See how these iconic guitar riffs by Heart, AC/DC, and Blue Öyster Cult defined some of the biggest rock songs from 1977.

Ah, classic rock—the soundtrack of a generation, filled with anthems that still make hearts race and feet tap. For baby ...

Rock music continued its evolution in 1985, but what didn't change were the iconic riffs and iconic guitar solos.

Bryan Adams and Green Day don’t seem alike at first. Bryan Adams makes classic rock with strong guitar riffs while Green Day makes loud punk rock. But some fans say Green Day may have borrowed a lot ...

Classic rock is perhaps the most influential subgenre in modern music history. There aren't many genres of music that gained popularity after the 1960s and 70s that weren't directly influenced by the ...

Classic rock can mean many things, but famous albums like Abbey Road and The Dark Side of the Moon may describe them in the ...

Ace Frehley, original member of Kiss and one of rock’s most influential lead guitarists, has died, per Variety and other outlets. Frehley’s family released a statement: “We are completely devastated ...

These days, John Mayer has no problem looking at his own music and pointing out which people inspired which parts. After nearly 30 years in the business and eight studio albums to his name, Mayer has ...

Whether you know it or not, you’re a fan of classic rock. Such an assumption can be made because classic rock is one of the most accessible, most permeated genres of music out there. Because it’s ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...