Who doesn’t love a good, solid guitar solo? We love when guitarists get to shred on a classic song, and there are so many definitive lists of great solos out there. Here are just four of my personal ...

Is Eric Clapton’s solo in Cream’s version of Crossroads the greatest live blues-rock solo ever recorded? Here, we pose the question - and bust a few myths in the process. Robert Johnson’s Delta blues ...

“Anything that Leo Kottke ever recorded is one of my top 12 solos. Ah, man, he’s [ whistles ]. He’s very tough and unique, ...

Billy Idol guitarist Steve Stevens dazzles fans every night with a nylon-string guitar solo that ever-so-slightly teases bits of Led Zeppelin‘s “Stairway to Heaven” and Van Halen‘s “Eruption.” It’s a ...

I’ll have to start this entry off by admitting that I’m biased here. I’m a big Alice In Chains fan. I think they were one of the best grunge outfits of their time, and Layne Staley was the best ...

You’re probably reading this list of the Top 20 Hair Metal Guitar Solos for one of two reasons. You might be an ’80s hard ...

What are the best metalcore guitar solos? It's something fans are hotly debating. With its emphasis on down-tuned chugs and crushing breakdowns, metalcore is not necessarily a subgenre commonly ...

Earlier this month, Loudwire reported on Metallica’s Kirk Hammett discussing why “non-musicians” are unlikely to “remember guitar solos.” Naturally, his comment(s) proved controversial, and now fellow ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Guitar music is a ubiquitous feature of popular music, ...