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1977

Eddie Van Halen warming up backstage before a show in London in 1978.
“I’d Never Heard Anything That Brilliant, and Ed Said, ‘No, It’s Nothing’”: Producer Ted Templeman Reveals How He Helped Turn Eddie Van Halen’s “Warm Up” Into One of the Greatest Solos of All Time, “Eruption” “He said, ‘It’s just something I warm up with before each show.' And I said, ‘Donn, roll tape!’” recalls the hitmaker
Ritchie Blackmore of the rock group Rainbow in 1977.
Watch Ritchie Blackmore Savagely Obliterate His Fender Stratocaster The infamous guitarist’s methodical menace is on full show in this classic ‘70s clip
Television 'Marquee Moon' album artwork
“The ‘Marquee Moon’ Album Really Set Me off as a Musician”: the Edge Reveals How Television Inspired U2 in the Early Days “I still love turning guitar players on to it,” says the guitarist

Latest 1977

Richard Lloyd and Tom Verlaine perform with Television at CBGB in New York

Listen to Television's Edgy “Marquee Moon” Performance Just Before the Band Split in 1978

By Guitar Player Staff published 10 February 22

Richard Lloyd and Tom Verlaine’s “telepathic” guitar interplay was an art-rock tour de force.

Sid Vicious, Steve Jones, and Johnny Rotten performing in Atlanta, Georgia in 1978

Here’s Why 'Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols' Remains a Vital Record

By Jim Campilongo published 16 September 21

The punk masterpiece continues to hit all the right spots.

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