the 2000s definitely brought back some of its technicality and musicianship. The first decade of ...

David Schneider is a German guitarist based in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, where he plays in death/crust/doom band Hinrichten, and alt-rock band Vitalis. He has a master's degree in ethnomusicology and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 1971 Rock Song, With a Trademark Guitar Riff by Keith Richards, Is Still a Powerful Hit 55 Years Later Known as a "hard-bitten" ...