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Alex Lifeson on Rush's big gamble — '2112,' the album that became their global breakthrough
As his group Envy of None prepare to release their sophomore album, we dug into our archives to see what Lifeson said about Rush's struggles 50 years ago
Mike Campbell says it's the original Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers sound, and the guitar he can't live without
Campbell played the Fender Broadcaster on "American Girl" but retired it from the road when a shipping incident convinced him touring life was too risky for the rare guitar
Tom Morello talks Tony Iommi’s riff guitar genius and plans for Black Sabbath's upcoming farewell concert
Morello, who is currently planning Sabbath's July reunion concert, says the show will feature "12 of the greatest Black Sabbath cover bands in history — including Metallica, Guns N’ Roses and Tool"
Phil Manzanera talks Page, Beck, Townshend and the 10 albums that changed his life
The guitarist behind Roxy Music’s groundbreaking albums reveals the records that shaped him as a musician
Paul McCartney said his very first performance with John Lennon went so badly that he swore off guitar solos
McCartney's botched showpiece was the reason he pushed Lennon to bring George Harrison into the Quarrymen. The rest is Beatles history
Meet 30 players who tapped, twanged, sweep-picked and shredded the 1980s to its greatest glory
From Eddie Van Halen and Stevie Ray Vaughan to Daniel Ash and Jamie West-Oram, we present the decades' greatest players across the genres
“He was a loose cannon and played too fast. And I didn’t realize how short he was!” Ace Frehley tells us what he thinks of his Kiss replacements Bruce Kulick, Vinnie Vincent and Tommy Thayer
If Ace is the quintessential Kiss guitarist, where does that leave the others? Only the Space Ace knows for sure
Pete Townshend on how Jimi Hendrix led him to write ‘Tommy,’ the Who's 1969 breakthrough
“I realized that what I had was a bunch of gimmicks which he had come and taken away from me,” the Who guitarist told us. “I took refuge in my writing”
