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<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Albums-singles ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:41:14 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “About two weeks later he sent me a cassette.” Chris Cornell wrote “Black Hole Sun” after one producer told him to stop writing for fans ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/michael-beinhorn-on-soundgardens-black-hole-sun yyAbT9hb2JGxjgDoTdosDc Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:41:14 +0000 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:56:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They said, ‘Play something dumb!’” The Journey single that became “the Biggest Song of All Time” thanks to TV, baseballand Bachman-Turner Overdrive ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/journey-biggest-song-of-all-time-owes-debt-to-bachman-turner-overdrive qwpjr95nSAKbepsoy9EfCG Sat, 27 Dec 2025 12:58:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This has to be the last Beatles song.” Here’s what’s in the new Beatles Anthology episode — and Giles Martin tells what happened behind the scenes of the Fab Four's final single ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/whats-in-the-new-beatles-anthology-episode ktGUznQAN3AwiMLRGioNRk Fri, 21 Nov 2025 15:50:35 +0000 Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:53:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He said, ‘God, when I asked for a song, I didn’t expect this!’” Tom Petty and Mike Campbell on the song they couldn’t give Stevie Nicks — and the one they did that became a hit ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/he-said-god-when-i-asked-for-a-song-i-didnt-expect-this-tom-petty-and-mike-campbell-on-the-song-they-couldnt-give-stevie-nicks-and-the-one-they-did-that-became-a-hit 87yoCTy2kUNhQoY8D9zkVB Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:01:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I called Eddie and Alex and said, ‘I’ve got some songs — you want to help me do these demos?’” Gene Simmons on the guitar solo Eddie Van Halen recorded for a Kiss hit— and Ace Frehley copied note for note ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/gene-simmons-had-ace-frehley-copy-an-eddie-van-halen-guitar-solo wj5nRpqSScTj2KA7QrbYZ Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:16:01 +0000 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:10:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Gordon gave me a nod around the third verse. We had never heard the song.” The hit single that’s over six minutes long, has 14 verses and no hook or guitar solo. They nailed it on the first take ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/gordon-lightfoot-the-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald M4U3A6X6VFx4JNFNQ7CnxU Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:30:00 +0000 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:12:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Can you please allow us to make one concept record without getting on our case?” Steve Howe on the most polarizing album Yes ever made, now getting a 15-disc deluxe box treatment ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/steve-howe-on-yes-tales-from-topographic-oceans o5SdtdfaXSe6fFJoqUV8TL Sat, 08 Nov 2025 19:48:35 +0000 Sat, 08 Nov 2025 19:53:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I let John use my Les Paul. It was a blast to do that, especially a song from ‘Sgt. Pepper’s.’” Davey Johnstone on the time John Lennon joined Elton John on his hit remake of a Beatles classic ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/i-let-john-use-my-les-paul-it-was-a-blast-to-do-that-especially-a-song-from-sgt-peppers-davey-johnstone-on-the-time-john-lennon-joined-elton-john-on-his-hit-remake-of-a-beatles-classic U2R4vgxQKryNgtFnwrFNU8 Sat, 08 Nov 2025 13:02:02 +0000 Sat, 08 Nov 2025 13:36:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He says, ‘That's the lick, man! How come he only plays it once at the end of the song? It's the whole hook.’” Tom Petty and Mike Campbell on how a chance meeting saved the Heartbreakers’ debut single from oblivion ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/tom-petty-and-mike-campbell-on-how-a-chance-meeting-saved-the-heartbreakers-debut-single-from-oblivion g593kM2tvJZkPw997TkkPG Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:12:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “To be honest, I actually didn't want to record this song.” Ace Frehley on his one regret about the hit that is forever associated with him ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/ace-frehley-has-one-regret-about-his-only-hit kW3R5Y4oenzxb5a5kk98in Sun, 19 Oct 2025 11:32:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I remember thinking I could change the whole thing right now if I wanted to. That’s all I remember thinking.” Bruce Springsteen on writing his most personal song — and his biggest hit — in one anger-fueled late-night session ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/bruce-springsteen-on-the-hit-song-that-was-his-most-personal Q5V6x6rwExJVnCkJjEYd35 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 14:32:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, ‘That really f**ked my head up.’ He goes, ‘I don’t need to be reminded of my failings.’” Elliot Easton opens up about the Cars’ Ric Ocasek and says new music is coming featuring the group’s five original members ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/elliot-easton-ric-ocasek-new-cars-book-and-music HHZBiZxErob6GDwGjH6K3o Fri, 03 Oct 2025 21:28:33 +0000 Fri, 03 Oct 2025 21:41:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My Foggy Strat gets all the fun of exploring the unknown ground.” Ana Popovic on how her custom Fender axe inspired the guitar-dance fusion on her new album, ‘Dance to the Rhythm’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/ana-popovic-releases-dance-to-the-rhythm MzxfCiTuaQRH8q6APnuZuH Tue, 30 Sep 2025 11:57:18 +0000 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 11:57:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Bob's like, ‘No way, that's not how I'm doing it tonight.’” Rita Coolidge says Bob Dylan’s quirky habit confused everyone during the making of his worldwide hit “Knockin’ on Heaven's Door” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/rita-coolidge-bob-dylan-knockin-on-heavens-door FUQbnVjQfgrpjVB8JVc95M Fri, 19 Sep 2025 13:13:56 +0000 Thu, 25 Sep 2025 12:12:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s one of the best rock songs ever.” Brian May says the spirit of Queen’s Freddie Mercury lives on in these modern glam rockers. Now he’s helped them remake their breakthrough hit ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/brian-may-on-reworking-could-have-been-me-with-the-struts NytpKoxsAG7Yk7XtuBeELb Wed, 03 Sep 2025 18:31:59 +0000 Thu, 04 Sep 2025 13:02:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That song was going to be thrown out. I did my guitar part in one take, and it went straight to number one.” Andy Summers tells why he deserves credit for “Every Breath You Take,” the Police monster hit behind his lawsuit against Sting ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/every-breath-you-take-behind-andy-summers-lawsuit-against-sting wvX575XojdgMCeZSoVMnHA Sat, 30 Aug 2025 13:56:38 +0000 Sat, 30 Aug 2025 14:04:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They say they are owed millions in lost royalties.” Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland sue Sting over the Police hit "Every Breath You Take" ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/police-bandmates-sue-sting-over-every-breath-you-take QWUhuREpM9BBRVdHNar6iZ Wed, 27 Aug 2025 11:56:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He’s never forgiven me.” Brian May is still upset about the controversial B-side to Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” single ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/hes-never-forgiven-me-roger-taylor-says-brian-may-is-still-upset-about-the-controversial-b-side-to-queens-bohemian-rhapsody-single bbdw5WtUdNHRW4k8UzFkNd Mon, 25 Aug 2025 20:26:41 +0000 Mon, 25 Aug 2025 20:29:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I had been walking around with the melody in my head for a couple of years.” Ozzy Osbourne’s biggest solo hit was years in the making. It took a touch of southern rock to make it the anthem of his lifetime ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/ozzy-osbourne-s-biggest-solo-hit-mama-im-coming-home XyEnoL4xe5wQEfnYjsXSsf Sun, 24 Aug 2025 15:05:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Dylan wrote down some notes on a paper napkin and said, ‘Give this to McGuinn. He’ll know what to do with it.’” Roger McGuinn says Bob Dylan wanted nothing to do with the 1969 anthem they wrote for a major film ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/roger-mcguinn-bob-dylan-and-the-ballad-of-easy-rider dg8sbr5EKetKCxBeGNssBD Sat, 23 Aug 2025 16:12:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ It's official! New Beatles Anthology music, video and book coming this fall, with remixed "Free As a Bird" music and video out today ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/beatles-anthology-series-gets-update-for-fall-2025 9swP7eYkyJeuFP6HWDTjck Thu, 21 Aug 2025 14:28:14 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 14:34:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The police were banging on the door. The roadies held them shut until we’d finished the take." Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover and Ian Paice on the creation and legacy of Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water" ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/deep-purple-on-the-writing-and-legacy-of-smoke-on-the-water FqvreWDnTMf3sjJ5iGb5bd Wed, 20 Aug 2025 17:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “And then they couldn't find the tapes.” When Black Sabbath's master reels went missing, Steven Wilson discovered a “fascinating” alternative to remixing ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/steven-wilson-on-remixing-black-sabbath NbmonZrHdcEQo6be8PsqS Wed, 06 Aug 2025 11:40:04 +0000 Thu, 07 Aug 2025 10:23:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “People are always telling me, ‘That song helped me through the worst time of my life.’” Tom Petty on how he almost didn’t record his first solo hit — and how George Harrison helped save the day ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/people-are-always-telling-me-that-song-helped-me-through-the-worst-time-of-my-life-tom-petty-on-how-he-almost-didnt-record-his-first-solo-hit-and-how-george-harrison-helped-saved-the-day VzV6y4kAhRGoGo7eNWhsGU Mon, 04 Aug 2025 12:35:09 +0000 Mon, 04 Aug 2025 12:46:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Al Nesbitt & The Alchemy - Release Date Set for Live in Seattle EP ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/al-nesbitt-and-the-alchemy-release-date-set-for-live-in-seattle-ep TEcr3ZT3nDJbH3Dsr3DFVN Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +0000 Thu, 07 Aug 2025 09:58:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was just as good, if not better, than Pete Townshend.” Eddie Van Halen could