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Joe Perry on 'Toys in the Attic' and the riffs that saved Aerosmith from oblivion
By Phil Weller published
After two under-performing albums that had seen their well of songs run dry, Aerosmith found inspiration from unlikely places and turned their fortunes around

Joe Perry on Jeff Beck, the Yardbirds and "The 10 Records That Changed My Life"
By Joe Bosso last updated
The guitarist says he picked a pair of albums from his own catalog for one very good reason: "Making those albums made all the difference in my career"

Steve Hunter tells how he spontaneously tracked the guitar solo for Aerosmith's "Train Kept a Rollin' "
By Gary Graff published
How the veteran session guitarist helped launch Aerosmith’s career

Joe Bonamassa and Joe Perry name the best guitar gear of the year. Their choices surprised us
By Phil Weller published
Of all the new gear introduced this year, these two offbeat items got a nod from the guitarslingers

“I took a bass string, put it on the guitar...” Joe Perry reveals his unusual techniques behind writing classic Aerosmith riffs
By Andrew Daly published
The guitarist shares stories on the making of "Walk This Way," "Back in the Saddle." "Same Old Song and Dance" and more

"Slash begged me, 'Please don't ask me that.' " Joe Perry reveals the full story of how he lost and found the Les Paul ’Burst from his 1970s Aerosmith era
By Andrew Daly published
The guitarist laments there is one guitar he sold long ago that he still wants back

Joe Perry talks about the guitar that got away from him – and it’s not a Les Paul
By Phil Weller published
When Joe Perry left Aerosmith in 1979, he wanted to distance himself from the band – and the guitars that defined his tenure with them – which meant that one beloved guitar regrettably slipped away

“There’s a riff that represents my twisted idea of how Aerosmith might sound in 5/4”: How Guthrie Govan channeled his inner Steve Reich, and Steve Cropper, on the Aristocrats' humorous, musically dazzling new album, Duck
By Joe Bosso published
Re-teaming with his fellow virtuosos for another roller coaster ride of an album, Govan was unafraid to explore yet more musical avenues and instruments, but in the end, it all always came back to his signature Charvel

50 Years Ago, Rock and Roll Experienced One of Its Greatest Years: Here’s Why
By Christopher Scapelliti published
With debut albums from Queen and Aerosmith, epic masterpieces by Mike Oldfield and Elton John, plus Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ and Led Zeppelin’s ‘Houses of the Holy,’ 1973 was a multi-genre, stylistically freewheeling musical jamboree
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