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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

Sick of Playing the Same Old Lead Lines? Here’s How Guitar Players Like Robert Fripp, Bill Frisell and Frank Zappa Broke the Mold
By Patrick Brennan published
Learn to play “outside” by superimposing arpeggios over chord changes

The 40 Most Important Guitar Solos of the 20th Century
By Guitar Player Staff published
From bluesy beginnings to metallic peaks, we trace the evolution of the electric rock solo

Don’t Miss This Special Streamed Screening of ‘In the Court of the Crimson King, King Crimson at 50’
By Guitar Player Staff published
This global event features a live introduction by Robert Fripp and a Q&A with the director and band members

Watch a Young Robert Fripp Putting a New King Crimson Lineup Through Its Paces with “Larks' Tongues in Aspic”
By Rod Brakes published
Video This live studio rendition for German TV show ‘Beat-Club’ is vintage prog rock at its finest

Ten Great Robert Fripp Quotes
By Rod Brakes, Tom Mulhern published
Tired of churning out the same old Oscar Wilde quips? Bedazzle your friends with these Frippian gems.

Watch King Crimson Light Up Late Night TV with "Elephant Talk" in 1981
By Jackson Maxwell published
From monster Chapman Stick riffs to whammy bar wackiness, this video has it all.

“Virtuosity on the Guitar Comes in Many Forms”: We Go Behind the Scenes of the Inaugural G3 Tour with Dream Team Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson
By Joe Bosso published
With new albums and tours of their own, the trio sat down to recall how it all went down.

Watch Looping Innovator Robert Fripp's 1979 Frippertronics TV Demonstration
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Video Here's how the King Crimson guitarist made tape loops a thing decades ago.

Hendrix, Van Halen Lead List of Gear Innovators Inside the New Issue of Guitar Player
By Guitar Player Staff published
PLUS Skip James’ Bentonia blues legacy, John McLaughlin, Steve Morse, Jake Shimabukuro, Mike McCready, and Sonny Landreth on the late Howard Alexander Dumble. Plus – 2 unique covers!
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