play this Who album note for note says Michael Anthony ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/the-gest-who-album-according-to-eddie-van-halen-and-joe-satriani GhgspXBGHtutm4S2bYiaoX Sat, 19 Jul 2025 13:25:24 +0000 Sat, 19 Jul 2025 13:29:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I can't find any reason to be too serious about anything.” Robert Plant covers classic blues and modern indie on his upcoming album with his new band. Hear a preview from ‘Saving Grace’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/robert-plant-and-saving-grace-new-album TYnqgkrcvDuDkMtq34YRGS Wed, 16 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Getting excited about the possibility of a new album is somewhat premature.” Robert Fripp and King Crimson are in the studio, but who knows what they're doing —and if we'll ever hear it ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/king-crimson-new-album-announcement-somewhat-premature gT5x3YP4ZmqX8BTvSExqLP Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:57:48 +0000 Mon, 14 Jul 2025 17:01:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Josh is very critical of guitar things.” Greta Van Fleet’s Jake Kiszka says some of the riffs his brother rejected are getting a new life with his band Mirador ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/jake-kiszka-rejected-greta-van-fleet-riffs-live-again-with-mirador fPifQ83LdMfXSrBo4X5Uq7 Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:24:08 +0000 Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:28:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was possibly the most difficult album I’ve ever done. It came out screaming.” Guitarist Steve Hackett on Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno and the making of a prog-rock classic ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/steve-hackett-on-peter-gabriel-brian-eno-and-genesis-lamb-lies-down-on-broadway DZ27yQrVEfoi4qNUZTb63W Wed, 09 Jul 2025 13:23:32 +0000 Wed, 09 Jul 2025 16:04:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Most of them wound up in a trance, while others were moved to tears."Acoustic guitar virtuoso Peppino D’Agostino hopes to help pain sufferers with his 'Calm the Storm' music project ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/peppino-dagostino-aims-to-relieve-chronic-pain-sufferers-with-soul-to-soul Hkm3JKv9GNofiCktnu3iyi Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:41:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You’re everything that scares the girls of America.” Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley fought against a Kiss makeover. But it gave them their biggest hit ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/bob-ezrin-on-writing-beth-with-kiss WJMuJxHapCcoBfr4zredcB Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:10:04 +0000 Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:10:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ The earliest live Sly and the Family Stone recordings are among the treasures from San Francisco's Summer of Love era rediscovered and released by High Moon Records ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/high-moon-records-reissues FjMRHB4m6srZFpLRnWjESX Fri, 23 May 2025 20:34:00 +0000 Tue, 27 May 2025 13:39:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Old-school guitar players can play beautiful solos. But sometimes they’re not so innovative with the actual sound.” Steven Wilson redefines the modern guitar solo on 'The Overview' by putting tone first ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/old-school-guitar-players-can-play-beautiful-solos-but-sometimes-theyre-not-so-innovative-with-the-actual-sound-steven-wilson-redefines-the-modern-guitar-solo-on-the-overview-by-putting-tone-first cwCUvTrDueDP8EmPY8ebaC Wed, 19 Mar 2025 14:50:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I played it for Paul Stanley when we were touring with Kiss. He had a look on his face, like 'What the hell is this!?’” Alex Lifeson tells how Rush’s early failure pushed them for their breakthrough success, 2112 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/alex-lifeson-on-rush-caress-of-steel apZy7jMTZxhXdKW5h8ojdh Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:24:38 +0000 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:34:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It's past 2 billion plays on Spotify… which makes my guitar riff one of the most-played in history!” Andy Summers reveals his role in the making of the Police hit “Every Breath You Take” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/andy-summers-wants-credit-for-every-breath-you-take 49UddRTRW4dDb9CteNXLw4 Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:36:43 +0000 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 19:16:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There were a few guitars kicking around. But it just didn't fit in this electronic-based track.” The world’s most famous charity rock song lost its guitar parts in 1984. They’re finally back for 2024 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/do-they-know-its-christmas-2024-gets-guitars tDsoSnAVmgMkm928so6duU Wed, 11 Dec 2024 13:37:14 +0000 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:19:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They were yelling, 'You’ve gotta turn your guitar down, Mick! It’s leaking into our vocals.’ ” Mick Mars on how his Mötley Crüe ‘Dr. Feelgood’ tracks ended up on another great album from the 1980s ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/mick-mars-on-motley-crues-dr-feelgood 4HnggyGy8ThL6T5v8cbR3f Sun, 08 Dec 2024 12:37:57 +0000 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:05:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Front to back, it’s an amazing guitar album. It made me want to drive 95 miles per hour, and then I went out and did it." Samantha Fish talks Guns N' Roses, B.B. King and the 10 albums that changed her life ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/samantha-fish-10-albums-that-changed-my-life aBeqDdfX9Ebdzg54dpLTpN Sun, 01 Dec 2024 15:45:47 +0000 Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:53:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We wrote new riffs for three days straight and threw the old riffs in the trash. Our process is to support what’s working.” No longer performing, Brad Delson powers Linkin Park’s guitar riffs in the studio. The result? The #1 rock album in the world ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/brad-delson-on-linkin-parks-from-zero wDp5zfta33q5htGp79GvJW Mon, 25 Nov 2024 16:59:16 +0000 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 17:16:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Everyone who listened to them went out and started a band of their own." The new MC5 album took more than 50 years to arrive. Guitarist Wayne Kramer and his bandmates have passed on, but the celebration is just beginning ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/wayne-kramer-new-mc5-album GWswJVj6RMxFytxLLy6YoZ Sat, 23 Nov 2024 13:25:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “People had so many crazy ideas about what the song meant. But it was complete B.S." His song about a killer and a haunted lake launched an urban legend. Thirty years later, some fans still think "Possum Kingdom" is true ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/people-had-so-many-crazy-ideas-about-what-the-song-meant-but-it-was-complete-b-s-his-song-about-a-killer-and-a-haunted-lake-launched-an-urban-legend-thirty-years-later-some-fans-still-think-possum-kingdom-is-true xvLkXjdbSN83JLteasykkY Fri, 22 Nov 2024 17:36:58 +0000 Fri, 22 Nov 2024 18:10:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ "There was a guy walking down the street, singing it at the top of his lungs. I thought, 'Wow —that song can be interpreted a whole different way.' " Warren Haynes explains the lucky break that led to his transformational take on U2's "One" ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/warren-haynes-explains-his-cover-of-u2-one HK9KXc9wTvVxoebB6VW5Le Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:22:09 +0000 Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:23:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There's coughs, squeaks and rattles. If somebody got it wrong, you'd have to start all over again.” K.K. Downing on making Judas Priest’s 'Rocka Rolla' debut and the chance to finally fix its blemishes ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/judas-priest-rocka-rolla-2024-remix c7M8Had6VX2EkGHv9XeszY Thu, 21 Nov 2024 17:25:06 +0000 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 17:29:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There are these strange coincidences. It’s kind of amazing.” David Gilmour weighs in on the longtime conspiracy theory that links Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' to 'The Wizard of Oz' ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/david-gilmour-on-dark-side-wizard-of-oz-connection vHyDHVUWHhjmsy9WX6LvNd Wed, 20 Nov 2024 13:11:58 +0000 Wed, 20 Nov 2024 13:16:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Bobby came in and he went, ‘Da-da-da-da-da-da-da DUH-daaa!’ I said, ‘That’s the only thing you think I should do?’” George Benson tells how one small change turned the song “Breezin’” into an instrumental guitar sensation ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/george-benson-the-story-behind-breezin JApotoM8cq7f3v58hR85ta Mon, 18 Nov 2024 20:06:27 +0000 Tue, 19 Nov 2024 03:55:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I didn’t have a guitar or any paper, so I did the only thing I could. I sang the melody over and over so I wouldn’t forget it.” Warren Haynes reveals how one of the best-loved songs in the Allman Brothers’ catalog was almost lost. ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/warren-haynes-how-i-wrote-soulshine yyXK66Cy4ybVnbxCnadhV5 Mon, 11 Nov 2024 20:20:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I played this riff, and Phil said, ‘Do you mind if I write some lyrics to that?’ I said, ‘Are you kidding me? Hell, yes!’ " Scott Gorham tells how an offhand moment led to his favorite Thin Lizzy song, released 50 years ago ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/scott-gorham-on-she-knows-and-phil-lynott BjmpNzq5GbGNgzkUcUTyQ Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:01:36 +0000 Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:12:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ "That riff was the first thing we sat down and played and we were like, 'Oh, that's interesting. Let's build a song around that.' ” How I Prevail and All Time Low rescued their monster hit “Hate This Song” from the dustbin ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/i-prevail-all-time-low-hate-this-song cYCM9zZFMXHzG6e26iru7b Sun, 03 Nov 2024 22:51:25 +0000 Sun, 03 Nov 2024 23:00:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ "My manager said did I fancy trying to write a song with David Gilmour? I was delighted to have a track on a Pink Floyd album." Exclusive: Hear Phil Manzanera's demo that became a Pink Floyd cut ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/phil-manzanera-pink-floyd-demo 3SEtGQVt72MjndvQvkNg5d Fri, 01 Nov 2024 15:23:50 +0000 Fri, 01 Nov 2024 15:36:58 +0000